Michelle Connor-McDonald (Kym Marsh)

[GloriaW]

Actors are paid to do a job, they have very little control over what their characters do. They just have to act out what's given them, or they'd be in danger of ruining their acting careers. I'm sure some do complain, but it doesn't mean that the writers and producers will take any notice.

Apparently, the actor who played Martin Platt was in the same situation and refused to act out a storyline. His contract wasn't renewed thereafter.

Certainly true Daz concernng these soap actors. A different story with A lister film actors who often have creative input on the script and even choice of directors. But this is soapland and these actors are limited in terms of control. If they get good and fed up they can leave and take their chances. But with most of them having limited talent the choices for them keep that sort of acton at bay.

[Dazzle]

Certainly true Daz concernng these soap actors. A different story with A lister film actors who often have creative input on the script and even choice of directors. But this is soapland and these actors are limited in terms of control. If they get good and fed up they can leave and take their chances. But with most of them having limited talent the choices for them keep that sort of acton at bay.

Yes, A-list stars are a whole other story

[Perdita]

Actors are paid to do a job, they have very little control over what their characters do. They just have to act out what's given them, or they'd be in danger of ruining their acting careers. I'm sure some do complain, but it doesn't mean that the writers and producers will take any notice.

Apparently, the actor who played Martin Platt was in the same situation and refused to act out a storyline. His contract wasn't renewed thereafter.

Ashley and Claire Peacock too got the marching orders after asking for better storylines .. all were written out ..

[Perdita]

Actors are paid to do a job, they have very little control over what their characters do. They just have to act out what's given them, or they'd be in danger of ruining their acting careers. I'm sure some do complain, but it doesn't mean that the writers and producers will take any notice.

Apparently, the actor who played Martin Platt was in the same situation and refused to act out a storyline. His contract wasn't renewed thereafter.

Ashley and Claire Peacock too got the marching orders after asking for better storylines .. all were written out ..

[Dazzle]

Ashley and Claire Peacock too got the marching orders after asking for better storylines .. all were written out ..

That's right, I'd forgotten about them. Just proves that soap stars have little or no power over their storylines, and can be punished for complaining.

They're also directed as to how their lines should be acted out. I always think of this when people complain about Steve McDonald, who's been a complete buffoon for years now. That may not be the direction Simon Gregson would choose to take the character.

[swmc66]

But the writers need to understand we want the familiarity of characters. This is all a recent change and pre stuart blackburn you knew how people would react to situations thrown their way.

[Perdita]

Familiarity breeds contempt ... and in some situations some people can react very much different to how you would expect them to from previous times ..

[Dazzle]

Familiarity breeds contempt ... and in some situations some people can react very much different to how you would expect them to from previous times ..

True, but I think a better balance needs to be struck between keeping characters consistent without being totally predictable. At the moment, characters are being totally changed to suit overblown and ill thought-out plots and this is what people are complaining about. At the same time, we don't want characters to be completely predicable because that would be boring (and also not true to life).

[Perdita]

Coronation Street star Kym Marsh has reportedly signed a new contract with the ITV soap.

The new deal means that the actress will stay in her role as barmaid Michelle Connor for at least another year, reports The Sun on Sunday.

Marsh - who has starred in the soap since 2006 - is said to have been offered a pay rise and promised that dramatic storylines are on their way for her character.

The deal comes shortly after Marsh's co-star Paula Lane renewed her contract with the long-running programme earlier this year, while Les Dennis has also recently been announced as joining Coronation Street as criminal Michael Rogers.

Meanwhile, several key characters are to bow out of the show this year including Chris Gascoyne, Sue Johnston, Philip Lowrie, Charlie Condou and Michelle Keegan.

Keegan revealed last year that her character Tina McIntyre would be killed off in May.

Viewers have seen the barmaid embroiled in an affair with Gascoyne's character Peter Barlow, who will become a suspect in Tina's murder. Gascoyne is expected to exit the soap in late 2014.


Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3...#ixzz2w84IechZ

[owenlee4me]

Oh not more of moany Michelle for at least a year? she is always always twisting her face, it would be better having Sue Johnston staying and Kym Marsh leaving, at least she can act and you know which eye to follow, how is it, no one else can not see Michelle's "boss" eye, bet she wore specs as a Kid!!!
As for the rumour she is to have a affair with Peter Barlow, how desperate are the women on the street to be interested in a smoking, alcoholic bookie and a womaniser, what is his attraction? or is it hidden in his pants!!!!!!!!!!!