I'm not a fan of David Essex but I quite like the character he plays in EE.  I'm also growing rather fond of Michael Moon.

My favourite character is Jean

Characters I don't like include Christian, Ronnie and Roxi

Anyone know if it's true that Minty is coming back?

Julie is leaving, waste of Cathy Murphy's talent.

Loved the Mehndi episodes, some fun in between but of course the drama was the best part with Zainab and Masood, Tam and Afia's secret being revealed. Yusef is so bad but I like him and knew it was him that started the fire and poor Denise finding out he used her...

Zainab is going to be horrified when she finds out the truth.

Kim's Behndi line was funny. I'm bias again but EE was much better than Corrie tonight!

Ryan is leaving too. Neil McDermott decided to quit, I personally think they got rid of him on the hush over the whole him sleeping with a 16 year old thing (he didn't know she was that old) and it was when his wife was pregnant. Not a good thing to do but she forgiven him regardless.

 cervical cancer

Better twist for Tanya than a predictable pregnancy storyline. I don't like her but this will be sad to watch. Jo Joyner will do a good job.

EastEnders character Ryan Malloy will leave Albert Square after murdering Whitney's pimp, it has been reported.

Following a showdown on Southend Pier, Ryan will kill Rob Grayson (Jody Latham) as revenge for forcing his sister into prostitution.

Ryan, played by Neil McDermott, will say his goodbyes to Whitney (Shona McGarty) before disappearing into the crowd and going on the run from police.

"Ryan's been involved in some big storylines so we wanted him to leave in typically dramatic fashion," a source told the News of the World.

"Neil felt it was time for him to spend more time with his family. However, he has not been killed off, so there is always a chance he could return in the future."

McDermott announced he was quitting the BBC One soap last week.

Bloomineck! They're getting rid of Ryan and Greg? The totty rating will sink through the floor!

They've got Tyler and Anthony Moon coming soon for you PC.

Notice how Corrie has had lots of dark storylines recently, they've probably realised that is what will win them more awards.

Jeeez what a load of auld garbage this is!  ANOTHER relative turns up again: ANOTHER son of Eddie Moon, and over dramatic 'acting' by Eddie's son who is the father to kat's baby: i think.....  Now Phil has bought the cafe or is it shirl who has bought it?  And that annoying cah who seems to want to shag every man with a pulse is now employed by 'the caff...' (oh rainie that's it!) 

And carol is about to shag david essex because even though she is as rough as a dog's arse, she still manages to pull good looking blokes, and eff knows how!  When are EE ever going to put out some realistic storylines?    Seriously, someone has to be having sex with someone in an influential position, because there is NO OTHER REASON for this tripe to win 'best soap' other than that!  It's a load of shit!

I'm loving the Moon Clan i think they needed some newies David Essex is great

Ronnie leaves next week, i'll be sad to see her go. Hour long episode for the conclusion of her trial on Thursday!

Monday July 18th

Janine decides to throw a party in R&R to show off, but Pat has some news that will wipe the smile off her face, as the drama in Walford continues.

Tanya doesn't feel well and starts to worry that Greg's dream of starting a family may have come true.

Elsewhere, after passing her theory test, Lauren gets drunk and ends up making a pass at Ryan.

Tuesday July 19th

Disgusted by Janine's selfishness, Ricky decides to leave to work in Dubai, as the drama continues.

Meanwhile, Tanya is shocked when she finds out what lengths Greg is willing to go to in order to start a family.

Abi and Jay talk through their differences and decide they want to take their relationship to the next level; and Denise worries that people are talking about her new friendship with Ian.

Thursday July 21st

Jay wants to make the evening with Abi special but Lola decides to cause some trouble, in tonight's visit to Walford.

Lauren tries a new look in the hope of impressing Ryan but ends up getting drunk, and Greg makes a shocking revelation.

Meanwhile, Eddie finds out some bad news about his work premises.

Friday July 22nd

It is Bobby's birthday party and when Denise helps Ian, he misreads the signals and makes a pass at her, as the drama in Walford continues.

Vanessa makes a shocking discovery when she looks through Max's bank file.

wonder if Tanya gets pregnant and it might be ginger

Michael Moon is scary, he's fast becoming one of my favourite current characters.  Sinister, manipulative, vulnerable and on the outside to the residents seems nice but he's very flawed.

Ronnie splits opinion but I will miss her.

Samantha Womack has claimed that fans will be "surprised" by Ronnie Mitchell's exit from EastEnders.

Viewers will see Womack's character leave Albert Square this week, in a storyline that sees her stand trial for swapping her dead son James for Kat and Alfie Moon's baby Tommy on New Year's Day.

The plot garnered a record number of complaints from outraged EastEnders viewers, but Womack assured Virgin Media that the tragic saga would have the "right ending".

"I think this is the right ending to the storyline and I think the audience will be surprised by some of the things that happened," she said.

"She knows that going to court is the right thing but Ronnie will punish herself more than any custodial sentence."

Womack recently admitted that she had been "crying or screaming every day" during her time on Eastenders after a slew of hard-hitting plots.

She announced her departure from the soap back in January at the peak of the baby-swap controversy.

Eastenders' executive producer Bryan Kirkwood stated this week that he would "love" for Womack to return in the future.

I miss Ronnie already.  Hope she's had some psychiatric help in the fictional prison LMFAO.  Could be out early due to good behaviour, she rightly took responsibility and i'm glad Kat forgiven her. 

Pam St Clement has quit, she's been part time due to ill health recently. Pat and her earrings, wild ways etc will be missed and I hope some characters return for her exit.

So Janine is meant to be rich now?  What the hell is she wearing?  Her dress looks like a FAB lolly!  And like it cost a fiver. 

I've just worked out where I've seen Billy's grandaughter before.

She was one of the pupils at Jamie's Dream School.

I never saw that Blizz

Aargh! Yes! That's been annoying me all week too!

She was the one who was supposedly good at Science and History that David Starkey took a shine to.

I remember at the end of Dream School they did a run-down of where the pupils were going for further education, and it seemed like at least half of them ended up going into drama schools or similar... 

Good to see at least one of them's making a serious go of it, though.