Eastenders [News, Spoilers and Discussion]

Posy

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

It will get big ratings honestly imo Eastenders has been the best soap this christmas time

Definitely! Although when you look at it's 'competition' it wouldn't have been hard to beat the others!! :pac:

twirlagig

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

It will get big ratings honestly imo Eastenders has been the best soap this christmas time

Definitely! Corrie was a big let down this Xmas - the Xmas Fair City was nearly better and that's something!

Eastenders is gonna be very sad on New Years Day - even tonight was sad and had the credits not rolled tonight, I wasn't far away from a tear or two! Tissues definitely at the ready for Pats' Farewell

Posy

Eastenders has to start the new year by being as depressing as possible of course!

JonathanAnon

I thought it was a fairly poignant ending all the same... And that's not something I usually think about Eastenders.

gidget

Just an afterthought after watching the Pat/Mo moment - i remembered these two having bad vibes over Mo's marraige to Pat's brother when Mo first arrived, but am wondering now why Pat has never recognised the Slater girls as her family, wouldn't that connection have made her their great aunt? After all she still recognises Ian as family & he's just David's half brother. Ah just reading between the lines really it will be a hard episode to sit through tomorrow night alright!

Kaching

Posy wrote: »

Eastenders has to start the new year by being as depressing as possible of course!

wouldn be eastenders if it wasnt

Posy

Kaching wrote: »

wouldn be eastenders if it wasnt

God, no!
Ronnie's baby James, Kevin Wicks and Tiffany Butcher all immediately come to mind as dying as the new year is rang in.. if Eastenders tried a happy New Year's episode the universe would probably implode. :pac:

julyjane

Posy wrote: »

God, no!
Ronnie's baby James, Kevin Wicks and Tiffany Butcher all immediately come to mind as dying as the new year is rang in.. if Eastenders tried a happy New Year's episode the universe would probably implode. :pac:

And Denis, Sharon's boyfriend/brother. I remember him getting stabbed and dying in her arms as everyone around them rang in NYE

Tindie

Posy wrote: »

God, no!
Ronnie's baby James, Kevin Wicks and Tiffany Butcher all immediately come to mind as dying as the new year is rang in.. if Eastenders tried a happy New Year's episode the universe would probably implode. :pac:

Also Lmo almost killing Trevor, and Barry rolling down the Hill

Tindie

Here the first ever new year eve ep from Eastenders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB0g29ZDhaI

Posy

Good God, if I lived in Walford I'd take to my bed on December 30th for at least three days just to be on the safe side! :eek:

Tindie

EastEnders' Pat gets special exit theme

Pat Evans's final EastEnders episode will feature a new version of the soap's theme tune as a tribute to the much-loved character, Digital Spy can confirm.

Simon May, who composed the original EastEnders theme in 1984, has reworked the tune to create 'Pat's Theme' - which will play out at the end of the Albert Square legend's last episode.

EastEnders bids a heartbreaking farewell to Pat on New Year's Day following her recent diagnosis of terminal cancer.

In real life, meanwhile, Pam St Clement has decided to bow out from EastEnders to pursue other work and life opportunities.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbY2N3a3aLA

EastEnders fans will already be familiar with the show's long-standing alternative tune 'Julia's Theme', which traditionally airs at the end of episodes featuring intense emotion or drama.

Peggy Mitchell, played by Barbara Windsor, also had her own version called 'Peggy's Theme' when she departed Walford in September 2010.

The New Year's Day episode of EastEnders will also feature an updated opening title sequence, as the Olympic Park will be included in the graphics for the first time. The sporting complex will play host to the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2012.

An EastEnders insider told Digital Spy: "It's only right that as we say goodbye to the iconic Pat Evans we pay tribute to such a character with a wonderfully touching special theme tune.

"As we say farewell to a legend of over 26 years, we welcome in what will be a truly remarkable New Year in E20 by adding the Olympic Park into the opening title sequence."

EastEnders airs a 70-minute-long episode on New Year's Day from 7pm.

Also head the end credit will show the read East london a bit like stacey exit but i not sure if that true!

