Letitia Dean's performance as Sharon is outstanding, especially in this scene. Her reaction to seeing Den is a combination of delight (that he's not dead), shock (when she thought he was for so many years) and anger (why he kept it all a secret for so long and decided to return at that point).
@davidfos845 жыл бұрын
That was my first impression too. Like, how on earth could you act that? Superb performance.
@shanefolan3 жыл бұрын
@@davidfos84 In fairness the acting in Eastenders can be very good when the writing is good. Dean's showdown with Phil over the Keanu affair on Xmas day was very powerful acting too.
@H.K.53 жыл бұрын
Her acting wasn't that good back then. Her emotional scenes were great but that's about it, her acting is far better now all around.
@Leeann-rz3ei Жыл бұрын
@@H.K.5well show us what proper acting is then or can't you act to save your life?
@H.K.5 Жыл бұрын
@@Leeann-rz3ei Why does my acting ability have to do with anything?
@mohammedikhlaq277 жыл бұрын
This is one of many prime examples with the show was at its peak.
@pics86196 жыл бұрын
Mohammed Ikhlaq I used to watch EastEnders then, got crap over the years, I loved young Dennis.
@chris79214 жыл бұрын
Mohammed Ikhlaq it was it it’s peak when Den and Angie had the Vic and then when Pat and Frank Butcher had the Vic, in other words, back in the 80’s
@shanefolan3 жыл бұрын
@killwill83 I think it wasn't at its low point just yet but about by early 04 you could tell it had sunk and the whole Den return was a big flop.
@pauldoyle18645 жыл бұрын
I loved Dens love for Sharon, I think she was the only person he really truly loved, even more than he cared about himself, right til the end she was his princess
@jaykaria47767 жыл бұрын
This was great. Dirty Den returns. I remember watching this on TV.
@jamstrings10010 жыл бұрын
Was cool to have Den back, but in the end, he was gone quicker than Vicki's American accent.
@kevinlongman0075 жыл бұрын
Thats because they found out he was a pervert.
@ryanandrews3214 жыл бұрын
They ruined the character with the whole Zoe thing tbh.
@notdrivingaminimetro4 жыл бұрын
@@kevinlongman007 they didn't seem too bothered that he was a murderer first time round
@kevinlongman0074 жыл бұрын
@@notdrivingaminimetro That had happened years before he got the role of Den.
@shanefolan3 жыл бұрын
@@notdrivingaminimetro yea but in society murder and violence is often glamorized and excused, people see any sexual stuff though as nonacceptable. A man would get worse press for slapping a woman's backside these days than murdering her. In honesty, though his character was a flop, after his initial return they didn't know what to do with him. He was a sleazy man in his 60s walking around sleeping with women half his age and under and it was just unbelievable.
@wt80126 жыл бұрын
RIP Dirty Den. Always loved your phenomenal performance as the aforementioned character in EastEnders (back when the programme was actually worth watching) and as the evil master of the fort in Fort Boyard. You shall be missed. :-(
@londonboy198016 жыл бұрын
'Allo Princess', classic line!!
@ethandalton64806 жыл бұрын
"We used to love it. But when they brought Dirty Den back, that was it for us. No one could survive that canal, especially with a bullet wound. I thought they were taking the mick, Mick"
@SPARKLEPANDA4LIFE4 жыл бұрын
Well said Brynn.
@chijavier1869 Жыл бұрын
“Sip it don’t glug it!” so great to witness this scene again. Den really was an iconic EE character and L Grantham was an amazing actor. Counting the days for his return now as we watch Classic EE.
@SpookyElectric3194 күн бұрын
Yup, despite everything he was still her dad.
@verkaforever15 жыл бұрын
"Hello Princess!". Den is the best soap opera villain EVER!
@scottread2 жыл бұрын
Great acting by Letitia Dean.
@lifeisshort89dg Жыл бұрын
This is by far the best episode of Leslie Granthams return. Those scenes with him & letita Dean were superb. Being 36 I'm a second generation den watts fab so only remember his return.
