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Wednesday, Feb 11th 2015 2PM 25C 5PM 26C 5-Day Forecast
Would you Adam and Eve it! 30 years on, whatever happened to those original East
Enders?
One of the nation's favourite soaps, EastEnders is celebrating its 30 years
since it first hit ourscreens in 1985
It's given us many unforgettable scenes such as Den Watts handing Angie divo
rce papers who then tried to end it
And, three decades of scandalous story-lines later, many of Walford s original
stars are still household names
By Christopher Stevens for Daily Mail
Published: 23:48 GMT, 10 February 2015 | Updated: 07:58 GMT, 11 February 2015
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Though it feels as if it s been part of the national fabric for ever, EastEnders t
he soap derided by some as the Shouting Cockney Show is only just about to celeb
rate its 30th birthday.
It s given us many of TV s most memorable scenes, including the jaw-dropping row whe
n Den Watts served his wife with divorce papers on Christmas Day, 1986, which en
ded with booze-sodden, battered Angie swallowing fistfuls of tablets and washing
them down with vodka.

More than 30 million viewers watched that episode, and many complained it had ru
ined their Christmas. Perhaps they were right: it started a tradition for massiv
e storylines over the holiday season, leading to shockers such as the Emmerdale
plane crash in 1993 and Matthew Crawley s fatal car smash in Downton Abbey in 2012
.
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Three decades after EastEnders was first brought to our screens, and hundreds of
scandalous story-lines later, many of Walford s original stars (pictured) are sti
ll household names
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Three decades after EastEnders was first brought to our screens, and hundreds of
scandalous story-lines later, many of Walford s original stars (pictured) are sti
ll household names
But try as they might, no other drama can match EastEnders for its sheer ferocit
y. There have been so many murders in Albert Square that the UN should declare i
t a war-zone.
The show even opened with the discovery of a body, on February 19, 1985, and 30
years later all the characters are under suspicion for another killing the death
of Lucy Beale.
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EastEnders always teeters on the brink of melodrama. Yet we take it seriously be
cause it has never been afraid to tackle big issues such as racism and drug crim
e. But what it does best is building up a mystery until the country is in a lath
er of speculation.
In 1985, when 16-year-old Michelle Fowler refused to tell anyone who the father
of her baby was, the game was given away when we glimpsed her lover s car . . . it
was Dirty Den Watts!
Then there was Sharongate, the 1994 Walford love triangle featuring Den s daughter
and the gangster brothers Phil and Grant Mitchell.
The moment Grant (Ross Kemp) discovered his wife was sleeping with his brother h
as been voted the best moment in British soap history.
Lucy Beale s killer will be revealed live on February 19 30 years to the day since
the first episode. And, three decades of scandalous story-lines later, many of
Walford s original stars are still household names . . .
1. Wendy Richard
(Pauline Fowler)
Sitcom veteran Wendy also appeared in Are You Being Served?, Dad s Army and a coup

le of Carry On films. Our favourite cheeky Cockney was actually born in Middlesb
rough, in 1943. The matriarch of Albert Square, her 21 years on the show ended w
ith an on-screen death in 2006. Wendy died from cancer in 2009, aged 65.
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Then and now: Wendy Richard (Pauline
Arthur (Bill Treacher) in the first
in 2006 (right)
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Then and now: Wendy Richard (Pauline
Arthur (Bill Treacher) in the first
in 2006 (right)
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Fowler) pictured with her on-screen husband

year of the soap, 1985 (left) and pictured
Fowler) pictured with her on-screen husband
year of the soap, 1985 (left) and pictured

Then and now: Wendy Richard (Pauline Fowler) pictured with her on-screen husband
Arthur (Bill Treacher) in the first year of the soap, 1985 (left) and pictured
in 2006 (right)

