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Patricia "Pat" Evans (née Harris; previously Beale, Wicks and Butcher) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. She has been played by Pam St. Clement since 12 June 1986, just over a year after the show first aired. Pat was also played by Emma Cooke in a soap 'bubble' Pat and Mo: Ashes to Ashes, delving into the her past with Mo Harris, which aired in 2004.

Pat is a tough enemy, a good friend, a straight talker and a woman who won't be messed with. She's had a rough life and made many mistakes, but she's a survivor and she refuses to let her past grind her down. She's mellowed a bit in recent years, but there are still not many who'd care to get on her wrong side. Pat has been married four times, making her the most-married character in the whole of EastEnders, until 2007 when Ian Beale completed his fourth marriage to Jane Collins.

Born and bred in Walford, Pat Harris emerged as a looker in her early teens, and at the age of sixteen she won the Miss Butlins title in Clacton. Here she met a young Frank Butcher, who was holidaying with his girlfriend, June, soon to become the first Mrs Butcher. After the contest Frank became besotted with Pat, and it wasn't long before he'd coaxed her into his bed. Frank was the first of what would be many lovers in Pat's life, and so began a love affair, that has continued, on and off, ever since. Soon after, June became pregnant and gave birth to Clare, Frank married her and a heartbroken Pat began playing the field. More...