Patsy Palmer

Natalie Cassidy misses Patsy Palmer

Former EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy has admitted that she is frustrated at missing out on the chance to reunite with Patsy Palmer and Sid Owen on screen.

Palmer and Owen returned to the soap last month to film Frank Butcher's funeral following the death of Mike Reid in July. The pair play Bianca and Ricky Butcher in the show, sister and brother-in-law to Cassidy's character Sonia.

Submitted by admin on 23 February 2008 - 3:56am

Patsy speaks about EastEnders return

Patsy Palmer has spoken out about her return to EastEnders, saying she "can't believe she's going back".



The 35-year-old actress left Albert Square nine years ago, and despite insisting she'd never return, fans will soon see her back in business as mouthy Bianca.



"I can't believe I'm going back," she told OK! magazine. "After being there so long and then leaving, it was the weirdest thing to open the script and for it to feel natural."

Submitted by admin on 20 January 2008 - 12:16pm

Sid's girl Polly wants to fill 'er in

It's like a scene from outside the Queen Vic at kicking-out time.

Ex-EastEnder Sid Owen's girlfriend, actress Polly Parsons, is pictured going ape after some wit shouted: “Rickayyyy!” at her fella.

And it wasn’t his old on-screen flame Patsy Palmer, aka Bianca.

The ruck was like a flashback to the glory days of EastEnders at the South’s finest WAG, soap and footballer’s nightclub, Faces in glamorous Essex.

Submitted by admin on 20 January 2008 - 12:11pm

Franks for the Memories

A host of former EastEnders favourites are returning to Albert Square – for Frank Butcher’s funeral, The Sun can reveal. Much-loved Mike Reid’s character will get a traditional East End send-off in special episodes. The actor died aged 67 after a heart attack in Marbella, Spain, in July. Sophie Lawrence, who played car dealer Frank’s daughter Diane, and Charlie Brooks – his superbitch daughter Janine – have agreed to return for the funeral shows. Last night a source said: “Frank was practically royalty in Walford, and he will be given a proper East End send-off, complete with a hor
Submitted by admin on 3 December 2007 - 8:41pm

Owen to join Palmer in EastEnders

Actor Sid Owen is to return to BBC One soap EastEnders to reprise his role as Ricky Butcher, the BBC has said.

The announcement comes a day after it was confirmed his former co-star, Pasty Palmer, would also return to the show in her role as Bianca Jackson.

The pair endured a stormy relationship which eventually ended, and viewers will see Ricky return to Albert Square with his new fiancee.

"I'm over the moon they've asked me to come back," Owen said.

Submitted by admin on 30 October 2007 - 11:13am

Patsy Palmer returns to EastEnders

Former EastEnders actress Patsy Palmer is returning to the BBC soap after eight years.

The 35-year-old – who played Bianca Jackson between 1993 and 2002 – is to walk back into Walford as a single mother with a hoard of children in tow, each with a different father.

Speaking of her return, the actress said: "I'm really excited about rejoining the cast and working with old friends again. I can't wait to explore what Bianca has been doing with her life and seeing what she is going to get up to next."

Submitted by admin on 29 October 2007 - 7:56am