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Watching the King family's scenes, I am reminded of how good Tom, Carl and Matthew King's characters were.
I still can't understand why Jimmy was the one they kept in the show.

He was nasty when he first arrived. Now he's changed to mister Blunders and is nothing like he was in the classic episodes.
And I think he was the least likeable of the Kings.
I hear that Tom Lister (Carl) is running a window cleaning company because his acting work dried up.
No idea how the Matthew actor is earning a crust these days.


And yet there's Jimmy the crappest of them all, still in the show.

Wish they'd not killed off the others. Would love to have them back.
 
Chita said:
Watching the King family's scenes, I am reminded of how good Tom, Carl and Matthew King's characters were.
I still can't understand why Jimmy was the one they kept in the show.

He was nasty when he first arrived. Now he's changed to mister Blunders and is nothing like he was in the classic episodes.
And I think he was the least likeable of the Kings.
I hear that Tom Lister (Carl) is running a window cleaning company because his acting work dried up.
No idea how the Matthew actor is earning a crust these days.


And yet there's Jimmy the crappest of them all, still in the show.

Wish they'd not killed off the others. Would love to have them back.
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I always wondered why they left Jimmy it as he became Nicose wimp. The last I heard of Carl (Tom Lister) he was doing stage shows. Will have a look later and see where they are.
 
Orphan_Black said:
I saw him in 42nd Street years ago, he was really good.

Debbie Downer and Miserable Marlon drag down all their scenes right now, but did find Viv's reaction to Donna's news absolutely hilarious. She physically recoiled with such a sneer :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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Also loving Pearl being gleeful about Ednas ancestor.
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rivermonster said:
I always wondered why they left Jimmy it as he became Nicose wimp. The last I heard of Carl (Tom Lister) he was doing stage shows. Will have a look later and see where they are.
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Read recently that he's finished his run in musicals and set up a window cleaning business to make ends meet because he has no acting work.
I think that's such a shame. Much bettter actor than him who plays Jimmy and yet he's the one out of work.
It stinks.
He should never have been killed off.



And yes, Debbie. Awful character.
Not enjoying having to watch her again. The first time around was too much.
 
I missed all of last weeks ( family holiday) is it worth watching or could I start again today and be ok ? Does anyone watch current emmerdale and classic and hear how their voices have changed ( aged?) ?
 
C1O2 said:
I missed all of last weeks ( family holiday) is it worth watching or could I start again today and be ok ? Does anyone watch current emmerdale and classic and hear how their voices have changed ( aged?) ?
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There's loads of little good bits. Just fast forward anything with Katie in it.
Nothing of interest with her involved. Whiny little cheat.
 
C1O2 said:
I missed all of last weeks ( family holiday) is it worth watching or could I start again today and be ok ? Does anyone watch current emmerdale and classic and hear how their voices have changed ( aged?) ?
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Laurel, I think, is the only one whose voice has distinctively changed from Classic to modern day. Her voice in Classic is much more high pitched and girly (almost childlike). Her personality was a bit more naive as well back then compared to now
 
Chita said:
There's loads of little good bits. Just fast forward anything with Katie in it.
Nothing of interest with her involved. Whiny little cheat.
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Thanks I’ll leave it on in the background as I am pottering around. She is annoying I have to agree and a cheat which is worse
 
holly1727373!3 said:
He hit Robert (the other actor, not Karl) around the time they were adopting Andy.
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I may be wrong but I think when the writers decided to make the new Robert gay they also decided to rewrite Jack as homophibic and said he'd hit Robert years ago because of that.

I may have misremembered the reason for Jack's alleged violence though.
 
Chita said:
I may be wrong but I think when the writers decided to make the new Robert gay they also decided to rewrite Jack as homophibic and said he'd hit Robert years ago because of that.

I may have misremembered the reason for Jack's alleged violence though.
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Wasn’t it something like Jack caught Robert in bed with a male farmhand which was why he hit him (that was the story Robert told to someone a few years later from where we are in Classic when he became gay as it supposedly had happened years before)
 
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