EastEnders: 25/12/2007 - 2
10:15 pm - 10:45 pm, Thursday, December 25 on BBC Three (23)
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25/12/2007 - 2
Episode 1345
The 2007 Christmas episode, in which the truth is out about Max and Stacey. It must have seemed like the perfect way to end a lovely Christmas dinner - the Branning and Slater clans settling down together to watch Bradley and Stacey's wedding DVD. Unfortunately, the families weren't expecting to see the blushing bride kissing her new father-in-law as he begged her to resume their illicit affair. Now, everyone has to digest this alarming revelation along with their turkey - and no doubt it's going to be wronged spouses Tanya and Bradley who will be hit the hardest. So the question remains, can Max and Stacey talk their long-suffering partners into giving them one more chance, or will they be following in the footsteps of Angie Watts and getting divorces for Christmas
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Cast & Crew
Lacey Turner
(Actor)
.. Stacey Branning
Charlie Clements
(Actor)
.. Bradley Branning
Jake Wood
(Actor)
.. Max Branning
Jo Joyner
(Actor)
.. Tanya Branning
Madeline Duggan
(Actor)
.. Lauren Branning
Lorna Fitzgerald
(Actor)
.. Abi Branning
June Brown
(Actor)
.. Dot Branning
Scott Maslen
(Actor)
.. Jack Branning
Derek Martin
(Actor)
.. Charlie Slater
Gillian Wright
(Actor)
.. Jean Slater
Robert Kazinsky
(Actor)
.. Sean Slater
Laila Morse
(Actor)
.. Mo Harris
Diederick Santer
(Executive producer)
Tim Mercier
(Director)
Simon Ashdown
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Lacey Turner
(Actor)
.. Stacey Branning
Born:
March 28, 1988
in
Barnet
Best Known For:
Playing Stacey Slater in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Lacey Amelia Turner was born in Barnet on March 28, 1988 to Bev and Les. She has two younger sisters, Lily and Daisy, who is also an actress. Lacey was born close to where EastEnders is filmed. At the age of 10, she began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School, but left after a year. She would later take dance, singing and acting classes elsewhere after school.
Career:
Turner's big break came in 2004 when she landed the role of Stacey Slater in EastEnders. She started on the BBC soap the day after leaving school, and her first spell on the show lasted until 2010. She went on to have roles in Being Human, Bedlam, Switch, Our Girl, and Call the Midwife, before returning full-time to EastEnders in August 2014.
Quote:
On EastEnders: "I always dreamt of being on the show and so I can't believe that I've fulfilled my greatest ambition!"
Trivia:
Turner has won a number of National Television and British Soap awards.
Charlie Clements
(Actor)
.. Bradley Branning
Born:
June 05, 1987
in
Sidcup, London
Best Known For:
Playing Bradley in EastEnders
Early-life:
Charlie was born in Sidcup, London, on June 5, 1987. As a teenager, he combined studying for his A-levels with working part-time in a supermarket, and gaining performing experience. Charlie played guitar in a band, and also acted in theatre productions. In 2005, he went in front of the camera, winning roles in short film The Car and an episode of The Bill, before bagging the life-changing part of Bradley Branning in EastEnders, aged just 18.
Career:
Charlie made his Walford debut in 2006, and soon became on the of the show's most popular young actors. He has won numerous awards during his stint on the soap, including Best Newcomer at the British Soap Awards, while he and co-star Lacey Turner, who plays Bradley's on-off girlfriend Stacey, were voted Best Couple by Inside Soap readers three years running. In 2009, he made his final appearance in a special live edition.
Quote:
"The grannies love me - they're my biggest fans."
Trivia:
Away from Albert Square, Clements has also appeared in the movie Popcorn and a BBC Three documentary about being ginger.
Jake Wood
(Actor)
.. Max Branning
Born:
July 12, 1972
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing devious Max Branning in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Jake Dylan Wood was born in Westminster on July 12, 1972. He displayed a love of acting as a child. He trained at The Anna Scher Theatre School and began landing roles while still in his teens.
Career:
Wood spent several years as a jobbing actor, receiving decent reviews for a varied selection of roles. His first acting part was in the 1985 film Flesh & Blood. He has since made guest appearances in TV series such as May to December, Only Fools and Horses, Murder in Mind, Sean's Show, Inspector Morse, One Foot in the Grave, Red Dwarf, A Touch of Frost, The Bill, Sea of Souls and Doc Martin. He has also starred on the big screen in Vera Drake (2004) and The Illusionist (2006). He appeared in a few episodes of London's Burning as Kevin Medhurst's delinquent brother's friend and also appeared in Miss Marple mystery They Do It with Mirrors. In 2006, he joined EastEnders, playing tough guy and serial womaniser Max Branning. In 2014, he was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote:
"I knew EastEnders would change my life in terms of the hours I worked and getting recognised, so I did consider it very carefully."
Trivia:
He supports Arsenal.
Jo Joyner
(Actor)
.. Tanya Branning
Born:
February 23, 1978
in
Harlow, Essex
Best Known For:
Playing Tanya Branning in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Born Joanne Mary Joyner on May 24, 1978, in Essex. She has an older brother called Dan. The family later moved to Oxfordshire, where she grew up. She says she always wanted to act, and after finishing her A levels, enrolled in the Welsh College of Music and Drama, graduating in 1999 with a BA. She then spent a couple of years in Manchester looking for work, eventually honing her craft on the stage.
