'Enders Tracey wants "plausible" plot

EastEnders star Jane Slaughter has claimed that her background character Tracey has "potential" for a bigger role in the soap.

The Queen Vic barmaid has been part of the BBC show for nearly 25 years, but still only has few lines and viewers know little about her personality. Despite this, she has become a cult figure among the programme's online fanbase.

In an interview with DS, Slaughter explained that the drama's producers currently "do enough to keep people interested and wanting to know a bit more" when Tracey has scenes.

She continued: "Whether they will ever develop her character [I don't know] - equally, I think it would be wrong to suddenly make her into this talkative, all-singing, all-dancing person with a fully-fledged family and surname - it wouldn't make sense. That's why it's been done so well."

On whether new executive producer Bryan Kirkwood could develop the part further, Slaughter said: "I would just be happy if he knows the character and likes the character and thinks he could use her.

"I think there is potential to use her but like I said, not in a ridiculously nonsensical way, but I think it's also down to the public. It sounds like I'm deferring my opinion but I'm not, I think the public actually would like to know."

Slaughter added that Tracey being told a secret or witnessing an important moment would be a "very plausible" plotline for the character.

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