The BBC were forced to take action this weekend, as four episodes of EastEnders leaked online days before they were due to air.
Episodes scheduled to air on BBC One on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of this coming week made their way online, while it's not currently known how.
Several fans came across the particular episodes, before the links and even screen grabs from the soap surfaced on social media and elsewhere.
The leaked episodes included the return of Martin Fowler following daughter Bex's suicide attempt, as well as the death news about Daniel Cook.
Mirror online have opted to leave out specific plot details that emerged, while a spokesperson for the BBC soap told us that the channel has since taken the episodes down.
They said: "As soon as we became aware of the unauthorised publication, we took immediate action to remove them.
"We are investigating to prevent this happening again.”
This week sees Martin head back to the Square, and become embroiled in drama with Ben Mitchell.
Spoilers released by the soap confirmed Ben would be left horrified when pal Lola Pearce is kidnapped by the Panesar brothers.
Martin is also facing further trauma following teen daughter Bex's attempt to take her own life, with ex Sonia lashing out at him.
Elsewhere, and Jean Slater is left devastated when she learns her new love interest Daniel has passed away.
Viewers not wanting to see the leaked episodes and images hit out over the move on Twitter , as some unintentionally came across key spoilers.
It's not been confirmed how the episodes surfaced online, or who was behind the leak, but viewers can watch the episodes as normal when they air this week.
EastEnders airs Mondays and Fridays at 8pm, and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One.
