Is Nathan turning out to be one of Emmerdale’s most chilling villains?
Last night (2 March) viewers saw Mark Wylde’s son attack Faye before she was rescued by Ryan.
And it’s only going to get worse this week when Natasha makes the mistake of telling her unhinged, eldest son a version of the events (in other words, half-truths) that led up to Mark’s death and secret burial in the woods at Home Farm.
What will Nathan do? Keep his mother’s secret? Well, yes but at a price… he’s going to fleece Natasha of the Home Farm fortune in order to buy his silence.
Emmerdale had been lacking a decent villain for some time (Cain’s gone a bit soft since Charity’s return last year). But Nathan looks set to change that now he knows Natasha’s a killer. Will the cash be enough to keep him quiet? We’re guessing not.
What do you think of Nathan? Does he have the potential to one of soap’s greatest baddies or is he just a spoilt little rich kid? Let us know what you think.
EastEnders actor Jake Wood who plays Max Branning has revealed there will be a special EastEnders episode featuring just Max and Stacey that’s set to air very soon.
Speaking on This Morning today, Jake promised ‘big things’ between Max and Bradley’s widow and revealed that he has signed to stay with the show for another 18 months.
In the live episode last week Stacey told Max she killed Archie Mitchell, although police believe Bradley, who died falling from The Queen Vic roof, was responsible for Archie’s death.
‘There is a two-hander episode between Max and Stacey coming up which is going to be filmed very shortly and will go out very quickly,’ Jake said. ‘That’s an exclusive. I’m very excited because I love working with Lacey, she’s an incredible actress.’
So what will Max do now he’s the only Walford resident who know’s Stacey big secret? Will he blame Stacey for Bradley’s death? Will he tell the police the truth? Could the pair rekindle their affair that tore the Brannings apart?
Lots of possibilities. Let us know which you think is best.
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So we all know Stacey killed Archie right? But what about all those alternative endings that EastEnders exec producer Diederick Santer said had been rehearsed?
Well EastEnders have released snippets of the scripts that would have seen nine other suspects confessing to murdering Archie Mitchell on Christmas Day.
Apart from Stacey the other nine names in the frame were Janine, Jack, Peggy, Ronnie, Max, Ian, Phil, Ryan and Billy!
If you watched the ‘Aftermath’ on BBC Three after the live episode last week you might have caught recordings of what would have happened if Max or Ryan had been revealed as the killers. But you can read all the alternative endings here including Ian confessing to Dot, Peggy confessing to Ronnie, Janine confessing to Ryan and Billy, in his underpants (presumably after the sip or strip game?!) confessing to Phil.
We still reckon the right character was chosen in the end. What about you?
EastEnders executive producer Diederick Santer said there were three clues that would identify Stacey as Archie Mitchell’s killer. But did you guess them?
They were revealed on yesterday’s episode of This Morning.
Before the live episode Diederick had said: ‘There were three big clues. One in the Christmas day episode, one more recently than Christmas and there’s another one that if I was to tell you where it was, would perhaps give it away too easily.’
So the Christmas Day episode clue was apparently a (brief) disappearance by Stacey and her strange reaction when Roxy gave her baby Amy to hold before Roxy went to The Vic to discover Ronnie holding Archie’s body (but that happened on the Boxing Day episode although technically still Christmas Day in Walford).
The clue after Christmas was Stacey spitting on Archie’s grave below.
And the final clue which could have given away the reveal too easily was that Stacey appeared first on the EastEnders Christmas trailer below.
Did you get all that? Or were you thrown by Phil’s missing cufflink and his bloody shirt? Or Sam Mitchell’s missing finger nail or Peggy’s divorce papers? Or the mysterious engagement ring that was planted in Janine’s teapot (why does Janine even have a teapot?).
Or was Ronnie’s paint attack on Archie’s poster enough to put her in the frame? Or was it just the fact that everyone on Christmas Day had a habit of disappearing and reappearing at The Vic at some point?
