List of minor EastEnders characters (1986)

The following is a list of minor characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders" in 1986, by order of first appearance.

Tracy

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=Tracy
actor_name=Jane Slaughter
years=1986—
first=23 January 1986
dob=
status=Married
occupation=Barmaid/stallholder (flowers)
family=

Tracy is a recurring fictional character in the popular British soap opera "EastEnders". She is played by Jane Slaughter. She is the second longest-serving background character after Winston.

Tracy is a barmaid at The Queen Victoria pub, where she has worked since 1989. Her existence is largely to provide somebody to man the bar while one of the main characters resolves disputes, arguments or disagreements, or tends to the main plot of the episode. Despite featuring on the television programme frequently, and occasionally having a line to say, her surname and any further details are unknown. She has also featured in a few minor storylines.

When Dennis Rickman first arrived in Albert Square, he had a one-night stand with Tracy. This was revealed when he returned her knickers to her over the bar in the pub. However, she mentioned on 10 December 2004 that she was married. She was seriously assaulted and locked in the bathroom of The Queen Vic by Sam Mitchell, shortly before Mitchell unearthed the body of Den Watts. Tracy awoke and escaped, alerting police. Sam later apologised to her, after Tracy showed fear of her. Tracy also owns a flower stall on Bridge Street market. Her stall is regularly robbed by new characters who steal flowers for people they are meeting. She was friends with Debbie Bates, and is godmother to her daughter Clare. Tracy is often seen to be pleased at the prospect of additional overtime in The Queen Victoria when a Mitchell family wedding or other event is planned.

It has become a point of amusement amongst "EastEnders" fans, that so little is known about the character, and speculation is ongoing as to whether she will take a lead role in any future "EastEnders" storylines. Weekly magazine "Inside Soap" run a regular feature commenting on Tracy's brief appearances, dubbed 'Tracy Watch'. They refer to her as "our fave barmaid", making observations such as: "The drinks are on Trace this week - she had an actual line! Ker-ching! Screen time: A brief, but intensely powerful, two seconds."Citation|author=Kate Woodward|publication-date=29 July 2008|title=Inside...Out! Tracy Watch|periodical=Inside Soap|publication-place=England|pages=97]

On August 7 2008, she finally opened up, after Sean questioned why she is so quiet. She said that she wants to keep herself to herself because she thinks that the Mitchell's are "stark raving mad". Also, she went on to say that whoever lives in the Queen Vic is "cursed" and that they will never be able to live happily together. This episode was also the first time Tracy had been credited for a long time and one of the only episodes she has had a long conversation with a central character.

Neville Agard

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=Neville Agard
actor_name=Gordon Case
years=1986
appeared=28 January 1986
occupation=Lawyer

Neville Agard, a corporate lawyer, began a relationship with Hannah Carpenter in 1985. Hannah and her daughter Cassie moved in with Neville and despite the fact that Neville admitted beating Cassie for misbehaving, Hannah planned to marry him.

Hannah was unaware of the extent of Neville's aggression towards Cassie, but when she discovered that he'd beaten her with a riding whip, she confronted him and he turned violent towards her. Hannah left him and returned to her former husband, Tony. Tony confronted Neville off-screen, and returned home covered in his blood after giving him a severe beating. [" [http://www.walford.net/cgi-bin/profile.pl?record=0085 Neville Agard] ", "walford.net". URL last accessed 2007-04-21.]

John Fisher

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=John Fisher
actor_name=Dave Dale
years=1986
first=28 January 1986
last=27 February 1986
status=Single
occupation=Drag queen

John Fisher was a drag queen hired by publican Angie Watts in January 1986 to perform for the premier drag night at The Queen Vic. Following the publicity over Angie's drink driving case, she and her husband, Den, worried that the brewery who owned the Vic might find cause to cancel their tenancy, and 'free entertainment' was seen as a way to bolster the evening trade.

The first drag night was a roaring success until Pete Beale started heckling the performer. John mistook Pete's intent, thinking he wanted to join in with the act. John playfully took Pete's pint on-stage and Pete leapt after it, causing a tussle to ensue. Seconds later, Den found himself on the floor untangling the pair. The surprise arrival of Den's mistress, Jan Hammond, prompted Den to close the pub early, so the act was halted prematurely.