@Adam-o1x2t5 ай бұрын
To be honest I thought all of his return up until the end of 2003 was amazing. But 2004 wasn't a great year for the writing. I just wished they would have tried to bring back nick cotton or even Peggy for the year 2004 so they could have had better writing for den. The fact that den never met grant and Peggy is a travesty. I wished Leslie Grantham took the offer to come back into the show in 1994 that would have been epic with the sharongate storyline aswell.
@lifeisshort89dg5 ай бұрын
@@Adam-o1x2t personally I have to disagree sadly. There was some OK moments in 2003 particularly that fist week of Leslie Grantham return. However I always thought when he came back his characater went a little unrealistic. He became this gangster like characater rather then the "real" den of the 80s "flogging dodgy stuff out the back." According to Sharon. I'm only 37 myself so like you I don't really remember. But there was still good moments I thought when people needed help in the cafe Den was there in 2004 and when the fairground collased in 2004 Den moved quick. But other then that he seemed completely different. Back in the 80s Den was respected. If you had a problem and needed something sorting Den would sort it(be it illegal or not). There was still moments if that 2003_2005 but not as much. I like the whole dot Den thing before he exits for the second time in 2003 2005.
@seank13511 ай бұрын
I was about 12/13 when this happened. Started watching EE in about 98 so I only ever knew the legend of Den & how my parents & grandparents would say he was the shows best character. I remember being SOOOOOO hyped when this happened that I’d finally get to see him in EE.
@97channel7 жыл бұрын
Love how he was just hiding behind an insubstantial plant.
@fluffyClozy096 жыл бұрын
R.I.P Leslie Grantham you will be missed
@crevrath73744 жыл бұрын
I loved 80s Den with Angie but this return was over shadowed by Leslie's webcam scandal and cast conflicts which led to his 2005 exit. Anita Dobson had the right idea when offered a return saying 'why tarnish a gorgeous creation'. But Leslie will always be the shows original bad boy. RIP.
@gaynor17216 жыл бұрын
My late mother and I were so pleased when Leslie Grantham returned to EastEnders. Den Watts was one of the most interesting characters and we were disappointed that he was killed off - again! The worst thing the BBC did to the show, regardless of whatever scandal Grantham was involved in. It's not like he had a blemish free past.
@shanefolan3 жыл бұрын
To be honest I think the sex scandal vid was the tip of the iceberg. Grantham came back to jazz up the show but it didn't work out and even if that hadn't happened I doubt his character would have stayed full time. His exit storyline in his final months was really all that was good, 2004 was 1 of the worst years in the show's history.
@foreverred1052 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately after the Internet scandal they treated him as Leslie Grantham and not the character Den Watts. Leslie did state however that he only had a 18 month contract to tie in with the 20th anniversary of the show. Its such a shame as it would have been icon to see him up against Grant and Peggy Mitchell. If the tip of the iceberg was the Internet scandal then how Steve Mcfadden aka Phil Mitchell got away with dogging then the conduct of the actors in the shoe isn't very consistent.
@neonnat2 ай бұрын
Allo Princess 🤯 an iconic line RIP Leslie Grantham 😭👑💔✝️🙏🏽🕊
@Zedd15007 жыл бұрын
I really can't believe Den got killed off in February 2005. The square's ultimate bad boy. How could they kill off this great legend? Huge mistake!
@chijavier2686 жыл бұрын
I think the Producers had no choice due to the unfortunate webcam disaster of Leslie Grantham. Nevertheless RIP Leslie/Dirty Den.
@Luke_-_4 жыл бұрын
If I’m correct the webcam disaster not only brought Den to be killed off but also Dennis too, if he didn’t do the webcam then I’m sure we would still have Dennis and Sharon and Den from time to time but I think they were killing him off anyway as a stand point he couldn’t be taken from The Vic, I get chills when I see Mick behind the bar as his certain standing and body language reminds me a bit of Den
@LBM1002 жыл бұрын
Because his ex was also a psycho
@AmeliaCharlotte12128 жыл бұрын
"Ello princess😂" .
