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di marco
27-08-2008, 11:40
EASTENDER Denise Wicks is driven into the eager arms of her ex after daughter Libby storms out of their home.
In explosive scenes filmed this month, widow Denise and preacher Lucas Johnson share a passionate kiss.
Denise — played by former Lovejoy star Diane Parish — is left reeling after Libby, who was bound for Oxford University, suddenly decides to leave home to shack up with boyfriend Darren Miller.
Lucas (Don Gilet), the dad of Denise’s other daughter Chelsea, rows with his ex and she slaps him hard across the face.
Stunned Lucas then yells: “She (Libby) left because she couldn’t stand you controlling her any more!”
Lucas — who has a murky past — then tips her carefully piled-up ironing all over the floor, before he grabs Denise and kisses her passionately.
Despite her shock, it becomes clear Denise, whose hubby Kevin Wicks died in a car crash last year, has been desperate for them to get back together.
An insider on the BBC1 soap said: “Their feelings for each other are still there and Lucas makes it his mission to get back with Denise. He knows she’s gutted about Libby flouncing off so decides to exploit this.”
Viewers will see the Albert Square shenanigans in October.
I thought Lucas and Dawn might be getting together...maybe not then!
I thought Lucas and Dawn might be getting together...maybe not then!
Can't see Chelsea been happy with that combination!!
JustJodi
27-08-2008, 14:10
Lucas and Dawn:hmm: interesting combination,, Lucas really would teach Dawn humility for sure, and to live with out so many WORDLY goods....:hmm: :searchme:
Denise and Lucas:hmm: nah.....if any thing happens it will be that one time passionate Kiss:searchme: again who knows with EE these days,,,
:cheer: :cheer: goody it happens when I am back in Holland:lol:
sindydoll
27-08-2008, 15:33
i would like to see denise and lucas together
i don't really see the point of bringing Denise back, she hasn't done much at all really!
di marco
27-08-2008, 15:47
i don't really see the point of bringing Denise back, she hasn't done much at all really!
i dont know why they brought her back either. if they hadnt theyd have had a good excuse to get rid of chelsea and libby too lol!
tammyy2j
27-08-2008, 16:51
I really dont like Denise since she returned i would prefer if she and annoying Chelesa left.
Denise looks and seems way older than Lucas
I think Dawn may end up with Garry
sindydoll
27-08-2008, 22:15
i don't really see the point of bringing Denise back, she hasn't done much at all really!
they will probably axe her! just like honey:crying:
i would like to see denise and lucas together
So would I, I'm not quite sure why. Maybe because Denise has on the whole been so desperate to avoid him up until now, and it's always good viewing when she's in the company of someone she tries to avoid talking to.
As they are getting rid of Yolande Denise's family and Lucas will represent the token black family on EE, so I don't think they will axe her. We could do without Chelsea though, her character is just awful and the acting leaves rather a lot to be desired too imo.
tammyy2j
21-10-2008, 16:54
Denise Wicks goes from slappy to sloppy in a row with ex-lover Lucas Johnson.
The hunky pastor gets walloped during another of their highly-charged arguments but then he grabs Denise and kisses her.
And the widowed mum-of-two gets caught up in the moment and snogs him right back.
But, shocked by her lustful actions, she throws him out immediately afterwards and decides the best thing she can do is forget their clinch ever happened.
Fans of the hit BBC1 soap will see Denise fall out with her youngest daughter Libby over her plans for university.
Determined that nothing will get in the way of Libby going to Oxford, she persuades her daughter’s boyfriend Darren Miller to dump her.
Libby discovers the truth and turns to Lucas, her sister Chelsea’s dad, for advice.
He does his best to calm down the angry teen by telling her that her mum was only trying to do her best.
But when Denise discovers that Libby has been talking to Lucas she blames him for her problems.
An EastEnders insider said: “This has been coming for a while but viewers will still be shocked when it happens.
“Lucas just grabs hold of her, pulls her to him and starts kissing her passionately.
“Denise responds at first but then realises the enormity of what she’s done.
“This is definitely the start of something between these two.
“The chemistry has always been there between them – it’s just a question of whether or not she can get over the
past. But the truth is he’s now everything she always wanted him to be. She’s going to find it harder and harder to resist him.”
You can catch their snog on Friday October 31.
I think Denise should have left or not returned after Kevin's dead
Her and Lucas :thumbsdow
inkyskin
21-10-2008, 18:00
oh come on..all kevin did was lie to her...come on eastenders.at least let her have some happiness after all she's been through!
I think lucas has changed from what he was before,he's a stable bloke and the father of one of her kids!
stop wanting nothing but doom guys!
sheesh!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I agree with you, Inkyskin, we all know that happiness in soaps never lasts for long anyway. I hope those two get it on :thumbsup:
I for one want them to get together.
tammyy2j
06-12-2008, 20:52
So now sex for Lucas until he marries - will he last?
Did I miss eastenders on friday :hmm:
when did that happen?
sindydoll
07-12-2008, 14:00
we never saw the outcome of that?
Lucas told Denise at the front door of her house, after they went clubbing, that he would not come in for coffee and that he will not have sex outside marriage. Being soapland, I will be very surprised if he can stick to it. :lol:
Ooh I must have missed it then
JustJodi
08-12-2008, 22:41
I would not mind seeing Denise and Lucas together ,, actually I think Lucas would be good for her,I thought it was hilarous that Libby was giving her mom advice how to handle Lucas,,especially the part where she comes back and says SEX ISN'T EVERY THING ,, hee hee The things Denise used to hammer at Libby came back and bit her in the **** LOL
So Lucas wants to "remain a virgin" until he marries LOL
Question tho was Denise and Lucas ever married or were they just shacking up ????:searchme: :hmm:
CrazyLea
08-12-2008, 22:54
Lucas is soooo gonna give into temptation :D
I would not mind seeing Denise and Lucas together ,, actually I think Lucas would be good for her,I thought it was hilarous that Libby was giving her mom advice how to handle Lucas,,especially the part where she comes back and says SEX ISN'T EVERY THING ,, hee hee The things Denise used to hammer at Libby came back and bit her in the **** LOL
So Lucas wants to "remain a virgin" until he marries LOL
Question tho was Denise and Lucas ever married or were they just shacking up ????:searchme: :hmm:
Lucas and Denise had got together when they were teenagers and she had fallen pregnant by him at sixteen, but he was a drug addict and constantly let her down, such as when Denise had to endure giving birth to their daughter on her own as he was away partying. A few months down the line Lucas found that he couldn't cope being a father at such a young age and done a runner, leaving Denise to bring up Chelsea on her own. :)
You have to wait and see :p
sindydoll
09-01-2009, 22:37
he's still married to that little boys mum so he cant marry denise until he gets divorced
JustJodi
09-01-2009, 23:02
he's still married to that little boys mum so he cant marry denise until he gets divorced
where did u get that info ????:searchme:
sindydoll
10-01-2009, 10:40
he's still married to that little boys mum so he cant marry denise until he gets divorced
where did u get that info ????:searchme:
inside soap
Awww
well Im glad hes back :cheer:
tammyy2j
14-01-2009, 11:14
Lucas and Denise are one of the worst couples ever - Lucas looks too young for Denise
sindydoll
14-01-2009, 13:14
Lucas and Denise are one of the worst couples ever - Lucas looks too young for Denise
i dont like them togeather either...he does look young....he's very tasty
JustJodi
14-01-2009, 19:16
Lucas looks like the type of guy that Chelsa would date, actually me and my partner think Lucas is way too YOUNG to be playing the part of Chelsa's dad unless he was like 12 when he got Denise who might have been 19 or 20 pregnant..
