List of EastEnders characters (1987)
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 1987, by order of first appearance.
Tina Hopkins
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EastEnders character | |||||||||
Portrayed by | Eleanor Rhodes | ||||||||
First appearance | Episode 207 5 February 1987 | ||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 269 10 September 1987 | ||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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Tina Hopkins, played by Eleanor Rhodes, is introduced as Ian Beale's (Adam Woodyatt) girlfriend in February 1987. Ian's friend Kelvin Carpenter (Paul J. Medford) takes a romantic interest in Tina and makes advances towards her, which she shuns.
Tina gets a job working at Naima Jeffery's (Shreela Ghosh) grocery store, the First til Last, and by May 1987 she and Ian decide that they want to move in together. They manage to persuade Kelvin to rent them one of his father's flats. Tina and Ian get the required consent from their parents and although their parents are unhappy with it, they move in together. Tina and Ian struggle to pay the rent and when money goes missing from Tina's workplace, Naima accuses her of stealing it, when in fact it was a friend of Mary Smith's (Linda Davidson) named Sandra. Rod Norman (Christopher McHallem) helps clear Tina's name by setting a trap for the real thief.
Shortly after, Tina's parents visit and let themselves into the flat. They are horrified to discover that it is messy. When they discover that
Tina is mentioned in 2008, when Ian tells his stepson Steven Beale (Aaron Sidwell) that he lost his virginity to her.
Emine Osman
Emine Osman | |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Pelin Ahmet |
Duration | 1987–1988 |
First appearance | Episode 213 26 February 1987 |
Last appearance | Episode 328 29 March 1988 |
Classification | Little Ali Osman |
Emine Osman, played by Pelin Ahmet, is the daughter of
Emine and her siblings play pranks and get into trouble, often letting their pet
In November 1987, Guizin hears that Emine has been injured by a
Rayif Osman
Rayif Osman | |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Billy Hassan |
Duration | 1987–1988 |
First appearance | Episode 213 26 February 1987 |
Last appearance | Episode 328 29 March 1988 |
Classification | Little Ali Osman |
Rayif Osman, played by Billy Hassan, is the elder son of
Rayif and his siblings play pranks and get into trouble, often letting their pet
The Osman children later become friendly with
Rayif's last appearance is in March 1988, but after his parents have an argument, Rayif and the rest of his family move to Northern Cyprus in March 1989.
Murat Osman
Murat Osman | |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Ediz Izzet |
Duration | 1987–1988 |
First appearance | Episode 213 26 February 1987 |
Last appearance | Episode 328 29 March 1988 |
Classification | Little Ali Osman |
Murat Osman, played by Ediz Izzet, is the son of
Murat and his siblings play pranks and get into trouble, often letting their pet
Murat's last appearance is in March 1988, but after his parents have an argument, Murat and the rest of his family move to Northern Cyprus in March 1989.
