[...] The problem between Max and Tanya has always been honesty. Max goes to the hospital chapel, where Tanya is waiting for him to leave. Kirsty reveals that she was pregnant by Max, but after Max left her to reunite with Tanya, Derek said that Max did not want the child, so she had an abortion. When Bradley comes back from a course for his new job on his birthday, Max invites him to dinner with him and Tanya and asks Stacey to come. The businessman looks like he could be about to turn against James after scenes shown last night. But now Charlie, 24, is thinking up ways his character could seamlessly return and he’s hoping he can ride the Max Branning wave and slot back into life in E20. Max hears that Lauren and her boyfriend Steven Beale (Aaron Sidwell) are engaged, despite Steven lying to Lauren that he has a brain tumour. A guilty Linda tells Mick, who angrily warns Max off. However, Max decides to forgive Bobby, who he helps with hallucinations of Lucy and organises a party to celebrate Bobby's conversion to Islam. Upon hearing the verdict, Max escapes from court and manages to confront Jane in the hope of uncovering the truth. EastEnders resident Max Branning (played by Jake Wood) outed Sharon Mitchell’s (Letitia Dean) various misdemeanours against Ian (Adam Woodyatt), whose whereabouts remain unknown. Jack says Max is just protecting her and probably cannot accept that Bradley is a killer. Seeing nothing else left for him, Max heads to the roof of the Vic. Max visits Tanya but ends up insulting her and she throws him out. Max and Jack are only two members of the ever-growing Branning family in EastEnders. Carl White is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Daniel Coonan.He first appears in the 4660th episode, originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on 20 June 2013. Max and Bradley begin to work on their relationship and Dot returns home from visiting her son Nick Cotton. Tanya is furious with Max, and Max tries to dump Stacey. Max thanks Jack for his recent help. Ian Beale (December 2017) - Strangled him until he was stopped by Lauren Branning. He made his first appearance on 27 June 2006 and his last appearance on 19 February 2021. Max leaves and heads straight to the hospital. Carl also forces Max to tell his family he is guilty, and Lauren is the only person who believes he is innocent. Romances Thinking Phil was responsible for the crash, he takes revenge by tricking his son Ben (Harry Reid) into signing over The Arches to him. [32], 31. https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/max-branning-leaving-eastenders-huge-22692069/, "EastEnders' Jake Wood confirms when his final scenes as Max Branning will air", "EastEnders' star Jake Wood signs new deal", "Jake Wood warns Max's marriage may be wrecked! The eldest child and daughter of Tanya Branning and Max Branning, Lauren moves to Walford with her parents and younger sister, Abi Branning in July 2006. He takes Max home, however just before they leave, Kush enters and punches him. Realising there is nothing left for him on the square, Max plans to leave with baby Abi. When Max was 18, he married Rachel Branning and had a son with her, Bradley. In December 2017, Carmel finds an engagement ring which Max had dropped on the sofa the day before. Fuller asks if Max realised what could have happened, given the conditions. Businessman On the night of Bradley and Stacey's wedding, Max kisses Stacey and although she rejects him, Lauren's camcorder captures the kiss on video. Steven refuses to allow her to die so Max angrily shoves him and forces him to leave. Phil is furious when he discovers that Max has returned and has one of his former businesses but despite his attempts to con Max, Max fends him off whilst mocking him. Derek takes revenge by contacting the person involved in Max's secret, giving them Max's address. He's out of cigarettes so smashes his head into Jack's mirror instead. After the Carters and Ian confront him, Jack tells him it is time to go home. Jake Wood was cast in the role of Max in January 2006. Max Branning. Derek Branning (deceased) Jack Branning Max later starts a sexual relationship with his daughter Lauren's best friend, Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater), which they manage to keep a secret for several weeks. Eventually, Lucy ends her affair with Max due to her new relationship with Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard), which infuriates Max. However, Max