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Frazer Nash Falcon 1931

Frazer Nash TT Replica 2-Seater Sports 1935

1955 Frazer Nash LeMans Coupé

Frazer-Nash 1958

2009 Frazer-Nash Namir Concept

Frazer Nash was a British sports car manufacturer and engineering company founded by Archibald Frazer-Nash in 1922. It produced sports cars incorporating a unique multi-chain transmission before the Second World War and also imported BMW cars to the UK. After the war it continued producing sports cars with conventional transmission until 1957. It also continued selling BMW cars and motorcycles and finally in 1956 became the official importer of Porsche cars.

History[link]

The company was founded in 1922 by Archibald Frazer-Nash who had, with Henry Ronald Godfrey founded and run the GN cyclecar company. The company was established in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, moving to Isleworth, Middlesex in 1929. The company entered receivership in 1927 and re-emerged as AFN Limited. The majority of AFN was acquired by H. J. ("Aldy") Aldington in 1929 and run by the three Aldington brothers, H.J., Donald A. and William H. Aldy's son, John Taylor ("JT") Aldington was the last of the family owners/directors until AFN Ltd was sold to Porsche GB. The company produced around 400 of the famous chain drive models between 1924 and 1939.

AFN, Ltd became importers and assemblers of BMW cars in 1934 and sold them as Frazer Nash-BMW. They were the official British BMW importer until the outbreak of war in 1939. In 1954 the company started to sell Porsche cars, becoming the official importer for Great Britain in 1956. This lasted until 1965 when Porsche Cars Great Britain was set up; Aldington family members remained on the board of this company until John Adlington sold out to Porsche in 1987, Nash & Thompson was formed in 1929 by Archibald Frazer-Nash and E. Grattan Thompson to develop the Frazer-Nash hydraulic aircraft gun turret

During the Second World War, Nash & Thompson was involved in armaments production with its turrets in use on British bombers such as the Avro Lancaster and Vickers Wellington. There are several successor companies still (as of 2011) active in engineering consultancy (Frazer-Nash Consultancy), engineering (Frazer-Nash (Midhurst) Ltd. and electric & hybrid vehicle technology (Frazer-Nash Research, owned by the Kamkorp Group, which also owns Bristol Cars).

AFN Ltd produced about 85 more cars from 1948 to 1957. These cars were entirely unrelated to the chain-drive pre-war Frazer Nash, but were largely a direct evolution of the sporting BMW 328, mentioned above. AFN, as owners of the UK rights to the 328 engine licensed Bristol to make it against an agreement for its supply to them. Models include the Le Mans Replica, the Mille Miglia, the Targa Florio, the Le Mans Coupé and the Sebring. Competition successes included a third place at Le Mans (1949) and wins in the Targa Florio (1951) and the 12 Hours of Sebring, 1952. The post-war cars are very highly prized by collectors. The company participated in the 1952 Formula One season, the cars driven by Tony Crook and Ken Wharton.

Products[link]

Car models[link]

Considering the small number of cars made, the model range is vast and the following is not entirely comprehensive. Cars were all built to order and virtually any combination was possible. Some were rebuilt at the factory as different versions.

Grand Prix[link]

Frazer Nash cars participated in 4 World Championship Grands Prix. Drivers of Frazer Nash cars scored 3 World Championship points.

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External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Frazer Nash vehicles

• Official website of the Frazer Nash Car Club
• The Postwar Frazer Nash Cars - An Overview

Austin Healey

Full name	Austin Sean Healey
Date of birth	(1973-10-26) 26 October 1973 (age 38)
Place of birth	Wallasey, Cheshire, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	13 st 10 lbs (87 kg)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Scrum Half, Winger, Fly-Half, Fullback
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
1990–1994 2006-present	Waterloo Bishop’s Stortford
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1994-1996 1996-2006	Orrell Leicester	237	(322)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1997-2003 1997, 2001	England British & Irish Lions	51 2

Austin Sean Healey (born 26 October 1973 in Wallasey, Cheshire) is a former English rugby union player, who played as a utility back for Leicester Tigers, and has represented the England national rugby union team and the British Lions.

He has 51 England caps and 2 Lions caps. He has played for England at scrum half, fly-half, fullback and wing, and has often been used as a replacement (or substitute) because of his versatility. He is a famously competitive and "outspoken" character, gaining the nickname "The Leicester Lip".

In 2008, he took part in Strictly Come Dancing (Series 6) which started on the 20th September. He made it to the quarter-finals, with dance partner Erin Boag.

Healey revealed on Strictly Come Dancing that he has four daughters; Ellie-Mae born 2001, Daisy in 2003, and twins, Betsy and Bibi-dee (named after his late mother), born early 2008.

Early life and education[link]

He was educated at St Anselm's College, Birkenhead (Edmund Rice Trust) and at Leeds Polytechnic. He went to Bidston Avenue Primary school in Birkenhead.

Rugby career[link]

Early career[link]

Austin played for England U21 in 1992 and went on to represent England A and the Barbarians ‘96 tour of Japan. After spells at Waterloo and Orrell Healey initially signed for Leicester as a scrum half, having played at wing and outside centre for Orrell. He made his England debut against Ireland during the 1997 Five Nations tournament, and toured with the British Lions in 1997, making two appearances.

He has played in 4 Five/Six Nations tournaments (‘98-'02) and was a key figure in the 1999 World Cup. In the 1999/00 season he was voted both Leicester Tigers' and Allied Dunbar’s Player of the Season.