Fi Browning
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Portrayed by | Natasha Knight (1987, 1992) Lisa Faulkner (2017) | ||||||||
Duration | 1987, 1992, 2017 | ||||||||
First appearance | Episode 222 31 March 1987 | ||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 5626 28 December 2017 | ||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
Introduced by |
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Sophie "Fi" Browning (also Willmott-Brown), played by Natasha Knight in 1987 and 1992, and Lisa Faulkner in 2017, first appeared in the episode broadcast on 31 March 1987, is the daughter of James Willmott-Brown (William Boyde). Faulkner revealed that she would be departing the show when Boyde reprised his role of James Willmott-Brown and made her final appearance on 28 December 2017.[1][2]
Sophie and her brother,
In April 2017, she returns to Walford under the alias Fi Browning as a business consultant employed by Grafton Hill, the new freeholders of
Mick is suspicious when Fi begins acting strangely and ordering wine in the middle of the day. After being questioned, she reveals that it is the anniversary of her mother's death which she later explains was a suicide. She tells Mick about the day that she went home and found her mother's body and he applauds her for being brave enough to share such a personal story with him. Fi misreads the signals and attempts to kiss Mick who gently rebuffs her. She then calls
Fi is described as a "no-nonsense but sophisticated business woman with strength and vulnerability."[22] Executive producer Sean O'Connor said, "I'm really thrilled that we have been able to tempt Lisa Faulkner back to TV drama and back to the BBC. She's an extremely accomplished and hugely popular actress and we're very excited to have her in Albert Square. Fi Browning is something of a departure for EastEnders; a no-nonsense but sophisticated business woman with strength and vulnerability. But does she have an agenda? And who—or what—has she set her sights on?"[23] In August 2017, Faulkner was longlisted for Best Bad Girl at the Inside Soap Awards, while the revelation that Fi is associated with Max was longlisted for Best Shock Twist.[24] She did not progress to the viewer-voted shortlist.[25]
William Boyde reprised his role as James Willmott-Brown after a 25-year absence in September 2017 and Fi was revealed to be his daughter Sophie. Faulkner enjoyed working with Boyde and described him as "lovely".[1] Faulkner was told about Fi's real identity upon meeting the show bosses and found the story and Fi's background "so exciting". She felt she could not reject the role, although she was ordered not to inform anyone about Fi's identity.[1] The actress revealed that at the conclusion of the storyline, which she said had "a beginning, middle and end", Fi would be leaving the serial.[1]
Luke Browning
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Duration | 1987, 1992, 2017 | ||||||||
First appearance | Episode 222 31 March 1987 | ||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 5610 5 December 2017 | ||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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Luke Browning (also Willmott-Brown), played by Henry Power in 1987, an uncredited actor in 1992, and
Luke and his sister,
In 2017, Luke's uncle,
Luke meets Ben to ask him for another chance. Luke tells Ben he has been released from prison after four years and Ben tells Luke he served twenty months in youth custody for manslaughter. Luke tells James that he and Ben are back together on his request and questions James's interest in Ben and Kathy. Fi promises James that she will get the sealed bids from Max and Luke promises to persuade Jay to sell the car lot land, though Luke doubts Fi's abilities. Luke offers Jay £150,000 for the car lot, which Jay declines, but Luke gives him money. When Jay finds out about his foster father Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) is having financial troubles, Jay accepts Luke's £200,000 offer. Luke attends Ben's half-sister's, Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper), birthday meal to make sure Phil knows nothing about James seeing Kathy on Halloween, thinking Kathy would tell him. Luke phones James and tells him that Phil is unaware. Kathy confides in Ian that James is back and Ian tells Phil. Phil visits James and realises Luke is James's son when he sees a photo of them. Phil tells Kathy that Luke is James's son and Phil fails to warn Luke off Ben. Ben is angry with Phil for what he did and when Kathy tries to get Ben and Phil to make up, Kathy tells Ben that Phil was protecting him as James raped her. After struggling to process what he is told, Ben is determined to hurt James, but Kathy orders Ben to keep out of it as it happened to her and not him. The next day, Ben confronts Luke with what he has been told and Luke tells Ben that James wants to meet him.
Ben come face to face with James in his office and threatens him with a crowbar but Luke stops Ben from hurting James. The next day, Luke worries that Ben will break up with him as Ben initially decides to end their relationship, due to their parents' history but changes his mind after a heart to heart with Kathy. Kathy is alarmed when Luke grabs her wrist. The next day, Luke is furious with Ben when he plays a prank over salt and furiously grabs Ben's wrist and threatens him before leaving. Donna and
Oxley
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Colum Gallivan |
Appears in | Episode 226 14 April 1987 |
Classification | Former; guest |
Oxley, played by Colum Gallivan, is the "Walford attacker". A series of night-time assaults on women in Walford are reported in the news and people start to worry the attacker could start to target those in the
Reg Sparrow
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Portrayed by | Richard Ireson | ||||
Duration | 1987–1988 | ||||
First appearance | Episode 226 14 April 1987 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 389 27 October 1988 | ||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
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Reg Sparrow,
Later in the year, Sparrow joins Den in one of
Magda Czajkowski
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Portrayed by | Kathryn Apanowicz | ||||
Duration | 1987–1988 | ||||
First appearance | Episode 232 5 May 1987 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 329 31 March 1988 | ||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||
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Magda "Mags" Czajkowski is played by Kathryn Apanowicz.