2. Anna Wing
(Lou Beale)
Lou was the most formidable character of the original cast, Pauline and Pete s mot
her, and a no-nonsense Londoner. Anna, who was 70 when the show began, was also
a mighty personality: in the Fifties she had been the lover of poet Philip O Conno
r, with whom she had a son. She left the show in 1988, but kept working right up
to her death, aged 98, in 2013.
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Then and now: Anna Wing, who played Lou Beale, was one of the show's best-loved
characters. She left the show in 1988, but kept working right up to her death, a
ged 98, in 2013
3. Linda Davidson
(Mary Smith)
Mary was one of the Square s most controversial characters a former punk rock grou
pie and drug user whose wild lifestyle put her baby s life at risk. Barely literat
e, she couldn t to look after her child without her neighbours help, and earned her
living by prostitution. Actress Linda dated co-star Nejdet Salih and left the s
how in 1988; now aged 50, she gave up acting to work in internet design and toda
y runs a social media agency.
Then and now: Linda Davidson as punk rock groupie Mary Smith in 1986 (left) and
today (right) running a social media agency
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Then and now: Linda Davidson as punk rock groupie Mary Smith in 1986 (left) and
today (right) running a social media agency
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Then and now: Linda Davidson as punk rock groupie Mary Smith in 1986 (left) and
today (right) running a social media agency
4. Ross Davidson
(Andy O Brien)
Ross was a PE teacher who played water polo for Scotland before acting. EastEnde
rs was his first major part
he played the nurse who has an affair with the Vic l
andlady, Angie Watts. In his final scene, in August 1986, Andy rows with girlfri
end Shirley: when she tells him to drop dead , he stomps out of the house and is fl
attened by a lorry . . . making him the first character to be killed off. Ross b
elieved he was dropped because he was dating his co-star Shirley Cheriton. He di
ed from cancer, aged 57, in 2006.
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Then and now: Ross Davidson's character Andy O Brien was the first character to be
killed off. Ross believed he was dropped because he was dating his co-star Shi
rley Cheriton. He died from cancer, aged 57, in 2006.
5. Shirley Cheriton
(Debbie Wilkins)
Debbie was a professional middle-class woman whose East End property was an inve

stment as well as a home. The working-class locals thought she was stuck-up and
pretentious. Actress Shirley, who left EastEnders in 1987, was a favourite of se
ries creator Julia Smith, who had also cast her in the hospital drama Angels. No
w 59, she hasn t appeared on TV since 2009.
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Then and now: Actress Shirley Cheriton, who left EastEnders in 1987, left with A
ndy Davison, was a favourite of series creator Julia Smith, who had also cast he
r in the hospital drama Angels. Now 59, she hasn t appeared on TV since 2009.
6. Bill Treacher
(Arthur Fowler)
The gruelling pace of filming
saw his daughter pregnant at
breakdown. Bill left in 1996
aking me feel ill ). He later
2004. Now 84, he is retired.

EastEnders left stage actor Bill exhausted. Arthur

16, his son infected with HIV and himself having a
( by the time I finished, even the theme music was m
appeared in films including George And the Dragon in

7. Susan Tully
(Michelle Fowler)
Susan, now 46, grew up on a North London council estate and started acting throu
gh a community theatre school. Before EastEnders, she was familiar to viewers fr
om the children s series Grange Hill. She s now a TV director, whose credits include
Lark Rise To Candleford. She played Michelle until 1995, and the character was
credited with saving EastEnders
viewing figures had slumped to seven million bef
ore the storyline of her secret pregnancy, aged 16, hooked the nation.
8. Letitia Dean
(Sharon Watts)
A graduate of the Sylvia Young theatre school and another Grange Hill old girl,
Letitia was born in Hertfordshire, but claimed at her audition she was a Cockney
. Her dirty laugh apparently won her the part of Den and Angie s daughter. She lef
t for the first time in 1995, and has returned to Albert Square several times
an
d is still on the show today. Now 47, Letitia has also competed on Strictly Come
Dancing.
Then and now: Leitia Dean as Sharon with onscreen husband Grant (Ross Kemp) in 1
994 (left) and Dean filming scenes for Lucy Beale's funeral last year (right)
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Then and now: Leitia Dean as Sharon with onscreen husband Grant (Ross Kemp) in 1
994 (left) and Dean filming scenes for Lucy Beale's funeral last year (right)
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Then and now: Leitia Dean as Sharon with onscreen husband Grant (Ross Kemp) in 1
994 (left) and Dean filming scenes for Lucy Beale's funeral last year (right)
9. Gretchen Franklin
(Ethel Skinner)
Born in 1911 into a
enties, a member of
oads. As Ethel, she
d with a sherry and

showbusiness family, Gretchen was a dancer in Soho in the Tw

the tap troupe Four Brilliant Blondes and was also in Crossr
was the crony of Lou Beale and Dot Cotton, always to be foun
my little Willy , her beloved pug. She left EastEnders in 2000

and died
Gretchen
in 2005
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Gretchen
in 2005
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in 2005, aged 94.

