EastEnders is lining up some big moments this Christmas and New Year including explosive scenes with huge repercussions and a flashforward episode, while there's also some returns

It's a huge time on EastEnders this Christmas and New Year, with some big twists planned.

At Christmas , we see the return of two legends as part of Nigel Bates' sad dementia storyline. As he seeks solace in The Queen Vic, he's met with two faces from the past.

As Phil Mitchell and Julie Bates still disagree over care options for Nigel, recent incidents leave Nigel panicked and fleeing. When he hears Phil and Julie nickering he confronts them before shutting himself away in the pub.

Nigel confuses past memories with the present as his dementia symptoms intensify, and he's soon greeted by late characters a

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