Overview
- BBC One will air the full flashforward episode on New Year’s Day, marking the show’s first entire instalment set in the future.
- The special is set on New Year’s Day 2027 and follows Max Branning a year on as he faces repercussions with major implications for his family.
- Producers say multiple situations unfold at once, offering tantalising hints about arcs that will play out across 2026 in Walford.
- A promotional image shows Max in a suit with a blood-stained white rose, released as a visual tease rather than a revealed plot detail.
- Executive producer Ben Wadey framed the move as a format first, building on a 2023 flashforward precedent and Max’s on-screen return earlier in 2025.