EastEnders bosses have confirmed the seven potential victims of the highly-anticipated Christmas Day episode murder – with just weeks to go.
The first tease for the whodunnit was revealed all the way back in February, but the identity of both the corpse and the victim are yet to be revealed.
In the shocking scenes, Denise (Diane Parish), Kathy (Gillian Taylforth), Linda (Kellie Bright), Sharon (Letitia Dean), Stacey (Lacey Turner) and Suki (Balvinder Sopal) were seen standing over a mystery dead body.
For months fans have been pondering over who could be the victim – and now will be a step closer to finding out the truth, as the BBC soap confirmed the seven potential candidates for the body.
They are: Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry), Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo), Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters), Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara), and Tom ‘Rocky’ Cotton (Brian Conley).
EastEnders bosses have confirmed the seven potential victims of the highly-anticipated Christmas Day episode murder – with just weeks to go
The Christmas episodes are known for being dramatic – and the 2023 episode will be no exception
They all have connections to the women in the scene with plenty of motives – adding even more suspense to the whodunnit.
The Christmas episodes are known for being dramatic – and the 2023 episode will be no exception.
Jack has been experiencing difficulties in his marriage to Denise and has grown closer to Stacey.
Nish on the other hand has made enemies of all the women, especially his unhappy wife Suki.
Villain Dean made a comeback to Walford on Halloween and has been tormenting Linda, his sister-in-law ever since his arrival.
Phil is another with multiple connections and his ex-wife Shannon has been hiding the fact that Albie is his biological son, and not that of her fiancé Keanu. It will lead fans to suspect that Phil and Keanu could find out the truth.
What makes matters even more complicated is that Keanu is also keeping a secret from Shannon – that he is behind the fake kidnapping of Albie.
There could be dire consequences for all those who find out the truth.
All the men have connections to the women in the scene with plenty of motives – adding even more suspense to the whodunnit
Meanwhile Ravi has admitted killing his adoptive father Ranveer, leading his stepmother Suki to believe that her son Kheerat Panesar.
Fans have long speculated that Ravi could be the one to fall victim to the Christmas killer after Suki seeks revenge.
And former conman Tom could be in the firing line after he set fire to Kathy’s café, causing her grandsons to risk their lives.
The flash forward showed the Queen Vic decorated in beautiful Christmas-themed floral displays everywhere as well as a well-lit festive tree.
The camera panned around to show Linda walking into the pub with a shocked look on her face.
Then the audience was shown an unidentified man’s body, dressed in black trousers and a white shirt.
Suki was then seen staring onwards at the sight in front of her, with Stacey next to her with blood on her hands.
Denise, just as dressed up as her friends, was holding onto a broken Champagne bottle.
Viewers were originally shown a flash-forward scene in February and have been coming up with theories ever since
The audience was shown an unidentified man’s body, dressed in black trousers and a white shirt, with Stacey next to her with blood on her hands
Then the camera turned to Sharon, who was wearing a white lacy wedding dress and some blood stained on the front of her.
She crouched down to hold his wrist, revealing an amber stone as his cufflink, and told the women: ‘He’s dead.’
Walford was transformed for filming the episode in September, as a large tree was seen in the middle of the square as well as strings of festive fairy lights.
Outside the famous Queen Vic two large nutcrackers can be seen manning the doors of the pub.
The EastEnders set was seen illuminated by Christmas lights in September as filming commenced for the dramatic whodunnit murder episodes
Walford has been transformed, outside the famous Queen Vic two large nutcrackers can be seen manning the doors
