The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 1992, by order of first appearance.
Christine Hewitt was played by Elizabeth Power. Introduced in 1992 as a lonely divorcée who became besotted with married Arthur Fowler (Bill Treacher) while he tended her garden. She left in 1993 once her affair with Arthur was discovered by his wife Pauline. Liz Power was offered the role by one of the programme's producers, Leonard Lewis, for whom she'd worked with previously on Juliet Bravo and Softly, Softly.[1] She has commented "I got a call out of the blue asking if I could go up to the BBC at Elstree to meet him. Mrs Hewitt was going to be in five episodes and I thought, 'wonderful'."[1] Mrs Hewitt made her first appearance on-screen in February 1992, as a lonely divorcee who employed the long running character, Arthur Fowler, to tend to her garden—used as a plot device to rebuild Arthur's relationship with his son Mark Fowler (Todd Carty), while they worked together on Christine's garden.[2] Power filmed her scenes for the five episodes and thought that would be the end of it; however, she was subsequently contacted by Leonard Lewis and asked to reprise the role. Power commented "It was all I could do to stop myself screeching down the phone. They didn't tell me which direction the story was going to take. I got on so well with [Bill Treacher] from the word go. We really liked each other."[1] Mrs Hewitt was reintroduced in a storyline that saw her become Arthur Fowler's mistress, but when the affair ended Power left the series, making her final appearance on-screen in October 1993.[1]
| Anne Howes | |||||
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| Portrayed by | Cassie Stuart | ||||
| Duration | 1992 | ||||
| First appearance | 10 March 1992 | ||||
| Last appearance | 9 April 1992 | ||||
| Classification | Former; guest | ||||
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| Occupation | Personal Assistant | ||||
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Anne Howes,played by Cassie Stuart, met Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) while he was on a stag night in a curry house. Phil brought her back to his home at the The Queen Victoria and they slept together. A romance was quick to develop, but Anne turned out to be a habitual liar. She refused to give Phil her home telephone number or allow him back to her house and when Phil questioned her on this, she became defensive and hostile. By this time Phil had fallen for her, so he persevered, but he began to grow suspicious when he spotted her arguing with a strange man in the middle of Bridge Street market. Anne claimed that the man was merely an ex-boyfriend, but when Phil confronted him he was told that Anne was his wife and a serial adulterer.
Phil was angered by her dishonesty, but Anne claimed that her marriage was over, which her husband, Terry (Neal Swettenham), refused to accept. She portrayed Terry as suicidal and needy and promised that her feelings for Phil were genuine. Phil eventually accepted her explanation and confessed to loving her, but Anne remained uncertain about leaving her husband, fearing that he would kill himself if she did. After days of ignoring Phil, Anne agreed to discuss their relationship over dinner, but she turned up to the restaurant late, claiming that her husband had locked her in their bedroom. Terry followed them there and was shocked to discover that Anne had claimed he was suicidal, dismissing this as one of her lies. He pleaded with Phil to finish with Anne for the sake of their young daughter—another secret that Anne had been keeping. Phil ended the affair after realising that Anne had been lying to him all along.
