BBC Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Claire Crick 14 May 2026, 12:05 By Claire Crick 14 May 2026, 12:05 EastEnders fans 'baffled' by 'glaring error' as unthinkable Sam Mitchell twist airs in early iPlayer release EastEnders fans don't miss a thing... Mark Fowler Jr Sam Mitchell Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Claire Crick 14 May 2026, 12:05 By Claire Crick 14 May 2026, 12:05 WARNING: This article is full of spoilers for today’s EastEnders episode, which is streaming on BBC iPlayer now but has not yet aired on BBC One, and sees Sam Mitchell do the unthinkable. Today’s EastEnders sees Sam and Mark join forces to find the money Mark owes to gang boss Russell. Viewers watched in horror yesterday when Grant’s attempts to help his estranged son backfired, resulting in Russell doubling his debt and vowing to kill him if the money isn’t delivered by the end of next week. Vicki is terrified when Russell visits her (Credit: BBC) Vicki gets caught in the crossfire When Vicki finds Russell in her kitchen this morning, she instantly knows he is linked to Mark. Russell is there to deliver a warning, telling Vicki to make sure Mark’s got the message and making veiled threats about her upcoming wedding. Vicki goes straight to Mark, telling him what happened. It doesn’t take long for the penny to drop, and Mark realises this is Grant’s doing. Article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Mark confronts Grant, telling him to back off. Grant protests, telling him that he’s selling his bar in Portugal to help pay off the debt. But Mark doesn’t want to know and cuts Granty out of his life for good. Sam comes up with a plan for Mark (Credit: BBC) Sam and Mark team up in EastEnders Later, Mark is at The Vic, wondering where on earth he is going to get £200k from over the next week. He asks Sam for advice, and she tells him his only option is to use his stolen car contact and sell them through the car lot. Mark points out that Lauren would never go for it, especially as he is getting her the legit classic cars. Sam suggests he needs to remove the legit cars from the picture, suggesting he torches them, leaving Lauren with no option but to use the stolen cars instead.Don't miss a single story! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your EastEnders newsIt's important to us that you never miss our articles when searching for stories! We have all the latest TV news & schedules to share with our community of loyal readers. Click here and tick TVGuide.co.uk to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search. Mark isn’t sure about the plan, especially as it involves conning Lauren. However, desperate times call for desperate measures, and he agrees. That evening, Mark heads to an abandoned quarry and pours petrol over the car he’s just spent ages fixing up for Lauren to sell. As he torches the car, Sam steps out of the shadows in a shock twist, proving that her Mitchell instinct has never left. The CGI fire didn’t impress fans (Credit: BBC) Fans aren’t impressed However, as the flames rage and the car burns, fans couldn’t help but notice that the fire was made by CGI. And they weren’t happy… “They need to stop with the CGI fire. It worked when Phil set the chair on fire last week. But the car looked really bad today,” said one fan on X. Other fans agreed: “That CGI fire was absolutely laughable,” said one. While someone else added: “That was the fakest CGI fire I’ve ever seen on telly!” A fourth fan joked that the EastEnders stunt team spent all their money last month. “The CGI fire was so bad, did they use all the stunt budget on last month’s car crash?!” Read more: Who’s leaving, joining and returning to EastEnders? Complete list of cast exits, arrivals and returns Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google Good to Know Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Claire Crick 14 May 2026, 12:05 By Claire Crick 14 May 2026, 12:05 Previous Story Next Story