Leicester coach Bob Dwyer switched him to the wing to accommodate Fijian Waisale Serevi at scrum half since Serevi's defence was not good enough for him to play wing. Healey was then selected on the wing for England.

After an injury to Tigers' South African fly-half Joel Stransky, and the unsuitability of others such as Pat Howard and Andy Goode to fill the role, Healey was switched to fly-half. In this position, however, he was unable to make much of an international impression, his sole appearance at fly-half coming in the 2000 tour to South Africa in the first test, after Jonny Wilkinson fell victim to food poisoning.

In 2001 he made the break during the Heineken Cup final that resulted in the winning try - Healey had started the match at scrum half with Andy Goode at 10, but was switched to fly-half in the closing minutes. He also scored the second and decisive try against Munster when Tigers retained the cup the following year.

His excellent form for Tigers during the 2001 season, was rewarded with a call up to England’s starting line-up during the Six Nations, and selection for the British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia, where he put in some good performances for the mid-week team but unfortunately missed out on further caps due to injury.

However, for many people the abiding memory of this tour will be the controversy caused by his comments on Wallaby lock Justin Harrison in his column in the Guardian. The comments backfired after Harrison was selected to make his debut for the Third and deciding test of the series, and stole a crucial lineout - sealing the series victory for Australia. There was some suggestion that Healey's comments had served as motivation for the Wallabies team.

On his return from Australia he played in every game for England until he was rested for the summer 2002 tour to Argentina, showing his versatility by starting at fullback, scrum half, and wing and came on twice as a replacement.

He returned to international action appearing as a replacement in all three of the following season's autumn internationals when England recorded a series of victories over Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Versatility[link]

Healey played in many positions throughout his long career, and many often asked the question: 'would he have been more successful had he simply stuck to one position?'.^[who?] His long time friend Matt Dawson often said that Healey's pass was far superior and that he counted himself lucky that Healey didn't stick to scrum half.^{[citation needed]}

However, worth noting was his incredible versatility, he started for England at every position in the backs at some point apart from centre, and played all positions at club level, this earned him wide respect as one of the greatest Utility backs to have played the game in recent history.^{[citation needed]}

Another bonus of his versatility was that when he played on the wing for England he was one of the first players to really work off his wing and have the confidence and work rate to pop up in all sorts of positions, keeping the opposition guessing.

2003/2004 season[link]

Injuries curtailed much of the 2003-04 season, he returned for the Tigers' European quarter final against Munster but again had to leave the pitch. He recovered well enough to be included in England's preparations for the 2003 World Cup, playing in the game against France in Marseilles, but missed the final cut when the 30-man squad was announced. He travelled to Australia halfway through the World Cup as cover at scrum half, but didn't play.

After the disappointment of the World Cup Healey returned to the Tigers and played on the wing for the most part of a disappointing season for Tigers who only scraped into the Heineken cup through a wildcard final. Austin was discarded by the England coaches, and has not played for them since the Rugby World Cup warm up match against France.

On the Lions tour to Australia in 2001 he developed a rivalry with Australian lock Justin Harrison calling him 'the plank'. When the Lions played the Australia A side Healey claimed that Harrison ran 80 yards just to bump him in the chest. Later when Australia played England at Twickenham, Harrison's mum asked Healey to sign a picture of Healey to take home. She claimed that the feud between Healey and Harrison had made Harrison more famous in Australia then his Rugby ability could.

2004/2005 season[link]

In the 2004/05 season Healey hit form again, and with the failings of the England backline, there were calls for him to be reinstated to ignite it. England coach Andy Robinson humoured the press that there was a chance of a recall, but it never came. Instead Healey turned his attention to the 2005 Lions' tour. He was included in the long list, but not the tour party (having not played international rugby for 3 years). He wrote a column for the Guardian on the tour, which included the quote 'Have you heard the latest from the Lions' camp? Clive's sending Andy Robinson to a fancy dress party tonight. He's going as a pumpkin, they're hoping when it gets to midnight he'll turn into a real coach!'

2005/2006 season[link]

Tigers finished top of the league. A notable performance for Healey was Away at Wasps, where he scored in the last minute to steal a draw. However, Wasps hammered Tigers in the final. In the 05/06 season, Healey was handed club vice-captaincy and regularly captained the team from scrum half and fly half during the international period. He looked back to near his best form and pressed both Harry Ellis and Andy Goode out of their respective regular slots of 9 and 10 at different times throughout the season. Leicester made the premiership final again and were beaten by Sale Sharks, Healey claims to have thrown his silver medal away in disgust at the end of the game, claiming that he didnt do 'losers medals'.

Retirement[link]

Following retirement from Leicester Tigers at the end of the 2005/6 season, Healey planned to start a new career as a banker with Credit Suisse and to also continue working as a BBC analyst. Although no longer playing full-time professional rugby, citing injuries as the main reason, Healey now plays at club level for Bishop's Stortford Rugby Football Club 1st XV. Bishop's Stortford are in the UK London Division One.

