Phil Daniels wants to axe EastEnders and Coronation Street for being outdated

 
Time for a change: Phil Daniels (Picture: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty)
Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty
Emma Powell11 June 2015
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Actor Phil Daniels has said that two of the UK’s biggest soaps, EastEnders and Coronation Street should be axed as they have run their course.

Daniels, 56 – who played Kevin Wicks in BBC soap EastEnders – said it is time for soap bosses to try a new format.

Daniels told The Sun: "I'd take it off the telly if I could. I just think it's run its course. It's nothing to do with any of the acting as I think people do really good work in it.

"I just feel that it is time for something different. EastEnders and Coronation Street seem a bit like the opium of the masses now. Why don't they try something else for the British public?"

Daniels – who is currently rehearsing for his role as Thénardier in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre – also criticised the BBC soap for its downbeat plots, adding that he was disappointed with how "miserable" his character became.

He said: "I went into the show to be a comedy part. Then the gags started disappearing and I had a kid that died of cystic fibrosis and a wife that was violent.

"My character got more and more miserable. I just don't think they've got the writers for gags on that show. They need a few more jokes."

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