Diane Langton would have been good but she is currently in Hollyoaks, I can imagine her as an old fashioned Eastend pub landlady.



It wont be Sheila Hancock she has been there and done that.

This.

DTC is over-egging the pudding with all these Carters. Other characters are being stuck on the back-burner just so that DTC can parade his latest creations and make a Star out of Shirley who is a marmite character to say the least..

He needs to prune them drastically rather than bring in more, or it will be a re-run of the Brannings.

^I think most characters can be considered marmite characters. I don't think I know of any character who is universally liked by everybody. I think Sylvie is needed for the s/l.

Joanna Lumley.

Honor Blackman

Maggie Kirkpatrick would be amazing!

How old would you say Mick is meant to be? 40?

Which makes Shirley approx. 60 years old

So her mother, Sylvia would have to be at least 75 years old

Which narrows down the choice of good, strong actresses.

One or two have suggested Kate O'Mara but she's no longer with us as she died back in March aged 74. I must admit that if she HAD been in EE I would no longer watch it, nor Honor Blackman!

Mick is 37/8 and Shirley is 51. Stan is almost 80 so I imagine Sylvie will be somewhere between 70-80 years.

Shelia Hancock or Ann Mitchell would have been perfect but obviously not possible. I think they may go with an unknown or lesser known actress for her, possibly.

Didn't they say Mick was born in 1977? Stan could have married younger. If Shirley was born in 63 and assuming her Mum was around 20 when she had Shirley then we could be looking at an actress of around the early 70s age range.

Ruth Madoc would be a great choice she can play common! The trouble is I'm not sure her cockney would be any good

Anne Mitchell played Roy Evans old flame long before she was fabulous Cora Cross.
Sheila Hancock would be perfect as the Carters missing mum. If not, then Anna Massey
or Diana Rigg, someone with a bit of bite.

Lee's just mentioned her!

Georgina Hale has the right, slightly creepy screen persona for the role, so does Angela Pleasance (she was amazing in Whitechapel)

Anna Massey passed away three years ago

Prunella Scales

I think Georgina Hale would be excellent actually. She's got that vulnerable-yet-hard persona.

How about Pam Ferris? I know she's only 66 but surely they could age her a bit. Seeing how menacing she can be in Matilida shows she could make a good Sylvie

Helen Fraser! Please DTC!

What about Jacqueline King - don't know her age though or Lesley Joseph?

Kate O'Mara is dead.

Glad you changed it lol thought Jac Jossa wtf?

I hope it's only a short term role, it'll make for a better storyline and mean they can go for a higher calibre of actor, someone who might not want to commit.

Cora is fab...let's not forget that.

I've seen the name: Joanna Lumley mentioned a couple of times on this forum. Could that not be a good choice? Good casting for the show perhaps?

Actually I'm now feeling the need to go and watch Absolutely Fabulous

Too posh, I think.