EastEnders to air special week of episodes

{jcomments off}BBC One soap EastEnders is to air five episodes a week – for just one week – to mark the introduction of the latest Branning to Albert Square – Derek played by actor Jamie Foreman. The soap has previously aired five episodes in a single week before to mark other special occasions and dramatic events.

For one week only, EastEnders will be transmitting every week night on BBC One, which will see the return of Max Branning (Jake Wood) and the arrival of his older brother Derek (Jamie Foreman).

Max left Walford in August when the affair he had with his ex-wife Tanya was exposed. Max was stunned when she subsequently told him that she didn’t want to be with him and he fled Albert Square. However, Max was unaware that the real reason Tanya shunned him was because she had just been diagnosed with cervical cancer.

Max’s return to Albert Square will coincide with the appearance of his older brother, Derek Branning, which will shock the entire family who haven’t seen him for years. Will Derek be the same destructive, dangerous man he used to be, and if so will his family give him a warm welcome or the cold shoulder? Tanya will also reveal a long-held family secret, which will rock her mother, Cora, and sister, Rainie, to the core.

“Branning Week” will see secrets and lies exposed which will rock the family in a week Walford is sure to remember.