Eastenders boss hints at cast exits
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Originally Posted by KBambi:
“http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/438672/end-soap-legends-EastEnders-stars-face-summer-axe-pay-big-celeb-names”
“http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/438672/end-soap-legends-EastEnders-stars-face-summer-axe-pay-big-celeb-names”
Well we know Kat & Alfie have 2 surprises coming up most have guessed them winning the lottery and both leaving for good so DTC could may well be Hinting at characters like them he is refering to.
He's pushing out the current cast so he can replace them with "big name" actors?
What sort of f**kery is this?
Why can't he just develop the characters we have instead of booting them out in favour of introducing people we're more likely to recognise?
What sort of f**kery is this?
Why can't he just develop the characters we have instead of booting them out in favour of introducing people we're more likely to recognise?
Really hope I'm wrong but sadly I think we'll be saying goodbye to Lindsey Coulson.
Declan Bennett will probably be another when Ronnie's finished with him.
Declan Bennett will probably be another when Ronnie's finished with him.
I hope he doesn't axe any of the underused or mid/lower rung characters 
Fingers crossed it's not any of my faves. He cleared out all of Newman's character introductions. There are only two Kirkwood era characters (though there's speculation about Cora). Just hope he doesn't get rid of Carol, she is so underrated and would love to see her interact with Kathy.
Maybe it's a way of saying at least Dean and Charlie may be exiting given how their storylines are likely to be headed.
Fingers crossed it's not any of my faves. He cleared out all of Newman's character introductions. There are only two Kirkwood era characters (though there's speculation about Cora). Just hope he doesn't get rid of Carol, she is so underrated and would love to see her interact with Kathy.
Maybe it's a way of saying at least Dean and Charlie may be exiting given how their storylines are likely to be headed.
The younger cast I think - Jay, Lola, Whitney plus I think Charlie & Les too. Kat & Alfie are leaving so there is no need for Mo in my opinion.
None of the Carter's will be going.
Originally Posted by NoughtiesMusic:
“I hope he doesn't axe any of the underused or mid/lower rung characters
Fingers crossed it's not any of my faves. He cleared out all of Newman's character introductions. There are only two Kirkwood era characters (though there's speculation about Cora). Just hope he doesn't get rid of Carol, she is so underrated and would love to see her interact with Kathy.
Maybe it's a way of saying at least Dean and Charlie may be exiting given how their storylines are likely to be headed.”
“I hope he doesn't axe any of the underused or mid/lower rung characters
Fingers crossed it's not any of my faves. He cleared out all of Newman's character introductions. There are only two Kirkwood era characters (though there's speculation about Cora). Just hope he doesn't get rid of Carol, she is so underrated and would love to see her interact with Kathy.
Maybe it's a way of saying at least Dean and Charlie may be exiting given how their storylines are likely to be headed.”
Ann Mitchell is well known and Cora is returning.
Originally Posted by Sandsss:
“Really hope I'm wrong but sadly I think we'll be saying goodbye to Lindsey Coulson.
Declan Bennett will probably be another when Ronnie's finished with him.”
“Really hope I'm wrong but sadly I think we'll be saying goodbye to Lindsey Coulson.
Declan Bennett will probably be another when Ronnie's finished with him.”
Really hope not. She's such a fantastic actress. I wouldn't blame her though as she is underused.
Originally Posted by Firegazer:
“He's pushing out the current cast so he can replace them with "big name" actors?
What sort of f**kery is this?
Why can't he just develop the characters we have instead of booting them out in favour of introducing people we're more likely to recognise?”
“He's pushing out the current cast so he can replace them with "big name" actors?
What sort of f**kery is this?
Why can't he just develop the characters we have instead of booting them out in favour of introducing people we're more likely to recognise?”
I second this.
I don't care about big names. I'd rather have more characters who are developed and used fairly and not overshadowed and made second rank to big actors who will stay for a year then leave and get all the screentime within that period.
Honestly, Dtc is destroying ee himself now. Soaps are supposed to have a wide variety of characters and if he does this they will have a cast of 10
And that would be very boring.
Originally Posted by joe gillott:
“I second this.
I don't care about big names. I'd rather have more characters who are developed and used fairly and not overshadowed and made second rank to big actors who will stay for a year then leave and get all the screentime within that period.
Honestly, Dtc is destroying ee himself now. Soaps are supposed to have a wide variety of characters and if he does this they will have a cast of 10
And that would be very boring.”
“I second this.
I don't care about big names. I'd rather have more characters who are developed and used fairly and not overshadowed and made second rank to big actors who will stay for a year then leave and get all the screentime within that period.
Honestly, Dtc is destroying ee himself now. Soaps are supposed to have a wide variety of characters and if he does this they will have a cast of 10
And that would be very boring.”
I get that he's trying to bring in a larger audience, but I want to enjoy EastEnders and it seems he's paying little attention to detail in regards to storylines! He needs to leave, fast!
Obviously Gavin is going to be played by a well known Actor plus he will be bringing in Claudette' s Family.
Originally Posted by vaslav37:
“Obviously Gavin is going to be played by a well known Actor plus he will be bringing in Claudette' s Family.”
“Obviously Gavin is going to be played by a well known Actor plus he will be bringing in Claudette' s Family.”
