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| EastEnders celebrates its 25th anniversary with the soap's first live episode on Friday. | EastEnders celebrates its 25th anniversary with the soap's first live episode on Friday. |
| The show will mark the culmination of a long-running plot to discover who murdered Archie Mitchell. | The show will mark the culmination of a long-running plot to discover who murdered Archie Mitchell. |
| BBC bosses have revealed that not even the perpetrator has been told of their crime, with 10 possible endings being written and rehearsed for the show. | BBC bosses have revealed that not even the perpetrator has been told of their crime, with 10 possible endings being written and rehearsed for the show. |
| Sean Slater (Rob Kazinsky) is currently the favourite for the deed with odds of 4/7, say bookmakers William Hill. | Sean Slater (Rob Kazinsky) is currently the favourite for the deed with odds of 4/7, say bookmakers William Hill. |
| Kazinsky - who had a volatile relationship with Archie's daughter, Roxy - has not appeared in the show for more than a year. | Kazinsky - who had a volatile relationship with Archie's daughter, Roxy - has not appeared in the show for more than a year. |
| Archie, who amassed a string of enemies during his brief time on the show, was bludgeoned with a bust of Queen Victoria in the Albert Square pub on Christmas Day. | Archie, who amassed a string of enemies during his brief time on the show, was bludgeoned with a bust of Queen Victoria in the Albert Square pub on Christmas Day. |
| Sean Slater last appeared in the show in January 2009 | Sean Slater last appeared in the show in January 2009 |
| Other suspects for the murder include Archie's former wife, Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor), Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) and Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements). | Other suspects for the murder include Archie's former wife, Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor), Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) and Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements). |
| The perpetrator will be told just half an hour before the live show airs on Friday at 2000 GMT. | The perpetrator will be told just half an hour before the live show airs on Friday at 2000 GMT. |
| "The BBC have done a brilliant job keeping everyone guessing," said William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams. | "The BBC have done a brilliant job keeping everyone guessing," said William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams. |
| "We have taken bets on 24 different members of the cast, but the absent Sean Slater has been today's big gamble." | "We have taken bets on 24 different members of the cast, but the absent Sean Slater has been today's big gamble." |
| ALBERT SQUARE TRIVIA The show began as a twice-weekly show in 1985It moved to four episodes a week in 2001Friday will mark the 3,952th episode of the BBC One soapThe only remaining member of the original cast of EastEnders is Ian Beale, played by Adam Woodyatt. He was 16 when the show beganAlbert Square is based on the real life design of Fassett Square in Hackney, east London | |
| Executive producer Diederick Santer claims there have been several clues to the killer's identity - one of them in the Christmas Day episode, one midway through the investigation and a final undisclosed pointer. | Executive producer Diederick Santer claims there have been several clues to the killer's identity - one of them in the Christmas Day episode, one midway through the investigation and a final undisclosed pointer. |
| The live episode, which has been in the pipeline for nine months, will feature 51 members of the cast, who have been involved in three-days of rehearsal. | The live episode, which has been in the pipeline for nine months, will feature 51 members of the cast, who have been involved in three-days of rehearsal. |
| The 30-minute episode will be a massive technical undertaking, with 36 camera operators, rather than the usual four, capturing more than 400 shots. | The 30-minute episode will be a massive technical undertaking, with 36 camera operators, rather than the usual four, capturing more than 400 shots. |
| A spokeswoman admitted there would be a "tiny" delay before the broadcast "in case we have to put a tape in if something goes wrong". | A spokeswoman admitted there would be a "tiny" delay before the broadcast "in case we have to put a tape in if something goes wrong". |
| There had been reports that Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey Slater, had been unwell and may not appear in the live episode, but the spokeswoman confirmed she would still be appearing. | There had been reports that Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey Slater, had been unwell and may not appear in the live episode, but the spokeswoman confirmed she would still be appearing. |
| "She has been unwell and lost her voice but she's here rehearsing and plans to go ahead with the live show tonight as she's such a trouper," she said. |