EastEnders (BBC2)
Rating: Four out of five stars
Ronni Ancona won a Bafta playing Peggy Mitchell, landlady of the Old Vic… or, more precisely, sending up Dame Barbara Windsor in the role.
That was 25 years ago, in her sketch show The Big Impression with former boyfriend and fellow impressionist Alistair McGowan (who played both Dot and Nick Cotton).
So it’s slightly surreal to see her in Albert Square for real, as the demented Bea Pollard, a woman so intent on wreaking havoc that she’s now turned to witchcraft.
I’m not sure how seriously to take Bea. For one thing, she’s obsessed with Honey (Emma Barton),
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