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"Who Shot Phil?" is a storyline of the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' which evolved during 2001. ==Background== The storyline centres around one of ''EastEnders longest running characters, Phil Mitchell (played by Steve McFadden). The build up to the storyline occurs throughout 2000-2001. The character becomes darker and a more menacing side to his personality begins to surface. Phil's behaviour thus earns him a number of sworn enemies in Albert Square. By 2001 the character had become one of the soap's nastiest villains.〔"(Dark tragedy comes to Walford )", ''Arts Review''. URL last accessed on 2007-02-24.〕 In an interview with ''The Guardian'', McFadden commented on his alter ego's descent into villainy: "Phil's been had over by a lot of people, so now he feels like he can do it back. It's his history".〔"(EastEnd boy )", ''The Guardian''. URL last accessed on 2007-02-24.〕 However, the character finally receives his comeuppance in one of ''EastEnders'' most highly anticipated storylines, which has been dubbed "Who Shot Phil?". Phil is gunned down outside his home in an episode that first aired on 1 March 2001 (penned by scriptwriter Christopher Reason and directed by Paul Annett). The storyline has been described as a "''Dallas''-style" whodunnit mystery.〔"(Phil to quit EastEnders )", ''BBC''. URL last accessed on 2007-03-02.〕〔"(The real impact of Phil's shooting )", ''BBC''. URL last accessed on 2007-03-02.〕 Various key characters were in the frame for the deed and viewers were left guessing for weeks as to which of them was the real culprit. Several outcomes were allegedly filmed〔"(Stagehand fires fateful shot to keep EastEnders in dark )", ''Sunday Mirror''. URL last accessed on 2007-03-02.〕 and it was reported that only a few TV executives knew the identity of the would-be assassin — even the actors were kept in the dark, being given only their own scripts.〔"(Thief steals EastEnders scripts )" BBC News.〕 Script writers were reportedly given private security after a writer's laptop was stolen in what was believed to be an attempt to gain the identity of the assailant.〔 The storyline captivated the public's imagination leading to thousands of bets being placed at the bookies across the UK — bookmaker William Hill said that around 50,000 bets were made on who was responsible.〔 An estimated 22 million viewers watched ''EastEnders'' on April 6, 2001 to find out that Lisa Shaw (Lucy Benjamin) — Phil's former girlfriend — is the culprit.〔"(22M TUNE IN TO SEE PHIL CONFRONT EAST ENDERS LISA )", ''Evening Standard''. URL last accessed on 2007-03-02.〕 The episode caused the third-largest power surge on record and the Liverpool and Barcelona UEFA Cup semi-final was postponed for 15 minutes to accommodate a special 40 minute edition of the soap.〔"(Match delayed for EastEnders climax )" BBC News.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Who Shot Phil?」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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