Bad pairing !!!!!!!!!!!!!:nono:
sindydoll
14-01-2009, 20:01
he would of been 17 when chelsea was born
Awww I like them as a couple, it msut just be me thats not seeing this Lucas looking too young thing - I really dont get it
I don't think he is looking too young either and both him and Denise are meant to have been teenagers when they had their first relationship.
sindydoll
16-01-2009, 12:22
isnt he 41 and she is 39
JustJodi
16-01-2009, 14:59
isnt he 41 and she is 39
I looked it up too
Don Gilet born 1967
Diane Parrish born 1969
sorry gang but this guy does look way YOUNGER than Denise,, she turns 40 this month according to her bio on line
parkerman
16-01-2009, 15:04
isnt he 41 and she is 39
I looked it up too
Don Gilet born 1967
Diane Parrish born 1969
sorry gang but this guy does look way YOUNGER than Denise,, she turns 40 this month according to her bio on line
But the actor who plays him is actually OLDER because he will be 42 this year.
isnt he 41 and she is 39
I looked it up too
Don Gilet born 1967
Diane Parrish born 1969
sorry gang but this guy does look way YOUNGER than Denise,, she turns 40 this month according to her bio on line
In all fairness Diane only had a new baby this year and kids age you :rotfl:
sindydoll
16-01-2009, 15:39
isnt he 41 and she is 39
I looked it up too
Don Gilet born 1967
Diane Parrish born 1969
sorry gang but this guy does look way YOUNGER than Denise,, she turns 40 this month according to her bio on line
i thought so i kinda remember there ages been mentioned in an episode
Sorry but they are simmilar in age and I dont think she looks way older than him. They look the same
CrazyLea
16-01-2009, 17:09
Some people just look young for their age :p
I like Denise and Lucas together. I think it's sweet... well after last nights revelation who knows :p.
He is also fit hahah :p.
sindydoll
16-01-2009, 17:45
Some people just look young for their age :p
I like Denise and Lucas together. I think it's sweet... well after last nights revelation who knows :p.
He is also fit hahah :p.
he's yummy :wub:
Lucas cheats on Denise again with Trina
sindydoll
31-08-2009, 17:01
Lucas cheats on Denise again with Trinai know it terrable that isnt it then the cheeky mare kills her shame on him...taught her though didnt it :lol: ...watch out dee it might be you next
EastEnders holier-than-thou priest Lucas Johnson is to commit murder at the end of the month when he kills his fiancée's ex-husband Owen Turner.
In a one-hour episode, Lucas - played by Babyfather actor Don Gilet - reaches boiling point with Owen (Lee Ross) on his wedding day to Denise (Diane Parish) as Owen continues to push for the truth about Trina's (Sharon Duncan-Brewster) death.
On the eve of Lucas's nuptials, Owen realises the true extent of Lucas's involvement in his ex-wife's demise and confronts Walford's man of the cloth with his beliefs. However, concerned that his web of lies is about to untangle, Lucas tries to force Owen out of Walford.
Despite his attempts to remain calm, Lucas snaps and ends Owen's life to ensure his sins remain a secret.
In an ironic twist to the tale, Lucas then decides to bury Owen's body under Trina's memorial tree in the Square.
A show source told DS: "Lucas realises that his game's nearly up and panic-stricken, he lunges at Owen and takes his life so he can't tell anyone else that he covered what actually happened when Trina died."
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a185555/eastenders-lucas-johnson-to-kill-again.html#article_continue
sindydoll
06-11-2009, 14:17
i had a feeling he was because inside soap said a couple of issues back 'is owen going to be his next victim' glad its been confirmed
wouldn't people not notice him burying the body?
In soapland, there is nobody around on a normally very busy road/square if the script requires this :) It will happen in the middle of the night when all residents of Walford are in the cafe, celebrating something or other because the Vic will have been burnt down.
tammyy2j
06-11-2009, 21:26
Lucas is becoming the Richard Hillman of Walford
I hope not of Watford, just Walford (being fictional rather than a real place)
I think this is getting a bit silly really.
sindydoll
07-11-2009, 11:55
i liked lucas I'm cheesed off there making into this kind of character
I am with you on this one, I don't like that they have turned him into a killer. :(
sindydoll
07-11-2009, 14:44
I am with you on this one, I don't like that they have turned him into a killer. :( its not right :(
LostVoodoo
07-11-2009, 17:51
i'm more annoyed that they've killed off Owen, i really thought his character had a lot of potential!
He tried to kill his daughter, he beat Denise ... what kind of potential can you see in this character? Not sure they had to kill him off but he definitely should have gone back to prison and not around Albert Square
LostVoodoo
08-11-2009, 11:14
He tried to kill his daughter, he beat Denise ... what kind of potential can you see in this character? Not sure they had to kill him off but he definitely should have gone back to prison and not around Albert Square
well not as a good person of course, lol! I just think he's a really goood actor and the fact that they brought his mum in made me think he'd be sticking around for a while.
parkerman
08-11-2009, 11:31
He tried to kill his daughter, he beat Denise ... what kind of potential can you see in this character? Not sure they had to kill him off but he definitely should have gone back to prison and not around Albert Square
Maybe as someone who is trying to reform...unlike Lucas!
He tried to kill his daughter, he beat Denise ... what kind of potential can you see in this character? Not sure they had to kill him off but he definitely should have gone back to prison and not around Albert Square
Maybe as someone who is trying to reform...unlike Lucas!
i love the way they have these two together... Owen and Lucas are very similar and Owen knows exactly what Lucas is like cause he was there... I wish Denise would ditch them both.
sindydoll
09-11-2009, 23:43
he will probably try to kill Denise or Patrick next
I can see him trying to do that too
o tie in with the latest EastEnders storyline twist with Don Gilet's character Lucas Johnson, BBC Three's one-hour special The Two Faces of Lucas takes an in-depth look at the Square's resident murderous pastor.
The programme takes a behind-the-scenes look at the character's imminent turning point in his story and examines how and why he turned bad - if he was ever good!
The Two Faces delves into the archives and takes a look back at some of the biggest turning points in the BBC soap's history, including Trevor and Little Mo's Christmas dinner and Stacey's bipolar diagnosis.
You might spot a certain soaps editor on there if you watch carefully enough. Go easy, though, it was his first time!
EastEnders: The Two Faces of Lucas is due to air on Thursday, November 26 at 8.30pm.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/scoop/a186342/eastenders-the-two-faces-of-lucas.html
EastEnders' man of the cloth Lucas Johnson - played by 41-year-old Don Gilet - prepares to marry his childhood sweetheart Denise Wicks (Diane Parish) next week, but in true soapland style, their special day doesn't go without a hitch. With Denise's ex-husband Owen Turner (Lee Ross) sniffing around Walford, Lucas attempts to force him out of the area but Owen's persistent and becomes increasingly curious about Lucas's involvement in his late wife Trina's (Sharon Duncan-Brewster) death. Frustrated by Owen's ongoing interference, Lucas decides to take matters into his own hands. Here, we chat to Don about his screen counterpart's impending nuptials and the major wedding day story twist. Be warned, though, huge spoiler ahoy!
