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Old 19-09-2014, 21:17
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Which soap recasts did you think improved the character?
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Old 19-09-2014, 21:22
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I like Ben Price better than the other Nick Tilsleys.

I also thought Kim Metcalf improved Sam Mitchell and it was a shame they changed it back to Daniella Westbrook again.
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Old 19-09-2014, 21:26
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Jacqueline Jossa - Lauren Branning, Ben Hardy - Peter Beale
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Old 19-09-2014, 21:30
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Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell, Jacqueline Jossa as Lauren Branning, Ben Hardy as Peter Beale and Barbara Windsor as Peggy Mitchell.

I wasn't totally against Hetti Bywater as Lucy Beale either, I just think she got short shafted with lots of second rate storylines and little opportunity to shine where as Melissa Sheffield got decent material to work with.
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Old 19-09-2014, 21:35
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I was in favour of Jacqueline Jossa's Lauren, as I feel that she IS the role now.

I also liked Hetti Bywater as Lucy. She started to get really interesting and then she was sadly killed off.
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Old 19-09-2014, 21:42
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Pippa on H&A
Tracy on Corrie
Irene on H&A
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Old 19-09-2014, 22:10
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I think it became very quickly apparent that the decision to recast Lauren in Eastenders was a very good one. The old actress was by no means bad, but hadn't really put any stamp on the role and wouldn't have been able to handle the storylines that Lauren has had since then.
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Old 19-09-2014, 22:13
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Keith Rice- finn from hollyoaks, I know everyone hates finn but Keith is a much better actor than the previous one
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Old 19-09-2014, 22:25
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Amanda Clapham as Holly; far more believable and far less annoying. Weren't Max and Darren recast as well?
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Old 19-09-2014, 23:04
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Amanda Clapham as Holly; far more believable and far less annoying. Weren't Max and Darren recast as well?
I'm pretty sure Darren was recast
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Old 19-09-2014, 23:23
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corrie: tracey luv, nick.


eastenders: peter, lauren.


emmerdale: victoria, aaron.
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Old 19-09-2014, 23:38
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Janine Butcher - Charlie Brooks EE
Lauren Branning - Jacqueline Jossa EE
Suzy (Sue) Branning - Maggie O'Neill EE
Peggy Mitchell - Barbara Windsor EE
Cindy Williams - Mimi Keene EE
Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne CS
Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones CS
David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd CS
Aaron Livesy - Danny Miller ED
Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby ED
Donna Windsor - Verity Rushworth ED
Scott Windsor - Ben Freeman ED
Robert Sugden - Karl Davies ED

All of the above made the character they were playing their own IMO. I think of their portrayals when the characters are mentioned.
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Old 19-09-2014, 23:49
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CS:
Nick- Ben Price
Tracy- Kate Ford
Peter- Chris Gascoyne

H&A:
Dex- Charles Cottier
Rebecca Nash- Belinda Emmett
Flynn- Joel McIIroy
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Old 20-09-2014, 00:45
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I'm amazed by the amount of recasts there's been in soaps.
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Old 20-09-2014, 00:46
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I think Janine Butcher is the best recast you can get. I can imagine no one else play her but Charlie Brooks.
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Old 20-09-2014, 00:47
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I think Janine Butcher is the best recast you can get. I can imagine no one else play her but Charlie Brooks.
CB is great but the first Janine was a cracking little actress. Someone posted a link and she was hilarious.
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Old 20-09-2014, 00:51
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[quote=Mitten;74869648]I like Ben Price better than the other Nick Tilsleys.

I also thought Kim Metcalf improved Sam Mitchell and it was a shame they changed it back to Daniella Westbrook again.[/QUOTE]

BIB - most definately
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Old 20-09-2014, 00:56
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Metcalf as Sam Mitchell.. but they fudged that up!!
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Old 20-09-2014, 02:00
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Every single recast in HO was better...

Max, Cindy and Holly Cunningham
Darren Osborne
Claire Devine

All of them were leaps and bounds better than the previous.
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Old 20-09-2014, 10:30
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An often forgotten one is Rachel Branning EE she was played by an awful actress originally but was recast and the second one was brilliant. She had a great chemistry with Max and played the bitter ex-wife very well as well as showing a softer caring side with Bradley and Dot.
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Old 20-09-2014, 10:35
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I thought Hetty as Lucy was much better than i thought then Melissa's portrayal. I was a big fan of Melissa's time as Lucy and when Lucy was announced to be returning with Hetty in place, i totally was dreading it. I was wrong. Because i found Hetty was able to show the vulnerable and soft side to Lucy and even gave some brilliant performances, especially during the whole Ian breakdown story. I was sad to see Lucy go and do miss her very much, largely due to Hetty's own interpretation of her.

Jacqueline Jossa is a million times better than the previous actress. Apart from her role in the max/stacey dvd reveal, she was a boring pointless character. But re-casting and giving it to Jacqs has made Lauren for me one of my fav characters and has had a brilliant journey over the last four years. I don't think the original actress would of done the alcoholic storyline any justice at all. I often wonder if re-casting lauren was the producers becoming aware of the original actress not being to have anything they had planned for Lauren to be done very well.
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Old 20-09-2014, 10:36
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Every single recast in HO was better...

Max, Cindy and Holly Cunningham
Darren Osborne
Claire Devine

All of them were leaps and bounds better than the previous.
I think one of the only ones they have got wrong was Sonny Valentine Aaron Fontaine.
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Old 20-09-2014, 11:27
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Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell. Bringing Danniella back to the role was a mistake.

Melissa Bell as Lucy Robinson. The original actress was okay, but the one before Melissa was dreadful!

Ben Price as Nick Tilsley. Yes the fact he looks too old is amusing but he fits the role well.

Hetti Bywater as Lucy Beale. Hated the previous actress.

Kate Kendall as Lauren Turner and Kip Gamblin as Brad Willis.
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Old 20-09-2014, 11:39
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Chris Gascoyne has totally made the role of Peter Barlow his own.
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Old 20-09-2014, 12:55
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Kim Metcalfe as Sam Mitchell. The de-casting was bad - sometimes the original actor is not always best.

Debra Lawrence as Pippa Ross. Many liked the original, but DL was the Pippa I grew up with, and she was always Pippa to me.

Eddie Cibrian as Cole Deschanel. Ashley Hamilton originated the role, and he was awful. Eddie came in and was instantly Cole.

Michala Banas as temp Libby Kennedy. I thought she looked enough liked Kym Valentine to fill the role while Kym was on sick leave. It was believable enough as a temp recast.

Jacqueline Jossa as Lauren Branning. She just brought a whole new energy to the role that was sorely lacking before.

Ben Hardy as Peter Beale.

Charlie Brooks as Janine Butcher. She made the role her own to the point where no-one else should ever play Janine.

Isabel Hodgins as Victoria Sugden.

Antoinette Bryon as Natalie Nash. The previous actor didn't seem to be in the role for that long, but Antoinette suited playing Natalie much better.

Belinda Emmet as Rebecca Nash.

Jay Ryan as Jack Scully.

Todd MacDonald as Darren Stark. I don't remember Scott Major playing Darren, so Todd was always Darren to me, and if he hadn't, Scott would never have gone on to play Lucas...
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