From drugs, affairs and vengeance to Bianca and Kat’s wild night out, gutsy women – on and off screen – are bringing the soap back to its glory daysEastEnders is enjoying a Kathy Beale-style resurrection. Earlier this year, tabloids declared a “ratings crisis” with viewing figures dipping below 3 million as dear old ‘Enders was shunted around the schedule in favour of the women’s world cup. But now the 34-year-old soap is on the up with juicy storylines, strong character development and gutsy women at the heart of the action.The soap has had its lean times for female characters in the past few years. The two-headed storyline machine Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell were drowned in a swimming pool in 2017, which was both a massive anticlimax and extremely short-sighted. These two could have been the Peggy Mitchells of the future, standing proud behind the Queen Vic bar well into their 80s. Original EastEnders teenager Michelle Fowler made a lukewarm return and one of the finest matriarchs of recent years, Linda Carter, disappeared when Kellie Bright went on maternity leave. Continue reading…
Via: 'Have I got your bra on?': the women making EastEnders great again
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