The Good Funeral Guide

Eagle-eyed viewers of EastEnders have been left scratching their heads after spotting Archie Mitchell standing at the back of his own funeral. Archie’s murder on Christmas Day – he was bludgeoned, quaintly, with a bust of Queen Victoria – has been the source of much excitement but maybe he’s not as dead as we thought. A BBC spokesman explains: “It’s true that he was there. Sadly we can’t claim it was a sophisticated Hitchcockian joke. Larry just happened to be on set that day and joined in as an extra.”