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Silly Billy Funeral Home manager.
Would they really really leave the daft idiot in charge.
He wouldn't have a clue how to do the paperwork and he is a scruff. He hasn't a clue how to wear a tie. ( That might be Perry Fenwicks fault ) |
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Also wouldn't Les want to pop back every now and then to see how the business is getting on? unless that will happen but it will be off screen.
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Yes, it's all a bit strange. It's still Les's business so you you'd expect him to take an interest even from Worthing. There's no real reason that he can't do the paperwork and pay the bills remotely, at least he'd know it was all done properly and on time. There's no way he'd detatch himself completely just like that.
It might have been better if this was part of a future storyline and Les was an occasional recurring character. Have Les & Pam even found somewhere to live in Worthing? Have they been down there? Or just looked at a few websites? It all seems a bit rushed, surely there's been too much else going on for them with the grief and trial to put much effort into househunting. |
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Surely Honey could help Billy run the business? She seems quite savvy as she works in the shop and has those amazing typing skills.
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Would they really really leave the daft idiot in charge.
He wouldn't have a clue how to do the paperwork and he is a scruff. He hasn't a clue how to wear a tie. ( That might be Perry Fenwicks fault ) |
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Billy could give Sharon a job sorting the paperwork out it would be something useful for her to do rather than just sponging off of Phil.
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As long as he doesn't ask Steven to do the books he'll be fine. 😊 Actually it would be a nice little job for Jane....and she's not daunted by dead bodies.
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Billy could give Sharon a job sorting the paperwork out it would be something useful for her to do rather than just sponging off of Phil.
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As long as he doesn't ask Steven to do the books he'll be fine. 😊 Actually it would be a nice little job for Jane....and she's not daunted by dead bodies.
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Leaving Billy in charge is basically waving it away to bankruptcy.. I know he's clean now but what if he relapses again and starts fiddling the books? which I guess is what will happen at some point..
I think Jay might end up working there, I mean Billy can give him a job even if nobody else does. So the above scenario might happen for Jay. |
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I think Honey could definitely help him
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If Ronnie was staying, Billy could have run a nice little sideline disposing of her body trail.
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He still looks a scruff
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Makes a change from him constantly being fired.
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Are we placing bets yet for how long it will be before Billy is asked to dispose of a body for a Mitchell?
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As a potential customer, I would have far too many problems to do business with Silly Billy. I just couldn't trust him.
He has no gravitas. He would be looking at his shoes rather than at me. He's scruffy. He can't be bothered to button his shirt and he wears his tie like a naughty schoolboy. |
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Billy has experience at being a manager, he owned 1% of the club once and ran the video stall
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Maybe they can use all thoses silent speaking staff members that we saw once!
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I think he will do fine on the funeral side, it's the paperwork, that Les ought to do remotely, with computers etc, it would be easy enough & Worthing can't be that far, doesn't Mim live there ( Pams sister) that is why they chose Worthing.
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It's not very realistic. If Les was retiring he'd sell the business for as much money as he could get or he would put somebody experienced in as a manager and oversee from a distance. Billy is a complete numpty.
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Realism isn't Eastenders strong point.
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Les seemed to be giving Billy a bit of a cynical look the other day when Billy failed to understand what a quarterly bill is so I'm pretty sure Les will do something like bring someone else in to do anything that needs a working brain cell,
Weren't Paul and Ben going to run the undertakers before Paul's death. Just as ludicrous as Billy taking over though in different ways. Maybe Les is just determined to run the business into the ground one way or another
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To be honest I'd like to see Billy make a go of it and make a decent living for once.
People complain about Phil's character being repetitive that at his age he's still seen as a force to be reckoned with, well the same applies to Billy - it's boring that he's always down on his luck and always on the poverty line. He's been going round in circles for years. Characters need to develop and move on eventually. Give his character a fresh angle, let him earn a decent income, get a nicer house and gain some respect. His character is way too repetitive. |
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To be honest I'd like to see Billy make a go of it and make a decent living for once.
People complain about Phil's character being repetitive that at his age he's still seen as a force to be reckoned with, well the same applies to Billy - it's boring that he's always down on his luck and always on the poverty line. He's been going round in circles for years. Characters need to develop and move on eventually. Give his character a fresh angle, let him earn a decent income, get a nicer house and gain some respect. His character is way too repetitive. |
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To be honest I'd like to see Billy make a go of it and make a decent living for once.
People complain about Phil's character being repetitive that at his age he's still seen as a force to be reckoned with, well the same applies to Billy - it's boring that he's always down on his luck and always on the poverty line. He's been going round in circles for years. Characters need to develop and move on eventually. Give his character a fresh angle, let him earn a decent income, get a nicer house and gain some respect. His character is way too repetitive. Perhaps SOC is looking at killing off Les and Pam at a later date, in which case it's not unreasonable to assume that Billy may be left the business in Les's will, after all, they have no other family left. |
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