Barbara Windsor - Peggy Mitchell

[lizann]

EastEnders will have fans in tears as the much loved Peggy Mitchell bows out of the soap by taking a fatal overdose to end her battle with terminal cancer.

The Mitchell mother, played for 22 years by Barbara Windsor, will tragically die alone as she takes a cocktail of pills to end the constant pain caused by the illness ripping through her body.

Peggy's last scene in Albert Square was said to be 'incredibly emotional' with executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins hailing the performance of Windsor, 78, as 'stunning'.


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[Dazzle]

EastEnders will have fans in tears as the much loved Peggy Mitchell bows out of the soap by taking a fatal overdose to end her battle with terminal cancer.

I just questioned on the episode discussion thread whether Phil and Peggy were really talking about her suicide...

[alan45]

Peggy's last scene in Albert Square was said to be 'incredibly emotional' with executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins hailing the performance of Windsor, 78, as 'stunning'.


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Dominic would say that. Good riddance to her

[alan45]

Peggy's last scene in Albert Square was said to be 'incredibly emotional' with executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins hailing the performance of Windsor, 78, as 'stunning'.


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Dominic would say that. Good riddance to her

[Dazzle]

Dominic would say that. Good riddance to her

I doubt anyone is as happy as you about the death of the Poison Dwarf (except perhaps for parkerman)! What did you both do to celebrate? I hope naked dancing was involved...

[Dazzle]

EastEnders: Pat makes a poignant return as Peggy bows out

Dame Barbara Windsor's final episode has broadcast on BBC1



Barbara Windsor's heartbreaking final episode of EastEnders has aired on BBC1, with co-star Pam St Clement making an emotional return for Peggy's last moments.

The Mitchell matriarch was seen taking her own life with an overdose of pills while a vision of old sparring partner Pat promised not to leave her side.

The touching scene also gave a nod to classic EastEnders episodes as the pair reminisced about their drunken antics in an ice-cream van and their long history of physical spats.





Sarah Phelps's understated and tender script ends Windsor's 22-year association with the soap that helped rejuvenate her career when she took on the role of Peggy in 1994.

Ross Kemp was also seen making a comeback as Peggy's son Grant, sharing the screen with Windsor and co-star Steve McFadden for the first time in a decade.

True to form, Grant was involved in a punch-up with sibling Phil and a flirtation with ex-wife Sharon before departing Walford once again.

However, the actor-turned-documentary-maker will return for a further three-week stint as Grant later this summer.

But tonight's 35-minute special belonged to Windsor's Peggy who, in the face of a diagnosis of terminal cancer, chose to go out with her "head held high like a queen".



Following a valedictory tour of her beloved Queen Vic and a rapprochement with long-time nemesis Sharon, Peggy decided to call time for good as the credits rolled in silence over an aerial shot of Albert Square.

Speaking recently about Peggy's exit, executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins commented: "Maybe it sounds a bit arrogant, but I know what I’m doing with this. We’re not doing it because I’m going or to be sensationalist or to get viewers.

"I love and respect Barbara and I want to give Peggy Mitchell the exit she deserves. Because she’s one of the best TV matriarchs of all time."

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-...peggy-bows-out


Bit in bold: I'm guessing there's a few SoapBoards members who won't argue with that statement!

[alan45]

I doubt anyone is as happy as you about the death of the Poison Dwarf (except perhaps for parkerman)! What did you both do to celebrate? I hope naked dancing was involved...

It is certainly warm enough here in Spain to dance naked but instead I supped several pints of Magners and bid the poison dwarf a fond farewell. Of course in EE death can be temporary and she may well return under a new producer.

[tammyy2j]

Pat's return was the best part of Peggy's exit episode for me, very anti climax and I wasn't moved by her death by suicide either

[Dazzle]

Pat's return was the best part of Peggy's exit episode for me, very anti climax and I wasn't moved by her death by suicide either

I agree about it being anti-climactic. I should have been in bits but I just wasn't. It was Pat that brought tears to my eyes.

[tammyy2j]

I agree about it being anti-climactic. I should have been in bits but I just wasn't. It was Pat that brought tears to my eyes.

I think if Pat wasn't in it, it would have been a huge failure, even Grant's return didn't help it

Good on Pam for returning for Babs exit