EastEnders CANCELLED tonight… again! Here’s why

By David Hollingsworth
( What's on TV )
published

Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell in EastEnders

Someone's just told Phil there's no EastEnders!

EastEnders fans will miss out on their favourite soap for the second Friday in a row this evening as the action from Albert Square has been cancelled.

After missing out last Friday due to the opening of the Women’s World Cup, it’s again the same culprit causing the trouble as the Beeb tonight will show England’s big game against Argentina.

EastEnders fans did at least get a double helping last night to make up for things, with Mick and Linda getting dressed up for a Spice Girls concert. They also saw the surprise return of killer Bobby Beale, who was last seen back in 2017.

EastEnders Mick Carter and Linda Carter

Mick and Linda having fun as the Spice Girls!

It’s looking like being a summer of schedule changes, with Holby City fans gutted to discover that the hospital favourite has had to make way next Tuesday for Our Prime Minister, which will see the Conservative leadership hopefuls debating. Holby City will instead be shown next Thursday at 8pm.

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Tonight’s BBC1 evening schedule will be: 7pm The One Show; 7.30pm Match of the Day Live - England v Argentina; 10.05pm BBC News at Ten; 10.30pm Local news and weather; and 10.40pm The Graham Norton Show.

EastEnders fans will be delighted to know that next week the soap will be on its normal nights.

EastEnders Sharon Mitchell talks to Phil Mitchell

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David Hollingsworth
David Hollingsworth
Editor

David is the What To Watch Editor and has over 20 years of experience in television journalism. He is currently writing about the latest television and film news for What To Watch.


Before working for What To Watch, David spent many years working for TV Times magazine, interviewing some of television's most famous stars including Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland, singer Lionel Richie and wildlife legend Sir David Attenborough. 


David started out as a writer for TV Times before becoming the title's deputy features editor and then features editor. During his time on TV Times, David also helped run the annual TV Times Awards. David is a huge Death in Paradise fan, although he's still failed to solve a case before the show's detective! He also loves James Bond and controversially thinks that Timothy Dalton was an excellent 007.


Other than watching and writing about telly, David loves playing cricket, going to the cinema, trying to improve his tennis and chasing about after his kids!