Don’t worry, Poirot couldn’t have solved it either… but it was still great, right? Let us know what you think.
Now that EastEnders 25th annivesary live episode has aired it’s time to remember that there are other soaps out there.
In particular Corrie is set to celebrate it’s 50th anniversary this December.
What are they planning? The hot rumour is they’ll have not one, but two live episodes and that veterans including Hilda Ogden will be returning.
Not quite sure Hilda, not seen since 1987 when she left to be a housekeeper in the country, sounds quite as thrilling as Bradley’s death plunge but you never know…
Helen Worth (Gail) recently said that the aftermath of Gail’s storyline, which is set to see her in the frame for Joe’s murder, would be a big part of the show’s 50th anniversary.
Could it be another ‘Free Deirdre‘ campaign but this time with Gail imprisoned for a crime she didn’t commit?
What do you think? It was nerve wracking enough watching one live episode let alone two but are you looking forward to Corrie’s 50th and if so, what storylines and which characters should they focus on to celebrate it?
Should Becky and Steve take centre stage? Should Bet Lynch make a return? Let us know what you think.
Stacey killed Archie! In the last moments of tonight’s live episode Stacey told Max that she was Archie’s killer.
But not before husband Bradley had plunged to his death off the roof of the Queen Vic.
So, did you guess right about Stacey? And do you think it was a good reveal?
What have you thought about the Who Killed Archie storyline and the show’s first ever live episode?
Let us know what you think.
Tonight (Friday, 19 Feb) we finally discover who killed Archie Mitchell (we hope!). We’re told the killer will be revealed in the live episode of EastEnders starting at 8pm on BBC1.
Hot favourites have been changing throughout the week with even Sean Slater, not seen since New Year 2009, being tipped as Archie’s assassin.
Have your final say on who you think the murderer is ahead of tonight’s episode… and check back later to see if you were right and tell us what you think about the outcome.
We’ve been counting down our favourite 100 EastEnders characters to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary, and here’s our top ten. If you’ve missed the start click here.
1. Grant Mitchell (1990-1999, 2005)
2. Den Watts (1985-1989, 2003-2005)
3. Sharon Mitchell (1985-1994, 2001-2006)
4. Phil Mitchell (1990-)
5. Kat Slater (2000-2005)
6. Stacey Slater (2004-)
7. Cindy Beale (1988-1990, 1992-1996, 1997-1998)
8. Pauline Fowler (1985-2006)
9. Nick Cotton (1985-1993, 1998, 2000-2001, 2008-2009)
10. Ian Beale (1985-)
We’re counting down our favourite 100 EastEnders characters to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary. We’re counting down today. We’re up to 11-20 at the moment, but if you’ve missed the start click here.
11. Dot Branning (1985-1993, 1997-)
12. Pat Butcher (1986-)
13. Frank Butcher (1987, 1988-1994, 1995-1997, 1998-2000)
14. Angie Watts (1985-1988)
15. Bianca Jackson (1993-1999, 2008-)
16. Dennis Rickman (2003-2005)
17. Peggy Mitchell (1994-)
18. Janine Butcher (1989-1996, 1999-2004, 2008-)
19. Ronnie Mitchell (2007-)
20. Roxy Mitchell (2007-)
We’re counting down our favourite 100 EastEnders characters to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary. We’re counting down today and tomorrow. We’re up to 21-30 at the moment, but if you’ve missed the start click here.
21. Simon ‘Wicksy’ Wicks (1985-1990)
22. Arthur Fowler (1985-1996)
23. Ricky Butcher (1988-2000, 2002-2004, 2008-)
24. Kathy Mitchell (1985-2000)
25. Bradley Branning (2006-)
26. Michelle Fowler(1985-1995)
27. Sean Slater (2006-2009)
28. Sonia Fowler (1993-2007, 2010)
29. Sam Mitchell (1990-1993, 1995-1996, 1999-2000, 2002-2005, 2009-2010)
30. Alfie Moon (2002-2005)