Sharon Watts was quite impressed with the drag artiste and thought him to be a caring and sensitive person. When he mentioned that his other job was delivering 'kiss-o-grams', she hatched a plan for starting her own business. John performed several more drag evenings in The Vic. His last appearance was on 27 February 1986.

"Uncle"

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name="Uncle"
actor_name=Leonard Maguire
years=1986–1988
first=13 February 1986
last=28 July 1988
occupation=Pawnbroker

"Uncle" (real name unknown) was a Jewish pawnbroker and friend of Albert and Lou Beale from the war years. He was a semi-regular character and his first appearance on screen was in February 1986, when he visited Lou after 20 years to return Albert's watch, which Lou had recently given to her grandson, Simon Wicks.

Simon had pawned it to pay loan sharks after he borrowed £1,500 for his failed band and after he could pay no more, he came to Walford to hide from them. However, they followed him and he was subsequently forced to pay twice that amount.

While Lou's son-in-law Arthur was in prison, Uncle loaned his wife Pauline money and he later helped Lou on her will. His last appearance was in July 1988 when he attended Lou's funeral.

Nigel Dean

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=Nigel Dean
actor_name=
years=1986
appeared=17 April 1986
occupation=Carpet salesman

Nigel Dean was a carpet salesman who visited Pauline Fowler and her mother Lou Beale at number 45 Albert Square on 17 April 1986. [" [http://www.walford.net/cgi-bin/profile.pl?record=0096 Nigel Dean] ", "walford.net". URL last accessed 2007-04-26.]

Jestis Scanlon

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=Jestis Scanlon
actor_name=
years=1986
appeared=6 May 1986
occupation=Gang member

Jestis Scanlon was a protection gang leader who appeared on 6 May 1986. [" [http://www.walford.net/cgi-bin/profile.pl?record=0093 Jestis Scanlon] ", "walford.net". URL last accessed 2007-04-26.]

Lizzie Burton

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=Lizzie Burton
actor_name=Sharon D. Clarke
years=1986
status=Married
appeared=29 May 1986
home=Plaistow

Lizzie Burton was a patient on the maternity ward along with Michelle Fowler. She was having her fourth child. Michelle, who was facing the future as a single mother, asked Lizzie if she had ever contemplated life without her husband. Lizzie said she had thought about it, but it scared her too much to dwell upon it.

Trevor Smith

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=Trevor Smith
actor_name=George Irving
years=1986
first=8 June 1986
last=15 June 1986

Trevor Smith was wanted by the police for the armed robbery of a bank in Walford. Trevor had the protection of the East End criminal organisation known as The Firm. They contacted publican, Den Watts, and instructed him to hide Trevor in his pub for several days, in order to escape the police. Den was against this, but he had little choice in the matter.

Albert Square was packed with policemen, who were all hunting for Trevor. This made Den and his wife Angie extremely nervous. Trevor made himself comfortable in the Queen Vic’s living quarters, and he had no qualms about ordering Den around in his own home. Eventually The Firm arranged for Trevor’s getaway. Two men dressed as gas men arrived at the Vic, where one swapped clothes with Trevor and he sped away from Walford in the back of a gas van.

Johnny Earthquake

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=Johnny Earthquake
actor_name=G.B. Zoot Money
years=1986
appeared=24 June 1986
occupation=MusicianWhen Simon Wicks decided to form a band, he auditioned several musicians to join. Johnny Earthquake was one of the hopefuls and he had once had his own band called "Johnny Earthquake and the Tremors." Simon and the other members of the band weren't impressed with Johnny's audition or his obvious penchant for alcohol, so he was not asked to join.

Irene Holloway

Infobox EastEnders character 3


character_name=Irene Holloway
actor_name=Katherine Parr
years=1986-1987
first=3 July 1986
last=16 June 1987
dob=1919
dod=18 June 1987
status=Deceased
nephews=Lofty Holloway

Irene Holloway [" [http://www.walfordweb.co.uk/walfordweb/whoswho-show.php?id=615 Irene Holloway] ", "Walford Web". URL last accessed 2007-04-27.] was the aunt of Lofty Holloway — his mother's sister. Lofty did not have a close relationship with his stern mother, but he doted on his auntie Irene and she was the only relative he had contact with.

Auntie Irene first appeared in July 1986, when her nephew Lofty and his fiancée Michelle Fowler visited her in the nursing home where she lived. She had been told that she only had six months to live, as she had terminal cancer. She told Michelle that she had been in love with a man in 1938, but he was killed in an accident and she had never married. [" [http://www.walford.net/update/19860703.htm THU 03-JUL-87] ", "walford.net". URL last accessed 2007-04-27.]

