Hilarious, but I can't say I blame her.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2011/12/15/woman-spends-12k-not-to-look-like-natalie-cassidy-115875-23637456/

Pat's Revealed episode, Farewell Pat, will air on January 2nd....

Should be a good one....

It's airing on BBC One too, instead of BBC Three. Glad Pam/Pat is getting the respect they deserve.

Edited December 18, 201113 yr by Y&RWorldTurner

Did you hear that Barbara Windsor said Pam hadn't known Pat was going to be killed off? I guess she just accepted it. Still, it makes me sad that they would kill her off if there was any chance Pat might ever return. Or even if she didn't return.

Christmas trailer:

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At least Denise will have more to do this year.

Surprisingly, this is Sharon's only Julia's Theme moment (to the Jazzy version of Julia's Theme).

It's from the 1993 episodes where Sharon, Grant, Pat, Frank, Kathy and Phil go to France.

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Edited December 25, 201113 yr by Y&RWorldTurner

Charlie Brooks won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2078591/EastEnders-star-Charlie-Brooks-wins-Strictly-Come-Dancing-Christmas-Special.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

New Years' Day promo. I did not realise that Pat's exit was 70 minutes long.

Edited December 26, 201113 yr by dannigold

Yeah, and it looks like Pat's Revealed episode will be just 30 mins, but unlike other Revealed episodes, it won't go off on unrelated tangents, it will focus exclusively on Pat.

That Pat/Janine scene in that trailer makes me a bit emotional.

I'm glad they appear to patch things up before Pat's death. Good to see David back, but Pat asking for him over Simon? She always seemed closer to Simon, at least in recent years.

Edited December 26, 201113 yr by Y&RWorldTurner

Interview with Pam St. Clement:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/interviews/a357366/eastenders-star-pam-st-clement-on-bowing-out-as-pat.html

I'm much more affected by Pat dying than any other departure ever! Glad EastEnders didn't kill off Peggy -- they have killed off Kathy, Pete, Pat, Arthur, Mark, Pauline (before Wendy Richard died) -- all core characters who could have come back later.

Glad David Wicks is returning. I wish it was for good -- he was compelling, and he actually has a lot of connection to the characters on the show still.

I wish I could still watch EastEnders!

Keeping up on synopses, there are some moments that seem brilliant (love how they brought up Frank and Phil torching the car lot) and others that seem dumb with the show right now (Ricky and Mandy?; Ben turning out to be Phil's stalker; Lola being pregnant), but that's EastEnders for you.

Edited December 27, 201113 yr by jfung79

Great to see you posting again.

You can find episodes on Youtube. I won't post links obviously but you can see them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16347324

I don't think I can face it yet.

I did watch some of the Masood New Year's stuff - what did you think?

I don't think I can face it yet.

I did watch some of the Masood New Year's stuff - what did you think?

I think in the main, it has been terrible. It' all just so predictable. If they'd done something like kill off Tamwar, then it would have been gripping. But you just knew that Yusef would be the one to die so it rendered everything else pointless, really.

I'm looking forward to Pat's exit although it does surprise me how people say how much of a legend she is etc etc when she's only really been a supporting character for the best part of ten years.

Everything comes across as very gimmicky at the moment. Hopefully things will improve in the new year but I won't get my hopes up!