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EE would a child kidnap story work.
I asked last week what stories would people like to see next year. Someone actually said a child kidnap story would work. I questioned it thinking to many people would complain and fair enough you would understand. But I think it really work if it was done properly. People go missing so often now and for Eastenders to show it would show how much the families are going through, What there child or friend means to them. Plus in a soap perspective its something completely new. What do you think.
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They did it with Vicky Fowler many years ago. As long as the child is found safely I don't see a problem. I did wonder if that's what they were leading up to with Ryan.
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The only issue I have with this type of story, would be the question of why the child was kidnapped in the first place.
1. To gain a ransom, wouldn't really work, none of the residents of Albert Square are exactly millionaires! 2. An unhinged man / woman / couple desperate for a child - was kinda done with Dawn & May with Summer. 3. For the purposes of evil. We all know there are children out there, taken from their parents by a paedophile or someone with nothing in mind but to hurt the child. It would be seriously risky, to have a child in mainstream soap, abused or hurt by an adult, without attracting complaints, no matter how true to life. I know there are other reasons, but for someone to kidnap, say Cindy's baby, the reason would have to be very plausible, and only scenario 2 springs to mind for me. |
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The only issue I have with this type of story, would be the question of why the child was kidnapped in the first place.
1. To gain a ransom, wouldn't really work, none of the residents of Albert Square are exactly millionaires! 2. An unhinged man / woman / couple desperate for a child - was kinda done with Dawn & May with Summer. 3. For the purposes of evil. We all know there are children out there, taken from their parents by a paedophile or someone with nothing in mind but to hurt the child. It would be seriously risky, to have a child in mainstream soap, abused or hurt by an adult, without attracting complaints, no matter how true to life. I know there are other reasons, but for someone to kidnap, say Cindy's baby, the reason would have to be very plausible, and only scenario 2 springs to mind for me. |
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It carries great risk in that should a high profile kidnap happen irl whilst EastEnders were airing the storyline then they would have no choice but to cut the storyline immediately no matter what stage it was at. This leads me to think it's unlikely TPTB would use it as a storyline.
Shame though because I could see one working really well right now in EastEnders though I'm not quite sure who with. I'd say Bobby but with Lucy recently being killed it's a bit too much. |
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I think anything would work if written properly... At the end of the day, why should EastEnders be limited on storylines? All soaps have and need to evolve, so yes it would work, IMO!
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When we first heard that the Beales were going to have a huge storyline I was convinced it would be Bobby going missing and the fallout from that. I had all the pieces lined up too, we knew Jane was returning at the time, I really thought I'd sussed it
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Lexi was kidnapped by Carl's brother at the start of the year.
They could do a kidnap SL. It would be exiting. HO have done kidnap SL's often on the last few years and I do find them enjoyable. If it was a young kid then probably have to be Bobby, Lexi, Amy, Beth, Tommy, the twins, Denny or Ronnie's baby. Actually saying that, Ronnie having her baby being kidnapped could work. It would probably be the only child likely to be kidnapped. Obviously not having the baby killed as that would be a no go as Ronnie loosing another child would be too much. But her getting hers kidnapped for a week or so could very much work. |
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When we first heard that the Beales were going to have a huge storyline I was convinced it would be Bobby going missing and the fallout from that. I had all the pieces lined up too, we knew Jane was returning at the time, I really thought I'd sussed it
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I think the baby swap will steer them away from child kidnap related stories for a few more years yet.
Having said that Amy was kidnapped six months ago.
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It carries great risk in that should a high profile kidnap happen irl whilst EastEnders were airing the storyline then they would have no choice but to cut the storyline immediately no matter what stage it was at. This leads me to think it's unlikely TPTB would use it as a storyline.
Shame though because I could see one working really well right now in EastEnders though I'm not quite sure who with. I'd say Bobby but with Lucy recently being killed it's a bit too much. I think many viewers would just find the subject matter very distasteful, especially if it went on for more than a couple of episodes. It is interesting and tackled properly can be great drama, The Missing is compelling for example but I'm not sure they could or should do it in a Soap. It's not like they could really claim any Public Education aspect to it unlike Rape as everybody old enough to be watching already knows that kids shouldn't go off with strangers. |
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I think the baby swap will steer them away from child kidnap related stories for a few more years yet.
Having said that Amy was kidnapped six months ago. ![]() |
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I think the baby swap will steer them away from child kidnap related stories for a few more years yet.
Having said that Amy was kidnapped six months ago. ![]() |
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Actually it was lexi that was kidnapped not amy
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I think he was referring to the recast.
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it was lexi that was kidnapped i remember the episode really well Ronnie and Roxy offered to look after lexi while Lola was going somewhere. While Ronnie and Roxy was looking at there new house Carl brother took Lexi thinking it was Amy but in matter of fact Amy went to see her dad jack that weekend.
What i believe the poster was doing was making a joke about the actress that played Amy (remember the little, cute, mute one) having gone missing from the show about 6 months ago - due to the recast. |
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[quote=kitkat1971;75803233]I'm not disputing that - i remember it too.
What i believe the poster was doing was making a joke about the actress that played Amy (remember the little, cute, mute one) having gone missing from the show about 6 months ago - due to the recast.[/QUOTe Sorry I probably took it up wrong but what harm i am not going to make a big deal of it |
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Yes, I was joking about the recast.
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[quote=Mr Patrick;75803352] Quote:
I'm not disputing that - i remember it too.
What i believe the poster was doing was making a joke about the actress that played Amy (remember the little, cute, mute one) having gone missing from the show about 6 months ago - due to the recast.[/QUOTe Sorry I probably took it up wrong but what harm i am not going to make a big deal of it But as you say, there's no problem. |
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it was lexi that was kidnapped i remember the episode really well Ronnie and Roxy offered to look after lexi while Lola was going somewhere. While Ronnie and Roxy was looking at there new house Carl brother took Lexi thinking it was Amy but in matter of fact Amy went to see her dad jack that weekend.
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I think it would lead to a lot of complaints! The baby swap was enough. If another child did go missing the sl would have to be over pretty quickly and with a happy outcome. There is now way a sl about a paedophile snatching a child should be done in a soap. It would be too traumatic and I think there would be a problem getting such a sl passed before the watershed.
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