Why are you comparing him to Barbara? Do you realise he has been at EE since episode 1? It.s very risky to tell your boss what to do as the actor is there to portray what the writer wants.
EE: Nick Cotton's return spoilers
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I don't see any harm in an actor asking for certain lines to be changed because they don't feel right for the character, John Altman has played Nick Cotton for nearly 30 years, I like the fact that he cares enough to want the character to be true and believable instead of just trotting out the lines and collecting his money!
Originally Posted by Cal_Scream2:
“'There are some things that Nick would just never say, so I had to change them because they didn't feel right.'
Who does he think he is? Babs? When she tore up her return episode script in September last year because the writing was awful and improvised?
http://www.soapsquawk.co.uk/news/eas...ow.php#results”
“'There are some things that Nick would just never say, so I had to change them because they didn't feel right.'
Who does he think he is? Babs? When she tore up her return episode script in September last year because the writing was awful and improvised?
http://www.soapsquawk.co.uk/news/eas...ow.php#results”
It would be like Jim Mcdonald coming back and not calling people by their full first name or ending things with so it is etc!
Originally Posted by Fergie86:
“Agree with this, some people never change and Nick is one of them people he will be evil until the day he dies, the same as Phil will be it annoys me when people say Phil should be toned down because he is older, some people will never be tamed whatever there age. I just think Nick has had his day and i think the 30th Anniversary would be the perfect time to bring to an end his character.”
“Agree with this, some people never change and Nick is one of them people he will be evil until the day he dies, the same as Phil will be it annoys me when people say Phil should be toned down because he is older, some people will never be tamed whatever there age. I just think Nick has had his day and i think the 30th Anniversary would be the perfect time to bring to an end his character.”
Phil is and never has been evil.
Originally Posted by Cal_Scream2:
“I'm excited but wasn't DTC the story producer when Nick last returned and blew up the cafe?”
“I'm excited but wasn't DTC the story producer when Nick last returned and blew up the cafe?”
Then hopefully he'll have learnt how to not make it go so terribly wrong.
How can Nick get any lower? The only way would be actually offing Dot once and for all, and we know that's not gonna happen.
Originally Posted by GeekInfected:
“Phil is and never has been evil.”
“Phil is and never has been evil.”
Maybe not evil, probably the wrong word but he does show sadistic traits at times, he will never change now, whatever age he lives to. I know he was the calmer more sensible Mitchell brother when he first came into the show but i think life experiences have changed him into a darker character and after all he has been through it would be unrealistic for him to change back into the character he was in the early 90's. After all he has been through i think it is quite realistic that he has become angry and bitter with the world.
Originally Posted by Cal_Scream2:
“'There are some things that Nick would just never say, so I had to change them because they didn't feel right.'
Who does he think he is? Babs? When she tore up her return episode script in September last year because the writing was awful and improvised?
http://www.soapsquawk.co.uk/news/eas...ow.php#results”
“'There are some things that Nick would just never say, so I had to change them because they didn't feel right.'
Who does he think he is? Babs? When she tore up her return episode script in September last year because the writing was awful and improvised?
http://www.soapsquawk.co.uk/news/eas...ow.php#results”
Or in the live episode when Babs didn't think Janine should be called Janine so called her June instead :-p
I think its fair that he has his say.... he knows Nick better than anyone, so how could he play the role well if he's rehersing lines he knows Nick wouldn't say? To a point, the actors need a license to change things if its for the credibility of maintaining the original character as best as they can. Too many characters return and have changed dramatically, so fair play to him for caring about his work. I'm surprised they wrote certain things in differently to be honest, knowing his history....
Originally Posted by Sun_Beam:
“I think its fair that he has his say.... he knows Nick better than anyone, so how could he play the role well if he's rehersing lines he knows Nick wouldn't say? To a point, the actors need a license to change things if its for the credibility of maintaining the original character as best as they can. Too many characters return and have changed dramatically, so fair play to him for caring about his work. I'm surprised they wrote certain things in differently to be honest, knowing his history....”
