Clyde Tavernier
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Steven Woodcock | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1990–1993 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 565 5 July 1990 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 884 22 July 1993 |
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| Introduced by | Michael Ferguson | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Barman Boxer |
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| Father | Celestine Tavernier |
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| Mother | Etta Tavernier |
| Brothers | Lloyd Tavernier |
| Sisters | Hattie Tavernier |
| Sons | Kofi Tavernier |
| Grandfathers | Jules Tavernier |
| First cousins | Gidea Thompson |
Clyde Tavernier is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Steven Woodcock. Introduced on 5 July 1990, Clyde featured in prominent storylines including an inter-racial relationship with Michelle Fowler (Susan Tully) and being framed for the murder of publican Eddie Royle (Michael Melia). The character was written out in 1993 and was given a happy ending, leaving on 22 July 1993.
Clyde was the first-born son to Etta and Celestine Tavernier (Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence and Leroy Golding). After his birth in Trinidad in 1968, his family moved to the UK. Growing up in London, Clyde was subject to racism and police harassment, which made him angry and somewhat bitter. In adulthood, Clyde struggled to find direction. He lazed around, did odd jobs, and took up boxing. Clyde met a woman named Abigail Chadwick and they had a child together, a son named Kofi. Clyde and Abigail split up and Kofi was taken to Bristol by his mother to live with his grandparents. When Abigail was killed in a car crash, it was agreed that Kofi would remain living with his maternal grandparents.
Clyde moves to Albert Square in July 1990 with his family. Clyde gets a job working in The Queen Victoria public house. Clyde becomes prime suspect for a series of thefts that were occurring in the pub. Clyde's boss, Eddie Royle (Michael Melia), suspects Clyde is behind the incidents as he is the only black barman. However, Clyde is later cleared of any wrongdoing. Clyde desperately misses his son, Kofi Tavernier (Marcel Smith), and when he discovers that Kofi's grandparents are planning to take his child to live permanently in Jamaica, he tails them to the airport to stop them. Despite initial uncertainty Clyde is given custody of his son and Kofi moves in with Clyde. Clyde starts a relationship with Michelle Fowler (Susan Tully); their inter-racial relationship causes a stir in the community. Clyde resumes boxing, spurred on by Phil (Steve McFadden) and Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp), who hope to exploit him in the ring by pitting him against a superior fighter and betting against him. However their plan backfires when an overfaced Clyde manages to win the fight, despite the odds being severely stacked against him. Clyde is later trained to box by Eddie, but animosity between him and Eddie resurfaces when Eddie attempts to get Clyde to throw a fight in a betting scam. Clyde refuses, but his altercations with Eddie come back to haunt him when he becomes the prime suspect in Eddie's murder soon after.
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