More than 10 million
people tuned in to watch EastEnders' latest murder mystery storyline
reach its climax, with viewers finally learning who killed Lucy Beale.
After a long-running storyline and fevered guessing, Lucy's young brother Bobby was revealed as the killer.
The 11-year-old was found by his stepmother, Jane Beale, clutching what appeared to be the weapon used.
The first episode of the two-parter reached a peak of 11.9 million viewers.
The peak for the second episode at 21:30 GMT, which featured the murderer being unmasked, saw a peak of 11.2 million.
'She started it'
The first of two episodes on the show's 30th anniversary, in
which it was suggested Jane Beale might have been the killer, had an
average audience of 10.8 million.
But in a flashback episode that followed, which returned to
the night 20-year-old Lucy was killed, it revealed Jane had only
discovered her stepdaughter's body and that Bobby was the actual killer.
An average 10.3 million stayed with soap for the revelation.
Standing in the front room of their house and clutching what
appeared to be the weapon used in the killing, Bobby told Jane:
"Whatever she says, she started it.
"She made everyone unhappy."
All episodes this week have had live segments, and the
residents of Walford will be seen dealing with the news in a fully live
episode on Friday.
The storyline has been in progress since the body of Lucy, played by Hetti Bywater, was found on Walford Common last April.
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