14-06-2024, 12:28 PM
(14-06-2024, 09:28 AM)chris Wrote: Chesney feels a bit like Ashley. Feels immovable but it just takes a bold producer to take over and he’s toast.Many characters in continuing dramas need to maintain a relevant connection with the audience and have some form of development, otherwise they simply drift into the background and risk what you suggest when a new Producer is wielding an axe.
That's nothing to do with the ability of the particular actor, just the material given to them by the writers or the intended direction for the character leading to a departure.
Some long-standing characters don't have the same requirement. For example, Rita could probably appear just once a month with a line about the price of a Sherbet Dip and still maintain the relevance of the character to the viewer.