@xXxSuperSpazxXx11 жыл бұрын
0:57 puking sounds, no puke comes out of Sharon's mouth....
@smokeylee198611 жыл бұрын
The puking sound made me laugh out loud.
@mindedchaos8 жыл бұрын
It's tv
@rareads7 жыл бұрын
That's because they cut to the bar before it did, people are having their tea when Eastenders is on you know
@CB-xr1eg5 жыл бұрын
@@hornet1409 Didn't even flush the bog after she supposedly puked. Skanky cow.
@Ltforlife225 жыл бұрын
Clive Bindley That Would Be the Least of My Worries if i just seen My Dead Dad alive infront of me
@gadgetboyash6 жыл бұрын
RIP Leslie Grantham my second favourite eastenders character behind Dennis Rickman, you will be sadly missed!
@AgentSpeed9215 жыл бұрын
Funnist part of the sound when Sharon throws up lol
@shadydeals780311 жыл бұрын
Sip it, Don't glug it! Totally stealing that
@adamknight70416 жыл бұрын
I really can't fathom how this was 15 years ago! 😭😭
@djco57824 жыл бұрын
I can't fathom how Den has now been properly dead for longer than he was "dead" the first time.
@ilovethelingo56774 ай бұрын
More than 20 years now! But still a real classic!
@H.K.56 жыл бұрын
Such an epic scene.
@laminage16 жыл бұрын
I realize that on UK Soaps this almost "never" happens but on US Soaps, it's a fact of life. A character who is presumed dead comes back and says he/she was held on a Desert Island, in The Witness Protection Program, or even has a long lost Twin Sister/Brother. Yet give the UK Soaps their props, they are much more "realistic" than US Soaps. I don't think that anyone like Erica Kane (All My Children) or even Nikki Newman on The Young And The Restless could handle living in The Square.
@Kuggar16 жыл бұрын
"allo Princess" his best line by far ;D
@clarkey198416 жыл бұрын
I have been trying to find that again as well. It was once on youtube somewhere but has since disappeared.
@xXxSuperSpazxXx11 жыл бұрын
She starts to puke, no puke comes out CLASSIC :D
@BREN70S6 жыл бұрын
Great moment in the programme ,RIp Leslie Grantham.
@TimpBizkit16 жыл бұрын
During his last few sentences on this video, dirty Den, kind of sounds like Wallace - from Wallace and Gromit "You could something, I mean - i thought i might have got a chair racked around my head. I flattered myself there might have been a few tears, but I wasn't expecting this - complete silence. Fancy a bit of cheese Sharon? I've got wendsleydale - your favourite!'
@gemmadakin34 Жыл бұрын
He's back in today's clasisic EastEnders. Xx
@bigfrankfraser13914 ай бұрын
still blows my mind that leslie became a famous actor after serving a prison sentence for murder
@Zedd15007 жыл бұрын
I thought Sharon was going to faint after seeing Den. I don't understand how Vicky omitted to tell Dennis that Den was his dad. It's no wonder he was incensed.
@Sarasazzzz4 ай бұрын
What an actress Letitia Dean is. Just sensational! And I really do miss Dirty Den. Favourite soap Villain 👏
@TomandJerryaredead6 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace
@ERstat779 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see what Sharon's reaction is like when she sees Kathy next week!
@Sneakz979 жыл бұрын
+Carly Hawthorne And now she's found out that Gavin is her dad!
@austinpearce54429 жыл бұрын
+Elliott A Gavin is like the new Den.
@ERstat779 жыл бұрын
Hopefully not coming back, dreadful character.
@Leeann-rz3ei Жыл бұрын
@@ERstat77you love him really
@ilovethelingo5677 Жыл бұрын
Well she is in total shock Den! She believed that you were dead for all those years!
@milly099916 жыл бұрын
i wish eastenders channel would upload the whole episode instead of just clips of it
@ellz014 жыл бұрын
12 years ago
@phillipwilloughby50135 жыл бұрын
I liked the name of that club back then... Angie's Den.
@tom374616 жыл бұрын
"ello princess" love it!
