List of EastEnders characters (2002)
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 Samuel Timson and Joseph Timson, is the son of Barry and Natalie Evans. 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 and Roy's wife Pat, 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, Natalie and Jack plant a tree on the Square in Barry's name. Jack's last appearance is in May 2004.
Anish Mistry
Anish Mistry, played by Ali Zahoor, arrives in 2002 with his mother Nita Mistry. Anish is about eight years old when he is first seen, and likes playing football. He leaves Walford in 2003 to live in India with Nita and her boyfriend Robbie Jackson.Minty Peterson
Richard "Rick" Peterson, played by Cliff Parisi, He makes his first appearance on 11 March 2002. Minty's friend, Phil Mitchell, to look after his sister, Sam. Minty becomes friends with fellow mechanic Garry Hobbs, but their friendship is tested when Minty dates Gary's mother, Hazel. Hazel leaves Minty however, and he goes on to have a relationship with Phil's old girlfriend, Manda Best. However Sam reappears in Walford, and this leads to Minty admitting to Manda that he still has feelings for Sam. However Sam leaves Walford again, and Minty decides to quit Walford himself in September 2010.Tom Banks
Tom Banks, played by Colm Ó Maonlaí, is a firefighter who had been friends with Sharon Watts when they were young. When he reappears in Walford in 2002, they become close again. The couple begin dating, and despite interference from Sharon's ex-boyfriend Phil Mitchell and Tom's psychotic ex-wife Sadie, they stay together. However, things take a turn for the worse when Tom discovers he has a brain tumour.Sean Andrews
Sean Andrews, played by Oliver Bradley, is the son of Trevor Morgan and Donna Andrews, born on 31 August 2001. Sean is the product of his parents' extra-marital affair. Donna was originally Trevor's mistress.Sean is first mentioned by Trevor's wife Little Mo Morgan, who urges Trevor to be a part of Sean's life despite his abusing both her and Donna in the past. Donna then flees to the Slaters' house to hide from Trevor who is on a violent rampage but is eventually found and leaves Sean with Mo Harris. Trevor bursts into the house and the police are called. A violent Trevor demands to see his son but Kat Slater fights off Trevor, letting him beat her to prevent him going out the back where Sean is being kept and to stall for the police's arrival. The police arrive and arrest Trevor and Donna takes Sean home. In November 2002, Sean is kidnapped from Donna's house by Trevor. Trevor starts abusing Little Mo but she stands up to him and says she's not frightened of him. He threatens to start a fire but Little Mo shows little interest and goes to get Sean and leave but Trevor grabs Mo, causing her to drop the lit match, and starts a house fire at Little Mo's home. Local fireman Tom Banks saves Sean and Little Mo, but dies when going back to save Trevor, who also dies. Donna and Sean leave shortly afterwards.
Gus Smith
Augustus "Gus" Smith, played by Mohammed George, first arrives in Walford in May 2002, and soon begins a relationship with Sonia Jackson. However Sonia breaks up with him to reconcile with her previous boyfriend, Jamie Mitchell, though Gus continues to have feelings for Sonia for a long time. Gus is joined in Walford by his troublesome brother Juley, and also takes custody of Robbie Jackson's dog, Wellard.Precious Hudson
Marjorie "Precious" Hudson, played by Judi Shekoni, is the glamorous wife of gangster Angel Hudson and she is first seen in Walford in June 2002 when Angel forces his old associate, Paul Trueman, to keep a watchful eye over her. It turns out that Precious is Angel's fake alibi in a murder trial and fearing that she might skip town or be harmed before she can testify, he arranges for Precious to move in with the Trueman's and instructs Paul not to let her out of his sight.portrayed Precious Hudson across multiple episodes in 2002.
Initially Paul is unaware of the fact that Precious is Angel's wife, and so when she makes her amorous intentions towards him clear, he has no qualms whatsoever about having sex with her. When she finally tells him the truth, he is horrified, and petrified of what Angel will do should he discover what had occurred between them. Precious reassures him that their marriage is a sham and promises not to divulge the affair. However, later that night, whilst Paul goes to get a take-away for them, Precious packs her bags and leaves. Paul is frantic, particularly when Angel shows up looking for her. Paul feeds Angel a story and he along with his brother, Anthony, goes in search of Precious, leaving Angel home alone with their father, Patrick. Paul eventually finds Precious at her mother's hair salon, and desperately tries to persuade her to return, but she refuses and flees in a taxi. Paul returns home to discover his father bound and gagged by Angel, who is also holding Anthony's girlfriend, Zoe, hostage. Angel attacks Paul, just as Precious walks in the door. She has changed her mind about returning because she loves Paul.
