Talk:Ian Beale

message: "He plans to leave the soap when his current contract runs out in september he says "The past 21 years have been brilliant, but i need something new to do. I want to thank Eastenders for everything and to the fans" The door will be left open for a return"
I have deleted this information as extensive research seems to suggest that this is incorrect.(StudentSteve 01:26, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: What needs cleaning? AnemoneProjectors (talk) 21:38, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: All the separate sections need to be combined and cleaned up, they look (for want of a better word) choppy... Trampikey 22:38, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll see what I can do. AnemoneProjectors (talk) 22:44, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: You know what. I started to edit, and got as far as Jane, but then I realised I like the sections as they are. I don't think they look "choppy". I do agree that the "children" section is unnecessary, but I like the "relationships" and "enemies" sections as they are. The "other storylines" section can be expanded. The article doesn't need to be in chronological order. Thoughts? AnemoneProjectors (talk) 23:09, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

text: It should be in chronological order, and I think it does look choppy. I'll make it look better tomorrow. Trampikey 23:14, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Go on then :) AnemoneProjectors (talk) 00:22, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup 

message: I have deleted this line "Ian's three marriages to trophy wives have brought little happiness" as it is a POV.
The whole article is badly written! seriously... can we have someone with a modicum of intelligence rewrite it please?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.156.105.52 (talk) 15:40, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Trophy Wives

message: Should there be a 'Fourth Marriage' part made to follow up from the other sections or will we just add the bit about the wedding to the end? Sparhelda 20:23, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's part of his "Relationship with Jane" and should be in that section. — AnemoneProjectors (zomg!) 23:05, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Marriage

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message: *'Who shot Phil?' bookies odds -Trampikey(talk)(contribs) 19:02, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Eastenders storyline is a cautionary tale AnemoneProjectors (talk) 12:53, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources 

message: I'm pretty sure someone has vandalized this article, the end of his story arch summary says he gets shot and dies this year. ;p 82.22.243.71 (talk) 22:22, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism 

message: This article constantly irritates me, but I always shy away from trying to do something with it because it's so immense. I wonder if anyone else is on for giving it a makeover with me? The storylines are in need of cutting, tense fluctuates and the OOU stuff is sparse for a character of 25 odd years. Love to getit up to scratch but think i'll need some help.GunGagdinMoan 23:48, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I've marked it for a copyedit, it would be good for the article to get the once over by one of the copy editors.  I'll also help tidy up the article if I can :) --5 albert square (talk) 00:03, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

text: Woah, a 3.5k plot summary? This one looks like fun, I'm in :) Frickative 00:04, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yay, good to know!!The plot is ridiculous; I have tried in the past to get it down. It was enormous a couple of years ago but Ian seems to attract a LOT of plot edits.GunGagdinMoan 00:12, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: That's because he has a lot of plots!  Probably down to him being in the programme for donkeys years! :p--5 albert square (talk) 00:17, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, but be interesting to see how many of these plots remain after Frick's condensing, that'll separate the wheat from the chaff :p GunGagdinMoan 00:30, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Haha, it's going to be a heck of a task! Just wondering, do you know how the eras for separating storylines were decided? I've copied it into a sandbox because it could take a while to whittle down, but I've noticed the 1999-2004 section starts in 1998, and the 2005 onwards section in 1995. Frickative 00:37, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: If I remember correctly, when the article first was created, Ian's storylines were done in sections i.e Romances, Feuds, Businesses etc. There was a push to make them chronological, but it proved difficult as there were a lot of repetition and bitty storylines all over the place. It's probably a result of that.GunGagdinMoan 00:43, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I was just gonna say that. Most of the older articles were split up by storyline and weren't chronological. Most of the (what we called) "silly headings" have been removed from the other articles now. AnemoneProjectors 00:47, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, that makes sense, cheers. I might try and split it up by decade instead, then (or cut it down enough that it doesn't need subsections, but I don't know if that's a feasible goal for 25 years of storylines!) Frickative 02:08, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

text: Thanks AP! I didn't think I'd be able to cut it down that far, but a dozen revisions later it seems to have worked out :D I think if I'd gone any further, there'd have been nothing left except "Ian Beale is a businessman with a lot of ex-wives and some unruly children." haha. Frickative 17:43, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Wow! well done.GunGagdinMoan 18:50, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  In need of much work 

