See Manchester Or Die

‘“I ENJOYED my exit storyline…and to go out on a death was great,” says Hannah Waterman of the demise of her EastEnders character Laura Beale. “What you don’t want is to get in the back of a cab and go to Manchester!”

That would indeed be far worse than any death. And, in any case, old EastEnders actors never go to Manchester - they go to London’s Sunhill police station and star in ITV’s The Bill.

And true to form Hello! tells us that Hannah, daughter of actor Dennis Waterman, has trod a well worn beat and is all set to make her debut in The Bill’s home for retired EastEnders actors.

Hannah says her character is called Fern, a mum of two who cries a lot and has a miserable life. Hannah says Fern is “very different from anyone I have ever played before, especially Laura Beale (EastEnders) who had ONE child and cried a lot and endured a miserable life.

And fell down the stairs and died.’

Posted: 21st, April 2006 | In: Media Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink