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Old 27-11-2014, 14:32
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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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Old 27-11-2014, 14:36
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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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Old 27-11-2014, 14:41
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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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Old 27-11-2014, 15:11
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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.
You make a lot of good points there. But remember sometimes well so many times now children go missing without any reason what so ever. Mainly cause the person taking them is just pure evil I know u did mention that. As u said and I said there would be a lot of complaints but as EE keeps reminding people they like to tackle true real life situations.
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Old 27-11-2014, 17:05
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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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Old 27-11-2014, 17:09
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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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Old 27-11-2014, 18:06
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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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Old 27-11-2014, 22:26
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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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Old 27-11-2014, 22:26
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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
Lol I found that post funny.
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Old 27-11-2014, 22:52
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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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Old 27-11-2014, 22:56
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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.
Indeed that has already happened. Vivki folwer was found very quickly (more quickly than originally intended i think) because James Bulger was killed between filming and transmission and I believe the Summer storyline was curtailed because of Madeline McCann.

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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Old 27-11-2014, 22:57
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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.
With a brattish imposter taking her place!
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Old 27-11-2014, 23:09
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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.
Actually it was lexi that was kidnapped not amy
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Old 27-11-2014, 23:14
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Actually it was lexi that was kidnapped not amy
I think he was referring to the recast.
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Old 27-11-2014, 23:43
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I think he was referring to the recast.
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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Old 28-11-2014, 00:02
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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.
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.
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Old 28-11-2014, 00:16
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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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Old 28-11-2014, 00:19
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Yes, I was joking about the recast.
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Old 28-11-2014, 00:32
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[quote=Mr Patrick;75803352]
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
I wasn't making a big thing of it, just trying to explain that it was a misunderstanding of a joke rather than the the poster making a mistake about what actually happened on screen.

But as you say, there's no problem.
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Old 28-11-2014, 00:57
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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.
If there is to be a kidnap s/l, Ronnie should be kidnapped by Adam. The White's have yet to find out what happened to Carl apart from knowing he's dead, so they would not let it go and be intimidated by the Mitchell's.
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Old 28-11-2014, 04:49
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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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