- Hassan Osman
Infobox EastEnders character 2
character_name=Hassan Osman
actor_name=Michael Evangelou
years=1985
first=19 February 1985
last=20 June 1985
dob= May 1984
dod=20 June 1985
status=Deceased
father=Ali Osman
mother=Sue Osman
brothers=Little Ali Osman
grandfathers=Hassan Osman
uncles=Mehmet Osman
aunts=Ayse Osman
great uncles=Ahmed
cousins=Emine Osman Rayif Osman Murat Osman Hassan Osman was a
fictional character in theBBC soap opera "EastEnders ". He was played byMichael Evangelou .Hassan was the first son of Ali and
Sue Osman , who was only a baby during his short time in "EastEnders". Hassan died in his sleep ofcot death on20 June 1985 ; no official causes of death were given.Cot death storyline
Before "EastEnders" initially aired, creators
Tony Holland andJulia Smith had already decided that Sue and Ali Osman would be parents to a young baby named Hassan.cite book |last=Smith|first= Julia|authorlink= Julia Smith|coauthors=Holland, Tony|title= EastEnders - The Inside Story |year=1987|publisher=Book Club Associates|id=ISBN 0-563-20601-2] However, as further characters were invented they realised that there would be a total of four babies in the show:Annie Smith , Martin Fowler,Vicki Fowler and Hassan. It was decided that it would be impossible for the studios to cope with four babies, and so they invented a storyline to eliminate one of the young babies from the cast. During this time, the issue of cot death was prominent in the British press, partly due to an increase in casualties, but also because a doctor had gone public with the accusation that parents were to blame for the tragic occurrence. Holland and Smith decided that covering this issue in the soap would be a good way of 'setting the record straight', and so it was decided that Sue and Ali's baby would die from cot death in the early months of the show. This was the first of many controversial storylines in "EastEnders"' history.After the storyline aired in June 1985, the show was praised by audience and press alike for the sensitive and unsensational way this harrowing subject was treated. The sudden tragedy came as a surprise to the audience, especially since the bereaved parents were a couple whose feuding, fighting ways had made them appear rather comic in the early episodes of the show.cite book |last=Brake|first= Colin|authorlink= Colin Brake|title= |year=1995|publisher=BBC Books|id=ISBN 0-563-37057-2] The British Cot Death Foundation initially feared that a soap opera would trivialise the subject and frighten new parents. They tried to stop the episodes from airing, but in the end they were pleased with the way the subject was handled, and provided back-up support after transmission to many viewers who wanted more information on the subject.
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