{"id":41611,"date":"2023-12-12T01:01:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T00:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1938220"},"modified":"2023-12-12T11:03:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:03:06","slug":"eastenders-chris-clenshaw-jay-will-get-unexpected-christmas-present","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-chris-clenshaw-jay-will-get-unexpected-christmas-present\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 Chris Clenshaw: \u2018Jay will get unexpected Christmas present\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not long to go now! <\/p>

By Helen Daly\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 12 December 2023 at 00:01 AM<\/p>

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It\u2019s been a big year for EastEnders<\/a>\u2018 executive producer, Chris Clenshaw<\/a>. Having been in the top job for a little over a year, the BBC soap has gone from strength to strength, undergoing a renaissance, and is now gearing up for one of its biggest Christmases ever<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In February, EastEnders revealed a flash-forward to Christmas Day<\/a>, with Sharon (Letitia Dean), Denise (Diane Parish), Linda (Kellie Bright), Suki (Balvinder Sopal), Stacey (Lacey Turner) and Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) stood around a mystery man\u2019s lifeless body.<\/p>\n

Since then, fans have been scrambling to work out not only who the body is, but who killed him \u2013 and why.<\/p>\n

As we get closer to the big day, every woman now has a clear and obvious motive for killing a different man on Albert Square.<\/p>

There\u2019s one man who knows exactly what\u2019s coming, and RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press heard from Clenshaw for a few teasers in the run-up to Christmas on EastEnders.<\/p>\n

One thing he did tease aside from the big Six reveal was what will happen to the few characters not tied up in the flash-forward.<\/p>\n

Clenshaw explained: \u201cThe Mitchells gather for their first Christmas without Lola, and Jay receives an unexpected Christmas present. Over at No.45, Ian pulls out all the stops for Cindy\u2019s first Christmas back in Walford but is put out when her ex-husband George is their unexpected guest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Outside of that, all eyes will be on The Vic and who\u2019s dead on the floor.<\/p>\n

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\u201cChristmas Day in Walford is always momentous, and this year EastEnders viewers are in for a treat that will keep them guessing \u2018whodunnit\u2019 and \u2018who-is-it\u2019 right up until the very end,\u201d the showrunner teased.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled with the buzz around The Six. It\u2019s exactly what we hoped for; we hoped people would chat, we hoped people would speculate, we hoped that everyone would come up with their own theories and share those with one another.\u201d<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Clenshaw teased The Six members\u2019 lives will never be the same again, confirming they\u2019re \u201cbound together\u201d.<\/p>\n

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