A few days later some shady characters are seen placing a bomb underneath Precious' car – timed to go off half an hour before she is due to be at the solicitor with Angel. However Precious had put her car into the local mechanics for a service and when it explodes only Garry Hobbs is hurt but his injuries are not serious. Precious is furious that her life is under threat and she tells Angel she will lie for him in the trial but only if he gives her a divorce. Soon after Precious is kidnapped by the father of the man Angel murdered. He convinces Precious that the only way to get rid of Angel is to get him locked up. Precious realises that Angel will never divorce her and would rather see her dead, so she decides to tell the truth at the trial the following day, but to her horror Angel is found not guilty anyway.
Paul and Precious then decide to flee Walford for Spain. However an altercation at The Queen Victoria public house between the Truemans and the Slaters stalls their departure and after Paul gets into a fight with Garry he is taken away by the police. Meanwhile, Precious, who is waiting for Paul is caught by Angel.
Precious tells Angel she is in love with Paul and wants a divorce. Surprisingly Angel isn't bothered and he tells Precious that he doesn't care enough about her betrayal to kill her and that she can have her divorce. Paul is a different matter however. He promises that if he ever finds out that she and Paul are together, he will kill him. To protect Paul, Precious is forced to lie. She tells him she isn't in love with him and says she is just using him as an escape from Angel. After which she leaves Walford, leaving Paul with a broken heart. Her last appearance is in July 2002.
Juley Smith
Julius "Juley" Smith, played by Joseph Kpobie, first appears in July 2002 as Gus Smith's brother. He proves to be a problem for Gus, as he gets involved in crime, including firearm possession and the theft of charity money, which leads to his departure in April 2005. In September 2005 he returns and visits France with Gus, Minty Peterson, Garry Hobbs and Mickey Miller. Mickey's father Mike Swann sees straight through him and exposes him as a con-man. He returns to Walford and promises to change.Juley then has a romance with Ruby Allen. Their crush starts on 21 November 2005; however, they really push the limits on 12 December 2005 when they have sex together, despite watchful eye of Ruby's father, Johnny Allen. The couple do not seem to care about what Johnny thinks, but Juley has a near-fatal encounter with Johnny on 15 December 2005 when Johnny ambushes him with a pair of kitchen scissors, with the intent to harm him. Juley is only saved when Dennis Rickman intervenes. It is subsequently revealed that Juley is working for Phil Mitchell, who is paying him to be with Ruby to antagonise Johnny. Ruby later moves in with Juley.
Juley starts to fall in love with Ruby and decides to call it off with Phil, who orders Juley to give back all the money he has been paid. Juley had put some of the money into his brother Gus's fund to see his dog, Wellard, who has been arrested for biting Ian Beale. Gus catches Juley with the money, and forces Juley into confessing about his working for Phil. In January 2006, Phil wants Juley to end his relationship with Ruby, saying if Juley doesn't end it, he will tell Johnny the truth and Johnny will most likely kill Juley. Juley breaks up with Ruby in the harshest way he can, despite his true feelings. Johnny is released from hospital and finds out about Phil paying Juley. Johnny threatens to kill Juley if he ever goes near Ruby again. Realising he is making a mistake Juley attempts to get Ruby back, and she eventually agrees to try again. However, she realises that she cannot trust him when she finds herself questioning his phone calls. When Ruby returns to Walford after her father's arrest, Juley talks to her in the market to see if she is okay, but is badly beaten by Johnny's employee, Jake Moon.
