Karen, Chantelle and Gray
- Episode aired Aug 25, 2020
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Why are good looking men in suits bad?
Toby-Alexander Smith the actor is obviously nothing like the character Gray Atkins he plays except in appearance. Here he appears as engaging, thoughtful and socially concerned. He seems to have a good relationship with his co-star Jessica Kate Plummer, who plays his ill fated wife Chantelle. The antithesis of his evil alter ego.
When Gray Atkins made his first appearance in Eastenders, he initially seemed to be charming and generally a good guy. But the warning signs were there. Not in the script nor in the characters behaviour. No, he was young, handsome and, worst of all, he looked good in the three piece suit he wore most of the time., and even better in his tuxedo. Young, middle class, successful and well dressed. Obviously, in Eastenders, short hand, he looked too good to be true - and indeed he was.
Once the truth underneath the lawyer's waistcoat was unbuttoned and he was revealed as a wife abuser, bully, murderer, cheat and unscrupulous player, his decline accelerated. He was now definitely the villain. His scenes with Chantelle were powerful and disturbing.
Why is that when ever a new character turns up in a smart suit, he is immediately marked out as an Eastenders villain?
When Gray Atkins made his first appearance in Eastenders, he initially seemed to be charming and generally a good guy. But the warning signs were there. Not in the script nor in the characters behaviour. No, he was young, handsome and, worst of all, he looked good in the three piece suit he wore most of the time., and even better in his tuxedo. Young, middle class, successful and well dressed. Obviously, in Eastenders, short hand, he looked too good to be true - and indeed he was.
Once the truth underneath the lawyer's waistcoat was unbuttoned and he was revealed as a wife abuser, bully, murderer, cheat and unscrupulous player, his decline accelerated. He was now definitely the villain. His scenes with Chantelle were powerful and disturbing.
Why is that when ever a new character turns up in a smart suit, he is immediately marked out as an Eastenders villain?
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- Mar 10, 2021
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