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Old 17-07-2015, 22:10
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I have to say Peter in Eastenders and Robert from Emmerdale have been the best Who do you think Guys is the best Recast in soap history
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:10
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Pippa and Irene on Home and Away
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:14
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Pippa and Irene on Home and Away
Which actress played the first Irene i have never seen her
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:18
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Jacqueline Philips was her name. She didn't last long
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:20
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Jacqueline Jossa and Ben Hardy were both great recasts
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:21
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EastEnders Sam and, as much as I loathe the character, Peggy Mitchell
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:27
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Ryan Hawley recast as Robert in Emmerdale has been amazing.
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:28
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Obvious ones but Peter and Tracy Barlow.
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:30
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Ben Mitchell
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:30
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Peggy Mitchell, Mark Fowler, Sam Mitchell, Lauren Branning and Janine Butcher
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:31
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Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell!!! Love love love love love love Sam of 2002-05, she reinvented the character perfectly. With Danniella Westbrook unlikely to ever return to EE, I keep my fingers crossed that DTC brings her back. There's enough Mitchells on the Square for her to return and I think it's been long enough to put the rubbish from 2009 behind us.
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:37
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Debra Lawrence as Pippa Fletcher/Ross in Home & Away

Amanda Clapham as Holly Cunningham in Hollyoaks (much more believable as Cindy's daughter)

Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell in EE

Gemma Atkinson as Carly Hope in Emmerdale.

Hetti Bywater as Lucy Beale in EE. I HATED Melissa Suffield, but grew to like Lucy under Hetti.

Jason Donovan as Scott Robinson in Neighbours
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:41
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I like Jack P Shepherd as David Platt
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:41
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I agree about Hetti Bywater as Lucy Beale. I found Melissa too hard faced and 1 dimensional but Hetti was great towards the end where she gave Lucy a really doomed and tragic quality.
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:43
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The late great Maggie Jones as Blanche, she was originally played by someone else
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:43
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Peggy Mitchell Ben Mitchell Sam Mitchell (Kim radcliffe) Peter Beale Lucy Beale ( Hettl Bywater only because i fancied the crap out of her) Did if forget to say Peggy Mitchell and Lauren Branning oh I forgot Peggy Mitchell
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:44
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Sam Mitchell in EE has to be one of the best ever. No way Daniella Westbrook would've worked in 2005 with Dens murder storyline.
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:44
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Charlie Brooks as Janine was the best ever in EE. Agree with Kim as Sam Mitchell.
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:46
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Going against the grain I think the original Janine had the makings of a great actress. Her childhood scenes are fantastic.

Agree about Kim/Sam.
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:50
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Amanda Clapham as Holly Cunningham (Huge improvement over the other actress)
Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell
Ben Hardy as Peter Beale (Had no problem with Thomas Law.)
(Only eventually) - Jacqueline Jossa as Lauren (Although, it took quite a while to get used to her. I had no problem with Madeline either).
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:51
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Bradley Branning's mother Rachel was played by a rubbish actress the first time she appeared but when she returned a year later having been recast she was played by a brilliant actress. The second one had a fabulous onscreen chemistry and love hate relationship with Max and contrasted perfectly between the loving and doting mother and the bitter ex-wife.
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:52
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Amanda Clapham as Holly Cunningham (Huge improvement over the other actress)
Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell
Ben Hardy as Peter Beale (Had no problem with Thomas Law.)
Jacqueline Jossa as Lauren (Although, it took quite a while to get used to her. I had no problem with Madeline either).
Same. Madeline Duggan was still very young when Kirkwood axed her and IMO still had time to improve. I wonder how she would've handled Lauren's big alcoholism storyline and last year being such a big role in the Lucy Beale murder plot.
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:56
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Peggy Mitchell wasn't just recast, it was a 180 degree transformation, a re conceived character altogether. Look at Jo Warne's Peggy in her short guest role and Babs Windsor from 1994. It's like the EP who reintroduced her (was it Barbara Emile at the time?) had a whole different person in mind who just happened to be the Mitchell matriarch.
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Old 17-07-2015, 23:04
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Probably controversially, I like James Bye as Martin in EE. I can't remember the previous one TBH so the recast doesn't bother me
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Old 17-07-2015, 23:05
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Ryan Hawley recast as Robert in Emmerdale has been amazing.
I agree.
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