Next week on EastEnders, Max Branning decides to right his wrongs after Christmas, before the show jumps forward in a special episode to offer a glimpse of his life on New Year’s Day 2027. Meanwhile, Ravi and Harry both return to Walford, Nigel’s condition continues to deteriorate, and Lauren and Peter face some difficult decisions.

Here is our round-up of all the biggest moments coming up in Albert Square. You can also check out our collection of 31 spoiler pictures from these episodes.

The Walford residents are rocked by the shocking events of Christmas Day and attempt to make sense of what has happened. However, as things go from bad to worse, one family struggles to see a way forward.

As the fallout of Christmas continues, more secrets come to the surface.

One person tries to help, but their efforts backfire and cause even more chaos.

The Beales and the Brannings attempt to move past what happened at Christmas to celebrate Jimmy’s christening.

Lauren and Peter are worried about the prospect of Cindy and Max seeing each other for the first time, and as a result, tell Max that he isn’t welcome due to how he behaved at Christmas.

However, Lauren has second thoughts about this decision when Max buys Jimmy a thoughtful gift and appears hurt at the prospect of not being involved.

Lauren eventually decides to invite her dad, against Peter’s wishes, but they face a further dilemma when Cindy refuses to attend if Max is going to be there.

Proving that old habits die hard, Max doesn’t listen to the warning to stay away and heads to the church regardless.

Just when Lauren and Peter think the day couldn’t get any worse, Max turns up unexpectedly.