Magda arrives in May 1987 and secures a catering concession at
However, their relationship does not go smoothly. Magda is a bit older than Simon, and his immature tendencies often infuriate her, whilst her complaining infuriates him. Simon has some family upsets over the coming months and Magda fails to support him adequately, so he turns to his former boss, Den, for counsel. On Den's advice, Simon proceeds to pursue other women, and then starts seeing the barmaid
Magda tries to take her mind off things by attempting to purchase a new property, the house that James Willmott-Brown (William Boyde) is selling. However, she receives another setback when James has a better offer and turns her down. After a heart-felt chat with Lou Beale (Anna Wing), Magda decides to cut her losses and leave Walford. She leaves the Square to share a flat with a friend in Fulham in March 1988.
Edie Smith
Edie Smith | |
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Portrayed by | Annie Smith |
Edie Smith, played by Eileen O'Brien, is the mother of Mary Smith (Linda Davidson). She appears between 12 May 1987 and 31 May 1988.
A religious and strict woman, Edie alienated her daughter so much that she ran away from
With the help of Rod Norman (Christopher McHallem), Mary manages to take control of her life. She contacts her mother to bring Annie back, but Edie keeps refusing. Eventually Mary becomes so depressed that Rod contacts Chris and tells him Mary is considering suicide. A concerned Chris then finally brings Annie home to Mary.
Chris decides to move to London early in 1988 to open a haulage company. Things do not go according to plan and he spends much of his time drinking himself into a stupor. Eventually, Mary contacts her mother to come and help Chris and the Smith family finally manage to sort out their differences. Shortly after, Edie begins to consider moving to London permanently. This is too much for Mary to bear, however, and she begins to rebel against her parents once again. Edie tries to intervene, but Mary is hostile and tells her that she will kill her if she ever tries to take Annie from her again. Shortly after, Mary decides to leave Walford. She takes Annie and jumps on a bus to an unknown destination. Edie refuses to waste any more concern on her unruly daughter and she leaves Walford to return to Stockport.
Graham Clark
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Portrayed by | Gary Webster | ||||||||
Duration | 1987–1988 | ||||||||
First appearance | Episode 244 16 June 1987 | ||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 308 19 January 1988 | ||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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Graham Clark, played by
Graham is very protective of his younger brother Barry Clark (Gary Hailes). Barry is afraid to admit to Graham that he is homosexual and in a relationship with Colin Russell (Michael Cashman). He tries to cover this up, but is relieved when Graham reveals he had known he is gay and accepted it. Graham marries a girl named Kate in 1987 after she becomes pregnant with his child. Graham is looking forward to the prospect of becoming a father and asks Barry to be Godfather. Kate miscarries weeks before the baby is due in November 1987. Graham and Barry are devastated.
Graham gets involved in the plight of Colin, who is targeted by the criminal organisation known as "The Firm". The Firm want Colin, who is doing
Johnny Harris
Johnny Harris, played by Michael O'Hagan, is a criminal associate of Den Watts (Leslie Grantham), who shows up occasionally from June 1987 to liaise with Den about various scams they are involved with. After one of his scams is uncovered by the police, Johnny is sent to Dickens Hill prison on remand, and Den joins him there in September 1988. Johnny is the "number 1" of the prison wing (head prisoner), and before Johnny leaves Dickens Hill to attend his trial, he arranges for Den to take over his position of "number 1".
Farrukh
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Portrayed by | Sumar Khan | ||||||||
First appearance | Episode 251 9 July 1987 | ||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 289 19 November 1987 | ||||||||
Classification | Former; guest | ||||||||
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Farrukh, played by Sumar Khan, comes to Walford from Bangladesh as a suitor who wants to woo his cousin Naima Jeffery (Shreela Ghosh). Naima had disgraced her family by divorcing her first husband following the demise of their arranged marriage. She is not open to embarking on another arranged marriage, but when she meets Farrukh, she is pleasantly surprised. A successful lawyer in Bangladesh with political aspirations, Farrukh is in full support of Naima's desire to be an independent woman. He and Naima bond, and several months later he returns to propose to Naima. They marry off-screen in Birmingham and move to Bangladesh in November 1987.
