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Old 17-09-2013, 16:01
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EastEnders | Jean heads off into a new life away from Albert Square | Tuesday 17th September 2013 | Episode Discussion Thread
(Preview)

BBC ONE
19:30 | 8pm

BBC THREE
22:30 | 10:30pm


MONDAYS TOP 4 SOAP RATINGS
1) Coronation Street [1st Episode] - 8.72m, 40.0% [ITV] 206k, 0.9% [ITV+1]
Coronation Street [2nd Episode] - 8.91m, 37.7% [ITV] 279k, 1.2% [ITV+1]
2) Emmerdale - 7.33m, 35.7% [ITV] 145k, 0.6% [ITV+1]
3) EastEnders - 7.01m, 30.3% [BBC One] 284k, 2.1% [BBC Three]
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Kimberly's Synopsis
Since hard faced bull-dog Zelda from Terrahawks look-a-like Shirley Carter left to sun herself in Greece, I've been left do this. Yeah thanks, Shirl. You still ow me the rent! I tried to get my sister, D to do this, but she weren't havin' any of it, moaning about my 'issues' with responsibility. Let me tell you nah, Miss. Kimberly Fox does not have any issues with responsibility. You know that David Cameron, I'm more responsible than him, I am, Mm-Mm. He's the bloke that runs the country, right? I don't know. Anyway, where was I? Ah, yeah, I remember. That Jean Slater is off tonight, lucky for some, ey? Whilst she's off sunning herself in Brighton, I'm left changing bed-sheets in Walford. Not exactly my idea of fun. Jean's pretty alright, but her new man, Ollie, I wouldn't turn down a bit of his Sausage Surprise, if you know what I mean. A little birdy told me Jean was... *Bi*... things are not going to be dead in that bedroom! Moody Mike is stirring things up for Ronn-ee, and Kirs-tee is thrown out by Ab-ee and Laur-an. How lovely! Chow for now, my Foxilina's! Patrick's got the rum out, yeah man! *booty shake*

Oh Golly Ollie, he's gone!
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Allot(ment) can happen when Alfie and Kat are away!
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Kat is Komforted as Jean says 'See ya Slater!'
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Meddling Mike, Snarl's Scheme and Sister over Mister!
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Pout Trout or Out Trout?
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Lucy's No Chance for Ian and Sam's News for Ava!
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Today's Cast
In honour of Jean's infamous culinary skills, today's cast list is... What type of Food would the Characters be?
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JEAN SLATER
Played by Gillian Wright

First appearance: 16th December 2004
Last appearance: 17th September 2013

Likes: Flowers
Dislikes: Confined spaces (she has claustrophobia), quizzes and big pants
Weaknesses: Can't swim
Hobbies: Knitting and cooking
Food: Doesn't like touching kidney meat

Jean married Brian Slater and had two children in the 1980s, Sean (Robert Kazinsky) and Stacey (Lacey Turner). Brian died in December 1999 following an accident on a building site; it was later revealed that Sean had punched him, causing him to fall from the scaffolding. Sean ran away after the accident and joined the army, and Jean later believed he died in combat. Jean, a sufferer of bipolar disorder, was unable to cope with the loss of her husband and son. She was non-compliant with medication and ordered Stacey, her main carer, to leave her house in 2004. Stacey subsequently moved in with her paternal great uncle Charlie (Derek Martin) and his family in Walford.

Jean's condition steadily deteriorates and despite Stacey's help, Jean attempts suicide and is sectioned in 2005. Over the following years, she attempts to rebuild her relationship with Stacey and Sean (following his return from the army). She makes progress with Stacey, but Sean continues to reject her. Jean moves in with the Slater family in Walford in 2006 and meets Ted (Richard Hope) at a singles' night. They date; however, Ted ends it because he cannot handle Jean's personality. Jean takes the rejection badly, has a breakdown and is admitted to a psychiatric ward for several months. When Stacey begins showing symptoms of bipolar, Jean intervenes and Stacey is sectioned. During her stay in hospital, Stacey grows close to another patient, Becca Swanson (Simone James); upon Stacey's release, Becca returns to live with her. Becca vies for Stacey's attention. She grows jealous of Stacey's husband Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements) and Jean. Following Bradley's death and the birth of Stacey's baby Lily in 2010, Becca successfully attempts to exclude Jean from Stacey's life. It is not until the true extent of Becca's involvement in Bradley's death is revealed (Becca had called the police and implicated him for Archie Mitchell's (Larry Lamb) murder and Bradley died in the subsequent police chase) that Stacey finally sees sense and begins to trust Jean again.

