I know pam st clement only wanted a break from EE but they wasnt happy and killed off pat for spite plus I know Cheryl Ferguson who played heather didnt want her character to be killed off! Does anyone else know of any characters killed off out of anger?
characters who were spitefully killed off?
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Originally Posted by QueenAmy:
“Devon Anderson in EastEnders who played Billie was SPITEFULLY killed off by Bryan Kirkwood”
“Devon Anderson in EastEnders who played Billie was SPITEFULLY killed off by Bryan Kirkwood”
Was going to say this, its true!
Originally Posted by QueenAmy:
“Devon Anderson in EastEnders who played Billie was SPITEFULLY killed off by Bryan Kirkwood”
“Devon Anderson in EastEnders who played Billie was SPITEFULLY killed off by Bryan Kirkwood”
Yea for some reason he always hated devon it showed when he recast his character in HO
I don't think the Heather one was particularly spiteful. If the actor wants to stay then it's sad, but that doesn't necessarily mean that killing off that character is a personal attack on them!
Originally Posted by ameredith:
“Viv Hope on Emmerdale.”
“Viv Hope on Emmerdale.”
Yep. Awful treatment from the producer, towards this actress.
Kathy Beale and Angie Watts, because they didn't agree to come back when the BBC asked them. Leslie Grantham had to be pestered for years to return and I think both Anita and Gillian would have done by now if the characters weren't killed off.
Martine McCutcheon was launching a pop career and expected time off when she needed it. The bosses didn't see it like that and killed Tiffany off.
The way they treated Wendy Richard was appalling. Wendy said she hated what they did to her character in her last months on the show. She said the nastiness and spitefulness was not the Pauline she'd known for 20 years. In the end, she gave up arguing with them, did the job and left.
Killing off Pat was one of the most idiotic things they ever did.
The way they treated Wendy Richard was appalling. Wendy said she hated what they did to her character in her last months on the show. She said the nastiness and spitefulness was not the Pauline she'd known for 20 years. In the end, she gave up arguing with them, did the job and left.
Killing off Pat was one of the most idiotic things they ever did.
Cindy Beale. I read an interview with the producer responsible and even when he tries to dress it up as being for storyline reasons, it still comes across that she was killed off as she held out for too long to give them an answer about returning to film court scenes.
What happened with Michelle Collins is similar to the current situation that we're seeing onscreen with Alice Branning where the actress refused to come back to film her trial scenes but in this case the writers have worked around it whereas in Cindy's case they didn't.
What happened with Michelle Collins is similar to the current situation that we're seeing onscreen with Alice Branning where the actress refused to come back to film her trial scenes but in this case the writers have worked around it whereas in Cindy's case they didn't.
Originally Posted by Kim_x:
“Kathy Beale and Angie Watts, because they didn't agree to come back when the BBC asked them. Leslie Grantham had to be pestered for years to return and I think both Anita and Gillian would have done by now if the characters weren't killed off.”
“Kathy Beale and Angie Watts, because they didn't agree to come back when the BBC asked them. Leslie Grantham had to be pestered for years to return and I think both Anita and Gillian would have done by now if the characters weren't killed off.”
Gillian Taylforth maybe but Anita Dobson kept saying she would never go back. I think they killed Angie off off-screen because they got fed up asking.
Originally Posted by BritFlicks1:
“Gillian Taylforth maybe but Anita Dobson kept saying she would never go back. I think they killed Angie off off-screen because they got fed up asking.”
“Gillian Taylforth maybe but Anita Dobson kept saying she would never go back. I think they killed Angie off off-screen because they got fed up asking.”
I read am interview with Anita where she seemed less set against a return. Such a shame.
Originally Posted by iMatt_101:
“She was not spitefully killed off...”
“She was not spitefully killed off...”
I think she very definitely was. Probably the most famous spiteful killing in soap history actually. Martine wanted a break to have a singing career, but Matthew Robinson killed her off for getting too big for her boots.
Originally Posted by CPW4EVER:
“Cindy Beale. I read an interview with the producer responsible and even when he tries to dress it up as being for storyline reasons, it still comes across that she was killed off as she held out for too long to give them an answer about returning to film court scenes.
What happened with Michelle Collins is similar to the current situation that we're seeing onscreen with Alice Branning where the actress refused to come back to film her trial scenes but in this case the writers have worked around it whereas in Cindy's case they didn't.”
“Cindy Beale. I read an interview with the producer responsible and even when he tries to dress it up as being for storyline reasons, it still comes across that she was killed off as she held out for too long to give them an answer about returning to film court scenes.
What happened with Michelle Collins is similar to the current situation that we're seeing onscreen with Alice Branning where the actress refused to come back to film her trial scenes but in this case the writers have worked around it whereas in Cindy's case they didn't.”
To be fair to Matthew Robinson, he went completely out of his way to get Michelle Collins to agree to a return. They only asked for two days of filming, but she simply refused to make a decision either way. Robinson said he extended the deadline for her to decide three times to accommodate her, yet she still did not pick up the phone. There's negotiating for a better fee, and then there's taking the absolute piss.
Michelle Collins has also recently taken to Twitter to slate the Corrie producers too, complaining she became a background character and that her exit story is anti-climactic. Allegedly only a handful of her co-stars showed up to her leaving do, as well. She seems rather difficult to work with, if truth be told.
Originally Posted by MrJames:
“I think she very definitely was. Probably the most famous spiteful killing in soap history actually. Martine wanted a break to have a singing career, but Matthew Robinson killed her off for getting too big for her boots.”
“I think she very definitely was. Probably the most famous spiteful killing in soap history actually. Martine wanted a break to have a singing career, but Matthew Robinson killed her off for getting too big for her boots.”
If I told my boss I wanted a break to do something else, and then go back to my job when I wanted to, I know what he'd say! And acting is after all just that - a job. So I think Matthew Robinson did the right thing.
Ernie Bishop from Corrie.
He told the producers he wouldn`t sign another contract because he disagreed with how longer term characters at the time like Ken Barlow and Len Fairclough got paid more for doing less episodes.
So they killed him so they could keep Emily Bishop in the show.
He told the producers he wouldn`t sign another contract because he disagreed with how longer term characters at the time like Ken Barlow and Len Fairclough got paid more for doing less episodes.
So they killed him so they could keep Emily Bishop in the show.
Originally Posted by 0...0:
“Den Watts”
“Den Watts”
Agree with this - the biggest character in Eastenders history killed off for having a wank. Grantham himself and many other members of the cast have done far worse in the past.
A long suspension would have been far better.
Imagine Den stalking around the square now.
I don't think killing off Pat was out of spite. It was a short-sighted stunt on behalf of Kirkwood to get ratings.
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