Terry Bates

Infobox EastEnders character


character_name = Terry Bates
actor_name = Nicholas Ball
introducer = Diederick Santer
years = 2007, 2008
first = 25 October 2007
last =28 August 2008
status = Married
home = In Police custody
occupation = Gangster

Terry Bates is a fictional character that appeared in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders". He was played by Nicholas Ball as a guest character for brief periods in 2007 and 2008.

torylines

Terry was the leader of a football firm, including Bird Meadows, Dee, and formerly Jase Dyer. Jase had arrived in London from Manchester aged 15, and Terry took him under his wing. After Dee informed the police of Jase's unruly behaviour, Jase went to prison and came out a changed man, caring for his son Jay. In October 2007, Terry sent Bird to find Jase in Walford, and Jase met up with the gang at a pub. The gang later turned on Dee when they found out he had told the police about Jase, and arranged for his car to crash, injuring him severely. Jase expressed his wish to have no part in the gang, so Terry visited Jay while Jase was out, taking him to see a firework display.

Jase later found Terry in a snooker hall, and again told him that he wanted no further involvement with the gang. After playing a game of snooker with Jase, Terry let him go home, watching him menacingly as he left.

Later, with a large group of hitmen, Terry decided to storm the Vic, believing Jase to be on a date there. Not finding him, Terry's gang smashed the place up. In the cellar he confronted Jase and one of his gang members attacked Jase knocking a pregnant Honey Mitchell down into some empty beer kegs (who was then rushed to hospital by Jase). Terry later left the area with his gang members.

Terry turned up at the hospital, then later visited Jase's flat and turned Jay against Jase. After an encounter with Jase and with Phil lying about William Mitchell's 'death', Terry and Bird were arrested.

He returned to Walford on 25 July 2008, after Jase, desperate for money, agreed to work for him again. Terry made appearanced in August, where he made plans for Jase to get some of his money back for him. It turned out that Jase has been stealing money from him, and Terry, in retaliation, set Jase up then went back to his flat and held Jay hostage. Jase and Billy rushed to the rescue. A confrontation ensued where Billy managed to get Jay out of the flat to safety in Jase's van. Terry then stabbed Jase in the middle of the confrontation and left him to bleed on the floor. After Jay made a frantic call to Honey, Armed CO19 officers stormed 89 George Street and arrested Terry, his associates and Billy who had been hiding in the bath after seeing Terry standing over the dying Jase.