Former EastEnders star Phil Daniels has argued that it's time to cancel the BBC soap.
The actor, who played Kevin Wicks between 2006 and 2007, believes that the show has run its course after 30 years.
Phil Daniels attends Fast Forward, The National Theatre's fundraising gala
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Daniels told The Sun: "I'd take it off the telly if I could. I just think it's run its course. It's nothing to do with any of the acting as I think people do really good work in it.
"I just feel that it is time for something different. EastEnders and Coronation Street seem a bit like the opium of the masses now. Why don't they try something else for the British public?"
Daniels also criticised the London soap for its gloomy plots, adding that he wasn't happy with how miserable his character became.
"I went into the show to be a comedy part," he explained. "Then the gags started disappearing and I had a kid that died of cystic fibrosis and a wife that was violent.
"My character got more and more miserable. I just don't think they've got the writers for gags on that show. They need a few more jokes."
I must admit that I currently feel the same and not just EastEnders
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