Mandy Salter is played by Nicola Stapleton. Introduced on 12 March 1992, Mandy was portrayed as a teenage tearaway. She was featured in storylines about homelessness, child and drug abuse. Her relationship with Aidan Brosnan was one of the prominent storylines featured in 1993. Due to the character's devious behaviour, it has been suggested that Mandy was one of the most hated characters on television during her tenure.Mandy was one of several introductions to the cast of EastEnders in 1992. Executive producer Leonard Lewis took a tentative approach to introducing new characters in 1992. Most were introduced gradually, making an initial appearance and then joining the programme full-time a couple of months later.[2] This allowed the producers and writers to create new characters and see them brought to life by the actors before committing them to a longer contract.[2] Mandy first appeared in March 1992 as a school girl aged 15, abandoned by her mother in Pat Butcher's care. She left the series temporarily a few weeks later; in the storyline she went back to her mother's flat, but she returned by the summer of 1992 as a regular character, squatting in the soap's setting of Albert Square.Stapleton quit the role and Mandy departed on-screen on 13 January 1994. Stapleton claims that she has been asked to reprise the role in the past, and although she turned these offers down, in 2009 she stated the door has been left open for Mandy to return. In June 2011, it was confirmed that Stapleton was to reprise her role as Mandy and she reappeared from 29 August 2011.[3]
Nigel Bates was played by Paul Bradley from 1992 to 1998. Introduced in 1992 by Leonard Lewis, the character was incorporated gradually and brought back as a regular following a brief stint due to a popular reception. He was depicted as a lovable loser and a nerd. Bradley quit the role and Nigel was written out of the serial in April 1998 and was given a happy ending. The door was left open for a possible future return. Nigel was one of several introductions occurring in 1992. Executive producer Leonard Lewis took a tentative approach to introducing new characters in 1992. Most were introduced gradually, making an initial appearance and then joining the programme full-time a couple of months later.[2] This allowed the producers and writers to create new characters and see them brought to life by the actors before committing them to a longer contract.[2] Characters introduced in this way included Mandy Salter (Nicola Stapleton), Christine Hewitt (Lizzie Power) and Nigel Bates, played by Paul Bradley.[2]
| Terry Howes | |||||
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| Portrayed by | Neal Swettenham | ||||
| Duration | 1992 | ||||
| First appearance | 24 March 1992 | ||||
| Last appearance | 9 April 1992 | ||||
| Classification | Former; guest | ||||
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Terry Howes, played by Neal Swettenham appeared for a brief period in 1992. Terry was the estranged husband of Phil Mitchell's (Steve McFadden) girlfriend, Anne (Cassie Stuart), although this was not revealed straight away. Originally Anne claimed that Terry was a former lover, who had taken their separation badly. Phil became suspicious when he saw Anne and Terry rowing and, later that evening, Terry was spotted lurking outside Phil's house. Furious, Phil went to warn him off, but Terry stunned him by revealing that he and Anne were actually married.
Anne convinced Phil that her marriage was over, but she was unable to leave Terry as he had threatened to kill himself if she did. When Phil confronted Terry with this, he discovered that Anne had been lying—she'd had numerous affairs in the past, but always came back to him in the end. Terry then shocked Phil by telling him that he and Anne had a young daughter. He begged him to end the affair for her sake. Phil did so after realising that Anne had been lying all along.
| Bernie Stanton | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Patrick Carter |
| Duration | 1992 |
| Appears on | 26 March 1992 |
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| Occupation | Car trader |
Bernie Stanton was a dealer who provided Frank Butcher with used cars for his carlot in Walford. In 1992, Frank accumulated heavy debts due to a tax demand and VAT bill. He was subsequently unable to pay Bernie for the cars. Bernie showed up in Walford and ordered his employees to take back all the unpaid for cars. Frank was forced to pay Bernie straight away in order to keep them.
| Gary Phillips | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Scott Lane |
| Duration | 1992 |
| First appearance | 31 March 1992 |
| Last appearance | 23 April 1992 |
Gary Phillips was a friend of Lloyd Tavernier. He and his friend Wesley were into shoplifting and raiding skips and repossessed houses for discarded junk, which they sold on Brick Lane.
On another occasion, Gary stole a car and took it for a joyride with Lloyd and Wes. His unruly driving caught the attention of the police and a chase ensued. The police eventually cornered them and all three were arrested and charged.
They stood trial in front of a magistrate in April and Gary was sent to a young offenders institute for a three-month sentence. He was also disqualified from driving for two years. Lloyd managed to get off with a suspended sentence because he had sickle cell disease.
| Charles Raymond | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Tim Stern |
| Duration | 1992 |
| Appears on | 9 April 1992 |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Property investor |
Charles Raymond was a property investor who came to Walford to view Frank Butcher's B&B at number 20 Albert Square. Frank had been forced to put the property on the market in 1992 after a huge tax demand and VAT bill threatened to leave him bankrupt. The adjoining property, 18 Albert Square, was also owned by Frank—used as the Butcher family residence. Frank intended to keep this property, but Raymond told him that he was only interested in buying both. Frank was against this, even though Charles offered to purchase at market price and pay the estate agent's fee. Later that day, Frank was contacted by his financial advisor, Christine Pretis, who informed him that his tax demand was far greater than the original estimate. Frank had no choice but to sell the two properties to Charles and move his family to a small flat elsewhere on the Square.