Ashraf Karim
Ashraf Karim, played by Aftab Sachak, moves to Walford in 1987 to run the First Til Last grocery store. The next year, his wife Sufia (Rani Singh), and their children Shireen (Nisha Kapur) and Sohail (Ronnie Jhutti) join him. The Karims keep themselves to themselves, and don't mix much with the local of Walford. However, secretly Ashraf continues to have an affair with his long term mistress, Stella. Sufia finds out and threatens to leave, but Ashraf promises her that the affair is over. However the romance soon restarts, and the family of Jabbar Ahmed (Ashraf's arranged future son-in-law) see Ashraf with Stella, and call off the wedding. With his family in disgrace, Ashraf decides to move his family to Bristol. The Karims' last appearance is in June 1990.
Rod Norman
Rod Norman played by
Darren Roberts
Darren Roberts | |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Aisha Roberts |
Uncles | Josh |
Aunts | Nancy |
Darren Roberts, played by
Darren had attended school with
He gets on the wrong side of
Darren goes on to con
Days before his departure, Darren is questioned about the torching of The Dagmar, following
Junior Roberts
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Aaron Carrington |
Duration | 1987–1989 |
First appearance | Episode 256 28 July 1987 |
Last appearance | Episode 494 31 October 1989 |
Classification | Maxine Roberts Carmel Jackson |
Junior Roberts, played by Aaron Carrington, is a young tearaway, who idolises his wayward father. He is often getting into trouble and mischief around
Junior is the son of
Junior proceeds to cause havoc around the Square, getting into trouble for stealing, graffitiing the square, playing truant, and gives everyone a fright when he runs away from home and almost gets into a car with a stranger. Junior finds himself a girlfriend in 1988, Melody (Lyanne Compton), who is equally as troublesome. The two begin a scam where they steal dogs from people and then return them for a reward. They also manage to spark up a feud with the Karim children, with both sides swapping racist insults at each other. Darren, a petty criminal, is not the best role-model for his impressionable son, and he is often unable to curtail his deviance.
Junior idolises Darren and so he is devastated in July 1988 when his father abandons him and his sister and disappears without a word to anyone. Junior is forced to move away from Walford and go and live with his Grandparents, but he shows up regularly to visit Carmel and gets into more trouble, such as stealing
Matthew and Junior argue regularly and this puts a severe strain on Carmel's marital relationship. Junior's dislike for Matthew stems from the fact that he rightly suspects him of abusing his aunt. Junior tries to put a stop to Matthew's violence by informing various members of his family about the abuse he'd witnessed, but despite their best efforts Carmel refuses to take their help and denies that anything untoward is occurring. Things reach a head in July 1989, when Junior, in an attempt to protect his aunt from Matthew's rage, stabs him with a kitchen knife. Matthew is rushed to hospital, and Junior finds it difficult to come to terms with what he has done. Carmel eventually manages to reassure him that what he did was in self-defence and he is not to blame.
The following month Carmel's father dies, and so the Robertses all leave Walford to tend to Junior's grieving grandmother. Junior is not pleased with this and makes an ill-fated attempt to run away from home with Melody, but he only manages to get as far as the front door before Carmel discovers his plan and forces him to leave with her instead.
