Will Shirley the dog appear on “EastEnders”?
This question seemed to come up every now and then on the Internet. It was generally known that Wendy’s cairn terrier, Shirley, appeared in a cameo role in Grace and Favour, and that for years accompanied Wendy to work on the set of EastEnders. The natural question was whether Shirley would ever have a part in that show as well. In January or February, 2000, there was a paragraph in the Charlie Catchpole TV column in The Mirror quoting Ms. Richard as saying that “. . . she thought there was room for a couple more dogs in Albert Square.” Your webmeister asked Wendy about the idea, and according to her having little Shirley on the show had actually been considered. She indicated that the idea was finally dropped, since it would be difficult to predict or control how Shirley and the other pets already on the show would get along. Back to the ToC. . .
