'EastEnders' star Larry Lamb missed the murder of his character Archie Mitchell in the soap on Christmas Day.
The Mirror reports that the 67-year-old and his family were on holiday in France and the TV they were watching broke down just before Archie was murdered.
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The paper quotes a source as saying: "It was a nightmare. He had been so excited as it was one of the highlights of his career."
The 'EastEnders' Christmas Day episode was the highest rating programme on British television with 10.9m viewers.