| Albert Davies | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Duration | 1992 |
| Appears on | 14 April 1992 |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Brewery rep |
Albert Davies was a Welsh representative from Celtic Cross Breweries who came to The Queen Vic to persuade Sharon Mitchell to stock his beer. He gave her a free crate, which the customers soon finished.
| Jonathan Hewitt | |||||||
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| Portrayed by | Jonny Lee Miller | ||||||
| Duration | 1992 | ||||||
| First appearance | 28 April 1992 | ||||||
| Last appearance | 14 May 1992 | ||||||
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| Occupation | Unemployed | ||||||
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Jonathan Hewitt was the layabout son of Christine Hewitt — who employed Arthur Fowler to tend to her garden. Jonathan had been unemployed for a while after dropping out of college, and when Christine saw Arthur advertising for a gardening assistant she approached him and recommended Jonathan for the post. Arthur agreed and he and Jonathan spent several weeks tending to gardens in Albert Square.
Arthur's love for plants rubbed off on Jonathan, and he seemed extremely keen on the job, even helping Arthur sell his plants at the May Day fête on the Square. However as the weeks went by Jonathan started to shirk his responsibilities, leaving work early and then failing to show up at all. After a few days of absence, Arthur contacted Christine to complain. According to Christine, Jonathan had left London to attend a festival in Scotland with his hippy friends. Christine took over the job in his place, which was the precursor to her affair with Arthur. Jonathan never appeared again, but in March 1993 Christine visited him in Scotland because he had suffered an injury.
The role of Jonathan Hewitt was one of the first notable acting credits for Jonny Lee Miller, who went on to find greater fame as a film actor. Miller has since commented on his stint in EastEnders: "It was five weeks' work and I made more money there than I ever had in my life. Then they offered me a year's contract. I said no, thank God. I thought I should get out of there while I still could. No offence to EastEnders."[4]
| Keith Steer | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Tim Dantay |
| Duration | 1992 |
Keith Steer and his accomplice Charlie Keating persuaded Grant Mitchell to carry out a raid on a betting shop. However, when Grant's wife Sharon discovered what he was planning, she threatened him with divorce. Grant persuaded his brother Phil to do the robbery in his place. Steer and Keating were incompetent amateurs, and one shot the other in the foot by mistake. When Phil stopped to help the injured Keating, Steer drove off and left them. The police spent the next week questioning the Mitchell brothers about the robbery, but Phil was given a false alibi by Frank Butcher and Pete Beale, so he avoided arrest.
| Charlie Keating | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Nicholas Tennant |
| Duration | 1992 |
Charlie Keating and his accomplice Keith Steer carried out a raid on a betting shop in June 1992 with Phil Mitchell. Steer and Keating were incompetent amateurs, and one shot the other in the foot by mistake. When Phil stopped to help the injured Keating, Steer drove off and left them. The police spent the next week questioning the Mitchell brothers about the robbery, but Phil was given a false alibi by Frank Butcher and Pete Beale, so he avoided arrest.
| Andonis Papadopolous | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Lee Warner |
| Duration | 1992, 1994, 2009 |
| First appearance | 19 May 1992 |
| Last appearance | 10 August 2009 |
| Classification | Former; recurring |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Proprietor |
Andonis Papadopolous known commonly as Mr. Papadopolous was played by Lee Warner. Andonis is the owner of the launderette on Bridge Street.[5] In a long-running joke, employee Dot Branning (June Brown) has difficulty pronouncing his surname, and for much of the show's history he has been referred to as Mr. Oppodopolus, Oppydoppy, Olopolopous or varying other mispronunciations; some of which are used by other characters, including Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter) who called him Mr. P. Andonis was not the original owner of the launderette. From the show's inception until May 1992 the property was owned by his father, until he died while holidaying in his native Athens. The character is of Greek descent, but the Papadopouloses were apparently based in Walthamstow, East London. Despite being referred to regularly throughout the entire serial, the Papadopolouses have not been seen often on-screen. Andonis made his first appearance in May 1992, when he came to Walford to assess the business following his father's death. Dot noticed him taking a keen interest in the launderette and feared he was a murderer. She spent several days in a terrified state until Andonis made a formal introduction the following episode, revealing his first name. He made several alterations to the way the business was managed, much to Dot's dismay.
