I think Roxy is too vapid to have strong chemistry with most (I have the same problem with Vincent - he's all flash but not much inside, although Blackwood is getting better in toning his performances down), but I thought she was OK with Aleks.

It's obvious that they have no idea what to do with Stacey. I hear people say, "Oh she can be part of a new generation of Fowlers," as if that in itself means something - what is that going to mean? What are she and Martin going to do?

I kind of wish Lacey would just take the risk of going again, rather than staying around and making faces in lieu of having a storyline, but I can see why she wanted to come back to a safe haven.

OK, far be it for me to toot my own horn but here's my Paul Nicholas idea back in March:

Just remembered that someone who worked on the show told me that the very pretty actor Paul Nicholas (he played Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar in the West End) was considered to play Sharon's birth father around 2002 (Angie's death?). That idea was nixed. He was later brought in to a workshop to play Kevin Wicks but that didn't work out either. There is a good physical resemblance between him and Leticia Dean. Maybe he can still play her birth father after all. Another actor I have a feeling they're considering is Christopher Villiers, who played Grayson on Emmerdale. He's the right age and would have the right look.

Edited by TimWil, 26 March 2015 - 09:49 PM.

Carl, when I was over in the UK at Christmas I had lunch with people connected to the show who voiced your exact opinion of Lacey. They realized she thinks of EE as a "safe haven." Her family's house is a ten minute walk from the studios and she still lives there! But they said she must be having second thoughts about her decision to come back. Her TV movie (or was it a miniseries) Our Girl did pretty well last fall, ratings-wise.

Edited June 20, 201510 yr by TimWil

That's interesting. To be honest I was a little surprised she came back, but then she didn't seem to get tons of work after she left, which she may have expected.

I'm half-surprised they never brought her kid sister back.

Anyway, given the talk about Paul Nicholas I thought you might like the spoiler photos:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a654091/eastenders-bbc-reveals-pictures-of-gillian-taylforth--paul-nicholas-filming.html

Thanks for the link, Carl. Paul Nicholas was so pretty when he was young, he had an amazing mop of blond curls. Kind of like William Katt did!

They have so much riding on Kathy's return and I almost feel like it just can't live up to that expectation. As a result I'm trying not to let myself be that type of fan who expects too much. I just hope they won't have her return be all about Phil.

Well, speaking of Our Girl, the BBC has recommissioned it but it will now star Michelle Keegan and not Lacey!

http://m.digitalspy.com/british-tv/news/a654106/michelle-keegan-replacing-lacey-turner-as-lead-in-bbc-ones-our-girl.html#~pgbrNgeRRpLRvy

I'm already sort of over it before its really begun.

Edited June 20, 201510 yr by BetterForgotten

I liked Keegan for about a year and then Tina became so unpleasant and Keegan obviously became more interested in being a zelebrity, like the talentless Helen Flanagan.

As speculated on for a while now, Lindsey Coulson is leaving the show.

http://www.soapsquawk.co.uk/news/lindsey-coulson-is-leaving-eastenders.php

I'm pleased we got her for this long. The show won't be the same for me without Carol, but if I have to choose between Carol leaving and Carol being hit in the face by that old wretch Shirley, or being droned at by Sonia, I'll take the goodbye. I just hope viewers who remember her as a somewhat bitter woman in a cafe will go back and watch her 93-97 run too and get more of a picture.

For me characters like Carol are everything Eastenders was created to be. These scenes will always stay with me:

F*ck. Next to Sharon, she is my favourite on the show. I'm so happy I got to see an actress of her caliber for as long as I did. I guess the Brannings are basically all done now.

I guess there will still be Abi/Lauren/Max (when the latter two return). Eh.

I just hope those fans who hated the Brannings are loving every second of Carterpalooza.

Wow. That sucks. I actually enjoyed Carol. Not shocked though. Writing has been on the wall for a second.

So does that mean she is leaving when Liam goes?

Wow. That sucks. I actually enjoyed Carol. Not shocked though. Writing has been on the wall for a second.

So does that mean she is leaving when Liam goes?

No. She'll still be around for a few months.

No. She'll still be around for a few months.

Oh OK. Thanks! Guess she has to be there for dull ass Sonia awhile longer.

Oh OK. Thanks! Guess she has to be there for dull ass Sonia awhile longer.

I only tolerated her because of Carol. Time to have a cast clear out. If only.