If Michael Parr was leaving for good, they should have had a death that was certain, because all the speculation will continue now until someone says something - unless his body will be identified later for the purpose of another storyline.
I would love him to return later and I find it bizarre that an actor who spent years doing second jobs and almost giving up the industry would turn his back on a job like ED within the space of two years. I also find it odd that Parr removed all ED references from his twitter header within minutes of the first episode finishing. Either it's all a big PR ruse, or Mike's very happy to get the hell out of the village for good.
They also spent so much time and energy bringing in a mother for the Barton boys only to have one of the kids killed off
Either way, it's been a cracking week for ED.![]()