Television appearances[link]

Healey competed in the sixth series of the BBC competition series Strictly Come Dancing with professional dancer Erin Boag. After Week 11, he was top with an average of 34.4/40. He was awarded the first 10 of the series by Len Goodman for his Quickstep in week 7, and was awarded two more 10s for his week 9 Tango. Bruno Tonioli gave him a 10 for his Foxtrot in week 11, and then three of the judges - Craig, Arlene and Bruno awarded him 10s for his week 11 Paso Doble, which received the first standing ovation of the series. He was eliminated in week 12 of the competition to come 4th overall after a dance-off with Lisa Snowdon (her third dance-off). He commented saying he had an amazing experience, and thanked all of the people at Strictly, Erin, and his wife. They danced their leaving dance to Dionne Warwick - "That's what friends are for".

He achieved the highest score ever for a Paso Doble, and the highest male Cha Cha and Tango scores throughout any series. His Jive in week 3 was the highest scoring Jive of the series, with a total score of 34. (In the final, he returned to perform his Jive one last time, along with other fellow Strictly 2008 competitors).

Throughout the series, he made guest appearances on The Paul O'Grady Show, Loose Women, BBC Breakfast, National Television Awards (where he and Erin presented the award of Most Popular Newcomer to EastEnders star Rita Simons), and regular appearances on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two.

Austin joined Gary Lineker on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Christmas Special, on 23 December 2008, on ITV1, at 8pm. Together they won £50,000 for their chosen Charity; Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation.

Austin presented The Big Tackle on ITV in March 2009,^[1] aimed at promoting and assisting rugby clubs around the country. In January 2009, he obtained his basic coaching qualifications,^[2] in order to put him in a better position from which to advise clubs. During the filming, he returned to his roots and visited his former local club, Birkenhead Park. Some of the other teams that he coached on the series included; Bristol Barbarians, Witney Angels RFC, Rosslyn Park, and University of Sussex.

Austin competed on show one of the new series of Beat the Star in April 2009. He won 4/8 games, and ended up with 22 points overall, beating his opponent; Factory Manager, Glenn Clarke, who had 14 points overall.

Healey has been announced as one of the team captains for the second series of Hole in the Wall along with ex-EastEnders star Joe Swash.^[3]

Austin is the host of the ITV gameshow The Fuse, which began on 13 July 2009.

Autobiography[link]

Healey's autobiography, Lions, Tigers and Roses, was published by Oxford University Press in 2001.^[4]

The term 'drives' coming into general use as a mildly abusive term has been credited to Healey following comments in his autobiography. On the way to a midweek game on the 2001 Lions Tour, Healey recalled this exchange with a coach driver: "I was up the front of the coach, right behind the driver. He said he hates it when people call him 'drives'. Big mistake, drives!"

See also[link]

• List of top English points scorers and try scorers

References[link]

External links[link]

• Leicester profile
• Lions profile
• Sporting Heroes profile

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• BBC News Austin Healey retires
• BBC News The world according to Healey
• Bishop's Stortford Observer - National hero becomes a local hero
• Telegraph.co.uk - Austin Healey in national news

v t e British Superstars Champions • 1973 David Hemery • 1974 John Conteh • 1975 No Competition • 1976 David Hemery • 1977 Tim Crooks • 1978 No Competition • 1979 Brian Jacks • 1980 Brian Jacks • 1981 Keith Fielding • 1982 Brian Hooper • 1983 Brian Hooper • 1984 Garry Cook • 1985 Robin Brew • 1986-2002: No Competitions • 2003 Austin Healy • 2004 Du'aine Ladejo • 2005 Alain Baxter •

The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 1987, by order of first appearance.

Tina Hopkins[link]

Tina Hopkins, played by Eleanor Rhodes, is introduced as Ian Beale’s (Adam Woodyatt) girlfriend in February 1987. Ian’s friend Kelvin Carpenter (Paul J. Medford) takes a shine to Tina and makes several passes at her, which she shuns.

Tina gets a job working at Naima Jeffery’s (Shreela Ghosh) grocery store, the First til Last, and by May 1987 she and Ian decide that they want to move in together. They manage to persuade Kelvin to rent them one of his father’s flats, and although their parents’ are against it, they move in with each other in July 1987.

Things do not go well for the couple. They find it difficult to pay the rent and when money goes missing from the cash register at Tina’s workplace, Naima accuses her of stealing it (it was actually one of Mary Smith’s (Linda Davidson) wayward friends named Sandra). Tina eventually manages to clear her name with the help of Rod Norman (Christopher McHallem), who sets a trap for the real thief.

Shortly after, Tina’s parents arrive in Walford on an impromptu visit from Ilford. They let themselves into Tina’s flat and are horrified to discover what a mess it is in. When they discover that Simon Wicks (Nick Berry) and Magda Czajkowski (Kathryn Apanowicz) live next door in an adjoining room, they decide that Tina cannot remain living there. Despite Tina’s protests, they pack her bags and drag her back to Ilford to live with them in September 1987. Tina is not seen again.

Emine Osman[link]

Emine Osman, played by Pelin Ahmet, is the daughter of Mehmet (Haluk Bilginer) and Guizin Osman (Ishia Bennison). She is first seen on screen in February 1987. Her father gambles away their home and then disappears, so Emine, her mother, and her two brothers, Murat (Eddie Izzet) and Rayif (Billy Hassan), are forced to move in with Mehmet's brother Ali (Nejdet Salih) and his wife Sue (Sandy Ratcliff).

Emine and her siblings play pranks and get into trouble, often letting their pet boa constrictor (named Crush) loose to scare the residents of the Square. The Osman children later become friendly with Luke (Henry Power) and Sophie Willmott-Brown (Natasha Knight). They move out of the Square in May that year when their father returns, but occasionally show up on the Square to cause more trouble for their parents.