Lucas is quite a confusing creature, isn't he?
"That's nice to hear - I suppose that makes him attractive in the right sense. He's a very good character to play because of his complexity. I think that's partly because he's a guy who always strives to do the right thing but his path for doing that gets warped as time goes on. I think his heart started off in the right place but - partly because of his drug-addled years - he has a slightly warped outlook on life."
Is he bad through and through?
"On the surface it doesn't seem that bad and he thinks he's got a good moral sense of right and wrong but if you push through and try to find what's at the kernel of who he is, you'll probably find a very angry character. He's got a lot of rage in him and he's using God as a kind of anger management that kicks him on the right track. When he has problems and his world is threatened - something he's worked so hard for over the years and he's an upstanding member of the community, people look to him and respect him - when that's threatened, when people like Trina come back into his life, it's his past returning. That's when the complexity comes in."
Lucas has turned into quite the controversial character…
"I think it's a case of, 'Does he practice what he preaches?' He has this moral standpoint of not having sex before marriage and yet there's still that carnal side of him that gave in to sex with his estranged wife. There's still very much a red-blooded male in him that he's constantly at odds with. He said in one of his speeches a long time ago - during the whole issue with Patrick - that he's trying to deal with these demons on a daily basis and he's only human. There are times when that human and carnal side to him, the side that gives in to temptation, is going to come through. As time goes on, that strong moral side to him starts to chip away and this chink of darkness starts to show and unravel. It's a Pandora's box, in a way."
Do you think he actually loves Denise or is she just helping him to keep up appearances?
"It's not quite as superficial as that but she's the good woman he thinks he should have. It's not quite as simple as a token wife. She's a strong woman and she's his rock, so if those two can survive, they can take on the world. The past life he had with Trina, she wasn't a reliable person to be with and that didn't help him. He's found a woman who's strong-willed, strong-minded, a good mother to their shared child and to Libby and Jordan. It's kind of ideal and he's worked so hard for it. Nothing, but nothing, should stop that - he deserves to have this. It's one of these situations where he likes the idea that he's earned this relationship. That seems to be more of a priority than the pure love he has for her. He loves what he's earned and he's now this respectable person who wants to hold on to what he has by any means necessary."
How does wedding week start?
"Everything's kind of going to plan, except Owen's there, the thorn in his side. Owen's chipping away more and more and is realising that Trina's death isn't as cut and dried as the police made out - it wasn't accidental. That's what makes the Owen character interesting, too - these two alpha males sizing each other up. When they lock horns, it's because of something they sense in each other. Both are recovering addicts but they're eying each other up as if to say, 'Who's really recovered and reformed and who's just talking the talk?' They're both very suspicious of each other and neither believes the other is truly reformed. I think time will tell that it's clearly Lucas who's not a complete good guy anymore. But you also wonder about Owen and the things that he needs - he needs desperately this forgiveness and you wonder what's going to happen if he doesn't get it."
How does the week rumble on for them?
"I think what Owen does is start to expose Lucas for what he really is. The jury is out - for me - when they finally come to blows and he finally kills Owen. Does he do it because Owen was about to expose him to everyone else? Or is it because of what he's exposed of Lucas to himself? Owen holds a mirror up to Lucas and that's what causes him to fly into a rage. Lucas clearly doesn't want to see himself for what he is. Nothing is going to get in the way of him and this wedding."
Where does Lucas go from here?
"I really don't know. Using common sense you feel there's a natural end to certain things - there's an arc of a story - and you think how long can you get away with this? Is there more to him? Is he likely to do this again? Those questions haven't been revealed to me yet, so I don't know but I'm quite happy to take one day at a time. At some point they'll have to tell me how far he goes but until they do that I'm on the crest of this complex and evil wave so I'm having fun with it."
WARNING: Major Spoiler Alert
Ahead of EastEnders' one-hour wedding special on November 26, I recently caught up with former Babyfather actor and über eloquent Don Gilet to chat about his increasingly complex Walford character Lucas Johnson.
The main part of the interview can be found by clicking on this link, but the second half of my chat is below.
Here, Don reveals all about his initial thoughts over the murder twist, Lucas's warped nature, Robbie Gee, Temeka Empson, why Lucas prays alone and more!
What was your reaction when you first heard about the murder twist?
"I was excited. I was very happy but of course it's a double-edged sword. You can only do so many bad things in a soap or any kind of drama. There's a ticking clock to say these characters can only stay for so long once they go down the path of doing so much evil. Somehow they have to make an exit, if it's not with their own death they do a runner or go to prison, but they're not going to be a regular for much longer if they carry on doing these things. That was a secondary thought because I thought that I can't let that get in the way of doing the job itself."
Trina's death is obviously playing on Lucas's mind a fair bit – how do you think he reasoned covering for her death?
"I think he has a warped relationship with what God is. How he squares it with himself is: if he's meant to be found (and this is the wrong thing to do) out there will be some kind of divine intervention. If it is wrong, the police will find out and he'll be in prison rightfully serving a sentence. But if somehow he's able to wriggle out of it or doesn't get caught, it's because they will be done. God didn't want him to be caught therefore it was the right thing to do. His morals are warped because his idea of divine intervention is warped and his whole relationship with God is warped."
He's losing control more easily nowadays...
"The whole thing is about control. As time goes on he seems to have less and less control of the status quo and become more of a fight or flight character. Everything that he does that's immoral is not premeditated - there's no malice of forethought - but it's that demon or darker side which he can't hold back any longer and it bursts out."
Where does this warped nature come from?
"Knowing his history, he's had quite a drug-addled past and he's now a recovering addict. Some people choose to go via the twelve steps, other people find God - they find other ways of harnessing this bad side and dealing with anger issues or addiction. I don't think he's been right since. One of the first things he saw with Chelsea for the first time was that there were times when he was in a drug den with needles sticking out of his arms. I don't think he's ever fully recovered - the drugs did something to him so on the surface he's a good bloke until something threatens it. Then you see his morals aren't completely perfect. He treads a crooked path and he still has this rage within him. He needs this idea of God to keep him sane and to keep him from temptation. That's why I always say it's a twisted morality."
What was it like working with Robbie Gee and Tameka Empson?
"I've worked with Robbie before a long time ago on Desmond's and Tameka on Babyfather. They're great characters, larger-than-life and great actors. It was refreshing and comfortable at the same time. There's a great sense of familiarity. It's the same with Diane [Parish]. I've worked with her before and coming into this show and finding the one person you'll be playing opposite most of the time is someone you have a great respect for and rapport with is great."
Why does Lucas always pray alone?
"These are his moments of recharging his batteries personally. It's him and God, it's not about anybody else. It's him saying, 'I need to have my time with God without any disturbances, I need to read passages from the Bible and have this one-to-one'. It's a writing choice that's made you see him do that but it's important that you do see that. You see him take time out when something has happened and he's got away with it. He says, 'Thank you', or he says, 'Thank you for not intervening or for keeping me free of being caught'. It's a weird thing to thank someone for and I think those are put there specifically to show that he has this interesting relationship with God that he doesn't really share with anyone else. There's no-one else really there."
Do you have a favourite writer?
