"special episode of ""A Question of Sport"", ""A Question of EastEnders"", was screened in 2000 to mark the show's fifteenth anniversary. A sketch in a 1995 episode of ""A Bit Of Fry And Laurie"" is set in the Fowlers' kitchen, with Fry, Laurie, Imelda Staunton and Clive Mantle parodying the speech and mannerisms of the characters of Pauline Fowler and Pete Beale. The dramatic drums at the end of every episode were parodied by ""SMTV Live"" in a ""Friends"" spoof entitled ""Chums"". The name ""EastEnders"" is spoofed in a series of pornographic films called ""RearEnders"", which also spoof the ""EastEnders"""
"Pauline Fowler Pauline Fowler is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", a long-running serial drama about working class life in the fictional London borough of Walford. She was played by actress Wendy Richard between the first episode on 19 February 1985 and 25 December 2006. Pauline was created by scriptwriter Tony Holland and producer Julia Smith as one of ""EastEnders' ""original characters. She made her debut in the soap's first episode on 19 February 1985, and remained for twenty-one years and ten months, making her the second longest-running original character, surpassed only by her nephew, Ian Beale"
"the only fictional character to appear on the list). The character is well-known even outside of the show's viewer-base, and away from the on-screen serial, Pauline has been the subject of television documentaries, behind-the-scenes books, tie-in novels, and comedy sketch shows. Pauline Fowler is one of the original twenty-three characters invented by the creators of ""EastEnders"", Tony Holland (1940–2007) and Julia Smith (1927–1997). Holland had drawn on his own London background for inspiration, naming three of the original characters after his own relatives, specifically his aunt Lou and her children, Holland's cousins, the fraternal twins Pete and Pauline. This family"
"Nellie Ellis Nellie Ellis is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Elizabeth Kelly. Nellie is introduced as the interfering relative of Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard) in 1993 and appears regularly until 1998. She makes a further appearance in 2000 for the funeral of Ethel Skinner (Gretchen Franklin). Nellie, the cousin of Lou Beale (Anna Wing), first appears in Walford in December 1993 for the funeral of Pete Beale (Peter Dean). When she falls and breaks her hip the following month, Lou's daughter Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard) lets her stay with her family so she can"
"BBC was forced to issue an apology for causing offence. In 1997, ""EastEnders"" aired a storyline in which the character Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard) discovers that she has a long-lost sister, Maggie Flaherty (Olivia Shanley). In the storyline, Pauline's now-deceased mother Lou Beale had given Maggie up for adoption shortly after her birth, as she was born out of wedlock. Maggie is first said to be the result of an illicit affair Lou had with an Irishman 60 years earlier, but although Maggie is initially thought to be Pauline's half-sister, it later transpires that they share the same father too;"
"Joe Macer Joe Macer is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Ray Brooks. He made his first appearance on 19 August 2005. He was the second husband of Pauline Fowler and her accidental killer. Brooks was axed in July 2006 and Joe was killed off on 26 January 2007. Joe was widowed in 1982, and has two daughters, Megan (Niky Wardley) and Shelly, from his first marriage. Joe meets Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard), a dancing companion at their salsa dance club, and they become good friends. Joe falls in love with Pauline and proposes to"
"concerning Nellie's problematic rehousing in 1994 was tedious and ""was probably then that the nation realised that its favourite soap had finally run out of entertaining and original storylines."" Nellie Ellis Nellie Ellis is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Elizabeth Kelly. Nellie is introduced as the interfering relative of Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard) in 1993 and appears regularly until 1998. She makes a further appearance in 2000 for the funeral of Ethel Skinner (Gretchen Franklin). Nellie, the cousin of Lou Beale (Anna Wing), first appears in Walford in December 1993 for the funeral of"