She attended Lofty and Michelle's wedding in September 1986, only to see her beloved nephew jilted at the altar. Later in the year Lofty and Michelle sorted out their differences and finally got married. Irene worried that Michelle was merely using Lofty, but Michelle promised she would not hurt him. Satisfied, Irene gave their union her blessing and also paid for their honeymoon as a wedding gift.

Irene visited Lofty and Michelle in March 1987, giving Lofty instructions about her funeral. [" [http://www.walford.net/update/19870331.htm TUE 31-MAR-87] ", "walford.net". URL last accessed 2007-04-27.] Irene worried that Lofty would not cope once she was gone and tried to make him accept that she would soon be dead. Lofty was distressed at the prospect of losing his aunt and cried into her lap. In June 1987 Lofty went to visit Irene at the hospital. She was in obvious pain and could no longer see. The following episode Lofty heard that his aunt had finally succumbed to the cancer that had been slowly killing her for years. He attended her funeral on 23 June 1987.

Owen Hughes

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=Owen Hughes
actor_name=Philip Brock
years=1986
first=22 July 1986
last=31 July 1986
dob=
status=Single
occupation=Casual labourer
family=

Owen Hughes was Mark Fowler's Welsh friend who returned to Albert Square with Mark after they worked together on a farm in Wales. He was first introduced sleeping rough in the Fowlers' doorway with Mark, waiting for the family to wake up and let them in.

Owen's most notable characteristics were his obsession with the band Pink Floyd, his 'out there' conversations (particularly about marrows) suggesting he was permanently stoned, and the fact that he had body odour.

Owen and Mark were soon hounded out of Albert Square by Tony Carpenter, after he discovered his 11-year-old daughter Cassie smoking cannabis, which she stole from them. They left in a hurry on Owen's motorbike and Owen was never seen again.

Sandra Marsh

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=Sandra Marsh
actor_name=Erin Geraghty
years=1986
appeared=19 August 1986
occupation=Nurse

Sandra Marsh was a nurse who worked at the same hospital as Andy O'Brien. When she was informed that Andy had been killed in a motor accident, she identified his body and contacted his parents in Glasgow to inform them of his death. [" [http://www.walford.net/cgi-bin/profile.pl?record=0140 Sandra Marsh] ", "walford.net". URL last accessed 2007-04-21.]

Sam Sangers

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=Sam Sangers
actor_name=Alan Ford
years=1986
appeared=4 September 1986
occupation=Conman

Sam Sangers was a conman who was tried to con Debbie Wilkins out of her deceased boyfriend, Andy O'Brien's possessions, until Pauline Fowler got involved and sent him away. [" [http://www.walford.net/cgi-bin/profile.pl?record=0144 Sam Sangers] ", "walford.net". URL last accessed 2007-04-22.]

Monty Krietman

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=Monty Krietman
actor_name=Charles Rea
years=1986
appeared=16 September 1986
occupation=Solicitor

Monty Krietman was a solicitor who was blackmailed by Dr. Harold Legg to handle Dot Cotton's shoplifting case. [" [http://www.walford.net/cgi-bin/profile.pl?record=0145 Monty Krietman] ", "walford.net". URL last accessed 2007-04-22.]

Wally Ashton

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=Wally Ashton
actor_name=
years=1986
appeared=18 September 1986
occupation=Counciller

Wally Ashton was the local counciller in 1986, who appeared on the judging panel at The Queen Vic for a 'Glamorous Granny' competition. He and his fellow judges, Dr. Legg and James Willmott-Brown declared Pauline Fowler the winner, and Sicily Barnes and Sonia Marples second and third place, respectively.

Sonia Marples

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=Sonia Marples
actor_name=
years=1986
appeared=18 September 1986

Sonia Marples was a competitor in a 'Glamorous Granny' competition at The Queen Vic. Judges Wally Ashton, Harold Legg and James Willmott-Brown put her in third place, after Sicily Barnes (who came second) and Pauline Fowler, who won. She won a bottle of wine.

Sicily Barnes

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=Sicily Barnes
actor_name=
years=1986
appeared=18 September 1986

Sicily Barnes was a competitor in a 'Glamorous Granny' competition at The Queen Vic. Judges Wally Ashton, Harold Legg and James Willmott-Brown put her in second place, before Sonia Marples (who came third) and after Pauline Fowler, who won. She got a trophy for coming second, and the compère, Den Watts commented on Sicily's gold-coloured jacket.

