Archie's murder: The suspects

There was no one in Albert Square with a longer list of enemies than Archie Mitchell and on Christmas Day one of them finally killed evil Archie, but who was the one who gave that final push of the Queen Victoria bust?

Narrowing down a list of suspects in nearly impossible, actually your likely to find more people that wanted Archie dead than alive. Since his arrival in Albert Square Archie has lied, manipulated and thrown his family out onto the street, with the amount of people he has hurt it is a surprise he had lasted this long in a place like Walford! With the big reveal planned for the live episode in February viewers have plenty of time to try and work out the culprit......

First up is wife Peggy....The matriarch of the Mitchell family was left devastated after Archie robbed her of The Vic. Desperate to get back what was rightfully hers Peggy may have been pushed to kill her husband after visiting him on Christmas Day.

Next up is Peggy's son Phil......After hitting the booze again unpredictable Phil threatened to kill Archie and a blood stained shirt discovered by Shirley is a piece of evidence Phil burnt very quickly. Whilst in a drunken state Phil is capable of anything I'm not sure pushing Queen Victoria's head onto Archie is Phil's style.

The most vengeful of all the Mitchell family has to be Ronnie.....Her manipulate dad has ruined her life, lying about her daughter Danielle's existence that eventually lead to Danielle's death left Ronnie devastated and Archie may have pushed Ronnie too far when he pushed her against the bar, causing her to lose her unborn child. But could Ronnie actually go through with murdering her own father?

The final Mitchell on the list is Sam....After appearing unexpectedly on Christmas Day Sam learnt about her beloved uncle's deception. Peggy's daughter has already been there before when Dirty Den meet a grisly end in The Vic, but would Sam actually go through that again in revenge?

In an effort to destroy the Mitchell empire Archie manipulated dangerous Janine.....She has a record for killing off partners, Barry's plunge down a cliff is evidence of that and I just can't understand the apparent 'feelings' that money-hungry Janine had for a man old enough to be her father. But after being thrown out by Archie on Christmas Day Janine had a motive and we know she, like Archie, is capable of anything...

Archie never saw eye-to-eye with hot-headed former Policeman Jack Branning.......After starting a relationship with Ronnie and then sleeping with her sister Roxy, which lead to daughter Amy's conception, Jack has never been firm friends with their protective dad Archie. Jack has a temper and his love for Ronnie may have pushed him to kill the man that has hurt her so much...

Kind-hearted Bradley Branning just doesn't seem the type....But after learning that partner Stacey was pregnant after Archie forced himself on her Bradley seemingly lost control. We already know Bradley stormed round to confront Archie, punching him hard enough to knock Archie down but did Bradley return to the pub later to exact the ultimate revenge?

Last of my many top suspects is Ian Beale.....The cafe owner got involved with Archie after he manipulated Ian into selling him the Mitchell's debts and his key to the Queen Vic. Weaselly Ian took the bait but later in a desperate attempt to retrieve the evidence of his 'night' with Janine Ian ransacked The Vic and stole Archie's laptop, but did he decide to silence Archie for good?

The outsiders....Daughter Roxy, victim Stacey, Janine's on/off lover Ryan or returning Ex-wife Glenda.

My bet......Whilst Peggy or Ronnie would have the strongest motive I think producers brought Sam back for a reason, she may not have meant to kill Archie but Peggy's beloved daughter has a history and has now vanished off once again...

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