Originally Posted by
lotty27:
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I honestly believe that the worst thing Deena Payne did was take that year off as all it did was prove to TPTB that in their opinion she was dispensable
I always think you take a chance when you do things like that but most actors seem to get off with it but poor Deena didn't. Even if they'd fallen out with the actress personally treating a long running character who was popular with many viewers like that was diabolical and disrespectful, not only to Deena/Viv but to us. It really stuck in my craw that a short-term character like Jackson got a huge send off (complete with video!) not all that long later
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Agreed! I don't know anything about the rift between the actress and TPTB but the viewers deserved a big Viv send off.

She was a popular character plus the lack of a funeral meant that her death wasn't even used to full effect on the show.
I think Declan will be killed. I can't see them killing Charity and I really hope it's not Robbie or Megan.