Regular viewers already know that Mitchell and Fat Boy have been nominated as Torchbearers. In tonight’s episode we’ll learn that the Torch Relay is coming to Walford, and in December Mitchell will find out that he’s been chosen to carry the flame.

In real life, the Torch Relay will travel through more than 1,000 villages, towns and cities in the UK and take in hundreds of landmarks before arriving in London for the start of the 2012 Games.

The London 2012 Olympic Flame will travel through six London boroughs next year before reaching the Olympic Stadium.

The Torch Relay will visit:

• Waltham Forest (21 July)
• Bexley (22 July)
• Wandsworth (23 July)
• Ealing (24 July)
• Haringey (25 July)
• Westminster (26 July)

The Flame will arrive at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July for the lighting of the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony, signifying the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The nationwide tour will begin at Land’s End in Cornwall on the morning of 19 May 2012 and will take 70 days to travel 8,000 miles around the UK.

During this time, the Flame will be carried by 8,000 torchbearers including sports people, celebrities and members of the public.

The Relay will travel for approximately 12 hours every day, culminating in evening celebrations when it arrives at each destination.

For more information visit www.london2012.com/olympictorchrelay