In typical EastEnders style, Christmas is about to be suffering from distress this 12 months in Albert Sq..
And writers of the cleaning soap are reportedly planning a terrorist plot for 2021, which is able to see a bomb scare in Walford.
A supply advised The Solar: 'EastEnders writers are below extra strain than ever to make the present's Christmas episodes successful.
'With the battle for scores more durable than ever, bosses are actually eager to drag out the massive weapons for an explosive 2021 - on this case, fairly actually. Scripts have been written targeted round a bomb being planted in Albert Sq. - nobody will probably be protected.
'Bosses are staying tight-lipped about precisely what they've arising for Christmas this 12 months, however they're pulling out all of the stops. With secrets and techniques plotted everywhere in the Sq., it is solely proper and in typical EastEnders type that many of those look set to be uncovered across the festivities.'
A BBC rep mentioned: 'We by no means talk about future storylines as we do not need to spoil the shock for the viewers. EastEnders has an enormous winter forward with loads of drama in retailer for the viewers.'
The thought of a terror story was toyed with by writers within the cleaning soap's early years.
In 1989, producer on the time Mike Gibbon needed to kill off varied characters, and employed screenwriter David Yallop to plan concepts through which to take action.
He got here up with a plot that includes an IRA bombing, however the BBC did not approve it.
Yallop's controversial concepts led to him leaving the present, and he sued the BBC for termination of contract.
He gained the case, scooping £68,000 in 1992 in Excessive Court docket damages plus curiosity in his breach of contract declare.
The BBC additionally confronted a authorized invoice estimated at £250k consequently.
In the meantime, as October's storylines proceed, Phil Mitchell is making an attempt to persuade Denise Fox to get Kim to cease digging into the disappearance of Vincent Hubbard.
Phil tells Denise that Kim would possibly remorse what she finds if she retains prodding on the case, with new pictures teasing dramatic scenes through which Denise may be seen together with her arms over her mouth in disbelief in Phil's workplace.
Vincent vanished and not using a hint again in 2018 after getting concerned with corrupt police officer Aidan Maguire.
Kim has been snooping concerning the case just lately, and this week on the programme will see her overhear Mitch guide a cab in his identify.
Phil overhears the state of affairs and is adamant that she does not trigger a scene.
Kim has different concepts when she then tracks the reserving again to a kids's entertainer utilizing Vincent's identify in Walford East.
She turns into confused when she finds his pockets after which is satisfied it belongs to her husband.
Later, Kim later overhears Jack and Denise's plan to satisfy Vincent to achieve extra details about him.
Denise begs Kim to drop the case however she guarantees the 2 of them that the sport is on.
Kim and Jack then are seen in a tense assembly within the pub, ready for Vincent.
The actor who performs the disappeared character Richard Blackwood hinted on Good Morning Britain in 2019 that he wish to make a return to the cleaning soap.
He mentioned: 'I feel it is a good transfer. I need to return - EastEnders, I'd return. I've simply had a child on the present - I do not need to be an absentee dad!'
EastEnders continues on BBC One on Tuesday at 8pm.
