Eastenders [News, Spoilers and Discussion - from Feb 2015]

BorneTobyWilde

Please fall.

Samsgirl

Eh Martin, you might need to make a few phone calls there now...

The Talking Bread

BELINDA!!!!!

The Talking Bread

although Little Mo would be better!!

yerwanthere123

Christ no-one locks their door on Walford Square do they, anyone can just walk in!

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fussyonion wrote: »

What a fruitcake. Cant stand this storyline anymore.

I know it's not real but she's portraying a real illness and that's vile and nasty thing to say.

JP Liz V1

Is Shirley still after Phil

Peter Anthony

How much misery can they fit into a 30 minute show? The Slater misery show is too much for me. I still cant believe they brutally murdered Fat Boy, one of the only characters left with any sense of humour on the show. And the writing has gone to pot. Can't remember the last time I seen a witty line in an episode.

SouthernBelle

The Talking Bread wrote: »

BELINDA!!!!!

She looked like something out of Dynasty in that get up!

JP Liz V1

SouthernBelle wrote: »

She looked like something out of Dynasty in that get up!

The last Belinda who was blonde was scatty and ditzy if I remember correctly

dee_mc

I can't remember Belinda at all, I take it she's Kat's sister and I remember Little Mo and Lynn(e), is she another one or is she Lynn(e)? Have we met her before? I've probably been watching on and off for about 6-8 years.

JP Liz V1

dee_mc wrote: »

I can't remember Belinda at all, I take it she's Kat's sister and I remember Little Mo and Lynn(e), is she another one or is she Lynn(e)? Have we met her before? I've probably been watching on and off for about 6-8 years.

Other Belinda

Peter Anthony

dee_mc wrote: »

I can't remember Belinda at all, I take it she's Kat's sister and I remember Little Mo and Lynn(e), is she another one or is she Lynn(e)? Have we met her before? I've probably been watching on and off for about 6-8 years.

Same apparently she was in the show from 2001-2003, but in that time done very little of note. It seems a rather pointless return tbh

Apparently she isn't back for long and it's a short guest stint, as is Kat and Alfies return

The Talking Bread

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

The last Belinda who was blonde was scatty and ditzy if I remember correctly

same Belinda all the time. same actress.

dee_mc

Thanks guys, she doesn't ring any bells, must've been before my time
That was quite an entrance she made, pure drama!

whatismyname

dee_mc wrote: »

Thanks guys, she doesn't ring any bells, must've been before my time
That was quite an entrance she made, pure drama!

Yep, and even still, wouldn't recognise since she's been recast.

Plus she wasn't really a regular character first time round.

whatismyname

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Other Belinda

This new actress I think played Martha in Hollyoaks (although I wasn't watching Oaks very regular at that point, so only kinda remember her from that)

Robsweezie

i think a storyline like Stacey's will divide people into two mindsets:

1) im so glad eastenders are highlighting this important issue of mental health in society, i love the way its being played out.

2) oh my god Stacey is off her head im sick of it already, this storyline is a ridiculous load of crap, the sooner it ends the better.

JP Liz V1

whatismyname wrote: »

This new actress I think played Martha in Hollyoaks (although I wasn't watching Oaks very regular at that point, so only kinda remember her from that)

Yes she did and was also in Holby City

Peter Anthony

Robsweezie wrote: »

i think a storyline like Stacey's will divide people into two mindsets:

1) im so glad eastenders are highlighting this important issue of mental health in society, i love the way its being played out.

2) oh my god Stacey is off her head im sick of it already, this storyline is a ridiculous load of crap, the sooner it ends the better.

I think the issue is that they've gone down this road with Stacey going mental several times. Even her scene on the roof of the Vic has happened before ....:pac:

Shes also been sectioned before and its looking like that again.

whatismyname

Peter Anthony wrote: »

I think the issue is that they've gone down this road with Stacey going mental several times. Even her scene on the roof of the Vic has happened before ....:pac:

Shes also been sectioned before and its looking like that again.

Well, at least it's realistic in her having repeat episodes, so not really an issue as such. .

