The exiting of young characters in eastenders

DUNDEEBOYDUNDEEBOY Posts: 110,033
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The younger cast isn’t that big and losing Tiffany , Bernadette and who knows Keegan.

They have moved dotty up to the central younger character in the show and seems to be getting the Jacqueline jossa , Tilly keeper amount of airtime when they had the same role.

It does seem light on the youngest age groups so be interesting whether that generation is being left for a bit,
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  • Ben_ThistlewaiteBen_Thistlewaite Posts: 13,891
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    Zack Morris is not going anywhere. The whole group that he joined with have all moved on except him.
    He knows better than to risk it out in the real world lol
  • vaslav37vaslav37 Posts: 69,538
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    edited 08/10/21 - 22:56 #3
    The Older & Younger Cast have both been eroded.
  • solostarsolostar Posts: 9,505
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    edited 08/10/21 - 22:53 #4
    Keegan is leaving too I fear
  • Reem2011Reem2011 Posts: 4,266
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    solostar wrote: »
    Keegan is leaving too.

    He’s not leaving
  • monalisa62003monalisa62003 Posts: 56,954
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    Reem2011 wrote: »
    solostar wrote: »
    Keegan is leaving too.

    He’s not leaving

    You don't know that lol he could have been axed
  • ZzlyonsZzlyons Posts: 2,048
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    Bobby and Dana seem to taking over the roll of loved up young couple now Tiff and Keegan are over. I've also been enjoying the new focus Dotty getting just now. I'd like to see more from Vinny and feel he has alot of potential.

    Going forward I'd like to see a student house introduced. It would contain a group of 3/4 young characters all from different backgrounds and lifestyles who end up becoming close friends.
  • XoAliXoAli Posts: 1,205
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    I’m confident keegan will probably be leaving within the next year if not 2 especially with tiff leaving.
  • nats18nats18 Posts: 8,215
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    As much as I like keegan I kinda want him to leave so him and Tiffany have a happy ending. I liked them and the whole him sleeping with dotty came from nowhere
  • ArthurJBearArthurJBear Posts: 6,909
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    Bernie is not leaving - Clair is taking a short story-line related break.
  • Mindy-MooMindy-Moo Posts: 20,455
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    solostar wrote: »
    Keegan is leaving too I fear

    Wouldn’t be surprised if all the Taylor’s are gone within the next 12 months
  • Mint-OpinionMint-Opinion Posts: 16,490
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    Bernie is not leaving - Clair is taking a short story-line related break.

    She may never come back.
  • shades101shades101 Posts: 9,133
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    Could definitely see Keegan and Tiffany leaving together
  • persipersi Posts: 21,689
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    Bernie is not leaving - Clair is taking a short story-line related break.

    She may never come back.

    Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if she then left permanently after this storyline gets resolved. I think she will end up giving the baby to Stuart and Rainie but will then find it too hard to be on the square.

    I think in a year's time the Taylor clan will be Karen and Mitch raising Bailey, Mack and Mia.
  • laceydawsonlaceydawson Posts: 3,670
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    This always happens though - all the teens/younger characters leave as the actors want to try new things while they're young and that frees up space for the next generation to step in. Pretty much all of the teenager/young adult characters of Santer's era around the same time, Dawn/Mickey/Gus/Chelsea/Libby/Danielle/Callum/Bradley/Stacey/Sean/Deano/Carly all within about 2-3 years. Loads of the teens of the BK era, Lola/Dexter/Peter/Lauren/Joey/Alice/Moons/Lauren/Fatboy were basically gone by mid-DTC era, ready for the likes of Bex/Louise/Keegan/Shaki/Tiff to step into the breach. Watch Bobby/Dana/Dotty step into the gap left by the last group of teens, and Janet, Will, Lily, Amy, Tommy, Bailey and Ricky being given bigger roles as they get older because they're the next group.
  • Tindie_BaisTindie_Bais Posts: 2,590
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    XoAli wrote: »
    I’m confident keegan will probably be leaving within the next year if not 2 especially with tiff leaving.

    I think they both be leaving on Christmas day,
    (It will be happy snowy exit)
    (I assusming it will be after Gray reveal ) which will early in December)





  • O-JO-J Posts: 18,850
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    edited 09/10/21 - 11:15 #17
    Hasn't been the same since, lauren, lucy, whitney, fatboy, peter, and gang.

    Then there was the other gang, like Darren miller, Libby Tamwar, Jodie?

