List of EastEnders spin-off characters
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The following is a list of fictional characters that appeared in televised spin-offs of the BBC
soap opera
EastEnders
.
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.
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 lived in the East End of London near Walford
in the 1960s. He lived near his sister Mo
, her husband Jimmy, and Jimmy's sister 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.
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.
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.
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.
BBC
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soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
.
Albert Beale
Vince appeared in the special spin-offSpin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
episode Ricky & Bianca played by Craig Charles
Craig Charles
Craig Joseph Charles is an English actor, stand-up comedian, author, poet, radio and television presenter, best known for playing Dave Lister in the British cult-favourite science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf...
. He was the owner of a nightclub and a drug dealer who employed Bianca Jackson
Bianca Jackson
Bianca Butcher is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Patsy Palmer. The character was introduced by executive producer Leonard Lewis and appeared initially from 1993 to 1999, when Palmer opted to leave. In 2002 executive producer John Yorke brought the character...
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
Ricky Butcher
Richard Francis "Ricky" Butcher is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Sid Owen. Introduced as a school boy in 1988, Ricky is one of the longest-running, male protagonists to feature in EastEnders. Owen originally left the role in 2000 to pursue a music career...
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.
Stan Porter
Stanley "Stan" Porter is a fictional characterFictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in a special episode of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, played by Sam Kelly
Sam Kelly
Sam Kelly is an English actor who has appeared in television, radio and theatre.-Career:He has had roles in British sitcoms such as Porridge as Bunny Warren, Allo 'Allo! as Captain Hans Geering leaving after series three, On the Up as Dennis Waterman's chauffeur and We'll Think of Something as Les...
in the episode, EastEnders: Pat and Mo, but played by Callum Dixon
Callum Dixon
-Theatre:Dixon's work in theatre includes: Market Boy, Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, The Wind in the Willows, The Day I Stood Still, Somewhere, The Recruiting Officer and The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other at the National Theatre, London; The Bright and...
in flashbacks within the episode.
Stan lived in the East End of London near Walford
Walford
Walford is a fictional borough of east London in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. The name Walford is both a street in Dalston where one of the series' creators, Tony Holland, lived and a blend of Walthamstow, where Holland was born, and Stratford. The suffix 'ford' is also found throughout East...
in the 1960s. He lived near his sister Mo
Mo Harris
Maureen "Big Mo" Harris is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, who has been in the series since 18 September 2000, played by Laila Morse. Mo is also played by Lorraine Stanley in a soap 'bubble' Pat and Mo, delving into her past with Pat Evans, which aired in 2004...
, her husband Jimmy, and Jimmy's sister Pat
Pat Evans
Patricia Louise "Pat" Evans is a fictional character from the 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...
. 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.
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
James "Jimmy" Harris is a fictional characterFictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in a spin-off episode of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, 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
Pat Evans
Patricia Louise "Pat" Evans is a fictional character from the 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...
and was strongly against her teenage affair with Frank Butcher
Frank Butcher
Francis Aloysius "Frank" Butcher is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by the late Mike Reid. Frank made his first appearance on-screen as a guest character in 1987 but, due to a positive viewer reception, he was reintroduced in 1988 as a regular. Reid took a long...
back in the 1950s. During army leave in 1958, he met and fell in love with Mo Porter
Mo Harris
Maureen "Big Mo" Harris is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, who has been in the series since 18 September 2000, played by Laila Morse. Mo is also played by Lorraine Stanley in a soap 'bubble' Pat and Mo, delving into her past with Pat Evans, which aired in 2004...
, 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
Pimp
A pimp is an agent for prostitutes who collects part of their earnings. The pimp may receive this money in return for advertising services, physical protection, or for providing a location where she may engage clients...
. 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
Vivienne "Viv" Slater (née Porter, previously Harris) is a fictional characterFictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in a special episode of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, 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
One-night stand
Originally, a one-night stand was a single theatre performance, usually by a guest performer on tour, as opposed to an ongoing engagement. Today, however, the term is more commonly defined as a single sexual encounter, in which neither participant has any intention or expectation of a relationship...
between Mo Harris
Mo Harris
Maureen "Big Mo" Harris is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, who has been in the series since 18 September 2000, played by Laila Morse. Mo is also played by Lorraine Stanley in a soap 'bubble' Pat and Mo, delving into her past with Pat Evans, which aired in 2004...
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
Charlie Slater
Charles "Charlie" Slater is a fictional character from the British soap opera EastEnders, played by actor Derek Martin, making his first appearance on 4 September 2000. He is played by Jason McGregor in flashbacks broadcast in 2001. He also makes a cameo appearance in the second series of the...
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
Lynne Hobbs
Lynne Marie Hobbs is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Elaine Lordan. She appeared in the show from September 2000 to July 2004...
in August 1968. Charlie and Viv married in December 1968 and Viv went on to have three more daughters: Kathleen
Kat Moon
Kathleen "Kat" Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Jessie Wallace. She was also played by Kate Peck in a flashback in 2001. She appeared in the show from September 2000 to November 2004, then returned in May 2005...
(in 1970), Belinda (in 1975), and Maureen
Little Mo Mitchell
Maureen "Little Mo" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kacey Ainsworth.-Storylines:...
(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
Zoe Slater
Zoe Slater is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Michelle Ryan. She made her first appearance on the 18 September 2000...
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.