Not exactly Claudette's family, just a load of wrong-uns who call her mum because nobody else wanted them.
wtf is this? He isn't about to start axing characters just so he can bring in the likes of DVO for 5 mins. And does Richard Blackwood count as a "big name" he said himself it's a strong cast so why the heck would you start pushing out characters instead of developing what he already has.
Anyway I think
Kat and Alfie
Dean
Charlie only because they way they are writing him just now
Possibly the likes of Whitney/Lola/Carol/Liam
Anyway I think
Kat and Alfie
Dean
Charlie
only because they way they are writing him just nowPossibly the likes of Whitney/Lola/Carol/Liam
Originally Posted by Firegazer:
“He's pushing out the current cast so he can replace them with "big name" actors?
What sort of f**kery is this?
Why can't he just develop the characters we have instead of booting them out in favour of introducing people we're more likely to recognise?”
“He's pushing out the current cast so he can replace them with "big name" actors?
What sort of f**kery is this?
Why can't he just develop the characters we have instead of booting them out in favour of introducing people we're more likely to recognise?”
Well said, Firegazer. Sadly genuine character development is a thing of the past on EE these days. It's all about big name actors/celebs to draw viewers in such as Danny Dyer, Denise Van Outen, Richard Blackwood, Timothy West etc. But he hasn't learned that people aren't going to tune in to simply see a famous face and some run-of-the-mill storyline to go with it. The show's ratings are hardly earth shattering despite the recent influx of big names.
I think Lola, Dean, Babe, Charlie, Fatboy and maybe Jay. I think we will see the quieter characters go first. Dean and Babe I can't see staying, purely because of the way their characters gave gone, and same with Charlie.
That statement fills me with gloom, especially this line
''Both Denise and Bonnie could be here to stay. Watch this space.”
Referring to DVO and Bonnie Langford.
What is he thinking.
''Both Denise and Bonnie could be here to stay. Watch this space.”
Referring to DVO and Bonnie Langford.
What is he thinking.
Originally Posted by vald:
“That statement fills me with gloom, especially this line
''Both Denise and Bonnie could be here to stay. Watch this space.”
Referring to DVO and Bonnie Langford.
What is he thinking.”
“That statement fills me with gloom, especially this line
''Both Denise and Bonnie could be here to stay. Watch this space.”
Referring to DVO and Bonnie Langford.
What is he thinking.
”
It's a bit early to judge Bonnie Langford in EastEnders as we haven't seen her yet
But I hope he doesn't axe actors in favour of celeb actors.
Lola and Whitney are likely to go. They've hardly been seen if seen at all. I think Charlie will go too. It's a shame Lola's been underused and it'll be a shame if she's axed. I would like to see Fatboy, Alfie and Sharon leave and maybe Lee. I think newer viewers will be attracted by big names while older long term viewers are nostalgic. I think DTC wants newer viewers who will tune in for big names.
Originally Posted by JeanetteB:
“It's a bit early to judge Bonnie Langford in EastEnders as we haven't seen her yet But I hope he doesn't axe actors in favour of celeb actors.”
“It's a bit early to judge Bonnie Langford in EastEnders as we haven't seen her yet
But I hope he doesn't axe actors in favour of celeb actors.”
I've seen enough of her and DVO to know that I don't want to lose a load of regulars to pay them the high wages they demand. DVO made absolutely no impact on the show, and I'm not expecting to be impressed by BL. sorry
Originally Posted by vald:
“That statement fills me with gloom, especially this line
''Both Denise and Bonnie could be here to stay. Watch this space.”
Referring to DVO and Bonnie Langford.
What is he thinking.”
“That statement fills me with gloom, especially this line
''Both Denise and Bonnie could be here to stay. Watch this space.”
Referring to DVO and Bonnie Langford.
What is he thinking.
”
He's kissing arse.
Originally Posted by Pink_Smurf:
“Lola and Whitney are likely to go. They've hardly been seen if seen at all. I think Charlie will go too. It's a shame Lola's been underused and it'll be a shame if she's axed. I would like to see Fatboy, Alfie and Sharon leave and maybe Lee. I think newer viewers will be attracted by big names while older long term viewers are nostalgic. I think DTC wants newer viewers who will tune in for big names.”
“Lola and Whitney are likely to go. They've hardly been seen if seen at all. I think Charlie will go too. It's a shame Lola's been underused and it'll be a shame if she's axed. I would like to see Fatboy, Alfie and Sharon leave and maybe Lee. I think newer viewers will be attracted by big names while older long term viewers are nostalgic. I think DTC wants newer viewers who will tune in for big names.”
Letitia Dean is going nowhere - Kathy is returning and Sharon could be meeting her Father. The iconic characters like Sharon are safe.
Originally Posted by vald:
“I've seekn enough of her and DVO to know that I don't want to lose a load of regulars to pay them the high wages they demand. DVO made absolutely no impact on the show, and I'm not expecting to be impressed by BL. sorry”
“I've seekn enough of her and DVO to know that I don't want to lose a load of regulars to pay them the high wages they demand. DVO made absolutely no impact on the show, and I'm not expecting to be impressed by BL. sorry
”
I agree. I wonder if Elaine is joining as a regular?
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