    Then the younger gang, Abi, Lola, Ben and Jay.
  • ForestChavForestChav Posts: 35,127
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    They have presumably been (and probably now towards the end of, depending on how far in advance the soaps are filmed) hampered by numbers on set with social distancing, as kids will need chaperones, parents etc on set as well, this increases the numbers and of course infections themselves have been high in still mainly unvaccinated kids so maybe it's been considered too risky to have the child characters around for a lot of time. EE has probably been the better at this though where in CS we didn't see Max or Jack for ages, the former came back recast and the latter 10 going on 16 (but the actor is 14). Given that in normal times they still have school and probably other interests (they will presumably have acting lessons and be into other things like maybe sports, music etc which might take up their time, after all they're all talented kids) then you'd expect they'd have more specific and shorter filming schedules than the older adults anyway.

    But it does seem that EE in particular is losing the younger adult generation especially with no Tiff, Keegan or Bernie, and with Keanu already gone, and Riley and Chatham being written out quietly, and Chantelle also being murdered by Gray, it's going to leave Karen surprisingly kidless (Bailey isn't hers, but hasn't been seen much either).
  • persipersi Posts: 21,689
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    ForestChav wrote: »
    They have presumably been (and probably now towards the end of, depending on how far in advance the soaps are filmed) hampered by numbers on set with social distancing, as kids will need chaperones, parents etc on set as well, this increases the numbers and of course infections themselves have been high in still mainly unvaccinated kids so maybe it's been considered too risky to have the child characters around for a lot of time. EE has probably been the better at this though where in CS we didn't see Max or Jack for ages, the former came back recast and the latter 10 going on 16 (but the actor is 14). Given that in normal times they still have school and probably other interests (they will presumably have acting lessons and be into other things like maybe sports, music etc which might take up their time, after all they're all talented kids) then you'd expect they'd have more specific and shorter filming schedules than the older adults anyway.

    But it does seem that EE in particular is losing the younger adult generation especially with no Tiff, Keegan or Bernie, and with Keanu already gone, and Riley and Chatham being written out quietly, and Chantelle also being murdered by Gray, it's going to leave Karen surprisingly kidless (Bailey isn't hers, but hasn't been seen much either).

    Once Gray is gone I expect Karen will have Mack and Mia.
  • vaslav37vaslav37 Posts: 69,538
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    persi wrote: »
    Bernie is not leaving - Clair is taking a short story-line related break.

    She may never come back.

    Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if she then left permanently after this storyline gets resolved. I think she will end up giving the baby to Stuart and Rainie but will then find it too hard to be on the square.

    I think in a year's time the Taylor clan will be Karen and Mitch raising Bailey, Mack and Mia.

    I think Mitch & Bailey will be gone by then.
  • mw0390mw0390 Posts: 23,200
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    XoAli wrote: »
    I’m confident keegan will probably be leaving within the next year if not 2 especially with tiff leaving.

    I think they both be leaving on Christmas day,
    (It will be happy snowy exit)
    (I assusming it will be after Gray reveal ) which will early in December)





    i cant imagine the Gray reveal not being the xmas day episode, otherwise there isnt anything else it could really be at this stage

    If Keegan was leaving at the same time as Tiff, why not announce both exits yesterday when they announced Maisie's, announcing her exit and not Zak Morris doesnt really make much sense
  • monalisa62003monalisa62003 Posts: 56,954
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    edited 09/10/21 - 18:11 #22
    mw0390 wrote: »
    XoAli wrote: »
    I’m confident keegan will probably be leaving within the next year if not 2 especially with tiff leaving.

    I think they both be leaving on Christmas day,
    (It will be happy snowy exit)
    (I assusming it will be after Gray reveal ) which will early in December)





    i cant imagine the Gray reveal not being the xmas day episode, otherwise there isnt anything else it could really be at this stage

    If Keegan was leaving at the same time as Tiff, why not announce both exits yesterday when they announced Maisie's, announcing her exit and not Zak Morris doesnt really make much sense

    They're very selective with these videos, we knew months earlier jake and luisa were leaving but they didn't get one. They seem to do them for people they like so if an actor was axed they don't bother

    Plus it's a surprise to viewers if they get a happy ending
  • mw0390mw0390 Posts: 23,200
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    mw0390 wrote: »
    XoAli wrote: »
    I’m confident keegan will probably be leaving within the next year if not 2 especially with tiff leaving.