Over the next two years he showed up in Walford occasionally. He was featured in the programme's 1,000th episode on 12 July 1994, where he discovered that his employee, Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson), was faking an illness in order to get out of work. Carol was actually attending the wedding of Nigel (Paul Bradley) and Debbie Bates (Nicola Duffett), which Andonis witnessed. The following day he fired Carol as well as long-time employee, Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard), who had been covering up for her. He employed a relative to work in their place, but the launderette fell into chaos, so both were eventually offered their jobs back. Pauline made him grovel before accepting and managed to get a 75 pence per hour payrise. This was Mr. Papadopolous' last credited appearance to date, though he is still mentioned often in the programme. He returned on 10 August 2009, although his face was not seen on screen, he did not speak and he was not named in the credits.[6] He arrived at the launderette looking for Dot, and later found her at her house, giving her a parcel.
Richard Cole was played by Ian Reddington between 1992 and 1994.[7] The character was conceived by writer Tony Jordan.[8] Richard was designed to be "a bit of a lad, a charming womanizer" and the original character's biography scripted him with as a uniform-wearing Cockney from London.[8][9] However, when Sheffield-born actor Ian Reddington read for the role, the production team liked his portrayal so much that they altered the character's backstory so they could accommodate Reddington's Northern-English accent.[8] The character was nicknamed "Tricky Dicky" both in the show and the British press and become a prominent soap womanizer and villain for the two years he appeared;[8] he had flings with various female characters, most notably Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) and Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer).[10]
| Adrian Bell | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Joseph Marcell |
| Duration | 1992 |
| First appearance | 4 August 1992 |
| Last appearance | 6 August 1992 |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
Adrian Bell, an acquaintance of Grant Mitchell, was called urgently to the Queen Vic pub in August 1992 to do some repair work on its furniture.[11] Grant had smashed the place up after a heated row with his wife Sharon. Adrian spent several days mending the furniture, though Sharon found his presence an irritation, as he made loud noises and took up room in her bar. She was pleased with the job he did in the end, and was more than happy with his reasonable fee. Frank Butcher also tried to employ Adrian to instil a cab office for his wife’s cab firm in Bridge Street café. He wanted to relocate the office from its current location at the car lot, where he worked. When Frank's wife Pat found out, she forbade Frank from going ahead with the plan.
| Sean Hogan | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Aran Bell |
| Duration | 1992 |
| Appears on | 25 August 1992 |
Sean Hogan’s mother sold Rachel Kominski a boxful of his recently deceased father’s belongings. Rachel bought the box for ten pounds, but later discovered a valuable fishing reel inside, which a man bought from her for £150. The following episode, Sean and his mother came in search of Rachel, and found her at the Queen Vic pub. They wanted her to give the reel back. When Rachel said that she had sold it, Sean became angry, and accused her of stealing from his poor bereaved mother. He demanded that Rachel split her profits with them. He then pulled out a flyer advertising the same fishing reel for the price of £7,000, and he refused to believe that Rachel had sold it for a mere £150. He threatened to sue her, and when he became loud and aggressive, landlord Grant Mitchell threw him out of the pub. Rachel felt guilty, and offered to give the money to the woman, but she was highly embarrassed by her son’s behaviour. She told Rachel to keep it.
| Charlie Grace | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Frank Windsor |
| Duration | 1992 |
| Appears on | 10 September 1992 |
Major Charlie Grace met Dot Cotton and Ethel Skinner at a tea dance, and bought them a bottle of champagne. He alleged that he was a war veteran, and took a keen interest in Dot. When Ethel decided to go home, Dot remained with Major Grace and they went for a romantic meal. He charmed Dot into thinking that he wanted to see her again, and Dot was keen to do so. At the end of the meal, Major Grace told Dot to go to the bathroom "to powder her nose" while he took care of the bill. However, when Dot returned, Major Grace had disappeared. Dot soon realised that she had been conned when the maitre d' informed her that Major Grace had insisted that she was paying for the meal. When Dot reached into her bag, she realised that her purse had been stolen too.
