Liam Tyler
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| Liam Tyler | ||||||||
| Portrayed by | Francis Magee | |||||||
| Introduced by | Leonard Lewis | |||||||
| Duration | 1993–1995 | |||||||
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| Status | Divorced | |||||||
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Liam Tyler was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Irish actor Francis Magee played the character from 1993 to 1995. Liam was the biological father of Clare Bates and the former husband of Debbie Bates.
[edit] History
Liam first appeared not long after Debbie and Clare arrived in the Square, having tracked them down after he had been abusing Debbie. Liam did everything in his power to split up Debbie and her new love interest, Nigel Bates, but his efforts failed.
Liam returned to the Square again after Debbie's sudden death in 1995, attempting to gain custody of Clare. Clare preferred to stay with Nigel and a court case ensued, Nigel ultimately won when Liam's girlfriend admitted that he had been abusive toward her. Nigel subsequently adopted Clare, who took his last name.