@ninzb95026 жыл бұрын
What a Legend - Den Watts
@mousehead20006 жыл бұрын
why don't you ever put the dates these shows were aired?
@hotrodd296 жыл бұрын
Narcissist Hunter why should they? If you want to know just google it. It’s not difficult.
@IN_T9 жыл бұрын
I wonder how Ian and Ben react when Kathy confronts them.
@josssmith16 жыл бұрын
He wasn't buried, he fell into the canal after being shot and his body was never found
@XxchampaignxX15 жыл бұрын
BEST EPiSODES EVA
@SadeBaybee15 жыл бұрын
"Ello Princess.." A Classic Moment From Eastenders, Love It
@MrKasim915 жыл бұрын
welcome back Den
@DeepScreenAnalysis11 жыл бұрын
I wish they had done this kind of thing for Cindy as well.
@Kynan2910 жыл бұрын
i read they r with ian and denise's wedding
@jawaralewis-blanchette6760 Жыл бұрын
Well… you got your wish
@rickhardman73765 ай бұрын
There was no scenes like this
@Kashish4Eijaz15 жыл бұрын
thats vicky, den's real daughter, the one with long hair is sharon, den's adopted daughter and the other guy is dennis, his real son, who he doesn't even know about...lol...
@matthewrose48759 жыл бұрын
When she shit the door she didn't look it and the other girl couldn't get in
@Mrpublicimagelimited12 жыл бұрын
Spoken like a gentleman sir! :)
@avasangels61672 жыл бұрын
I swear they were going to do this for Danielle but said no 🥺
@jaapseiye22466 жыл бұрын
R.I P. DD
@JohnCashin9 жыл бұрын
Sharons reaction would be perfectly understandable under the circumstances, this comeback of Dirty Den was good up to a point but the way he got taken out again later was a bit daft, even worse than the flower thing when he was supposed have been originally killed but at least that had more of a plausibility about it in as much as it was supposed to be gangsters in disguise, I can barely even remember what happened to him with this comeback story, seems like ages ago but didn't he get hit on the head by some girls in the pub or something like that and got really killed this time?, perhaps someone can clear it up for me?, cheers.
@ERstat779 жыл бұрын
+John Cashin he was murdered by his wife Chrissie and buried under the cellar in the Vic
@dianewebb57726 жыл бұрын
ERstat77 Bringing him back was a poor move really.
@Leeann-rz3ei Жыл бұрын
@@dianewebb5772how do you work that out?
@earlfaridkimboa61815 жыл бұрын
When was this?????????????
@davidcole72875 жыл бұрын
September 2003.
@majellagallagher86405 ай бұрын
Sharon didn't wash her hands when she touched the toilet 😂😂
@MilkshakeSmiles15 жыл бұрын
Lol when she throws up xD Alien Much!?!?
@shortyj94936 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Leslie Grantham xxxx
@sausagedogheaven15 жыл бұрын
Bloody hell. I've been out of the UK for years. Is that Vicky of Michelle and Den? I've got no idea what's going on.
@Beautifulcatlover116 жыл бұрын
i cant even remember all this lol!
@mlej123 Жыл бұрын
Allo princess
@ColinsCity6 жыл бұрын
This is in my recommended now that the actor is dead in real life haha
@milesschaff66204 жыл бұрын
Demand should never have been killed off
@tijindersingh56356 жыл бұрын
Looking back l think it was a waste of time bringing Den Watts back. He left after less than a year and a half later.
@phillippepp35796 жыл бұрын
He got sacked.