In November 1987, Guizin hears that Emine has been injured by a firework, in a storyline that hoped to highlight the dangers of children playing with fireworks. Emine's last appearance is in March 1988, but after her parents have a huge argument, Emine and the rest of her family move to Northern Cyprus in March 1989.

Rayif Osman[link]

Rayif Osman, played by Billy Hassan, is the elder son of Mehmet (Haluk Bilginer) and Guizin Osman (Ishia Bennison). He is first seen on screen in February 1987. Rayif, his mother, sister Emine (Pelin Ahmet) and brother Murat (Eddie Izzet) are all forced to move in with Mehmet's brother Ali (Nejdet Salihand) his wife Sue (Sandy Ratcliff), after Mehmet gambles away their home and then disappears.

Rayif and his siblings play pranks and get into trouble, often letting their pet boa constrictor (named Crush) loose to scare the residents of the Square. They also have a penchant for playing on arcade games and fruit machines, and they occasionally sneak away to play on them against their mother's wishes.

The Osman children later become friendly with Luke (Henry Power) and Sophie Willmott-Brown (Natasha Knight). They move out of the Square in May that year when their father returns, but occasionally show up on the Square to cause more trouble for their parents.

Rayif's last appearance is in March 1988, but after his parents have an argument, Rayif and the rest of his family move to Northern Cyprus in March 1989.

Murat Osman[link]

Murat Osman, played by Eddie Izzet, is the son of Mehmet (Haluk Bilginer) and Guizin Osman (Ishia Bennison). He is first seen on screen in February 1987 after his father gambles away their home and then disappears, so Murat, his mother, sister Emine (Pelin Ahmet) and brother Rayif (Billy Hassan), are forced to move in with Mehmet's brother Ali (Nejdet Salihand) his wife Sue (Sandy Ratcliff). Murat is the youngest of the three children.

Murat and his siblings play pranks and get into trouble, often letting their pet boa constrictor (named Crush) loose to scare the residents of the Square. The Osman children later become friendly with Luke (Henry Power) and Sophie Willmott-Brown (Natasha Knight). They move out of the Square in May that year when their father returns, but occasionally show up on the Square to cause more trouble for their parents.

Murat's last appearance is in March 1988, but after his parents have an argument, Murat and the rest of his family move to Northern Cyprus in March 1989.

Luke Willmott-Brown[link]

Luke Willmott-Brown, played by Henry Power, is the young son of rapist James Willmott-Brown (William Boyde). He also has a sister called Sophie (Natasha Knight). He is first seen visiting his father in March 1987, but goes back to live with his mother in July. During his stay, he and his sister are friendly with Mehmet Mehmet (Haluk Bilginer) and Guizin Osman's (Ishia Bennison) children, Emine (Pelin Ahmet), Rayif (Billy Hassan) and Murat (Eddie Izzet).

He is later seen in January 1992, visiting his father after his release from prison. This is his last appearance.

Sophie Willmott-Brown[link]

Sophie Willmott-Brown, played by Natasha Knight, is the young daughter of rapist James Willmott-Brown. She also has a brother called Luke. She is first seen visiting her father in March 1987, but goes back to live with her mother in July. During her stay, she and her brother are friendly with Mehmet Mehmet (Haluk Bilginer) and Guizin Osman's (Ishia Bennison) children, Emine (Pelin Ahmet), Rayif (Billy Hassan) and Murat (Eddie Izzet).

She is later seen in January 1992, visiting her father after his release from prison. This is her last appearance.

June Watkins[link]

June Watkins, played by Madaline Blakeney, is the godmother of Kathy Beale's (Gillian Taylforth) daughter Donna Ludlow (Matilda Ziegler). Kathy had given Donna up for adoption shortly after her birth, as she was conceived from rape. June brings Kathy news that Donna wants to make contact with her, but tells her that it is her decision. Kathy decides not to see Donna.^[1][2]

Reg Sparrow[link]

Reg Sparrow^[3], played by Richard Ireson, is the area manager for Luxford & Copley brewery following the retirement of James Willmott-Brown (William Boyde). He oversees the running of The Queen Victoria public house, which is being managed by Den Watts (Leslie Grantham).^[4] The Vic's profits are floundering following Den's separation from his wife Angie (Anita Dobson). Reg comes to Walford to assess the problem. He wants the money that Den owes the brewery and demands to see the pub's invoices. Den tries to avoid this by steering clear of the pub all day and leaving his bar staff to put Reg off. This plan fails due to Angie, who happily informes Reg where Den keeps all the pub's bookwork, just to spite her husband. Den is forced to sell his car to pay off some of his debt.

Later in the year Sparrow joins Den in one of the Osmans' notorious card games. Den fleeces him and manages to win a vast sum of his money, although he later gives him back half in return for a future favour. Sparrow is partial to monetary bribes and often turns a blind eye to Den's dodgy dealings. In 1988 Pat Wicks (Pam St. Clement) and Frank Butcher (Mike Reid) are forced to bribe Sparrow in order to get him to grant them tenancy at the Vic. After they are instated Sparrow continues to exert his influence over Frank, by persuading him to throw an exuberant birthday party at the Vic in his honour, and then disappearing without paying the bill.