Over the following months Junior shows up in Walford regularly to visit Melody and
Aisha Roberts
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Portrayed by | Aisha Jacob |
Duration | 1987–1989 |
First appearance | Episode 262 18 August 1987 |
Last appearance | Episode 473 17 August 1989 |
Classification | Maxine Roberts |
Aisha Roberts is played by Aisha Jacob, who is the real life daughter of Judith Jacob, the actress who played her on-screen aunt, Carmel Jackson.[28]
Aisha is the young daughter of
In July 1988, Darren abandons both his children and leaves Walford without a word to anyone. Aisha is then sent away from Walford to live with her grandparents. However, the following year, she is sent back to Carmel, much to the annoyance of her abusive husband,
Donna Ludlow
Donna Ludlow, played by Matilda Ziegler between 1987 and 1989,[29] is the daughter of Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth). Donna was put up for adoption at a young age, and in August 1987 she arrives in Walford to make contact with her long-lost mother. Donna is a troubled individual who is desperate for attention, but she is shunned by almost all who encounter her. After she finds out she was conceived from rape and then rejected by Kathy, Donna sets herself on a path of self-destruction. In April 1989, she takes a drug overdose and chokes to death on her own vomit.
Frank Butcher
Frank Butcher, played by Mike Reid, makes his first appearance on-screen as a guest character in 1987 but, due to a positive viewer reception, he is reintroduced in 1988 as a regular character. Reid took a long hiatus from EastEnders in 1994. Frank returns as a recurring character from December 1995 to January 1998,[30] and eventually becomes a regular once again from May 1998 to November 2000, when Reid quit. Frank makes three brief reappearances after that, the final one in December 2005. Given the widespread identification of Mike Reid as Frank, Reid's death in July 2007 led to BBC bosses deciding that it would not be possible for the character to return in the future. In November 2007, it was announced that the character would die off-screen and in April 2008 his funeral was screened as part of a special set of episodes, dubbed Frank week.
Derek Taylor
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Portrayed by | Ken Sharrock | ||||||
First appearance | Episode 268 8 September 1987 | ||||||
Last appearance | Episode 271 17 September 1987 | ||||||
Classification | Former; guest | ||||||
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Derek Taylor,[31] played by Ken Sharrock, is a friendly passer-by who stops to help when the Walford ladies' darts team's coach breaks down on the way to the Isle of Dogs. He forms a friendship with Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard), and follows the team to the Isle of Dogs.[32][33] He is attracted to Pauline, and makes a surprise visit to Walford on 15 September 1987 to see her in the launderette. He meets Pauline's husband Arthur (Bill Treacher), and her sister-in-law Kathy Beale, (Gillian Taylforth), and offers her a deal to sell her knitwear. Derek goes back to the Fowlers' house with Pauline. Arthur returns home from his allotment and rudely asks Derek to leave.[34] Pauline turns him down when he visits again on 17 September, and he leaves Walford.[35]
Martin Hunter
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Portrayed by | Peter Purves | ||||
First appearance | Episode 278 13 October 1987 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 280 20 October 1987 | ||||
Classification | Former; guest | ||||
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Martin Hunter, played by Peter Purves, appears in episodes 278, 279 and 280, first broadcast in October 1987.
Martin is a television presenter who arrives in
When the documentary is aired, the residents of Walford are horrified at how Hunter has misrepresented them.[36]
Duncan Boyd
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Portrayed by | David Gillespie | ||||||
Duration | 1987–1989, 2023 | ||||||
First appearance | Episode 280 20 October 1987 | ||||||
Last appearance | Episode 6659 1 May 2023 | ||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||
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Duncan Boyd, played by David Gillespie, is the curate at the local church. He is first seen in October 1987, when Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), who is sick of being made to choose sides between her rowing parents, seeks solace at the church. Over subsequent chats, Sharon soon begins to feel comfortable enough around Duncan to start relaying her problems and she is overjoyed to finally find someone that listens to her for a change. Over the following months, Sharon finds herself leaning on Duncan more and more and she soon begins to feel attracted towards him, feelings that are reciprocated by Duncan.
By the end of the year, the two start a relationship, much to the shock of Sharon's parents, Den (Leslie Grantham) and Angie (Anita Dobson). Sharon seems to have fallen in love and in December she asks Duncan if they can get engaged. Duncan tries to win Den over by informing him of his admirable intentions towards Sharon, and hinting that marriage is a definite possibility in the not too distant future. Den is pessimistic however, and sets about trying to upset the relationship by persuading his employee, Donna Ludlow (Matilda Ziegler), to flirt with Duncan outrageously, knowing full well that Sharon will catch them in the act. The plan works, and Sharon is furious to see Duncan sharing a drink with Donna, but unfortunately for Den, their row is short-lived and they patch things up soon enough.
