Rumour Re Archie's Killer

[parkerman]

it was Stacy Slater yes Stacy's is pregnant by Archie's baby or is it someone else

You catch on quick!

[Dazzle]

Stacy's is pregnant by Archie's baby or is it someone else

It's definitely not Archie's - probably Ryan's from what I've read.

[alan45]

EastEnders writer Simon Ashdown has revealed that Peggy Mitchell was meant to be the culprit in Archie's murder.

Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Ashdown said that Barbara Windsor's decision to quit the serial last year meant that there would have been no aftermath.

He explained: "We had a list of the cast and went down it to create that 'shiver' moment. Janine could have done it but she's killed before.

"But we settled on Peggy, but then we found out that Barbara Windsor had decided to leave. Like most of these ideas it just appeared as a notion... we settled on Stacey. It gave us loads of story afterwards."

Stacey Slater was unveiled as the killer. Lacey Turner, who plays her, will leave the programme in 2011.

[Dazzle]

I would have preferred Peggy to be the killer, to be honest.

[alan45]

I would have preferred Peggy to be the killer, to be honest.

But then again with the power that the Mitchells apparently have over not only the Metropolitan Police, the CPS and all of the judiciary would she ever have been convicted. I think not.
Beetroot Man was caught with a firearm, escaped from lawful custody and is walking the streets of Walford with apparent impunity. As for Gwant well hes another Crtim running round just because hes a Mitchell. Lets just hope they kill off the Poison Dwarf.

[alan45]

EastEnders star Charlie Brooks has admitted that she wants her character Janine Malloy to discover the truth about Archie Mitchell's murder.

Most of Albert Square's residents are still unaware that Stacey Branning killed the Walford villain last Christmas - instead believing that her now-deceased husband Bradley was responsible for the crime.

However, in a twist which airs in tonight's episode of the BBC soap, Janine is present as Stacey blurts out that Archie raped her last year. Immediately afterwards, Stacey fears that she has let slip too much by accidentally revealing her motive.

Speaking to Inside Soap, Brooks explained that she would now like Janine to put the pieces of the puzzle together and figure out that Stacey was the killer.

Brooks said: "She's got ammunition now. I'd love her to find that out so she's got something against Stacey."

Discussing the pair's rivalry over Janine's husband Ryan, the actress added: "There are no lengths Janine won't go to in order to get rid of Stacey. She will do whatever it takes to have Ryan - and if she can't have him, she won't let anyone else have him either!"

Next week's episodes of the show see Janine snatch Stacey and Ryan's baby daughter Lily in an attempt to teach the pair a lesson.