While at R&R nightclub, Jean is saved by Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) from a man who pesters her. Jean invites Billy back to her house and they have sex, but Billy hurts her feelings the next day when she hears him making insulting comments about her. Despite being upset, she accepts Billy's apology, dismissing it as just a one-night stand. Following Stacey's confession that it was she, not Bradley, who murdered Archie a year before, Jean begins to doubt Stacey is fit to care for Lily. Her fears worsen when Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) stabs herself and makes it look like Stacey is responsible. Jean phones the police asking them to detain Stacey. Fearing prison, Stacey attempts to flee and is eventually helped to escape by Jean once Stacey reveals her motive behind Archie's murder — he had raped her. Stacey takes Lily and leaves on Christmas Day 2010. Jean is heartbroken by her departure; she grows depressed and Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) finds her in the bath fully clothed attempting to drown herself. Realising that she is not coping, Jean admits herself into a psychiatric hospital.

Kat visits Jean three months later and Jean reveals she is better and can leave. Kat invites her to stay with her, which she does. She works for Kat and her husband Alfie (Shane Richie) as barmaid and cook at the Queen Victoria public house. She develops crushes on Alfie's cousin Eddie (David Essex) and Janine's uncle Norman Simmonds (George Layton), but her interest is not returned by either. Jean is thrilled when she wins £8000 on a lottery scratchcard. She makes an incorrect assumption that a man named Carter (Andrew Scarborough) is attracted to her, but he is later revealed to be a benefit fraud officer who declares Jean has been illegally claiming benefits whilst working at the pub. Kat's grandmother Mo Harris (Laila Morse) later admits that she has been claiming benefits in Jean's name. Jean begrudgingly agrees to take the blame as Mo has a previous conviction, but the stress causes another mental breakdown; she obsesses over Shenice Quinn (Lily Harvey), a young girl who the Moons care for, believing she is an angel. Instead of having her readmitted to hospital, Kat vows to care for Jean at home, and Jean eventually improves.

As Alfie has hired Ray Dixon (Chucky Venn) as a professional chef, Jean is fired from the pub kitchen, but is given the job of events manager. Jean is conned out of her lottery winnings by Michael Moon (Steve John Shepherd), who tells her he will invest the money for her. He persuades her to 'invest' Alfie's money, which Jean has been given to pay bills with and she also invests money saved for The Queen Victoria's VAT bill. Barmaid Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) discovers the money missing, so a worried Jean asks Michael to return it, but he denies any knowledge of her investment. Jean tells Michael's fiancée Janine that he has taken her money, but Michael claims Jean is obsessed, thinking he is her son Sean therefore making Janine's unborn baby her grandchild. Roxy believes Jean, but Michael convinces her that Jean is also obsessed with Roxy's daughter Amy Mitchell (Amelie Conway), and plants Amy's belongings in Jean's bedroom to prove it. Nobody believes Jean, and she becomes desperate to clear her name. Eventually, Roxy warns her to stop making allegations. Realising that she cannot cope with Jean alone, Roxy calls Alfie. Alfie returns with Kat, and Kat believes Jean, vowing to help prove Michael took the money. The truth eventually emerges when Kat tells Michael that Jean threatened to kill herself if she is sectioned over him, leading to Michael admitting to Kat that he took the money. When all these events cause Janine to go into premature labour on he wedding day, Jean has a sudden change of heart and strongly advises Michael to support Janine after he decides to flee. Kat then tells Michael that he must repay back the money to Jean, which he does.

Jean forms an unlikely friendship with Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) and supports Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) following his nervous breakdown. When he recovers and decides to open up a new restaurant he appoints Jean as his sous-chef. However the stress of holding down two jobs, coupled with Ian's constant bullying, results in Jean quitting, especially when she falsely assumes Ian of sexually harrassing her. Drowning her sorrows with Shirley and Bianca Butcher (Patsy Palmer), Jean realises that she has left her handbag at the restaurant and they break in at night to retrieve it. Shirley and Bianca continue to get drunk and a fire soon breaks out; the sprinkler system puts it out but floods the restaurant. The women escape unseen, but Jean struggles with her guilt. She confesses to Kat, who convinces her to keep quiet but when Jean volunteers to help clean up the restaurant with Ian she confesses to him. Ian threatens to call the police, but he later decides against it. Jean takes up an allotmen, where she meets Ollie Walters (Tony O'Callaghan). Ollie asks Jean on a date but she is reluctant upon finding out he is a retired police officer, but Kat and Alfie convince her to go. She confesses about her recent crimes to Ollie on their second date, but he tells her it does not matter as she was not charged so she can forget about it. Their date goes well and afterwards Jean invites Ollie to spend the night with her. Eventually, Jean tells Ollie about her bipolar disorder, despite worrying that he would reject her. He researches the illness but Jean realises that he does not really want to be with someone who has a mental illness, so they break up. She tries to reunite with him later but discovers he is retiring to Brighton. She attends his retirement party but leaves before he sees her.