Later in the year, Duncan sparks up a friendship with Lofty Holloway (Tom Watt), who regularly accompanies him to youth help groups. This eventually leads to Lofty's departure when Duncan sets him up with a job as a handyman in a children's home away from the Square. Cracks starts to show in Duncan and Sharon's relationship, mainly because Sharon starts to begrudge the amount of time Duncan spends on his Christian duties and the many Bible readings he attends with devout Christian Dot Cotton (June Brown). She also begins to grow tired of Duncan's inability to have fun and she starts to ponder whether they are really suited to each other. Things reach a climax after Duncan persuades Sharon and her best friend Michelle (Susan Tully) to house a homeless Donna in their flat. Malicious Donna subsequently tries to come between the friends, and when asked to leave, she refuses and claims tenants rights. Sharon blames Duncan for the whole mess, and when he is offered a parish in Wiltshire and wants to proceed with their wedding immediately, Sharon has second thoughts and calls off their engagement. Duncan is heartbroken and proceeds to ask her to marry him several more times, before he finally accepts it is over.
Duncan remains in Walford until July 1989, performing priestly duties, including being the priest at Den's memorial service in April, after which he is not seen again until 25 April 2023, when he returns for a guest stint.[37]
Gerry Fairweather
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Portrayed by | Jason Watkins | ||||||
Duration | 1987–1988 | ||||||
First appearance | Episode 288 17 November 1987 | ||||||
Last appearance | Episode 304 5 January 1988 | ||||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||
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Gerry Fairweather, played by
Alan McIntyre
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Portrayed by | Pip Miller | ||||
Duration | 1987–1989 | ||||
First appearance | Episode 293 3 December 1987 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 488 10 October 1989 | ||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||
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Alan McIntyre, played by Pip Miller, first appears in December 1987 as the downstairs neighbour to
Things then proceed to get infinitely worse for the Osmans at the hands of Alan, when their flat is broken into and their carpet is defecated on. Ali and Alan have several fights and Alan often resorts to racial insults. During one such argument, Roly, Den Watts' (Leslie Grantham) poodle slips his leash and bites Alan in the arm.
In 1988, Alan manages to patch up his differences with Ali and he also purchases James Willmott-Brown's (William Boyde) house and converts it into flats. He allows Donna Ludlow (Matilda Ziegler) to have first choice of one of the flats in exchange for sex.
In October 1989 Ali is going through some money problems, so as always, he turns to gambling to get himself out of debt. However, he picks the wrong opponent in Alan, and after he has a bad loss and is unable to pay his rent, Alan kicks him out of his flat, forcing Ali to return to Cyprus. This is Alan's last appearance.
Others
Character | Date(s) | Actor | Circumstances |
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Mr Fenwick | 13 January | Chris Sanders | Angie Watts's solicitor. She visits him for advice over her divorce from Den Watts. Angie explains to Mr Fenwick that she realises that her marriage is definitely over but that she wants to counter his petition because he had a mistress for seven years. Mr Fenwick recommends that they serve a petition on Den but it would mean going to court. However, Angie remains confused about what to do. |
Dr Blackburn | 13 January | David McAlister | A psychiatrist who assesses Michelle Holloway , that Arthur's breakdown was due to his unemployment, lack of money and the theft of the Christmas Club money. He says Arthur can be helped but that it will a long process and he should admitted into hospital, adding that Arthur's family should help by making him feel valued, as he has lost all his self-esteem.