"It's weird but I don't normally look at the writer until after I've shot it sometimes, maybe because of some kind of journey I've gone through then. I don't particularly think, 'Oh, there's the writer - that'll be brilliant'. I look back and I think Christopher Reason is definitely one of the guys who has observed characters brilliantly and Simon Ashdown - I've really liked his writing as well. There was an episode that I wasn't involved in when Ryan was coming back in with Ruth Gemmell playing his mum and Lacey having her first real breakdown as Stacey and I thought, 'This is a brilliant episode - who wrote this?' I found out it was Simon Ashdown. I don't actually know which ones he's done that I've been in but when I watched that I thought, 'I've got to find out who that is and I've got to let every actor in that episode know how brilliant they were!'"
Emilia Di Girolamo wrote two excellent episodes for Lucas, the ones when he was trying to prevent anyone from discovering Trina's body in the summerhouse...
"I just do the job and some things might not necessarily leap off the page but with the intervention of directing you find you're playing it and you look back and think, 'Gosh - those are stunning episodes'. You're right, those episodes were excellent. Next time she's in I'm going to give her a nod and say, 'You're helping to make my character look great - in terms of size not how good he is!' (Laughs) Maybe she'll write something special for me when they finally get rid of me - I'll be her muse!"
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/interviews/a187098/don-gilet-lucas-johnson-eastenders.html
sindydoll
18-02-2010, 15:39
anyone know? i just saw it on front of all about soap?
tammyy2j
18-02-2010, 15:40
Liz or Patrick or a dog i think
anyone know? i just saw it on front of all about soap?
Sugar the dog goes "missing" when he takes her for a walk and according to spolier Liz comes back, Patrick and Libby try to track Owen down so maybe one of them?
as far as i read i think he kills owens dog next, because it wont leave the tree alone
haha everybody beat me to it lol
sindydoll
18-02-2010, 15:50
poor sugar!
I think it's safe to say that he'll also kill Liz at some point (she's dispensable as she's not a permanent cast member).
I think it's safe to say that he'll also kill Liz at some point (she's dispensable as she's not a permanent cast member).
Maybe that is how he is caught.. trying to kill Liz
hopefully himself and he succeeds
WALFORD serial killer Lucas Johnson strikes again as he murders a prostitute in a shocking scene.
As our exclusive picture shows, the twisted churchgoer commits the ultimate sin as he peels off his tie and throttles the screaming girl.
Lucas, played by Don Gilet, 43, has already bumped off ex-wife Trina and arch-enemy Owen Wilson, and so far he has got away with it.
But in an explosive plotline to be screened this summer, the religious youth worker will kill again.
He drives to a red light district looking for prostitutes to "save" and when he spots one he fancies he entices her into his car and heads to the woods.
Once there he starts preaching to her about her lifestyle and claims her job is dirty and a sin in God's eyes.
The feisty hooker retaliates with a barrage of insults and Lucas attacks.
She makes a dash for his car but he catches her and, using his trademark move, whips off his tie and strangles her with it.
A show source said: "Despite being a Christian, he seems happy to kill.
"How many more will he bump off before he's caught?
He could well be the most dangerous killer Walford has ever had."
ooh interesting... will he bump off anyone else on the square I wonder
moonstorm
20-04-2010, 13:04
Well there's enough of them leaving, he could take his pick!
That's interesting...I wasn't expecting Lucas' story to go in that direction. A bit more inventive than just bumping people off in the square.
tammyy2j
20-04-2010, 15:23
So he is cheating on Denise as well as being a killer
I don't think he is going to cheat on Denise, Lucas has obviously developed a mental health problem and is trying to convince the prostitutes to stop their work as he regards it as a sin now, but won't sleep with them.
tammyy2j
20-04-2010, 15:34
He drives to a red light district looking for prostitutes to "save" and when he spots one he fancies he entices her into his car and heads to the woods.
So he dont fancy them
Not in that sense,m I don't think, maybe he wants to save the better looking onces (in his eyes) before others.
tammyy2j
20-04-2010, 16:47
Oh right i kinda hoped Lucas would be gone soon
I guess he is going to kill a few more people, I actually quite like this storyline in my evil way :D
parkerman
20-04-2010, 17:11
But in an explosive plotline
And will it rock the Square?
StarsOfCCTV
20-04-2010, 18:57
I guess he is going to kill a few more people, I actually quite like this storyline in my evil way :D
So do I... :p As its only a soap not real life!
I can't say I saw that coming though, was convinced he would bump off Liz next!
He might still kill her as well :p
StarsOfCCTV
20-04-2010, 22:42
That is true! :lol:
IT looks like Walford's evil serial killer is going to strike for the third time as he throttles a prostitute.
In these terrifying scenes, the warped priest strangles the horrified girl with his tie.
Lucas (Don Gilet) has already murdered his ex-wife Trina Johnson (Sharon Duncan Brewster) and his wife Denise's ex Owen Turner (Lee Ross) - but no one knows his dark secrets.
And in a new shocking storyline, the churchgoer entices a young prostitute into his car, tells her he'll "save" her and then drives into the woods.
When he's there he starts preaching to her that she's committing a sin by doing the job she does.
But when the fiery brunette hits out at him, Lucas flips out and attacks her.
She makes a run for his car but Lucas gets there first, takes off his tie and puts it around her throat.
But will he kill again or can she get away?
An insider said: "Lucas is always trying to do good for his family and religion but something always happens which makes him do something wrong."
The dramatic scenes air this summer.
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/soaps/2940277/Evil-Lucas-attacks-hooker.html#ixzz0lgRDD1sK
moonstorm
21-04-2010, 08:18
I quite like this slow build up. Just hope they don't rush it at the end.
This is sillly he should kill Liz, Libby or someone on the square who knows instead of a stranger or kill himself which would be better
moonstorm
21-04-2010, 10:51
This is sillly he should kill Liz, Libby or someone on the square who knows instead of a stranger or kill himself which would be better
Yes but this is taking his killing onto a different level, up to now he has killed becuase he felt he was in danger and had to.
If he killed Libby it would be better
This is sillly he should kill Liz, Libby or someone on the square who knows instead of a stranger or kill himself which would be better
I think this is good.. it is kinda a justification for Lucas.. he killed Trina to get rid of her but put it down to drugs, killed Owen because he was on to him but put it down to drink.. if he kills outside the square, he can justify this as God's will to rid the place of bad people.. he has no justification, in god's eyes, for killing Libby or Liz for now
I agree, killing a stranger or two (:p) puts a totally different slant on things, I like it :D
If he starts killing prostitutes, he'll be soap's first "proper" serial killer, won't he? Serial killers kill strangers they've stalked rather than people they know. I'm liking where this storyline is going too.
Yeah, I like it too, although Carl in Emmerdale has done his fair share of killing but not strangers
COULD this be the Ender Denise?
The Albert Square favourite, played by Diane Parish, 40, is dragged out of a canal by police divers after killer hubby Lucas Johnson throttles her and dumps her lifeless body.
The Christian preacher (actor Don Gilet) then chucks her mobile and purse away before hurling a rock at their car window to make it look like they were attacked.
An insider said: "He snaps and throttles her. She is seen fighting him off and kicking at the windows, before going limp.
"He then puts on black leather gloves and pushes her into the canal and saunters away.
