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EastEnders to replace six long-serving stars for a new look
Monday, 19 April, 2010 12:00:00 AM
London (Special Report) - Six characters, including mechanic Rick 'Minty' Peterson, taxi driver Charlie Slater and student Libby Fox will be replaced to refresh the show.
The BBC said details of how they will depart are top secret but ‘they'll all have exciting exits - and hopefully a few happy endings’.
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Zoe Lucker and Martin Jarvis will join the BBC One soap later this year. Jarvis will play journalist Harvey Freeman, while Lucker will arrive as a confident businesswoman who catches the eye of Max Branning.
They will be joined by Jessie Wallace and Shane Ritchie who are reprising their roles as Kat and Alfie Moon.
The changes have been made by new executive producer Bryan Kirkwood who joined East enders last month. He had previously worked on Coronation Street and the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks.
‘It's sad to see characters leave the Square but obviously when a new executive producer comes on board they're always keen to refresh the show and make some changes,’ a BBC spokeswoman said.� ‘It's the way soaps work, characters run their course and new characters come along’.
Charlie has been a Square resident for almost 10 years and has helped his family through crisis after crisis, while Minty arrived in Walford eight years ago.
Earlier this month, Tiana Benjamin, who plays beautician Chelsea Fox - Libby's sister - announced she had decided to leave the show after four years.
The BBC said details of how they will depart are top secret but ‘they'll all have exciting exits - and hopefully a few happy endings’.
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Zoe Lucker and Martin Jarvis will join the BBC One soap later this year. Jarvis will play journalist Harvey Freeman, while Lucker will arrive as a confident businesswoman who catches the eye of Max Branning.
They will be joined by Jessie Wallace and Shane Ritchie who are reprising their roles as Kat and Alfie Moon.
The changes have been made by new executive producer Bryan Kirkwood who joined East enders last month. He had previously worked on Coronation Street and the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks.
‘It's sad to see characters leave the Square but obviously when a new executive producer comes on board they're always keen to refresh the show and make some changes,’ a BBC spokeswoman said.� ‘It's the way soaps work, characters run their course and new characters come along’.
Charlie has been a Square resident for almost 10 years and has helped his family through crisis after crisis, while Minty arrived in Walford eight years ago.
Earlier this month, Tiana Benjamin, who plays beautician Chelsea Fox - Libby's sister - announced she had decided to leave the show after four years.
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