EastEnders to clash with Emmerdale in schedule shake-up as it ditches Friday episodes

VINNY Dingle and Liv Flaherty have left Mandy shocked after she discovered the couple had a secret wedding behind her back. Unfortunately, secrets are always uncovered in Emmerdale and Mandy gets word of their union after a mix-up. In scenes due on our screens next week, Samson (Sam Hall) hands Noah (Charlie Downham) an envelope addressed to "Mr & Mrs V.

COULD this be the end for Chelsea as Gray Atkins traps her in upcoming episodes for pleading with him to tell the truth. Gray is being threatened by Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) who has found out the truth about his involvement in Tina's death. In a panic, he calls Chelsea, telling her to come home straight away as he is planning for them to get away from Albert Square for a few weeks.

EASTENDERS killer Gray Atkins will have his fate sealed next week - with half of Walford baying for blood after learning the dark truth. The soap has already confirmed that Gray's (Toby-Alexander Smith) reign of terror will come to an end next week as his crimes are finally exposed A jaw-dropping trailer for the BBC soap sees Gray's former mother-in-law turn on him in a rage-fuelled attack.

EASTENDERS serial killer Gray Atkins appears to have met his match in Karen Taylor. A jaw-dropping trailer for the BBC soap sees Gray's former mother-in-law turn on him in a rage-fuelled attack.

EastEnders have revealed that their brand new set, which cost a staggering £87 million, needed to be built after the old one sparked safety concerns.The BBC soap’s Production Manager Rona McKendrick explained that the team were left with no choice but to revamp and create the new look Albert Square after the old lot was deemed “unsafe” in bad weather. In a new interview with the Radio Times, Rona said: “The lot got shabbier and shabbier.

EASTENDERS villain Gray Atkins could be killed by Whitney Dean in their final terrifying confrontation next week, Toby-Alexander Smith has teased. The actor - who has played serial killer Gray for three years - has spoken out about Gray being exposed as a killer in next week’s thrilling episodes.

EASTENDERS fans have spotted the day that Toby-Alexander Smith, Gray Atkins, will finally depart Albert Square. Fans have learnt that the leaving date has leaked online ahead of next week's run of showdown episodes for Gray. One fan took to Twitter to confirm the exodus for the chilling character, who has left a trail of bodies behind him.

THE jig is almost up for serial killer Gray Atkins and Whitney Dean's plan finally bears fruit. Coming up next week, both characters face one another one last time in EastEnders before the lawyer is exposed.

EastEnders fans reckon they have finally discovered the date that killer Gray Atkins will be exiting the soap.Eagle-eyed viewers spotted the day that Toby-Alexander Smith's incarnation of the killer will finally depart Albert Square as they held out to see if he will wake up from his coma after he came to blows with rival Kheerat Panesar.Now fans have learnt that the leaving date has leaked online ahead of next week's run of showdown episodes for Gray.One fan took to Twitter to confirm the exodus for the chilling character, who has left a trail of bodies in his wake. The viewer revealed via a screenshot from the EastEnders Wikia page - which is run by fans - that Gray's final appearance on the BBC soap will come next week on Thursday, March 10.

EastEnders’ Stevie Basaula has confirmed he's leaving the hit BBC soap in the wake of speculation that his character Isaac Baptiste was leaving Albert Square. Stevie first joined EastEnders is 2020 as Patrick Trueman's son, and said he will “cherish” the two years he spent on the programme and credited it for being part of his “growth” as an actor. His decision comes just days after his co-star Zack Morris announced he was also leaving the show, while Maisie Smith quit late last year.

EastEnders. Stevie has played Isaac for two years after he entered as Patrick Trueman's son Isaac, but now his time is up and he will be leaving Walford.Speculation has been surrounding his departure over the weekend, and now producer Kate Oates has said that EastEnders will "miss" the actor.

EASTENDERS fans think they've struck on the explosive exit plot soap bosses have lined up for Danny Dyer. It came after producers revealed that Gray Atkins is on the brink of being exposed as a serial killer.

It’s a tough week for EastEnders Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) as on Thursday 3 March he receives divorce papers from Linda. He’s devastated by that development, having never truly given up hope that his ‘L’ would come back to him at some point after she left Walford amid the fallout from her affair with Max Branning. But there’s even worse to come for the whole Carter clan the following day, when they hear the shocking news from police that missing Tina’s (Luisa Bradshaw-White) body has been found at the site of Walford eaterie the Argee Bhajee.

Luisa Bradshaw-White has been snapped grinning as she stepped out in a vibrant outfit, after leaving EastEnders to host and DJ dance classes. The 47 year old, who played Tina Carter in EastEnders, left Albert Square to set up her own dance company in the village of Chorleywood in Hertfordshire. Mick Carter's beloved aunt was killed off by serial killer Gray Atkins in December 2020, after Tina unfortunately found out the villain had murdered his wife Chantelle.