"But unbeknown to him, he was spotted and the police were called.
"They arrive and within minutes divers pull out a body."
Find out in five weeks on BBC1 if she lives.
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/2959557/EastEnders-favourite-Denise-is-throttled-by-killer-hubby-Lucas-Johnson.html#ixzz0n1Tya6yE
parkerman
05-05-2010, 07:56
Will they get Inspector Marsbar on the case or will they have to send in the professionals, like DS Carter?
Or, is it a case for Chief Superintendent Beth (Ruby Allen) Green?
I though he was attacking outside the square.. wonder what Denise finds about him?
moonstorm
05-05-2010, 08:43
OOhh, things hotting up in Easties. This looks good but as she's not leaving - I take it she lives?
tammyy2j
05-05-2010, 14:39
Another Albert Square regular is reportedly left fighting for their life in the coming weeks when preacher Lucas snaps again.
According to The Sun, Denise (played by Diane Parish) is left at the mercy of her husband Lucas (played by Don Gilet) when he flies into a rage, attempting to throttle her when they are out driving near the canal.
A source said: "He snaps and throttles her. She is seen fighting him off and kicking at the windows, before going limp."
He then puts on black leather gloves and pushes her into the canal and saunters away."
"But unbeknown to him, he was spotted and the police were called."
"They arrive and within minutes divers pull out a body."
It is not clear whether or not Denise will survive the attack.
Why would he attack her?
Maybe she is asking too many questions about Owen and his disappearance?
I'm not sure if I believe this. Surely Don Gilet would have to leave after Lucas tries, and fails, to kill Denise. She would remember it, surely, and tell the police. I don't think there's been any reports of either of them leaving.
He might not get found out for quite a while yet, Denise might have amnesia and not remember for a while what he did to her :hmm:
moonstorm
05-05-2010, 20:18
He might not get found out for quite a while yet, Denise might have amnesia and not remember for a while what he did to her :hmm:
Yet another time bomb waiting to explode and rock the square!
In a huge EastEnders story twist, murderous preacher Lucas Johnson strangles his wife and childhood sweetheart Denise before dumping her lifeless body into a nearby canal.
During a drive out of the Square with Denise, Lucas decides to stop by what could become her watery grave. Their pleasant discussion soon becomes heated, catapulting Lucas into a viscious rage. With that, he instinctively grabs Denise's neck and begins throttling her.
Fighting and kicking at the window, Denise struggles to escape her husband's evil clutches but her body quickly becomes limp as she loses consciousness.
Grabbing for his black gloves, Lucas drags her lifeless body from the motor and dumps it into the canal. Unbeknown to him, though, a passerby has spotted the commotion and called the police
Fleeing the scene, Lucas throws Denise's mobile into the water with her, before launching a brick through the car window in a bid to make out that he and Denise were attacked.
The police promptly arrive at the location and within minutes, expert divers recover Denise's motionless body from the water - but is she dead?
Has Lucas claimed his fifth victim, having bumped off a prostitute only weeks before?
And could Diane Parish be leaving EastEnders like her screen daughters Tiana Benjamin (Chelsea) and Belinda Owusu (Libby)?
tammyy2j
06-05-2010, 14:21
If she is suppose to be dead why is she holding the diver's hand
Lucas started killing to be with Denise so why would he kill her now?
"Has Lucas claimed his fifth victim, having bumped off a prostitute only weeks before?"
so we have Trina, Owen, the prostitute and now Denise.. who is number 5? the dog??
Tammy, maybe she asked to many questions
I suppose this story must be true, having seen the pictures. I still don't get it, though. I thought the last person Lucas would try and kill would be Denise...unless she finds out that he's killed before. Surely this will be the beginning of the end for Lucas? I doubt if the story of an unknown assailant will hold up for long.
They must be counting Sugar the dog as one of his five victims.
EastEnders bosses are to refilm some parts of Lucas Johnson's story following the recent prostitute murders in Bradford.
During next week's episodes - which were planned months ago - man of the cloth-gone-bad Lucas (Don Gilet) was to be seen visiting a local red light district and picking up a call girl named Jade.
From there, he would drive her away to a remote location and force her to pray for God's forgiveness.
After she attempts to run away, Lucas gives chase and creating a ligature with his tie - as he previously did while killing his wife's ex Owen - he would then seemingly strangle the innocent girl to death.
However, following the CPS's decision to charge 40-year-old criminology student Stephen Griffiths with the murders of three call girls, EastEnders execs have decided to drop the prostitute link from next week's episodes out of respect for the families of those affected by recent events.
A spokesperson for the BBC soap told Digital Spy: "EastEnders storylines are written many months in advance and any similarity to real-life events is coincidental."
They continued: "However, on this occasion - to ensure we do not cause distress to the families involved in the recent tragic events in Bradford - we have decided to reshoot some parts of the storyline involving Lucas Johnson."
Affected scenes are currently being reshot at the soap's home at Elstree Sudios, Borehamwood, Herts ahead of transmission on Wednesday.
Yesterday evening, Coronation Street pulled its fourth episode of Siege Week following the shooting tragedy in Cumbria, in which 12 people were shot dead by a gunman.
walsh2509
09-06-2010, 19:42
The story was he kills a prostitute but the girl in tonight episode does not seem to be one, just a girl out in a bar ....
walsh2509
09-06-2010, 19:50
police getting there within minutes mmmmm ok , but to have a police diver there all kitted up and in to save her ... doubt it.
The story was he kills a prostitute but the girl in tonight episode does not seem to be one, just a girl out in a bar ....
I think she was a prostitute, picking up her customers in the bar. But did she escape or did Lucas catch up with her? :hmm:
walsh2509
10-06-2010, 02:28
The storyline I had read a while ago said that he takes her to the woods, he then starts his Holy Joe God will strike you down you tart if you don't change your ways. She then runs screaming and he catches her and puts his tie round her neck and chokes her.
I guess we would have seen him strangling her if it had not been for the real life murders of the prostitutes in Yorkshire because they re-filmed parts of that EE episode.
I guess we would have seen him strangling her if it had not been for the real life murders of the prostitutes in Yorkshire because they re-filmed parts of that EE episode.
Perdy he may still do that but they have made is so she is not a prostitute.. she is just a girl he picked up in a club
Thanks Siobhan, makes sense now, she would not be a prostitute but I guess he killed her. I thought they might have changed the storyline so that she is a protistute but lives.
Dutchgirl
04-07-2010, 18:59
The photo in the car shows that Denise has bare arms. The women in the canal/water has a wetsuit on. So maybe not the same woman?!
The photo in the car shows that Denise has bare arms. The women in the canal/water has a wetsuit on. So maybe not the same woman?!
Well spotted!
moonstorm
04-07-2010, 22:17
Oh well spotted Dutch. Mind you really really dont think Denise is dead!!!
Dutchgirl
05-07-2010, 08:57
Maybe there isn't hard evidence which links him to the murders. Maybe they want more to pin it on him.
They could have kept his departure a secret. Could have been terms on which he signed on.
I don't think it is Denise that is dead. There's been nothing mentioned about her leaving and most of the time secrets are badly kept.
Quite a few are saying that in other threads too, Kim and great minds think alike :)
The photo in the car shows that Denise has bare arms. The women in the canal/water has a wetsuit on. So maybe not the same woman?!
