Glenda Mitchell

**Perdita** · 19-10-2009, 12:02

Oh yes, the Queen Vic remains in the Mitchell's hands, just a different pair of hands

**Kim** · 21-10-2009, 21:22

It wouldn't surprise me if she ends up being suspected of murdering him at least. It could even be her to shock everyone as she won't have been seen on screen by the time Archie dies.

**Lennie** · 23-10-2009, 23:41

'EastEnders' recasts Glenda Mitchell
Friday, October 23 2009, 23:30 BST

By Kris Green, Soaps Editor

Rex Features
Jill Gascoine has stepped down from the role of EastEnders' Glenda Mitchell, forcing the soap's bosses to recast the character just days after the initial announcement.

With such tight filming schedules, the series was forced to hire a replacement, opting for ex-Dempsey and Makepeace actress Glynis Barber.

Earlier this week, producers revealed that 72-year-old Gascoine - star of The Gentle Touch and C.A.T.S. Eyes - had signed to play the role of Archie Mitchell's (Larry Lamb) estranged wife Glenda.

However, during her first day on set, Gascoine took the decision to withdraw from her filming commitments as she felt that she "lacked the right experience to film such a big continuing drama".

Speaking of her conclusion to step down, Gascoine said: "I was so looking forward to playing Glenda but having spent the last 15 years working in America - largely acting in single drama and writing fiction - I felt, on arrival, I lacked the right experience to film such a big continuing drama.

"I have tremendous respect for EastEnders and the cast so I didn't want to let the show or my fellow cast members down."

She added: "I'm really sad that I won't now play a part in EastEnders but I'd like to wish Glynis Barber the best of luck in the role of Glenda."

Barber - who portrayed the part of Harriet Makepeace in the 1980s crime drama and more recently Emmerdale's DCI Grace Barraclough - began filming with EastEnders earlier this week and will make her first appearance as Glenda in the New Year.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a1...-mitchell.html

**Bryan** · 24-10-2009, 15:31

Ok so from 72 to 53, what a bit of a big age drop! I take it that this new actress will be playing a character whos older than 53, else she'd have had Ronnie when she was only 18!

**Perdita** · 24-10-2009, 17:07

She easily could have had Ronnie when she was 18, it was the 70s where mothers were young

**Curly19** · 24-10-2009, 19:12

Glenda was 26 when she had Ronnie and she was 30 when she had Roxy

**Kim** · 24-10-2009, 20:01

I agree with Bryan on the age drop, now it's probably going to look like Glenda wasn't much older when she had Ronnie than Ronnie was when she had Danielle.