Are you ready for Live Week? It all kicks off at 7.30pm tonight on BBC One.
We caught up with the cast to find out if they're ready for this historic event!
Ben Hardy (Peter Beale): “I feel alright about it. I might get more nervous as the time approaches, but I’ve been on stage before. If anything, I wish there was an audience. Even though it’s live, it’s still going to feel strange because even though there’s millions of eyes watching at home, in the actual studio there’s going to be nobody there.”
Danny-Boy Hatchard (Lee Carter): “I love things like this! I love theatre and I love stuff with an edge that could go wrong, I’m very excited. It’s an honour to be a part of something that has reached 30 years. There’s a real buzz at the minute - I’m just trying to soak it up and enjoy it! I feel really confident that everyone is going to do a good job.”
Davood Ghadami (Kush Kazemi): “I’m nervous. I’m not going to lie, but I think it’s a good thing to be nervous, having done theatre in the past. You’ve got to be prepared for anything. There aren’t many opportunities where everyone works together. And the fact there will be millions of people watching. Do you know how many a million is? A lot!”
Harry Reid (Ben Mitchell): “Very nervous! In theatre, if one of us goes wrong you can improvise but I think it’s harder on live television because you’ve also got cameras to think about. I might just say ‘it was me! I killed her!’ if I forget my lines.”
Himesh Patel (Tamwar Masood): “Excited. I’m yet to find out whether I should be nervous or not though.”
Jake Wood (Max Branning): “Really excited about going live again, we’ve got a week of lives so there’s a lot of pressure but yeah very excited.”
Lacey Turner (Stacey Branning): “I loved doing the 25th,that was just so much fun, I really, really enjoyed it. I’d never done anything live before, to do it again is great.”
Lin Blakley (Pam Coker): “Very excited and very honoured that I’m going to be even part of it. I’m very humbled by it. I’m so looking forward to it and being a part of it.”
Lisa Hammond (Donna Yates): “I can’t wait, it’s going be really exciting! I know lots of people are feeling nervous but I’m not feeling the nerves yet, maybe the nerves will infect me as it comes closer but I’m mainly excited about it. I’m also bracing myself for the hard work as I know it’s going to be a tough week but I’m really excited.”
Lorna Fitzgerald (Abi Branning): “I’m really excited for it. REALLY excited. I know I’ll be nervous but I think it’ll just be great and so much fun. I know I have a little bit to do in it so I’m looking forward to it.”
Mimi Keene (Cindy Williams): “It’s going to be great! It’s such a rare thing, they’ve already done a live episode but this is the first time they’re doing a live week – so this is huge! It’s rare and I’m glad that I’m one of the lucky ones doing it because there’s nothing like it really and I’m excited.”
Rakhee Thakrar (Shabnam Masood): “Nervous and super excited! We’ve done some rehearsals and it went really well. They are so well organised and there’s a really buzz about it and I am so excited to find out who killed Lucy.”
Roger Sloman (Les Coker): “I think it’s very exciting. I’ve done live TV before so it’s not something I find daunting or anything like that, but I think it’s a great thing to do.”
Samantha Womack (Ronnie Mitchell): “I’m so lucky as Ronnie is in a coma! I’ve got the best job which is I get to watch it and I get to be involved in a little bit but I don’t have the panic of pages of dialogue! I do think the country is going to be buzzing with it. People are really excited about it.”
Shane Richie (Alfie Moon): “Oh, everyone is really buzzing and excited about it. We can’t wait for it to come! You know it’s really a big team effort and everyone’s really excited about it. Obviously some have got more to do than others but the fact that we’re involved in it is a blessing.”
Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean): “Nervous - but I’ve got no need to be nervous cos it’s not about me. I know we can pull it out the bag.”