    I think they both be leaving on Christmas day,
    (It will be happy snowy exit)
    (I assusming it will be after Gray reveal ) which will early in December)





    i cant imagine the Gray reveal not being the xmas day episode, otherwise there isnt anything else it could really be at this stage

    If Keegan was leaving at the same time as Tiff, why not announce both exits yesterday when they announced Maisie's, announcing her exit and not Zak Morris doesnt really make much sense

    They're very selective with these videos, we knew months earlier jake and luisa were leaving but they didn't get one. They seem to do them for people they like so if an actor was axed they don't bother

    Plus it's a surprise to viewers if they get a happy ending

    well it wouldnt really make sense to do a video like that if the actor didnt want to leave and was essentially sacked lol

    I just think that Tiff will leave with Liam and go to Germany to be with Ricky, i dont see Keegan leaving
  • monalisa62003monalisa62003 Posts: 56,954
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    mw0390 wrote: »
    mw0390 wrote: »
    XoAli wrote: »
    I’m confident keegan will probably be leaving within the next year if not 2 especially with tiff leaving.

    I think they both be leaving on Christmas day,
    (It will be happy snowy exit)
    (I assusming it will be after Gray reveal ) which will early in December)





    i cant imagine the Gray reveal not being the xmas day episode, otherwise there isnt anything else it could really be at this stage

    If Keegan was leaving at the same time as Tiff, why not announce both exits yesterday when they announced Maisie's, announcing her exit and not Zak Morris doesnt really make much sense

    They're very selective with these videos, we knew months earlier jake and luisa were leaving but they didn't get one. They seem to do them for people they like so if an actor was axed they don't bother

    Plus it's a surprise to viewers if they get a happy ending

    well it wouldnt really make sense to do a video like that if the actor didnt want to leave and was essentially sacked lol

    I just think that Tiff will leave with Liam and go to Germany to be with Ricky, i dont see Keegan leaving

    It makes sense now why sid wouldn't return
  • mw0390mw0390 Posts: 23,200
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    mw0390 wrote: »
    mw0390 wrote: »
    XoAli wrote: »
    I’m confident keegan will probably be leaving within the next year if not 2 especially with tiff leaving.

    I think they both be leaving on Christmas day,
    (It will be happy snowy exit)
    (I assusming it will be after Gray reveal ) which will early in December)





    i cant imagine the Gray reveal not being the xmas day episode, otherwise there isnt anything else it could really be at this stage

    If Keegan was leaving at the same time as Tiff, why not announce both exits yesterday when they announced Maisie's, announcing her exit and not Zak Morris doesnt really make much sense

    They're very selective with these videos, we knew months earlier jake and luisa were leaving but they didn't get one. They seem to do them for people they like so if an actor was axed they don't bother

    Plus it's a surprise to viewers if they get a happy ending

    well it wouldnt really make sense to do a video like that if the actor didnt want to leave and was essentially sacked lol

    I just think that Tiff will leave with Liam and go to Germany to be with Ricky, i dont see Keegan leaving

    It makes sense now why sid wouldn't return

    Sid wouldnt return because the show wouldnt pay him what he wanted, dont think it has anything to do with Maisie leaving
  • monalisa62003monalisa62003 Posts: 56,954
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    mw0390 wrote: »
    mw0390 wrote: »
    mw0390 wrote: »
    XoAli wrote: »
    I’m confident keegan will probably be leaving within the next year if not 2 especially with tiff leaving.

    I think they both be leaving on Christmas day,
    (It will be happy snowy exit)
    (I assusming it will be after Gray reveal ) which will early in December)





    i cant imagine the Gray reveal not being the xmas day episode, otherwise there isnt anything else it could really be at this stage

    If Keegan was leaving at the same time as Tiff, why not announce both exits yesterday when they announced Maisie's, announcing her exit and not Zak Morris doesnt really make much sense

    They're very selective with these videos, we knew months earlier jake and luisa were leaving but they didn't get one. They seem to do them for people they like so if an actor was axed they don't bother

    Plus it's a surprise to viewers if they get a happy ending

    well it wouldnt really make sense to do a video like that if the actor didnt want to leave and was essentially sacked lol

    I just think that Tiff will leave with Liam and go to Germany to be with Ricky, i dont see Keegan leaving

    It makes sense now why sid wouldn't return

    Sid wouldnt return because the show wouldnt pay him what he wanted, dont think it has anything to do with Maisie leaving

    Thats what the papers said, sid said it clashed with his book so Tiffany was meant to leave with Ricky instead, hence liams recast
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