“I think its fair that he has his say.... he knows Nick better than anyone, so how could he play the role well if he's rehersing lines he knows Nick wouldn't say? To a point, the actors need a license to change things if its for the credibility of maintaining the original character as best as they can. Too many characters return and have changed dramatically, so fair play to him for caring about his work. I'm surprised they wrote certain things in differently to be honest, knowing his history....”
Exactly this.
I imagine that they encourage those playing established characters to do this and that it happens far more than we know. It's just common sense.
Originally Posted by cobis:
“He has been in some quite dramatic scenes though, leaving the pantomime villain aside, the storyline where Dot and Pete Beale were trying to force him to come off heroin were quite dramatic, not having much knowledge about drug addiction at the time I didn't realise that it wasn't as simple as just not taking drugs anymore and he really did look ill, unfortunately being Nick he managed to slip out and murder Eddie Royal in the midst of his 'recovery'
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“He has been in some quite dramatic scenes though, leaving the pantomime villain aside, the storyline where Dot and Pete Beale were trying to force him to come off heroin were quite dramatic, not having much knowledge about drug addiction at the time I didn't realise that it wasn't as simple as just not taking drugs anymore and he really did look ill, unfortunately being Nick he managed to slip out and murder Eddie Royal in the midst of his 'recovery'
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You mean this from 1991:
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Part 3
Originally Posted by spookyLX:
“Thought Nick had died a few years ago”
“Thought Nick had died a few years ago”
Not an Eastenders fan, then? Everyone knows he is still alive!!
After Nick's attempt to kill Dot, I think it would be fitting if he was killed off this time, with Dot being in some way responsible.
Originally Posted by GeekInfected:
“Oh boring. Leave Dot alone Nick. It was funny watching you and a seven year old plot against her, but the woman is like 200 years old now. I have a feeling this wont be entertaining, but I'll reserve judgement like you're supposed to.”
“Oh boring. Leave Dot alone Nick. It was funny watching you and a seven year old plot against her, but the woman is like 200 years old now. I have a feeling this wont be entertaining, but I'll reserve judgement like you're supposed to.”
I thought Dot/June looked suddenly a lot older during her chat with Ian the other day! Obviously still great for her age. I wonder how much longer she will stay on the show.
If he sinks to a new low then he either kills a pregnant Ronnie, kills his son Charlie or finally kills Dot. It would take a lot to top the other stuff he's done over the last 30 years!
Originally Posted by AcerBen:
“I thought Dot/June looked suddenly a lot older during her chat with Ian the other day! Obviously still great for her age. I wonder how much longer she will stay on the show.”
“I thought Dot/June looked suddenly a lot older during her chat with Ian the other day! Obviously still great for her age. I wonder how much longer she will stay on the show.”
June smokes like a chimney but has stated in the past she takes around 20 nutritional supplements a day, probably the reason why she is still going strong.
People were already bored of the same rehashed Nick storylines during his last stint, when he and his 8-year-old daughter plotted to kill Dot. Holding the café customers hostage with a chair leg was utterly ludicrous. Altman's acting was full-on pantomime too.
A better return storyline this time around could have seen a redeemed Nick dying from a terminal illness and determined to patch up his past mistakes with his Ma. It would have been a fantastic opportunity; with June Brown's advanced age and John Bardon now dead, it would be the only chance we would get for a raw two-hander episode between these EastEnders stalwarts.
A better return storyline this time around could have seen a redeemed Nick dying from a terminal illness and determined to patch up his past mistakes with his Ma. It would have been a fantastic opportunity; with June Brown's advanced age and John Bardon now dead, it would be the only chance we would get for a raw two-hander episode between these EastEnders stalwarts.
But regardless of the circumstances, as soon as he shows his face in the square would'nt he and Charlie be arrested for faking his own death, along with Les Coker who knowingly buried another body ?
Isn't Rainie still knocking about? I remember a scene over a month ago where Phil was handing her money in a doorway - the doorway to the flat Heather lived in when she was murdered.
If Rainie is still around then I can see this pair hooking up and both going down a bad path together. Both have history with drug addiction.
If Rainie is still around then I can see this pair hooking up and both going down a bad path together. Both have history with drug addiction.
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