EastEnders reveals Mick Carter twist that changes everything in iPlayer release

EastEnders spoilers follow for Tuesday’s episode (10 November), which is available to watch now on streaming service BBC iPlayer and hasn’t yet aired on TV.

EastEnders reveals another huge twist about Mick Carter today, as Linda is blindsided by a confession by Janine Butcher – and Max Branning makes a bold decision that will change everything.

This week, Linda was stunned when she answered a call on Lee’s phone and discovered that her ex-husband Mick’s body had been found almost four years after he disappeared into the sea, and that his death certificate had been issued.

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With Janine technically Mick’s next-of-kin, Linda got hold of her current address – a hotel she was staying at after being released from prison – and came face to face with her former love rival to demand information.

In today’s episode, Janine initially plays dumb about Mick but when Linda threatens to get lawyers involved, she admits that he has already been cremated and she scattered his ashes in Dover.

When Janine claims she identified Mick’s body, Linda suspects she is lying about the whole thing. So Janine reveals that Mick didn’t drown four years ago and in fact died of a heart attack only two weeks ago, and presents a death certificate as proof – though viewers know that she faked this document.

Linda is devastated by what she learns, and she returns to the Square in a daze. Feeling unable to tell her kids, Linda confides in Max, who is quick to declare it a scam. He offers to help her search crematoriums in the area to find the undertaker who issued the death certificate.

But during their search, Max and Linda spot Janine outside a nearby crematorium, and soon gather that Mick is in fact being cremated today. Linda and Max don’t believe Janine and decide to open the coffin to check whether Mick is inside.

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Linda ultimately feels unable to check the coffin, scared that it actually is Mick, so she heads out to the car and asks Max to do it for her.

But with Max about to expose the truth, Janine admits to him that it isn’t Mick in the coffin and she faked his death – as when Lee previously revoked the death certificate, Janine was told she had to give back the life insurance money.

Janine manipulates Max into keeping the truth from Linda, suggesting that she will never be able to fully commit to him if she thinks there’s any chance that Mick is still alive.

Max is persuaded by Janine, so he heads to the car and tells Linda that he saw Mick in the coffin. As Linda breaks down in tears, will Max be able to cope with the weight of this disturbing lie?

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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