Why is EastEnders not on tonight, March 19?

EASTENDERS fans will have to hit pause on their favourite soap opera tonight.

That's right the BBC show is not on this evening (March 19, 2021).

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EastEnders is not on in its usual Friday night spot.

Instead the annual Comic Relief event is taking place from 7am.

2021 theme is Share A Smile, with plenty of celebs and schools taking part.

The show is being hosted by television presenters Davina McCall and Paddy McGuinness, comedian Sir Lenny Henry and singer Alesha Dixon.

When will the next episode of EastEnders be aired?

Fear not, you don't have long to wait until the next episode.

You can catch EastEnders again on Monday at 8.05pm.

You can also watch past episodes on the BBC iPlayer.