EastEnders star Zack Morris is leaving Albert Square after playing Keegan Baker for five years. Zack, 23, is believed to have already filmed his final scenes on the soap but paid tribute to the BBC programme for his five-year run. Announcing the news, Zack said: "After five beautiful years on this incredible show, I have made the tough decision to leave Walford and give Keegan Butcher-Baker some well-earned rest.

EastEnders couldn't help but see the funny side during Tuesday's episode after Kheerat Panesar went on the run but only ended up across the Square at Stacey Slater's home.Things were certainly heating up in the East End drama when Chelsea found her husband Gray Atkins lying injured on the floor with Kheerat standing over him.Panicked, Chelsea immediately called the police and informed them that Gray had been attacked by Kheerat.With no other choice, business owner Kheerat thought it would be best to flee the scene as soon as possible.But fans were left amused when he wasn't able to get very far.Taking to Twitter, one person wrote: "Kheerat's run away all across to the other side of the square."Another fan exclaimed: "Kheerat ffs only went across the road!"A third confused viewer said: "Kheerat is walking through the square, when he's trying to hide?????????"Later on in the programme, it soon became clear that Kheerat made the right decision to enter Stacey's home as she was able to hide him and helped the landlord flee from the square.With police now on the hunt for Kheerat, viewers were still aggravated with Chelsea for calling them in the first place due to the fact that Gray is a serial killer.Jumping back onto the social media platform, one annoyed viewer shared: "The police should be going around like that looking for Gray not Kheerat, so stupid really is. Also Chelsea! Throwing Kheerat under the bus and protecting someone she knows is a MURDERER."Another spectator said: "Absolutely HATE chelsea!! how you gonna snitch on kheerat and you clearly know he’s been trying to help YOU."A third agreed and wrote: "I honestly wished that Whitney would of come in too the house now instead of Chelsea.

EASTENDERS star Luisa Bradshaw-White beamed as she arrived for a VERY different job after being killed off on the soap. The actress - who played Tina Carter in the BBC One programme - has swapped acting to set up her own dance company in the village of Chorleywood in Hertfordshire.

BBC soap, fans witnessed the killer narrowly evade justice for his crimes again. One of the former lawyer's victim, Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White), was seen buried under the floorboards of the Argee Bhajee after he had previously murdered her. When a gas explosion unfolded at the old restaurant, builders who were investigating the incident, failed to discover her body as they left due to lack of funds.

EASTENDERS and Emmerdale will go head-to-head after a scheduling shake-up that will see the BBC soap dropped from Fridays. It is bringing in a "simplified schedule" that will see it air at 7.30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

EastEnders is going to war against Emmerdale as the BBC plans to shake up its TV schedules next month.From March 7, EastEnders will air four times a week from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm.There will be no Friday edition now - as instead it will go out on a Wednesday night.But the shift means Albert Square’s antics will go directly head-to-head for viewers on all those days against rival ITV soap Emmerdale.The BBC One soap currently averages around 3 million while its ITV rival has been averaging 4.5 million.BBC continuing drama chief Kate Oates said the soap - which has been running for 37 years - had "a loyal following".She added to The Mirror: "We’re delighted that, from 7th March, there will be new regular time slots for EastEnders on BBC1."This new simplified schedule means it’s even easier for viewers to get their fix, as well as being able to watch whenever and wherever they choose on iPlayer."The move comes after ITV recently revealed it would be broadcasting an hour long news show from 6.30pm until 7.30pm in March.This meant their two soaps Corrie and Emmerdale were on the move.Emmerdale will go out Monday to Friday at 7.30pm.And Corrie will air hour long episodes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8pm until 9pm.It comes as one TV insider swore the "gloves are now off" when it comes to the war of the soaps, explaining: "There used to be a gentleman’s agreement between the channels to avoid clashes but the gloves are off."Of ITV's latest schedule change, the channel's continuing drama boss John Whiston said: "The new format gives Coronation Street a brilliant new canvas on which to shine.

EastEnders fans are fearing for Kheerat Panesar’s safety after Gray Atkins confessed to the murder of his late wife Chantelle Atkins.During Monday’s instalment of the popular BBC One soap, viewers were sitting on the edge of their seats as the businessman went to extreme lengths to try and the new dad to confess to his crimes.The former friends locked horns during the tense half hour episode as they argued over the death of the late Chantelle when Gray worked out that Kheerat has been sending him hoax emails from Chantelle’s email.But after a tense argument the serial killer finally confessed to the tragic murder as the pair started throwing fists around the London apartment.And fans soon flooded to Twitter to share their fears for Kheerat online as he struggled to hold his own in a fist fight against Gray.This is a live TV story and is constantly being notes updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.