Jean Slater
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| Portrayed by | Gillian Wright | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2004– | ||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 2851 16 December 2004 |
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| Introduced by |
Louise Berridge (2004) Bryan Kirkwood (2011) Dominic Treadwell-Collins (2014) Sean O'Connor (2017) |
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| Spin-off appearances |
Tamwar Tales – The Life of an Assistant Market Inspector (2013) | ||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||
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| Other names | Jean Walters | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Market trader Caterer Barmaid |
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| Husband | Brian Slater (backstory) Ollie Walters (2015–) |
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| Sons | Sean Slater |
| Daughters | Stacey Slater |
| Grandsons | Arthur Fowler |
| Granddaughters | Lily Branning |
Jean Slater (also Walters) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, EastEnders, played by Gillian Wright. Her first appearance is in the episode first broadcast in the United Kingdom on 16 December 2004. The character of Jean is notable for suffering bipolar disorder, which put a strain on her relationship with her two children Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky) and Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner). In July 2013, it was announced that Wright had decided to leave the show. Jean departed the series on 17 September 2013, leaving for a fresh start with boyfriend Ollie Walters (Tony O'Callaghan). Jean returned in August 2014 and has since made guest appearances in August 2014, July 2015, December 2015, January 2016, April 2016 and April 2017.
Jean suffers with bipolar disorder and her condition steadily deteriorates. Despite her daughter Stacey Slater's (Lacey Turner) help, Jean attempts suicide and is sectioned. Over the following years, she attempts to rebuild her relationship with Stacey and her son Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky) (following his return from the army). She makes progress with Stacey, but Sean continues to reject her. Jean moves in with the Slater family in Walford and meets Ted (Richard Hope) at a singles' night. They date; however, Ted ends it because he cannot handle Jean's personality. Jean takes the rejection badly, has a breakdown and is admitted to a psychiatric ward for several months. When Stacey begins showing symptoms of bipolar, Jean intervenes and Stacey is sectioned. During her stay in hospital, Stacey grows close to another patient, Becca Swanson (Simone James); upon Stacey's release, Becca returns to live with her. Becca vies for Stacey's attention. She grows jealous of Stacey's husband Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements) and Jean. Following Bradley's death and the birth of Stacey's baby Lily, Becca successfully attempts to exclude Jean from Stacey's life. It is not until the true extent of Becca's involvement in Bradley's death is revealed (Becca had called the police and implicated him for Archie Mitchell's (Larry Lamb) murder and Bradley died in the subsequent police chase) that Stacey finally sees sense and begins to trust Jean again.
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