Queen Vic landlady Peggy Mitchell will be cruelly evicted from her pub before Christmas, EastEnders bosses have revealed.
Her bitter ex Archie will deliver the devastating blow in a story aimed at gripping viewers over the festive season.
Fans of the BBC1 soap will see Archie get engaged to Janine Butcher then set out to crush Peggy, whose catchphrase is: "Get outta my pub."
Archie, actor Larry Lamb, recently split from Peggy, played by Barbara Windsor. She refuses to take him back then brands him a "pathetic old man" after Janine reveals their engagement.
He vows to get revenge. With funds tight, Peggy and her son Phil get Ian Beale to loan them cash to keep the pub.
But Ian sells the loan on to Archie, who seizes his chance when the Mitchells cannot meet their repayments. Peggy, Phil and Archie's daughters Ronnie and Roxy are left suddenly homeless after his actions are revealed in emotional scenes to be aired on December 18.
Larry said at the Inside Soap Awards this week: "Janine and Archie are a terrible, terrible, terrible combination. I think she's certainly likely to be involved in anything that goes wrong with Archie because they're so 'thick'.
"Everything they do is a co-plot at the moment."
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