Marge Green
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| Marge Green | |
| Portrayed by | Pat Coombs |
| Duration | 1989–1990 |
| First appearance | 9 May 1989 |
| Last appearance | 8 February 1990 |
| Marital status | Single |
| Occupation | Brown Owl |
| Family | Fred |
Marjorie "Marge" Green was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was played by the late Pat Coombs.
Marge was a comical but timid creature and she often found herself being bossed around by the more dominant seniors of Albert Square. She had devoted her life to caring for her sick mother, so she suddenly found herself lacking purpose when she eventually died in 1989.
[edit] History
Marge first arrived in Albert Square in May 1989 as a friend of Dot Cotton and Ethel Skinner. Marge worked at the Bed & Breakfast; first for Doris, then for Pat Butcher. When poor health forced Pauline Fowler to give up working at the launderette, Marge worked there in her place for a few months, but always succeeded in muddling up the service washes. Marge was an elderly spinster and as well as her day job cleaning she also held the position of Brown Owl for unruly Walford Brownies group. That was until Mo Butcher muscled in, and relieved her of her duties. However, she managed to regain her position in the end when Mo was sacked for lying about her age.
Marge was a bit timid and a bit of a soft-touch too, and Mo would regularly boss her around and make her do the scivvying when they were together, although, after a bit of coaxing from Ethel she did manage to stand up to Mo in the end, which stopped her bossing (albeit temporarily).
Marge lived at 93 Victoria Road and devoted her life to caring for her sickly 93 year old mother. This was a massive strain on her, particularly when her mother's health suddenly deteriorated after a second stroke in December 1989. Noticing that Marge was becoming exhausted with the palliative care of her mother, her friends, Dot, Ethel and Mo, decided to take her on holiday to Clacton, where they all took part in a dancing competition. Marge attracted the attention of a senior bachelor, Mr Conroy, but she had led a sheltered life and she was far too shy to allow the romance to develop. Nevertheless, Mr Conroy persisted and even ended up proposing, which Marge regretfully turned down because of her commitment to her mother. Soon after, however, Marge received the news that her mother had died and she subsequently decided to accept Mr Conroy's proposal. Unfortunately for Marge, he had already departed, so she returned to Walford nursing a broken heart.
Although Marge was devastated to lose her mother, her friends helped her through it and she eventually came to look forward to a future where she could concentrate on her own needs instead of caring for others. However, the following year, Marge's cousin Fred arrived in Walford and conned her into becoming his invalid mother's companion on a cruise ship. Despite Mo warning her against it, Marge felt obligated to care for her sick relative, so in February 1990 she left Walford and has not been seen since.
[edit] Family
- Cousin: Fred Green
[edit] Trivia
- The storyline involving Marge and the unruly brownies was intended to be fun, but references to brownies behaving badly caused great offense to the brownie movement, and an official complaint was made and upheld. The BBC had to make a public apology for the misinterpretation of the movement.
- Pat Coombs was said to be extremely upset that the character of Marge only lasted for one year, but the producers felt there was no place in the programme's new plan for a character whose prime function was to be comic relief.
