BBC One and EastEnders are planning to shock soap fans this festive season by killing off a character on Christmas Day, with show boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins promising it's part of several major twists on the way.
The identity of the victim is currently being kept underwraps, with BBC Radio London being told by Treadwell-Collins: "We've kind of pushed the boat out a little bit this year. Normally EastEnders looks at Christmas Day on its own, but what we've tried to do this year is look at it the way we looked at Live Week back in February.
"From Christmas Eve, going all the way through to January and beyond, the stories keep on coming and the twists keep on coming.
"On Christmas Eve, a story starts with Stacey and you've also got Vincent's feud with the Mitchells, building through to Christmas Day when everything will explode massively."
He continued: "We've got twists and surprises, the way we did in Live Week, that no-one knows about. There's some really, really big surprises that we haven't revealed and we're not going to reveal, so you're going to have to watch live on Christmas Day.
"Someone will die on Christmas Day that we haven't revealed to anyone, so that will be a surprise."
It's already been revealed that Kat Moon's father Charlie Slater will pass away, but his death won't come until early 2016 and is thought to be unrelated to this new, shock death.
"The action keeps going. You've got Danny Dyer's stag and it goes through to Mick and Linda's wedding. There's a lot of secrets blowing up between Vincent and Kim. You've got Mitchells, you've got Beales, Kat and Alfie come back, and then there's a massive new story for Stacey Slater."
EastEnders broadcasts at 8.45pm on Christmas Day on BBC One, in an hour-long special.
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