In November 2011, a storyline showed character Billy Mitchell, played by Perry Fenwick, selected to be a torch bearer for the 2012 Summer Olympics. In reality, Fenwick carried the torch through the setting of Albert Square, with live footage shown in the episode on 23 July 2012. This was the second live broadcast of EastEnders. In 2012, Kirkwood chose to leave his role as executive producer and was replaced by Lorraine Newman. The show lost many of its significant characters during this period. Newman stepped down as executive producer after 16 months in the job in 2013 after the soap was criticised for its boring storylines and its lowest-ever figures pointing at around 4.8 million. Dominic Treadwell-Collins was appointed as the new executive producer on 19 August 2013 and was credited on 9 December. He axed multiple characters from the show and introduced the extended Carter family. He also introduced a long-running storyline, "Who Killed Lucy Beale?", which peaked during the show's 30th anniversary in 2015 with a week of live episodes. Treadwell-Collins announced his departure from EastEnders on 18 February 2016.
In November 2011 a storyline showed character Billy Mitchell played by Perry Fenwick selected to be a torch bearer for the 2012 Summer Olympics In reality Fenwick carried the torch through the setting of Albert Square with live footage shown in the episode on 23 July 2012 This was the second live broadcast of EastEnders In 2012 Kirkwood chose to leave his role as executive producer and was replaced by Lorraine Newman The show lost many of its significant characters during this period Newman stepped down as executive producer after 16 months in the job in 2013 after the soap was criticised for its boring storylines and its lowest-ever figures pointing at around 48 million Dominic Treadwell-Collins was appointed as the new executive producer on 19 August 2013 and was credited on 9 December He axed multiple characters from the show and introduced the extended Carter family He also introduced a long-running storyline "Who Killed Lucy Beale" which peaked during the show's 30th anniversary in 2015 with a week of live episodes Treadwell-Collins announced his departure from EastEnders on 18 February 2016