EastEnders will tonight air reflective and poignantly sad scenes between estranged husband and wife Mick and Linda Carter (Kellie Bright).
Linda brings up the topic of how long they have owned the Vic, reminding him that it will be nine years on Boxing Day since they perched themselves behind the bar.
Fans know the significance of this, with Mick set to leave the show permanently around that time this year.
Explosive scenes have been filmed, which will see a car plunge over a cliff and into the sea, with Linda and love rival Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) inside.
As Mick dives to the rescue, there are fears that the popular landlord will die.
This puts a ticking clock on his time in the Vic, not that he and Linda realise as they reminisce.
A new video shows Linda reflecting on how it was always their dream to own a pub one day.
Mick replies that they might have not much time left in the Vic, given how it is losing so much money.
After Linda suggests they sell up, Mick is quick to reply that this is not what she wants.
Linda fears losing the pub – and Mick – forever (Picture: BBC)
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‘I’ve learnt the hard way, Mick,’ came the response. ‘Life doesn’t always give me what I want.’
A held gaze between them proves that the spark we all know is there, is as strong as ever.
Which is not good news for pregnant Janine, who is excitedly looking forward to a wedding with her dream man.
It’s all going to end in tears, with boss Chris Clenshaw promising a show-stopping climax.
‘It’s Mick’s last Christmas and it’s pretty epic’, he said during a chat with Inside Soap Magazine.
‘Do people want Mick and Janine to go off into the sunset, though? Well, you’ll have to wait and see. I hope the audience will be pleased. All I’ll say is that it’s a tragic love story’.
EastEnders airs this Mick and Linda scene on Thursday November 10 at 7:30pm on BBC One.
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Things get reflective, and they have no idea what’s to come.
