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Should EE temporarily recast Linda Carter?
Seeing as it's open season for recasting established characters shouldn't SOC recast the role of Linda Carter while Kellie Bright is on maternity?
Surely it's better than having her off screen? And when Kellie's maternity is over if she doesn't want to come back full time she could job share. Kellie could play Linda on Mondays and Tuesdays while the other actress could play Linda on Thursdays and Fridays... what's important is that the character is present, not who plays her. |
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Only if she expects 20 years maternity leave.😑
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Wut? Job share a character ? lol
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Awful idea
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Absolutely not. Neighbours did that with Libby Kennedy and it was savaged by fans from what I remember.
The break will probably refresh Linda's character. |
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I've often thought a job share would work for Sam Mitchell. Daniella Westbrook could film Mon-Weds, and then Kim Medcalf could film Thurs-Saturday so Westbrook can go out and get coked up at the weekends.
I see no reason the same arrangement couldn't work for Linda. Quality idea. Thanks. |
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Wut? Job share a character ? lol
It doesn't matter who plays the character so long as she's on screen. |
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This is the problem employing women of child baring age in soaps.
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I've often thought a job share would work for Sam Mitchell. Daniella Westbrook could film Mon-Weds, and then Kim Medcalf could film Thurs-Saturday so Westbrook can go out and get coked up at the weekends.
I see no reason the same arrangement couldn't work for Linda. Quality idea. Thanks. Another perfectly acceptable and workable solution... and viewers are already know both Sams so they would have no difficulty. My only proviso is that Medcalf has to do any crying scenes. The show is pre watershed after all. |
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They did it with Miss Ellie in Dallas!
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Awful idea
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No way
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They did it with Miss Ellie in Dallas!
Surely this is a much better solution than having the Queen Vic landlady off screen for months at a time |
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They should write her out permanently instead
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The will have to get her to take the baby with her . No mother would leave her child that long . ( his name escapes me !)
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I don't think that was a job share... they just changed their minds.
Surely this is a much better solution than having the Queen Vic landlady off screen for months at a time |
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Does anyone know anyone who just disappears from their family's life to look after someone for 6 months or longer. Many actresses taking leave, but it would be more sensible to just refer to them as having gone to the shop or they were upstairs.
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I have always wondered if Part time temporary recasting works in soaps
Well after what they did in Neighbours with Libby Kennedy and Cheryl Stark And in Home and Away with Ailsa The answer is No
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Recasting to cover maternity - or other short-term leave - wouldn't be an option for me, but I don't see why they couldn't employ a "double" to be seen vaguely in the background or from behind, and then character in question just doesn't have a major storyline for the duration of their break.
It would also have been a way of having characters like Michelle present at funerals, weddings etc. Don't know why they don't do it, quite straightforward I would have thought. |
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They should write her out permanently instead
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Tempany Deckert / Louise Crawford as Selina in 'Home and Away'. Tempany was ill, so Louise took over for a while.
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Tempany Deckert / Louise Crawford as Selina in 'Home and Away'. Tempany was ill, so Louise took over for a while.
You know what i actually prefered the Louise Crawford Selina to the original as she was annoying
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Recasting to cover maternity - or other short-term leave - wouldn't be an option for me, but I don't see why they couldn't employ a "double" to be seen vaguely in the background or from behind, and then character in question just doesn't have a major storyline for the duration of their break.
It would also have been a way of having characters like Michelle present at funerals, weddings etc. Don't know why they don't do it, quite straightforward I would have thought. Many people see people who have passed so it wouldn't necessarily be unrealistic or contrived. |
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Paving the way for Mick & Whitney
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