It’s a bit of a downer this week for poor Callum, who is about to attend the sparse funeral service for his late father Jonno. Of course, this being Walford, the Mitchells choose this particularly sad time to discuss his relationship with Johnny Carter!

Hold onto your hats, Walfordians – Max Branning is almost here… Next week, after five years away, Max returns to Albert Square – and absolutely no one will be happy to see him! And while he’s anxious to catch up with Lauren and Jack, he has no idea Oscar is…

Howdy folks! As the sun goes away and the cold Autumn winds start to blow over the UK, there’s lots going on in Walford. But as that chill comes through your window, rattling at your doors, here’s something to smile about…

Well, we did warn everyone that you’d remember last week for years to come – and what a stellar week it was! Flashbacks, reveals and more questions that you can shake a dopey Walford copper at! So… what exactly do we know for fact?

We’ve chuckled around the office this week – mostly at the iPlayer! When it was announced that this Wednesday’s episode would be taken from the iPlayer and air live on BBC1 at 7:30pm, we were keen to see how viewers would respond.

Hang the bunting up, it’s Carnival time! It’s the height of summer on Albert Square – and Walford is about to get much hotter! Next week, Patrick and Yolande repair to tie the know – except Patrick’s changed his mind! With Denise and Kim hoping for the best, Yolande decides…

There’s a well-known phrase: Don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched. That’s a piece of advice Phil had better take very quickly – whenever there’s live poultry on the Square something usually ends up on a plate! – despite Julie’s stance on the topic. Meanwhile, other people are also counting…

To start with this week, a bit of unfortunate news. Ray Brooks, who played Joe Macer, Pauline Fowler’s second husband, has passed away at the age of 86. While on EastEnders, Joe turned out to be a bit of a crook, forever up to dodgy dealing and lying to Pauline.…