"Uncle" (EastEnders)

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EastEnders character
"Uncle"
Portrayed by	Leonard Maguire
Duration	1986–1988
Occupation	Pawnbroker

"Uncle" was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He was played by the late Leonard Maguire.

Uncle (real name unknown) was a Jewish pawnbroker and friend of Albert and Lou Beale from the war years. He was a semi-regular character and his first appearance on screen was in February 1986, when he visited Lou after 20 years to return Albert's watch, which Lou had recently given to her grandson, Simon Wicks.

Simon had pawned it to pay loan sharks after he borrowed £1,500 for his failed band and after he could pay no more, he came to Walford to hide from them. However, they followed him and he was subsequently forced to pay twice that amount.

While Lou's son-in-law Arthur was in prison, Uncle loaned his wife Pauline money and he later helped Lou on her will. His last appearance was in July 1988 when he attended Lou's funeral.