View Full Version : John Bardon (Jim) taken ill with suspected stroke
Richie_lecturer
17-06-2007, 15:09
Very sad news. I hope he makes a recovery, but I doubt we'll see John in a regular capacity in EE anymore.
Chris_2k11
17-06-2007, 16:38
Hope John gets better soon :)
Gutted, Jim is one of my favourites. Hope John makes a speedy recovery :)
yeah me as well, he is brilliant. Hope he makes a quick recovery.
DaVeyWaVey
17-06-2007, 18:36
I hope John makes a full and speedy recovery, he is brilliant as Jim. :)
Pinkbanana
17-06-2007, 18:49
John Barton is great as Jim, I wish him a speedy recovery!
I sincerely hope this isnt the end of the fantastic Jim and Dot relationship...:(
Chloe O'brien
17-06-2007, 19:15
Here is the press release from DS:
EastEnders actor John Bardon is recovering in hospital having suffered a stroke.
The 67-year-old cast member – who has played Jim Branning in the BBC soap for 11 years – was at home on Thursday when he collapsed and was quickly taken to a Hertfordshire hospital with wife of five years, Enda.
Producers have already begun tweaking scripts and making alterations to filming schedules, in the knowledge that Bardon will be out of action for some time.
A BBC spokeswoman commented: "John was taken ill at home on Thursday afternoon.
"Our thoughts are with him and his family and we ask for his privacy to be respected."
Executive producer Dierdrick Santer said: "I am saddened to hear John has taken ill. My thoughts are with him and his family."
The actor's condition is currently unknown but is believed to be stable.
Let's hope that John makes a speedy recovery and is back beside his beloved Dorothy soon
pinkles14
17-06-2007, 20:49
I hope he gets better very soon..
senorita
17-06-2007, 21:34
Was really sad to hear this news. Jim is a great character and John BArdon is a great actor - very charasmatic.
Thoughts and best wishes for a speedy recovery go out to him, and his wife, family and friends.
Get well soon:D
megan999
19-06-2007, 18:12
Was sad to hear of John's ill health. I hope he gets well ASAP.
JustJodi
19-06-2007, 22:03
Has any one got an update on John Bardon's condition ?? :searchme:
GwennieS
15-07-2007, 12:57
I only just read this post, very sad news, I hope he makes a speedy and full recovery
Dutchgirl
29-09-2007, 22:23
Has any one got an update on John Bardon's condition ?? :searchme:
I'm wondering the same, we do not get any news here on our side of the water. Can anyone enlighten us?
samantha nixon
29-09-2007, 22:35
In an interview with scott maslen he said that he was still unwell and scott was sad that he never got to be in his opening scenes
Chris_2k11
30-09-2007, 18:06
I can't see him coming back for a long time yet
Richie_lecturer
03-10-2007, 12:11
I hear Jim is slowly recovering from his stroke. Still very poorly though and can't really walk much.
Chris_2k11
03-10-2007, 17:34
In the show he is apparently staying with Carol
Its a shame he wont be at the wedding. I hope he gets well soon. I miss Jim.
moonstorm
17-10-2007, 12:49
I found this on DS but as they did not quote a source, not sure how reliable it is. Poor John, I would love to see him back, just hope he does not over do things.
Due to the fact john bardon has lost the use of one of his legs and is now in a wheelchair...eastenders are writing a stroke into the storyline...next week dot gets a phone call to say jim has had a stroke...this is so when john returns to eastenders it explains why he cannot walk well and his appearence being different....
Dutchgirl
17-10-2007, 13:37
So he will return then. If he feels up to it he should do it. :clap:
That is true. It is in the soap mags.
samantha nixon
17-10-2007, 16:46
I am so glad that they are writing him a storyline so he can come back in it, and that they havent got rid of him, as I think he is a really good actor.
I cant wait to see him back in the show
Hope he recovers quickly, I like his character. :clap:
JustJodi
18-10-2007, 21:43
:( most of you young kids have no idea how strokes affect some one, John's speech also may be affected, his face may be pulled down..he may not even resemble or sound like the JIM we all know and love .. so if he does appear on the show say a few months down the road keep all this info in mind..:(I love his character too,, and I miss having him and Dot sniping at each other and watching him down and the bookies with Patrick. Miss him rolling his eyes at something nutty that Dot said or whatever..:)
Chloe O'brien
18-10-2007, 23:23
Bless him I hope he makes a good recovery and its not too long before he is back to his old rascal self. Though I don't think writing a story about Jim suffering a stroke is a good idea. Let the man recover at his own pace it's all well writing the storyline to give him an exit while he recovers but no-one knows how long it will take for him to recover or if he will.
