List of EastEnders spin-off characters

The following is a list of fictional characters that appeared in televised spin-offs of the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

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Civvy Street

Albert Beale

Albert Beale
EastEnders character
Portrayed by Gary Olsen
Book appearances Home Fires Burning,
Swings and Roundabouts
Spin-off appearances Civvy Street
Profile
Date of birth 16 July 1909
Date of death 11 September 1965
Occupation Market stallholder (fruit and veg)

Albert William Beale appeared in the 1988 EastEnders spin-off Civvy Street, played by Gary Olsen. He also appeared in the EastEnders novels by Hugh Miller.

Albert and his wife Lou moved into 45 Albert Square shortly after their wedding. They had seven children. Their first child, Maggie, was conceived out of wedlock and adopted by an Irish family shortly after she was born. Albert and Lou had four sons (Kenny, Harry, Ronnie and Pete) and two more daughters (Dora and Pauline). Dora, Ronnie and Harry never appeared in the TV series.

Albert fought in World War II, and was awarded the War Medal 1939–1945 — which is now in Ian Beale's possession. When Albert died in 1965, Ronnie inherited the stall but discovered he had a fatal heart defect and passed the stall onto Pete.

Albert's three grandsons that appeared in the show, Mark Fowler, Ian Beale and Martin Fowler, all have Albert as a middle name.

Harry Beale

Harry Beale
EastEnders character
Portrayed by Aaron Mason
Book appearances Home Fires Burning,
Swings and Roundabouts
Profile
Date of birth 1936
Occupation Hotelier

Harry Beale appeared in the 1988 EastEnders spin-off Civvy Street, played by Aaron Mason. He also appeared in the EastEnders novels by Hugh Miller.

Harry was born to Albert and Louise Beale in 1936, their first legitimate child. He lived with his mother until his twenties, when he moved to York in Yorkshire, and took a job in a hotel. He was quickly promoted to hotel manager, but struggled to find a girlfriend. He eventually became an alcoholic, and would turn up to his mother's house in Albert Square, Walford drunk and unruly. He eventually lost contact with Lou, after his drunken visits got worse. He sends flowers to his family's weddings and funerals.

Ronnie Beale

Ronnie Beale
EastEnders character
Portrayed by Chase Marks
Book appearances Home Fires Burning,
Swings and Roundabouts
Profile
Date of birth 1937
Date of death 1975
Occupation Market trader

Ronnie Beale appeared in the 1988 EastEnders spin-off Civvy Street, played by Chase Marks. He also appeared in the EastEnders novels by Hugh Miller.

Ronnie was born to Albert and Louise Beale, their third child, and second son. He lived with his mother until he married a woman named Gail, then he moved into his own flat in Walford. The Beale family business, a fruit and vegetable stall in Bridge Street, was passed on to Ronnie upon the death of his father.

In 1964, Ronnie discovered he had a heart condition that would eventually be fatal. He decided to move away from London so his family would not have to watch him die. He passed the stall on to his brother Pete, who he had taken in after he had been homeless, after leaving his wife Pat. He and Gail moved away, and it has been confirmed by the official EastEnders website that he has since died.[1]

The Return of Nick Cotton

Eddie Newton

Eddie Newton
EastEnders character
Portrayed by Ian Sanders
Duration 2000

Eddie "the Extinguisher" Newton appeared in the episode The Return of Nick Cotton, a special spin-off episode dedicated to the character of Nick Cotton. He was the brother of Zoe Newton who was once married to Nick Cotton. Nick tracked him down to North London where Eddie was selling extinguishers. Nick asked him for ex-wife Zoe and son Ashley's whereabouts. Although Eddie was reluctant to tell him about Zoe's whereabouts he eventually revealed where she worked when Nick threatened him with one of his extinguishers.

Ricky & Bianca

Cassie

Cassie
EastEnders character
Portrayed by Sally Ann Triplet
Duration 2002

Cassie appeared in the two-part episode Ricky & Bianca a special spin-off episode that revolved around the characters Ricky Butcher and Bianca Jackson. She was played by Sally Ann Triplet. Cassie was the girlfriend of Ricky and went along with him to Manchester where Ricky tried to track down his ex-wife Bianca and his son Liam to discuss Liam's custody. He then got caught up with Bianca's problems when she stole money from her drug dealing boss Vince. After he got her out of trouble he slept with Bianca. He then revealed he didn't love Cassie and was still in love with Bianca. He ended his relationship with Cassie and just as it looked like Ricky and Bianca could be getting back together, Cassie manipulated Bianca into believing she and Ricky would never be happy together after all they have been through. Bianca then left Liam with Ricky and left in a taxi alone. Ricky subsequently returned to Walford and Cassie was not seen again.

Vince

Vince
EastEnders character
Portrayed by Craig Charles
Duration 2002

Vince appeared in the special spin-off episode Ricky & Bianca played by Craig Charles. He was the owner of a nightclub and a drug dealer who employed Bianca Jackson in his club. Bianca was going through financial difficulties and in desperation she stole money from Vince's office which turned out to be drug money. Bianca's ex-husband Ricky Butcher ended up getting caught up in the middle of this when he and Bianca was held hostage by Vince when he discovered Bianca stole the money. Eventually Ricky and Bianca escaped from Vince.

