Angie Watts
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| Portrayed by | Anita Dobson | ||||||
| Duration | 1985–1988 | ||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1 19 February 1985 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 343 19 May 1988 |
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| Created by | Tony Holland and Julia Smith | ||||||
| Introduced by | Julia Smith | ||||||
| Book appearances | Swings and Roundabouts | ||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||
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| Occupation | Pub landlady Barmaid |
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| Family | Watts |
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| Husband | Den Watts (until 1987) |
| Adoptive daughters | Sharon Watts |
Angela "Angie" Watts is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Anita Dobson from the first episode of the show until 1988 when the actress decided to quit and the character was written out.
Angie is well known for her cheeky banter, her huge shaggy perm and turning to alcohol during her stormy marriage to cheating Den (Leslie Grantham) which ends when he hands her divorce papers on Christmas Day 1986, in an episode watched by a record-breaking 30.1 million viewers. Despite being the loud and feisty lady of Walford, and having a close relationship with her beloved adopted daughter Sharon (Letitia Dean), she doesn't have much real happiness during her time in Albert Square and alcoholism finally claims her life in 2002 when she dies of cirrhosis of the liver.
Alcoholic Angie shares a love/hate marriage with her womanising husband, Den Watts (Leslie Grantham), and refuses to let him go even during their rockiest times. They they run and live in The Queen Victoria pub on Albert Square. Angie and Den dote on their spoilt teenage adopted daughter, Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), who carries on loving them despite her resentment of Den's affairs and Angie's binge drinking. Angie is good at putting on a front for the customers, dressing to kill, screeching outrageously with the girls, but inside she is a mess. Despite all her bravado, all she really wants is a happy marriage with Den, whom she never stops loving, despite the fact that he treats her terribly.
In episodes broadcast in 1985, Den and Angie celebrate their seventeenth wedding anniversary but it soon becomes clear that their marriage is a sham. Behind the scenes of their great business partnership, there is not much of a relationship going on. Den has a posh mistress Jan Hammond (Jane How), a fact that Angie is all too aware of. Early in the year, Den even manages to get on holiday to Spain with Jan, telling Angie that he is checking out a possible time-share holiday home purchase. With Den gone, Angie does what she always does in times of trouble, and turns to alcohol to drown her sorrows. She also sets about trying to seduce the men of Walford in a bid to get back at her philandering husband. Lofty Holloway (Tom Watt), Simon Wicks (Nick Berry) and even Arthur Fowler (Bill Treacher) are all subject to Angie's not-so-subtle flirting, but her only successful conquest is local builder, Tony Carpenter (Oscar James). Tony falls for Angie, but she is only using him to get back at Den. The affair is conducted in secret, but they are caught in a passionate clinch in the middle of The Queen Vic by Sharon. Angie has to bribe her daughter to ensure her silence, and even informs her about Den's infidelity. Sharon is disgusted that both her parents are guilty of adultery. Upon Den's return from his holiday, Angie calls off the affair, but it isn't long before Sharon gives Den the impression that her mother has been up to no good. Den confronts Angie, and she admits to the affair, but unfortunately for her, Den isn't concerned about her infidelity, more about his reputation, which upsets Angie even more.
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