EastEnders’ Mick Carter star teases ‘alternative ending’ after exit
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Mick Carter (played by Danny Dyer) and Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) left EastEnders viewers in tears as they finally reunited after Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) was exposed as a liar. The Queen Vic landlord was last seen swimming out to sea to rescue Linda after a car with both Janine and Linda disappeared off the edge of a cliff. But soap star Danny and executive boss Chris Clenshaw revealed there was an “alternative ending” for the fan favourite character.
Opening up about the devastating exit, Danny admitted he thought “long and hard” about leaving the soap.
“It’s very emotional for me this. I’m very attached to the show,” Danny told Express.co.uk and other press.
“It’s been a third of my career, 30 years I’ve been in this industry and for nearly 10 years I’ve been in this show.
“To make the decision I made, I didn’t I didn’t make it lightly, because it’s a huge job to walk away from and I fought long and hard about it.”
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Opening up about the devastating exit, Danny admitted he thought “long and hard” about leaving the soap.
“It’s very emotional for me this. I’m very attached to the show,” Danny told Express.co.uk and other press.
“It’s been a third of my career, 30 years I’ve been in this industry and for nearly 10 years I’ve been in this show.
“To make the decision I made, I didn’t I didn’t make it lightly, because it’s a huge job to walk away from and I fought long and hard about it.”
EastEnders star Danny continued: “I wanted it to be a fitting end so hopefully it is.
“There was an alternative end to be fair, but we’ve not gone with that.”
The actor teased there was “no point” revealing what the other ending would have meant for Mick.
“There’s always a lot more time as we do the development process,” show boss Chris said.
EastEnders announced Danny’s departure earlier this year and show boss Chris admitted scripting Mick’s easy wasn’t easy.
He said: “I’m very grateful for Danny for staying a little longer and giving us a Christmas Day exit.
“I think what’s really important is that we give the audience big drama on Christmas Day and I think there’s nothing bigger than Mick’s exit.
“It was really important that we did reunite the two of them.”
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“If you know the history of these two characters, they are the love of each other’s lives, that’s in their DNA.
“And what was a challenge for us was to find a way to exit Mick while keeping hold of Linda because this is Mick wouldn’t leave Linda and wouldn’t leave his kids so that was incredibly difficult.
“But we did reconcile them I think that’s a beautiful moment.”
EastEnders spoilers confirm the fallout of Christmas Day will be felt all around the square.
The residents of Walford wake up on Tuesday to the news that The Vic isn’t opening.
As the news spreads about what’s happened, everyone is stunned.
How will Linda cope without Mick after having her chance of a happy ending cruelly snatched from her?
EastEnders airs on BBC One from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm.
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