Pat and Mo: Ashes to Ashes

Stan Porter

Stan Porter
EastEnders character
Portrayed by Sam Kelly
Callum Dixon (flashback)
Duration 2004

Stanley "Stan" Porter is a fictional character in a special episode of the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Sam Kelly in the episode, EastEnders: Pat and Mo, but played by Callum Dixon in flashbacks within the episode.

Stan was born and brought up near Walford with his sister, Mo. He lived near his sister Mo, her husband Jimmy, and Jimmy's sister Pat. He was close with both Jimmy and Pat, and it is even suggested that he may have even had a brief romance with Pat. He was known as a dodgy salesman, once robbing an undertaker's shop for silk used to line coffins, and selling it as fabric to make dresses.Stan was familiar with the Slater family and was close with Charlie Slater. He eventually went to prison, in Stepney but it is unknown what for.

He attended the planting of a tree in memory of Jimmy Harris, his brother-in-law, after getting out of prison in 2004. He told a bus driver that he had "done life for murder", but it is unclear whether this was the truth.

Jimmy Harris

Jimmy Harris
EastEnders character
Portrayed by Alex King (flashback)
Profile
Date of birth 1941
Date of death April 1979

James "Jimmy" Harris is a fictional character in a spin-off episode of the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Alex King in flashbacks in the episode, EastEnders: Pat and Mo.

Jimmy left school at the age of 15 and the following year went into the army. He was always close with his younger sister Pat and was strongly against her teenage affair with Frank Butcher back in the 1950s. During army leave in 1958, he met and fell in love with Mo Porter, Pat's close friend, who at the time had a six-year-old daughter Viv. After a whirlwind romance, Jimmy proposed to Mo during a walk in the woods, and left the army to be with her. At first he was surprised by the news that Mo had a daughter, but quickly he promised Viv and Mo a trip to the beach when he was on leave. They married in 1959, and had two children, Billy and Jean. Jimmy became preoccupied with his family and Pat felt neglected by him; she blamed Mo for this and began to resent her. Drinking heavily, Pat turned to prostitution to fund her habit. Concerned, Jimmy diverted his attention back to Pat, leaving a neglected Mo to begin an affair with club owner Tony Cattani, who was also Pat's pimp. Their secret tryst was discovered by Pat, who promptly told Jimmy, but when Mo denied it, Jimmy disowned Pat.

In the 1970s, Jimmy developed terminal cancer. Determined to make peace with Pat, Jimmy wrote her a letter saying that he wanted to make amends. He instructed Mo to post it, but she never did, and Jimmy died in April 1979, aged only 38, without ever reconciling with Pat. Pat was not informed of Jimmy's death or invited to his funeral. In 2004, Mo and Pat attended the planting of a tree in Jimmy's memory to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his death.

Viv Slater

Viv Slater
EastEnders character
Portrayed by April Martin (flashback)
Natasya Rush (flashback)
Profile
Date of birth 1951
Date of death 12 October 1999

Vivienne "Viv" Slater (née Porter, previously Harris) is a fictional character in a special episode of the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Natasya Rush in the episode, EastEnders: Pat and Mo, during flashbacks. Prior to this, April Martin played an older Viv in her daughter Kat's flashbacks during a near-death sequence in a 2001 episode of EastEnders.

Viv was the product of a one-night stand between Mo Harris and Stuart Mullins. Viv was brought up by Mo and her stepfather, Jimmy Harris; she had little contact with her father. After leaving school at 15, Viv met Charlie Slater at a dance. They began dating and got engaged. After losing her virginity to Charlie in November 1967, Viv became pregnant at 16. Mo, believing Charlie would not want to marry her, tried to force her to have an abortion; however, Charlie proved supportive and Viv gave birth to daughter Lynne in August 1968. Charlie and Viv married in December 1968 and Viv went on to have three more daughters: Kathleen (in 1970), Belinda (in 1975), and Maureen (in 1977). As the girls were growing up, Viv became a hard, bitter, cold woman. With the death of her stepfather Jimmy in 1979, she had no fatherly guidance and resented the fact that she had no sons. She favoured her oldest daughter Lynne, whilst Kat, Belinda, and Little Mo all vied for Charlie's attention, making Viv feel second-best to her daughters.

When Viv caught 13-year-old daughter Kat trying to run away in 1983, it emerged that Kat was pregnant from having been raped by her uncle Harry. Viv kept this from Charlie and sent Belinda and Little Mo away to live with Charlie's sister Violet in order to hide Kat's pregnancy. After Kat gave birth to her daughter Zoe on 1 February 1984, Viv decided to raise Zoe as her and Charlie's youngest daughter. Viv doted on Zoe, but continued to treat her own daughters with contempt; although they loyally stuck by her, they came to resent her harsh discipline. In 1999, Viv had a stroke and was nursed mostly by Charlie and Little Mo. She managed to make amends with all daughters before her death in late 1999 at age 48.

EastEnders: E20

Main article: List of EastEnders: E20 characters

References

  1. ^ "Biography of Lou Beale" Official EastEnders website (see Family section), URL last accessed 2006-09-15
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