Ricky Butcher
| Ricky Butcher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Sid Owen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1988–2000, 2002–2004, 2008–2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 341 12 May 1988 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 4452 29 June 2012 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Tony Holland (1988) Louise Berridge (2002) Diederick Santer (2008) Bryan Kirkwood (2012) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances |
Ricky & Bianca (2002) EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford (2010) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Mechanic Taxi driver Barman |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | Frank Butcher |
|---|---|
| Mother | June Butcher |
| Stepmother | Pat Butcher (1989–96) |
| Sisters |
Clare Butcher Diane Butcher Janine Butcher |
| Half-brothers | Danny Butcher |
| Wife |
Sam Mitchell (1991–1993) Bianca Jackson (1997–2000, 2010–2012) |
| Sons | Liam Butcher |
| Daughters | Kira Salter Natasha Butcher Tiffany Butcher |
| Stepsons | Morgan Butcher (2010–2013) |
| Stepdaughters | Whitney Dean (2010–2013) |
| Grandfathers | Chike Butcher |
| Grandmothers |
Mo Butcher Lydia Simmonds |
| Uncles | Norman Simmonds |
| Aunts | Joan Garwood |
| Nephews | Jacques Butcher |
| Nieces | Scarlett Moon |
Richard Francis "Ricky" Butcher is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Sid Owen. Introduced as a school boy in 1988, Ricky is one of the longest-running, male protagonists to feature in EastEnders. Owen originally left the role in 2000 to pursue a music career. However, he reprised the role in 2002 before being axed by producer Louise Berridge in 2004. In 2008, producer Diederick Santer reintroduced the character for a third time, along with his wife Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer). Ricky is portrayed as unintelligent, simplistic, easily led and bossed around by dominant personalities. On 26 February 2011, it was announced that Owen would take a temporary break from the show. The character exited on 19 July 2011, returning five months later on 13 December 2011. Ricky left EastEnders on 17 January 2012. Ricky returned to EastEnders on 20 June 2012 for the wedding of his sister, Janine (Charlie Brooks), before departing for the final time on 29 June 2012. In April 2016 he had voiced his interest on returning to EastEnders during an appearance on Celebrity Juice.
A teenage Ricky arrives in Albert Square when his father Frank Butcher (Mike Reid) becomes landlord of The Queen Victoria public house in May 1988. Non-academic, Ricky proves to be a troublesome teenager and is frequently berated by his father. He begins dating Shireen Karim (Nisha Kapur), an Asian Muslim, much to Shireen's father Ashraf's disgust. Ashraf forces Shireen into an arranged marriage, prompting Ricky to retaliate by terrorizing Ashraf for a while with a gang of racists.
...
Wikipedia