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EE why was Andy hunter so unpopular???
I thought he was great, not even that dissimilar from Micheal Moon character wise
enjoy one of his best scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiiVUHlr0ng
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Johnny Allen dealt with him in the end I think.
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Johnny Allen dealt with him in the end I think.
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Maybe Andy was so unpopular because he came between Kat and Alfie and broke them up for a while.
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Do you know I've often wondered this one myself I thought he was a terrific character. Fantastically cruel. It was a dodgy period for the show if I remember rightly but he was a real bright spark back then. The papers were full of sneery references to him being a 'plastic gangster' which held against him but he could be really sinister. You never knew what he would do next which always makes for the most fascinating bad guys. I mean in all of his returns when was the last time Nick Cotton surprised any of us for instance?
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I think Andy was great.
The gangster era is frowned upon by the mass populous but for me it was one of the best! I loved Andy, Johnny Allen, Jack Dalton, Den and Dennis, Phil and Grant, Chrissie Watts, Kate Mitchell, Sam as played by Kim Medcalf. For me, that era was the pinnacle. |
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He was a victim of the media gunning for the gangster element in EastEnders at the time. I agree he was a good character played by a good actor. The scene where he threw Sam Mitchell out on the street was so evil! I enjoyed the mother/son bond he had with Pat. He even left her his house in his will.
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Loved Andy Hunter and I loved him and Kat together too. Shame they killed him off.
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It's strange because for some reason Andy Hunter came into my mind recently and when I mentioned it to my mum she had absolutely no memory of him despite her watching Eastenders consistently since the beginning. I don't know if that sums up the long term impact he made on the show but I was definitely a fan at the time, he was genuinely threatening in my eyes and was involved in some pretty interesting storylines.
I guess in the end Andy was overshadowed and ultimately fed to Johnny Allen to improve his hard man credibility, I loved Andy's final scene where he was thrown off the bridge onto the motorway. I loved Johnny too so it's not necessarily a bad thing but I wish they'd done more with Andy. I can't personally put him in the same vein as Michael Moon though. But that's because he's my all time favourite :P |
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I think Andy was great.
The gangster era is frowned upon by the mass populous but for me it was one of the best! I loved Andy, Johnny Allen, Jack Dalton, Den and Dennis, Phil and Grant, Chrissie Watts, Kate Mitchell, Sam as played by Kim Medcalf. For me, that era was the pinnacle. |
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Can you imagine Andy Hunter touching DW's Sam with a barge pole, ulterior motive or not?
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Can you imagine Andy Hunter touching DW's Sam with a barge pole, ulterior motive or not?
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Can you imagine Andy Hunter touching DW's Sam with a barge pole, ulterior motive or not?
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Was he the gangster who had a friendship with Pat and left her his house in his will?
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He wasn't a nice guy!
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Maybe Andy was so unpopular because he came between Kat and Alfie and broke them up for a while.
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It's strange because for some reason Andy Hunter came into my mind recently and when I mentioned it to my mum she had absolutely no memory of him despite her watching Eastenders consistently since the beginning. I don't know if that sums up the long term impact he made on the show but I was definitely a fan at the time, he was genuinely threatening in my eyes and was involved in some pretty interesting storylines.
I guess in the end Andy was overshadowed and ultimately fed to Johnny Allen to improve his hard man credibility, I loved Andy's final scene where he was thrown off the bridge onto the motorway. I loved Johnny too so it's not necessarily a bad thing but I wish they'd done more with Andy. I can't personally put him in the same vein as Michael Moon though. But that's because he's my all time favourite :P Quote:
Was he the gangster who had a friendship with Pat and left her his house in his will?
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Leaving Sam his wedding ring in his will so she could flog it to get her roots done, Sam's face was priceless
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Because he's the git who came in between Kat and Alfie!
He was the forerunner to Michael Moon, bitter and twisted! |
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Because he's the git who came in between Kat and Alfie!
He was the forerunner to Michael Moon, bitter and twisted! |
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I liked Andy. Jack Dalton was scarier though!
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he was a rubbish gangster. he put the frighteners on weaklings like alfie but cowered when faced with actual threats.
he was very attractive though |
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The actor was brilliant as creepy Eddie Santini in The Bill. My God, that was in 99. Where does the time go?
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Never found him convincing as a gangster, once Johnny Allen came in (who was genuinely menacing) it hugely contrasted against Andy and made him look even more unconvincing, yet he was supposed to be a really big time gangster. Billy Murray rang rings around the actor playing Andy.
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Andy was always intended to be a sympathetic gangster. He was out and out bad like Jack Dalton or Johnny Allen and instead was more like Dennis. His love for Kat and Pat showed that.
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Andy was great. EE was good back then, not tripe like it is now
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