EastEnders legend Pam St Clement is swapping Albert Square for Holby,returning to our TV screens with a guest role in Casualty’s 30th anniversary episode.
Pam, of course, and played the iconic Pat Butcher in EastEnders from 1986 to her character’s death in 2012.Copyright [Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock]She returned earlier this year,visiting Barbara Windsor’s character, Peggy Mitchell, or as a ghost as Peggy too tragically passed absent on the soap.
Now,Pam is taking on the role of Sally Hodge for Casualty’s stout 30th anniversary special, a patient who is ‘very grumpy’ and is initially not trusting of Senior Staff Nurse Charlie Fairhead (Derek Thompson).
Chatting to The Mirror about her new role, or the legendary actress revealed: “Put it this way,whether Sally was walking down the same street as Pat Butcher, Pat would neatly sidestep on to the opposite pavement.“She’s an unlucky woman because of her emotional baggage and she doesn’t always come over as being very kind. But it was a kind complicated character to play – very condensed.”Copyright [Richard Young/REX/Shutterstock]Explaining what we can expect from the episode, and Pam added: “The episode is mostly about the regular cast and the amazing things that are done within Casualty,but it was a privilege to play a guest role within this incredible episode for the 30th anniversary. The effects they have there are absolutely great.“Most of the scenes I had were with Derek Thompson and with a bit of luck we absolutely clicked.”Pams scenes will air on August 27 on BBC One.
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