EASTENDERS’ explosive 35th anniversary trailer shows Ben Mitchell attacking Martin Fowler as Ian Beale and Sharon Mitchell get closer as she prepares to give birth.
Ben’s ongoing feud with Martin appears to reach a fever-pitch as the pair brawl in the street.
Then Ben’s boyfriend Callum interrupts the fight – and is caught in the middle of it, foreshadowing his kidnapping by Keanu.
Ben blackmailed Martin into killing Keanu following his affair with Sharon – but Martin ended up faking his death.
But Keanu has returned to the Square and will hold Callum to ransom – demanding £100k from Ben.
Meanwhile, Sharon appears to get close to Ian as he tenderly squeezes her hand.
Ian has been looking after Sharon after the explosive row with Phil Mitchell saw her ostracised by most of Walford.
Phil fled to Portugal when police discovered his connection to the apparent death of Keanu.
But the trailer shows Phil returning to the cafe to see Ian being a little too close to his wife.
In the background, Sharon’s son Dennis glares at them alongside an annoyed looking Bobby Beale. Is there danger on the cards for both of them?
While this unfolds, an eerie voice-over speaks about “family”.
It says: “Family means getting together and having a laugh, making sure everyone is all because sometimes a smile isn’t what it seems.
“Family means making mistakes and having regrets, it means keeping it together when you’re falling apart.
“There are some family you choose – and some you don’t.
“Family means keeping safe and when it all kicks off, you stand up for your own because family means being there, no matter what.
“Family means new arrivals and starting again, burying the past and living with the consequences. Because whatever life throws at you, family – family means everything.”
