Barry Evans only wanted a bit of panto, he got shoved off a cliff
characters who were spitefully killed off?
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Originally Posted by BritFlicks1:
“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.”
“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.”
Amen to that. A very bad decision there.
Originally Posted by IanMandy:
“Barry Evans only wanted a bit of panto, he got shoved off a cliff”
“Barry Evans only wanted a bit of panto, he got shoved off a cliff”
That should have been his epitaph!
Originally Posted by Keyser_Soze1:
“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.”
“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.”
Exactly, all the palaver getting him back, then they do that to him!
Originally Posted by IanMandy:
“Barry Evans only wanted a bit of panto, he got shoved off a cliff”
“Barry Evans only wanted a bit of panto, he got shoved off a cliff”
If only he'd worn slip on shoes
Originally Posted by Andybear:
“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.”
“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.”
I think he did the right thing too, but that doesn't mean that it didn't happen.
Derek (Mavis's husband in CS). The actor was devastated and the actress who played Mavis resigned not long afterwards in disgust.
Rosemary on Emmerdale. Apparantly the actress was quite difficult to work with so they wrote her out and killed her off screen. To add insult to injury, they had her coffin dug up and crushed.
Shame really as she was a brilliant character.
Shame really as she was a brilliant character.
Originally Posted by randomocity:
“Rosemary on Emmerdale. Apparantly the actress was quite difficult to work with so they wrote her out and killed her off screen. To add insult to injury, they had her coffin dug up and crushed.
Shame really as she was a brilliant character.”
“Rosemary on Emmerdale. Apparantly the actress was quite difficult to work with so they wrote her out and killed her off screen. To add insult to injury, they had her coffin dug up and crushed.
Shame really as she was a brilliant character.”
LOL, Yes , that was really ramming the point home!!
Originally Posted by Keyser_Soze1:
“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.”
“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.”
Den's death did lead to a fantastic few months of episodes though
Of course, the ultimate one is Tiffany Michell in Eastenders.
Martine McCutcheon was on last night's ITV2 episode of Celebrity Juice - Keith Lemon is so hilarious.
She was as ever understand, quiet and also very funny alongside Ronan Keating (he was on the other night's 8 out of 10 cats, too).
Martine McCutcheon was on last night's ITV2 episode of Celebrity Juice - Keith Lemon is so hilarious.
She was as ever understand, quiet and also very funny alongside Ronan Keating (he was on the other night's 8 out of 10 cats, too).
Originally Posted by iMatt_101:
“She was not spitefully killed off...”
“She was not spitefully killed off...”
Yes, she was. Martine was totally wronged by Mal Young & Matthew Robinson. And so was Michelle Collins.
Originally Posted by Keyser_Soze1:
“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.”
“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.”
Yes agreed - it would be brilliant to see Den in the Square again now.
All that fuss over his return - and they end up doing that. Bet Grantham thought it all a bit ridiculous too, after all the hassle of him going back.
Originally Posted by randomocity:
“Rosemary on Emmerdale. Apparantly the actress was quite difficult to work with so they wrote her out and killed her off screen. To add insult to injury, they had her coffin dug up and crushed.
Shame really as she was a brilliant character.”
“Rosemary on Emmerdale. Apparantly the actress was quite difficult to work with so they wrote her out and killed her off screen. To add insult to injury, they had her coffin dug up and crushed.
Shame really as she was a brilliant character.”
Agreed.
I would add Emmerdale's Mr Carl and Brookside's Beth Jordache, to my list.
Anne Charleston as Madge in Neighbours and Judy Nunn as Alisa in Home and Away were both killed off because of disputes with producers.
Fred Elliott in Corrie.
Collapsed at Audrey's. The actual death was off-screen visually because all we heard was a crash before finding out Fred was dead.
It just made the production team seem small minded and petty instead of being the professionals you'd expect them to be.
Collapsed at Audrey's. The actual death was off-screen visually because all we heard was a crash before finding out Fred was dead.
It just made the production team seem small minded and petty instead of being the professionals you'd expect them to be.
Emmerdale's Andy Devine (Shadrach), he only wanted to take a break from the show and he ended off being killed off.
Tom Lister was very unfairly axed by Stuart Blackburn. A complete demoliton of his character in his last month before being killed off.
Tom Lister was very unfairly axed by Stuart Blackburn. A complete demoliton of his character in his last month before being killed off.
Originally Posted by Melephunk2010:
“Emmerdale's Andy Devine (Shadrach), he only wanted to take a break from the show and he ended off being killed off.
Tom Lister was very unfairly axed by Stuart Blackburn. A complete demoliton of his character in his last month before being killed off.”
“Emmerdale's Andy Devine (Shadrach), he only wanted to take a break from the show and he ended off being killed off.
Tom Lister was very unfairly axed by Stuart Blackburn. A complete demoliton of his character in his last month before being killed off.”
Agree with those. Carl kills his dad for Chas then tries to rape her!!!
Originally Posted by Andybear:
“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.”
“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.”
Totally agree, if I made similar demands to my boss I'd probably get spitefully killed off in real life
Originally Posted by Beaconboof:
“Yes, she was. Martine was totally wronged by Mal Young & Matthew Robinson. And so was Michelle Collins.”
“Yes, she was. Martine was totally wronged by Mal Young & Matthew Robinson. And so was Michelle Collins.”
I agree Tiffany was killed off spitefully. But I find Martine so annoying its hard to sympathise.
Pauline Fowler too. She was killed off after Wendy Richards said she wanted to leave cos she maywas livid her character re- married. Although in retrospect she may have left for health reasons.
Originally Posted by dd68:
“Barry Evans, the actor only wanted time off for pantomime”
“Barry Evans, the actor only wanted time off for pantomime”
Given how common this is now that's a little unfair.
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