{"id":42542,"date":"2023-12-26T09:31:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T08:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1951402"},"modified":"2023-12-26T09:39:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T08:39:48","slug":"eastenders-christmas-2023-review-event-television-in-every-way","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-christmas-2023-review-event-television-in-every-way\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders Christmas 2023 review: Event television in every way"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a flash, everything changes…but EastEnders is better than ever. <\/p>

By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 26 December 2023 at 08:31 AM<\/p>

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\u201cHe\u2019s dead\u201d \u2013 well,\u00a0that<\/i> body isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

EastEnders<\/a>\u2019 Christmas episode this year was the most anticipated in quite some time thanks to the ingenious use of a flash-forward in February 2023.<\/a><\/p>\n

Six women were shown in the Queen Vic at Sharon Watts\u2019s (Letitia Dean) wedding reception standing in shock over a mystery male dead body. The killer and victim being kept a secret for 10 months of densely plotted and highly eventful weeks is no easy feat to pull off.<\/p>\n

Soaps in the modern day remain a difficult beast of a machine to keep ticking over every week with so much content to put out and with more competitors than ever.<\/p>\n

Despite this, EastEnders has been at the height of its powers for over a year now<\/a> but fans were waiting with bated breath for the Christmas crowning glory. Would it live up to expectations when almost every scenario was being considered by obsessive viewers?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"p1\">The Christmas episode written by the talented Lauren Klee was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-christmas-day-2023-preview-comment\/\">already a classic festive instalment<\/a> outside of the murderous climax \u2013 full of heart, humour (Kim Fox\u2019s wedding reactions alone), family, camp, high drama, and Yuletide aesthetics that utilised the whole cast. Whether it was the Beale\/Knight dinner, the Mitchells\u2019 message from the late Lola, or Sharon\u2019s explosive wedding with the epic guest list, there was something for everyone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A special standout moment also occurred for the Six before the murder as Suki came out to the other ladies in an amusing but empowering set of exchanges \u2013 a warm scene before the chaos unfolded minutes later.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--full\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% * (413 \/ 620));\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=300%2C200, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?webp=true&quality=45&resize=600%2C400 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?quality=90&resize=300%2C200, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?quality=45&resize=600%2C400 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=355%2C236\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?quality=90&resize=355%2C236\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=405%2C270\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?quality=90&resize=405%2C270\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?quality=90&resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=408%2C272\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?quality=90&resize=408%2C272\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=556%2C370\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?quality=90&resize=556%2C370\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1951378 align size-full image-handler__image image-handler__image--full no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-tells-Keanu-e735726.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Letitia Dean as a furious Sharon Watts in bridal attire in EastEnders.\" title=\"EastEnders Sharon tells Keanu\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Sharon Watts tells Keanu the truth about Albie\u2019s paternity in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">That was before the finale and its execution more than lived up to expectations. The theatrical entrance of Nish Panesar (played to pathetic perfection by Navin Chowdhry) and the showdown with the Six would have felt like a satisfying and logical result \u2013 even with Denise Fox (a steely Diane Parish) turning killer with the champagne bottle shown in the flash-forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yet, the epic twist of Nish being saved by estranged wife Suki Panesar (the ever-magnetic Balvinder Sopal) and then Keanu\u2019s last-minute entrance and showdown with Sharon over Albie, turned expectations on its head at the last moment, leaving us all perennially on the edge of our seats.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--full\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% * (413 \/ 620));\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=300%2C200, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?webp=true&quality=45&resize=600%2C400 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?quality=90&resize=300%2C200, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?quality=45&resize=600%2C400 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=355%2C236\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?quality=90&resize=355%2C236\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=405%2C270\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?quality=90&resize=405%2C270\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?quality=90&resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=408%2C272\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?quality=90&resize=408%2C272\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=556%2C370\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?quality=90&resize=556%2C370\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1951405 align size-full image-handler__image image-handler__image--full no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Suki-Stacey-Denise-fca6542.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Balvinder Sopal as Suki Panesar looking forward, with Lacey Turner as Stacey Slater and Diane Parish as Denise Fox looking at the floor at the feet of the Queen Vic stairs in EastEnders.