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In a memorable rooftop finale, Moriarty convinces Sherlock only his suicide will save Watson and Mrs Hudson. In the BBC1 special, seen by over nine million, Moriarty appears to shoot himself as Holmes jumps to his “death”.
Amid the drama of Nessa jilting Dave Coaches at the altar, Stacey tells Gavin that she’s pregnant after believing they wouldn’t be able to have children. John Prescott and Noel Sullivan from Hear’say both made cameos in the final episode of the sitcom.
After leaving the office Christmas party early with her boyfriend Lee,
Dawn returns alone, marches up to Tim and they finally kiss. This two-part special had over 13 million viewers.
No one wanted to see David Tennant’s Doctor regenerate. In heartbreaking scenes, companion Wilf breaks down as he begs him not to die. The Doctor cries: “I don’t want to go...” before he regenerates. It wouldn’t be Christmas without drama on the cobbles. In 2011 Katy and Chesney became parents – after Katy gave birth to Joseph while playing Mary in the Bessie Street School nativity.
On New Year’s Eve, Tiffany Mitchell was trying to flee her turbulent marriage to Grant and quit Walford for Spain but in her distraught state she stepped into the path of an oncoming car, driven by Frank Butcher. Actress Martine Mccutcheon says she is still upset at being axed from the BBC soap.
In this tear-jerking special Ashley Thomas is seen struggling to remember it’s Christmas as his dementia gets worse. Viewers followed his illness throughout the year before it took a turn for the worse at a Christmas carol service.
Hilda Ogden (left) finally departed the cobbles after 23 years in 1987 and 27 million viewers tuned in to ITV to watch her final scenes. It remains the soap’s highest-rated episode.
Many fans rooted for the romance between Lady Mary and Matthew. In this emotional episode, she revealed her secret baggage to Matthew – that she had slept with someone else – but he decides he wants to marry her anyway.
Queen Victoria, played by Jenna Coleman, is searching for Prince Albert in the snow-covered grounds of Buckingham Palace when she spots him skating on a frozen lake - but the surface cracks and he plunges into the water. Queen Vic throws herself after him, managing to grab him and pull him back up to safety.