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Soap characters you never thought would return
Including people who were axed and you thought that was the end of their time for good, those who quit but were brought back, or were written out at the conclusion of a storyline if they were only contracted for a temporary period.
In terms of EastEnders, I never expected: Dean Wicks - Even when the Carters were introduced as the new Vic owners, never did I think he would be brought back after he was axed 6 years earlier. It just felt like there was no going back with Deano who had been written out quite decisively. He's Shirley's son, but (at the time) was very much of the Harwood/early Santer era. Carol Jackson - I read that Lindsey Coulson wasn't looking to return in the 00s. I believe she appeared quite a lot of other things in her absence from the show. Even when Bianca returned I didn't expect her to be back. There were plenty of Brannings on the show by that time, but I just didn't think she'd come back to the place where she found out about her daughter and Dan Sullivan's affair. Shabnam Masood - Didn't see it coming at all. I used to think she'd be brought back in 2009/10 in time for Syed's wedding and his big storyline. It was around that time when the Masoods were finally getting their spotlight. But once it progressed I gave up thinking she would. With Syed and then Zainab gone (the two most prominent members of the family) it felt like Shabnam was just a faded memory of the past. So I was very surprised when Treadwell-Collins reintroduced the character. Clare Bates - It turned out to be a wasted opportunity given how short lived it was, but I always thought she would be one of those teenage characters who'd be left in the past for good. Mandy Salter - Similar reasons as Clare although she had a longer run and it was her walking out on Ian which caused his meltdown and duck waddle. |
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Kathy
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Mandy salter.
While not really getting my hopes up I wanted shabnam to return and my Birthday 2013 that got announced :P |
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I had a slight feeling Kathy would return, whilst the Children In Need sketch was taking place... The way Gillian spoke about a return, I suspected they might be planning to bring her back, but after that I didn't really think much of it. When loads of hints were dropped in 'The week of revelations', I really did expect her to be back and I would have been very disappointed if it didn't turn out to be her, so I was really pleased about that!
I have to say though Stacey's return completely took me by surprise. 2013 was a very bad year for the show, and since Peggy left, it was just one character departing after another, for a solid 3 years, maybe a little more. Thankfully, this has stopped now and the cast is much more stable. However, I was very disappointed when I saw Janine would be leaving, so when I was randomly reading the EastEnders cast Wikipedia page and I saw Stacey's name on the returning cast members list (Before I started going on Digital Spy ), I was one very happy boy, as the show was never the same without her. It's just a shame she isn't used as well these days and is now a glorified extra .
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Jenny Bradley was totally out of the blue but I was happy cos I always liked the character & still do so far!!
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Jed Stone and Dennis Tanner
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Jenny Bradley was totally out of the blue but I was happy cos I always liked the character & still do so far!!
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Katy Beale
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Madge!!!
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David Wicks....never thought we'd be lucky enough to get him back.
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Mandy Salter - And I kinda wish she was still in it but because she was never a real bedrock character I didn't think it was likely she'd be back
David Wicks - Just never thought he want to return full time as opposed to a cameo Kathy Beale - Cause we heard she was dead |
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Den Watts, David Wicks and Kathy Sullivan
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I thought Angie Watts wouldn't return and I was right
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Kathy Beale / Sullivan and David Wicks.
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I never thought Michelle Fowler would return and I was right
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), I was one very happy boy, as the show was never the same without her. It's just a shame she isn't used as well these days and is now a glorified extra
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