EastEnders spoilers: Ghosts from the past HAUNT the Mitchells at Aunt Sal's funeral

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Airs at 7:30 pm on Monday 15 January 2024 on BBC One.

EastEnders The Mitchells at Aunt Sal's funeral
The Mitchells at Aunt Sal's funeral. (Image credit: BBC)

The Mitchell family gather to pay their respects to Aunt Sal in Monday's episode of EastEnders (7:30 pm. See our TV Guide for full listings) but there are some surprises in store. 

The Mitchell family gather for Aunt Sal's funeral

The Mitchells are together to pay their respects (Image credit: BBC)

The Mitchells all gather to lay Aunt Sal to rest, with Kat worried that Phil won't be able to keep his emotions to himself. Unable to attend the funeral, she sends Alfie in her place, while Sam gives Billy and Ben orders that they have to come along to say goodbye.

Phil, though, isn't convinced by his sister's sudden interest in the family.

Aunt Sal's husband Harold arrives at the funeral

Aunt Sal's husband Harold comes along to his wife's funeral (Image credit: BBC)

Aunt Sal's husband Harold is there, of course, and after greeting the family, he moves everyone - including hard man Phil - to tears with an emotional eulogy paying tribute to his wife.

But it's emotions of a different sort that are close to the surface when Billy's dad Stevie shows up.

Phil's furious to see him there and orders him to leave.

Billy's dad Stevie turns up at Aunt Sal's funeral

Phil tells Stevie to leave  (Image credit: BBC)

Meanwhile, Sam chats to Harold and she's stunned to discover that Aunt Sal left her, Phil and Grant £100,000.

Are her money woes over?

It seems not, because when Sam demands her share of the dough from her brother, he refuses to hand it over.

But Phil might live to regret that, because later on a jealous Alfie reveals to Sam that Phil slept with Emma.

Armed with the juicy information, Sam heads off to Peggy's determined to blackmail her brother into handing over the cash.

Will her plan work?

Sam and Alfie at Peggy's

Sam's got the dirt on Phil and she's not afraid to use it! (Image credit: bbc)

Elsewhere, Peter helps Lauren and Penny move into their new flat and he and Lauren debate whether they should get back together.

When Cindy overhears Peter discussing things with his dad, she's unimpressed. She finds Lauren and encourages her to think again, wanting to protect her son from future heartbreak.

Priya talks to Suki

Suki's spooked when Priya says the builders are going to dig up the foundations of the cafe (Image credit: BBC)

There's trouble for Suki when Nish comes home. And she's spooked when Priya reveals that the builders are thinking about relaying the foundations of the cafe.

Suki rushes off to persuade Nish to reconsider his plan to turn the cafe into flats and she's relieved when he agrees.

But there's a bigger shock in store when Denise arrives.

Denise is back in Albert Square

There's a bigger shock when Denise arrives (Image credit: BBC)

EastEnders continues on BBC One on Tuesday at 7:30 pm.

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Kerry’s also an author of historical fiction, and her two jobs collided when she got the chance to write two novels based on Emmerdale, and the Sugden, Tate and Dingle families, during WW2.