And not forgetting Jean's Sausage Surprise!

Want to sit down to Jean's last episode with a serving of the infamous Sausage Surprise? Well, here's a recipe from BBC Good Food...
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Old 17-09-2013, 16:16
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I found the food names cast list highly amusing


Farewell Crazy Jean !
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Old 17-09-2013, 16:21
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Thanks for the thread, Love the creative title!
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Old 17-09-2013, 16:22
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Was Gillian axed or did she decide to leave?
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Old 17-09-2013, 16:35
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Thanks for the thread, I'm one of the minority who won't miss Jean - she really grates on me - but I'm happy that she is getting this ending.

Loving the Kim edition, read it in her voice and everything you've got the mannerisms down.
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Old 17-09-2013, 16:36
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Was Gillian axed or did she decide to leave?
She chose to leave.

EPIC thread EEFanatic! You've done our Jeanie proud.

Love the cast list.

I'm glad she gets a happy ending and Julia's theme tonight.

Evening all!

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Old 17-09-2013, 16:42
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Great thread for a great character, Jean will be missed lots, Gillian is one of the best actresses EE has had and lets hope this is not a permanent goodbye for our Jeanie.
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Old 17-09-2013, 17:01
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She chose to leave.

EPIC thread EEFanatic! You've done our Jeanie proud.

Love the cast list.

I'm glad she gets a happy ending and Julia's theme tonight.

Evening all!

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Does she? That's great, Jean deserves a happy ending!
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Old 17-09-2013, 17:07
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Lol great thread title. So sad this is Jeans last episode
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Old 17-09-2013, 17:24
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Lol great thread title. So sad this is Jeans last episode
That means there's a less reason for Stacey and Sean to come back!
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Old 17-09-2013, 17:30
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Impressive thread

I'm really going to miss Jean
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Old 17-09-2013, 17:31
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Nice thread, EEfanatic.
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Old 17-09-2013, 17:36
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They've wasted her character IMO
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Old 17-09-2013, 17:55
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Thanks for the thread

I also hope she gets Julia's theme.
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Old 17-09-2013, 17:57
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Thanks for the thread

I also hope she gets Julia's theme.
This - Jean deserves a happy ending

No chance of Stacey ever returning now [but also no chance of Sean returning ]
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Old 17-09-2013, 18:07
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Thank you for the brilliant thread

Must confess I will miss Ollie his dry humour and one liners made me laugh..
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Old 17-09-2013, 18:17
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Thankoo for the thread.

Jean's last episode I am really going to miss her. Kat is the only slater left now. Mo is a Harris.
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Old 17-09-2013, 18:19
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Does she? That's great, Jean deserves a happy ending!
Yeah She does...and Rightly so
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Old 17-09-2013, 19:05
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Thanks for the thread...you will do Jean proud.
I hope she shouts out 'Sausage Surprise! ' one last time.

I will Miss Jean. Gillian right has been amazing this past 8 years and Julia's theme is very well deserved
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Old 17-09-2013, 19:12
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Can't believe it's been 8 years
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Old 17-09-2013, 19:21
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Thanks for the thread!

I wish I'd voted for missing Ollie more, I shall as he was a good asset I thought.
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Old 17-09-2013, 19:22
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They've wasted her character IMO
She has had some good stories its just this last year or so she's been under used.
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Old 17-09-2013, 19:22
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Can't believe it's been 8 years
I no mad right
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Old 17-09-2013, 19:24
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Thanks for the thread!

I wish I'd voted for missing Ollie more, I shall as he was a good asset I thought.
I'll miss Ollie too. I hope they come back one day, they can be the next Dot and Jim.
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Old 17-09-2013, 19:26
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I'll miss Ollie too. I hope they come back one day, they can be the next Dot and Jim.
Yah it would have been nice if Ollie had stayed a bit longer he has been great.
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