Watch first look clip of tonight’s EastEnders episode – as soap reveals first residents that survive huge pub explosion
EASTENDERS fans will be tuning in to see the aftermath of the dramatic Queen Vic explosion, which may see some of Albert Square dead or injured.
The shock scenes in EastEnders come as part of the BBC soap’s 40th anniversary with episodes going live on BBC One.
At the end of last night (Tuesday) the episode dramatically finished as the Queen Vic went up in flames, leaving the fate of many characters unknown.
The final scenes of the soap saw Ian Beale and George Knight lying in the street after being caught running away from the pub before it went up in flames.
George had spotted the explosion as it was about to happen, as he pulled an unconscious Reiss from car wreckage after he drove into the side of the pub.
Pulling Reiss out, George spotted cylinders in the pub close to the car flames and he was quick to react but that might not have been the case for everyone as many of the cast still appeared to be in the pub as it went up.
Now a first look clip sees worried residents of EastEnders worrying over who was still trapped inside the Queen Vic, including a tearful Anna who asks if her mum might be in there.
Jack Branning can be seen shouting through the door that help is on its way, as someone cries back to him.
He jumps into police mode and urges everyone away from the now crumbling pub before making a worried call to Diane as he begs her: “I hope you’re ok”.
The clip, which aired during eastEnders revealed with Joe Swash, ends with Ian Beale looking concerned as he says: “Someone has a lot to answer for.”
Viewers already began speculating over which characters might have been caught up in the fire after the scenes aired on BBC.
On social media, one person wrote: “Sonia, Lauren, Sharon and Stacey all in other parts of the Vic and MY STACE IS IN THE BOGS RIGHT BY THE EXPLOSION!”
A second commented: “who’s dead? who’s alive? where’s reiss? sharon? everyone. please i don’t want to wait till tomorrow evening.”
While a third added: “I’m actually really scared for so many characters now… Sharon, Sonia, Lauren, Stacey, Martin, Ruby, Honey, Billy, Suki, Eve, the list goes on…”
And a fourth speculated: “Stacey in the bathroom, Sharon upstairs, pregnant Sonia and Lauren in the kitchen. OMG. I think Martin dies trying to save them all I think he stays alive until Jean mentions Stacey is in the toilets then he saves her then dies idk.”
EastEnders' 40th anniversary cameos so far
With the 40th anniversary of EastEnders coming up, fans are looking forward to some more incredible cameos from iconic faces of Walford's past. But who have we had so far?
Tracy-Ann Oberman – Oberman returned as Chrissie Watts, a character she last played nearly two decades ago.
Paul Bradley – Bradley returned as Nigel Bates, a character he last played over 25 years ago.
Micheal French – French returned as David Wicks, a character he last played two decades ago.
Patsy Palmer – Palmer returned as Bianca Jackson, a character she last played in 2019.
Ricky Groves – Groves returned as Garry Hobbs, a character who has not been seen since 2009.
Cliff Parisi – Parisi returned as Minty Peterson, a character who was last seen on the square in 2010.
Ross Kemp – Kemp has returned to play Grant Mitchell, a character he first played in 1990. The BBC has described Kemp’s storyline as “explosive”. Kemp said it was an “absolute honour” to return to the show.
Other aspects of the 40th anniversary celebration include: A wedding between fan favorites, A huge explosion at the Queen Vic, and A live interactive episode.