Oxley[link]

Oxley, played by Colun Gallivan, is dubbed the "Walford attacker" when he begins a series of night-time assaults on the women of Walford. Several female residents of Albert Square have encounters with Oxley, but manage to escape before they are harmed. Pat Wicks (Pam St. Clement) isn't so lucky, and she is brutally assaulted in February 1987 and left battered and unconscious in the middle of Albert Square. The police have no luck tracing Oxley, as he leaves no clues as to his identity.

However in April 1987, Oxley's luck runs out when he attempts to attack Debbie Wilkins (Shirley Cheriton) in the launderette and is warded off by her self-defence moves. The police are able to apprehend Oxley and he is arrested and charged.^[5]

Magda Czajkowski[link]

Magda "Mags" Czajkowski is played by Kathryn Apanowicz.

Magda was born to a Polish father and a Yorkshire mother. She initially lived in Leeds until she moved to London for a career in catering, where she shared a flat with her business partner, Amanda.

In May 1987, Magda manages to secure herself a catering concession at The Queen Victoria public house, which is where she meets and begins a flirtatious relationship with the married publican, Den Watts (Leslie Grantham). With Den recently separated from his alcoholic wife Angie (Anita Dobson), he is free to actively pursue Magda, which only infuriates his already fragile wife.

Later in the year, Den goes on a trip to Morocco and whilst he is away, Magda starts flirting with barman Simon Wicks (Nick Berry), who subsequently ends the relationship with his girlfriend Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) to be with Magda. When Den returns from his extended holiday, he finds that Magda is no longer interested in him. When Den discovers that she is seeing Simon, he physically attacks Simon, sacks him and throws him out of his home in The Vic. A few months later Amanda leaves for Australia and Magda moves to Albert Square, where she rents a flat at 3 Albert Square from Kelvin Carpenter (Paul J. Medford), and manages Symphony Food Catering on her own. With Den now out of the picture, Magda decides she wants a more serious commitment from Simon so she asks him to move into her flat with her, and he agrees.

However, their relationship does not go smoothly. Magda is a bit older than Simon, and his immature tendencies often infuriate her, whilst her complaining infuriates him. Simon has some family upsets over the coming months and Magda fails to support him adequately, so he turns to his former boss, Den, for counsel. On Den's advice, Simon proceeds to pursue other women, and then starts seeing the barmaid Donna Ludlow (Matilda Ziegler) behind Magda's back. By this time Magda is in love with Simon and his rejection hurts her. Den uses this opportunity to gain his revenge on Magda. He feigns mock sympathy for her, then seduces her, but before he gets her into bed, he tells her that he has to go on an errand. He instructs Magda to "get ready" for him, telling her that he will be back soon. He then leaves Magda undressed and waiting in his bed for hours, before instructing Simon's mother, Pat Wicks (Pam St. Clement), to inform her that he is otherwise engaged, leaving her humiliated.

Magda tries to take her mind off things by attempting to purchase a new property, the house that James Willmott-Brown (William Boyde) is selling. However, she receives another setback when James has a better offer and turns her down. After a heart-felt chat with Lou Beale (Anna Wing), Magda decides to cut her losses and leave Walford. She leaves the Square to share a flat with a friend in Fulham in March 1988.

Edie Smith[link]

Edie Smith, played by Eileen O'Brien is the mother of Mary (Linda Davidson). A religious and strict woman, Edie alienated her daughter so much that she ran away from Stockport to escape her. Mary moved to London after becoming pregnant, and chose not to inform her family about her child. When Mary's father tracks her down and discovers he has a granddaughter, Mary makes him promise not to tell Edie. She worries that her mother will interfere and take over. Her father, Chris (Allan O'Keefe), pays heed to his daughter's wishes for several years. However, when he discovers that Mary had left her daughter Annie alone in her flat to prostitute herself, he decides to take action. He informs Edie and she comes to Walford in May 1987 to sort Mary out. Despite Mary's protests, she takes Annie back to Stockport to live with her, leaving Mary distraught.

With the help of Rod Norman (Christopher McHallem), Mary manages to take control of her life. She contacts her mother to bring Annie back, but Edie keeps refusing. Eventually Mary becomes so depressed that Rod contacts Chris and tells him Mary is considering suicide. A concerned Chris then finally brings Annie home to Mary.

Chris decides to move to London early in 1988 in order to open a haulage company. Things do not go according to plan, and he spends much of his time drinking himself into a stupor. Eventually, Mary contacts her mother to come and help Chris, and the Smith family finally manage to sort out their differences. Shortly after, Edie begins to consider moving to London permanently. This is too much for Mary to bear however, and she begins to rebel against her parents once again. Edie tries to intervene, but Mary is hostile and tells her that she will kill her if she ever tries to take Annie from her again. Shortly after, Mary decides to leave Walford. She takes Annie, and jumps on a bus to destinations unknown. Edie refuses to waste anymore concern on her unruly daughter and she leaves Walford to return to Stockport. Her last appearance was in May 1988.

Graham Clark[link]

Graham Clark, played by Gary Webster, grew up in Walford and went to school with Nick Cotton (John Altman), Rod Norman (Christopher McHallem) and Darren Roberts (Aaron Carrington). After getting involved in criminal activity with Nick, Graham served time in prison, but it later transpires that Nick had committed the crime that he was imprisoned for. Graham never forgives Nick for allowing him to go to prison for his crime.