@billiebob63712 жыл бұрын
she grabbed the toilet to get up then didnt even wash her hands afterwards. yuck
@sobster1236 жыл бұрын
Billie Bob she put it in her gob instead
@faketrailers51204 жыл бұрын
So sharon started Corona
@ilovethelingo5677 Жыл бұрын
I think washing her hands was the very last thing on Sharon’s mind! Sorry it took 11 years to reply lol
@sharonrickman16 жыл бұрын
thats because she saw her dad that was ment to be dead how would u feel if u saw your dad after 14 years when he was ment to be dead
@ilovethelingo56774 ай бұрын
It was a very emotional scene indeed! That would be exactly how I would react if I had seen my stepmother who passed away four years ago, after believing for all that time that she had been dead
@colinwharton2 жыл бұрын
If Den Watts and Kathy Beale came back from the dead then it is possible that in like 10 years time they do they same with Mick
@xHaniffax16 жыл бұрын
indeed
@sobster12310 ай бұрын
He was a sick actor. I still refer to his "SHAARAPP n stay out of it" line from the xmas Zoe finding about affair, episode ! R.i.p Lesley Grantham.
@willford84756 жыл бұрын
He's not coming back from the dead anytime soon! Lol
@joeydarigold Жыл бұрын
I don't know if anyone already knows about this, but the vomiting sound at 0:57 is actually a sped-up stock sound effect LOL Here's the original: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5-nmayNo62DepI
@Shoethiefking16 жыл бұрын
Poor Dennis, expecting an instant recognition of "you're my son!" from Den, but all he recieves is scorn.
@gemstar72862 жыл бұрын
Blame Vicky , i never understood why she didn't tell Den that he had a son.
@adamwhit18685 жыл бұрын
Back when Sharon had good storyline
@parkender18336 жыл бұрын
Sharon used to be fit
@razer007207315 жыл бұрын
how did h come bak aloie wasnt he buried in the concrete?
@pashibabe15 жыл бұрын
at 1:39 she looks like a younger ronnie
@shareschannel16 жыл бұрын
this was 6 years ago for us lol
@xHaniffax16 жыл бұрын
vicky is den's daughter with michelle why did you say that in reply to my comment?
@journeybymoonlight32162 жыл бұрын
This is when EE got stupid.
@debbiebarker3946 жыл бұрын
too much of a shock for Sharon
@Hydro2oo915 жыл бұрын
it wasn't 2006, more like 2003/2004.
@swk40175 жыл бұрын
Den got a whack on the head in 2005 so couldn't have been 2006 lol
@Leeann-rz3ei Жыл бұрын
@@swk4017you're wrong.
@swk4017 Жыл бұрын
@Leeann-rz3ei sorry but I'm not den was killed in February 2005 during the shows 20th anniversary week.
@extralargetuna12 жыл бұрын
Oh my lord they all look so 2004 :)
@ltaurasi215 жыл бұрын
Can you put on when Martin and Sonia get married please. Thank you
@UnclePhos16 жыл бұрын
Allo Princess!!! lol
@frankysandreson341511 жыл бұрын
The girl with short hair looks like Amanda Byne's mugshot lol
@austinpearce54429 жыл бұрын
+hearts76100 you mean Vicki
@alfiemoon251611 жыл бұрын
Whats happening in eastenders now in the us ?
@Kashish4Eijaz15 жыл бұрын
Scarlett Johnson
@HollowsRus16 жыл бұрын
no, they said that if they could bring dan back to life then they could bring other dead characters back.
@Neags Жыл бұрын
'somehow palpatine returned'
@sharonrickman16 жыл бұрын
because u said that she didnt flush the toilet and that it was discusting she was sick cos of den coming bk and thats y she didnt flush the loo
@xHaniffax16 жыл бұрын
i know she was, but she needs to come back, she made eastenders interesting
@ladymusiclover15 жыл бұрын
she didn't even flush the toilet. Typical
@sarahkorver24393 жыл бұрын
Lol I noticed that
@clarkey198416 жыл бұрын
Tom and trevors death was in about 2001 ish i think.
@Dajo4215 жыл бұрын
This was before that. He's definitely not coming back now.
@brianmurray74073 жыл бұрын
was looking foward to den watts returning to eastenders but in the end at bit of an anti-climax the writers messed it up anyway he would not have survived the hit at the canal ,lesiie grantham R.I.P.
@pjmoneybags5874 жыл бұрын
Here comes TROUBLE with not just a capitol T.
@soaps10212 жыл бұрын
yeah I always thought her epic love for Dennis might stem from the fact he's like Den, it's creepy though, best not to think about it lol