Fans have taken to social media to brand EastEnders a 'sinking ship' as the BBC soap airs heartbreaking scenes that spell the end for one member of the iconic Mitchell family

EastEnders fans are branding the soap a 'sinking ship' after it aired scenes that pointed towards a goodbye from one member of the iconic Mitchell family.

In a shock announcement, it was revealed that Roland Manookian , who arrived as Teddy Mitchell on EastEnders only 18 months ago, had been axed. The character is currently in prison, awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to killing Okie, who was actually killed by his son, Harry Mitchell.

Monday's episode, airing on 8 December, seemed to suggest how Teddy's role as the patriarch of a new Mitchell brance was being quietly handed to another character. In de

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