BBC EastEnders confirm whereabouts of Knights during Christmas murder as theory ruled out

EastEnders have confirmed where the Knights are during the Christmas murder.

This festive season will see one Walford male lose his life in shocking scenes – with one (or more) of The Six responsible for what happened. Denise (Diane Parish), Kathy (Gillian Taylforth), Linda (Kellie Bright), Sharon (Letitia Dean), Stacey (Lacey Turner) and Suki (Balvinder Sopal) will all be involved in the murder somehow at the Queen Vic on Christmas Day.

However, fans have been wondering what happens to the Knights, who call the Queen Vic their home. On Christmas Day, pubs are usually heaving but they will be hosting a special event there – Sharon and Keanu’s wedding reception.

Elaine and her partner George Knight – and his daughters Anna and Gina Knight, who he has with ex Cindy Beale – aren’t present in the flashforward scene and neither are Gina and Anna. Some fans were convinced that this meant they were there somewhere, or even a part of the shocking murder and its fallout – but new spoilers have confirmed that’s not the case.

Spoilers for the episode on December 25th reveal that Anna and Gina head over to the Beales for Christmas lunch. With George alone at the Vic preparing for the big wedding reception, Cindy heads over there to invite him over for a drink at her house.

It’s clear he heads over there, as later, both Elaine and Ian end up getting jealous when Cindy and George start chatting about their shared memories together. Sensing Elaine is upset by what’s going on, George lies that he’s booked her a romantic trip away.

Speaking about where the women find themselves in the wake of Christmas Day, soap executive producer Chris Clenshaw revealed: “Stacey is struggling in the wake of Theo and, through her desperation to find out the truth about Eve’s whereabouts, she finds herself connecting with someone that takes her by surprise. Suki is considerably worried about Eve and she’ll go to great lengths, putting everything on the line, to find out if her husband, Nish, is behind Eve’s sudden disappearance.

“Linda is tormented further by Dean Wicks and his actions lead to old habits dying hard for our landlady. Sharon is intent on marrying Keanu Taylor on Christmas Day while keeping the truth from him that their son Albie is in fact Phil Mitchell’s, but this isn’t a secret Sharon can contain and, on the Square, secrets never stay secret for very long.”

He added: “Denise’s marriage to Jack has been on the rocks since her dalliance with Ravi Panesar earlier in the year but it’s put under more pressure when, this side of Christmas, one of them break their marriage vows. Kathy is heartbroken having discovered that her husband Rocky Cotton was behind the arson attack on her beloved caff that put both her grandsons in hospital, and left Peter fighting for his life. Having been swindled out of all of her savings, Kathy has had no option but to sell her pride and joy just before Christmas.”