{"id":54805,"date":"2024-07-15T21:03:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T19:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2072135"},"modified":"2024-07-16T08:00:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T06:00:42","slug":"eastenders-laurie-brett-confirms-details-of-jane-and-cindy-beale-showdown-there-is-a-lot-of-drama","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-laurie-brett-confirms-details-of-jane-and-cindy-beale-showdown-there-is-a-lot-of-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 Laurie Brett confirms details of Jane and Cindy Beale showdown: \u201cThere is a lot of drama!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jane has made a surprise return! <\/p>

By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 15 July 2024 at 19:00 PM<\/p>

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Jane Beale is back in EastEnders<\/a>, and her return made for one iconic cliffhanger<\/a> as she came face-to-face with Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins).<\/p>\n

Laurie Brett has reprised her role for the first time since 2017, when she was run out of Walford by a vengeful Max Branning (Jake Wood).<\/p>\n

Jane\u2019s most notable storyline was, of course, the Who Killed Lucy Beale plot, and in an explosive live instalment for EastEnders\u2019 30th anniversary, Jane confessed to covering up adoptive son Bobby\u2019s (then played by Eliot Carrington) murder of his big sister Lucy.<\/p>\n

Now, Jane is set to be reunited with a grown-up Bobby, as played by Clay Milner Russell, and in an interview shared with RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press, Brett promises that the reunion between mother and son is \u201cbeautiful\u201d.<\/p>\n

But the biggest drama to come is Jane\u2019s showdown with Lucy\u2019s mother Cindy \u2013 and there are fireworks on the way!<\/p>\n

Read on as Brett talks us through what brought her back to the BBC soap, and how it feels to be working with co-stars Adam Woodyatt (Ian) and Thomas Law (Peter) once more.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been seven years since Jane was last seen in EastEnders. What was it like to be back on the show for a short stint?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI was quite nervous on the first day, thinking, \u2018Gosh, do I remember how to be Jane?\u2019 But even though I was nervous, I\u2019d had quite a lot of time to think about it, having had the scripts for a while, so it was just about getting back into the swing of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I walked on set and saw Adam (Woodyatt) and Michelle (Collins), and also our director Karl Neilson, who directed the live episode in 2015, plus loads of the crew that I knew, all my worries melted away. There were so many familiar faces who were so welcoming. So, about half an hour in, it was like I\u2019d never been away.\u201d<\/p>\n

How did you react when you were asked to return?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been so long since we last saw Jane that I was keen to know what the story would be to bring her back. So, I had a meeting with Chris Clenshaw (executive producer), and he laid out the story for me and why they\u2019d love me to be a part of it. By the end of that chat, I was in.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was excited to work with Adam again, as well as Michelle and Clay. It was also great to be reunited with Thomas Law, who I\u2019ve known since he was a child \u2013 although these days, I have to look up to speak to Tom, and I\u2019m tall myself! It was just lovely.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Michelle\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Cindy and Jane go head-to-head!<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Jane comes face-to-face with Cindy for the first time ever this week. How does she feel at that moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a bit of a shock! They\u2019ve never met before, but Jane knows an awful lot more about Cindy than Cindy knows about Jane because of all those years she spent with the Beale kids.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, Jane is sideswiped by Cindy, but she\u2019s also a bit indignant, thinking, \u2018What are you doing in my house?\u2019 Seeing Cindy is almost like seeing a ghost for Jane. Jane\u2019s head is spinning, which is only natural, given how bizarre this situation is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Can we expect lots of drama between them?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a lot of drama, certainly, between these two women! But they are both mothers \u2013 funnily enough, of the same children \u2013 and most mothers would do anything for their kids.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat Jane did in that terrible moment with Lucy is unfathomable, but before that, she spent 15 years being a great mum to Cindy\u2019s kids.<\/p>\n

\u201cCindy is angry with Jane, and she also feels guilty that she wasn\u2019t there, so she\u2019s lashing out for all sorts of different reasons. They have both made mistakes, and they both know that, so it\u2019s quite complex.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s it like for Jane to come face-to-face with Bobby again?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe minute Jane sees Bobby, it\u2019s almost like an out-of-body experience for her. The whole world stops, and all she can see is him. Her heart is exploding with love, and everything else fades to black. It\u2019s a beautiful moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there are a few scenes that are going to make people cry. No matter what Bobby has done to Jane in the past, a mother will always forgive. You only have to look at Dot and Nick back in the day to see that\u2019s true.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jane and Bobby are reunited.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Was it fun to work with Adam again?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was! We did a play together only a couple of years ago, and we travelled and performed together, so we haven\u2019t been apart as long as Ian and Jane. It was joyous because I find working with Adam really easy and we have a sixth sense of where we are going with our scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Did you and Michelle enjoy working together?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe did, and we didn\u2019t stop laughing. Michelle and I get on so well, and we are very similar women off-screen. Michelle is nothing like Cindy, and I\u2019m nothing like Jane, but we are very similar creatures to each other in many different respects.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn-screen, it was like the new Pat and Peggy with Cindy and Jane, because the dynamic was very old-school, but Michelle and I kept getting the giggles.\u201d<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re sure Cindy (Michelle Collins, front) will have some harsh words for Jane and vice versa!<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Can you tease what the audience should expect from Jane\u2019s return?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be intense, exciting and emotional!\u201d<\/p>\n

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