Charlie Slater
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by |
Derek Martin Jason McGregor (flashback) |
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| Duration | 2000–2011, 2013, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1997 4 September 2000 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 5208 7 January 2016 |
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| Created by | Tony Jordan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by |
John Yorke (2000) Bryan Kirkwood (2011) Dominic Treadwell-Collins (2013, 2016) |
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| Spin-off appearances |
Slaters in Detention (2003) Pat and Mo (2004) EastEnders: E20 (2010) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Taxi driver Potman |
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| Father | Frederick Slater |
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| Mother | Mary Slater |
| Brothers | Harry Slater |
| Sisters | Violet Slater |
| Wife | Viv Slater (backstory) |
| Daughters |
Lynne Hobbs Kat Slater Little Mo Mitchell Belinda Peacock |
| Grandsons |
Freddie Mitchell Tommy Moon Bert Moon Ernie Moon |
| Granddaughters | Zoe Slater |
| Other relatives |
Sean Slater Stacey Slater Lily Branning Arthur Fowler |
Charles "Charlie" Slater is a fictional character from the British soap opera EastEnders, played by actor Derek Martin, making his first appearance on 4 September 2000. He is played by Jason McGregor in flashbacks broadcast in 2001. He also makes a cameo appearance in the second series of the spin-off EastEnders: E20. In April 2010, the character was axed among five others by new executive producer Bryan Kirkwood as part of a plan to "breathe new life into the show". The reaction to Charlie's axing was negative with Stuart Heritage from The Guardian saying that it "should be a national day of mourning" and Phil Daniels, who had previously played Kevin Wicks, also criticised the axings, stating that Charlie was a "good character". He departed from EastEnders on 13 January 2011. Martin returned for a two episode stint in April; his return saw 10.31 million people watch on 19 April and 8.43 million on 21 April. On 3 November 2013, it was announced that Martin would return again, this time on 24 and 25 December 2013. It was announced in October 2015 that Charlie would make another guest appearance in 2016, appearing in 5 episodes from 4 to 7 January. It was confirmed that Charlie would die from a heart attack during this stint.
Charlie, a widowed cab driver whose wife Viv Slater (April Martin) is dead, arrives in Walford with his mother-in-law Mo Harris (Laila Morse), daughters Lynne (Elaine Lordan), Kat (Jessie Wallace), Little Mo (Kacey Ainsworth), and Zoe (Michelle Ryan), plus Lynne's boyfriend, Garry Hobbs (Ricky Groves). It soon emerges that Kat is actually Zoe's mother and that it has been kept a family secret until Zoe finds out. Zoe finds out that Kat is her mother when she shouts it out loud on the street after Zoe has the idea to go to Spain. Demanding to know the identity of her birth father, Zoe and Charlie are stunned to discover that it was Charlie's brother Harry (Michael Elphick). Zoe runs away after the revelation and when she returns, the family discover that she has been living with an old school friend Kelly Taylor (Brooke Kinsella) in a brothel, where they worked as prostitutes. Soon after, Kelly arrives in Walford and Charlie agrees that she can stay with them, which she does so for two years. Little Mo, normally a timid and shy young woman, assaults her husband Trevor Morgan (Alex Ferns) with an iron. The family learn that Trevor has been subjecting Little Mo to domestic abuse. Worse comes when Little Mo is found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to eight years in prison. The family appeal and a retrial is ordered. In exchange for Kat not pressing charges against Trevor for assaulting her, he agrees not to testify against Little Mo. She is released and comes back to live with her family. Two years later Little Mo, now married to Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick), is raped in The Queen Victoria public house by Graham Foster (Alex McSweeney). When Charlie finds out, he attacks Graham after locking him in his taxi. Charlie is arrested and remanded in custody for grievous bodily harm, to which he pleads guilty but the family has to pay Graham £10,000 compensation. Charlie's cab license is revoked, but is later restored. Little Mo discovers she is pregnant and is advised by her family to have an abortion, but she refuses and leaves Walford. Lynne, now married to Garry, is expecting a baby, however, she is injured when a fairground ride collapses and she suffers a placental abruption, meaning she needs an emergency Caesarean section. The baby dies and Lynne is only saved by a hysterectomy. Devastated, she leaves Walford. Charlie's great-niece Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) arrives and moves in, and Charlie becomes a father figure to her, helping her curb her rebellious and wayward attitude. At the same time, he comforts Zoe after she has an abortion. Zoe eventually leaves Albert Square, soon followed by Kat who is now married to Alfie Moon (Shane Richie). However, Stacey's mother Jean (Gillian Wright) moves in with the family. Stacey's brother Sean (Robert Kazinsky) also moves in to Charlie's house for a time, though Charlie dislikes him, and he soon moves out.
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