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Branning/Beale wife swap plot for 'EastEnders'

Published Friday, Aug 14 2009, 12:18 BST | By Kris Green | 9 comments

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EastEnders' Tanya Branning (Jo Joyner) and Jane Beale (Laurie Brett) will swap lives for a week in classic Wife Swap style.

Their husbands Max (Jake Wood) and Ian (Adam Woodyatt) come to blows over each other's parenting skills and fed up of all the arguing, the Branning's youngest child Abi (Lorna Fitzgerald) suggests that they should switch lives for a week.

Hopefully there won't be a repeat performance of this scene with Ian...

An show insider told The Mirror: "Tanya comes off worse because she has to move in with Ian and the kids and he quickly sets her to work in the caff.

"Jane, on the other hand, ends up being rather impressed with how helpful Max is around the house as he insists on doing all the cooking."

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Matt Muclure, North London, on September 3rd, 2009
Writers are really scraping the bottom of the barrel on this one, but it will be interesting to see... I don't know who is worse - Ian or Max(shudders)!?

Kings Lynn, on August 16th, 2009
I think this is a good idea

Darren, Australia, on August 15th, 2009
Actually I care about Paul's T.V licence...only kidding, should be fun to watch and if affair rumours are true, could be what leads to Tanya's exit?

Miss AP Miller,Devon, on August 14th, 2009
This should be interesting to watch but why is it pointed out that Abi is the Branning's youngest child? Has it been forgotten that Tanya Gave birth to Oscar nearly two years ago? [Good spot and I've corrected... Just testing... - KG]

Susan, Dublin, on August 14th, 2009
This the start of an affair plot???? I would reckon so...

Laura, Brigg, on August 14th, 2009
Haha, this is going to be so funny :) Jane and Tanya are one of the best comic duos on TV at the moment, they are going to be awesome, I love their scenes together, when they are drunk and when Tanya was showing Jane her bikini wax :P:P

Connor, Ireland, on August 14th, 2009
Paul, Wigan no one cares about you or your TV Licence, if you don't like it don't watch it. Looks good.

Christopher, Belfast, on August 14th, 2009
I cannot wait to see this. There is going to be some comedy. I cant wait to see Tanya and Ian for a week!

Paul, Wigan, on August 14th, 2009
So apart from recycling storylines from their own soap, they're resorting to stealing ideas off other programmes from another channel. Tell me, how much of my TV licence goes towards EE and can I claim a refund?

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