Maybe, or could they a double for the water scene?
Could be a continuity error, happens a lot if you look closely lol
lol true, but we dont know the angles they are filming at, if it is denise then maybe they used a double person for one particular bit
Dutchgirl
06-07-2010, 21:33
Ah it's a sport you know. Spot the error!! hahahaha.
owenlee4me
08-07-2010, 11:20
would denise not put a jacket on when she left the car?
but, what happened to the girl he locked up, did i miss it with all the shifting around with the football?
also it said in the papers that 6 were being got rid of in eastenders, mostly those kids,I've counted 6 and Diane Parish is not one of them!
Nah I think he must get another "prositute" who resemble DEnise and shoves her in the water, then locks up Denise like he did with that other girl.
BBC Three goes behind the scenes with EastEnders' man of the cloth gone bad again at the end of the month for an hour-long The Murders of Lucas Johnson.
After a two-year stint, Lucas's secrets unravel in dramatic style in a few weeks' time in an explosive showdown at the Truemans' - and the horrifying truth is sure to tear the whole family apart.
The one-hour show takes a look back at Lucas's story, while also reflecting on some of the soap's best demises in its 25-year history.
EastEnders: The Murders of Lucas Johnson airs on Friday, July 30 at 8.30pm on BBC Three.
...what happened to the girl he locked up, did i miss it with all the shifting around with the football?
If you mean the girl he took Denise to see, I don't think she was locked up in that flat, just under his spell.
walsh2509
09-07-2010, 20:37
once the autopsy takes place they will know she was strangled and that he left the Prayer Meeting, and she was killed its because she knew who killed Owen ..
owenlee4me
10-07-2010, 15:26
well the "supposed" body of denise was lifted in the water, but what i want to know is, what happened to her wedding ring?
Coz from where i was looking it was her left hand that was shown and there was no wedding ring on!
No doubt lucas will say she was mugged first,
but then that does not make sense why she would text her girls saying sorry (coz are we not meant to think she has took her own life?)
eh i can't figure it out, please enlighten me you wise ones
well the "supposed" body of denise was lifted in the water, but what i want to know is, what happened to her wedding ring?
I'm as much in the dark as you are, to be honest.
I did notice that the body had bright pink nail varnish, just like Denise had been wearing, but apart from that you couldn't really tell if it was her. I didn't notice whether she was wearing a wedding ring or not.
I'm not sure how Lucas thinks he can get away with strangling her then pretending she killed herself. Surely a post mortem will find bruises and the real cause of death.
If Denise is really dead (as seems the case), I'm still perplexed by the complete lack of hype surrounding Diane Parrish's leaving EE. I can understand if EE bosses wanted to keep it top secret, but nothing's been said even now Denise is dead.
StarsOfCCTV
11-07-2010, 01:00
I'm not sure how Lucas thinks he can get away with strangling her then pretending she killed herself. Surely a post mortem will find bruises and the real cause of death.
Yeah but this is Eastenders - the police have an appalling track record when it comes to these things. :p
Yeah but this is Eastenders - the police have an appalling track record when it comes to these things. :p
Very true, lol.
The BBC has dismissed complaints that EastEnders' current storyline featuring Lucas Johnson (Don Gilet) is offensive to Christians.
Viewers have seen Johnson murder his wife's ex-husband and leave his own ex-wife to die following an accident. Most recent scenes aired appeared to show the preacher strangle wife Denise (Diane Parish).
The BBC said in a statement: "Lucas is certainly not intended to be representative of Christians. He is a very damaged and dangerous individual who has created a twisted version of the Christian 'faith' in his mind to hide behind and to convince himself that his actions are acceptable. As the story unfolds, we will see other characters questioning Lucas's claim to be a Christian.
"As Lucas has become increasingly unhinged, his obsession and reliance on the Bible and the scriptures has become increasingly frantic and desperate. This represents this character's emotional breakdown, and it is very clear that this is absolutely not normal behaviour."
It was also confirmed that future scenes will see other characters question Lucas's behaviour.
"In episodes yet to broadcast, we will see the characters Grace, Mercy and Dot - all three of whom are Christians - question and discuss Lucas's frame of mind," the statement concluded.
A BBC Three special, EastEnders: The Murders of Lucas Johnson, will air at the end of the month.
If it is not one group complaining, it is another. This is happening in real life, it is a storyline in a fictional setting and in no way offensince
parkerman
12-07-2010, 18:28
I think the current storyline about Syed trying to change is offensive to all gay people. I think the current storyline about Phil and Ben is offensive to all dads. I think the current storyline about Adam being such a creep is offensive to all disabled people. I think the current storyline about Minty throwing Darren out is offensive to all football supporters (and car mechanics). I think the current storyline about Peggy and Glenda is just plain offensive to everyone.
Who should I write to?
moonstorm
12-07-2010, 19:05
There you go again Parkerman, beating around the bush. You should come out and say what you mean :lol:
sindydoll
13-07-2010, 08:02
I think it is going to be the prostitute they bring out of the water , did anyone notice that Denise was wearing a watch and loads of rings on her left hand/arm and she was wearing nail varnish. When they pulled the body out of the water there was no sings of rings and watch etc.I think Lucus has hidden her in that building.
owenlee4me
13-07-2010, 10:10
denise is always jangling like a xmas tree, and as i said earlier why would she not have her wedding ring on,
after all lucas wanted her to be found (making on she took her own life) so why would she take off jewellery?
If your going to, take your own life are your really thinking of doing that!!!
Also, what on earth is the post mortem going to reveal, she drowned, YEA AFTER SHE WAS CHOKED, surely even the police in walford are that not inadequate AND WILL SEE HER NECK.
And---- how is it, each of the people who have died connected with lucas, we have seen them die, but with denise we did'nt
and how when lucas identified the body, we never got to see her face.
Nah it's not her, no way jose!
sindydoll
13-07-2010, 15:31
well its her funeral next friday so she must be dead
parkerman
13-07-2010, 15:36
well its her funeral next friday so she must be dead
Not necessarily. Will anyone other than Lucas see who is in the coffin?
Of course if it wasn't the soap police they would check DNA, dental records, etc., but as it IS the soap police they won't bother with any of that.
That way they can exhume the body once the truth about Lucas comes out! New explosive storyline which will have the nation gripped :lol:
Dont the police know what Denise looks like since they interviewed her about Owen's death so how can Lucas pass off another body as hers and as said before the dental records and dna wont match
Dont the police know what Denise looks like since they interviewed her about Owen's death so how can Lucas pass off another body as hers and as said before the dental records and dna wont match
I agree...are even EE police that stupid?
parkerman
13-07-2010, 16:41
I agree...are even EE police that stupid?
Do you really want an answer to that!?:)
Do you really want an answer to that!?:)
Not really, thanks Parkerman. I know what your (and most people's) answer would be :)
EastEnders producer John Yorke has revealed that Don Gilet was "ecstatic" about his character Lucas Johnson's murderous personality.
Yorke was responding to criticisms from author and journalist Hannah Pool, who claimed that writers turned Lucas into a killer with little reasoning.
Pool had suggested: "When Lucas first appeared and as a man of the cloth, I was really interested because religion plays a big part in many black communities.
"But then he started killing people and my heart sank. I thought, 'When you have so few black male characters, is this really the best you can do?'