Franklin in 1987 with Willy the pug (left) from Eastenders and pictured
shortly before her death (right)
Franklin in 1987 with Willy the pug (left) from Eastenders and pictured
shortly before her death (right)

Gretchen Franklin in 1987 with Willy the pug (left) from Eastenders and pictured
in 2005 shortly before her death (right)
10. Willy the pug
Willy was spoilt, greedy and mischievous. The other characters couldn t stand him:
the local doctor complained bitterly about the mess Willy made on the pavements
, and owner Ethel had to decline two marriage proposals when her suitors asked h
er to get rid of her precious pet. Willy was put down in 1992; two weeks later,
the dog who had played him also died.
11. Roly the standard poodle
Landlords Den and Angie Watts never took much notice of daughter Sharon, but the
y poured their hearts out to their pooch. Whenever Den was in a rage, he d grab Ro
ly s lead and drag the poor animal round the Square. Roly was nearly killed when G
rant Mitchell set fire to the Vic for the insurance money, and died on screen wh
en he was run over while chasing a cat in 1993. Roly s real-life owner was EastEnd
ers creator Julia Smith. He died in real life in 1995.
12. Leslie Grantham
(Dirty Den Watts)
Dirty Den was the original villain of Albert Square, a bully who shoved his wife
around and got his 16-year-old daughter s best mate pregnant. TV had never had su
ch a hated character and the actor who played him, Grantham, actually murdered a
taxi driver in a 1966 robbery. During his ten-year prison sentence, he took up
acting. His character Den was seemingly killed in 1989, but he returned from the
dead in 2003. The renaissance didn t last long: Grantham, who is now 67, was caug
ht in a sex scandal in 2004
and Dirty Den was killed off for a second time short
ly afterwards.
Then and now: Controversial character Dirty Den Watts (played by Leslie Grantham
) with on-screen wife Angie (Anita Dobson) (left) and a brooding Den in 2004 (ri
ght)
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Then and now: Controversial character Dirty Den Watts (played by Leslie Grantham
) with on-screen wife Angie (Anita Dobson) (left) and a brooding Den in 2004 (ri
ght)
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Then and now: Controversial character Dirty Den Watts (played by Leslie Grantham
) with on-screen wife Angie (Anita Dobson) (left) and a brooding Den in 2004 (ri
ght)
13. Anita Dobson
(Angie Watts)
A real EastEnder, Anita wasn t the first choice to play the Queen Vic landlady whe
n filming began, the role was taken by Jean Fennell. Jean was deemed too classy an
d was replaced. In 1986, Anita had a No 4 hit with Anyone Can Fall In Love in 19

86, produced by Queen guitarist Brian May

whom she married. Angie left EastEnder
s after three years. Anita, 65, has been on Strictly and will play Elizabeth I i
n an upcoming documentary.
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Then and now: Anita Dobson was in the the soap for three years but was involved
in many of its most memorable storylines. Married to Brian May, she is still act
ing
14. Tom Watt
(Lofty Holloway)
Lofty, the Vic s barman, was hopelessly in love with Michelle, and married her aft
er she became a single mum . . . though she dumped him at the altar during the f
irst ceremony. Watt left the show in 1988 to become a social worker. Now 58, he
is a radio sports reporter and the ghostwriter of David Beckham s autobiography.
Then and now: Tom Watt as Lofty in the soap with Susan Tully who played Michelle
Fowler (left) and now, a radio sports reporter, appearing on This Morning (righ
t)
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Then and now: Tom Watt as Lofty in the soap with Susan Tully who played Michelle
Fowler (left) and now, a radio sports reporter, appearing on This Morning (righ
t)
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Then and now: Tom Watt as Lofty in the soap with Susan Tully who played Michelle
Fowler (left) and now, a radio sports reporter, appearing on This Morning (righ
t)
15. Leonard Fenton
(Dr Harold Legg)
This East End grammar school boy, the son of Jewish refugees from the Baltic sta
tes, was an Army engineer in World War II. During a 50-year career in acting, he
appeared in Z-Cars, Colditz and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. For 12 years, Fenton was
Albert Square s caring but irascible doctor. In 2004, Leonard made his debut as a
theatre director. His character has returned to EastEnders three times over the
years and, although Fenton is now 88, the doctor may yet be seen in the Square a
gain.
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Then and now: East End grammar school boy Leonard Fenton played Dr Harold Legg,
who treated the main characters and is still acting at 88 and may appear again o
n the Square
16. Andrew Johnson
(Saeed Jeffery)
Saeed owned a convenience store called First Til Last and was unhappily married
to Naima (Shreela Ghosh), who refused to sleep with him. He started using prosti
tutes and making obscene phone calls to women. When he was found out, Saeed left
the Square in shame in December 1985. Like his character, Andrew, 59, is from a
mixed-race background, and reportedly was unhappy at the negative storylines fo
isted on Saeed. He moved to Hollywood and still works as an actor, in minor part
s.

