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Spoilers updated Monday 9 November 2026.

EastEnders spoilers this week: 9 to 12 November 2026

Linda goes to Janine Butcher for the truth after answering Lee’s phone, Nancy goes into labour, and Lauren’s feelings for Mark run deeper.

Monday 9 November, 7.30pm

Linda is already fretting about Lee’s drinking, and finding out he slept off a heavy night at Sean’s makes it worse. Then she picks up a call on Lee’s mobile and what she hears knocks her sideways. She confides in Elaine, Sharon and Max, but has to step in when a drunk Lee causes a scene in the Vic. By the end Linda has decided Janine is the one person who can tell her the truth. Lauren and Mark are troubled by Ryder’s attack as he gets closer to Ian, and their stolen moment in the Arches gets interrupted. Meanwhile Albie and Ria have a playdate, arranged by Sharon and Eve.

Tuesday 10 November, 7.30pm

Linda cannot accept what Janine has told her. Back in Walford she talks it through with Max, and they agree to return and make Janine give them straight answers, but as they set off Max makes a call he could end up regretting. Ash is reeling from news of her divorce and gets tipsy with Eve. Suki’s mind is elsewhere: Ria’s birth mother has asked to meet Suki and Eve. Hurt that Suki seems so unmoved by the divorce, Ash says she will stay away from the meeting. Lauren and Mark try again to snatch some time alone, and it ends with Mark stuck inside the community centre.

Wednesday 11 November, 7.30pm

Linda gets ready to share what she has found out with Lee, Nancy and Johnny, and all three take off. Linda finds Nancy lost in thought and the two talk properly, while she and Max later track Lee down, drunk again. It is Zack who is with Nancy when her waters break. Eve talks Ash round to joining the meeting with Harleen, Ria’s birth mother, but Suki and Ash start rowing in Knight Fusion’s kitchen and Harleen hears them. With Peter away for the weekend with Louie and Jimmy, Lauren gets Oscar and Cindy out of the house so Mark can come over. Kat at last starts sorting through Zoe’s bedroom.

Thursday 12 November, 7.30pm

Lee admits to Linda that he is scared of being a father, and she tells him he will be a good one. While they are wrapped up in that, Nancy is taken to hospital by Johnny, Elaine and Zack, who are trying to get hold of Linda and Lee, and Nancy turns to Johnny for support. The failed meeting with Harleen has left Eve and Suki crushed, and Sharon urges Suki not to give up on Ria. At No.25, Lauren’s night with Mark turns from passion into something more tender, and the strength of what she feels overwhelms her. Max sits drinking in the Vic, sorry for what he has done.

The story so far

Missed a few episodes? These are the stories EastEnders is following in the week of 9 to 12 November 2026, and how they got here.

Linda, Lee and Janine

Linda had a shock in early October and soon told her family about Max. She and Lee came back to Walford in late October, and since then Lee’s drinking has become her biggest worry, with Nancy pregnant and Lee about to become a dad. Max kept trying to earn a place in the Carters’ lives, but a harsh remark about Mick, who has been presumed dead for years, left Lee furious, and Nancy told Max to keep out of her family’s business. In early November Janine Butcher, Linda’s old rival, was seen on screen for the first time in years, being handed a document she seemed very pleased with. Nobody yet knows what she is planning. Kellie Bright, who plays Linda, is leaving EastEnders, so this story is part of the Carters’ road out of Walford.

Lauren and Mark

Lauren and Mark have been carrying on an affair behind Peter’s back. By mid-October their secret was close to coming out, Mark was torn over what to do, and guilt began to eat at him. Both of them still feel responsible over the attack on Ryder. Later that month Lauren was badly shaken by something she found out and started looking into the past, which drew suspicion her way. What began as a fling is now turning into real feelings on Lauren’s side.

Suki, Eve and Ash

Eve spent the autumn trying to keep the Panesars together. In late September Suki started digging for answers, Eve tried to rein her in, and Suki was outmanoeuvred. By the start of October the family were at odds again despite Eve’s efforts to calm things. Suki and Eve are now hoping to adopt young Ria, and the news that Ria’s birth mother wants to meet them is a fresh test for a family that has struggled to pull in the same direction.

Kat and Zoe

Kat was left devastated by a discovery in mid-September, and grief for her daughter Zoe has shaped her life ever since. By mid-October it was swallowing her whole, the Slaters were gathering round her, and her relationship with Alfie looked close to breaking. She refused to stop looking for answers about what had happened. In late October the family prepared to say goodbye to Zoe, but Kat’s grief led her into trouble, the funeral day went wrong, and something came out at the wake that nobody expected. Clearing out Zoe’s room this week is the first real sign of Kat moving forward.

What happened in EastEnders last week (2 to 6 November 2026)

• Sean and Jack keep looking for Amy. Lily finds that Amy set up a bank account on Charli’s tablet, and that lead goes to the police.
• in a grim bedsit, Craig turns on Amy once the account is frozen and he can’t get at the money. Sean wants Denise to film an appeal for her to come home.
• Linda dares Lee to go a week without a drink. When she goes to Nancy’s antenatal class in his place, a sidelined Lee turns up drunk and makes a scene.
• Ian’s Bonfire Night plans hit trouble when Ryder’s fireworks turn out to be past their date. Elaine won’t lend hers, Ryder and Oscar take them anyway, and the row ends with Ian kissing her.
• Max keeps meddling in the Carters’ problems until Linda and Nancy warn him off. Gemma looks for new friends, and Nicola gets the women of Walford behind a book club.

When is EastEnders on?

Every episode is on BBC iPlayer too. For repeats, omnibus times and how to watch, see our EastEnders guide; the rest of the evening is in the BBC One TV guide.

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Frequently asked questions

What happens in EastEnders this week?

In the week of 9 to 12 November 2026: Linda goes to Janine Butcher for the truth after answering Lee’s phone, Nancy goes into labour, and Lauren’s feelings for Mark run deeper.

What time is EastEnders on this week?

EastEnders is on BBC One at 7.30pm, Monday to Thursday, in the week of 9 to 12 November 2026.

Where can I catch up on EastEnders?

Every episode is on BBC iPlayer. The story so far on this page covers the storylines this week’s episodes pick up.

Are there EastEnders Christmas spoilers yet?

Not yet. Christmas week starts on Monday 21 December. We add its EastEnders spoilers here, day by day, as soon as two outlets have published the details.