Tribute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAK9spLAIiM

iceblue

gidget wrote: »

Just an afterthought after watching the Pat/Mo moment - i remembered these two having bad vibes over Mo's marraige to Pat's brother when Mo first arrived, but am wondering now why Pat has never recognised the Slater girls as her family, wouldn't that connection have made her their great aunt? After all she still recognises Ian as family & he's just David's half brother. Ah just reading between the lines really it will be a hard episode to sit through tomorrow night alright!

it was news to me the other night when pat started talking about her brother....and he was married to big mo.... your right why has she never poked her nose into the slaters then?

but im confused about the connection with ian?....david is his half brother?....who?
david wicks? is ians half brother? since when? that would mean ian was biancia's uncle.... ? since when?....

i am not particulary looking forward to her dying swan act, and im one of the few who doesnt like pat so im just happy shes going, and that david wicks is popping back, would have been better if the other wicks son popped in from new zealand too make it more realistic. and stupid peggy should make an appearence for the funeral....

Tindie

iceblue wrote: »

it was news to me the other night when pat started talking about her brother....and he was married to big mo.... your right why has she never poked her nose into the slaters then?

but im confused about the connection with ian?....david is his half brother?....who?
david wicks? is ians half brother? since when? that would mean ian was biancia's uncle.... ? since when?....

i am not particulary looking forward to her dying swan act, and im one of the few who doesnt like pat so im just happy shes going, and that david wicks is popping back, would have been better if the other wicks son popped in from new zealand too make it more realistic. and stupid peggy should make an appearence for the funeral....

Both Simon and David have fall out after David found out Simon was sleeping with his wife, (This happened in new zeland that why Pat telling simon off on phone the other day.

After that scene, I said to my brother, that reason that Simon won't be coming back.

123balltv

have a box of tissues beside waiting for 7 o'clock
Pat Butcher is a legend her mad earrings, her heart of gold really
gonna miss her started watching eastenders early 90's Pat has
always been my fav character

gidget

but im confused about the connection with ian?....david is his half brother?....who?
david wicks? is ians half brother? since when? that would mean ian was biancia's uncle.... ? since when?....

David & Ian's dad was Pete Beale! Which would also have made Pauline Fowler, Bianca's great aunt also! That was another connection that never seemed to materialise!

JP Liz V1

David Wicks wastes no time getting with the ladies as he hooks up with

Roxy and Carol

Kaching

Posy wrote: »

Good God, if I lived in Walford I'd take to my bed on December 30th for at least three days just to be on the safe side! :eek:

could get burnt out of it then :pac:

Hannibal Smith

ooooh I loved David Wicks...I know he's in holby, but I don't watch that. How long is he staying for does anyone know?

JP Liz V1

Its a shame Phil, Peggy and Simon dont visit Pat

Kaching

Peggy in particular

JP Liz V1

Hannibal Smith wrote: »

ooooh I loved David Wicks...I know he's in holby, but I don't watch that. How long is he staying for does anyone know?

I hope he stays around for a while still looks well for his age

Whitney should have been introduced to David as his granddaughter also Carol was wrong looks like she never will accept Whitney as Bianca's daughter :mad:

I loved the scenes with Pat and Janine and Pat and David

Chong

Tell me boardsies is Simon Wicks coming back too over next few days

Mr.Crinklewood

Misticles

Well that was a tear fest! Best Xmas soap by far!

K-9

Hannibal Smith wrote: »

ooooh I loved David Wicks...I know he's in holby, but I don't watch that. How long is he staying for does anyone know?

Thought he was one of the best characters in Eastenders, excellent again tonight. Wonder will he stay around? Him and Derek makes great television.

casio4

I was crying my eyes out
loved the scenes with Pat and Janine & the Pat and David scenes well I had a right lump in my throat

GERMAN ROCKS

what a brilliant ending for pam st clement. and they had the best actors around in it. janine and bianca and pat and dot and david were brilliant. its a pity peggy doesnt come back for the funeral. so bianca is pats grandaughter?

twirlagig

Kaching

GERMAN ROCKS wrote: »

. so bianca is pats grandaughter?

yeah

Bobbity

In tears after that, so sad but brilliant acting. Can't wait to see Wicksy ( simon) back, will be glued to it for the next few episodes.

joes girls

Was a very good episode, have cried me eyes out:(

Kaching

It officially crap . no more cat fights with peggy and pat or pat and someone else

casio4

RIP Pat Butcher

Shazanne

She played that part wonderfully - probably one of her best ever scenes ironically. She's some actress and can't think of anyone who could ever replace her on Albert Square.

jcf

Fantastic stuff again from the BBC.