eventually learns to forgive Bobby, as he was only a child. She tells Bradley as well. EastEnders: Max Branning's real name was revealed on the show (Image: BBC ) Max Branning, played by Jake Wood, has been on Eastenders since his debut in 2006. He later tells Stacey he knows Abi killed Lucy, and hires Marcus Christie (Stephen Churchett) as his solicitor. Fearing that the doctors are going to go against his wishes and turn off Abi’s machine, Max barricades himself in Abi’s room. "[4] Later in 2009 Max gets into debt and tries to con various Walford residents. When the police come for Bradley two months later, Max helps him and Stacey flee but the police chase him to a rooftop where he stumbles and falls to his death. When Cora hits Rainie over the back of the head with a frying pan, Max flees with Abi back to his house where he's joined by Stacey. Abi goes to tell Lauren, Ian and Kathy that Max killed Steven. When the affair is revealed after he leaves Vanessa, Max goes to Tanya in hope he will be with her. Max then heads to a wasteland with Phil, and it is revealed they have kidnapped Ian. Max finds Tanya in the hospital's chapel and she is angry with Max that Abi has to die because of him. Granddaughters When Tanya overhears Derek taunting a dying Pat Evans (Pam St. Clement), she furiously brands him a "freak" and Derek is livid when Max sides with her. Unable to speak, Jane tries to communicate with Sharon through writing but falls unconscious. The Branning and Slater families sit down to watch the video, and Max's affair is exposed. [25] In 2010, he was nominated in the Outstanding Serial Drama Performance category at the National Television Awards,[26] but was not shortlisted, and in February 2011, Wood was nominated for Best Actor in the Soap Bubble Awards for his portrayal of Max. Stacey discovers Max's birthday is coming up when Tanya asks her to babysit. After Fuller's assistant and the solicitor have left, Max asks Fuller what was in the note. Before they can get down, however, Lauren slips on the wet ledge and falls, taking Abi with her. Lauren doesn't believe him and reveals the contract and threatens to burn it if he does not tell the truth; however, Max grabs it and destroys it himself, revealing that he doesn't care about the money and that all he wanted was revenge for everyone who lied or did nothing when he was sent to prison, including his own family. Everyone is shocked by Max's actions who is smugly delighted that everything has fallen into place for him. Max is heartbroken but continues trying to win back Linda's love. Social services are called and they arrive to take baby Abi from Max, leaving him heartbroken. Max Branning actor Jake recently announced he was leaving the iconic soap. Tanya arrives to speak to Lauren and realises Max is heartbroken about Vanessa. When she catches Max going through her paperwork, he says he was looking for a lighter and reveals he has been self-harming when he doesn't feel in control of situations. He drives her to the airport and says he does still love her but she says she only loves Bradley and then leaves the country. On New Year's Day, however, Linda reveals she still loves Mick. He fails to try and manipulate Keanu into thinking that he will be used as collateral damage. Louie Beale They begin an affair and after solving problems with her ex-husband Harry and going back and forward with their affair, they plan to get married. Speaking to The Daily Star, Jake explained how the fan reached out to him on Twitter asking if he could have … Ian tries to escape Max by hitting him over the head with a frying pan, but Max pulls him back inside the house and starts to strangle him, just as Lauren walks in. After Stacey tells Lauren that Max is looking after her, Lauren tells Max that she has worked out that Stacey is the killer. Wife https://www.bbc.co.uk/.../profiles/1XgKtGqslLY4WFrdHs8yWP0/kirsty-branning Max returns in June 2008 for Abi's birthday and sets out to break Jack and Tanya's relationship, causing many confrontations within the Branning family. In August 2015, Abi confessed to Max's sister, Carol Jackson that she and Max had cleaned the garage the day after Lucy was killed. Abi and Lauren go to Jack's house and demand the truth. Max has a court hearing for his release, which Abi is reluctant to attend so Lauren writes Max a letter for Stacey to pass on, but Stacey misses Max at the court and hands it to his solicitor. Lauren and Abi wait for Max