EASTENDERS enthusiasts are up successful arms aft the beloved soap was unexpectedly pulled from its accustomed slot successful the TV schedule.
The agelong moving BBC series, which traditionally airs Monday to Thursday, has faced disruptions successful the past - typically owed to sporting events.
However, this time, it’s not shot that’s causing the shake-up.
The soap is acceptable to beryllium replaced connected Thursday, October 3 by a peculiar governmental interview.
The chat volition beryllium conducted by BBC writer Laura Kuenssberg and is going to diagnostic erstwhile Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
This alteration means that EastEnders volition not beryllium broadcast successful its emblematic slot that evening.
Instead, fans volition person to hold until the pursuing nighttime to drawback up connected the latest happenings successful Albert Square.
The occurrence has been rescheduled to aerial connected Friday, October 4 - a nighttime erstwhile the soap is not usually broadcast.
The unexpected alteration has been confirmed by TV guides for the coming weeks, and quality of the disruption rapidly sparked backlash connected societal media.
Fan relationship @WalfordEast shared the announcement connected X this weekend, stating: "EastEnders volition not aerial astatine its regular clip connected Thursday, October 3rd, owed to a peculiar interrogation with [Johnson] conducted by [Kuenssberg].
"The soap volition alternatively beryllium broadcast connected Friday, October 4th astatine 7.30 pm, ensuring fans don’t miss retired connected the latest play from Albert Square."
The station was met with a flurry of disappointed reactions from fans.
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Many expressed their frustration, questioning wherefore the interrogation couldn’t person been scheduled connected Friday nighttime oregon aired connected a antithetic BBC channel, specified arsenic BBC News, without affecting the EastEnders broadcast.
One upset spectator wrote: "Why bash they presume everyone volition privation to ticker this interview? Abysmal."
Another instrumentality added, "Why can’t Johnson’s interrogation beryllium shown connected Friday? And what makes you deliberation I’ll beryllium watching it?"
The displeasure continued, with 1 instrumentality exclaiming, "What the f***?? He’s not adjacent the existent Prime Minister."
Another incredulous spectator asked, "Is this a joke?"
Amid the oversea of complaints immoderate fans tried to support a affirmative outlook, with 1 commenting: "At slightest it’s inactive connected that week. Be grateful."