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Old 28-11-2013, 03:04
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http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s1...le-recast.html

Bryan sacked him twice and killed him of...

Now Bryan has recast him in hollyoaks??

Does anybody know what Bryan's problem is with this guy? It must go beyond bad acting surely...?
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Old 28-11-2013, 03:14
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I`m sure I read somewhere that Devon was continually late for filming and holding up production. Also Devons "I`m the big I am" attitude didn`t help either.
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Old 28-11-2013, 09:17
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Maybe Devon said no when BK asked for more semi naked scenes for Sonny? It does seem like BK is a bit of a perv lol
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Old 28-11-2013, 09:40
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I think it's pretty obvious Kirkwood has had personal disagreements with the actor. Allegedly Anderson was repeatedly late to the set of Hollyoaks and was sacked, which is fair enough. Unfortunately Kirkwood took over EastEnders just as Anderon returned and sacked him from that show too (and made certain he couldn't return by killing Billie off).

Kirkwood's reign at EastEnders also saw a record number of high-profile stars taking breaks or quitting. Just saying...
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Old 28-11-2013, 09:59
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When he was killed off from EastEnders I didn’t want to believe that Kirkwood had a vendetta against Devon. I was blissfully ignorant in believing it was for storyline purposes. Now however I agree – Kirkwood obviously can’t work with him. Just cements my view that Kirkwood is a petty, difficult man.
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Old 28-11-2013, 10:26
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Devons "I`m the big I am" attitude
What does that even mean?
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Old 28-11-2013, 10:45
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When he was killed off from EastEnders I didn’t want to believe that Kirkwood had a vendetta against Devon. I was blissfully ignorant in believing it was for storyline purposes. Now however I agree – Kirkwood obviously can’t work with him. Just cements my view that Kirkwood is a petty, difficult man.
Its hardly being petty and difficult to sack someone for being unprofessional - its the right thing to do. Acting is very much team work and if an actor is late or doesnt learn lines, or has had a heavy night and isnt in a good condition, not only do they hold up the production which costs a lot of money but they also make things very difficult for their fellow actors
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Old 28-11-2013, 11:01
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Its hardly being petty and difficult to sack someone for being unprofessional - its the right thing to do. Acting is very much team work and if an actor is late or doesnt learn lines, or has had a heavy night and isnt in a good condition, not only do they hold up the production which costs a lot of money but they also make things very difficult for their fellow actors
This.

They would lose money every time they had to halt production because of lateness.

Lorraine Newman suspended Shona McGarty, without pay, for the same offence.
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Old 28-11-2013, 11:18
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Its hardly being petty and difficult to sack someone for being unprofessional - its the right thing to do. Acting is very much team work and if an actor is late or doesnt learn lines, or has had a heavy night and isnt in a good condition, not only do they hold up the production which costs a lot of money but they also make things very difficult for their fellow actors
No but it does look petty when Kirkwood sacked him for a second time at EastEnders, for no apparent reason.

We don't know the full details of course, but admittedly it doesn't look good.
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Old 28-11-2013, 11:21
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I've always thought killing off Billie Jackson was really short sighted. I was never thrilled with Santer giving Devon the role as from an acting point of view I always thought Devon was weak. However there was nothing stopping Kirkwood from writing the character out for a while and then reintroducing him as a recast. Its not like Kirkwood isn't shy of doing this.

Killing off Billie left Carol pretty much in limbo for a year. I've no idea if a storyline was scrapped to make way for Billie's death but after that initial story was over she became an extra pretty much until early 2012.

I'm not taking away from how amazing Billie's death episode was. I just don't think it was needed and if I'm remembering rightly neither did Lindsay Coulson herself.

On the subject of Kirkwood and Anderson's personal relationship. Who really knows. Devon has never spoken of any ill feeling and if Kirkwood did fire him because of a personal vendetta Devon could have had a case against him. So I don't think anything extreme happened. It was probably more Kirkwood just not being a fan of him as an actor.
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Old 28-11-2013, 11:24
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Its hardly being petty and difficult to sack someone for being unprofessional - its the right thing to do. Acting is very much team work and if an actor is late or doesnt learn lines, or has had a heavy night and isnt in a good condition, not only do they hold up the production which costs a lot of money but they also make things very difficult for their fellow actors
Exactly. It's a basic requirement of the job. It's fair enough that he was sacked if he's breaking his contract.
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Old 28-11-2013, 11:25
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I've always thought killing off Billie Jackson was really short sighted. I was never thrilled with Santer giving Devon the role as from an acting point of view I always thought Devon was weak. However there was nothing stopping Kirkwood from writing the character out for a while and then reintroducing him as a recast. Its not like Kirkwood isn't shy of doing this.