\" title=\"EastEnders Suki Stacey Denise\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Balvinder Sopal as Suki Panesar looking forward, with Lacey Turner as Stacey Slater and Diane Parish as Denise Fox looking at the floor at the feet of the Queen Vic stairs in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Then, in the biggest shock of all, the most unlikely killer in Queen Vic landlady Linda Carter (the vibrant Kellie Bright) emerges to save her beloved best friend Sharon from a broken Keanu\u2019s chokehold by stabbing him dead in front of the other ladies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With Nish hanging on to life, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-keanu-taylor-dies-christmas-body-newsupdate\/\">Keanu dead<\/a>, Denise a near-killer, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-linda-carter-killer-confirmed-newsupdate\/\">Linda now a murderer<\/a> with the rest of the Six now bonded in blood, the stage is set for a dramatic tangled web of stories to follow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s almost sad to lose the ten months of theorising fans and the press had with this storyline but the potential with the aftermath offers even greater drama \u2013 especially if Boxing Day is anything to go by.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--full\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% * (413 \/ 620));\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=300%2C200, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?webp=true&quality=45&resize=600%2C400 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?quality=90&resize=300%2C200, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?quality=45&resize=600%2C400 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=355%2C236\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?quality=90&resize=355%2C236\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=405%2C270\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?quality=90&resize=405%2C270\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?quality=90&resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=408%2C272\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?quality=90&resize=408%2C272\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=556%2C370\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?quality=90&resize=556%2C370\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1951403 align size-full image-handler__image image-handler__image--full no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Sharon-Kathy-Linda-9848d02.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Letitia Dean as Sharon Watts, Gillian Taylforth as Kathy Cotton, and Kellie Bright as Linda Carter looking at the floor at the feet of the Queen Vic stairs in EastEnders.\" title=\"EastEnders Sharon Kathy Linda\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Letitia Dean as Sharon Watts, Gillian Taylforth as Kathy Cotton, and Kellie Bright as Linda Carter looking at the floor at the feet of the Queen Vic stairs in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Special shout-outs are due to the Six leading ladies, of course, all putting in some of their best work in the show, while natural performer Danny Walters bows out in true style as Keanu succumbs to his worst impulses and loses his life in the process. A heartbreaking but logical conclusion to a character who started as a sweet hero and ended up a desperate villain no longer worthy of Walford icon Sharon Watts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The story and script team along with the rest of the crew, all led by executive producer Chris Clenshaw, pulled off an absolute blinder with the Christmas story \u2013 one that many naysayers said was doomed to disappoint. With no last-minute off-screen killer or body that was never in the running, EastEnders delivered a true twist-filled piece of event television and showed soap at its finest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--full\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% * (413 \/ 620));\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=300%2C200, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?webp=true&quality=45&resize=600%2C400 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?quality=90&resize=300%2C200, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?quality=45&resize=600%2C400 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=355%2C236\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?quality=90&resize=355%2C236\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=405%2C270\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?quality=90&resize=405%2C270\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?quality=90&resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=408%2C272\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?quality=90&resize=408%2C272\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=556%2C370\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?quality=90&resize=556%2C370\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1951406 align size-full image-handler__image image-handler__image--full no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/EastEnders-Linda-Carter-killer-19ae423.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Kellie Bright as Linda Carter in EastEnders.\" title=\"EastEnders Linda Carter killer\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Kellie Bright as killer Linda Carter in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a flash, everything changes and we already can\u2019t wait to see what comes next.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title qa-card-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-whitney-dean-heartache-fostering-newsupdate\/\">EastEnders spoilers: Whitney Dean heartache in tragic fostering story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-whitney-happy-ever-after-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders must give tragic heroine Whitney the happy ever after she deserves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-chris-clenshaw-interview-christmas-2023\/\">EastEnders boss Chris Clenshaw previews Christmas 2023 and The Six aftermath<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-letitia-dean-sharon-watts-interview-christmas-2023\/\">EastEnders\u2019 Letitia Dean on whether Sharon can forgive Keanu for kidnap secret<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-gillian-taylforth-interview-kathy-cotton-christmas-2023\/\">EastEnders\u2019 Gillian Taylforth on Kathy and Rocky: \u201cShe can\u2019t live with the constant lies\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-diane-parish-interview-heartbreak-christmas-2023\/\">EastEnders\u2019 Diane Parish teases \u201cheartbreak\u201d in Christmas episode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-lacey-turner-interview-stacey-slater-christmas-2023\/\">EastEnders\u2019 Lacey Turner on whether Stacey will kill again: \u201cShe will do whatever it takes to protect Eve\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-balvinder-sopal-interview-suki-panesar-christmas-2023\/\">EastEnders\u2019 Balvinder Sopal: \u201cPeople will be on the edge of their seats\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-kellie-bright-interview-linda-carter-christmas-2023\/\">EastEnders\u2019 Kellie Bright: \u201cThe body wasn\u2019t who I thought it would be\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and from 6am on BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0page\u00a0<\/strong><strong>for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out 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