By Olivia Wheeler
EastEnders will mark the ten-year anniversary of Lucy Beale's death on Wednesday night.
Viewers will recall that Lucy, the daughter of Ian Beale and Cindy Beale, was killed off in an explosive whodunnit back in 2014 and the BBC One soap will mark the ten-year anniversary with an hour-long episode on Wednesday night.
EastEnders typically airs Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One. However, this week, the BBC One soap is airing an hour-long special on Wednesday as its usual Thursday slot has been replaced by Garden Rescue. Wednesday's episode will see Ian and son Peter bring family and friends together to remember Lucy.
However, Cindy struggles as she misremembers things and is reminded how much of Lucy's life she missed. This is because Cindy was absent during the time of Lucy's death as Walford's residents believed Cindy was dead after she was killed off on the soap off-screen in 1998.
However, Cindy actually went into witness protection, and in this time she met George Knight and had children with him, including daughter Anna, as well as Gina. Viewers recently saw Cindy return in a twist, where she had been hiding out in France with her ex-husband Ian before her Albert Square comeback.
Longtime soap watchers will remember the Lucy whodunnit back in 2014 but for new soap watchers, here's a refresher. Ten years ago, Lucy was found dead in the woods and it was confirmed she was murdered, and a list of suspects was formed. The story actually ran on for around two years, while fans learned the killer's identity in a huge episode in 2015.
The shocking revelation saw flashbacks to the moments Lucy faced her killer and was murdered, before her body was discovered by another family member. Bobby, who was around 11 years old at the time, was announced as Lucy's killer.
He killed his sister by accident, and actually somehow didn't realise what he had done. Flashbacks confirmed that Lucy was sitting in the living room writing a note to her dad Ian when Bobby disturbed her. Lucy had been struggling and had turned to drugs, while she also made an enemy of a number of residents. Lucy was trying to make amends, but when she told young Bobby to go back to sleep he got angry, believing she was being mean to him again.
Bobby picked up her jewellery box which she stored her drugs in, and he struck her over the head, killing her instantly. Lucy fell to the floor, only to be discovered by her stepmother Jane Beale shortly after. As she found the body, Bobby eerily stepped out from the shadows still holding the weapon, claiming Lucy "had started it" in terms of their row.
Following this he seemed to have no idea Lucy was dead, while Jane moved the body to the woods and covered her stepson's tracks. The next day Lucy was found and a murder investigation was launched, and Bobby had no clue he was the killer they were looking for.
A year after fans found out Bobby was the killer, he too realised what he'd done after Dennis Rickman Jr overheard a conversation about it and spilled the beans. Bobby began lashing out, violently attacking both Dennis and Jane before he confessed to Lucy's murder and handed himself in to the police.
Since then, Bobby has been released and he moved back to Walford in 2019. He has been haunted by his crime ever since and shows remorse for his actions, devastated that he killed his sister.
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