Ali Osman
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Nejdet Salih | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1985–1989 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1 19 February 1985 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 488 10 October 1989 |
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| Created by | Tony Holland and Julia Smith | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Julia Smith | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Café and mini cab owner | ||||||||||||||
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| Father | Hassan Osman |
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| Brothers | Mehmet Osman |
| Sisters | Ayse Osman |
| Wife | Sue Osman |
| Sons |
Hassan Osman Little Ali Osman |
| Nephews |
Rayif Osman Murat Osman |
| Nieces | Emine Osman |
Ali Osman is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Nejdet Salih. He was a member of the original EastEnders cast, appearing in the first episode on 19 February 1985. He remained with the show for nearly five years afterwards, making his last appearance on 10 October 1989. Ali was scripted as happy-go-lucky, which was in stark contrast to his highly strung wife, Sue (Sandy Ratcliff). Central to his storylines were his penchant for gambling, his tempestuous marriage, and the loss of his son to cot death, which was one of the first controversial storylines covered by the soap. He was created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland, the creators of EastEnders.
A Turkish Cypriot, Ali, his older brother Mehmet (Haluk Bilginer), and their family moved to London in 1975. Ali became the owner of the Bridge Street Café in Walford, which he leased and ran together with his English wife Sue (Sandy Ratcliff), whom he married in 1982. Their son Hassan (Michael Evangelou) was born in 1984.
Ali is a gambler and frequently holds games of poker in the café after closing time and wages bets at the bookies - a huge source of concern for Sue. Ali rashly decides to wager his business on a bet in 1985 and wins a substantial amount of money. The Osmans are overjoyed, however, the next day disaster strikes when baby Hassan dies of cot death. Ali and Sue spend months coming to terms with their son's death. The marriage is tested further when they try for another baby. When Sue does not conceive, Ali fears he is impotent and questions his masculinity, resulting in him attempting to seduce other women; the desperation for a baby causes constant problems until Sue finally falls pregnant again in 1987. Their second son, named Ali (Omer Mustafa Salih), is born in 1988.
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