message: Does tonight's episode mean their divorce was 100% finalised? Or is there still a decree absolut to come? –AnemoneProjectors– 19:40, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the decree already came. Jane talks about owning the cafe, and usually you only get what you sue for in a divorce after the completion. Arjoccolenty (talk) 08:10, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It seems that way yeah. Normally in EastEnders they get a piece of paper, but they don't normally go to court like that. –AnemoneProjectors– 09:18, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: What I'm wondering is what her name is going to be afterwards. Her name before was Collins but she referred to herself as Clarke. Arjoccolenty (talk) 09:31, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Beale? –AnemoneProjectors– 10:05, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Why would she use her ex-husband's name? Arjoccolenty (talk) 10:53, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Because unless she legally changes it, that's her name. This is completely normal. –AnemoneProjectors– 11:56, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marriage to Jane 

message: Did his passport say 1 February, or did you (GSorby) just catch that it said February? Because this year he celebrated his birthday in the episode broadcast on 1 March - and he obviously has done so in the past because I checked and it already said 1 March. –AnemoneProjectors– 09:42, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I was watching it on iPlayer and I paused it on the passport to see if I could get any info from it and it said February. GeorgePing! 09:45, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Did you see what date in February? It can't be 1 Feb if it's been broadcast on 1 March, but it could be 28 Feb. –AnemoneProjectors– 10:17, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Here we go photogrpahic proof! :) GeorgePing! 19:50, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: That can't be possible, because he celebrated his birthday on 1 March, and has done so before. I think the prop is a misprint. I love the "passport" photo! An old headshot :-) –AnemoneProjectors– 12:14, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthday 

message: This article could really do with a section on Ian's 2012 mental breakdown. Anyway, he talks about it a bit in this video. And we get to mention the beard. –AnemoneProjectors– 09:47, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mental illness 

message: I think Ian stole money from Lucy when he was trying to start up the restaurant but I can't really remember the conclusion of this. Is it worth mentioning this in the storylines? –AnemoneProjectors– 12:20, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Im sure he stole money from her before he conned her into signing over the businesses to him, though I guess that is the main point. Bleaney (talk) 16:10, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes I think so too. He stole a cheque, then she got a letter to say a cheque bounced, that she didn't write, then she told Ian, then she found out he forged her signature, then Peter arrived. Somewhere in that time, he tricked her too. Maybe change "He also gets Janine to invest in the restaurant, and eventually tricks Lucy into signing over all of the businesses to him." to "He also gets Janine to invest in the restaurant, steals money from Lucy, and eventually tricks her into signing over all of the businesses to him." It's only four words. –AnemoneProjectors– 20:28, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stealing money from Lucy 

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message: Are the follwing relatives really relevant to Ian Beale?:
* Albert Beale
* Harry Beale
* Ronnie Beale
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replies: text: No, in my opinion. Albert, Harry and Ronnie are all from the Civvy Street spin-off episode, so are only relevant to others from that episode. Joe's storylines didn't really involve his extended family other than his grandmother Pat and second cousin Mary. Lexi was only involved with the Mitchells. anemoneprojectors 17:12, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not even convinced about Ian and Bianca being relevant to each other. I just don't think of Ian's line and David's line as having much to do with each other or seeing each other as "family". How about Ted, Tony and Sarah? anemoneprojectors 17:16, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

text: That's what I thought about Bianca (and her kids). Yeah Bobby and Tiffany were friends, but it was as school mates, not relatives. Ted etc was a long time ago, so I don't really remember it that well! But certainly, none of them are mentioned in Ian's storylines here and he's not mentioned in theirs. anemoneprojectors 09:45, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
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message: No sources have stated that Woodyatt has completely left Eastenders. Yet tons of IPs believe he has permanently left without providing any valid sources or information stating that it’s true. A source I found states he won’t return until May 2022, yet people lgnored that. WikiFlame50 (talk) 10:05, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: The fact that you haven't been banned yet continues to infuriate me. Swearing and attacking MULTIPLE people who try to tell you that you're wrong is way out of line! The OFFICIAL EastEnders cast list has removed Ian Beale, they ONLY do this for characters who have LEFT and not for characters on a break. I have told you this a thousand times but still you continue to vandalise the site! Connorguy99 (talk) 21:43, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adam Woodyatt