all the clues of the christmas story

EastEnders Spoilers follow.

Over the years, EastEnders has become synonymous with the holiday season, especially the important episode of Christmas Day. Nothing says Christmas like death, divorce, fights and betrayal, right? While some people tune in once a year to watch the soap’s latest seasonal offerings, many loyal viewers look forward to seeing their favorite storylines from the past 12 months come to a dramatic climax.

The best example of this is last year’s The Six story, with Christmas 2023 announced ten months in advance. Viewers found out through a flashforward in february that one of the Square men would die at the Queen Vic, and Sharon, Denise, Linda, Suki, Stacey and Kathy were involved.

Millions of people tuned in on Christmas Day to watch the big reveal and discovered during the jaw-dropping episode that Linda killed Keanu.

Christmas 2024 has a lot to live up to and, by comparison, this year’s plans have been kept firmly under wraps. It hasn’t been revealed what the soap’s big Christmas story will involve this year, but there have been a few clues to keep fans guessing in the lead-up to December. Here’s everything we know so far.

Current stories

The most obvious example of a current story that could explode at Christmas involves Cindy Beale and Knight Junior. The couple began having an affair earlier this year, even though Junior was the son of Cindy’s ex-wife George. While Cindy was drawn to the danger of an affair, it became clear that Junior was developing very real feelings for her.

Things came to a head earlier this month, when Ian decided to propose to Cindy, unaware of his huge betrayal. But outside their engagement party, Cindy and Junior were caught kissing by their ex. David Wicks, who visited Walford briefly. In a candid conversation with David, Cindy admitted that it was George she really loved and even thought about him while she was in bed with Junior.

Shortly after, Cindy permanently ended her romance with Junior. But in a twist, it was revealed that Freddie’s bird-watching microphone had captured Cindy and David’s revealing discussion..

It seems inevitable that these damning images will come to light at some point, and why not on Christmas Day? We could be about to see a repeat of the infamous 2007 Christmas episode, where Stacey and Max’s adventure was revealed to the Brannings and Slaters via the wedding DVD.

Of course, the iconic story involving The Six still hasn’t been fully resolved, almost a year after the spectacular Christmas reveal. It seems like half of the Plaza knows that Linda killed Keanu by now, but the women are still trying to keep the big secret under wraps. They could be in serious danger next week when Nish discovers the truthbut Christmas could be the perfect time to bring this epic story to a close.

Queen Vic Drama

As soap operas are filmed a couple of months in advance, the EastEnders The cast have recently been filming the exciting Christmas episodes, and we have the biggest hint yet that the festive period in Albert Square could be must-see TV for fans.

talking to radio timesShane Richie, who plays Alfie Moon, has revealed he had a front row seat to watch Dramatic events to unfold at the Queen Vic on Christmas Day.. He even commented that he kept messing up his line because he was so caught up in the exciting story being told.

He said: “Some things happened at Christmas, which I intentionally didn’t read (the script) because I knew Kat and Alfie were going to be involved, and I didn’t really want to know what was going to happen at the Queen Vic on Christmas Day.

“But oh my god! I sat there watching this story unfold at the Queen Vic that happens on Christmas Day, and as a fan of the show anyway, I thought, ‘Oh my god, I can’t believe this! Stop it !’ “

While Richie said fans are in for a treat this Christmas Day, he also teased that this year’s holiday story will involve “deception” and will be “tragic and sad.” We don’t know whether to be excited or scared…

Funeral filming

Speaking of tragic, earlier this month fans worried there could soon be a shocking death in Walford, with paparazzi photos showing An emotional funeral is filmed in a church.

The big news is that actors Maddy Hill and Danny Hatchard were seen reprising their roles as siblings Nancy and Lee Carter in the mysterious funeral scenes. The likes of Elaine, Callum and Johnny were also seen in these scenes, which has led to the devastating theory that Linda could lose her life.

Linda has been through some tough times over the past few years, from the alleged death of her husband Mick to the guilt over Keanu’s death that has sent her into a spiral. As a former alcoholic, Linda relapsed this year and He ended up being rushed to the hospital. after his drinking got out of control again.

EastEnders is well known for its red herrings, and there’s a good chance things aren’t what they seem. But could Linda’s death be the tragic event that would affect Walford?

new year trick

Looking a little further than Christmas Day, earlier this month the director Christopher McGill published in X what was filming EastEnders during a “big week” of New Year’s episodes. This “epic” block of episodes has been filming for several weeks now and McGill has been sharing daily teaser photos online that have us very intrigued.

The director promises who has been filming in a room that is “full (FULL) of East End icons”, which could mean that there could be some returns on the cards. There have also been ominous mentions of both trains and planes, suggesting that a big stunt could be going on.

There seems to be an explosive New Year on the horizon in Albert Square, but will the events of Christmas create a dramatic series of episodes?

Preparation for the 40th anniversary

Finally, Christmas is not all that. EastEnders Fans should look forward to the coming months as February marks the show’s big 40th anniversary. The soap opera will celebrate Putting another episode completely live. that month, marking the first time EastEnders has done so since 2015.

But this time there will be a twist as the soap opera will introduce an interactive element to the live episode. Viewers will be invited to vote for their desired outcome of a love story, although it has not yet been revealed which characters it will involve. Viewer selection will be made as part of the live episode, with the cast rehearsing a series of outcomes in advance.

With plans firmly in place for the live episode, will Christmas reveal any clues as to what the mysterious love story could be?

EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30 pm on BBC One. The show is also broadcast on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes are broadcast early at 6 am before their television broadcast.

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