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Ms Curbishley | 13 January | Veronica Roberts | A woman from the Youth Training Scheme who interviews Sharon Watts after Sharon left her first YTS placement. Ms Curbishley is not happy that Sharon left, even though the people at the first placement were pleased with Sharon. Sharon explains that she wants a placement that offers her the chance of a career and is prepared to work harder at it. Sharon also says she wants Ms Curbishley to apply for as many placements as she can. Ms Curbishley agrees to support Sharon but says she may need to take evening classes, which Sharon is willing to do. |
Alexander | 29 January | Colin Gourley | A man who meets Mary Smith in The Queen Victoria. They go to her flat and he pays her but he only talks about his life. It becomes apparent that Alexander has no friends or family apart from a sister who lives in Tring who he rarely sees due to friction with her husband, Eric. Mary is nervous when Alexander talks about cutting up Eric's clothing that he disliked and she asks him to leave. Alexander asks if he can stay the night but Mary turns him down. However, when he reveals he has nowhere to stay and no money, Mary returns his money to him. |
Cyril | 10 February | Uncredited | A customer in Pat Wicks serves.
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DS Todd | 24 February–26 March (3 episodes) |
Duncan Preston | A police officer who arrives on Albert Square to investigate the brutal attack on Annie Smith with his car and asks him for details about some of his patients, which Dr Legg cannot give him. He takes Simon and Pete to the police station for further questioning as Simon has an unexplained scratch on his face and Pete has no alibi. DS Todd returns following a further attack on another woman and discovers that there was a party that night and Pete was the only person to leave early having been humiliated by a prank, so he asks Pete to answer more questions at the police station. DS Todd later witnesses Pete's son, Ian Beale , almost giving a woman the wrong change on Pete's market stall and accuses him of doing it deliberately.
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Sally | 26 March | Cindy Day | A woman who arrives at Jan Hammond accuses Den of trying to charm Sally but he denies this. Later, Den phones Sally to talk about the job over dinner.
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Jude | 2 April | Joanne Bell | A girl who arrives at the Fowlers' home after Mark Fowler returns for a day visit. Jude collects Mark with a friend in a large purple car, despite his mother Pauline Fowler's attempts to keep him overnight. |
Gillian | 2 April | Harriet Cole | A woman from Jan Hammond, confronts him over his actions, having been informed of Gillian's presence by his soon to be ex-wife Angie Watts .
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Dr Bell | 7 April | Merelina Kendall | Sue Osman's GP, who examines Sue's breast after Sue finds a lump in it. Dr Bell says it could be a cyst but books Sue into a breast clinic for further tests. |
Michael | 7 April | Graeme Edler | A man who is drinking alone in Annie Smith , who Mary has left alone in the launderette, and Michael leaves the pub.
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June Watkins | 9–16 April | Madaline Blakeney | The godmother of Kathy Beale's (Gillian Taylforth) daughter Donna Ludlow (Matilda Ziegler), whom Kathy had given up for adoption as she was conceived from rape. June approaches Kathy while she is working on the market and asks to speak in private, so Kathy invites her to her home later. June tells Kathy who she is and that Donna wants to make contact with her, but tells her that it is Kathy's decision. Kathy decides not to see Donna.[38][39] |
Wayne | 14 April | Uncredited | A man who helps Angie Watts move her things out of The Queen Victoria pub. |
W/O Atkinson | 23 April–19 May (2 episodes) |
Hugh Martin | A Warrant Officer from the Court who visits Mary Smith, giving her a demand for immediate payment of her overdue fines that she has been ordered to pay by the Court following her conviction for soliciting. The demand is £30 which Mary does not have. Mary is threatened with arrest if she cannot pay the demand in full. Ethel Skinner and Dot Cotton are present and are prepared to give Mary £5 each to help her out. Mr Atkinson returns in May to arrest Mary and escort her to court as she has not paid her fine or made an appearance in court. Mr Atkinson tells Mary she will most likely receive a Suspended Committal Warrant meaning Mary will have another seven days to pay her fine or she will go to prison if she does not pay after the seven days are up. |
Miss Taylor | 23 April | Julia Goodman | A woman from the VAT Office who arrives to calculate Den Watts's VAT bill. She meets only Simon Wicks, as Den is out trying to sell his car so the cheque he has prepared for the VAT bill and given to Simon to give to Miss Taylor does not bounce. Simon spends most of the time trying to charm Miss Taylor in an effort to stall her so he will not have to present the cheque. However, Simon has to eventually hand over the cheque as Miss Taylor tells him that the VAT bill is already overdue and that Den knows that if the bill is not paid on her visit then court proceedings will commence and Den will face additional fines. The VAT bill ends up being over £500 more than originally estimated. |
Ray | 5 May–25 June (10 episodes) |
Bob Hewis | Four workmen contracted by Terry Rich. However, with the help of Arthur Fowler , the men are able to complete renovations within a month and the Dagmar wine bar opens. Only Ray and Tel are credited and given dialogue. Tel's surname is revealed through dialogue.
