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Old 12-03-2015, 20:49
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Here we suggest soap characters who either add nothing to their programme, or are well past their sell-by date. My suggestions in no particular order:

1. Nancy (Eastenders)
Does nothing except constantly look puzzled and bemused. The lass appears barely able to move her facial muscles and ends up having the same quizzical expression in every scene.

2. The bloke shagging Vanessa (Emmerdale)
One of the worst actors I have ever seen in soapland. Clearly cast only to appeal to female viewers

3. Kat Slater (Eastenders)
You name it, it's done Kat Slater. Seen more action than the Walford ticket barriers and has become a nasty, mean serial cheat. No more mileage for this old trollop; time to leave for good on that trusty milkfloat.

4. Val Pollard (Emmerdale)
Just a mean-spirited, sexually insatiable old lush. HIV backstory will probably keep her in the soap for some time, though.

5. Faye Windass (Coronation Street)
Not a great child actress it has to be said. Good at getting stroppy and that's about it. Another character saved temporarily by a big storyline.
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Old 12-03-2015, 20:50
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Freddie Roscoe- Hollyoaks
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Old 12-03-2015, 20:51
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I agree with all except for Kat Slater.

Why on earth would you want to axe an interesting, iconic character, over two damp squibs like Les and Pam?
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Old 12-03-2015, 20:55
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I'd like to see the back of Faye Windass
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Old 12-03-2015, 20:58
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I agree with all except for Kat Slater.

Why on earth would you want to axe an interesting, iconic character, over two damp squibs like Les and Pam?
Kat's just becoming a caricature - even as far as soapland goes her repeated mistakes are becoming tiresome to watch. In my opinion, she has been milked dry. During the live shows they could do nothing wih her character except have her drunk the whole time. Enough.

I do agree however that Les and Pam are fist-chewingly dull.
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Old 12-03-2015, 20:59
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Lindsey Butterfield, Robbie Roscoe and Patrick Blake from Hollyoaks.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:00
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EE - Lola Pearce

Lola's presence as family for Billy is her only saving grace. She's a whiny, shrieky, one-trick pony of a character played by a weak actress.

Also: I don't care if we ever find out anything about her mother.

I don't mind seeing Les and Pam, as I kind of like the macabre humor they bring. That said, seeing them once or twice a month is plenty.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:03
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Kat's just becoming a caricature - even as far as soapland goes her repeated mistakes are becoming tiresome to watch. In my opinion, she has been milked dry. During the live shows they could do nothing wih her character except have her drunk the whole time. Enough.

I do agree however that Les and Pam are fist-chewingly dull.
You probably missed it, but I started a whole thread the other day on how Kat can be saved.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:03
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EE - Lola Pearce

Lola's presence as family for Billy is her only saving grace. She's a whiny, shrieky, one-trick pony of a character played by a weak actress.

Also: I don't care if we ever find out anything about her mother.

I don't mind seeing Les and Pam, as I kind of like the macabre humor they bring. That said, seeing them once or twice a month is plenty.
Lola would be gone, gone, goneeee if I was EP.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:19
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I can't believe no one's mentioned the Nazirs yet
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:22
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Another Axing Thread!
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:23
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EastEnders, narrow the Carter family down to Mick, Linda, Shirley, Lee and Johnny, and either get rid of Cora, or bring back Tanya and Rainie alongside Lauren. Show could also do with a cast clearout of about 4-5 people.

Hollyoaks needs a major cast clearout. I'm sure Bryan Kirkwood will deal with this in his own special way - a stunt.

Emmerdale is fine - the cast is the strongest of any soap right now.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:24
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Les coker
Mo Harris
Alfie moon

Fine with everyone else but mick needs a LONG quiet period especially and just be a glorified extra and Linda needs toning down the rest of the cast is fine.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:24
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I can't believe no one's mentioned the Nazirs yet
Great call. The daughter is yet another insipid, expressionless clothes horse played by a crap actor; the brother spends all his screen time looking constipated; the mother & father are from the same hammed-up Asian acting school as the guy who played Dan Ferreira... only Kal is of any use.

That said, if I could swing the halberd over any CS character it would still have to be Faye.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:26
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Another Axing Thread!
Not started by yourself
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:26
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The Nazirs are surely some kind of twisted tribute act to the Ferreiras.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:27
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Another Axing Thread!
Apologies if this is repetition, I only registered a few days ago and couldn't see any actual recent threads of this kind in the search. I don't doubt that this has been asked before.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:28
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:29
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2. The bloke shagging Vanessa (Emmerdale)
One of the worst actors I have ever seen in soapland. Clearly cast only to appeal to female viewers
It's working for this female
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:29
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Apologies if this is repetition, I only registered a few days ago and couldn't see any actual recent threads of this kind in the search. I don't doubt that this has been asked before.
My apologies- welcome to the forum.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:30
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Nah, I think he's OK. Besides, it's always good to have a disgruntled farmer in Emmerdale to remind us of the programme's roots.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:31
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Les coker
Mo Harris
Alfie moon

Fine with everyone else but mick needs a LONG quiet period especially and just be a glorified extra and Linda needs toning down the rest of the cast is fine.
You can have Mo and Les but i'm keeping my Alfie!

Mick and Linda need a good long holiday.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:32
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It's working for this female
Me too Although I have to admit, his acting tonight was dire!
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:33
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Me too Although I have to admit, his acting tonight was dire!
Oh totally but just mute it and look at the pretty
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:33
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Apologies if this is repetition, I only registered a few days ago and couldn't see any actual recent threads of this kind in the search. I don't doubt that this has been asked before.
I think it's fine for one of these to crop up every few months tbh as the cast list does change throughout the year
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