Cassie Carpenter

Infobox EastEnders character 2


character_name=Cassie Carpenter
actor_name=Delanie Forbes
years=1985–1986
first=14 November 1985
last=25 December 1986
status= Single
occupation= Student
brothers=Kelvin Carpenter
mother=Hannah Carpenter
father=Tony Carpenter

Cassie Carpenter was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera "EastEnders". She was played by Delanie Forbes.

History

Cassie was the daughter of Hannah and Tony Carpenter and the little sister of Kelvin Carpenter. Cassie's parents were separated and she initially resided with her mother and her mother's new boyfriend, a corporate lawyer named Neville Agard. Cassie first appeared in November 1985 when she came to visit her father in Albert Square. Cassie loved her father and found her parents' separation difficult, particularly as she didn't get on with her mother's boyfriend.

In April 1986 Hannah and Cassie arrived on Tony's doorstep with the disturbing news that Neville had been beating Cassie with a riding whip. Both Hannah and Cassie then came to live in Walford with Tony and Kelvin, and Cassie was delighted when her parents decided to give their marriage another go.

Cassie was a mischievous youngster who, like her brother, was bright. In May 1986 she got into trouble with her school for bullying another girl, and was in even more trouble from her parents for trying to hide it from them. Tony later caught her smoking cannabis with Mark Fowler. He was furious and the Carpenters refused to speak to any of the Fowlers because of it. After a subsequent meeting with Cassie's headmaster, Hannah decided that the only solution was to send Cassie away to boarding school. Cassie was against the idea but nevertheless, she was sent away in September that year. A few weeks later the Carpenters heard news that Cassie had run away from school and was nowhere to be found. She was discovered the following day, stealing food from Michelle and Lofty Holloway's kitchen in Albert Square, and returned to the school.

Cassie appeared infrequently after this, although she did play a Herald Angel in the Walford Nativity play in December of that year. This was her last appearance, but after her parents attempt at a reconciliation failed, Hannah left Walford and Cassie allegedly went to live with her. Tony went to visit her occasionally, before leaving Walford too in 1987.

Trivia

*In an early episode, before Cassie appeared, Kelvin referred to his sister as being seven years old, but when the character was actually seen later in the year, it was decided to increase her age to eleven, so a young actress who would be capable of handling the part could be cast.