The latest episode of EastEnders has been pulled off air tonight as BBC One broadcasts England's World Cup semi-final against Argentina. Fans usually tune into the soap opera four times a week from Monday to Thursday, but the channel will air the football match instead on Wednesday, July 15.
Catch Up on BBC iPlayer
However, viewers can still watch the most recent instalment on BBC iPlayer before it airs on BBC One on Thursday, July 16. The episode is available to stream from 6am.
Denise Fox Confronts Sheila Atkins
In the latest episode, Denise Fox (Diane Parish) berated her family over Sheila Atkins (Sheila Ruskin) and insisted to Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) that she wanted to meet Gray Atkins' (Toby-Alexander Smith) grandmother. Tensions rose as Sheila arrived and Denise asked Libby (Belinda Owusu) and Chelsea to leave.
Denise interrogated Sheila on her motives, and the pair soon bonded as Sheila shared her own experience with cancer. Chelsea and Libby returned, but Denise told Sheila to stay out of their lives, fearing she is still in contact with Gray. Chelsea agreed with her mother. Later, Sheila visited Gray in prison, and he encouraged her to find another way to see his son, Jordan Fox (Jahsaiah Williams).
Vicki and Ross Return from Honeymoon
Elsewhere, Vicki (Alice Haig) and Ross Marshall (Alex Walkinshaw) returned to Walford from their honeymoon to Sharon Watts' (Letitia Dean) delight, but things soon turned awkward when Zack Hudson (James Farrar) entered the kitchen. Vicki turned to Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) for advice and later gathered the family at The Vic to announce that she and Ross are moving into No.31 with Jean (Gillian Wright) and Mo Slater (Laila Morse).
Sensing Ross' upset, Zack volunteered to move out instead. However, just as things were looking up, Joel Marshall (Max Murray) turned up at No.43 with mum Cleo (Mazz Murray) in tow.
Mark and Lauren's Dodgy Deal
Also, Mark Fowler Jr (Stephen Aaron-Sipple) and Lauren Beale (Jacqueline Jossa) agreed a deal on their dodgy car sales, and Mark agreed to skip Ian Beale's (Adam Woodyatt) BBQ to avoid mixing business with family. Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) spoke to Mark about what he saw last night, and Mark revealed all about his deal with Lauren. A mischievous Ravi planted a seed of doubt into Mark's head about Lauren's business intentions and later questioned Mark on his feelings for her, but Mark insisted it's purely business.
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One and is available to stream on BBC iPlayer from 6am.