"EastEnders very nearly had a credible, working black family and they ruined it by making Lucas a murderer. I feel that a whole family has been written off."
Yorke said in response: "If you look at the history of Afro-Caribbean men on British TV, the early days saw them almost universally cast as 'villains'.
"In the more enlightened '80s things started to change, and in a bid to correct that bias they tended to mean 'boring'."
He continued: "When Gary Beadle was cast as Paul Trueman, he actually hugged me and said, 'Thank God I can be a *******!' When we discussed Lucas's storyline with Don Gilet, he was ecstatic.
"It struck me then how ironic it was that the good intentions of the white liberal media had the effect of denying black men interesting roles.
"While you have to be careful about representation, if all actors aren't allowed equal rights to play whatever stories come up, then a whole new type of far more insidious racism comes into place."
Ruffed_lemur
13-07-2010, 18:45
Not necessarily. Will anyone other than Lucas see who is in the coffin?
I would think at least some of the family go to see the body at a funeral parlour. Or maybe they don't do that in some cases?
They might be advised not to if the body is badly decomposed or the face has been badly injured and not everyone wants to
walsh2509
13-07-2010, 22:15
As some one pointed out , Lucas would not say that was his wife on the slab , if it was someone else. The cops already know what Denise looks like, they had her in for an interview and had seen her at home before that too, bottom line Lucas strangled her and then dumped her body in the canal, the autopsy will tell the cops that she was murdered
If it was a different body on the slab and Lucas had said , yes that is my wife denise , the cops would have had him on the spot. Why would he say that was his wife if it had been someone else .. he would have been found out
Ruffed_lemur
13-07-2010, 23:23
As some one pointed out , Lucas would not say that was his wife on the slab , if it was someone else. The cops already know what Denise looks like, they had her in for an interview and had seen her at home before that too, bottom line Lucas strangled her and then dumped her body in the canal, the autopsy will tell the cops that she was murdered
If it was a different body on the slab and Lucas had said , yes that is my wife denise , the cops would have had him on the spot. Why would he say that was his wife if it had been someone else .. he would have been found out
I think he would, as he is not like most people, and if he says she's dead he can put the blame onto her for Owen's murder.
sindydoll
14-07-2010, 13:09
well looking at the magazines in asda today and it looks like his next victim is patrick
tammyy2j
14-07-2010, 13:45
well looking at the magazines in asda today and it looks like his next victim is patrick
Yes I think Patrick could be next or he will frame Patrick for part of Owen's death
StarsOfCCTV
14-07-2010, 23:36
There's going to be no-one left in that family soon... :lol:
parkerman
16-07-2010, 10:18
So anyway, to sum up my thoughts on where we are at the moment.
1. Either the body is not Denise, in which case the police would know that as they have seen her or
2. The body is Denise and a post-mortem would show she was strangled before drowning.
Either way the current storyline just doesn't add up.
Ruffed_lemur
16-07-2010, 18:40
Yes I think Patrick could be next or he will frame Patrick for part of Owen's death
Hope he doesn't kill Patrick.
sindydoll
16-07-2010, 19:22
So anyway, to sum up my thoughts on where we are at the moment.
1. Either the body is not Denise, in which case the police would know that as they have seen her or
2. The body is Denise and a post-mortem would show she was strangled before drowning.
Either way the current storyline just doesn't add up. i know! this programme is getting worse just so unbelievable these dayz
walsh2509
16-07-2010, 20:27
What's going on , Major Storyline of a double murder and not one bit of it in the last 2 episodes.
srollitt
16-07-2010, 22:12
I guess the real question is: is the actress who plays her leaving? I know Libby and Chelsea are meant to be going, and also Liz. But nothing definitely mentioned yet about Denise, which is unusual, as you usually here something proir to a character leaving!
sindydoll
17-07-2010, 09:06
there is going to be extra lucas scenes by presing the red button from 26th july-30th july after each epp of eastenders until midnight all u do is press the red button!!.....so maybe we will find out if denise is dead or alive then
I guess the real question is: is the actress who plays her leaving? I know Libby and Chelsea are meant to be going, and also Liz. But nothing definitely mentioned yet about Denise, which is unusual, as you usually here something proir to a character leaving!
That's why many of us think Denise isn't dead. There wasn't a word about Diane Parrish leaving EE beforehand, which there always is, as you say. Even if her leaving was being kept hush-hush, for there to be no articles, interviews or other hype about her leaving now Denise is dead is just about unheard of.
EastEnders star Don Gilet has signed up to star in new sitcom Rollin' With The Roberts.
The soap star - who left Albert Square as evil serial killer Lucas Johnson in July - will play dad Chris in the comedy about how his children, who are 11 and 16, cope with splitting their time between their dad and their six-year-old stepbrother, and their mum, who lives over the road.
Teachers and Doctor Who star Nina Sosanya will play Chris' second wife, Amy. Jan Francis, from Just Good Friends, will play the children's step-granny and former Desmond's star Robbie Gee plays Chris's brother Errol.
The sitcom was written by actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah, best known for playing paramedic Finlay Newton in Casualty, and a pilot is being recorded next month, Chortle.com reports.
If the pilot is a success it is hoped the show will be picked up by a broadcaster and made into a series.
Producers said: "As we all know, extended step-families have lots of frictions and ups and downs, and the Roberts family is no exception. With a fine old mix of class, roots, generation and culture, things can get a little spicy to say the least."
EastEnders' Denise Johnson will see her evil husband handed a life sentence for murder.
With the shaken singleton terrified about seeing the conniving killer - who brutally murdered his ex-wife Trina (Sharon Duncan Brewster), Denise's ex-husband Owen Turner (Lee Ross) and prostitute Gemma (Rita Balogun) - she is even more concerned when she discovers a pack of reporters have descended on her doorstep on the morning of the trial.
However, handsome new doctor Yusef Khan (Ace Bhatti) will quickly come to the rescue of Denise (Diane Parish) and act as her knight in shining armour by dispersing the rabble of news hounds with the assistance of a fire extinguisher.
Despite her worries, the shop assistant will face her fears and see preacher Lucas (Don Gilet) - who held her hostage for weeks on end when she discovered his killer secret - sent down for life in prison.
Denise will then return to her home at the bed and breakfast and is welcomed into the arms of handsome medic Yusef.
An 'EastEnders' insider explained: "With Lucas safely banged up in prison for the foreseeable future, Denise can finally get on with her life and think about moving on to a new romance.
"Although Yusef is still a relative stranger, there's no doubt she's attracted to his thoughtful nature. But it's only Denise who can decide whether she's ready to take their friendship to the next level."
(C) BANG Media International
StarsOfCCTV
27-02-2011, 00:20
Denise doesn't half pick them! I doubt Zainab will be too happy if Denise starts seeing Yusef.
will we see denise visiting him
EastEnders has just reintroduced one of its most notorious villains, bringing back Lucas Johnson in a surprise storyline twist.
Lucas reappeared on our screens at the end of the show's special New Year double bill, as he made a secret phone call to his ex-wife Denise Fox (Diane Parish).
Walford's residents don't need to check their locks in terror just yet, as the serial killer is still safely behind bars. But it seems that Denise may have played with fire by getting back in touch with him after all these years.
EastEnders' New Year episodes saw Denise consider paying a visit to Lucas in prison, but she later got cold feet and changed her mind.
