EastEnders fans are left in TEARS as soap airs its final episode before hiatus and drops explosive Sharon Mitchell cliffhanger after running out of new instalments amid COVID-19 crisis
EastEnders fans were left in tears on Tuesday night as the programme aired its final episode after running out of episodes due to the COVID-19 crisis.
The hit BBC One soap will keep loyal viewers in suspense as they ended the show with a dramatic Sharon Mitchell cliffhanger.
Production on EastEnders came to a halt in March, when the UK went into lockdown and most people were instructed to stay home, and work from home if they can.
Drama! EastEnders fans were left in tears on Tuesday night as the programme aired its final episode after running out of episodes due to the COVID-19 crisis
And for the first time in the soap’s 35-year history, the show ran out of new material on Tuesday night and was forced to go on a hiatus in a BBC first.
Tuesday’s dramatic final episode ended with Sharon, played by Letitia Dean, being revealed as the new Queen Vic pub landlady.
Viewers had been led to believe that Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) would be taking over the reigns but Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) managed to trick the Walford hardman.
Bombshell: The hit BBC One soap will keep loyal viewers in suspense as they ended the show with a dramatic Sharon Mitchell cliffhanger
Yet just as Mick was about to sign over the Queen Vic, he dropped the explosive bombshell that there was in fact a different new landlord.
Phil was left sceptical over the announcement as he protested: ‘We had a deal. You’re bluffing, there’s no way you could have got a different buyer that quick.’
To which Mick then led Phil and his equally baffled wife Linda (Kellie Bright) to the bar where his estrange wife Sharon was pulling pints.
In a typically dramatic Albert Square scene, Phil’s scorned wife chillingly said: ‘Hello Phil, what can I get you?’
The camera then panned on to a smug Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), Mick and Linda while Phil was left seething over the dramatic bombshell.
Soap watchers were left delighted over the explosive ending as they revealed they were in suspense over what will happen next between the two characters.
Yet some viewers were left in tears over the final episode as they lamented the fact that their favourite soap would be off air for the foreseeable future.