Former EastEnders star John Altman has blasted the soap, claiming it has too many episodes and characters. The actor, who starred as Nasty Nick, said he could not keep up with goings-on in Albert Square – and that he is not alone.
The BBC show’s return episode after lockdown pulled in around 3.4 million but it had double that audience a few years ago. John, 68, said: “There’s too many episodes.
People do have lives to lead. I don’t know how people keep up with it. There are other things in life, there’s a lot more. I’d rather be exploring the planet I think than watching a soap opera. “When I last went back I said to someone on the production team, ‘How many characters are in EastEnders at the moment?’ And they said there were over 50. “I
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