| Lilian Kominski | |||||||
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| Portrayed by | Anna Korwin | ||||||
| Duration | 1992 | ||||||
| First appearance | 17 September 1992 | ||||||
| Last appearance | 29 September 1992 | ||||||
| Classification | Former; guest | ||||||
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Lilian Kominski, played by Anna Corwin, was the mother of Rachel Kominski (Jacquetta May). She came to stay with Rachel unexpectedly following a row with her husband, Joseph, and she refused to return home until her husband begged her to. Lilian was an interfering, judgemental and critical person, who constantly upset and embarrassed Rachel in front of her friends. She jibed Rachel for not dressing attractively or having a husband; criticised her lifestyle; meddled in her blossoming relationship with Richard Cole (Ian Reddington); frowned upon Rachel's lodger, Michelle Fowler, for having an interracial relationship with Clyde Tavernier (Steven Woodcock); and told anyone who cared to listen about how badly Rachel treated her and how much she had sacrificed for her. Rachel found her presence highly stressful, but whenever she confronted her mother, Lilian got upset, so Rachel was forced to backtrack in order to spare her feelings.
Lilian began dropping hints about Rachel's past in passing conversations to her friends, indicating that she had always been forced to clear up Rachel's many mistakes. She depicted Rachel as a troubled and depressed child, and seemed keen to divulge the reasons why. Rachel was furious when Michelle told her that Lilian had been dropping hints about her secret past. She went to confront her mother and it transpired that Rachel had fallen pregnant at 14, and Lilian had forced her to have an abortion, which left her depressed for a long while after. Rachel told her mother that she resented her for forcing her into an abortion. This upset Lilian and she told Rachel that it broke her heart to lose her first and perhaps only grandchild, but there was no other option. Rachel feared that Lilian would divulge her secret if she stayed in Walford, so she ordered her mother to go back to her father. Lilian left the following day after making peace with Rachel.
| Colin Simpson | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | David McEwan |
| Duration | 1992 |
| Appears on | 29 September 1992 |
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| Occupation | Council rep |
Colin Simpson worked for Walford council. In his only appearance on 29 September 1992, he came to inform the squatters at 23 Albert Square (Mark Fowler, Mandy Salter, Ricky and Sam Butcher) that they were being evicted. He was initially unable to find them, but Nigel Bates informed him where to find Ricky, and he formally handed him their eviction notice, which instructed them to vacate the premises in 72 hours.
| Shelley Lewis | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Nicole Arumugam |
| Duration | 1992–94 |
| First appearance | 10 November 1992 |
| Last appearance | 13 December 1994 |
| Profile | |
| Date of birth | 19 August 1972 |
| Occupation | Student |
Shelley Lewis, played by Nicole Arumugam, was a college friend of Michelle Fowler's and was first seen in November 1992. When Michelle's housemate, Rachel Kominski, left Walford early in 1993, Shelley moved in with Michelle and her daughter Vicki at 55 Victoria Road. She later got a job as part-time barmaid in The Queen Vic and was often seen hanging around with her other student pals Rich and Clem (her on/off boyfriend), which caused problems with Michelle when they were caught smoking cannabis in front of Vicki.
Shelley initially set her sights on Michelle's brother, Mark Fowler. Both appeared smitten with each other, but Mark was harbouring a secret - he was HIV positive. Seeing them growing closer, Michelle told Mark that he had to cool things with Shelley or tell her the truth. Mark then decided that it was best that they just remain friends.
Shelley was a bit of a user and after her brief fling with Mark ended she set her sights on local sleaze, Richard Cole, thinking he'd be a good 'meal ticket'. Richard was happy to lavish Shelley with expensive gifts in the hope that they would coax her into bed. Shelley was happy to take the gifts, but when Richard began to seek a return from his investments, Shelley abruptly told him that she 'wouldn't touch him with a bargepole'.