17. John Altman

(Nasty Nick Cotton)
Heroin addict, racist, conman, killer and thief, Nasty Nick set the tone in the
very first episode of EastEnders when he murdered the Square s oldest resident for
drug money. He killed again and very nearly poisoned his dear old ma , Dot. Writte
n in at the last minute, Nick was never intended to be a lasting character, but
is now in his sixth stint on the show and will play a significant part in the 30
th anniversary episode. In real life, Altman, 62, struggled with a drink problem
in the Nineties.
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Then and now: John Altman has played bad boy Nasty Nick Cotton on and off for 30
years and is in his sixth spell in the soap
18. June Brown
(Dot Cotton)
Bafta-nominated for her work as kind-hearted busybody Dot, 87-year-old June Brow
n s career started at the Old Vic theatre school. She became the oldest dancer to
take part in Strictly, in 2010, and appeared in West End hit Calendar Girls. The
mother of six is the only EastEnders actress to have an entire episode to herse
lf: in 2008 she performed a half-hour monologue, talking about her life as she r
ecorded a tape for her husband, Jim Branning, who had suffered a stroke. That sa
me year she was awarded an MBE. Dot Branning (nee Colwell, previously Cotton) is
still a Walford stalwart.
Then and now: Eastenders institution and Bafta-nominated June Brown as Dot Cotto
n in the early days of the soap (left) and pictured with on-screen son Nick Cott
on (John Altman) last December
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Then and now: Eastenders institution and Bafta-nominated June Brown as Dot Cotto
n in the early days of the soap (left) and pictured with on-screen son Nick Cott
on (John Altman) last December
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Then and now: Eastenders institution and Bafta-nominated June Brown as Dot Cotto
n in the early days of the soap (left) and pictured with on-screen son Nick Cott
on (John Altman) last December
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19. Paul J. Medford
(Kelvin Carpenter)
Currently starring in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Paul is a West End vete
ran. As Kelvin, he was the entrepreneur of Albert Square, who fell for an older
woman and was humiliated when she publicly dumped him. With Sharon and a group o
f friends, he set up a band, the Banned, but after some embarrassing gigs, Kelvi
n was forced to admit they were rubbish . . . but in real life their song Someth
ing Outa Nothing, credited to Letitia Dean and Paul Medford, reached No 12 in th
e UK charts. Kelvin, now 48, left Walford in 1987 to do a degree in computer stu
dies.
20. Oscar James
(Tony Carpenter)
Tony was Kelvin s father, an easy-going builder with a nagging wife. While he was
working at the Vic as an odd-job man, Tony became Angie s lover: he thought it was
a serious relationship, but she was only using him to get back at Den. After tw
o years, including a stint as a minicab driver, Tony left to live in Trinidad. O
scar, 72, went on to perform Shakespeare.
21. Sandy Ratcliff
(Sue Osman)
Sue was at the centre of the most bleak storyline British soaps had ever seen wh
en her baby died from cot death syndrome in June 1985. When she and husband Ali
finally had another child, their marriage broke up; Sue had a breakdown and was
sectioned. After leaving the show in 1989, actress Sandy, 64, slipped into heroi
n addiction; she later retrained as a counsellor. One of her last public appeara
nces was at the Old Bailey trial of her then boyfriend, Michael Shorey, who was

found guilty of murdering two women.