in The Queen Vic but he does not arrive, and when Lauren goes home, Max posts the letter back through the letterbox and quickly leaves in a taxi with Lauren failing to stop him. as he stands on the edge, Abi spots Max and calls out to him. They go to her flat to get some of her things for her, Max tries to find a pink bunny he got her as a baby. Stacey has gone missing, but Max follows Becca one day who leads him to Stacey. Max struggles with the loss of his business, and stops taking care of himself or paying his bills. She pleads with Max to stop this and he admits he couldn't stop things now even if he wanted to. At a party, Max angrily confronts Jay Brown after he makes sexual remarks to Lauren. Max Branning finally revealed the name he had given daughter Abi's baby tonight. ", "EastEnders spoilers: Jake Wood leaves after 15 years as Max Branning makes explosive exit", "TVQuick and TVChoice Award nominations announced", "Vote online in the TVQuick and TVChoice Awards! Subscribe Eastenders spoilers reveal that the actors that play Max Branning (Jake Wood) and Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) have both confirmed they are leaving the soap by the end of the year. Jake Wood (born July 12, 1972) is famous for being tv actor. He reveals his true identity when Jim arrives home. Ian tries to escape but Max grabs him and pulls him back inside the house. When she's unable to tell him anything other than basics, Max realises she's been lying to him and the funeral hasn't happened. Max is hopeful that Abi will recover and does not tell Lauren the truth, but she slaps Max when she finds out. After hearing Abi's confession about Max killing Steven, Kathy goes and tells Phil to end it. Eventually, with Abi's blessing, they reunite, and Kirsty moves into their house. Max and Lucy have an explosive argument outside of the car lot, which sees Max grab Lucy violently by her arm. In the hospital after Oscar's birth, Max and Stacey truly part. Max is relieved when Tanya is given the all-clear from cancer. Steven wants to save her but Max intervenes. [30] Wood made the shortlist in the Best Bad Boy category,[31] although lost out to Connor McIntyre, who portrays Pat Phelan in Coronation Street. Max talks to Tanya, and she explains her fears about her condition and reveals that she helped her sick father to die. Jack tells Max and Rainie about this and Rainie decides to confront her mother. Max found it too upsetting to return again. Him and Rainie successfully fool their neighbours and social services whilst moving in with Jack. Great-nieces What day did the branning household see the evidence of Max and Stacey's affair? Outside, Max burns his wrist with a cigarette, revealing that he has been self-harming. However, Max begs her to give him a chance and invites Abi, Lauren and Jack to have a drink with him. Max and Jack threaten Harry, thinking it is over, but Jack is grabbed by two men the night before his wedding to Ronnie, and Max finds him the next day in the boot of his car. A couple of months later in 2018, Max had married Tanya's sister Rainie in his bid to help win his custody case over Abi's daughter. EastEnders' Ian Beale will finally hit rock bottom on Monday as Max Branning's sinister threats continue to escalate. It's going to be a double wedding with Vanessa her daughter Jody and her fiancé Darren Miller. Staceys 18th birthday; Max's promotion; Christmas day; New years eve Mick comes out and calls the police and Sonia arrives and helps the girls. EastEnders' Max Branning is leaving the BBC soap, with actor Jake Wood confirming his departure after 15 years - and fans have come up with some exciting theories Later, Max meets Hugo Browning (Simon Williams), the chairman of a company called Weyland & Co, and they share a cryptic conversation in which Hugo talks about the development of Walford, to which Max says that the pub is next on his list. However, they receive a video filmed by Keegan Baker (Zack Morris), showing Lauren and Abi falling, so he is released. However, Fi meets him at Carmel's house, where they have sex. Wood took another short break from the show in 2018; Max departed on 16 February and returned on 23 April. Abi heard the whole thing and Max promised he would never leave her, which made him remember that he made the same promise to Bradley years ago. Cora also returns and offers Rainie a job in Exeter and a chance to bring up Abi with her and Tanya, but Rainie reveals Cora's £50,000 