Little Mo Mitchell | |||||||||||||||||||
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EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Kacey Ainsworth | ||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2000–2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 2003 18 September 2000 |
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Last appearance | Episode 3158 26 May 2006 |
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Created by | Tony Jordan | ||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | John Yorke | ||||||||||||||||||
Spin-off appearances |
EastEnders: Slaters in Detention (2003) | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Barmaid | ||||||||||||||||||
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Father | Charlie Slater |
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Mother | Viv Slater |
Sisters |
Lynne Hobbs Kat Slater Belinda Peacock |
Husband |
Trevor Morgan (until 2002) Billy Mitchell (2002–2006) |
Sons | Freddie Mitchell |
Grandmothers | Mo Harris |
Uncles | Harry Slater |
Nieces | Zoe Slater |
Other relatives | Stacey Slater |
Maureen "Little Mo" Mitchell (also Morgan and Slater) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kacey Ainsworth from 18 September 2000 to 26 May 2006.
The first love of Little Mo's life is Trevor Morgan (Alex Ferns), but his severe mood swings and physical and emotional violence ruin their marriage; whenever she tries to leave, he manipulates her into staying. He also isolates her from her family, who despise him. She always forgives him and even agrees to start a family. However, when he rapes her for buying a hat to wear to her sister Lynne Hobbs' (Elaine Lordan) wedding after he had forbidden her to attend, she realizes she cannot bring a child into such an environment and goes back on the pill. She finally leaves Trevor when she discovers he had deleted a message from Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan), who has run away from home. On New Year's Eve 2001, timid "doormat" Little Mo attacks Trevor, hitting him repeatedly with an iron when he attacks her. She goes home thinking he is dead, but when she and her sisters return to the scene, he is gone. Little Mo is prosecuted and found guilty of attempted murder but is released after Trevor does a deal with the Slaters: he will not give evidence against Mo if her sister, Kat (Jessie Wallace) does not press charges for him assaulting her.
After Little Mo moves out and threatens to divorce Trevor, he terrorizes her and takes her and Sean, his son with Donna Andrews (Paula Jennings), hostage in the Slater home, which catches fire. Fireman Tom Banks (Colm Ó Maonlaí) saves Little Mo and Sean. He goes back for Trevor but the fire explodes a can of petrol Trevor had brought into the house. Tom and Trevor die in the explosion.