Holly Barton ( ED); Am I The Only One..

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biscuitfactory

03-06-2016

Originally Posted by spunger:
“I don't get why this actress is being singled out for her acting. Anyone would think ED is populated by high quality actors rather than what it is which is a soap filled with average soap level actors. Even the so called better ones like Charlotte Belamy will never be more than a soapie standard actress. The show never produces anyonr who goes on to be a star actor. Most who leave only do soap level stuff or get very little work and have to return to the soap. Sammy Winward is just the latest in a very long line of ED actors who leave and struggle to get work.
The actress who plays Holly is no more wooden than the dreadful Ryan Hawley or the appalling gurning Isobelle Hodgins who is one of the lucklest actors working on TV. How such a pointless character played by such a dreadful actor lasted this long is a complete mystery. Then we get to the likes of Nick Miles the crown prince of burning ham actors. Amazingly his atrocious acting has been topped by the new king of ham the truly dire John Bowe.”

Every word of this is bang on.
Seems people accept gurning and hamming it up as decent acting but the other extreme ( understated like Sophie Powles ) is bad and wooden.
Oh well, I prefer the latter. Each to their own, I suppose.

Chiltons Cane

03-06-2016

Originally Posted by spunger:
“I don't get why this actress is being singled out for her acting. Anyone would think ED is populated by high quality actors rather than what it is which is a soap filled with average soap level actors. Even the so called better ones like Charlotte Belamy will never be more than a soapie standard actress. The show never produces anyonr who goes on to be a star actor. Most who leave only do soap level stuff or get very little work and have to return to the soap. Sammy Winward is just the latest in a very long line of ED actors who leave and struggle to get work.
The actress who plays Holly is no more wooden than the dreadful Ryan Hawley or the appalling gurning Isobelle Hodgins who is one of the lucklest actors working on TV. How such a pointless character played by such a dreadful actor lasted this long is a complete mystery. Then we get to the likes of Nick Miles the crown prince of burning ham actors. Amazingly his atrocious acting has been topped by the new king of ham the truly dire John Bowe.”

You have to be kidding. Hawley is one of the best on emmerdale.

biscuitfactory

03-06-2016

Originally Posted by Chiltons Cane:
“You have to be kidding. Hawley is one of the best on emmerdale.”

I think so too but he's another one who's quite understated and natural in his acting style.

Adrian_Ward1

03-06-2016

Holly isn't one of my favourites

The Prumeister

03-06-2016

Originally Posted by biscuitfactory:
“Every word of this is bang on.
Seems people accept gurning and hamming it up as decent acting but the other extreme ( understated like Sophie Powles ) is bad and wooden.
Oh well, I prefer the latter. Each to their own, I suppose.”

Do we have to list all the actors we find lacking in the show to make our point? Emmerdale has many bad actors - Adam Barton being a prime example.

That doesn't detract from the fact that Sophie Powles is simply dreadful - her speech, her lack of expression, she cannot act at all. It's embarrassing to watch.

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