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Old 19-10-2012, 13:55
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Hi all,

We've had confirmation today that EastEnders' executive producer Lorraine Newman will be able to do a Digital Spy interview sometime soon.

Please feel free to use this thread to submit any constructive questions / ideas on what should be asked, which characters should be focused on, etc.

We'll try to ask as many questions as possible but we won't have unlimited time, so we'll try to pick out the most popular questions. With that in mind, if you'd like to see something asked and it's already been suggested, it's also worth including it in your own post so we get a better idea of what the most popular areas are.

Ask away!

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Old 19-10-2012, 14:01
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Hello Lorraine - oh and Daniel. I guess one of the main queries for some on here - and I may be wrong on this - is, any idea when June Brown is officially back? Because some of us are worried she might not be.
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Old 19-10-2012, 14:06
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In recent years we have seen the show focus more on who dunnits/secrets which drag on for months, nearly years. Will the show ever revert back to just focus on delivering honest drama rather than badly thought out sensationalist plots that no one is interested in like who's the shagger.

With a lot of the elderley characters now departed will we have new characters introduced to fill up this age group. Older characters are generally a lot more interesting than the teens.
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Old 19-10-2012, 14:10
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The show has taken a turn to becoming very sleazy, Kat pulling up her skirt after a quickie in the vics kitchen is an example of this. Is there a reason as to why the shows standards have gone downhill?

Will we ever get a female character who has more ambition than just getting drunk and sleeping around?
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Old 19-10-2012, 14:12
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Great news!

-Are there any plans to bring in a brand new family next year that arent connected to anyone else in the square, the show could do with some new energy and fresh faces.
-Re the breaks...Have these been difficult in terms of planning and storylining with quite a few characters all taking breaks at once.
-Kat and Alfie...What is the plan?, will we see Kat faces concquences for cheating on Alfie again as so far it doesnt seem she has been punished enough for what she has done,will they stay in the Vic? plus Lorraine's thoughts on the whole Who's Kat's lover storyline.
-What is the plan for Sharon over the coming months, will there be any mention of Vicky or Michelle. Could she ever go back to the Vic?
-If Derek is leaving then will Alice and Joey be sticking around or are they just part of Derek's story?
-Will Whitney have a storyline that doesnt involve her and realtionships?
-What is the plan for Bianca, Carol and the kids,could Ricky ever return?
-Is Poppy sticking around and if so will she get a decent storyline?
-Why has Tamwar been so underdeveloped in recent months, what happened to his depression storyline over his burns? as this seems to of been forgotton.
-Will Peter Beale be returning at all? as Lucy mentioned a few months ago that they has a big fall out.
-Overall vision for the show?, what she feels the show is lacking and what she wants to improve on.
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Old 19-10-2012, 14:13
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Will the Beale family be built up again? Ian Beale needs more characters to bounce off.

Some parts of the set need to be brought into the twenty first century, the Launderette for example. Will we be having any set changes in the future? The boxing ring for instance is a waste of set space as it's rarely used.

Will we get an explanation as to what happened to all of Sharons money, she owned the bookies and apparently a huge estate in america but this has been forgotten about.
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Old 19-10-2012, 14:14
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Thanks Daniel.

It's been the year of the Brannings, to the detriment of others in the cast IMO, will they be less dominant in the future ?

I think Danielle Harold is playing Lola superbly. Do you plan to keep her on and develop her character ? I hope so.

Are you going to get Kat out of her rut ? I know her misery is not always self inflicted but this last year her self destructive behaviour has become tedious....there was always more to Kat than this.

Any plans for fresh characters ? IMO we need an older man or two plus some 30-35s.
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Old 19-10-2012, 14:16
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Do budget restraints cause problems when casting the best actor for the job.
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Old 19-10-2012, 14:20
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Will the Beales/Fowlers be rebuilt- and a possible return for Mandy Salter at some point?
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Old 19-10-2012, 14:24
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Is the Roxy-Alfie connection continuing? this is the first time we are seeing Roxy matured into this lovely woman and in love with Alfie, they have everything in their friendship-communication to be a great couple.......

Where Tamwar is going andhis character, and his scars? and will we see any of his inner anger coming out, i mean not harsh angry but to finally stand up and be heard

Is Joey-Lauren a long term thing? to blossom into an love story that will stay?

Will we be seeing anymore Masoods coming in, esp Shabnam coming back? and where is AJ going as a character? And a Mas-Zee wedding anytime soon?
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Old 19-10-2012, 14:29
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Will we ever have the concluscion to the billy mitchell plot involving the stolen post?
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Old 19-10-2012, 14:33
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Thanks for this Daniel.

- Lots of fans thoroughly enjoyed the scenes Alfie and Roxy shared earlier this year, in which we saw her slowly falling in love with him. It looked like he was starting to reciprocate, but then Kat returned and the connection has been all but dropped. What's the plan for these three? Is there any hope for Grandad and Peroxide?

