Barry Evans (EastEnders)
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| Portrayed by | Shaun Williamson | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1994–2004 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1072 27 December 1994 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 2652 2 January 2004 |
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| Introduced by | Barbara Emile | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Car salesman | ||||||||||||
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| Father | Roy Evans |
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| Mother | Doreen Evans |
| Stepmother | Pat Butcher |
| Half-brothers | Nathan Williams |
| Wife |
Natalie Price (1999–2003) Janine Butcher (2003–2004) |
| Sons | Jack Evans |
Barry Evans is a fictional character played by Shaun Williamson. He appears in the BBC soap opera EastEnders between 1994 and 2004. The character is portrayed as a "buffoon". Williamson controversially left the serial after ten years in 2003 after executive producer Louise Berridge refused to allow him time off to star in a seasonal pantomime. Barry is killed off in an episode that first aired early in January 2004.
Barry arrives in Albert Square in 1994 as an acquaintance of David Wicks (Michael French). He provides David and Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins), who are having an affair, somewhere to meet in secret. Barry later helps Cindy escape the UK when she is wanted by the police for the attempted murder of her husband, Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt).
Barry is the son of car dealer Roy Evans (Tony Caunter). He moves to Albert Square when Roy and Pat Butcher (Pam St. Clement) begin a relationship and move in together. Barry initially manages Roy's car business, Manor Wood, while Roy goes into partnership with Pat's son David Wicks by investing in his car lot in Walford. Problems arise in 1996 when Pat's former husband, Frank Butcher (Mike Reid), returns and tries to reclaim Pat, his house and his business (the car lot) from Roy. Barry tries to frighten Frank away by hiring a man to torch the car-lot. When the arsonist is caught by the police, Barry is implicated and imprisoned. Upon his release, Barry is entrusted by Roy to run the car-lot on Albert Square while he enjoys retirement: The business is renamed 'Evans & Son'. Barry is forever searching for the respect and pride of his father, but more often than not he succeeds in disappointing Roy. He risks the business and his family's savings by handing monetary assets over to con-woman, Vanessa Carlton. Barry is fooled into believing that Vanessa wants a relationship with him and, after persuading him to invest the money in a fabricated business venture in 1997, she disappears, leaving Barry to face up to a furious Roy. Barry's blunder forces Roy out of retirement and Barry is never able to regain Roy's full trust again.
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