In July 2006 Juley mugs Ruby and hits her, leaving her with a minor injury. He then steals £2000 from her which she was going to use for her holiday with her best friend, Stacey Slater. Ruby enters Scarlet nightclub to put the £2000 in a safe but when she is leaving the office, Juley creeps into the nightclub. Ruby is about to leave the club when she hears a noise coming from the office. This is where she finds Juley with the money and he runs away, pushing her onto the floor. The next day, Juley's brother Gus discovers the £2000 in Juley's bedroom. He alerts Juley that he knows what is going on and then tries to deliver the money through the postbox of Scarlet, but Jake is watching. He calls Gus inside the club to discuss what is going on. Gus lies, but then confesses to Jake that it is Juley who stole the money. Jake then orders Gus to find Juley and bring him to the club, otherwise he will report Juley to the police. Gus returns to the flat and tells Juley what Jake is planning to do to him. Jake closely follows Gus and demands Juley to open the door. Juley and Gus then hug and squeeze hands, which is followed by Juley escaping the flat by the back door, and then leaving Walford. His last appearance is on 27 July 2006.
Milton Hibbert
Milton Hibbert, played by Jeffery Kissoon, is an old friend of Patrick Trueman, who had grown up in Trinidad with him and his late wife Audrey. Milton has arrived in the square for Patrick's son Anthony's wedding to Zoe Slater. Paul, Anthony's brother has suspicions of Patrick not being their father and Anthony secretly takes blood from Patrick and Paul. After the tests prove Patrick and Paul not to be father and son, Anthony sees a close resemblance between Milton and Paul. Milton's daughter [|Rebecca] later meets with Paul in The Queen Victoria and they began to hit off, before they have the opportunity to have sex together, Anthony stops them and reveals the truth: Milton is Paul's father. After a heated Argument with Patrick, Milton is promptly thrown out and not seen again.Rebecca Hibbert
Rebecca Hibbert, played by Paulette Williams, is the daughter of Milton Hibbert. She and Paul Trueman begin to hit it off, much to the worry of Paul's brother Anthony, who has discovered that Milton is in fact, Paul's father and reveals this to Paul before he can have sex with Rebecca. Rebecca and Milton quickly leave Walford and have not been seen or heard from since.Joanne Ryan
Joanne Ryan, played by Tara Lynne O'Neill, is hired by Peggy Mitchell as a nanny to care for baby Louise Mitchell, much to Louise's mother Lisa Fowler's dismay. Joanne is attracted to Louise's father Phil Mitchell and is sacked when she tries to seduce him. Joanne also has a fling with the newly arrived Dennis Rickman. After being rejected, Joanne gets her revenge on Phil by renting his house to Albert Square's new doctor, Jonathan Leroy and his wife. After this she leaves Walford and has not been seen since.Clive Mitchell
Clive Mitchell, played by Tony Selby, is an uncle of Phil Mitchell. He appears in October 2002 along with his wife, Elaine, at his great niece's Louise's "naming party", where her name is changed from Fowler to Mitchell.Dave Roberts
Dave Roberts, played by David Kennedy, is an applicant for the position of bar manager at Peggy Mitchell's pub, The Queen Victoria. He wins Peggy over by claiming to know her son, Grant, and starts the job on 28 October. However he invites his dodgy friends to the pub, worrying Peggy about the type of customers he may attract.He makes it up to her by offering to check the fire alarms in the pub, but annoys her further by going through a drawer full of her personal documents and asking her about her daughter Sam's love life. He goes on to question Sam about her relationships with Trevor Morgan and Ricky Butcher. He later berates Sam for cancelling the pub's bonfire party in the aftermath of the deaths of Tom Banks and Trevor Morgan, but praises Peggy for the cancellation. Sam becomes suspicious of Dave when he allows one of his friends to smoke cannabis in the pub.
After one of Dave's friends barges into Patrick Trueman in the pub, Peggy threatens to bar anyone who upsets her regular customers. Later that night, Sam catches Dave scheming with his friends to have a lock-in after hours. She threatens to call the police when they don't leave, but Dave grabs her and starts to pull her shirt off. Sam knees him in the groin and runs away. The next morning, the pub and the living quarters above are found to be trashed. Peggy is angry, but cannot get rid of Dave until his contract ends. Sam urges her to sack him sooner. Later in the bar, Dave starts getting close to Sam, at which point she tells Peggy what had happened the night before. Peggy tells her daughter that Dave won't get away with it.
