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@Ted_Reilly14 Had lots of lovely messages from people asking the date for Johnny's return. I'm sorry I can't reveal it but stay tuned will be soon! 👊🏼💪🏽💙 This tweet from Ted seems to confirm that Johnny's return scene will be a surprise, unless it's embargoed until a certain date, possibly next week. To be honest I don't really need him to have a duff duff moment (although that would be awesome); I'd also quite like to see him returning in the first scene of Monday's episode on the 11th.
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@Ted_Reilly14 Had lots of lovely messages from people asking the date for Johnny's return. I'm sorry I can't reveal it but stay tuned will be soon! This tweet from Ted seems to confirm that Johnny's return scene will be a surprise, unless it's embargoed until a certain date, possibly next week. To be honest I don't really need him to have a duff duff moment (although that would be awesome); I'd also quite like to see him returning in the first scene of Monday's episode on the 11th. ![]() On Monday's episode Nancy was still talking about going to Italy to be with Johnny so something happens that makes him come back and then to stay. I suspect it will be all linked to Nancy |
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On Monday's episode Nancy was still talking about going to Italy to be with Johnny so something happens that makes him come back and then to stay. I suspect it will be all linked to Nancy
A few photos of Ted filming with the rest of the Carter actors in an upcoming (what looks like) comedy storyline: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...rize-Carp.html Going from that photo of Ted standing next to Danny Boy, I'd say he's about the same height as Sam. Not that it really matters, just thought it was interesting.
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This article from the Metro (same pictures as the DM link) has an interesting last line:
http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/30/easten...cenes-5784188/ "Fans will get to see the all-new Johnny Carter on-screen early next week. Could be incorrect/guesswork reporting, could have meant to say "early next month" (which makes the date vaguer) or could be a slipped embargo? However, as Mick and Linda aren't in the cast list for next week, apart from Mick on Monday's episode, I'd be pretty surprised if it turned out to be true! One other possibility is that Johnny makes an appearance via Skype that week, in order to talk to Nancy, and that's what prompts his return the week after. |
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Well if Mick continues acting the way he is I think that's why Johnny comes back, to try and support Nancy.
A few photos of Ted filming with the rest of the Carter actors in an upcoming (what looks like) comedy storyline: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...rize-Carp.html Going from that photo of Ted standing next to Danny Boy, I'd say he's about the same height as Sam. Not that it really matters, just thought it was interesting. ![]() ![]() I am sure that the Metro has made a mistake and that Johnny starts w/b 11 April it does say this is Ted's first scene but we know he has been filming since February so I don't think we can count on them being accurate! |
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I must admit this is a bizarre storyline but nice to see the Carter family in something lighter than the typical heavy storyline they are used to. I am really liking the look of Ted as Johnny and he seems to fit in nicely with Lee and Mick. The picture of Ted in the Vic is so cute
![]() I am sure that the Metro has made a mistake and that Johnny starts w/b 11 April it does say this is Ted's first scene but we know he has been filming since February so I don't think we can count on them being accurate! ![]() Ted looks great in the role. I think it will still take me a bit of time to adjust to him as Johnny, and I wish Sam would get a move on with being cast in something so I can feel a bit more happy about his decision, but I hope everything works out great for both of them. |
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Early spoilers for w/b 11 April
Monday 11th April 2016 Mick and Sharon come up with an idea to cheer Linda up. Tuesday 12th April 2016 Linda gets a surprise. Friday 15th April 2016 Things remain fraught amongst the Carters but can anything bring them back together? Not sure if Johnny returns on Tuesday as (or part of )Linda's surprise or is Friday and his returns brings the Carter family back together |
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Early spoilers for w/b 11 April
Monday 11th April 2016 Mick and Sharon come up with an idea to cheer Linda up. Tuesday 12th April 2016 Linda gets a surprise. Friday 15th April 2016 Things remain fraught amongst the Carters but can anything bring them back together? Not sure if Johnny returns on Tuesday as (or part of )Linda's surprise or is Friday and his returns brings the Carter family back together
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He's on the cast list for Monday's episode!
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This is interesting, a spring preview spoiler from Metro:
1. Johnny’s back – and the Carters have yet more drama ahead. As Mick and Linda continue to come to terms with what happened to Ollie and fear that their child may never be the same, Johnny will rock up to the delight of his parents. But why is he really back and is everything as it seems? http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/31/20-mas...yoaks-5787726/ I wonder if something happened to him abroad? Every returning character seems to come back with a secret, after all. Will be good to see Johnny get a slightly darker storyline, IMO.
