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Paul Trueman
Paul Trueman is a fictional character from the British BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Gary Beadle. The character, who first arrived onto Albert Square on 23 April 2001 and later departed the programme on 23 December 2004, was portrayed as a bad boy who was a member of the already-established Trueman family. In his exit storyline, Paul became a drug dealer - which Beadle has been critical towards as he suggested it played into black, racial stereotyping. It was implied that Paul was killed upon his exit, though his death was not screened. During his time on the show, Paul instigates a feud with his brother Anthony (Nicholas Bailey); copes with the untimely death of their mother Audrey (Corinne Skinner-Carter); develops a close interaction with Audrey's ex-husband Patrick (Rudolph Walker), who soon turns out to be Paul's adopted father; sparks friendships with the square's local hardman Phil Mitchell ( Steve McFadden) and his nemesis Steve Owen (Martin Kemp); gets black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Yorke (producer)
John Roland Clifford Yorke (born 9 July 1962) is a British television producer and script editor, who was head of Channel 4 Drama 2003-2005, controller of BBC drama production 2006-2012 and MD of Company Pictures (2013-2015). Outside of television production, Yorke authored ''Into the Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them (2014)'', a best-selling screenwriting guide that proposes a five act structure to film and television narrative and draws from Yorke's research and experience. Career Background Yorke attended Newcastle University. He joined the BBC in 1986, working initially in radio as a studio manager and then as a producer on BBC Radio 5. Early career - the 1990s and ''EastEnders'' In 1994, he moved to television, working as a script editor on ''EastEnders'' before becoming the storyline consultant on ''Casualty''. In 1999, after a brief period as producer on ''Sunburn'', he took on the executive producer role on ''EastEnders''. During his time there, he was give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve McFadden
Steve Robert McFadden (né Reid; born 20 March 1959) is an English actor. He is known for his role as Phil Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'', which he has played since 1990. He was also the presenter of the game show, ''Britain's Hardest''. Early life McFadden was born in Maida Vale, London, on 20 March 1959. He left school in 1975, and had short stints in jobs including labouring, carrot picking, plumbing and working at a builder's merchant. After attending university, McFadden decided that he wanted to become an actor and was accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1984, graduating in 1987. Career McFadden made his acting debut playing a small role in the 1989 BBC television film '' The Firm''. That same year, he had an uncredited brief appearance in the film '' Buster'' as a gang member. This was followed by appearances in the television series ''The Bill'', ''Minder'' and '' Bergerac''. McFadden then began portraying the role of Phil Mitchell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Mitchell (EastEnders)
Samantha "Sam" Mitchell (also Butcher and Hunter) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. The third member of the Mitchell family to appear on the soap, Sam was introduced as a 15-year-old schoolgirl in July 1990, originally played by Danniella Westbrook. The actress quit in 1993, but Sam reappeared from 1995 to 1996 and from 1999 to 2000. In both her 1996 and 2000 exits, Sam was written out earlier than the producers intended due to off-screen controversies surrounding Westbrook. In early 2002, the character was introduced for a fourth time, but the role was recast to another actress, Kim Medcalf, who stayed in the role until late 2005. Diederick Santer later decided to reintroduce the character for a brief stint in 2009 and he opted to bring Westbrook back for a short storyline later that year. She reprised the role for a four-month stint between September 2009 and January 2010, before then reappearing for another short stint from August until September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kacey Ainsworth
Kacey Ainsworth (born 19 October 1968) is an English actress, best known for portraying the role of Little Mo in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and Cathy Keating in ITV drama ''Grantchester''. Early life Ainsworth trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama from 1991 to 1994. Career In 2000, Ainsworth joined the cast of BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', She portrayed the role of Little Mo, and made her final appearance in May 2006. Ainsworth has also appeared in other television series such as ITV police drama ''The Bill'' and detective serial ''A Touch of Frost''. She also starred in ''Famous and Fearless'' on Channel 4. In February 2007, Ainsworth appeared in an episode of '' Hotel Babylon'' as a tabloid editor. From 2007 to 2008, she appeared in BBC drama ''HolbyBlue'' as Inspector Jenny Black. On 29 March 2014, Ainsworth appeared in ''Casualty'' as DS Annie Reardon. Later that year, she began appearing in ITV detective drama ''Grantchester'', as Cathy Keating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Mo Mitchell
Maureen "Little Mo" Slater (previously Morgan and Mitchell) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Kacey Ainsworth from 18 September 2000 to 26 May 2006. Little Mo originally appeared with a turbulent marriage with her abusive husband Trevor Morgan (Alex Ferns), but she fought back at Trevor – leading to her arrest in 2002; she is later released and Trevor's campaign against her ends with his comeuppance death on 1 November 2002. Following Trevor's death, Little Mo proceeds to marry his sworn enemy Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) – who had grown to care and bond with Little Mo during her ordeal. However, their marriage ends after she gets raped by her friend Graham Foster (Alex McSweeney) and discovers she is pregnant by him; the storyline that signals the end of Little Mo's marriage with Billy contributes to Ainsworth's maternity leave in 2004. The character soon reappeared with her baby son, Freddie (Alex and Tom Kilby), and later embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Ferns
