High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Lorraine Newman is a script writer, television producer, voice actress and currently the executive producer of the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Newman, who has worked on EastEnders for "nearly 20 years", received the role of executive producer when her predecessor stepped down in 2012. She has become responsible for the introductions of Trish Barnes (Tessa Churchard), who was part of a criticised social worker storyline and Danny Pennant (Gary Lucy), a catalyst character introduced to comply with the departure of Syed Masood (Marc Elliot) and Christian Clarke (John Partridge). She has re-introduced characters Carly Wicks (Kellie Shirley) and Amira Masood (Preeya Kalidas), upgraded Rachel Bright, who plays Poppy Meadow to regular status, along with creating a new spinoff The B&B, featuring Kim Fox (Tameka Empson).