EastEnders Live Week (also known as EastEnders: The Week of Revelations) is a set of five EastEnders episodes including live elements, which was broadcast from 17 to 20 February 2015 to mark the programme's 30th anniversary.
The episodes were broadcast on BBC One and simulcast to Irish viewers on RTÉ One. The week was based around the second wedding of Ian (Adam Woodyatt) and Jane Beale (Laurie Brett), whilst concluding the "Who Killed Lucy Beale?" storyline and featuring elements of the aftermath of Nick Cotton's (John Altman) demise, after he collapsed in his mother Dot Branning's (June Brown) arms having injected himself with impure heroin on 13 February. The week also featured Kim Fox-Hubbard (Tameka Empson) giving birth to her daughter Pearl two months prematurely, the continuing fall-out from Dean Wicks's (Matt Di Angelo) rape of Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) and the shock return of Ian's mother Kathy Sullivan (Gillian Taylforth), who was presumed dead in 2006.
Plot All episodes were set on the day of Ian (Adam Woodyatt) and Jane Beale's (Laurie Brett) wedding. Each episode included live "inserts" before broadcasting a full live episode on 20 February. There were two episodes broadcast on 19 February; following its usual broadcast, the show aired a flashback episode, in which viewers were shown the hours leading up to Lucy Beale's (Hetti Bywater) death (see "Who Killed Lucy Beale?").
17 February 2015
The residents of Albert Square are haunted by the death of Lucy as Ian and Jane's wedding dawns over Walford. Lauren Branning's (Jacqueline Jossa) quest to out the killer continues. She gives Jane the wedding card; however, Jane is shocked when it is revealed what Lauren wrote – "I know what happened to Lucy. She was killed at home."
Meanwhile, Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) returns to Albert Square with Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) and Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor) by his side. Phil is determined to find Ian, as he has found something that he should know, but it soon becomes apparent that Phil and Billy have been followed by a mysterious man named Vincent Hubbard (Richard Blackwood). He approaches them in search of Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack) before going to the hospital, leaving a single rose for her. It is also the day that Ronnie is due to be woken up from her coma following a car crash on New Year's Day. The doctors are successful when she starts breathing on her own, and an overwhelmed Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) tells Charlie Cotton (Declan Bennett) not to breathe a word of their recent one-night stand; Ronnie awakens as the conversation happens.
Meanwhile, Peggy confronts Dot Branning (June Brown) over her son, Nick Cotton (John Altman), framing Phil for causing the crash, only to learn that Nick has died. Peggy comforts Dot and invites her to move in with her and her son Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) in Portugal. Later, Peggy visits The Queen Vic and meets its new landlord, Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), who tells her to "get out of my pub", which Peggy was known for saying as landlady. As Phil procures a passport for Peggy, she warns him that his wife Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean) will find out about his plans. As Ian waits for Jane at the wedding ceremony, Phil arrives to talk to him.
A worried Stacey Branning (Lacey Turner) informs Max Branning (Jake Wood) that Lauren knows what happened to Lucy. Max is unnerved and, when Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald) confronts him, he tells her that Lauren knows that she killed Lucy.
18 February 2015
Phil is about to explain to Ian what he has found out, but, after Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid) walks in on their conversation, he cannot do it. After some encouragement from Christian Clarke (John Partridge) and an appearance from Tanya Cross (Jo Joyner), Jane makes it to the restaurant where, after some hesitation, she makes her vows to Ian.
Meanwhile, Max and Abi find out that Lauren is at an abortion clinic. Max follows her, while Abi waits nervously at the wedding. Max tries to talk some sense into Lauren, expressing his mistakes as a father, as it is the fifth anniversary of the night that his first son Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements) fell to his death from The Queen Vic, but he insists that the father has a right to be involved in Lauren's pregnancy. He is unable to get through to her; she goes ahead with the consultation meeting, but Peter Beale (Ben Hardy) interrupts her, having been alerted by Abi. He tells Lauren that he would be a good father and would support her through all her issues. Lauren replies that she is confused by what to do, before confessing to Peter what she knows about Lucy. Max returns home and shouts at Abi, whilst Tanya walks in and demands to know what is going on. Max is hesitant, but Abi tells her the truth and denies that she killed Lucy, but that she did have a fight with her.
Dot confesses to an unconscious Ronnie about what she has done, but, as she is revealing all, she is overheard by Charlie and Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb (Ricky Norwood). Dot then confesses all to them, as well, but, before she can finish, Charlie announces that he is going to kill Nick and Dot states that she has already done so.
During a toast at the reception in The Queen Vic, Jane returns home where she calls Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra) over with Bobby Beale (Eliot Carrington) and asks him to take the boy to his home. Ian catches up with Jane, and Peter walks in with Cindy Williams (Mimi Keene) and says he thinks that it was Cindy, Ian or Jane who killed Lucy.
19 February 2015
"Look Back in Anger"
At the reception, Kim Fox-Hubbard (Tameka Empson) has been feeling pain in her stomach and goes into premature labour in The Queen Vic's toilets after a heated argument with her sister, Denise Fox (Diane Parish). As Denise phones for an ambulance, she calls Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) and Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White) to help Kim. With assistance from the three, Kim gives birth to a baby daughter and names her Pearl, as she is so small and precious. As Kim is about to leave for the hospital, she tells Denise that she is to blame for her unexpected arrival and that she does not want anyone near her and her baby.
