An actor on EastEnders has caused chaos after leaving confidential scripts on a train.
The scripts had been found by a member of the public, and are believed to contain plots for the BBC soap over the next few months. One of the storylines involves huge drama that will explode at Christmas, leading to the demise of a much-loved character.
According to The Sun, the documents had been spotted by another train passenger, who proceeded to hand the scripts to the paper. The scripts were eventually brought back to the BBC set, and presented to actor Colin Salmon - though he was not the person who had initially lost them.
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Being marked as classified, it is believed that the papers had been left by the BBC star as she got off her train close to where EastEnders is shot. A male passenger had noticed the envelope containing the scripts whilst on his way to work and, while initially trying to hand the scripts back, he was unable to find the star.
Spotting the envelope as reading "rehearsal scripts", the documents were left on the Thameslink train at Elstree, close to the Elstree Studios where many of the country's biggest shows are filmed. It is reported that the scripts went missing and were located on the morning of October 31, and were not returned for over a week.
The passenger brought the storylines home with him and shared them with his wife, who is a self-confessed EastEnders fan. She went on to read the top-secret plots and said she "wasn't disappointed" with the drama that will soon unfold.
"There’s a real twist that will shock everyone and a main character is killed off," she explained. "It's an incredible storyline." The wife, a 30-year-old primary school teacher, added: "The script was clearly owned by an actress in EastEnders because her lines were highlighted and there were Post-it notes with scribbled writing stuck to the pages.
"There was also a page with the actress’s filming schedule written in pencil. We desperately wanted to get the script back to her."
The actress had been contacted by the couple regarding the scripts, but appeared in no rush to get the documents back as the couple never received a response. This came despite the passenger and his wife believing that "she might be in a panic over losing" the confidential manuscripts.
Usually, production runs six to eight weeks ahead of the airdate, which - if they had been lost at Halloween, this would signify the soap's plans for the end of the year. In a statement, a spokesperson for the BBC soap thanked the newspaper for helping to retrieve the lost scripts.
"We know just how much the audience loves watching the drama unfold for themselves, rather than having it spoilt," they insisted. "So our surprises will remain a treat this Christmas and beyond."
EastEnders airs every weekday at 7:30pm on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer.
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