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Prostitution storyline for Denise?
I know it may seem out of character but I really think this could be a great and interesting story line. Firstly Di Parish is one of the show's best actresses and after a big 2014, this year has been alot more quiet for her so Denise needs a big new story. Denise is one of the most real characters on the show and as a women middle aged it would be very different from when EastEnders have tackled prostitution before with characters like Janine, Whitney and Mandy who have been vulnerable/bullied by men or are doing to it fund there drug habit. For Denise however it would be about making ends meet, we saw tonight how she couldn't even afford a round of drinks and also that Vincent has been paying all the bills. Now with him buying a new house and Kim no doubt joining him it would only leave Patrick and Denise at the B&B,as well as earning money the story could also focus on Denise's loneliness and going with guys for some excitement in her life. I think its unfair when prostitutes are only seen as slags/drug users and women who are being manipulated to do it and that has always been the way the show has tacked it previously. Showing it from a whole new perspective would be interesting and give Denise a big story next year.
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I would just be bloody happy if she got any storyline.
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Denise is criminally underused, she could do with any big sl that could show off Diane Parish's skills.
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I would just be bloody happy if she got any storyline.
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The contrast between the quality female actresses and poor ones was stark tonight. That scene with Kathy and Ian was AmDram. Why is Denise not used more? She is in another league to those hogging the storylines at moment.
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I know it may seem out of character but I really think this could be a great and interesting story line. Firstly Di Parish is one of the show's best actresses and after a big 2014, this year has been alot more quiet for her so Denise needs a big new story. Denise is one of the most real characters on the show and as a women middle aged it would be very different from when EastEnders have tackled prostitution before with characters like Janine, Whitney and Mandy who have been vulnerable/bullied by men or are doing to it fund there drug habit. For Denise however it would be about making ends meet, we saw tonight how she couldn't even afford a round of drinks and also that Vincent has been paying all the bills. Now with him buying a new house and Kim no doubt joining him it would only leave Patrick and Denise at the B&B,as well as earning money the story could also focus on Denise's loneliness and going with guys for some excitement in her life. I think its unfair when prostitutes are only seen as slags/drug users and women who are being manipulated to do it and that has always been the way the show has tacked it previously. Showing it from a whole new perspective would be interesting and give Denise a big story next year.
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I can see where you're coming from, I think it would be interesting and would get EE back to it's grittiness and dark setting. However, I doubt DTC would consider a storyline for Denise as it's clear he only cares about the Carters, Mitchells and Beales.
Maybe when a new producer joins, I think it could work well. Also DTC would probably make it a secret which we don't discover until Christmas 2050...
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Only if Ian picks her up. I can just imagine the looks of horror on their faces.
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Only if Ian picks her up. I can just imagine the looks of horror on their faces.
![]() She could even pimp Ben as a rent boy.
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Wouldn't mind our Ronnie being a prossie, I give her a few quid for a bump in the bushes
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Wouldn't mind our Ronnie being a prossie, I give her a few quid for a bump in the bushes
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There was a promise of a storyline when her daughter visited and made a cryptic phone call, but that was so long ago most people may have forgotten it. Then there was the apparent abuse of Patrick, but again that just died a death. Time for a decent storyline indeed.
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I would like to see a prostitution storyline in soap that doesn't involve coercion, drugs, addiction or desperation but I can't see it happening unfortunately. Denise could really work though.
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This could work if done right
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The contrast between the quality female actresses and poor ones was stark tonight. That scene with Kathy and Ian was AmDram. Why is Denise not used more? She is in another league to those hogging the storylines at moment.
![]() ![]() So true. Diana has always been under-appreciated. I mean, even now we they are putting her stupid show sister, Kim, above her in terms of screentime.
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I would like to see a prostitution storyline in soap that doesn't involve coercion, drugs, addiction or desperation but I can't see it happening unfortunately. Denise could really work though.
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Wouldn't mind our Ronnie being a prossie, I give her a few quid for a bump in the bushes
... well maybe you do .......
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I'm not sure on a prostitution storyline but Denise desperately needs a story of her own, as does Jay.
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What other reason is there to be a prostitute in the first place?
As for Denise, yes I think it could be a good storyline. She's an attractive woman and I think the actress is pretty good and would be able to carry the story. |
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She could become an online rinser....all of the gain, none of the pain.
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She could become an online rinser....all of the gain, none of the pain.
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Now there's an idea. Denise is certainly attractive enough to pull it off. If EE did a rinsing storyline they would probably turn one of the men into a stalker who finds out where she lives. The only way they would do a storyline like this is with someone coming a cropper. I'd like to see Kim's face if she found out Denise was either an escort or online rinser! Kim would probably ask "Do you think I could do it? Am I pretty enough? Of course I am! Who could resist?"
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Denise would have to be rolling in the gutter before she'd become a prostitute, escort or rinser. She has a lot of pride and would sooner starve to death than sell her body. Denise has always been a difficult character to write for. She's never quite managed to climb to the top tier of characters despite having some pretty big storylines, many of which have included the most prominent characters on the show. As a viewer it seems to me that the writers really struggle with Denise. The anvil around her neck is that clown she calls a sister. Think back to Denise's best eras and they were all when Kim wasn't around.
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What other reason is there to be a prostitute in the first place?
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