Jasmine Thomas - ED. It's been 7 years and I'm still sad about it

Kylie Platt - Corrie. Why did they do that?! WHY?!!

I'm one of those people who cry easily at TV, movies, sad songs etc and my family all know it.

However, the first time David Wicks left EE - when he drove off as Joe or Bianca (can't remember which it ws begged him not to leave) I was so upset that my brother still teases me about it.

The portrayal of death is never pleasant even if it is fictional.

By the way the way Fatboy went was a little hazy, it could be argued that he wasn't in the car as I have stated before so the door could still be open for him to return.

100% agree. That is why I never understand people who enjoy it. That said, the most pointless and destructive character death for me was Emmerdale's Jackson Walsh.

sigh..same here

Pauline Fowler
Jack & Vera Duckworth
Pearl's Husband in Emmerdale got a particularly memorable send off when he died and Kathryn Jenkins was singing - very emotional.

Brendan's exit still makes me feel so sad nearly 3 and a half years later, hate what they did to him

I remember being a bit devastated when Bobbie and Fisher's son (although I can't even remember his name now!) died in Home and Away, but that's probably because I was much younger and tender-hearted at the time and their deaths were quite unexpected and a wee bit gruesome (that fire!!! )

Now that I'm older and somewhat wiser, I wouldn't say that I was devastated when a character exits, but there are some that I still miss more than others- Zoe Tate, Betty Eagleton & Brendan Brady mainly - and others that I'm sad were taken from us too soon - Deirdre, Blanche, Edna etc

bib: Agreed.

He should have died!

Agree with you about Emmerdale's Robbie. Yes, he wasn't in the show for long (and he certainly was not a big character), but I think he should not have been killed off.

I would add Carl King; not 100% gutted but his exit is still a pity.

EE

Grant Mitchell (first exit)
David Wicks (both exits)
Pat Butcher


Holby City

Joseph Byrne
Michael Spence
Digby

Alan Fisher!

Absolutely. Brendan deserved an epic exit, not that prison crap. Such a shame they bottled it.

Robbie was just coming in to his own! Massively improved character, sarky and intriguing, and great relationship forming with Megan. Big mistake, will always think that, and totally not needed.

Aw yeah, Carl is another good one. He was excellent.

BIB: Too true! A rubbish exit for an epic character

Lynsey Nolan.
I first got into Hollyoaks during the Silas storyline so she immediately became one of my favourites. They kept her death a secret until transmission which added to the shock too
I could never forgive Browning and even though Mercedes has improved of late, I still can't forgive her for covering his backside and letting a dead man take the blame.

Are you thinking of Philip Matheson (Steven's uncle), because Bobby died in a boat collision and Alan died of a brain aneurysm?

Uncle Phil's death was sad, as Steven had already lost both his parents in a fire, then lost his last living relative in the same way. Dodge caused it iirc.

Meg expiring on the beach really got me at the time.

Karen McDonald - She had done something unforgivable by allowing Steve and Tracy to believe Amy was dead, but Karen was still grieving following her miscarriage and had been taunted by Tracy for sometime about her inability to conceive. When Steve kicked her out on Christmas Day, it was very sad to see someone as popular as Karen alone and with nothing left. Her last scene in which she looks on at everyone enjoying Christmas in the snow before getting into the taxi was really well done.

Gennie Sharma - Gennie was a lovely character, and she had been really happy onscreen having married Nikhil and being a doting mother to Molly. Her death was done chillingly, particularly the scene where she pleads with Cameron to help her. Sian Reese-Williams was brilliant with there being a realty to her performance. I've never actually cried at a soap apart from Gennie's funeral when they played a clip of her singing at the end, it was again very well done.

Len wasn't her husband. Her one and only husband was called Ted. Peter Martin left to go on tour with a play, then joined The Royle Family.
Bill Tarmey died.
Liz Dawn has emphysema.


I don't know about BBC but ITV kill off characters to make sure the actor can't ever return to the programme


That was Tom Lister's choice. I know it's a well worn cliche but he really did want to do other things.

Jamie Shelton had two films to do. One of them won awards. I expect they were miffed about him leaving for that.

As with Len, I don't think they like people leaving to do other things. Charlie Hardwick came under that blanket too. She was devastated (overused word, yes, but in this case true) to hear she was being killed off.

Tricia Dingle

I pretty much come and go with Eastenders at the same times as Janine.

Actually he was in The Royle Family before he was in Emmerdale. I was young when he died and remember being particularly moved.

I still haven't come to terms with Zainab's exit

Her exit was crap and out of character
And then DTC did nothing but butcher her through his time on the show in an off screen capacity.

All EE:

Angie Watts
Den Watts x 2
Steve Owen
Tiffany Mitchell
Dennis Rickman
Pat Butcher

Why did they have to be killed off? They were probably the best characters they had. At least my other favourite, David Wicks, wasn't killed off.

Don't think Jamie Shelton chose to leave. Robbie was axed, I'm pretty sure. He was making short films on the side, as quite a few of them do. It didn't contradict with his contract. It was also a time that the show was heading off in a different direction, bringing back the Miserable One, etc. He was axed as part of that change.

No idea why they axed Val, I don't have inside information. It was a mistake, leaving Eric with nothing to do, but at least she got a great exit.

Todd Landers in Neighbours, seeing him knocked down and then dying in hospital just after Phoebe told him she was pregnant.

Nana Moon in EE because Shane Richie can cry for England and it's heartbreaking to watch!

Val wasn't axed. The actress left. She has stated this a number of times in many interviews last year. Even Kate Oates was sad to see her leave.