22. Nejdet Salih
(Ali Osman)
Born a Cypriot Turk, Ali was married to Sue and ran the Bridge Street Cafe with
her. He was a gambling addict and held nightly poker schools in the cafe after c
losing. He left Walford in 1989, after losing all his money at cards. The 56-yea
r-old actor changed his name to Nej Adamson, and appeared in the final Carry On
film in 1992, as well as playing a brigand in two Pirates Of The Caribbean movie
s.
23. Gillian Taylforth
(Kathy Beale)
The biggest real-life scandal to hit the EastEnders cast exploded when a traffic
cop approached a car parked off the A1 and found a couple engaged in a sexual a
ct. Gillian, 59, insisted she was only giving her fiance, Geoff Knights, a tummy
rub to soothe his stomach ache, and she sued The Sun newspaper for suggesting o
therwise. The court didn t believe her. During the early years of EastEnders, Gill
ian dated her co-star Nick Berry, who played her stepson. Her character, Kathy,
was raped early in the show s history, sparking a major TV controversy. Taylforth
left the show in 1998, but returned three times. She was in soap Hollyoaks until
this January.
24. Adam Woodyatt
(Ian Beale)
The only member of the cast who has appeared on the show without a break for 30
years. Ian has been married five times, and is currently engaged to Jane, one of
his ex-wives. One of his biggest storylines saw him shot by a hitman hired by a
nother wife, Cindy. In 2012, Ian had a breakdown and ended up living at a homele
ss hostel. Adam, 46, won the Lifetime Achievement trophy at the British Soap Awa
rds in 2013, after nearly 3,000 appearances on the show.
Then and now: A very youthful looking Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale in 1989 with Ci
ndy (Michelle Collins) left and at the British Comedy Awards 2014 (right)
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Then and now: A very youthful looking Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale in 1989 with Ci
ndy (Michelle Collins) left and at the British Comedy Awards 2014 (right)
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Then and now: A very youthful looking Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale in 1989 with Ci
ndy (Michelle Collins) left and at the British Comedy Awards 2014 (right)
25. Nick Berry
(Simon Wicks)
Nick wasn t in the first few episodes, but was drafted in after another actor left
unexpectedly, having refused to play a scene where his character used racist la
nguage. Nick s character, Wicksy, proved almost too popular
he was an instant pinup and in 1986 Nick enjoyed a No 1 with his song Every Loser Wins. After five ye
ars on EastEnders, Nick, 51, went on to star in nostalgic police series Heartbea
t, and now runs a production firm called Valentine.
26. Peter Dean

(Pete Beale)
The affable fruit and veg trader. He was Pauline s twin, and a childhood mate of D
irty Den. In real life, Peter Dean s family ran a stall in Petticoat Lane, and he
attracted customers by bellowing out quotes from Shakespeare. Actress Prunella S
cales heard him, and urged him to go to drama college. Pete Beale was killed off
in a car crash in 1993. After converting to Buddhism, Peter swore off alcohol.
Aged 75, he enjoys racing greyhounds and is still an actor.
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Tory DRONE TV Britain
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F..k mine, how f..king old is Dot Cotton. Seriously I've done the maths and I ma
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Utah, Nottingham, United Kingdom, about a minute ago
Some really sad stories there. I used to watch Eastenders in those days so remem
ber these characters well. Never watch it now. The report doesn't say what Susan
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Just reading that was depressing!
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rene1960, Vlissingen, 6 minutes ago
Watching in the Netherlands since 1988 and still loving it!
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I was at school when Eastenders started. Hearing how they've all got on really t
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It started out as the most badly acted, miserable, depressing and horrendous TV
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Gave up watching it years ago although at one time it was a favourite of mine
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I stopped watching ten years ago. The final straw was the awful Indian family fi
nding out that the son's best friend, who was also satin the daughter, was actua
lly their long lost brother and he was a perfect match for the new kidney that t
he son needed. Pathetic! I haven't looked back!
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Honest john, Sussex, United Kingdom, 9 minutes ago
Nick cotton dies next week for the 30th aniverary, but did Phil do it ?
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I thought he died ages ago
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Nasty shouty trash TV from day one.
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I never really got into it, maybe for my taste is a little bit overdramatic, but
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