bribe to social services. However, there is also going to be murder during Christmas. He frames Max for cutting the brakes, and forces Ian to become a false witness. Nick Cotton Stepbrother (deceased) Both couples separate and Tanya files for divorce, but Max interferes with Tanya's romance with Stacey's brother, Sean Slater (Rob Kazinsky), and threatens to expose her as an unfit mother. Max's feud with Carl continues, and, determined to get rid of Max so he can win back Kirsty, he purposefully cuts the brakes on his car, and crashes it, leaving Phil in a critical condition. Max then begins a sexual relationship with DC Emma Summerhayes (Anna Acton), the detective who is investigating Lucy's murder. However, Max convinces Ian that he does not have any ulterior motives and he just wants to move on. Get real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now. Once they move in, Max surprises Tanya by buying her a nail bar to make into a beauty salon, something she's always dreamed of. When Max realises that Rainie's kiss was real, he is shocked but she quickly admits it was a mistake. He throws him out onto the street and after both Abi and Lauren give him the brush off, Max briefly leaves Walford. They share a moment after she comforts him in his distressed state. At the funeral, Ian attacks Max when he sees him carrying Lucy's coffin and later Phil and Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) visit him and tell him that he is no longer welcome in any of Ian or Phil's businesses or The Queen Vic. Max tries to tell her not to call him any longer, but she ignores him and Bradley catches the pair together. Max sinks into depression and sends Abi to live with her mother. The two grow very close as Linda's marriage to Mick deteriorates. Max decides to forgive them both for the sake of baby Abi and they agree to deny it since Cora doesn't have any proper evidence. Max finds out where Rainie is and finds both her and Cora arguing. The Beales View The Beales. Wood said of this "It comes at a good time because Max is getting grief over his affair so he will disappear for a while. Stacey returns to the house and Lily runs past Martin's daughter Bex Fowler into Martin's arms and he gives Lily a big hug and Martin tells Bex to take Lily upstairs to play with Arthur and Hope - which she does. On the day of the funeral, Max respects Lauren's wishes to not attend the funeral and visits Abi's daughter during the funeral to register her birth, but at the end of Abi's funeral, Jay allows Max to say his goodbyes and Max delivers his eulogy, prompting Max and Lauren to make amends. he admits to her that in prison he attempted suicide and he's just felt disappointed ever since then. He was later released in June 2016, after Bobby Beale confessed to the police that he killed Lucy. 1367 Max decides to join Lauren and Louie in New Zealand and asks Linda to follow him. Lauren Branning Abi Branning (deceased) The next day, however, Rainie blackmails Cora into dropping her application for Abi after threatening to tell the police that she attacked her. Mick tells Linda to stay away from him, and, hurt, she goes to stay with Max and the pair have sex. When Jack fails to talk Max round, security is called. Classification Max proposes to Vanessa, and she accepts. Rachel Branning (1987–93) Tanya Cross (1994–2010) Kirsty Bell (2011–14) Rainie Cross (2018-20) Max receives a call from social services and after persuading Ian and Jack to be present at a meeting, he is given baby Abi to care for. Tanya walks into the kitchen just after Stacey and Max have finished kissing. She gets in the car to go but Abi refuses, saying they need to stick together, so Tanya leaves with Lauren and Oscar. He runs into Pauline Fowler, and pretends that he is an old work mate who has known the Branning family for years. Max buys an engagement ring for Fi, which Carmel finds and assumes that Max is going to propose to her, so she gathers her friends and family in The Queen Vic. Max and Tanya plan to remarry, and Derek continues to remind Max that "they" want more money. Ian attacks Max for what he did to Steven but is quickly over-powered and Max proceeds to punch him, before their fight is stopped by Lauren. Male She starts shaking her head and stutters Max's name. [18], Following Max's appearance in a single episode in 2016, a reporter writing for the Inside Soap Yearbook 2017 (released in November 2016) expressed their disappointment at "one glimpse" of