Graham is very protective of his younger brother Barry Clark (Gary Hailes). Barry is afraid to admit to Graham that he is homosexual and in a relationship with Colin Russell (Michael Cashman). He tries to cover this up, but is relieved when Graham reveals he had known he is gay and accepted it. Graham marries a girl named Kate in 1987 after she becomes pregnant with his child. Graham is looking forward to the prospect of becoming a father and asks Barry to be Godfather. Kate miscarries weeks before the baby is due in November 1987. Graham and Barry are devastated.

Graham gets involved in the plight of Colin, who is targeted by the criminal organisation known as "The Firm". The Firm want Colin, who is doing jury service, to give a verdict of "not guilty" for one of their associates, and they use Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) to lean on him. Graham intervenes, he along with a gang of thugs and his pet Alsatian, Prince, confront Den and order him to stay away from Colin and Barry. Nick's father, Charlie Cotton (Christopher Hancock), uses Graham's animosity towards Nick to get rid of his son. Nick had been hiding from Graham, but Charlie allows Graham into their house to confront him. Graham orders Nick to leave Walford or face the consequences. Nick flees for his own safety. Graham is last seen in January 1988, supporting Colin over his recent break-up with Barry.

Farrukh[link]

Farrukh, played by Sumar Khan, comes to Walford from Bangladesh as a suitor who wants to woo his cousin Naima Jeffery (Shreela Ghosh). Naima had disgraced her family by divorcing her first husband following the demise of their arranged marriage. She is not open to embarking on another arranged marriage, but when she meets Farrukh, she is pleasantly surprised. A successful lawyer in Bangladesh with political aspirations, Farrukh is in full support of Naima's desire to be an independent woman. He and Naima bond, and several months later he returns to propose to Naima. They marry off-screen in Birmingham and move to Bangladesh in November 1987.

Ashraf Karim[link]

Ashraf Karim, played by Aftab Sachak, moves to Walford in 1987 to run the First Til Last grocery store. The next year, his wife Sufia (Rani Singh), and their children Shireen (Nisha Kapur) and Sohail (Ronnie Jhutti) join him. The Karims keep themselves to themselves, and dont mix much with the local of Walford. However, secretly Ashraf continues to have an affair with his long term mistress, Stella. Sufia finds out and threatens to leave, but Ashraf promises her that the affair is over. However the romance soon restarts, and the family of Jabbar Ahmed (Ashraf's arranged future son-in-law) see Ashraf with Stella, and call off the wedding. With his family in disgrace, Ashraf decides to move his family to Bristol. The Karims' last appearance is in June 1990.

Rod Norman[link]

Rodric "Rod" Norman played by Christopher McHallem, is a modern day hobo. He dosses in squats and never settles anywhere for long, although he does return to Albert Square several times. Rod is a sucker for female hopeless cases and he tries to help out several 'women in need' over the years, although he is rarely thanked for his efforts. Rod is first seen in Albert Square in July 1987 as an acquaintance of fellow punk, Mary Smith (Linda Davidson). Rod is a greasy layabout, but underneath his scruffy appearance there is a kind-hearted, genuine guy, who will go out of his way to help anyone in need.

Darren Roberts[link]

Darren Roberts, played by Gary McDonald, is the brother of Carmel Roberts (Judith Jacob). He arrives in Walford in July 1987 along with his son Junior (Aaron Carrington) and young daughter, Aisha (Aisha Jacob), who have different mothers. Darren had fallen out with his wife Darleen, and manages to persuade his sister to allow him and his children to move in with her at number 3b Albert Square.

Darren had attended school with Nick Cotton (John Altman), Graham Clark (Gary Webster) and Rod Norman (Christopher McHallem), none known for their law-abiding tendencies, and just like his wayward contemporaries, Darren also regularly dabbles on the wrong side of the law. Darren sets up various dodgy deals. He makes an enemy out of Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) for selling stolen goods on his patch; he gets involved in pornographic video laundering; instigates a counterfeit money ring; starts renting out an abandoned flat to squatters for a weekly fee; and holds a 'cultural evening' in the community centre, which is a front for a porn film screening and stripper — Dot Cotton (June Brown) accidentally wanders in and faints.

He gets on the wrong side of Brad Williams (Jonathan Stratt), a member of the gangster organisation known as The Firm. Darren wants membership into the gang, but after several attempts to gain favour, Brad warns him off by beating him.

Darren goes on to con Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) and Barry Clark (Gary Hailes). Darren provides them with equipment for a mobile disco, but the equipment turns out to be hired and further hire purchase payments are still owed. Soon after, the hire purchase men turn up and take back all the disco gear. When Carmel finds out, she throws Darren out of her flat, after which, he disappears in July 1988, abandoning his two children in the process.

Days before his departure, Darren is questioned about the torching of The Dagmar, following Kathy Beale's (Gillian Taylforth) rape, and he purposefully implicates Den Watts as the culprit. Den, who is working for The Firm, is eventually forced to take the blame and is arrested for the deed. Joanne Francis (Pamela Salem) and Gregory Mantel (Pavel Douglas), two members of The Firm, who are watching Darren. They later reveal that Darren had moved in with a girl, whose boyfriend then puts him in hospital. He never returns to Albert Square to claim his children, and his whereabouts following this are not revealed. However, in 1989, Darren's accomplice Vince Johnson (Hepburn Graham) arrives in Walford. Vince regularly liaises with Darren by phone, and both are responsible for conning Frank Butcher (Mike Reid) in a motor scam.

Junior Roberts[link]

Junior Roberts, played by Aaron Carrington, was a young tearaway, who idolised his wayward father. He was often getting into trouble and mischief around Albert Square.

