Michael Rose (EastEnders)
| Michael Rose | |||||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Russell Floyd | ||||||
| Duration | 1996–1999 | ||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1251 15 February 1996 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 1851 19 October 1999 |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||
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| Occupation | Market inspector | ||||||
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| Brothers | Colin Rose |
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| Wife | Susan Rose |
| Sons | Matthew Rose |
| Dan Zappieri | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Carl Pizzie |
| Duration | 1996–1997 |
| First appearance | Episode 1265 19 March 1996 |
| Last appearance | Episode 1394 7 January 1997 |
| Classification | Former; recurring |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Drug dealer |
| Alistair Matthews | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Neil Clark |
| Duration | 1996–1997 |
| First appearance | Episode 1280 23 April 1996 |
| Last appearance | Episode 1430 31 March 1997 |
| Classification | Former; recurring |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Store manager |
| Reenie Branning | |||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Joy Graham | ||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1282 29 April 1996 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 1283 30 April 1996 |
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| Classification | Former; guest | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Retired | ||||||||
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| Family | Branning |
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| Husband | Jim Branning |
| Sons |
Derek Branning Max Branning Jack Branning |
| Daughters |
April Branning Sue Branning Carol Jackson |
| Lenny Wallace | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Desune Coleman |
| Duration | 1996–1999 |
| First appearance | Episode 1295 28 May 1996 |
| Last appearance | Episode 1802 6 July 1999 |
| Classification | Former; regular |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Barman |
| Mick McFarlane | |||||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Sylvester Williams | ||||||
| Duration | 1996–2002 | ||||||
| First appearance | 24 June 1996 | ||||||
| Last appearance | 22 January 2002 | ||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||
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| Occupation | Musician | ||||||
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| Father | John McFarlane |
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| Mother | Josie McFarlane |
| Half-sisters | Kim McFarlane |
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| Portrayed by | Vivienne Martin | ||||||||||||
| Appears in | Episode 1305 20 June 1996 |
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| Classification | Former; guest | ||||||||||||
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The following is a list of fictional characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 1996, by order of first appearance.
Michael Rose, played by Russell Floyd, first appears in Walford as a Market Inspector in 1996. He initially has very few storylines, but he is chosen to be the best man at Terry Raymond (Gavin Richards)'s wedding (which is later called off). He has a crush on April Branning (Debbie Arnold) but no relationship ever develops between them. Then there is the arrival of his teenage son Matthew (Joe Absolom) and former wife Susan Rose (Tilly Vosburgh) in 1997.
His ex-wife Susan is suffering from multiple sclerosis and Michael ends up caring for her. Eventually he and Susan get back together and seem happy until the arrival of Lisa Shaw (Lucy Benjamin) who is also a Market Inspector. He and Lisa become attracted to each other and have an affair behind Susan's back. Michael ends the affair and decides to leave Walford with Susan and start a new life in Leeds, with Susan unaware of the affair.
He returns occasionally in 1999 when his son Matthew is wrongly imprisoned for the murder of Saskia Duncan (Deborah Sheridan-Taylor). Michael's last appearance is in October 1999, attending Matthew's trial. When the jury returns a guilty verdict Michael screams that his son is innocent.
Dan Zappieri, played by Carl Pizzie, made his first screen appearance on 19 March 1996. Pizzie was out of work and had just opened a bar with fellow actor Nick Pickard when he was cast as Dan.EastEnders was his first major television role. Pizzie relished the chance to play a bad guy role, as he had only ever played "regular guys" before.
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