EastEnders - General Discussion Thread

I have to admit that tonights episode was very good. I was actually interested in what would happen to Billy and Mo, I wanted Zoe to admit everything to Chrissie, it just kept me interested for half and hour, something it hasn't been able to do in quite a while.

February 18th is the date that Den gets bumped off. That should be good.

Does anyone know when Andy Hunter is getting killed?

Apparently it's next week, though this isn't likely, and hasn't been confirmed. Can't wait till he goes, all he does now is go round dishing out terrible insults.

Definitely not.

Andy definitely appears in the episodes to be shown on Friday 11th, Monday 14th, Tuesday 15th, Thursday 17th and Friday 18th February.

After that, I'm not telling!

Did also say..though this isn't likely, and hasn't been confirmed. So there!

Do try to keep your toys in the pram.

Will do Nick, will do.

According to today's Daily Star, two characters are due to leave this year... highlight if you want to know

Zoe and Sam

If this is true, and don't take it as red, one of those departures will be a sad loss, the other I wish I could care about but can't.

The Mirror is also reporting this. Full story from AOL Entertainment:

SPOILER: Troubled BBC soap EastEnders is facing a fresh crisis after two of the show's biggest stars announced they are quitting.

Michelle Ryan, who plays Zoe Slater, and Kim Medcalf, who plays Sam Hunter, will leave the show later this year, reports the Daily Mirror.

Michelle is set to leave the show in May, while bosses have persuaded Kim to stay on until November.

The announcement comes just a day after the programme's executive producer quit unexpectedly after just four months.

Kathleen Hutchison, a former Holby City boss, was bought in to revive the soap in September, replacing executive producer Louise Berridge, who left following criticism of depressing storylines.

Since joining the BBC1 soap, Hutchison axed the Ferreira family in a bid to end a ratings slump and brought in new signings, such as The Office star Joel Beckett as Alfie Moon's cousin Jake.

A BBC spokeswoman said reports of troubles over plotlines and fall-outs on the set of the soap were "wide off the mark" and that the decision was one of "mutual consent".

John Yorke, the show's former executive producer who has returned to the BBC from Channel 4, has been announced as Hutchison's temporary replacement.

BBC bosses today announced a "production reshuffle" - bringing back show "heavyweights" such as story adviser Tony Jordan, credited with introducing the popular Slater family, and head of production Nigel Taylor.

In January, EastEnders slumped to its lowest audience share in more than five years, with 6.8 million viewers tuning in to one episode - three million less than rival Emmerdale.

It did better at Christmas, with the soap taking the title for most popular Christmas Day soap with 12.3 million viewers.

A statement confirmed that Hutchison and series producer Sharon Hughff were leaving.

The statement said: "Executive producer Kathleen Hutchison and series producer Sharon Hughff will be leaving the show having completed their task of managing this period of transition."

Well that's that then! The former actress has become the new "lisa" with all her constant moods and blubbering and the latter is as wooden as Muffin the Mule. So no real big news then!

Mind you it'll be good when Peggy comes back!

Those departures were already common knowledge weren't they? Well, most of us knew that one of them was going. Anyway, sad to see them go.