JE
I agree this article needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, but if it is true its good to see they are considering axing the right people. The cast is definately too big.
Anyway I think its worth mentioning that it was 19 years ago today that Patricia Phoenix who played Elsie Tanner for over 20 years lost he fight against cancer and died. Had she lived would she still be in Corrie today I wonder?
Jez
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Spencer For Hire posted:
According to today's Sun, many of our recent thoughts and comments seem to be shared with the new boss-man...
Clearly a pinch of salt needs to be taken with this... after all, how many times have we heard tabloid rumours that certain cast members are being axed, only for them never to materialse? However, it sounds like an encouraging sign. I can't say I'd miss any of the characters mentioned really.
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TOP Corrie stars face the axe under plans to cut the number of actors in the soap.
Ruthless new boss Steve Frost is understood to have held secret talks to discuss potential victims.
Favourite characters such as Maria Sutherland (Samia Ghadie), Ashley (Steven Arnold) and Claire (Julie Howarth) may be among those lined up for the boot.
Others under threat are Dev and Sunita Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin and Shobna Gulati) and Frankie and Jamie Baldwin (Debra Stephenson and Rupert Hill).
Newcomers Jessie and Joanne (Nailah Cumberbatch and Zaraah Abrahams) and Nathan Harding (Ray Fearon) are also thought to be at risk.
Frost plans a clearout when he takes over from outgoing supremo Tony Wood at the end of a year.
A Corrie insider said: “It is felt there are just too many people in the Street
“Nobody will be leaving in a hurry but we think the number of actors will be whittled down.
“Bosses want to concentrate on quality storylines and develop the depth of characters.”
Frost was dubbed the axeman after chopping top name stars while in charge of Emmerdale.
Ruthless new boss Steve Frost is understood to have held secret talks to discuss potential victims.
Favourite characters such as Maria Sutherland (Samia Ghadie), Ashley (Steven Arnold) and Claire (Julie Howarth) may be among those lined up for the boot.
Others under threat are Dev and Sunita Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin and Shobna Gulati) and Frankie and Jamie Baldwin (Debra Stephenson and Rupert Hill).
Newcomers Jessie and Joanne (Nailah Cumberbatch and Zaraah Abrahams) and Nathan Harding (Ray Fearon) are also thought to be at risk.
Frost plans a clearout when he takes over from outgoing supremo Tony Wood at the end of a year.
A Corrie insider said: “It is felt there are just too many people in the Street
“Nobody will be leaving in a hurry but we think the number of actors will be whittled down.
“Bosses want to concentrate on quality storylines and develop the depth of characters.”
Frost was dubbed the axeman after chopping top name stars while in charge of Emmerdale.
Clearly a pinch of salt needs to be taken with this... after all, how many times have we heard tabloid rumours that certain cast members are being axed, only for them never to materialse? However, it sounds like an encouraging sign. I can't say I'd miss any of the characters mentioned really.
I agree this article needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, but if it is true its good to see they are considering axing the right people. The cast is definately too big.
Anyway I think its worth mentioning that it was 19 years ago today that Patricia Phoenix who played Elsie Tanner for over 20 years lost he fight against cancer and died. Had she lived would she still be in Corrie today I wonder?