Junior was the son of Darren Roberts, and he arrived in Walford along with his young sister Aisha in July 1987. The Roberts clan had come to live with Junior's aunt, Carmel, at number 3b Albert Square.

Junior proceeded to cause havoc around the Square, getting into trouble for stealing, graffitiing the square, playing truant, and gave everyone a fright when he ran away from home and almost got into a car with a stranger. Junior found himself a girlfriend in 1988, Melody, who was equally as troublesome. The two began a scam where they would steal dogs from people and then return them for a reward. They also managed to spark up a feud with the Karim children, with both sides swapping racist insults at each other. Darren, a petty criminal, was not the best role-model for his impressionable son, and he was often unable to curtail his deviance.

Junior idolised Darren and so he was devastated in July 1988 when his father abandoned him and his sister and disappeared without a word to anyone. Junior was forced to move away from Walford and go and live with his Grandparents, but he would show up regularly to visit Carmel and get into more trouble, such as stealing Colin Russell's CD collection and then selling them on to Rod Norman for a profit. This act even led to him getting arrested after Colin's boyfriend, Guido, decided to teach him a lesson and informed the police. He got off with a warning, but continued to make trouble for himself when he persuaded Ricky Butcher to buy him alcohol, and was witnessed drinking by Dot Cotton. Dot was appalled to see an underage boy getting drunk, and she promptly informed Carmel. By 1989 Junior had become so troublesome that his elderly, sickly grandparents could no longer cope and Carmel was instructed to take both her brother's children in again. This was met unfavourably by Carmel's new husband Matthew Jackson, who freely admitted that he disliked Junior immensely.

Matthew and Junior would argue regularly and this put a severe strain on Carmel's marital relationship. Junior's dislike for Matthew stemmed from the fact that he rightly suspected him of abusing his aunt. Junior tried to put a stop to Matthew's violence by informing various members of his family about the abuse he'd witnessed, but despite their best efforts Carmel refused to take their help and denied that anything untoward was occurring. Things reached a head in July 1989, when Junior, in an attempt to protect his aunt from Matthew's rage, stabbed him with a kitchen knife. Matthew was rushed to hospital, and Junior found it difficult to come to terms with what he had done. Carmel eventually managed to reassure him that what he did was in self-defence and he was not to blame.

The following month Carmel's father died, and so the Robertses all left Walford to tend to Junior's grieving grandmother. Junior was not pleased with this and made an ill-fated attempt to run away from home with Melody, but he only managed to get as far as the front door before Carmel discovered his plan and forced him to leave with her instead.

Over the following months Junior would show up in Walford regularly to visit Melody and Vince Johnson, a friend of his father. His last appearance was October 1989 when he attended a Halloween party in the Square.

Aisha Roberts[link]

Aisha Roberts was played by Aisha Jacob — who was the real life daughter of Judith Jacob, the actress who played her on-screen aunt, Carmel Jackson, in the serial.^[6]

Aisha was the young daughter of Darren and Darlene Roberts and the half sister of Junior. She came to Walford in August 1987 to live with her aunt Carmel, following the breakdown of her parents marriage. Darren was an irresponsible parent and the care of the young toddler was left mainly to Carmel and Junior - who was forced to take and collect Aisha from nursery school, making him miss school himself.

In July 1988, Darren abandoned both his children and left Walford without a word to anyone. Aisha was then sent away from Walford to live with her grandparents. However, the following year, she was sent back to Carmel, much to the annoyance of her abusive husband, Matthew Jackson. Matthew found caring for Aisha a chore and would get annoyed with her for crying, wandering into his bedroom constantly and making his flat a mess. Eventually Carmel and Matthew's marriage came to an end after Junior stabbed Matthew in self-defence. In August 1989 Aisha's grandfather died, and so the entire Roberts family moved away from Walford to tend to Aisha's grieving grandmother.

Donna Ludlow[link]

Donna Ludlow is played by Matilda Ziegler between 1987 and 1989.^[7] Donna was scripted as a troubled individual, desperate for attention, but shunned by almost all who encountered her. In her storyline, after finding out she was conceived from rape and then rejected by her mother, Donna set herself on a path of self-destruction. She turned to manipulation, blackmail and prostitution to fund her drug-habit, before choking to death on her own vomit in 1989.

Frank Butcher[link]

Frank Butcher is played by Mike Reid. Frank made his first appearance on-screen as a guest character in 1987 but, due to a positive viewer reception, he was reintroduced in 1988 as a regular. Reid took a long hiatus from EastEnders in 1994. Frank returned as a recurring character from December 1995 to January 1998,^[8] and eventually became a regular once again from May 1998 to November 2000, when Reid quit. Frank made three brief reappearances after that, the final one in December 2005. Given the widespread identification of Mike Reid as Frank, Reid's death in July 2007 led to BBC bosses deciding that it would not be possible for the character to return in the future. In November 2007, it was announced that the character would die off-screen and in April 2008 his funeral was screened as part of a special set of episodes, dubbed Frank week.

