Bradley tries to reason with Nick but is it going to blow up in his face?
It’s going to be a thrilling week as of Monday 1st June in EastEnders as Nick loses the plot when daughter Dotty reveals his dastardly plan to kill off Dot.
This sends Nick into an uncontrolled rage and he ends up taking several café patrons hostage before the place blows up… but will someone die or will they all escape?
Well, we’ll have to wait and see but in the meantime, here’s a sneeky peek at some of the scenes from the explosion at Ian’s caff… Read more & comment »
On Monday, Billy accidentally bumps into a woman in the café and spills tea all over her before chatting to Phil about Jay. However, despite his best attempts, Jay wants nothing to do with Billy. Later, Shirley points out to Billy that the woman from the café who he’d spilled tea on is giving him ‘the eye’ and it’s not long before she introduces herself as Viv Bates… thug Terry’s wife.
Viv tells Billy that if he turns up in court to testify against her husband, or tells anyone about their conversation, Jay will be the one who suffers the consequences… Read more & comment »
May 21st, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC, Eastenders
The moment Billy Mitchell has been dreading is about to arrive.
Young Jay attends the trial of those who murdered his dad only to find out that Billy wasn’t quite the hero he pretended to be. In fact Billy hid in the bathroom whilst the east-end gansters beat Jay’s dad Jase to death.
May 18th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC, Eastenders
Billy Mitchell is to get a new love interest on Eastenders this summer but Billy being Billy, something is sure to go wrong.
Bill will meet his new lady friend in Ian’s cafe when he knocks a cup of tea over her and then buys her another. He meets up with her again later in the Vic and she agrees to have a drink with him instead of going out as planned.
On Monday, Nick and Dotty continue with their attempts to convince Dot she’s going mad by hiding and moving her belongings as well as disrupting her sleep. Later, at The Vic, Nick decides to tell Peggy that Dot wanted to invite her around for tea and when she hears about it, Dot panics that she can’t remember ever inviting Peggy round. However, not wanting to disappoint, she dashes home and puts a chicken in the oven, which Nick subsequently turns off so when Peggy arrives, she’s concerned when she sees Dot taking a raw chicken out of the oven.
Later, Dot’s on edge when she can’t find her cigarettes and so heads to the shop, completely unaware that Dotty’s hidden her cigarettes with her purse. Nick then arrives and tells her that she left them on the sideboard. Meanwhile, he continues to blackmail Billy and feeling the pressure, Billy abuses his new job behind the bar and steals Tracey’s wage packet… Read more & comment »
May 16th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC, Eastenders
Eastenders actor Perry Fenwick has said that the BBC soap is more daring than its rivals and deals with controversial storylines in a more brave manner.
Fenwick, who plays Billy Mitchell on the show told MSN:
“I think we dare to go a little bit further with certain stories… we’ve done the Tony and Bianca story and initially there was a bit of a kick off about that - people were saying ‘oh it’s all miserable, why are you doing that?’”
May 15th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC, Eastenders
One of Walford’s most loved characters, Stacey Branning, is set to face her toughest challenge yet as she comes to terms with the prospect that she suffers from bipolar disorder, the same condition that her mother Jean Slater has had for many years.
EastEnders on BBC One has worked closely with various charities including Mind and MDF The BiPolar Organisation (Manic Depression Fellowship), on researching this storyline to accurately reflect the issue.
May 14th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC, Eastenders
Patsy Palmer has defended the EastEnders paedophile storyline.
Patsy told MSN that the story may have been controversial but it did a good job of raising awareness of the issue.
“I know that we had a few cases of girls going to the police and stuff, so if one girl or boy goes to the police because of sexual abuse then we have done a really, really good job as far as I am concerned,” she said.
May 13th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC, Eastenders
Eastenders actress Kara Tointon has admitted that she did cry when she heard she was being axed from the BBC One soap.
Beeb sources revealed last month that Kara (Dawn Swann) and Ricky Groves, who plays her on screen partner Garry Hobbs will be written out of the show this summer.
Tointon told the Daily Star: “I was heartbroken when they told me and I have to admit I did cry.
May 11th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC, Eastenders
Eastenders actress Nina Wadia has revealed that she receives saucy fanmail from all over the world.
Speaking to The People, Wadia explained: “I get a number of letters from Germany and America. A lot of them are from people who want me to dress in a certain way - you can imagine the kind of thing we’re talking about here - and visit them with a view to playing the dominatrix.
The BSA took place this Saturday and we have news about who won what in the soaps that we cover here on Primetime, but as coverage of the show isn’t actually being aired until Wednesday, if you don’t want to know who got what award, don’t read on after the ‘Read more and comment’ link…
And it turned out that Phil Schofield hosted she show alone after Fern Britton pulled out citing a “family commitment” as the reason, but as she announced this just two days after her resignation from This Morning was publicised, it added fuel to the fire that there’s a rift between the pair, even though they’ve both denied it repeatedly.
However, on the 27th March, The Sun ran an article regarding Fern dropping both This Morning and the BSA… here’s part of their article.
“Fern is thought to have been on about £20,000 for hosting the show — with Phillip, 46, on TWICE as much.
Insiders said ‘no one was surprised’ at her pull-out.
One said: ‘Would you want to stand next to someone when they’re getting paid twice as much?’
But Fern insisted she had made the decision because of a prior family engagement.”
So, with the thick plottening on that one, the awards went ahead anyway, and here’s who won what from the soaps… remember, don’t read on if you don’t want to know!Read more & comment »
May 9th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC, Eastenders
Eastenders actress Cheryl Ferguson has revealed that she has no idea who fathered her character Heather’s, soon to be born child.
She told the EastEnders website: “I don’t know who the dad is and I quite like it being played that way to be honest - the less I know, the more nothing can come out of my mouth!”
She continued: “I haven’t got a clue and I’m just as intrigued to read the scripts as the rest of the viewers are to watch what’s going to happen.
On Monday, Peggy’s livid when she finds a hungover Phil passed out on the sofa so she throws a vase of water over him. When he finally emerges in the kitchen, Peggy’s further angered when he starts to pour vodka over his cereals prompting Ben to say that he wishes Phil wasn’t his father.
Later, there’s a heated standoff in the bar at the Vic between Phil and Peggy that results in Phil threatening to sell his half of the pub from under her. When the customers fall silent, it’s clear that Peggy’s finding it difficult to keep herself calm and asks everyone to leave. Just as Shirley offers Peggy her help, there’s a huge bang and they’re stunned to see that Phil’s fallen down the stairs. At that moment, Ben walks in to see his dad unconscious. Read more & comment »
She told The Sun: “I only decided to go back to work this year because my kids are older and Kevin [Jenkins, husband] suggested I do something for myself as I’ve been clean for eight years.”
