Fans can enjoy the episodes as soon as they wake up in the morning.

By Lewis Knight

Published: Friday, 25 August 2023 at 11:17 AM


The BBC has confirmed that all episodes of Cindy Beale’s return to Walford in EastEnders next week will be released on BBC iPlayer early.

Earlier this year, the revelation of Cindy’s survival and a special episode set in France were not released on BBC iPlayer at 6am as has become the norm, instead wait until their terrestrial airings on BBC One at 7.30pm.

However, next week, which sees Michelle Collins and Adam Woodyatt’s first scenes back in Albert Square as Cindy and Ian Beale, respectively, will be available to watch early in the morning on the days of transmission.

Fans of the BBC One soap will know that Cindy arrived in London at the conclusion of Thursday night’s episode, aiming to retrieve her oldest living child Peter Beale (Thomas Law) from Walford.

Unbeknownst to Cindy, two of her other children and her husband George Knight (Colin Salmon) are now living in Walford too.