Who shot Phil Mitchell?

It's true. Phil Mitchell, we can exclusively reveal, shot himself.

The scriptwriters have been critisized for their 'implausible' plots in the past. "It's bloody ridiculous," said Phillip Smith of TV Quick Magazine earlier today, "to think - he shot himself? Crap."

So how is this possible? Well, scientists finally think they've solved the riddle, ahead of Friday's screening. "It's easy. We clearly saw a hand in the bush - if you'll pardon the expression," Donald Broomer, 45, of Hull University explains. "Phil, obviously travelled back through the space/time continuum a la Back to the Future."

Why he would want to do this is still a mystery.