Viewers up in arms over EastEnders dog death
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The BBC has received more than 100 complaints over the death of EastEnders dog Sugar this week, according to the papers. The Sun reports that 103 shocked fans of the soap made their views known after it was hinted on Wednesday's episode that serial killer Lucas - played by Don Gilet - had killed the collie. By comparison, just a handful of viewers complained when Lucas murdered both his ex-wife Trina and Denise's ex-husband Owen.
The backlash has reportedly prompted the BBC to put out a statement saying that the show "does not condone the killing of dogs or people. Although it is never explicit that Sugar dies, the story does indeed suggest that Lucas has killed her," a spokeswoman said. "This behaviour is completely in keeping with his character."
Lucas is believed to have killed the dog after becoming worried she had discovered the body of his second victim Owen.
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I remember going to see the movie 'The Big Man' at a cinema here when it was released - in it, Billy Connolly drops a dog off a bridge over the Clyde. As the dog fell it let out this hugely pathetic yelp that I laughed out loud at - much to the digust of the whole of the cinema... I knew it meant the dog was going to be fine, but I enjoyed the chagrin all the same.