Clearly unhappy at being stood up, Lucas managed to sneakily phone Denise from his cell to demand answers.
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Lucas Johnson in EastEnders
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Shaken by the unwelcome phone call, which clearly wasn't her first from Lucas, Denise explained: "I've told you, I'm not coming. I've changed my mind. I've been busy with my family. They need me."
An angry Lucas replied: "You said you had to talk to me. After all this time." However, he was cut off when Denise hung up on him and warned him to stop calling her.
Denise's thoughts had recently turned to Lucas following the news that his son Jordan had been in trouble with the police, but show bosses chose not to officially announce his return so that viewers would be surprised.
Don Gilet played the role of Lucas for two years between 2008 and 2010. During that time, Lucas accidentally killed his first wife Trina, strangled Denise's ex-husband Owen Turner and even murdered Jordan's pet dog Sugar.
Lucas also murdered a prostitute and held Denise captive in a basement for a number of days after violently attacking her.
Since leaving EastEnders, Gilet has been appearing as Jesse Law on fellow BBC One drama Holby City.
parkerman
02-01-2016, 09:38
A murderer locked up for life uses a mobile phone secreted under his mattress
Are we talking Corrie or EE here!? :hmm:
I hope we're going to see Lucas a decent amount and not just for a couple more scenes. I really enjoyed seeing him again.
A murderer locked up for life uses a mobile phone secreted under his mattress
Are we talking Corrie or EE here!? :hmm:
I would have thought with all those steel gates and doors it would be difficult to get a signal for mobiles :p
Wiki states that Don Gilet reprises his role as Lucas Johnson in EastEnders ... that sounds as if he is going to be around a while ....but will it be prison scenes all the way? Is Holby City going to lose their Consultant Anaesthetist :hmm:
Rear window
05-02-2016, 09:18
Wiki states that Don Gilet reprises his role as Lucas Johnson in EastEnders ... that sounds as if he is going to be around a while ....but will it be prison scenes all the way? Is Holby City going to lose their Consultant Anaesthetist :hmm:
Oh isn't he currently a surgeon? Hansen did tell him if he wanted to change again he couldn't.
Rear window
05-02-2016, 09:18
Wiki states that Don Gilet reprises his role as Lucas Johnson in EastEnders ... that sounds as if he is going to be around a while ....but will it be prison scenes all the way? Is Holby City going to lose their Consultant Anaesthetist :hmm:
Oh isn't he currently a surgeon? Hansen did tell him if he wanted to change again he couldn't.
Oh isn't he currently a surgeon? Hansen did tell him if he wanted to change again he couldn't.
Yes, he is so maybe he is due to leave ..
talk on line he is returning
tammyy2j
01-10-2020, 23:13
EastEnders has confirmed the return of one of its notorious villains Lucas Johnson. Actor Don Gilet will reprise his role later this year and turn Denise Fox's (Diane Parish) life upside down once again.
First arriving in Albert Square in 2008, he rekindled his relationship with daughter Chelsea Fox (Tiana Benjamin), following a troubling past with addiction. Being a pastor, building relationships and becoming engaged to Denise, all seemed rosy... that was until things took a murderous turn.
First he left his ex Trina Johnson (Sharon Duncan-Brewster) to die in an accident after he rebuffed her romantic advances, then Denise's ex Owen Turner (Lee Ross) tragically died following a failed blackmail attempt threatening to report Lucas to the police for Trina's murder.
When Denise finally discovered her then-husband's villainous deeds, Lucas' scheming intensified, as he held her hostage whilst simultaneously framing her for Trina and Owen's murders as well as faking her suicide. Finally, Lucas was caught and arrested, being imprisoned since 2010.
The Holby City and Doctor Who star made a brief reappearance in the soap in 2016 when Denise went to visit him with Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) to demand that he never contact her again.
So how will she react to his surprise emergence in Walford once again? More importantly, will Lucas have learnt the error of his ways, or are we to brace ourselves for another murderous streak?
Speaking of his return, Gilet said: "I'm thrilled and honoured to be asked to breathe life once again into such a complex, controversial and divisive character but, most importantly, to have another opportunity to work alongside one of the UK's finest actors, Diane Parish. I feel blessed."
Executive Producer Jon Sen also stated: "Bringing back Don to the Square has been on our wish list for some time now as there's definitely some unfinished business with Lucas and he certainly hasn't let Denise go.
"His reign of terror put him firmly up there with Walford's biggest villains and I can't wait for audiences to watch his return unfold."
Digital Spy
mysangry
02-10-2020, 11:35
EastEnders has confirmed the return of one of its notorious villains Lucas Johnson. Actor Don Gilet will reprise his role later this year and turn Denise Fox's (Diane Parish) life upside down once again.
First arriving in Albert Square in 2008, he rekindled his relationship with daughter Chelsea Fox (Tiana Benjamin), following a troubling past with addiction. Being a pastor, building relationships and becoming engaged to Denise, all seemed rosy... that was until things took a murderous turn.
First he left his ex Trina Johnson (Sharon Duncan-Brewster) to die in an accident after he rebuffed her romantic advances, then Denise's ex Owen Turner (Lee Ross) tragically died following a failed blackmail attempt threatening to report Lucas to the police for Trina's murder.
When Denise finally discovered her then-husband's villainous deeds, Lucas' scheming intensified, as he held her hostage whilst simultaneously framing her for Trina and Owen's murders as well as faking her suicide. Finally, Lucas was caught and arrested, being imprisoned since 2010.
The Holby City and Doctor Who star made a brief reappearance in the soap in 2016 when Denise went to visit him with Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) to demand that he never contact her again.
So how will she react to his surprise emergence in Walford once again? More importantly, will Lucas have learnt the error of his ways, or are we to brace ourselves for another murderous streak?
Speaking of his return, Gilet said: "I'm thrilled and honoured to be asked to breathe life once again into such a complex, controversial and divisive character but, most importantly, to have another opportunity to work alongside one of the UK's finest actors, Diane Parish. I feel blessed."
Executive Producer Jon Sen also stated: "Bringing back Don to the Square has been on our wish list for some time now as there's definitely some unfinished business with Lucas and he certainly hasn't let Denise go.
"His reign of terror put him firmly up there with Walford's biggest villains and I can't wait for audiences to watch his return unfold."
Digital Spy
Great news, I really like Don Gillet a damn good actor and not wooden like some are.
So are we to presume he has some connection with RAy?
What ever it is, I hope it's nail biting trying to work out what will happen, this is Eastenders at it's best
Might just start watching EastEnders again... like msangry says .. damn good actor .. I would also add damn good looking :lol: :p: :o:
mysangry
23-12-2020, 20:45
Might just start watching EastEnders again... like msangry says .. damn good actor .. I would also add damn good looking :lol: :p: :o:
Yes he is soooo watchable, great stuff🤩🤩
mysangry
23-12-2020, 20:46
Great news, I really like Don Gillet a damn good actor and not wooden like some are.
So are we to presume he has some connection with RAy?
What ever it is, I hope it's nail biting trying to work out what will happen, this is Eastenders at it's best
I should have said Raymond, think I got my soap names muddled😊
A murderer locked up for life uses a mobile phone secreted under his mattress
Are we talking Corrie or EE here!? :hmm:
a serial killer locked up for a few years only
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