The BBC One soap has confirmed to RadioTimes.com<\/a> that the epic instalment will not be released early<\/strong> on BBC iPlayer at 6am, as has become the custom on the soap.<\/p>\n The Christmas episode \u2013 which will finally reveal the killer and the victim in a murder teased back in a flash-forward back in February 2023<\/a> \u2013 will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 9.45pm on Christmas Day 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n However, the BBC has also confirmed that the aftermath episode due on Boxing Day will be released early on BBC iPlayer<\/strong> at 6am.<\/p>\n This means that fans will have only a matter of hours between the murderous events and what comes next.<\/p>\n Fans are aware that a group of Walford matriarchs now dubbed \u2018The Six\u2019 \u2013 Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal), Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Denise Fox (Diane Parish), and Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth \u2013 will be left standing over the dead body of a man by the end of the Christmas Day instalment.<\/p>\n Much of the action is set to revolve around the wedding of Sharon to partner Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters), but both are hiding immense secrets. Keanu was secretly involved in a staged kidnapping of Sharon\u2019s son Albie, while he is also unaware that Sharon\u2019s ex-husband Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) is Albie\u2019s real biological father<\/a>. Will \u2018Sheanu\u2019 get a happy ending?<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Linda is reeling following her relapse into alcoholism<\/a> after the return of rapist Dean Wicks (portrayed by actor Matt Di Angelo), Denise Fox (Diane Parish) deals with her crumbling marriage to Jack Branning<\/a> (Scott Maslen), and Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth) nurses a broken heart after discovering Tom \u201cRocky\u201d Cotton (Brian Conley) burned down her cafe as part of an insurance scam and almost killed her grandchildren.<\/p>\n Finally, Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) and Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) are entangled in the danger posed by Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) and Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) after what recently happened to Eve Unwin<\/a> (Heather Peace).<\/p>\n We will have to wait and see which man involved in proceedings winds up dead\u2026<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and from 6am on BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n Visit our dedicated\u00a0EastEnders<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0page\u00a0<\/strong>for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0<\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0<\/strong>TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. 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