When Sharon confronts Phil over his recent behaviour, he tells her that he has been receiving a lot of money, but says no more than that, and Sharon pressures him to focus on his family and his businesses, and to stay away from dealings that would see him in prison. As Phil has his conversation with Sharon, he receives several texts from an unknown person. Away from the square, Phil arranges to meet up with the unknown person, who is revealed to be his former wife Kathy Sullivan (Gillian Taylforth), who has been presumed dead for nine years. Phil tells her that, despite her wishes, he cannot allow her to return home, concerned about the effect on Ben and Ian.
Away from the reception, Stacey, Martin Fowler (James Bye) and Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami) find Nick's body in 23 Albert Square. They realise that Dot knew and that they have to call the police. Peter's family are stunned following his shocking revelation and he, Cindy, Jane and Ian all start to suspect one another, before Cindy points out that Denise was living in the house at that time. Peter asks Ian to go to confront her and, after hesitating, he leaves to find Denise, only to be distracted by the drama at Dot's. Dot confesses all to Sharon and Ian, admitting that she let Nick die as a punishment for his crimes and urging Ian to be wary of his own family.
At the café, Tanya reveals to Max that she is taking part in a fashion course in Manchester and asks Max if Oscar can move in with him for a while, as he would be stuck with a nanny most of the time if he went with her, due to Tanya's commitment to the course. Tanya also explains her concerns about Abi's recent troubling behaviour leading to being accused of killing Lucy, and she and Max end up arguing over whether each other are to blame for this. Before leaving, Tanya admits to Jane that she was thinking of rebuilding her relationship with Max, but Jane assures her that that would have been one of the biggest mistakes of her life.
Mick reveals to Nancy Carter (Maddy Hill) that he has seen Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) in Albert Square and goes to look for him, without success. Outside, he runs into Ian, who is reflecting on Lucy's death and says he now knows who killed Lucy. Dean gains entry to the cellar of the pub armed with a jerry can of petrol. Nancy discovers him and he takes her hostage, but she is released after Mick finds them. Dean repeats that he is not a rapist and does not want to hurt anyone, but wants revenge by burning down the pub. However, before Dean can light the petrol, Mick attacks him with a fire extinguisher before pressing on his throat with his foot, leaving Dean unconscious.
Charlie convinces Sharon, Ian, Fatboy, Martin, Kush and Stacey to help him get rid of Nick's body so no one would believe what Dot is saying and she can avoid arrest. However, while they find Les Coker (Roger Sloman) and Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson) to devise a plan, Dot phones the police and confesses to Nick's death. After showing DI Samantha Keeble (Alison Newman) where Nick's body is, she is taken in for questioning.
Later, Peter confronts Denise himself and Ian stops him stating that she did not kill Lucy. After Peter returns home to Cindy and Jane, the phone begins to ring, with all three reluctant to answer. Ian, meanwhile, has a phone conversation with a mystery person and tells them that he knows they killed Lucy and to get everyone out, as he is coming home. Ian returns home, finding Jane and asks her to tell him exactly what happened on the night that Lucy died.
Flashback episode
The episode casts back to the night of Lucy's murder. The puzzle begins to piece itself together, and previous mysteries are reaching a conclusion. Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) continues to envy Lucy after she slept with her crush, Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard). Lucy catches Billy stealing fish from the chip shop and the pair arguing are seen by Lee, during which Billy suggests that they take their relationship further. Lucy then makes her way to the flat to meet a client and boards the same bus as Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick). As she alights the bus, her brother Peter is seen meeting up with a drug dealer to score cocaine for her. Lucy is unhappy when Jay and Ben appear at the flat, with Ben demanding that she get rid of the client so that they can talk. The client is revealed to be a drunken Jake Stone (Jamie Lomas), who is looking to restart his fling with Lauren. She takes pity on him and the pair take an unlicensed mini cab home.
Back in Walford, the driver leaves Lucy to take care of him after seeing the state of Jake. While Max walks the dog, he comes across the pair and helps Lucy get Jake inside; unknown to him, he has been followed by Abi, who sees this. Inside, Jake attempts to attack Max and accidentally punches Lucy causing her to lose an earring and have a nose bleed. Meanwhile, Ronnie obtains a gun from Vincent and the pair are revealed to be old flames. Ben and Jay also return to Walford, and Jay encourages Ben to see Phil. In retaliation for Lucy cancelling a trip to Miami, Ben confronts her and steals her belongings.
Left with nothing, Lucy returns home, but, on her way, meets Abi, who confronts her about her relationship with Max before attacking Lucy. Abi returns home following the incident and happily tells Max what she has done. Billy attempts to get rid of the fish and his pictures of Lucy, but is interrupted by Peter, causing him to hide the images under the fridge. After Billy discreetly gets rid of the fish, Peter expresses his feelings about Lucy being the favourite child, before deciding that she is on her own and discarding Lucy's drugs.