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This is interesting, a spring preview spoiler from Metro:
1. Johnny’s back – and the Carters have yet more drama ahead. As Mick and Linda continue to come to terms with what happened to Ollie and fear that their child may never be the same, Johnny will rock up to the delight of his parents. But why is he really back and is everything as it seems? http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/31/20-mas...yoaks-5787726/ I wonder if something happened to him abroad? Every returning character seems to come back with a secret, after all. Will be good to see Johnny get a slightly darker storyline, IMO.It might just be Johnny turns up for a visit to surprise Linda but in reality he wants to come back for good . He might pretend at first everything is great in Italy but in reality he hates it or has split from Luca and wants to come home. With Nancy looking to go to Italy or leave Walford he might not want to admit it because she will stay I dread to think what other secret he might be have Can we keep the dark storylines for a while and just enjoy the return of sweet nice Johnny for a while .
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It might just be Johnny turns up for a visit to surprise Linda but in reality he wants to come back for good . He might pretend at first everything is great in Italy but in reality he hates it or has split from Luca and wants to come home. With Nancy looking to go to Italy or leave Walford he might not want to admit it because she will stay
I dread to think what other secret he might be have Can we keep the dark storylines for a while and just enjoy the return of sweet nice Johnny for a while .![]() Also I've just found out that I'll be out of the country again on the week of his return! Won't be able to catch up until Thursday night. ![]() ![]() But at least I'll have an hour and a half of Johnny to look forward to, so every silver lining...
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http://go.dspy.me/z1i0
It's really happening! ![]() Edit: Soap squawk gives a bit more information including
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http://www.soapsquawk.co.uk/eastende...unite-carters/ |
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I am pleased that we have confirmation of the start date 11th maybe just at the end and the 12th when it all starts
Looking forward to seeing the scene between Linda and Johnny when she tells him about the rape. Big scene for Ted so early on but it looks like EE have a lot of confidence in Ted. I think it will be very emotional and I am fascinated as to how Johnny will react. Also there are the awkward meetings with his grandparents Shirley and Buster that he did not know about and of course Ben, Abi and Paul. Can't wait to see Abi's face after everything she has done to keep Ben and then Johnny returns ![]() Johnny splitting from Luca is no surprise and I guess combined with the aftermath of finding about Linda's rape and Ollie's illness it makes sense for Johnny to stay rather than return to Italy. |
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I am pleased that we have confirmation of the start date 11th maybe just at the end and the 12th when it all starts
Looking forward to seeing the scene between Linda and Johnny when she tells him about the rape. Big scene for Ted so early on but it looks like EE have a lot of confidence in Ted. I think it will be very emotional and I am fascinated as to how Johnny will react. Also there are the awkward meetings with his grandparents Shirley and Buster that he did not know about and of course Ben, Abi and Paul. Can't wait to see Abi's face after everything she has done to keep Ben and then Johnny returns ![]() Johnny splitting from Luca is no surprise and I guess combined with the aftermath of finding about Linda's rape and Ollie's illness it makes sense for Johnny to stay rather than return to Italy. And we have a new thread name.
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And we have a new thread name. ![]() . Feels right having Ted in the titleThanks to whoever did it |
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We should hopefully get lots of lovely Johnny spoilers and pictures in the midnight update tonight. Maybe even an interview with Ted? Can't wait.
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As expected, lots of Johnny in the midnight spoilers.
A summary article here: http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/east...or-everything/ (what is it with Carter family members blaming each other for 'everything'? )Episode summaries for Tuesdays, Thursday and Friday (Johnny is mentioned on Monday's episode but there are no pictures of him: http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/east...ean-raped-her/ http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/east...s-a-bombshell/ http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/east...efore-he-goes/ The picture from Thursday's episode of him crying is very sad. I think Ted is going to do great in this role.Going from the Friday episode discription of Johnny making a last ditch attempt to save the Carters before he leaves, I'm kind of wondering if Johnny's return next week might be a brief one before he goes back to Italy and then returns permanently. He's not mentioned in the brief spoilers for the week after and Ted wasn't really tweeting about filming until more recently. We know he's back for the fish heist ( ) that will probably air in about five weeks time (possibly even sooner as they tend to do location filming closer to the air date) but there hasn't been any hint of Johnny stuff between the end of next week and then. It may be that he goes back to Italy to try and save his relationship with Luca before returning home when it doesn't work out. The only thing that makes me think otherwise is that I'd have thought Johnny would be around for Nancy leaving, so unless she leaves with him on Friday's episode, that wouldn't be the case.I guess we'll have to wait and see, but I wouldn't be massively surprised if this is Johnny's 'small' return before his permanent one; DTC seems to be a big fan of doing that with returning characters. |
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Just seen the spoilers and preview pictures and I can't wait to see it on screen
![]() It looks likes Ted had a daunting start with dramatic scenes with Mick, Linda, Nancy and Shirley which is quite a test for a newcomer. There is so much for Johnny to take in no surprising he struggles to cope ![]() It remains to be seen if Johnny does leave or makes a last minute decision to stay. Just thinking would EE go through with the all the goodbyes if returns in a couple of weeks. I would also have thought that Nancy would be more likely to leave if Johnny is back as she will feel that Mick and Linda won't need her and it is her time to be away It was nice to see all the Carter family back posing for their picture and to see Johnny as played by Ted back with the nice blue jumper felt like he fitted in well as a replacement for Sam
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It will be really interesting to see Johnny standing up to Mick and calling him out on his recent behaviour. I think they've come close to ruining Mick's character with the recent Nancy storyline and this might be a moment of redemption for Mick as he realises how unacceptably he's been behaving. I think it will also endear the audience to Johnny as he'll be acting as the voice of reason. The scene with Linda telling Johnny about the rape will also potentially be heartbreaking. So all in all, Ted has a couple of moments to really shine next week; hopefully he'll knock it out of the park and do a brilliant job.
