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Old 25-01-2012, 09:12
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could they be about to kill him off screen?!

it was revealed last night he has had a stroke and that immediately made me think they could be about to kill him off

thoughts??
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Old 25-01-2012, 09:18
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I thought that too and I can't see him returning anytime soon. Maybe this is the start of a new storyline for Kat (finally!)
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Old 25-01-2012, 18:39
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He should never have been axed, he didnt need a storyline, just be there, he gave that community feel and was a link to the original slaters, Theyve only got one male character overr 60 now havent they? - Patrick?
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Old 25-01-2012, 18:56
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He would have no where to live if he was there now
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Old 25-01-2012, 19:01
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He should never have been axed, he didnt need a storyline, just be there, he gave that community feel and was a link to the original slaters, Theyve only got one male character overr 60 now havent they? - Patrick?
Exactly he was basically part of the furniture and I didn't care if he had a story or not as long as he was there.
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Old 25-01-2012, 19:06
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Yeh I'd like to see him back. I hope they don't kill him off
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Old 25-01-2012, 19:08
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Exactly he was basically part of the furniture and I didn't care if he had a story or not as long as he was there.
Yep, you'd think theyd want to hold on their long serving characters as long as possible especially since theres not many left, also they had such an opportunity to rebuild the slaters- anyone could have played belinda who was a blank canvas! and i think the actress playing little mo would come back and possibly lynn.

I feel the same with gary and minty, shouldnt have been axed, they were the characters that were needed to .prop up the scenes in the vic
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Old 25-01-2012, 19:13
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Yep, you'd think theyd want to hold on their long serving characters as long as possible especially since theres not many left, also they had such an opportunity to rebuild the slaters- anyone could have played belinda who was a blank canvas! and i think the actress playing little mo would come back and possibly lynn.

I feel the same with gary and minty, shouldnt have been axed, they were the characters that were needed to .prop up the scenes in the vic
Exactly Brian Kirkwood done wonders with Pat's exit but the rest of the show he has messed up and his biggest mess up was axing Charlie,Garry and Minty. But that was probably down to his arrogance.
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Old 25-01-2012, 19:24
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Exactly Brian Kirkwood done wonders with Pat's exit but the rest of the show he has messed up and his biggest mess up was axing Charlie,Garry and Minty. But that was probably down to his arrogance.
I don't get this. People had been complaining for years that Charlie, Minty and Garry were deadwood characters (Garry was actually axed in 09 under Santer by the way) and yet, now they've gone people are saying they never wanted them to leave because ''they were part of the furniture''.

I suppose from a writers' POV having characters just 'there' doing nothing is a waste, when they could actually get rid of them to make room for potentially new, exciting characters with big stories.

Now whether you think Kirkwood's new characters in their place have been failures is irrelevant. You may hate Tyler, Anthony, Lola etc. But you have to be honest there's more to work with than having someone there just because their departed family may return one day.
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Old 25-01-2012, 20:15
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I was one of those who thought Charlie Slater was EE furniture (like Patrick) and that Garry and Minty were deadwood characters (much like Anthony and Tyler Moon are now).... but nothing wrong with that as that was their whole remit in the show really, just to be your average men in the street....in order to give the show a degree of realism, where it is mostly lacking now if we were being honest! Patrick aside, the only old people remaining now are of course Dot, Cora and Rose.....and this in a supposedly ageing society!
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Old 25-01-2012, 21:10
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could they be about to kill him off screen?!

it was revealed last night he has had a stroke and that immediately made me think they could be about to kill him off

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No doubt you'll claim next that he'll be recasted with Peter Fontaine.
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Old 25-01-2012, 21:29
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I think the point is that Laila Morse is taking 3 months off, Gilian Wright was in Panto, was Shane this year? So it gives them an excuse to write out the whole family for awhile because Charlie effects them all.
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Old 25-01-2012, 21:35
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I thought that too and I can't see him returning anytime soon. Maybe this is the start of a new storyline for Kat (finally!)
An exit one hopefully

He would have no where to live if he was there now
He is still the tenant of the house where the Moons live. He could kick them out
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