JustJodi
18-10-2007, 23:28
Bless him I hope he makes a good recovery and its not too long before he is back to his old rascal self. Though I don't think writing a story about Jim suffering a stroke is a good idea. Let the man recover at his own pace it's all well writing the storyline to give him an exit while he recovers but no-one knows how long it will take for him to recover or if he will.
Strokes are tricky things,, my professor and mentor had one,, and he was ok after wards but in 3 mos after the inital stroke he started changing .. so strokes affect people differently all the time.
John was in his late 60's ??? Some times age plays a big part in his recovery and a diet..i just hope EE does not exploit his illness.
Dutchgirl
19-10-2007, 09:04
Bless him I hope he makes a good recovery and its not too long before he is back to his old rascal self. Though I don't think writing a story about Jim suffering a stroke is a good idea. Let the man recover at his own pace it's all well writing the storyline to give him an exit while he recovers but no-one knows how long it will take for him to recover or if he will.
Strokes are tricky things,, my professor and mentor had one,, and he was ok after wards but in 3 mos after the inital stroke he started changing .. so strokes affect people differently all the time.
John was in his late 60's ??? Some times age plays a big part in his recovery and a diet..i just hope EE does not exploit his illness.
When someone has anything to do with the brain they can change emotionally and behaviourally. If the actor wants to return and EE do it sympathetically it would be good for the show and for other people who suffer or have suffered from a stroke.
I hope they do do it sympathetically. Santer and co must have consulted with John and his family and decided to do this so I would imagine John is fine about it.
Picture of his first outing. (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/i137466/john-bardon.html)
JustJodi
26-06-2008, 11:09
Picture of his first outing. (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/i137466/john-bardon.html)
He looks really good.. does not appear he has the SLACK mouth that usually is associated with strokes,
I wish him well,, :)
Chris_2k11
26-06-2008, 19:12
wow cant believe its been a year, how times flies. good to see him getting better
Bardon films comeback episode (http://www.walfordweb.co.uk/walfordweb/articles-showarticle.php?id=1084)
Looks like he's back on the 12th of August.
Dutchgirl
27-06-2008, 08:59
Ah good to see him looking well. And kudos to the BBC for incorporating his illness into the storyline.
Ah good to see him looking well. And kudos to the BBC for incorporating his illness into the storyline.
Well the one thing the BBC can do well is Doom and gloom.
I just read this and thought he'd had another one! Woo, I was hoping he'd be back. Hope Dot doesn't get thinking that he'd be better off in a home again.
Ruffed_lemur
27-06-2008, 18:46
Great to see him looking better! :)
sindydoll
29-06-2008, 11:24
glad he's back :cheer:
di marco
09-08-2008, 16:27
EastEnders star John Bardon was rushed to hospital last night following a new health scare.
The actor, who plays Jim Branning on the BBC One soap, was admitted to the Lister Hospital in Chelsea, West London, amid fears that he had suffered another stroke. It was later stated that he was in a "comfortable" condition.
Bardon has spent a year in recovery after having a stroke in July 2007. He recently filmed a one-off EastEnders episode, which airs on Monday, and had been looking forward to making a permanent return.
Speaking about the actor's condition in May, Bardon's wife Enda revealed: "John's speech comes out as gobbledygook. But he can swear! I hope being with his colleagues will get more out of him."
A month later, Bardon made his first public appearance in a year at the Life After Stroke Awards. A spokeswoman for The Stroke Association confirmed that he had made an "amazing recovery".
Here to hoping it's not set too far back, the poor man.
Aww poor John, he'd be really disappointed if it meant he couldn't go back.
Chris_2k11
09-08-2008, 20:37
I think they need to just forget about him coming back to EE for now and concentrate on his health more than anything.
I guess it could worry John with everything going round about potential returns, incase he can't return for a good while and they decide that they don't want the character of Jim to come back, or something. It's something John really wants to do which doesn't help.
Chloe O'brien
09-08-2008, 22:50
I think it would be best for John if he didn't return to EE at all. I know he may have money worries but you're health has to come first. I wish John all the best in his recovery and hope it is not too serious but someone has to make the decision to let Jim's character be a virtual character on the show were Dot speaks a lot about him without anyone seeing him or they write him out of the show. Either way it's not going to help John by having him return to those long working hours.
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