Jaggat Singh

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name=Jaggat Singh
actor_name=Amerjit Deu
years=1986–1987
first=6 November 1986
last=31 December 1987
dob=
status=Single
occupation=General Practitioner
family=

Doctor Jaggat Singh first arrived in Albert Square in November 1986. He was employed by Dr. Harold Legg to cover the surgery for him several days a week.

Naima Jeffery showed a romantic interest in Jaggat and they went on several dates. Naima's cousin Rezaul Gabir was furious as Jaggat was a Sikh and Naima was Muslim and he tried to provoke Jaggat into a fight in The Queen Vic one night. However, Jaggat just laughed off Rezaul's aggression and they eventually became friends. In the end nothing serious ever developed between Jaggat and Naima anyway, as Naima ended the relationship to marry Farrukh - a suitor from Bangladesh.

Having Lou Beale, Ethel Skinner and Dot Cotton as patients sharpened his interest in the elderly and Jaggat left the Square in December 1987 for full-time work with old people in a Northern home. Shortly before leaving, he persuaded Ethel to move into sheltered housing at Prosper Estate.

Dario Chimisso

Infobox EastEnders character_2


character_name=Dario Chimisso
actor_name=Marino Mase
years=1986
appeared=18 November 1986
wife = Jan Hammond (1987-)
occupation=Lawyer

Dario Chimisso — an Italian lawyer — was the romantic interest of Jan Hammond. He took her away on a business trip to Venice, Italy so she could get over her recent split from Den Watts. Here she accidentally bumped into Den, who was there on a second honeymoon with his wife Angie. Den was jealous of Jan's friendship with Dario, even though she claimed it was platonic on her part. However, in August 1987, Jan sent Den a letter informing him that she and Dario had got married on a gondola in Venice. This news upset Den, although it amused his ex-wife, Angie.

Rezaul Gabir

Infobox EastEnders character 3


character_name=Rezaul Gabir
actor_name=Tanveer Ghani
years=1986-1988
first=11 December 1986
last=7 January 1988
dob=
status=Single
occupation=Shopkeeper
cousins=Naima Jeffery

Rezaul Gabir arrived in Albert Square in December 1986. He was Naima Jeffery's cousin and had been sent by Naima's family to help her run her grocery store, First Til Last. Naima was extremely angry about Rezaul's arrival, but her family were adamant that he had to stay, so she begrudgingly put up with his presence.

Rezaul was rather bossy, pretentious, chauvinistic and arrogant, and instantly tried to take over the running of the shop. On his first night, Rezaul put forth a scheme to increase the shop's profits and asked for a month's trial. Naima agreed to the trial. Rezaul then proceeded to mark up the shop's items to unreasonably high prices as well as steal money from the till. Naima was furious and to make matters worse it soon became clear that Rezaul had amorous intentions towards her. Naima wasn't remotely interested in Rezaul so she set about finding herself a new boyfriend to put him off. She started dating the Square's new doctor, Jaggat Singh. Rezaul, a Muslim, became very envious when he saw them together and told Naima that she was making a fool of herself, smiling and fawning over a Sikh. This culminated in Rezaul trying to pick a fight with Dr. Singh in The Queen Vic one night, almost getting himself barred in the process.

In April 1987, Naima and Rezaul got into a shouting match when he told her that her family had decided she had to marry him. He was furious when she flatly refused, but later admitted that he was actually relieved and told her he didn't want to marry her either. Naima's defiance displeased her family and they subsequently broke all ties with her. Rezaul, it seemed, was rather impressed with Naima and told her that she was no ordinary Bengali girl as he'd first thought.

Things between Naima and Rezaul improved after this, and when Naima's family eventually sent over another of her cousins for her to marry, he went out of his way to help their blossoming romance. After Naima left England to live in Bangladesh, Rezaul ran The First Til Last in her place for a while. Whilst managing the shop, he caught Charlie Cotton shoplifting and made a citizen's arrest. Charlie then had to appear at the Magistrates' Court and was given a hefty fine. When Naima's family sold the shop to Ashraf Karim at the end of the year, Rezaul left Walford to resume his studies. His last appearance was January 1988.

Others

ee also

*Harry Reynolds
*Eddie Hunter
*Tessa Parker

References