PETER.

Lets firstly consider this, Lauren knows who did it..FACT (probably). After she left the halloween celebration to go to see Peter, was not seen again in the episode AT ALL, thus she is as well as Peter a suspect.

My theory is that what she told Tanya was that her and Peter Beale either together or on his own ran over Max. You can see from Tanya’s shock that it was not that of a person whom has just been found out. In addition if it was Tanya and Lauren knew this, what kind of child bares no ill-feeling to a mother who has just attempted to kill their father?

It follows that Tanya, to protect her daughter chose to admit to the attempted murder. I personally believe the so called Stacey Slater witness is a hoax, purely used to convince the police of the admition. It is my belief that Tanya at some point asked Stacey to admit to witnessing the event. This may seem unplausible, however I feel it will transpire that Stacey did so because of her regret of past events involving the Brannings.

Now the key question, why Peter? Lets cast are mind back to the days and weeks prior to the event. Do you recall the various encounters between Peter and Max? Max trying to stop them being together. This in addition to Lauren’s anger on the night towards her father, and her going to see a bitter Peter whom was being prevented from seeing Lauren by Max, I argue is motive enough for the attempted murder.

It was not:

Jack – he could have done it earlier the same day, it would just be stupid.

Bradley – A possibility, for obvious reasons, similarly he fits into my theory that the true person is being protected, in the sense that Stacey may feel guilty, but why would Tanya proctect him? Also is Bradley’s charachter the kind that could hide something like that?

Tanya – NO, her charachter tried it before why would the writers, do it again. Also just watch her, the admition, the way she spoke to Jack about it, her shock, her stopping Lauren from talking to the police.

Ronnie – Interesting, may she wanted to make sure Jack stayed, but still unlikely.

Sean – No active motive, why would Tnya pay him?

Every other suspect is a non-starter. Peter and Lauren mark my words.