Eleanor Trueman | |||||||||||||
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EastEnders character | |||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Charnae Leckie | ||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 2477 7 March 2003 |
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Last appearance | Episode 2505 25 April 2003 |
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Classification | Former; guest | ||||||||||||
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Father | Paul Trueman |
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Mother | Amy |
Grandfathers |
Milton Hibbert Patrick Trueman (adoptive) |
Grandmothers | Audrey Trueman |
Uncles | Anthony Trueman |
Aunts | Rebecca Hibbert |
DI Dominic Price | |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Paul Brennen |
Duration | 2003–2005 |
First appearance | Episode 2478 10 March 2003 |
Last appearance | Episode 2866 6 January 2005 |
Classification | Former; recurring |
Profile | |
Occupation | Detective |
Shirley Benson | |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Robyn Moore |
Duration | 2003–2004 |
First appearance | Episode 2510 5 May 2003 |
Last appearance | Episode 2678 17 February 2004 |
Created by | Louise Berridge |
Classification | Former; regular |
Profile | |
Occupation | Betting shop clerk |
Jack Dalton | |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Hywel Bennett |
First appearance | Episode 2514 12 May 2003 |
Last appearance | Episode 2553 18 July 2003 |
Introduced by | Louise Berridge |
Classification | Former; guest |
Profile | |
Occupation | Gangster Nightclub manager |
Tony Jamison | |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Ben Cartwright |
First appearance | Episode 2543 1 July 2003 |
Last appearance | Episode 2603 14 October 2003 |
Classification | Former; guest |
Profile | |
Occupation | Criminal |
Sasha Perkins | |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Jemma Walker |
Duration | 2003–2005 |
First appearance | Episode 2547 8 July 2003 |
Last appearance | Episode 2909 22 March 2005 |
Introduced by | Louise Berridge |
Classification | Former; regular |
Profile | |
Occupation | Cab firm manager |
Jonathan Leroy | |||
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EastEnders character | |||
Portrayed by | Ivan Kaye | ||
Duration | 2003–2005 | ||
First appearance | Episode 2572 21 August 2003 |
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Last appearance | Episode 2944 23 May 2005 |
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Classification | Former; recurring | ||
Profile | |||
Occupation | Doctor | ||
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Wife | Mrs Leroy |
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Gavin Sharp | |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Steve Nicolson |
First appearance | Episode 2573 22 August 2003 |
Last appearance | Episode 2613 31 October 2003 |
Classification | Former; recurring |
Profile | |
Occupation | Video shop worker |
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2003, by order of first appearance.
Eleanor "Ellie" Trueman (real name Amber) is the result of a one-night stand between Paul Trueman (Gary Beadle) and a woman called Amy. Amy dumps her on Paul's doorstep, and he struggles to cope as a single parent. He names the baby Eleanor, after his stepfather, Patrick's (Rudolph Walker) mother. As Paul starts to cope with looking after Eleanor, Amy decides she wants her back, and Social Services collect her, leaving Paul heartbroken.
Detective Inspector Dominic Price, played by Paul Brennen, is first seen in March 2003, while his colleague, PC Kate Morton (Jill Halfpenny) is undercover as a honeytrap on Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), investigating the disappearance of Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin), mother of Phil's daughter Louise.
He mainly helps Kate with initial searches of the Mitchell house, constantly reminding her that "the boss" wants to nail Phil. He later starts to suspect that Kate is developing feelings for Phil, and reminds her that Phil could be a murderer. Kate gives Phil an ultimatum: to tell the truth about Lisa's whereabouts or she will finish with him. After Phil calls her bluff and finishes with her, Price takes Kate off the case, however, after Phil phones her and says he will tell her everything, she is congratulated by "the boss" – DCI Jill Marsden (Sophie Stanton) – who has wanted to convict Phil since 2001.
Kate goes to the Mitchell's house wearing a wire, and hears Phil's confession that he had mentally abused Lisa into handing over Louise, leaving her in Portugal. After this, Kate takes off her wire, telling Price and Marsden that she has fallen in love with Phil. They stick around outside, hoping that Kate has changed tactic and is still on their side, but they cannot hear what is happening as the wire has broken, so Marsden calls Kate's mobile phone, which leads to Phil discovering the wire. After a heated argument, Price and Marsden storm into the house to find Phil with his hand around Kate's throat. She refuses to press charges so they cannot arrest him, and they have to leave, deflated.