- Will we see Lola get Lexi back in the end or will Phil get his way again?

- What are your plans for Denise? Will her and Fatboy be continuing their fling?
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Old 19-10-2012, 14:48
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I agree with some of the directions of some of the questions above, but some are way to harsh and never going to be asked by DS. So here's my slightly lighter take on some of the above.

The Beales are a central part of EE, Ian had some fantastic development in the past year, and Lucy is slowly developing but will we see the Beales built up as a unit and maybe the return of Peter? Or even Steven at some point?

Some favorites have been underused in recent years like Denise, Roxy, Mo, Fatboy and Poppy. Are there any plans to give these characters bigger roles?

In the past year some old favorites have been given new leases of life like Ian, Jean, Janine, Patrick, Jay and Phil who have all had fantastic development and used in a great way, will this continue and do you have any plans to do something different with any current characters?

And finally many fans are worried about the direction of Kat/Alfie and the Vic set up, how do you (Lorraine) feel about this and what do you see in store for this central part of the show?
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Old 19-10-2012, 14:52
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Yay great news, thanks.

- Will we find out anymore about Michael and Derek's shared past? It feels like we still don't know everything.

- Will Danny become a regular cast member? Gary Lucy is brilliant!
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Old 19-10-2012, 14:59
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Are you excited about where the Lauren/Joey storyline is going to lead, will there be lots of twists and turns?
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Old 19-10-2012, 15:11
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Old 19-10-2012, 15:22
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Any plans to introduce a totally new family?

What are your plans for Tyler Moon -hes been quiet storyline wise of late?

Could Janine return with one of her sisters in toe-either Diane or Clare so we can explore that side and dynamic of Janines character?

Can we focus more on Lauren away from the teengroup and more with her family where she works best?

Are Cora and Patrick going to have a full blown romantic relationship?

Any plans for Peter Beale to return?

Any plans for Mo?
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Old 19-10-2012, 15:41
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Can you ask why the kat shagger storyline even made it to screen and will it be coming to an end soon?
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Old 19-10-2012, 15:51
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Jamie Borthwick (Jay) was fantastic during the Heather murder plot. Will we be seeing more of him and will be getting a storyline of his own soon?
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Old 19-10-2012, 16:28
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Will the focus come away from the teens and young adults anytime soon?
Also are you planning to introduce any more older characters?
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Old 19-10-2012, 16:36
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Yay my Questions will be predictable. lol

Phil & shirley
In the last producer interview it was said phil loved shirley and that it would be explored if he loved her as much as sharon/kathy. I think it has to an extent but shirley only shared a small amount of screentime with Sharon before she left. There's a big Question over it if phil really did love shirley after the way he treated her in reveal week.Will we see this explored more or has phil moved on? and is there any hope for a reunion with them in the future?


Shirley
When will she return and is there a big revenge storyline planned for her? She needs closure on her relationships with phil & heather so she can eventually move on.

Will her childhood be explored and if so is there any plans to bring in her sister Tina?

Shirley & Sharon
Will we see a feud between these two or will they evuantually become friends? I think its a shame there wasn't much before shirleys exit as she was always insecure about Sharon.

Phil & derek
There was big plans for a feud between the two when Derek was brought in but it was dropped after their fight over shirley. Is there any plans to bring it back before Derek's exit?

think thats it but might think of more lol
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Old 19-10-2012, 17:10
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Any chance of bringing back Glenda Mitchell for another guest stint? She was a fascinatingly complex character as well as offering some comedy to the programme? Loved and miss her friendship with Carol and her bickering with Shirley (although these days they could perhaps form an uneasy truce and join forces against Phil). Most of all I think Rita Simons and Glynis Barber had a good screen chemistry and could be quite a double act.
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Old 19-10-2012, 17:49
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oops got another one

phil
Since he lost his family he's been lonely without them. He wants Lexi (& Possibly sharon/Denny) but will he come to realize nothing could replace the family he once had (ben, shirley & jay) and will he ever own up to what he's done (cover up, dennis) and try to put things right? after what he's done he needs a proper redemption

Phil & jack feud
They've had one on and off for years but it looks like it'll be coming out again with jack being with Sharon. will the fake engagement stay fake or with shirley returning will she be involved and add a new dynamic to it?
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Old 19-10-2012, 17:55
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Lola's treatment from her social worker seemed to suggest a possible storyline on Forced Adoption. Would a controversial storyline like this be something EE would ever consider?

What can we expect to see from Janine when she returns? Has she changed during her time away or will she be as hard as ever?
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Old 19-10-2012, 18:04
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PLEASE ask about Kat. I am so interested to see how she is responding to the rut that fans feel Kat is in and what the plan is the rebuild her? Are we heading for a redemption arc?

And will Sharon get back into the Vic?

Also, who would be a return she would be interested in staging?

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