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Peggy Mitchell dead: Eastenders fans react on Twitter after Barbara Windsor's character is killed off

The episode showed Peggy Mitchell's final moments as she bid farewell to Albert Square

Samuel Osborne
Tuesday 17 May 2016 18:48 BST
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Peggy's final episode on EastEnders

Dame Barbara Windsor has said farewell to EastEnders as her character Peggy Mitchell took her own life to end her battle with cancer.

The episode, titled "Last Orders," showed Peggy's final moments in Albert Square, as she was joined by her sons Grant (Ross Kemp), who was last seen 10 years ago, and Phil (Steve McFadden).

Pat Butcher (Pam St Clement) even appeared as a ghost to bid goodbye to the Mitchell family matriarch - complete with her famous earrings.

Dame Windsor, 78, who joined the soap in 1994, said Peggy was "something I need to shut the door on".

When her departure was announced in January, Dame Barbara told the BBC Peggy was "a character close to my heart but I made the decision a while ago that I need to say goodbye to her once and for all".

"Otherwise, she will always be there, urging me to go back, and that is something I need to shut the door on."

EastEnders fans expressed their reactions to having to say goodbye to Peggy on Twitter:

From 8pm, viewers can press the Red Button or go to the BBC iPlayer for Peggy Mitchell: Last Orders, a 30 minute special celebrating Dame Barbara's time in Albert Square.

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