Soaps have been criticised before when they have had characters be mentally unwell for a short period of time with it then practically forgotten about.

EDIT: It's also showing a different aspect this time with postpartum psychosis which hasn't really been covered by soaps before, as far as I am aware. The rates of it are very low in women generally, but significantly higher rates in women who have bipolar, so definitely good to cover, and they've certainly done it well so far, particularly with Lacey Turner's acting skills.

Peter Anthony

Its hard to watch also, I think Staceys story would have benefited if the other storylines werent full of despair and misery at the same time. You need to some humour to take the edge of it.

At the moment its like every day its get worse for several characters like Alfie and Phils illnesses, Kush Shabnam, and Charlie dying with Denny on life support. Its all a bit depressing.

JP Liz V1

I forgot Charlie was Billy's father in law too, then Alfie went off with Little Mo and they still mates

whatismyname

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I forgot Charlie was Billy's father in law too, then Alfie went off with Little Mo and they still mates

Yep but in soaps everyone goes off with everyone else's partners but then it's all forgotten about, else there'd be no one left talking to each other

whatismyname

Arthur played by 16 different babies

http://www.ok.co.uk/tv/eastenders-secret-fact-find-out-character-arthur-fowler-baby

But it has happened on the popular BBC soap following the revelation that Stacey Branning (Lacey Turner) and Martin Fowler's (James Bye) son Arthur was played by 16 different babies.

With the storyline about Stacey's postpartum psychosis taking centre stage, the drama required the baby to be in most scenes.

However, due to legal boundaries, the show's bosses had to feature more than one adorable bundle of joy to play the role.

In a behind the scenes clip, head chaperone, Sarah De Souza revealed: "We had 16 babies licensed to play one baby Arthur."

yerwanthere123

Robsweezie wrote: »

i think a storyline like Stacey's will divide people into two mindsets:

1) im so glad eastenders are highlighting this important issue of mental health in society, i love the way its being played out.

2) oh my god Stacey is off her head im sick of it already, this storyline is a ridiculous load of crap, the sooner it ends the better.

I like the storyline, and I think Lacey pulls it off excellently. What I don't like is that they've left her in the care of the idiot Martin who knows absolutely nothing about her disorder, and the fact he's trying to cover the whole thing up. Also the fact that her own family haven't particularly seemed to notice her behaviour is silly.

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I forgot Charlie was Billy's father in law too, then Alfie went off with Little Mo and they still mates

Same here, I was racking my brains trying to remember who he was married to, I couldn't!

Robsweezie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2AavoUM_Hx4

MelanieC

whatismyname wrote: »

Well, at least it's realistic in her having repeat episodes, so not really an issue as such. .

Soaps have been criticised before when they have had characters be mentally unwell for a short period of time with it then practically forgotten about.

EDIT: It's also showing a different aspect this time with postpartum psychosis which hasn't really been covered by soaps before, as far as I am aware. The rates of it are very low in women generally, but significantly higher rates in women who have bipolar, so definitely good to cover, and they've certainly done it well so far, particularly with Lacey Turner's acting skills.

Home and Away did a postpartum psychosis storyline before with Bianca. She did make a complete recovery though and then it was never mentioned again! Although the baby subsequently died from cot death which was very sad. But yeah,EE are better at keeping up these stories longterm which is more realistic.

whatismyname

MelanieC wrote: »

Home and Away did a postpartum psychosis storyline before with Bianca. She did make a complete recovery though and then it was never mentioned again! Although the baby subsequently died from cot death which was very sad. But yeah,EE are better at keeping up these stories longterm which is more realistic.

Oh yeah thanks, I'd stopped watching Home and Away by then, but remember hearing about it.

I don't know how realistic her complete recovery was if it was more of a once-off thing, unlike Stacey's bipolar, but either way I definitely agree that EE are better and more realistic on this front.

fin12

Peter Anthony wrote: »

I think the issue is that they've gone down this road with Stacey going mental several times. Even her scene on the roof of the Vic has happened before ....:pac:

Shes also been sectioned before and its looking like that again.

The doctor in the second clip is gorgeous, cant remember his name, I know he went out with Roxy for a while.