Shelley was still attracted to Mark and later initiated a kiss, reigniting their romance. In November that year, they (along with Michelle and Clem) went on a trip to Amsterdam. Shelley was still dating Clem at the time, so she and Mark would sneak away to be together at any opportunity. They eventually managed to give Clem and Michelle the slip and ended back at their hotel. Shelley made her amorous intentions clear, but Mark seemed hesitant and ended up walking out. A confused Shelley followed him and berated him for leading her on. Mark was finally forced to divulge that the reason he couldn't sleep with her was because he was HIV positive. Shelley was furious with him for not trusting her enough to tell her in the first place and told him she never wanted to see him again.
Mark took the rejection badly and he began neglecting his health by not taking his HIV medication. During Christmas that year, he was rushed to hospital after collapsing. When Shelley found out that Mark was ill, she rushed to him and confessed that she really cared for him and so they reignited their relationship. Shelley was desperate for Mark to meet her family and go on holiday with her parents. She became slightly infatuated with him and tried to spend as much time with him as she could. Mark felt that the relationship was moving too quickly and soon began to tire of Shelley.
By March 1994, Mark had decided to end the relationship but when he tried to break it off, Shelley resorted to emotional blackmail and said that if he left her, she would fail her exams. When this didn't work, she resorted to begging, crying and emotional pressure saying that, she had risked her health being with him, so he owed her. After one final irrational outburst — where she almost publicly revealed that Mark was HIV positive — Shelley finally realised that the relationship was over and decided to leave Walford in March 1994.
Shelley made one final appearance in December 1994, when she and Michelle attended their university graduation ceremony. Shelley was there with her fiancé, and had found herself a job with a publisher who played golf with her fiancé's father. Shelley saw Mark and all their past animosity had been forgotten, although Mark's new girlfriend, Ruth Aitken, was a little jealous of her.
| Jack Woodman | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | James Gilbey |
| Duration | 1992–93 |
| First appearance | 12 November 1992 |
| Last appearance | 29 April 1993 |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Student |
Jack Woodman first appeared in November 1992 as a student friend of Michelle Fowler. Michelle went to a student gig on campus and spent the night being chatted up by Jack. Unbeknown to Michelle, her boyfriend, Clyde Tavernier, followed her there and found her in bed with Jack, which ended their relationship.
Jack reappeared in December 1992 when he showed up unexpectedly at the Fowler house on Christmas Day, to visit Michelle. Jack soon revealed that he wanted to continue his fling with Michelle, although she was adverse to this and gently but firmly declined. Jack was not perturbed and he would continuously show up in Walford with various different excuses in a bid to get close to Michelle. He secretly took photos of her; arranged to be privately home tutored by her landlady Rachel Kominski and interfered with her lingerie; had numerous fights with Clyde; began to spend time with her mother Pauline so he could pry into Michelle’s private life and then smashed his head against a brick wall and turned up at Michelle’s looking for sympathy.
When Michelle’s daughter, Vicki, was kidnapped in March 1993, Jack became prime suspect in the police investigation. When the police questioned him and discovered that his room was littered with pictures of Michelle, they decided to keep him under surveillance. The real kidnapper was eventually caught, but Jack was furious with Michelle’s betrayal. He continued to stalk her until she decided to take action. She enlisted the help of Phil Mitchell to scare him away and when this failed she contacted Jack’s father and stepmother to confront them with his irrational behaviour. It was revealed that Jack had a history of stalking girls and, after Jack broke down and confessed to everything, his father took him home with him.
