James Forde
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James Forde as Liam Butcher (2012)
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| Portrayed by | Sonny Bottomley (1998–1999) Jack & Tom Godolphin (1999–2000) Gavin & Mitchell Vaughan (2002) Nathaniel Gleed (2002–2004) James Forde (2008–2015) |
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| Duration | 1998–2000, 2002–2004, 2008–2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1715 25 December 1998 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 5121 17 August 2015 |
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| Introduced by |
Matthew Robinson (1998) John Yorke (2000, 2002) Diederick Santer (2008) |
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| Spin-off appearances |
Ricky & Bianca (2002) EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford (2010) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Student Fast food worker Café worker |
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 Top: Nathaniel Gleed as Liam.
Bottom: One of the Vaughan twins as Liam in 2002 |
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| Family | Beale/Branning |
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| Father | Ricky Butcher |
| Mother | Bianca Jackson |
| Sisters |
Natasha Butcher Tiffany Butcher |
| Half-brothers | Morgan Butcher |
| Half-sisters | Kira Salter Whitney Dean (adoptive) |
| Grandfathers |
David Wicks Frank Butcher |
| Grandmothers | Carol Jackson |
| Uncles |
Robbie Jackson Billie Jackson |
| Aunts |
Janine Butcher Sonia Fowler |
| First cousins | Rebecca Fowler |
| Other relatives |
Pat Butcher Lydia Simmonds Norman Simmonds Jim Branning Derek Branning Jack Branning Max Branning Ian Beale |
Liam Butcher is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Sonny Bottomley for two months in 1998 and 1999, twins Jack and Tom Godolphin from 1999, Gavin and Mitchell Vaughan in 2002, and by Nathaniel Gleed from 2002 to 2004. Since 1 April 2008 he has been played by James Forde. Liam was absent from the show for a large part of 2012 along with the rest of his family, before returning on 29 October 2012. A subsequent break from EastEnders occurred on 26 April 2013 to 9 July 2013. On 27 April 2015, it was announced that Forde had decided to leave the role and departed on screen on 17 August 2015.
Storylines involving Liam include his struggles at school after being diagnosed with dyslexia, his brief association with a gang and his relationship with Cindy Williams (Mimi Keene).
The son of Ricky (Sid Owen) and Bianca Butcher (Patsy Palmer), Liam is born prematurely on Christmas Day 1998, in The Queen Victoria public house. In September 1999, Liam's parents separate and Bianca takes him to Manchester. Despite returning to Walford briefly in April 2000 to visit his father, Liam rarely sees Ricky. In May 2002, Ricky visits him with his fiancée Cassie to discuss custody of Liam. After a series of events, Bianca gives Liam to Ricky. Shortly afterwards, Ricky and Liam return to Walford but leave in 2004. Off-screen, Liam is returned to Bianca in 2006, following Ricky's engagement to Melinda (Siobhan Hayes), who did not want children.
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