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22 years and still going strong... (March 2006)

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PT
Put The Telly On
Oh just go away now and come back when you have realised what TV Forum is all about. Rolling Eyes
MA
mansoor
EASTENDERS landlady Peggy Mitchell will be left fighting for her life after a mystery arsonist torches the Queen Vic.

Fans will see Peggy, played by 69-year-old Barbara Windsor, trapped upstairs after the unknown attacker - actually her evil grandson Ben - sets fire to the Albert Square pub.

Ben, who is set to become the soap's answer to Devil's child Damien from the horror film The Omen, flees from the scene, leaving his grandmother and cousin Courtney struggling to breathe as the room fills with smoke.

But it's Peggy whose life hangs in the balance after she's taken to hospital. It will give Carry On star Barbara, who's been in the BBC1 soap since April 1991, one of her biggest storylines for years.

A show insider said: "Ben looks all sweet and innocent on the surface, but he's already caused a lot of fireworks since moving to Albert Square.

"Nevertheless, no one will suspect he is capable of setting fire to his own home. Viewers will see Peggy's life hang in the balance, with her boys Grant and Phil, as well as Ben, at her bedside."


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In the shock storyline Ben, Phil's nine-year-old son, seeks revenge on his grandmother after she tells him off for playing with matches.


The minute her back is turned, the boy, played by Charlie Jones, carries out his dastardly deed before running off.


EastEnders bosses are keen to bring out troubled Ben's wicked side and, since arriving in Walford, he has already wreaked plenty of havoc.


Little Mo (Kacey Ainsworth) was left facing cruelty charges when she found her son Freddie unconscious in his cot.


She was convinced that Ben was behind her son's mystery injuries, but police were happy with his statement.


Ben finally admitted his involvement in the accident to his dad Phil (Steve McFadden).


Ben also upset his cousin Courtney (Megan Joseph) by blurting out that he overheard his mum saying Grant killed Tiffany.


The insider added: "Albert Square's bully, Phil Mitchell, becomes a warmer, more caring individual when his relationship with his son deepens.


But the irony is that Ben, a traumatised child after his mother Kathy's death, becomes more evil.


"He doesn't know the difference between right and wrong. And he reacts very badly when he's told off."


It is not the first time the Queen Vic has gone up in flames.


Albert Square hard man Grant Mitchell set fire to the pub in an attempted insurance scam in 1992.
JO
Jonathan
We have another one...?
I read that in the paper and it really annoys me that Ben should be the central character. Why does he get this storyline to himself? I think EE should leave it to the adults. This is not Grange Hill....
BA
Banksoriginal
Sounds Good,Eastenders do storylines like this justice.BUT!
From what we've seen so far of the "mini" Mitchells,You'd find it more believable if Courtney was responsible. Confused:
NI
Nicky
Whilst I am not an EastEnders fan (I am a Corrie fan), I am finding this programme very watchable indeed - it has been better than it has for the past couple of years, and the storyline above does sound like it will be exciting to watch.
PT
Put The Telly On
BBCNicky@Yorks posted:
Whilst I am not an EastEnders fan (I am a Corrie fan), I am finding this programme very watchable indeed - it has been better than it has for the past couple of years, and the storyline above does sound like it will be exciting to watch.


Erm, hmm well I put my hand up in disagreement with that one. (sorry)
:-(
A former member
nok32uk posted:
BBCNicky@Yorks posted:
Whilst I am not an EastEnders fan (I am a Corrie fan), I am finding this programme very watchable indeed - it has been better than it has for the past couple of years, and the storyline above does sound like it will be exciting to watch.


Erm, hmm well I put my hand up in disagreement with that one. (sorry)


Agree with your disagreement.
BA
Banksoriginal
BBCNicky@Yorks posted:
Whilst I am not an EastEnders fan (I am a Corrie fan), I am finding this programme very watchable indeed - it has been better than it has for the past couple of years, and the storyline above does sound like it will be exciting to watch.

I don't think EastEnders has reached its peak yet,But with it being more character based this year (With all the new characters) It'll help Eastenders Reach the top spot nextyear when we go back to the drama ways.
JO
Jonathan
Banksoriginal posted:
BBCNicky@Yorks posted:
Whilst I am not an EastEnders fan (I am a Corrie fan), I am finding this programme very watchable indeed - it has been better than it has for the past couple of years, and the storyline above does sound like it will be exciting to watch.

I don't think EastEnders has reached its peak yet,But with it being more character based this year (With all the new characters) It'll help Eastenders Reach the top spot nextyear when we go back to the drama ways.

Shhhh.
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
Banksoriginal posted:
]I don't think EastEnders has reached its peak yet,But with it being more character based this year (With all the new characters) It'll help Eastenders Reach the top spot nextyear when we go back to the drama ways.


Oh wheesht.
BA
Banksoriginal
Rolling Eyes ^ Riiiiighhht......Rolling Eyes

Going back to the
fire in the vic
Rumour, It has been denied by a spokesperson for the show.But i still think its true as Kate harwood said the pub would be getting a new look in an up and coming storyline. They just want it kept secret.

From Ds

A spokesperson for the soap categorically denied that there are any plans for this storyline and has no idea where on earth the ridiculous suggestion came from.

An insider also tells me that they have seen storyline plans for up to December and a Vic fire doesn't appear anywhere...
JC
JCB
You don't have to burn down a pub just to be able to give it a new look. Rolling Eyes

Besides she said it would just be a minor freshen up, nothing big. Peggy deciding to give the place a lick of paint (or new wall paper) is all it will be. It has been looking drabber then usual lately.

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