EastEnders spoilers follow.
EastEnders has decided to makes fans wait to see a key episode amid Zoe Slater's much-hyped return to Albert Square.
The BBC One soap usually uploads episodes to BBC iPlayer at 6am on day of transmission, but will withhold it until time of broadcast for the really important episodes.
Wednesday's instalment – exploring the aftermath of Zoe's comeback – will fall into that category, with it only being available on iPlayer as it goes out on TV at 7.30pm.
The rest of the week's episodes will be available early on iPlayer as normal.
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The soap's new executive producer Ben Wadey teased that it is going to be a particularly explosive episode, as he stated: "As Zoe makes her dramatic return to Walford next week, more than one secret in her past will come to light as we look to explore the reasons behind her return, and what has happened in the past twenty years to make her the person she is today.”
For those not up-to-date, Zoe has been seen on screen a few times recently, including during Thursday's cliffhanger ending.
She's found herself owing money to dangerous people, with Stacey and Alfie Moon trying their best to help her and get her to come home.
But she's so adamant that she doesn't want anything to do with mum Kat, she's threatened to disappear forever if her family push too hard.
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Last week, Kat found out about what Alfie had really been doing in Spain, and after getting over her anger at being kept in the dark, she resolved to work with Alfie and find Zoe together.
Meanwhile, Kat and Alfie's tearaway teen son Tommy decided that he can't stand being around his mum anymore, and text Zoe asking if he could come see her. He headed to her run-down squat, and a dishevelled Zoe greeted him at the door.
EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.
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