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Eastenders Phil Mitchell soaps best drunk
Phil mitchell for me is the best drunk in soap history. He beats Angie, Peter and even the legendary Sue Ellen ewing. The actor doesn't get the storylines or credit he deserves. And when he does shines like he did in his coccaine storyline.
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I think Laurel in Emmerdale is the best soap drunk I've seen in recent years (and yes, I'm old enough to have seen Sue Ellen in Dallas). I can't stand the character but the actress did a great job of playing an alcoholic.
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I thought Steve was awful doing drunk Phil. The only time I have ever hated his performances. Embarassing.
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Peter Barlow was the best drunk in Soap for me, closely followed by ED's Laurel.
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Yep, I think Laurel gives Phil a run for his money.
but then you have the likes of shadrac and cora who have to play drunk 95% of their screen time. Phil remains the best in my opinion |
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I thought Steve was awful doing drunk Phil. The only time I have ever hated his performances. Embarassing.
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He is. By far. Is Steve underrated though? I personally think he is the best actor in all soaps and he's widely acclaimed!
Laurel is great too |
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I think this clip shows why Drunk Phil is the best
![]() ![]() ![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmGXg0hWV0Y And if that doesn't convince you then here is more proof https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcud16DaGTA |
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Phil is the best at being drunk. Steve McFadden plays drunk/Out of his head very well. He looks totally out of it.
The Laurel Alcoholic storyline in Emmerdale was done very well. The actress played the part well. It was hard seeing her go against everyone she loved/Took it out on her kids just for a drink. Less said about EastEnders Recent Alcoholic storyline with Denise the better. |
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Irene on Home and Away was very good when she got to relapse.
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Phil is the best at being drunk. Steve McFadden plays drunk/Out of his head very well. He looks totally out of it.
The Laurel Alcoholic storyline in Emmerdale was done very well. The actress played the part well. It was hard seeing her go against everyone she loved/Took it out on her kids just for a drink. Less said about EastEnders Recent Alcoholic storyline with Denise the better. |
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Irene on Home and Away was very good when she got to relapse.
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Do we know for sure if that was meant to be an actual alcoholic story line that was dropped?, the likes of Shirley and Cora are constantly hitting the bottle when things get tough and that is how I saw it with Denise as well and nothing more. To be honest Eastenders have covered alcoholism a fair amount the past few years with Phil and Lauren so another alcoholic on the aquare would have been a bit to much. Painkiller addiction which they touched on with Sharon would have been a better story for Denise as its been years since Eastenders really covered a drug addiction story well. Phil's two week crack addiction and Lucy' and Peter's coke habit which was mainly done off screen do not count.
Wasnt keen on Sharon's drug addiction because again it was dropped and picked up but of course that was nothing to do with DTC. |
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I agree, I hope drunk Phil makes a return soon!
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Lynne McGranger is so underrated as an actress and she blew me away with her powerhouse performances. She was an excellent drunk (Irene, not McGranger
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Peter Barlow was the best drunk in Soap for me, closely followed by ED's Laurel.
Laurel on Emmerdale was brilliant as a drunk. Some actors don't act drunk very well and tend to overact and she did it brilliantly. Ste on Hollyoaks is very good, the actor is excellent at acting out of his head. |
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Laurel far better than Phil.
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Phil on the drink was good
Peter Barlow was Better Jimmy Corkhill off hit nut on crack was simply sublime |
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