Max, adding that it was "not good enough". The Carters … Sinking into depression after losing his family, Max then sends Abi to live with her mother, as he cannot look after her. Tanya is unconvinced however, and remains distant. He takes a gun and heads out to find Max. Kirsty lies to Max that she is pregnant in an attempt to stop him returning to Tanya. However, Max cannot cope with Ruby's free spirited character, which leads to him neglecting Abi who almost swallows a medicinal pill. Mick and Linda raise the money. Everyone accepts Jack over Max, except Max's youngest daughter Abi who secretly brings her Dad back to Walford. Rachel comes to Walford to try and convince Bradley to come home with her. During this evening's emotional episode of EastEnders, Max was banned from Abi's funeral service.. Great-nephews Just as the Brannings seem to be back on track, Cora discovers from Amy that Rainie slept with Jack and she smugly informs Max. Remembering the moving eulogy Max made at Bradley's funeral, Ian turns to him for advice over Lucy's impending funeral. The next day, Bex then offers to take Lily to school but Martin allows Lily to stay off school and tells Bex that he isn't taking any chances of Stacey being anywhere near her. Lauren rejects Max after he breaks down about his childhood and storms out. When Rainie decides to leave, Max realises his own feelings for her and stops her at the train station where they agree to enter a real relationship. They contravened the rules regarding protection of children by appropriate scheduling, appropriate depiction of violence before the 9pm watershed and appropriate depiction of potentially offensive content. "[11], In March 2011, it was revealed that Max and Abi would suffer severe injuries after their car crashes into a lorry on the way to Tanya's wedding to Greg Jessop (Stefan Booth), prompting Tanya to flee the wedding to help him. Jack later reveals that Max is staying with their older brother Derek Branning (Jamie Foreman), and he wants to bring Max back as Tanya's family is falling apart. When Martin goes to work, he leaves Whitney and her younger sister Tiffany - who is Max's great-niece, to look after the kids. Fuller asks Max why his daughters were on the roof. Age Despite a less than easy start, Max settles back into life on the square. Meanwhile Max and Tanya begin an affair behind Vannessa and Greg's (Tanya's husband) backs. A couple of days later, Lily goes upstairs as she can hear Hope crying, she then picks Hope out of her cot and holds her out of the window shouting for Stacey and saying to her "Hope wants you, Mummy". However, it continues, despite Tanya marrying Greg. They announce their engagement to everyone, but Tanya confronts Max and tells him that she knows that he only proposed to Vanessa to make her jealous. It is revealed that Weyland & Co is owned by James Willmott-Brown (William Boyde), and Josh, Fi and Max's former prison cellmate, Luke Browning (Adam Astill), are his children. Tanya finally lost it on discovering his affair with Gemma Clewes, and kicked him out of the house. Max arrives once the service has finished and Jay lets Max have some time to say his own goodbye. Max becomes sexually frustrated as Tanya is never in the mood for sex, and sleeps with Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) after he sees her naked. Wood commented: "I'm a great admirer of both John Bardon and June Brown and I'm looking forward to joining the Branning family. Jake Dylan Wood (born 12 July 1972) is a British actor, best known in his native United Kingdom for playing Max Branning in long-running BBC soap opera EastEnders and in the United States as the voice of the GEICO gecko. Fuller re-enters with video footage recorded by Keegan of Lauren and Abi's fall, proving that Max didn't push them from the roof. Back at Jack’s, Max has been drinking himself into a stupor. This leaves Rainie upset as she secretly wants to stay with Max and Abi. . After a few harsh truths from Mick, Max goes to Lauren and says he's going to go away for a while but asks her about the funeral. But Tanya would have understood and he'd have kept his family. The week of Abi's funeral, Max is lied to by his family about the funeral already taking place without him. Max replies no. [12] The crash scenes were filmed on 6 March 2011. The next day, Rachel tells Tanya that she and Max were together. which, Max and Tanya kiss. 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