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The decreasing cast of EastEnders
So with all the departures the main cast will be
Kathy Sharon Ian Dot Martin Steven Phil Ben Billy Bex Patrick Belinda Louise Jane Stacey Honey Denise Max Abi Lauren Shirley Jay Jack Whitney Kim Tina Mick Johnny Babe Donna Kush Vincent Claudette Carmel Kyle Shakil So 36 main characters, that's going to put a lot of pressure from n the remaining cast and morale will be at a low with all the departures and the uncertainty of those whose contracts will be up for renewal. Casting new characters will take time, I hope SOC isn't rushing into anything. Getting rid of characters and replacing them with even duller ones won't work. |
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More axings needed. If SOC is smart he will have every actor draw straws, and whoever gets the short straw packs Shakil's things and escorts him immediately from the Elstree premises.
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Trouble is that a lot of the characters left are even more dull than the ones leaving. Then there's a few that are nearing burn out. I've no idea how he can make the show interesting again character wise.
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I have feeling he may axe Jay.... could be wrong though
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I feel the list neds rearranging into alphabetical order.
if we believe the oracle a few more will be axed yet did you intentionally miss Cora? a few of the leavers will still be there into next year so plenty of time to find new characters |
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We need a new family . In sure new characters will come in
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That just makes me think of how few of the characters I actually like/find interesting these days. For a relatively small cast, there feels like there's a lot of deadwood there. And even quite good characters like Jay and Denise feel directionless even when given storylines.
Hmm. SOC has his work cut out. Good luck to him. |
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I feel the list neds rearranging into alphabetical order.
if we believe the oracle a few more will be axed yet did you intentionally miss Cora? a few of the leavers will still be there into next year so plenty of time to find new characters ![]() Yes I did
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If you look at the dates of introduction of each character, it shows just how dire periods of Eastenders were... there isn't a single 'surviving' character from the period between the arrival of Kim (2009) until Tina (2013).
Contrast that to the batch of characters that arrived between 2004-2008 and are still around - Stacey, Honey, Max, Whitney, MyLauren, Abi, Jack, Denise, the Shirley creature, Jay, McBeale. |
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I'd still be happy to say goodbye to: Steven, Johnny, Donna and Shakil.
I'd like to see Kyle's Mum back (Alison) with his mentioned sisters, Siobhan and Shannon. It would create a much stronger Slater unit. Perhaps a couple of Claudette's foster children would be interesting too. A few complex individuals. |
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I am still standing by my theory due to the BBC cuts, we will see a smaller show. Unless we get a new family or even someone in them flats, we don't know.
Don't want to be the prophet of doom, but remember Brookie started like this before it's slow death..... |
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So with all the departures the main cast will be
Kathy Sharon Ian Dot Martin Steven Phil Ben Billy Bex Patrick Belinda Louise Jane Stacey Honey Denise Max Abi Lauren Shirley Jay Jack Whitney Kim Tina Mick Johnny Babe Donna Kush Vincent Claudette Carmel Kyle Shakil So 36 main characters, that's going to put a lot of pressure from n the remaining cast and morale will be at a low with all the departures and the uncertainty of those whose contracts will be up for renewal. Casting new characters will take time, I hope SOC isn't rushing into anything. Getting rid of characters and replacing them with even duller ones won't work. |
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If you look at the dates of introduction of each character, it shows just how dire periods of Eastenders were... there isn't a single 'surviving' character from the period between the arrival of Kim (2009) until Tina (2013).
Contrast that to the batch of characters that arrived between 2004-2008 and are still around - Stacey, Honey, Max, Whitney, MyLauren, Abi, Jack, Denise, the Shirley creature, Jay, McBeale. |
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I am still standing by my theory due to the BBC cuts, we will see a smaller show. Unless we get a new family or even someone in them flats, we don't know.
Don't want to be the prophet of doom, but remember Brookie started like this before it's slow death.....
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Feel free to rearrange it then
![]() Yes I did ![]() I might do tomorrow
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Nice that you missed out Cora Scrabbler! Who is still classed as a regular character I have to say!!
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If you look at the dates of introduction of each character, it shows just how dire periods of Eastenders were... there isn't a single 'surviving' character from the period between the arrival of Kim (2009) until Tina (2013).
Contrast that to the batch of characters that arrived between 2004-2008 and are still around - Stacey, Honey, Max, Whitney, MyLauren, Abi, Jack, Denise, the Shirley creature, Jay, McBeale. |
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I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of DTCs characters get he heave ho from SOC too. I mean the likes of Shakky and Donna are badly developed.
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I think there will be a surprise or two with maybe Dot and Jane leaving soon.
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I think there will be a surprise or two with maybe Dot and Jane leaving soon.
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I think there will be a surprise or two with maybe Dot and Jane leaving soon.
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He wouldn't dare axe Dot
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Dot will be around forever
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Oh I do hope Jane is leaving!
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There's room for at least one new family.
JB makes a good point that the cast is virtually free of any characters from the Santer/Kirkwood/Newman eras. Denise, Jay, Shirley, Honey, Max, Lauren and Abi are all pre-Santer. Just goes to show how weak the characters introduced in the last decade have been. I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of DTC's characters were written out too. |
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A regular character who hasn't been seen in almost a year and we have had no confirmation as to when she will be back. If she does come back it could just be in a recurring capacity.
She is a regular until TPTB decide otherwise. Is that okay with you? |
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