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Revision as of 19:43, 13 October 2008
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| Duration | 2008— | ||||||||
| First appearance | 18 August 2008 | ||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Diederick Santer | ||||||||
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Danielle Jones (née Amy Mitchell) is a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lauren Crace.[1] The character first appeared on-screen on 18 August 2008. Crace's casting in the role was announced in July 2008, when she was described as a love interest for fellow new character Callum Monks. In October 2008, it was revealed that Danielle was actually the long-lost daughter of established character Ronnie Mitchell. Crace has disclosed that even she was unaware of this fact upon being cast in the role, but believes the character to strongly desire a relationship with her birth-mother. The character's early storylines have focussed on her friendship with Stacey Slater, her crush on Callum, and on being caught in the middle of an on-going feud between Ronnie and her father Archie Mitchell. Danielle has garnered sympathy from The Daily Mail, and has been deemed a welcome addition to the soap by members of the Telford local council, for raising awareness of the town the character originates from.
Creation
It was reported on 19 July 2008 that a new character, Danielle, would be introduced to EastEnders as the love interest of fellow newcomer Callum Monks (played by Elliott Jordan). Nineteen-year-old Danielle was described as a "naive blonde [...] easily taken in by Callum's smooth patter",[1] arriving in Walford with "just a suitcase and a dream of a new life".[1] It was later revealed in an October 2008 storyline that Danielle had additionally been created as the long-lost daughter of established character Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Janus), and a member of the soap's long-running Mitchell family.[2][3]
The role of Danielle was given to unknown actress Lauren Crace, who commented: "I’m thrilled. It’s a great first role and I just can’t wait to see what is in store."[4] EastEnders' executive producer Diederick Santer commented: "Lauren is a real find — a lovely, talented and hugely watchable actress. I'm delighted she's making her professional debut with us, at the start of what I'm sure will be a glittering and accomplished career."[4] Three months after her on-screen arrival, Crace commented: "I adore the cast and crew. It may sound like a total cliché, but it’s a real family. Lacey, Larry and Sam have been so supportive to me and I’m learning so much".[3] Questioned on whether she was being recognised in public for the role, Crace replied: "Yes, it’s surreal and it does feel a bit daunting. You forget sometimes that you are on TV four nights a week, and sometimes wonder why people are staring at you. But I’m getting used to it!"[3]
Development
Personality
Discussing her character's personality, Lauren Crace has disclosed that she considers Danielle to be "scared of rejection",[3] but that she "hope she sticks it out, because she’s come such a long way. She has had so much against her since she arrived, so I hope[s] she continues to grow in confidence and stay put!"[3] Following a plot strand which saw Danielle's friend Stacey dress as a sexy Bond girl for a theme night, Crace commented: "I’d love to do that as [...] Danielle. I think that’s just what Danielle needs. She needs confidence and a bit of oomph. She needs a bit of Kat Slater in her. Maybe living with the Slaters will rub off on her."[5] Questioned on the effect of Danielle's friendship with Stacey on the character's personality, Crace revealed that Stacey may "give her more confidence and turn her into a confident woman!! Stacey could be the making of shy Danielle."[3]
Amy Mitchell
Crace has revealed that she was not initially aware her character would transpire to be the long-lost daughter of Ronnie Mitchell. She has stated: "It’s been difficult, because as soon as I was cast people were thinking I was Ronnie’s daughter, especially my own family and people on the street. I’ve maintained that Ronnie’s daughter is no longer alive and I haven’t revealed a thing. Being part of such a big storyline is exciting and challenging for any actress. During the audition process I didn’t know much - it was only when I was cast I was told about Danielle, Ronnie and the back story".[3] With regards to Danielle finding her birth mother, Crace has explained: "When Danielle's adoptive mother died, she thought it was time to find out who her real mother was. She always knew she was adopted. She also had a locket with a picture of Ronnie in it that was given to her when she was put up for adoption. She went to the adoption agency and found out that Ronnie had also been looking for her - the agency then gave her details of her mother’s whereabouts."[3] Questioned on whether she thought Danielle hoped to have a relationship with Ronnie, she responded: "Deep down, absolutely... she’s completely intrigued by Ronnie and the Mitchell clan, but at the same time very nervous of them. In her head she thinks they are too different and Ronnie would be disappointed to know she was her daughter".[3]
Storylines
Danielle arrived in Walford from Telford on 18 August 2008. She was befriended by local resident Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), who gave her a job on her market clothing stall. After discovering Danielle was having trouble sleeping in the area she was living in, Stacey also offered her the spare room in the Slaters' home. Danielle quickly developed a crush on fellow stall-trader Callum Monks, who led her on in an attempt to make Stacey jealous. Callum helped Danielle acquire a second job, cleaning at The Queen Victoria public house, where she became embroiled in a feud between father and daughter Ronnie and Archie Mitchell. Both attempted to use Danielle to get information from the other, with Archie being the more aggressive. Eventually Danielle stole a letter to Ronnie from the father of her child, Joel, and gave it to Archie. Ronnie was furious, and sacked Danielle from her job at club R&R, as well as publicly berating her. Danielle was devastated, and was later seen clutching a locket containing a photograph of Ronnie, revealing herself to be Ronnie's long-lost daughter Amy.
Reception
Miles Hosken, a former mayor of Telford, welcomed the choice to give Danielle a Telford background.[6] He stated "I think it’s wonderful Telford has been mentioned on national TV",[6] with Sarah Raper, chief executive of economic development company Transforming Telford, commenting: "We hope the new character will portray Telford in a positive light and increase national awareness of the town",[6] and Councillor Eric Carter, Telford & Wrekin Council cabinet member for regeneration, adding: "There are a lot of people working to put Telford on the map and this will help".[6] The Daily Mirror have sympathised with the character over the storyline which saw her manipulated by Archie Mitchell, deeming "the way Archie uses poor little Danielle to spy on Ronnie" to be one of the more interesting EastEnders plot strands.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Fair in Square". The Sun. 19 July 2008.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|urk=ignored (help) - ^ Rachel Flowerday, Lorraine Newman, Richard Platt, Lauren Crace, Samantha Janus (2008-10-10). "EastEnders: 10/10/2008". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.
{{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|episodelink=(help); Unknown parameter|city=ignored (|location=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i "EastEnders Interview - Lauren Crace". bbc.co.uk. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ a b Kilkelly, Daniel (19 July 2008). "New teen heading for Albert Square". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ Bolger, Keeley (1 October 2008). "Easties 'Ell of a Slater snog". The Sun. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c d Staff writer (2008-08-20). "Arrival of actress in EastEnders welcomed". Shropshire Star. Midland News Assoc. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ "Emmerdale, Coronation Street and EastEnders". The Daily Mirror. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
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