Derek Taylor[link]

Derek Taylor^[9] was a friendly passer-by who stopped to help when the Walford ladies' darts team's coach broke down on the way to the Isle of Dogs. He formed a friendship with Pauline Fowler, and followed the team to the Isle of Dogs.^[10][11] He was attracted to Pauline, and turned up in Walford on 15 September 1987 to see her in the launderette. He met Pauline's husband Arthur, and her sister-in-law Kathy Beale, offering her a deal to sell her knitware. He went back to the Fowlers' house, but got into an argument with Arthur when Arthur asked him to leave.^[12] Pauline turned him down when he visited again on 17 September, and he left Walford.^[13]

Martin Hunter[link]

Martin Hunter was a TV presenter who went to Walford to make a documentary about East End life. He promised to feature Den Watts in the documentary, but James Wilmott-Brown diverted his attention, and introduced Hunter to his chief barmaid Angie Watts, and tried to get the documentary focused on his wine bar, The Dagmar. Wilmott-Brown introduced Hunter to Colin Russell (as one of the new breed of people in Albert Square) and Pauline Fowler (as one of the older type of people in the square).

When the documentary was aired, the residents of Walford were horrified at how Hunter had misrepresented them.^[14]

Duncan Boyd[link]

Duncan Boyd, played by David Gillespie, was the curate at the local church. He was first seen in Albert Square in October 1987, when Sharon Watts, who was sick of being made to choose sides between her rowing parents, sought solace at the church. Over subsequent chats, Sharon soon began to feel comfortable enough around Duncan to start relaying her problems and she was overjoyed to finally find someone that listened to her for a change. Over the following months, Sharon found herself leaning on Duncan more and more and she soon began to feel attracted towards him, feelings that were reciprocated by Duncan.

By the end of the year, the two had started seeing each other, much to the shock of Sharon's parents, Den and Angie. Sharon seemed to have fallen head over hills in love and in December she asked Duncan in they could get engaged. Duncan tried to win Den over by informing him of his admirable intentions towards Sharon, and hinting that marriage was a definite possibility in the not too distant future. Den was pessimistic however, and set about trying to upset the relationship by persuading his employee, Donna Ludlow, to flirt with Duncan outrageously, knowing full well that Sharon would catch them in the act. The plan worked, and Sharon was furious to see Duncan sharing a drink with Donna, but unfortunately for Den, their row was short-lived and they patched things up soon enough.

Later in the year, Duncan sparked up a friendship with Lofty Holloway, who would regularly accompany him to youth help groups. This eventually led to Lofty's departure when Duncan set him up with a job as a handyman in a children's home away from the Square.

In late 1988, cracks started to show in Duncan and Sharon's relationship, mainly because Sharon started to begrudge the amount of time Duncan spent on his Christian duties and the many Bible readings he attended with the devout Christian, Dot Cotton. She had also began to grow tired of Duncan's inability to have fun and she started to ponder whether they were really suited to each other after all. Things reached a climax after Duncan persuaded Sharon and her best friend Michelle to house a homeless Donna in their flat. Malicious Donna subsequently tried to come between the friends, and when asked to leave, she refused and claimed tenants rights. Sharon blamed Duncan for the whole mess, and when he was offered a parish in Wiltshire and wanted to proceed with their wedding immediately, Sharon had second thoughts and called off their engagement. Duncan was heartbroken and proceeded to ask her to marry him several more times, before he finally accepted it was over.

Duncan remained in Walford until July 1989, performing priestly duties, including being the priest at Den Watt's memorial service in April, after which he was not seen again.

Gerry Fairweather[link]

Gerry Fairweather was a yuppie estate agent who used to frequent the Dagmar Winebar. Magda Czajkowski asked him to help her find a property in Walford, but the manageress of the Dagmar, Angie Watts, blamed him and his type for the gentrification of the East End. Gerry often infuriated Angie with sexist and rude remarks, and when he, his brother, and his friends were having their Christmas party in the Dagmar, she snapped and punched Gerry in the face, knocking him to the floor. Gerry threatened to sue the Dagmar, until Angie's daughter Sharon made him see how humiliated he would feel to stand up in court and confess to being beaten by a woman. Gerry never returned to the Dagmar.

Alan McIntyre[link]

Alan McIntyre first appeared in December 1987 as the downstairs neighbour to Sue and Ali Osman. Alan would play his music extremely loudly at all hours as well as hold unruly parties. The Osmans were left exhausted and irritable from severe lack of sleep. After much pressuring from Sue, Ali was forced to reason with Alan, but Alan refused to take their complaints on board. When the noise continued, the Osmans went down to Alan's flat and threatened to complain to the landlord in order to make him stop, only to find out that Alan was their landlord and that he'd bought their flat.

Things then proceeded to get infinitely worse for the Osmans at the hands of Alan, when their flat was broken into and their carpet was defecated on. Ali and Alan had several fights and Alan often resorted to racial insults.

In 1988 Alan managed to patch up his differences with Ali and he also purchased James Willmott-Brown's house and converted in into flats. He allowed Donna Ludlow to have first choice of one of the flats in exchange for sex.

In October 1989 Ali was going through some money problems, so as always, he turned to gambling to get himself out of debt. However, he picked the wrong opponent in Alan, and after he had a bad lose and was unable to pay his rent, Alan kicked him out of his flat, forcing Ali to return to Cyprus. This was Alan's last appearance.

Brendan Smith[link]

Brendan Smith is the brother of Mary Smith. He lived in Stockport with his parents Chris and Edie. He came to Walford on Christmas Day 1987 to visit his father and niece, Annie, in hospital. After getting drunk, Chris had taken Annie and attempted to drive home to Stockport. However he crashed the car into a wall, and both he and Annie were hospitalised. The Smith family were overjoyed to discover that both Annie and Chris were not seriously harmed.

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