Eastenders

Eastenders ‘Wicksy’ set to return?

Actor Nick Berry is set to return to “Eastenders” some 21 years after leaving the series. Berry played Simon ‘Wicksy’ Wicks in the series, but left and became more famous for his role in UK series “Heartbeat’, in which he played Nick Rowan. This next bit might be considered a spoiler, so I thought I’d...
By Angela Share

Samantha Womack quits EastEnders

Given the hoopla surrounding the “EastEnders” cot death story we shouldn’t really be surprised by the news actress Samantha Womack has quit the show. Womack plays the character of Ronnie Branning in EastEnders, the key character involved in the cot death / baby swap storyline. According to reports, Womack was so upset when she received...
By Angela Share

Corrie and Eastenders in viewer backlash over storylines

Some people clearly have way too much time on their hands it seems, with the BBC receiving more than 2,000 complaints over a recent Eastenders storyline and ITV getting a load of complaints for a storyline in Coronation Street. BBC soap “Eastenders” fell into bother with its cot death / baby swap storyline, with viewers...
By Angela Share

Peggy leaving EastEnders in 2010

Actress Barbara Windsor will be stepping out of the East end next year. Windsor who is 72 has had the role of Peggy in the UK soap for 15 years, but it’s time to quit. She’s said it will be terribly sad to leave Peggy behind because the role changed her life, adding “I would...

Is Rob Kazinsky the new Robin Hood?

Rumor has it former Eastenders bad boy Sean Slater aka actor Rob Kazinsky is set to don the tights of one Mr Robin Hood when Jonas Armstrong exits the role after three series. Also leaving the series is Keith Allen – father of Lily Allen – who plays the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham. With two...

Nasty Janine Butcher is back in Eastenders

Super bitch Janine Butcher will be returning to UK screens over Christmas in continually popular soap Eastenders. Viewers will see Janine – played by Charlie Brooks – come back after a four year absence. She returned to the soap briefly for 3 episodes in April this year, but hadn’t appeared in it before that since...
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Ricky Butcher’s return to EastEnders

Sid Owen is said to be thrilled that he’s returning to UK soap EastEnders in the well known role as Ricky Butcher. Owen first appeared as the character of Ricky way back in 1988 and became not only a fast favorite, but also spawned one of the most well known catch phrases of the series...
By Angela Share

Ricky and Bianca Return to Eastenders

One for our European readership and also that small pocket of US Eastenders die hards that watched the series on BBC America before it was cancelled some years later. Two of Walford’s most recognizable faces are making a return. Yes, the headline sort of gave it away, but Ricky and Bianca are set to return...
By Angela Share