"of well known ""EastEnders"" characters, who frequent a pub called Rub-a-Dub. The comedian Llewella Gideon played the role of Pauline. The sketches placed considerable emphasis on the character's high-pitched voice and her tendency to whine. The character's fashion sense has also been referred to in BBC Two sitcom ""Beautiful People"" (2008). Pauline Fowler Pauline Fowler is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", a long-running serial drama about working class life in the fictional London borough of Walford. She was played by actress Wendy Richard between the first episode on 19 February 1985 and 25 December 2006. Pauline"
"on holiday in Norfolk and then gets involved with Matthew Rose (Joe Absolom) and Robbie Jackson (Dean Gaffney), before leaving Walford with her father, Conor, and his pregnant lover, Mark's wife Ruth Fowler (Caroline Paterson). They now live in Scotland. It was announced in July 1997 that Pauline Fowler's (Wendy Richard) long lost family were to be introduced into ""EastEnders"". Melanie Clark Pullen secured the role and made her first appearance on 22 September 1997. There were hints that the character would move to Albert Square in the future, which is what ultimately happened. Richie Taylor of the ""Daily Mirror"""
"over [Pauline Fowler's] misery mantle."" Jamie McCallum from ""The Guardian"" mocked the character in 2000 and her relationship with Phil, stating, ""We should, however, pay tribute to Lisa. This was the latest in a string of gripping dilemmas, including Should I Date Phil?, Should I Shag Phil? and Should I Give Birth To A Descendant Of Phil? For one who spends so much time deliberating, that girl makes a lot of duff decisions."" Lisa Fowler Lisa Fowler (also Shaw) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Lucy Benjamin. The character was introduced as a ""home-wrecking"
"the show for nearly twenty-two years. The character of Pauline was a cornerstone of ""EastEnders""; the lynchpin of the Fowler/Beale family around whom the soap was originally structured. At the beginning of the serial in 1985, Pauline was a 40-year-old married mother with two teenage children, Mark and Michelle, and another child on the way. The fictional history of her younger years has been told via behind-the-scenes books such as ""EastEnders: The Inside Story"", and the second tie-in novel by Hugh Miller, ""Swings and Roundabouts"", which explains that Pauline was born and raised at 45 Albert Square, where she lived"
"Arthur Fowler Arthur Fowler is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Bill Treacher from 1985 to 1996. The father of the Fowler family, Arthur was essentially a good man, but he made some foolish choices and he always ended up paying dearly for them, also being bossed to the brink of insanity by his mother-in-law and wife, Lou Beale (Anna Wing) and Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard). During his time in Albert Square he had an affair with another woman, suffered with mental disorder, was sent to prison twice and eventually died of a brain haemorrhage"
"(a review of the year 2016 in British soap) named Stacey's postpartum psychosis storyline as one of the ""best bits of January"". Stacey Slater Stacey Fowler (also Slater and Branning) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Lacey Turner. She made her first appearance on 1 November 2004. The character was introduced as a feisty and troublesome teenager, an extension of the already established Slater family. She has featured in numerous high-profile storylines, including abortion, drug abuse, a troubled relationship with her mother Jean (Gillian Wright), discovering she has bipolar disorder, an affair with her"
"in Albert Square; the dedication is entitled ""Arthur Fowler: He loved this place"". In 2007, after Pauline's death, Dot Cotton (June Brown) buries her ashes at Arthur's grave. In 2015, Martin names his son with Stacey Fowler after his father, though it emerges that he is actually the son of Kush Kazemi. Arthur Fowler was one of the original twenty-three characters invented by the creators of ""EastEnders"", Tony Holland and Julia Smith. Arthur was a member of the first family of ""EastEnders"", the Beales and Fowlers, and Holland took the inspiration for some of the series' earliest characters from his"
"Lisa Fowler Lisa Fowler (also Shaw) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Lucy Benjamin. The character was introduced as a ""home-wrecking blonde"" by executive producer Matthew Robinson on 7 December 1998. Show scriptwriters and BBC controller of drama, Mal Young, doubted Benjamin's casting in the role. Lisa is characterised as ""a loyal, romantic Earth Mother"" who is ""feisty, independent and ambitious"". However, after a volatile relationship with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), Lisa became an ""eternal victim"". The characters became instrumental in one of ""EastEnders"" most highly publicised and anticipated storylines, dubbed Who Shot Phil?"