He does look great in that blue jacket, though I still think the horrible brown jacket needs burning.
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Not sure where this interview is taken from (I'm assuming it wasn't originally with Digital Spy as they always say when it's an exclusive):
http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/east...-feel-daunted/ Interesting that he talks about Ben as a potential love interest. The way he words it, about Johnny coming in at a crucial time for Ben, makes me think there will be something there. I know a lot of people are assuming that now Johnny is returning, Paul will be written out but it looks like in the spoilers next week that Ben and Paul make their relationship official. So I guess we'll have to wait and see where this all goes. |
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Not sure where this interview is taken from (I'm assuming it wasn't originally with Digital Spy as they always say when it's an exclusive):
http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/east...-feel-daunted/ Interesting that he talks about Ben as a potential love interest. The way he words it, about Johnny coming in at a crucial time for Ben, makes me think there will be something there. I know a lot of people are assuming that now Johnny is returning, Paul will be written out but it looks like in the spoilers next week that Ben and Paul make their relationship official. So I guess we'll have to wait and see where this all goes. I am not sure how this will be played now with Ben finally being together with Paul (and has said he loves him) but with Johnny back. Should be interesting to watch but nervous as to what EE will do given some of the writing/storylines recently hopefully DTC will have a strong say on this and will hopefully ensure this is done well |
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I do want Johnny and Ben to get together so Ted's comments hinting at a possible romance is fine by me. My biggest worry is that if Ben and Paul are together it will be lead to Johnny having an affair with Ben sometime in the future. I really hope they don't go down this route and potentially ruin Johnny's character. I hope that the writers keep to Johnny's sense of decency and that won't happen.
I am not sure how this will be played now with Ben finally being together with Paul (and has said he loves him) but with Johnny back. Should be interesting to watch but nervous as to what EE will do given some of the writing/storylines recently hopefully DTC will have a strong say on this and will hopefully ensure this is done well Paul was introduced in June last year so if they do decide he's surplus to requirements, he'll be leaving in the next couple of months. Perhaps they're going to give Ben/Paul a go while settling Johnny back into the square; if Paul then leaves, Ben and Johnny could get together a bit further down the line, with the two of them just being friends until then. I agree that I'd hate for Johnny to get caught up in a love triangle. I don't think they'll go down that route as Ben and Paul are just coming out of one with Abi, but they might be lazy enough to write it in that way. I really hope not. |
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Radio Times interview with Ted http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-...or-lindas-rape
I am assuming this is where the DS picked up the quotes from Ted. Very interesting read including how he got the part and how things went at the start. Ted comes across well. seems confident but grounded and even has a cheeky side as well going by the last question Sam who
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Radio Times interview with Ted http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-...or-lindas-rape
I am assuming this is where the DS picked up the quotes from Ted. Very interesting read including how he got the part and how things went at the start. Ted comes across well. seems confident but grounded and even has a cheeky side as well going by the last question Sam who ![]() ![]() Ted seems great and I like what he said about Johnny and Lee having a strong brotherly relationship - I'm looking forward to seeing that. I'm a bit bemused that Johnny is angry with Mick over the rape but not the way he's been treating Nancy, though I suppose that might be part of his anger, we'll have to see. And interesting that they've remembered that note Johnny sent to Ben about being himself and how that's going to come into play. I still hope they go down a friendship route to begin with. |
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Can we keep the dark storylines for a while and just enjoy the return of sweet nice Johnny for a while

I think Ted is going to do great in this role.