Killing off Billie left Carol pretty much in limbo for a year. I've no idea if a storyline was scrapped to make way for Billie's death but after that initial story was over she became an extra pretty much until early 2012.

I'm not taking away from how amazing Billie's death episode was. I just don't think it was needed and if I'm remembering rightly neither did Lindsay Coulson herself.

On the subject of Kirkwood and Anderson's personal relationship. Who really knows. Devon has never spoken of any ill feeling and if Kirkwood did fire him because of a personal vendetta Devon could have had a case against him. So I don't think anything extreme happened. It was probably more Kirkwood just not being a fan of him as an actor.
The character was never hugely important so I didn't particularly care that he was killed off, it did lead to a great few episodes though. I think Billie's death was genuinely one of the best stories in EastEnders for years; no sensationalism, just exploring a mother's grief for her youngest son. However, it was ruined when Carol started shagging his mate Typical Kirkwood.

Max had also just lost Bradley, and Jack was about to lose James; so three of the Branning siblings had each lost a child within a year. So it was a little gratuitous.
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Old 28-11-2013, 11:30
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The character was never hugely important so I didn't particularly care that he was killed off, it did lead to a great few episodes though. I think Billie's death was genuinely one of the best stories in EastEnders for years; no sensationalism, just exploring a mother's grief for her youngest son. However, it was ruined when Carol started shagging his mate Typical Kirkwood.

Max had also just lost Bradley, and Jack was about to lose James; so three of the Branning siblings had each lost a child within a year. So it was a little gratuitous.
This though is purely because last time we saw him he was a child. Now they had the chance to develop him as an adult.

I've always wondered where Santer would have taken him. The army storyline might have developed into something good.

Again I'm not slating the episode in which he died as its one of the best EE episodes ever but long term I think it was the wrong decision.
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Old 28-11-2013, 16:55
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Its hardly being petty and difficult to sack someone for being unprofessional - its the right thing to do. Acting is very much team work and if an actor is late or doesnt learn lines, or has had a heavy night and isnt in a good condition, not only do they hold up the production which costs a lot of money but they also make things very difficult for their fellow actors
Sure if Devon behaved like that on the Hollyoaks set – as reported – then I agree that Kirkwood isn’t acting in a petty manner. However subsequently killing him off in EastEnders and then recasting his Hollyoaks role, stinks of Kirkwood personally having a problem with the actor. There are no rumours of Devon behaving out of turn in his last stint in EastEnders and now he’s been recast in Hollyoaks shows the Kirkwood clearly can’t work with him and isn’t willing to give him a chance.
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Old 28-11-2013, 17:08
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No but it does look petty when Kirkwood sacked him for a second time at EastEnders, for no apparent reason.

We don't know the full details of course, but admittedly it doesn't look good.
Well an actor getting fired from two shows means he is the problem imo
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Old 28-11-2013, 17:14
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Well an actor getting fired from two shows means he is the problem imo
Except it was also the same producer who sacked him both times too. If it had been two separate producers it wouldn't look good on Anderson but that isn't the case.
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Old 28-11-2013, 17:15
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Sure if Devon behaved like that on the Hollyoaks set – as reported – then I agree that Kirkwood isn’t acting in a petty manner. However subsequently killing him off in EastEnders and then recasting his Hollyoaks role, stinks of Kirkwood personally having a problem with the actor. There are no rumours of Devon behaving out of turn in his last stint in EastEnders and now he’s been recast in Hollyoaks shows the Kirkwood clearly can’t work with him and isn’t willing to give him a chance.
I've always found Devon to be pretty polite tbh. You never see him being rude on Twitter. When he left EE all he did was praise the show and everyone connected to it. Lindsay Coulson and Patsy Palmer both said they were gutted when he left EE too. I see he has also just praised the new actor playing Sonny.

So if Devon is difficult to work with its funny how no stories have been in the press about him.
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Old 28-11-2013, 17:19
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Well an actor getting fired from two shows means he is the problem imo
The same person fired him from two shows, it doesn't seem that straight forward imo.

I guess none of us will know unless Kirkwood or Anderson speak out!
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Old 28-11-2013, 17:21
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The same person fired him from two shows, it doesn't seem that straight forward imo.

I guess none of us will know unless Kirkwood or Anderson speak out!
I would love to know. I think it must have been Devon and tbh as why wouldn't he speak out if he was victimised
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