Tony Carpenter
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| EastEnders character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Oscar James | ||||||
| Duration | 1985–1987 | ||||||
| First appearance | Episode 4 28 February 1985 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 239 28 May 1987 |
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| Created by | Tony Holland and Julia Smith | ||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||
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| Occupation | Carpenter | ||||||
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| Wife | Hannah Carpenter |
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| Sons | Kelvin Carpenter |
| Daughters | Cassie Carpenter |
Tony Carpenter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Oscar James, from 28 February 1985 until 28 May 1987.
Happy go lucky Tony tries to carve himself a successful business and steady home for his family, but nothing he does is ever good enough for his nagging wife.
Trinidadian born Tony, married his wife Hannah (Sally Sagoe) after being divorced from his first wife. He and Hannah had two children, Kelvin (Paul J. Medford) and Cassie (Delanie Forbes).
Tony's second marriage was not a happy one and Hannah soon lost all tolerance for her fun-loving husband. She began to look down upon his less than lucrative job as a carpenter and his inability to provide for her and her children. They separated in 1985, after which Tony bought a house in disuse at Number 3 Albert Square and set about making it habitable, leaving Hannah to move in with another man. Kelvin soon joined Tony on the square, although it took him a lot to persuade his wife to allow him custody of their son.
Tony is amiable and easy-going and is unmistakable in his sheepskin jacket and beret, which he rarely takes off, even indoors.
Tony has various altercations with the local villain Nick Cotton (John Altman), and is understandably furious when he discovers that Nick has joined a racist organisation. After Nick taunts Kelvin about the colour of his skin, Tony teaches him a lesson, which at least manages to scare him out of spreading his racial hatred for a while.
In February 1985, Tony secures himself a job renovating The Queen Victoria public house and gives the unemployed Arthur Fowler (Bill Treacher) a job as his aid. It is whilst he is working here that Tony gains the interest of the married landlady Angie Watts (Anita Dobson). Angie has grown tired of her cheating husband, Den (Leslie Grantham), and whilst he is away on a holiday in Spain with his lover, Angie seduces Tony and the two embark on an affair. Tony takes the relationship seriously, but Angie is only using him to get back at Den and make him jealous. The affair is conducted in secret, but after Angie initiates a kiss in The Vic with Tony, she is caught by her daughter Sharon (Letitia Dean). Angie is forced to use bribery in order to keep her daughter from informing her husband, and even informs her about Den's current infidelity. Upon Den's return Angie calls off the affair but it isn't long before Sharon tells her father that Angie has been unfaithful. Unfortunately for Angie, Den cares more about his reputation than her and tells her that he doesn't care about the affair, so long as it is done discreetly. Tony is very hurt by the whole ordeal, but he is even more concerned for his own safety, should Den find out that it was him his wife was seeing. Fortunately for Tony his identity is never disclosed.
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