| Donald Cameron | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Robert Wilson |
| Duration | 1992 |
| First appearance | 8 December 1992 |
| Last appearance | 24 December 1992 |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Retired |
Donald Cameron was a blind, Scottish ex-army sergeant who helped Dot Cotton with her Christmas carol concert in December 1992, by playing the piano.[12] His fee was a bottle of malt whisky, provided by Nigel Bates. Ethel Skinner also thought he was attractive, and joked with Dot about telling him that she had the body of a young woman, due to his blindness.[13]
| Date(s) | Character(s) | Actor | Circumstances |
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| 2 January | Jimmy | Niall Refoy | Ian Beale's friend, who he tried to influence into giving information about the sale of the pizza parlour in Turpin road. Jimmy would not oblige. |
| 25 February - 5 March | Craven | Karl Collins | Stole one of Frank Butcher's cars and then drove it into a wall in a police chase. When Frank saw him drinking in the Vic a week later he phoned the police, but Craven's friend Stephens gave him an alibi, so he got off |
| 27 February | Cecil Olive Andrea |
Keith Hodiak Marsha Millar Sharon Duncan-Brewster |
Attended the Taverniers' house party and frowned upon Clyde's interracial relationship with Michelle Fowler. Cecil and Olive left embarrassed after discovering their daughter Andrea canoodling with Lloyd Tavernier |
| 3 March - 5 March | Stephens | Steve Weston | A dodgy friend of Grant Mitchell who tried to get him to illegally pass MOTs for his cars. Phil Mitchell refused to let Grant do it. |
| 31 March | Debbie | Kelle Bryan | A friend of Lloyd Tavernier's, who informed his mother Etta that he'd been missing college. |
| 31 March - 23 April | Wesley | Nicholas Pinnock | A friend of Lloyd Tavernier who was into shoplifting. Wes, Lloyd and Gary Phillips were caught joyriding a stolen car and stood trial in April. Gary was sent to an offenders institute and Lloyd was given a suspended sentence, however Wesley's fate was never revealed. |
| 23 April | Mr. Richards | David Ellison | A rep from Gladstones brewery who came to the Queen Vic to photograph Sam Mitchell after she was crowned "Miss Queen Vic". He convinced Sam that she could have a career as a model. |
| 23 April | Mr. Wetherby | Robert McBain | Lloyd Tavernier's lawyer when he stood trial for joyriding. |
| 19 May - 21 May | Debbie | Sally Rogers | Escort who Ian Beale hired to pretend to be his girlfriend for a dinner date. Ian got drunk and made a pass at Debbie, then got abusive when she refused him. The following day he began harassing her at work, until the agency ordered him not to call again. |
| 9 June - 16 June | DC Firth and DS Jackson | George Sweeney and Roger Sloman | Came to question Phil Mitchell after he performed a robbery on a bookies. They knew he was guilty, but Frank Butcher and Pete Beale gave him a false alibi. |
| 23 July - 25 July | George | Colin Kerrigan | Nurse who worked at the AIDS hospice where Gill Fowler died. He supported Mark Fowler through his grief. |
| 7 July | Jason | Tristan McGuire | Photographed Sam Mitchell for a magazine storyboard |
| 7 July | Mick | John Love | Media student who acted as Sam's boyfriend for a magazine photoshoot. |
| 21 July | Dennis | Tony Aitken | Incompetent minicab driver, employed by Pat Butcher's cab firm. Frank Butcher was furious when Dennis crashed his minicab into his car. He only lasted in the job for one day. |
| 28 July | Paula | Lisa Jacobs | A college friend of Michelle Fowler. |
| 28 July | Margaret | Tina Jones | Personal tutor of Michelle Fowler, who gave her career advice when she failed her college exams. She encouraged Michelle to pursue a career in teaching. |
| 20 August - 25 August | Mrs Hogan | Gillian Raine | Woman who sold her deceased husband's belongings to Rachel Kominski, not realising that she was giving away an expensive fishing reel. Rachel sold the item for a profit, and Mrs Hogan's son tried to force Rachel to compensate them. |
| 22 September | Michael and Tony | Roger Monk and Brett Fancy | Two dodgy associates of Grant Mitchell who tried to get him to be a driver in a "wages snatch". |
| 24 September | Dougie | Alexander Nash | Grant recruited Dougie to be a driver in a "wages snatch" for a criminal gang. Dougie stole the money leaving Grant to face the repercussions. |
| 29 September | PC Edwards and Dugdale | Terrence Edmond and Soo Drouet | Police officers who accompanied Colin Simpson when he handed Ricky Butcher an eviction notice. |
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