10/10

Great scene between Pat and Janine, never thought i'd see Janine in
an emotional scene like that - lets hope the writers build on that and
make her character a little deeper.

Kaching

I would love to see another side to Janine. The nastiness is wearing on the ole nerves :P

Tindie

Kaching wrote: »

I would love to see another side to Janine. The nastiness is wearing on the ole nerves :P

Do you think she should keep the baby, I don't what that to change her character,


when Roxy character changed after having the baby just don't want the same happen to her!

If dose having the Baby, I think she will call the baby PAT!

Kaching

I was just saying the same thing about her naming the baby Pat !!

If anything I say she will still be strong because likelihood is he'll rob her money and run once he has her down the aisle.

How did roxy change ?

A V A

tonight was great!!! and that extra pr*ck of a branning , hate him !!! id say he will be killed off by pats son !!

Posy

Poor Pat- that was sooo sad and acted brilliantly.

Hmm.. wonder what will happen next with Janine alright..

leahyl

Great episode! pam st clement was brilliant! They were all brilliant really :-)

To be honest though I'm very confused as to how some of them are related!

I mean how is Ian related to Pat?
Is Whitney actually Biancas biological daughter?

I didn't watch Eastenders from the beginning so I don't know how a lot of the characters are related! Jesus everyone seems to have a connection to someone else in Albert Square!

Also I thought that scene where David first came to the house was great - you could just feel the awkwardness and he didn't even know his own grandchildren which was kind of sad - it was all very well acted!

eternal

wikapedia explains everything.i did have to go there myself

leahyl

eternal wrote: »

wikapedia explains everything.i did have to go there myself

Thanks just checked it out! My heads spinning! Half sister this, half brother that, cousin twice removed....lol! It's hard to remember it all!

So Whitney is Biancas adopted daughter - can someone tell me why in the name of GOD Bianca adopted a child! It doesn't say on wikipedia!

Tindie

leahyl wrote: »

Thanks just checked it out! My heads spinning! Half sister this, half brother that, cousin twice removed....lol! It's hard to remember it all!

So Whitney is Biancas adopted daughter - can someone tell me why in the name of GOD Bianca adopted a child! It doesn't say on wikipedia!

Whitney is her step daughter after Bianca married her Dad but he died.

Frowzy

leahyl wrote: »

Great episode! pam st clement was brilliant! They were all brilliant really :-)

To be honest though I'm very confused as to how some of them are related!

I mean how is Ian related to Pat?
Is Whitney actually Biancas biological daughter?

As far as I know (my mother used to watch it when I was small):

Ian isn't related to Pat as such, but Pats first husband, Pete Beale) was Ians father (in his second marriage to Kathy) so I guess she's like a stepmother to him

Bianca was in a relationship with Whitneys dad who's now in jail/ or dead cant remember!

David Wicks is Pats son, he's Biancas Dad, he got Carol pregnant when they were just 15 or something. David is a brother to Simon Wicks who stole Ians wife Cindy from him before emigrating to Australia (or taking the part as a copper in Heartbeat)

Cathmandooo

I never copped that Bianca was Pats grandchild! So does that make Ricky Biancas step-uncle?

julyjane

I thought Bianca was friends with Whitneys mother and took Whitney in for some reason, maybe she died or is sick or in prison?

Cathmandooo

julyjane wrote: »

I thought Bianca was friends with Whitneys mother and took Whitney in for some reason, maybe she died or is sick or in prison?

Bianca was with Whitney's dad who died, Whitney's mother wanted nothing to do with her and is still alive so Bianca kept her but then Biancas new fella Tony abused Whitney. Poor whit!

Stupid phone added a thumbs down!

iceblue

i dont understand why dereck hates pat.....
is it because david got his sister pregnant at 15 .....
the fight in the rain was a bit mickymousey.
pat lying there dying was predictable, i didnt see any evidence of great acting.... but im biased cause i hate pat and always have....
love david wicks. which him and joe (his son before all you new rte viewers ask), would come back. joe was one of the best actors ever in ee. imo. he was schizoprhenic for those who dont know. they were the days when ee was actually good.....
michael french is in casualty not holby...he was briefly in holby years ago when it first started.....