Alexander Ferns (born 13 October 1968) is a Scottish actor and television personality, best known for his ''EastEnders'' role as Trevor Morgan, who was described as "Britain's most-hated soap villain" when he played the role between 2000 and 2002. He is also known for his role as Rick Harper in BBC Scotland soap opera, ''River City'', between 2017 and 2018. For his performance as coal miner Andrei Glukhov in the 2019 miniseries ''Chernobyl'' he received a BAFTA Scotland Award. Career Alex Ferns is the oldest of three children of his family, who left Scotland for South Africa, when Ferns was 11 years old.Susan Swarbrick: EastEnders' Alex Ferns on leaving River City and his Lennoxtown thriller'. In: heraldscotland.com, Januar 13, 2018. The family took up residence in Secunda, where Ferns′ father worked as an electrician during the construction of a power plant. After he finished school, he joined the South African Defence Force and fought in Angola between 1987 and 1989. Afterwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Morgan (EastEnders)
Trevor Morgan is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Alex Ferns. He first made a one-episode stint on 21 December 2000 before reappearing as a regular cast member and gradually the show's main antagonist from 17 April 2001 to his last appearance on 1 November 2002. The character was introduced as the estranged husband of Little Mo Slater (Kacey Ainsworth), whom he had domestically abused and mistreated throughout most of his duration on the series. This escalates up to the point where he rapes Little Mo and, after attempting to do so again on New Year's Eve 2001, ends up having her wrongfully imprisoned for attacking him with an iron in self-defense that night. During that time, Trevor frequently clashes with Little Mo's family and proceeds to spark a feud with both her sister Kat (Jessie Wallace) and love interest Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick). After Trevor is set up into having Little Mo released from prison, his story arc concludes with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Fenwick
Perry Fenwick (born 29 May 1962) is an English actor. He is known for portraying the role of Billy Mitchell (EastEnders), Billy Mitchell in the BBC One, BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', a role which he has played since 1998. Career Television Fenwick's first regular television role was in the sitcom ''Watching (TV series), Watching''. He has also appeared in ''Inspector Morse (TV series), Inspector Morse'', ''The Brittas Empire'', ''Minder (TV series), Minder'', ''On the Up'', ''The Thin Blue Line (British TV series), The Thin Blue Line'', and ''Bergerac (TV series), Bergerac''. In 1995, Fenwick played a role in the ''Crimewatch File'' episode "Sorry Sarah". He has also appeared in the long-running ITV (TV network), ITV police drama series ''The Bill'' five times, playing a different minor character each time. He appeared in an early episode of ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' as a minor character in 1986, and appeared in the show again 10 years later in another minor role. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Mitchell (EastEnders)
Billy Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Perry Fenwick, who made his first appearance on 2 November 1998. Billy was originally introduced by producer Matthew Robinson (producer), Matthew Robinson as a guest character, facilitating the introduction of Jamie Mitchell (Jack Ryder (actor), Jack Ryder) to the show. Early on, Billy was Jamie's abusive uncle and guardian - which results in Jamie being taken away from Billy by his relative Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). The character was then brought back to the serial on 2 August 1999 and Fenwick was offered a longer-term contract, and Billy ended up becoming a regular character. Frequently portrayed as a small-time criminal, Billy is a luckless resident of Albert Square who often struggles financially. His most prominent storylines include two failed marriages and having a daughter born with Down syndrome. Fenwick filmed his 1000th episode on 6 August 2010, and later his 2000th on 24 Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judi Shekoni
Judith Iyabo Shekoni is an English actress, television personality and businesswoman Early life and education Born to a Yoruba Nigerian father and a British mother of English and Spanish descent, Shekoni is from Gorton, Manchester and was brought up by a single parent in council housing. She briefly enrolled in a business programme at the University of Westminster. Career Shekoni began her television career with a breakout role as Marjorie "Precious" Hudson (née Hulton) in the BBC1 soap '' EastEnders''. She then moved into film with roles including '' Garfield 2'' for Fox, ''The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' as Renee and ''Ali G Indahouse''. Shekoni lived and studied in Los Angeles for 10 years and appeared on US television shows including '' NCIS'', ''All of Us'' and ''Damages'', ''Fat Friends'' and ''The King of Queens''. Whilst in Los Angeles she worked with Bill Condon in the film '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2''. She joined the cast as a lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Precious Hudson
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' in 2002, by order of first appearance. Many were introduced by the show's executive producer, John Yorke. Jack Evans Jack Evans, played by the identical twins Brodie O’Sullivan and Riordan O’Sullivan, is the son of Barry and Natalie Evans (Shaun Williamson and Lucy Speed). He has a traumatic breech birth early in 2002. He is named after Natalie's younger brother. Jack initially lives with his parents, his grandfather Roy (Tony Caunter) and Roy's wife Pat ( Pam St. Clement), but moves out of Albert Square in March 2003 following his parents' divorce and Roy's death. Barry is devoted to Jack and agonises over the fact that he cannot be a full-time father to him. Barry dies early in 2004 and as he had just married Janine, she inherits Barry's estate. When Natalie suspects Janine is responsible for Barry's death, she leaves Walford for a new start with Jack. Before they leave, Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldie
Clifford Joseph Price MBE (born 19 September 1965), better known as Goldie, is a British music producer and DJ. Initially gaining exposure for his work as a graffiti artist, Goldie became well known for his pioneering role as a musician in the 1990s UK jungle, drum and bass and breakbeat hardcore scenes. He released a variety of singles under the pseudonym Rufige Kru and co-founded the label Metalheadz. He later released several albums under his own name, including the 1995 album '' Timeless'', which entered the UK charts at number 7. Goldie's acting credits include the 1999 James Bond film ''The World Is Not Enough'', Guy Ritchie's '' Snatch'' (2000) and the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2001–2002). He has also appeared in a number of celebrity reality television shows, including '' Celebrity Big Brother 2'' (UK), ''Strictly Come Dancing'', '' Come Dine with Me'' and ''Maestro''. Early life Born in Walsall, but raised in Wolverhampton England, Price is of Jamaican and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
