EastEnders spoilers observe.
EastEnders has solved its 10-month thriller by killing off Keanu Taylor in an explosive Christmas Day episode – with Nish Panesar additionally mendacity injured on the ground of the Queen Vic because the credit rolled.
Viewers have recognized since a flashforward aired in February that one man could be killed off in Walford over the festive season, and that six girls – Denise, Kathy, Linda, Sharon, Stacey and Suki – had been current within the pub on the night time it occurred.
Nonetheless, Keanu, the sufferer’s id – and that of Linda Carter, who was liable for killing him – was stored firmly below wraps till transmission.
EastEnders story producer Kyri Zindillis shared a post on X/Twitter which learn: “And there we now have it, in a flash, every little thing has modified. Happy with our total @BBCEastEnders crew for managing to maintain the key below wraps for therefore lengthy.
“So, who guessed the killer and sufferer appropriately?!”
A BBC Three spin-off hosted by Joe Swash known as EastEnders: The Six – Whodunnit? revealed that Chris Clenshaw instructed Kellie Brilliant that Linda could be the assassin again in September – and their dialog had been filmed.
“Oh, Jesus, why have you ever executed this to me?” Kellie requested when he instructed her Linda was the assassin, earlier than admitting that she hadn’t seen it coming.
“For a very long time I believed it was Phil, and truly, who I believed it was, was Keanu. However I do not know why Linda would kill Keanu,” she instructed the showrunner once they had been pondering the sufferer.
Chris then instructed her that Nish was on the ground, to which Kellie mentioned: “I actually like Nav! I do not need it to be him.” Then, Chris admitted that it wasn’t the complete story and “in true EastEnders fashion, there’s a twist”, earlier than explaining that Linda kills Keanu.
“I like Danny too, I do not need him to go both,” Kellie mentioned.
Tonight’s hour-long particular episode of EastEnders noticed ‘The Six’ all come collectively in The Vic for various causes. All had been making an attempt to flee the assorted issues occurring of their private lives, however none of them may have anticipated what was about to occur.
Earlier than that pivotal second within the Vic, Sharon and Keanu’s wedding ceremony ceremony had fallen aside when Phil burst into the church with Bernie in tow, and revealed that Keanu was liable for staging Albie’s kidnap, together with Karen.
A distraught Bernie accused Keanu of turning his again on the household.
Disgusted, Sharon slapped Keanu in entrance of the congregation and later known as the marriage off, telling him she felt betrayed by his lies. She additionally instructed Keanu that he is not Albie’s organic dad – Phil is.
Phil overheard their dialog and instantly realised that his fiancée Kat, who was standing behind him, knew the reality as nicely from her response.
As Keanu struggled to course of the information, he accused Sharon of mendacity to him.
In the meantime, Rocky admitted that he was lacking Kathy after the ceremony fell to items, and she or he took the chance to depart with Linda and Sharon. Denise adopted her shortly after, as issues had been nonetheless tense between her and Jack.
As Sharon headed again to The Vic with Linda, Denise and Kathy, Phil was left to ponder what his future would now seem like. Kat insisted she would not stand in the best way of him attending to know Albie, if he needed that.
As Denise, Kathy, Sharon and Linda drank within the Vic, Phil got here round and mentioned that when everybody felt prepared, he’d wish to get to know Albie. As he and Sharon argued, Kathy tried to intervene, and she or he was horrified when Phil pushed her away.
Sharon reluctantly agreed that Phil may see Albie in time, and Linda escorted him out of the pub.
Suki and Stacey, in the meantime, had been making an attempt to flee a livid Nish – who was out of jail and searching for revenge for latest occasions. He lured Suki again to the home by mendacity to her about Nugget’s well being, and tried to lock her in the home to forestall her from leaving.
Nonetheless, Suki escaped after Ravi restrained Nish, and she or he and Stacey ended up within the pub whereas Ravi and Nish fought in the home. Suki confirmed that she and Eve had been in love and needed to be collectively, prompting Sharon to suggest a gaggle toast “to real love”.
Linda, in the meantime, had gone upstairs for a drink in personal, whereas Dean watched her from the stairwell.
He had turned as much as the Vic earlier to drop off a gift for Gina from his daughter Jade, however George had requested him to go away, insisting she needed nothing to do with him. Nonetheless, Dean had managed to cover within the pub after George left to go to the Beales’ home.
As Suki shared her plans to depart Walford, the others urged her to name Nish and inform him to come back spherical to the pub, as they believed he would not dare attempt to harm her with a number of witnesses current.
He tried to get the others to depart when he arrived and tried to insist Suki got here house to speak.
“I do know what occurs while you girls get collectively and drink an excessive amount of white wine, however this does not have to show into an enormous drama does it?” Nish mentioned.
Suki instructed Nish that their marriage was over, she loves Eve, and that she needed him out of the home. One after the other, all the girls stood up for Suki and insisted that they’d name the police if Nish tried something.
A determined Nish pleaded with Suki and insisted he nonetheless beloved her, to which she mentioned “I am unable to bear to have a look at you.”
As Suki turned her again on Nish, he grabbed her and there was a bodily combat. Linda ran to name the police and within the commotion, Denise hit Nish over the top with a bottle, which smashed and drew blood.
As Sharon proclaimed that Nish was lifeless, Keanu walked in by way of the pub’s entrance doorways and demanded to know what had occurred.
On seeing what had occurred, he demanded to take Albie, who was asleep upstairs, saying: “You simply killed a person… You are going to jail, Sharon, and I am taking my son with me.”
Sharon insisted that she wouldn’t let Keanu take Albie, reiterating as soon as once more that he is not his son and insisting he would “by no means lay eyes on Albie once more – by no means”.
As a livid Keanu tried to strangle Sharon on the steps, Linda stabbed him from behind with a carving fork and he fell to the ground – all whereas Suki carried out chest compressions and restoration breaths as she did not consider Nish was lifeless.
As she rushed in to inform the others he was alive, she found her horrified mates standing round Keanu in shock.
EastEnders‘ govt producer had at all times mentioned that the present’s much-anticipated Christmas episode was one to look at reside.
He mentioned: “Christmas Day in Walford is at all times momentous and this 12 months EastEnders viewers are in for a deal with that can hold them guessing ‘whodunnit’ and ‘who-is-it’ proper up till the very finish.
“We’re extremely happy with the optimistic response to the flash-forward and The Six storyline since February. It has been a very long time within the making and the Christmas Day reveal actually is an episode to look at reside on Christmas Day. We’re thrilled with the thrill round The Six.
“It is precisely what we hoped for; we hoped folks would chat, we hoped folks would speculate, we hoped that everybody would provide you with their very own theories and share these theories with each other.
“We needed it to be a storyline that brings the viewers collectively too, and we’re over the moon that it appears to be doing that and the viewers are having fun with being part of it.”
EastEnders airs on Mondays – Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The present additionally streams on BBC iPlayer.
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