After Dave's friends cause more havoc in the pub, this time upsetting Roy Evans, Dave claims that Walford is "soft" without Phil and Grant around, which enrages Peggy further. Peggy confronts Dave and tells him that she is terminating his contract with immediate effect. When Dave refuses to leave, Peggy tries to round up some of Phil and Grant's associates, but to no avail. When Dave's friends trash the floral tributes to Tom, Roy steps in and tries to stop them, after Sharon becomes distraught at the sight. The rest of Walford's male residents unite to drive the thugs out of town, and they are closely followed by Dave, who tries to steal some money from the pub's till, but is stopped by Sam wielding a baseball bat.
Alfie Moon
Alfred William "Alfie" Moon, played by Shane Richie, makes his first appearance on 21 November 2002, and leaves on 25 December 2005. He returns to EastEnders on 21 September 2010, following the return of on-screen wife Kat two episodes previously. Some of the character's most prominent storylines have included: his turbulent relationship with – and later marriage to – Kat Slater; the dementia and death of his grandmother, Nana Moon ; believing that Kat's son Tommy had died of cot death, whereas in fact Ronnie Branning had switched him with her own deceased child; and his wife's affair with Derek Branning.Doris Moisey
Doris Moisey, played by Marcia Ashton, is a pensioner spinster who meets Jim Branning at the gym in Walford and sets her sights on him. Doris pesters Jim and even starts going to his house to see him while his wife Dot is away. She sends Jim a Valentine's day card, and intercepts Dot's card in the post, making Jim think that Dot has forgotten their anniversary.When Jim hurts his back, Doris gives him a massage on his bed, only to be interrupted by Dot returning home. After Dot refuses to sleep in the same room as Jim, he goes for a drink with Doris and is torn between the two women. Patrick Trueman persuades Jim to make a list of pros and cons about both women. Dot finds the list and leaves Jim, leaving Doris to think she has won. Dot later moves back in with Jim and Doris leaves Albert Square. She has not been seen since.
Spencer Moon
Spencer Moon, played by Christopher Parker, is the brother of Alfie Moon. He falls for Kelly Taylor, however she initially refuses his advances. He then has a one-night stand with Vicki Fowler which leaves her pregnant. However Vicki has an abortion. Spencer and Kelly then begin a relationship, however he is heartbroken when she does not return from working in Spain, as she has met someone else.Nana Moon
Victoria Alice "Nana" Moon, played by Hilda Braid, is the grandmother of Alfie and Spencer Moon. Her storylines include meeting Wilfred Atkins, a fraudster who wants to con her out of her possessions. In 2005 Nana's health began to fail and she develops dementia, much to the worry of Alfie. Tragedy strikes when Alfie takes Nana to visit Normandy in France to see her late husband's grave.[|Chris Wright]
Chris Wright, played by Tom Roberts, is the original applicant for the job of bar manager of The Queen Victoria public house who is usurped by Alfie Moon, who uses his name and identity three weeks earlier, and tells Chris by telephone that the position has been filled. Chris arrives on 13 December 2002 to talk to the landlady, Peggy Mitchell. Alfie, fearing his facade will be unravelled, thinks of a scheme to get rid of Chris and tells them his grandmother, Nana Moon is Peggy. When Chris confronts Nana about Alfie having his job and insults Alfie, she tells him to leave and threatens to set the dog on him.Kate Mitchell
Kate Mitchell, played by Jill Halfpenny, is an undercover policewoman who grows close to Phil Mitchell to extract a confession of murder from him. However Phil is innocent, and once the truth is revealed the couple begin a relationship and soon marry. However the marriage ends, and Kate then has an affair with Den Watts, Phil's arch-rival and the husband of her business partner, Chrissie.Dougie Slade
Detective Sergeant Dougie Slade, played by John Bowler, is a corrupt ex-police officer who was involved in the case which led to Alfie Moon being imprisoned for credit card fraud.When The Queen Victoria pub wins the "East End Pub of the Year Award", Alfie is photographed and appears in the paper. Alfie is still using the false identity of Chris Wright, which he had used to get his job there. When Dougie sees the picture in the paper, he visits Alfie and threatens to expose his true identity unless he steals £4,000 from the cash till at the pub.
Dougie's plan is eventually scuppered when Alfie runs away and Peggy Mitchell, the owner of the pub, catches Dougie helping himself to money from the till. Alfie is exposed afterwards, but still keeps his job at the pub, due to his charm and charisma.