EastEnders legend brands soap’s 40th anniversary special episodes ‘bonkers’ but ‘brilliant’

EASTENDERS stalwart Adam Woodyatt has described the BBC One soap’s 40th anniversary week as “bonkers”.

Special episodes for the celebration week in February have just been filmed.

They will include the Queen Vic pub being blown up and there will be a live episode.

Adam, 56, who has played Ian Beale since the first episode in 1985, said: "We were like, what the…! How the hell are we going to do this?”

The BBC One soap turns 40 next February and the cast and crew have just finished filming the week of special episodes.

Adam warns: “Expect everything and a lot more! The anniversary week is just bonkers.

“I think I can safely say for all of us, we picked up the scripts and were like: ‘What the…’ How the hell are we going to do this?’

“Obviously we haven’t done the live element yet but we’ve done all the bits leading up to it and it’s honestly brilliant.”

Adam, and co-star Michelle Collins, 62, are at the centre of all the drama on Christmas Day when Cindy’s affair with hunky Junior Knight - played by Micah Balfour - looks set to come out in classic EastEnders drama.

He said: “It’s always great when you get the Christmas storyline.

Christmas 1986 was our first one and everyone remembers that because it was Den and Angie.

“Over the years there’s been loads of iconic Christmas storylines so it’s always nice to get one.”