EastEnders: Ricky & Bianca (TV 2002)

Nearly three years after their parting, Ricky tracks Bianca and their son Liam down to a bedsit in Manchester. Chaos ensues.

Director:

Paul Annett

Writers:

Simon Ashdown, Julia Smith (series creator),

Stars:

Patsy Palmer, Sid Owen, Sally Ann Triplett

Cast

Credited cast:
Patsy Palmer	...	Bianca Jackson
Sid Owen	...	Ricky Butcher
Sally Ann Triplett	...	Cassie
Craig Charles	...	Vince
Mitchell Vaughn	...	Liam
Gavin Vaughn	...	Liam
Nicola Murphy	...	Gail
Robert Shaw Cameron	...	Gerry (as Robert Cameron)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Conor Alexander	...	Kumar
Dean Andrews	...	Dean
Damian Christian	...	Brian
Fred Deakin	...	Neighbour
Steven Finch	...	David
Kate Ford	...	Sophie
Joanne Gerrard	...	Moira (as Jo Gerrard)

Storyline

Nearly three years after their parting, Ricky tracks Bianca and their son Liam down to a bedsit in Manchester. Chaos ensues.

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Plot Keywords:

debt | single mother | mother son relationship | gangster | drugs | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 2002 (UK)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (2 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Spun-off from EastEnders (1985)

User Reviews

Good

Having recently watched this again on video I feel able to comment on how I saw the spin off. It was very well done I thought with a good script, however I found the ending a tad unrealistic when Bianca just handed over Liam for Ricky to look after. It was great to see Ricky and Bianca back on screen together though and the chemistry they shared had not gone away. Back in the lovely setting of Walford these two were easily one of the most explosive couples EastEnders had ever seen with Bianca's shrill cry of "Rikaaaaay" to her beloved. They were also both involved in one of the best soap plots ever when Bianca had an affair with bad boy Dan Sullivan. So to see two legends from my favourite television soap back together again and realising they hadn't lost their spark was brilliant. I recommend this to any EastEnders/Ricky and Bianca fan.