As the clock struck 8pm and EastEnders went off air, it meant cast and crew could relish in the joy after working incredibly hard in the live performance. These new pictures show multiple members of the EastEnders team enjoying their post episode party.

BBC's Eastenders' live episode airs tonight to celebrate its 40th anniversary on screens, and though viewers have speculated who will be returning, there will be two characters who won't be in the squ

The episode was broadcast live for the first time since 2010 and its ratings were about 1.5 million above the soap's daily average. However, they were a fraction of those for the