Career:
Joyner's big break came with the acclaimed drama Clocking Off. She went on to do a few other northern projects, including Fat Friends and Silent Witness, as well as the period miniseries North and South, before she bit the bullet and moved down to London. She then landed a role in nursing drama No Angels, and has been busy ever since. In 2005, Joyner played a Big Brother contestant in two episodes of Doctor Who, and also appeared in Spooks. She showed off her comedy skills in the sketch show Swinging (winning a Rose d'Or comedy award in the process), before landing the part of Tanya Branning in 2006. Despite her character taking a couple of prolonged breaks, she remains hugely popular with fans.
Quote:
On whether she'd like to go to Hollywood: "I couldn't lose the weight and take the pressure of it all being about looks! I'd love to do it when I'm 50 or 60, like Julie Walters or Brenda Blethyn. Then it's more about what you do and being a good actor."
Trivia:
Joyner has won two British Soap Awards.
Madeline Duggan
(Actor)
.. Lauren Branning
Lorna Fitzgerald
(Actor)
.. Abi Branning
Born:
March 08, 1996
in
Northampton
Best Known For:
Playing Abi Branning in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Lorna Katie Fitzgerald was born in Northampton on March 8, 1996. She has two older sisters, Corinne and Abigail. At the age of four, her mother took her to the theatre and from that moment on, Lorna wanted to become an actress. She immediately started attending Saturday morning Stagecoach Drama Classes. Her first appearance on film came in the award-winning 2004 short Big Girl Little Girl.
Career:
Fitzgerald made her TV debut in The Rainbow, a series of short films dedicated to the memory of Stephen Lawrence. Roles followed in According to Bex, Casualty and The Golden Hour. Her big break came in 2006 when she made her first appearance in EastEnders as Abi Branning.
Quote:
"I'm not sure there is a right way to get in to acting, I kind of fell into it. If it's going to happen, it's going to happen."
Trivia:
She plays guitar and loves choreographing her own dance routines. She supports a charity project in Northampton called Talking with Hands.
June Brown
(Actor)
.. Dot Branning
Born:
February 16, 1927
in
Needham Market, Suffolk
Best Known For:
Playing chain-smoking pensioner Dot in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Born June Muriel Brown in Suffolk on February 16, 1927. She had four siblings, but her younger brother died in 1932, aged just 15 days, and she lost her elder sister two years later. Her father was wealthy, but most of his fortune was wiped out when he invested in German banks before the outbreak of the Second Word War. June spent the earlier years of the conflict in Wales, before serving in the Wrens. She then decided she wanted to be an actress and was classically trained at The Old Vic Drama School.
Career:
Brown has had a long TV career, and in the 1970s took roles in Coronation Street, Doctor Who, Angels and Survivors. She has been actively involved in the theatre and is recognised as a great Shakespearean actress - but only became a household name when she joined the cast of EastEnders in 1985. She took a break from the soap in 1993, but Dot Cotton returned four years later and has stayed there ever since. Away from the Square, Brown has appeared in the movie Bean, and played Nannie Slagg in the BBC's big-budget production of Gormenghast in 2000.
Quote:
"At my age, I should be allowed concessions. I should be allowed to do as I please."
Trivia:
Brown was made an MBE in 2008.
Scott Maslen
(Actor)
.. Jack Branning
Best Known For:
Playing Jack Branning in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Scott Alexander Maslen was born on June 25, 1971 in Woolwich, London. He signed up to join the Royal Marines at 16 but ending up breaking his foot and not getting into the Recruit training course. He visited Miami at 18 and was spotted by photographer Bruce Webber, which started his career as an international model. Five years later, he turned to acting and joined the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Career:
After graduating, Maslen landed a role in the TV series Lock, Stock… as well as parts in Highlander: The Raven and the promotional video for Grand Theft Auto 2. He played Phil Hunter in The Bill between 2002 and 2007, before going on to join the cast of EastEnders as Jack Branning. In 2015, Maslen played MP James Holloway in The Royals. He also appeared in the 2010 series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote:
"In my secondary school, they stuck me in drama because I was a gobby kid and they were like ‘what are we going to do with him?'"
Trivia:
He enjoys fishing.
Derek Martin
(Actor)
.. Charlie Slater
Gillian Wright
(Actor)
.. Jean Slater
Robert Kazinsky
(Actor)
.. Sean Slater
Laila Morse
(Actor)
.. Mo Harris
Born:
August 01, 1945
in
Dorking, Surrey
Best Known For:
Playing Big Mo in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Born Maureen Oldman in Dorking, Surrey, on August 1, 1945, Laila is the older sister of actor Gary Oldman. She was 52 when she made her acting debut in the film Nil by Mouth (1997). It also marked the debut of her brother as a writer and producer. Despite having no formal training, Laila's acting has a natural quality.
Career:
She followed up her film debut with roles in The Bill, TV movie Great Expectations, BBC comedy Honky Sausages and the film Love, Honour and Obey (2000). In 2000, she also made her first appearance as Mo Harris in EastEnders. Away from the London soap, Morse has appeared as a contestant on The Weakest Link, Dancing on Ice and Pointless and played a fairy in a production of Jack and the Beanstalk. She also starred in straight-to-DVD film Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (2011). In November 2013, she was a contestant on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!
Quote:
On her son's drug addiction: "When he got on to heroin he turned to crime to feed his habit, but I visited him in prison. And when he was out I'd drive him to his dealers and give him money for his next fix because I couldn't see him in agony."
Trivia:
Before becoming an actress, Morse worked as a van driver. She is a breast cancer survivor, having been diagnosed with the illness in 2001.
Diederick Santer
(Executive producer)
Tim Mercier
(Director)
Simon Ashdown
(Writer)