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Tel Conway | 5 May–25 June (12 episodes) |
Michael Garner | |
Gaz | 5 May–25 June (10 episodes) |
Uncredited | |
Omo | 5 May–25 June (11 episodes) |
Uncredited | |
Alan Miller | 7 May | Nick Reding | Dr Legg as a witness and mentions that Arthur has secured a job working for James Willmott-Brown . Due to the mitigating circumstances, Arthur is sentenced to 28 days' imprisonment.
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Jem | 7 May | Norman Gregory | A solicitor who is an associate of Alan Miller. He is credited as "solicitor". |
Mr Vaughan | 7 May | Colin Jeavons | The prosecutor at Arthur Fowler's theft trial. |
WPC Barbara Stewart | 14 May | Dione Inman | A colleague of DS Terry Rich who attends Terry and Debbie Wilkins ' engagement party.
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Tracey | 28 May | Donna Galbraith | A little girl who attends Vicki Fowler's first birthday party. Pauline Fowler asks Tracey if she is having a nice time, which Tracey confirms. Vicki's stepfather, Lofty Holloway, lets Tracey light the candle on Vicki's birthday cake. |
John | 4 June | Uncredited | A customer on Pete Beale's fruit and veg market stall. |
Mr Khan | 6 August | Dhirendra | £5000 to vacate the flat they are renting from Ashraf. Sue is tempted by the offer but Ali refuses. |
Terry | 18 August | Vincenzo Nicoli | |
Dean | 18 August | Daniel Pryke | |
Father Allen | 27 August | Ian Jentle | A Catholic priest and a friend of the Smith family, who arrives in Walford from Stockport in search of Annie is better off with them. However, Allen offers his support and is persuaded that Mary has changed and is able to properly care for Annie.
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Keith Hopkins | 8-10 September (2 episodes) |
Ian Redford | Tina Hopkins' (Eleanor Rhodes) parents who arrive in Walford unannounced and they are shocked with the state of her flat she shares with her boyfriend, Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt). They take Tina with them back to Ilford. |
Mrs Hopkins | Pamela Merrick | ||
Mrs Burton | 10 September | Jill Benedict | A member of the Pat Wicks .
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Bruce Tally | 3 November 1987 – 29 March 1988 |
Crawford Logan | Bruce is a local moneylender. |
DS Mackey | 10 December | Kevin Costello | Mackey questions Arthur and Pauline Fowler, and later Colin Russell about the break-in at Colin's flat. He also arrests Charlie Cotton when shopkeeper Rezaul Kabir reports Charlie for theft. |
DI Regis | 15 December 1987 – 11 March 1993 (4 episodes) |
John Flannagan | Regis investigates the burglary of Eddie Royle and later questions Jack Woodman when Vicki Fowler is abducted.
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Mr Clark | 22 December | Leon Greene | Graham and Barry Clark's father. |
Joan Boyd | 24 December 1987 – 5 April 1988 |
Maggie Ford | Duncan Boyd's mother. She helps set up the Nativity ahead of Duncan's Christmas Eve service and meets Sharon Watts. |
Brendan Smith | 25 December | Ian Wilkinson | Annie , in hospital after Chris got drunk and attempted to take Annie to Stockport, but he crashed the car into a Postbox.
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Lennie | 31 December 1987 (2 episodes) |
Ivor Raymonde | A pianist who plays some cockney favorites on the piano at the Queen Victoria Pub on New Year's Eve.
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