"birth to a second daughter. She is a patron of the charity Rosie's Rainbow Fund. In May 2015, she was awarded £157,250 by Mr Justice Mann as part of a £1.2 million celebrity payout during the phone hacking scandal of the Mirror Group newspapers (""Trinity Mirror""), under her married name Lucy Taggart. Lucy Benjamin Lucy Benjamin (born Lucy Jane Baker, 25 June 1970) is an English actress. From 1998 to 2003 she played Lisa Fowler in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". Born in Reading, Berkshire, England, she took the stage name of Benjamin after her brother. Benjamin trained at the"
"Louise Mitchell Louise Mitchell (also Fowler) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Rachel Cox from 2001 to 2003, Danni Bennatar in 2008, and Brittany Papple in 2010. On 16 December 2015, it was announced that Louise would be returning, with then 18-year-old Tilly Keeper taking over the role. The character returned on 15 January 2016. Louise is a member of the Mitchell family and briefly part of the Fowler family. She is the daughter of Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin), stepdaughter of Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), granddaughter of Peggy Mitchell"
"for her entire life. She married Arthur Fowler in 1965, raising her own children in the same house where she grew up. Whereas most of the other female characters in ""EastEnders"" were portrayed in a somewhat more glamorous working class way, Pauline Fowler was the exception to the rule, being the sole character to represent the ""homely and domestic"" side of the Beale family. As the serial progressed, the character altered from her original outline. Instead of being the jolly, warm character she was during the show's early years, she became a sombre battle-axe, hardened by a life of misery"
"""Pauline Fowler deserves a Golden Cardie Award for her performance in ""EastEnders"". The way which she extracted a confession from Willy Roper over the money he stole was nothing short of brilliant."" Arthur is exonerated, but his joyful reunion with Pauline is brief, as an injury he sustained in prison leads to a brain haemorrhage and he dies shortly after his release. His death ends an 11-year screen marriage, the longest run of any marriage in the serial. Pauline remains a family-oriented character throughout the course of the show. A ""fiercely loyal, but overbearing mother""; sheltering and taking on the"
"setup of a woman named Lou Beale, with twin children Pete and Pauline, was recreated on-screen as the first family of ""EastEnders"", the Beales and Fowlers. Pauline's original character outline as written by Smith and Holland appears in an abridged form in their book, ""EastEnders: The Inside Story"". From the beginning, Smith considered the role ideal for Wendy Richard, with whom she had worked on the 1960s BBC soap, ""The Newcomers""; Holland and Smith decided to approach her about the role, even though their casting policy was not to use ""stars""—Richard was already well known in the UK for playing"
"Melanie Clark Pullen Melanie Clark Pullen (born 2 July 1977 in Ireland) is an Irish actress, producer and writer. Born and raised in Ireland, Clark Pullen studied drama at Trinity College, Dublin. Shortly after graduating, in June 1997, she was cast in her most notable role to date, as Mary Flaherty in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". Playing the long-lost relative of Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard), Clark Pullen remained in the role for 18 months until her departure in early 1999. Since her time in Albert Square, Clark Pullen has appeared in ITV's big-budget costume drama ""Lady Audley's Secret"", starred"
"Polly Perkins Polly Perkins (born Gillian Nessie Arnold, 31 May 1943) is a British actress, singer and writer. Perkins rose to fame in the 1960s as a popstar, going on to regularly appear in theatre and cabaret throughout the UK. She is currently known for playing Rose Cotton, the half sister of Dot Branning (June Brown), in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" between 2011-2012. Perkins was born Gillian Nessie Arnold to theatrical parents Dickie and Mitzi, who both had a successful career performing a cabaret/vaudeville act. Her step mother Dottie Arnold was also a successful variety performer. Perkins has two"
"she has moved to Australia and reunited with Spencer. In January 2014, Sharon tells Spencer's brother, Alfie Moon (Shane Richie), that they need someone to help them open a bar in Sydney, so Alfie goes there for a few weeks to work with them. The conception of Vicki Fowler in 1985 was one of the first controversial storylines featured in ""EastEnders"" since its inception that February, as it involved the pregnancy of a schoolgirl, Michelle Fowler (Susan Tully). Exploiting a whodunnit angle, viewers were not initially told who was the father, and press interest in the fledgling show escalated as"
"Vicki Fowler Vicki Fowler is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Emma Herry from the character's birth in 1986 to 1988, Samantha Leigh Martin from 1988 to 1995, and Scarlett Alice Johnson from 2003 to 2004. She is the daughter of Michelle Fowler (Susan Tully) and Den Watts (Leslie Grantham). The character is born in the serial, conceived in a controversial storyline about teenage pregnancy. Exploiting a whodunnit angle, at the time of the first showing, viewers were not initially told who was the father, and press interest in the fledgling show escalated as journalists"
"Ruth Fowler Ruth Fowler (also Aitken) is a fictional character from the popular British BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Caroline Paterson from 1994 to 1999. Ruth is Mark Fowler (Todd Carty)'s second wife and she is far more comfortable with his HIV status than many of his other girlfriends. However, their marriage eventually disintegrates due to Mark's habit of shutting her out and his inability to give Ruth a child. They split and she strays with Mark's cousin, Conor Flaherty (Seán Gleeson). Her betrayal deeply hurts Mark but it also gives her the chance to be a mother as"
"Mary Flaherty (EastEnders) Mary Flaherty is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Melanie Clark Pullen from 22 September 1997 to 23 February 1999. The character first appeared in a special week of episodes set in Ireland, first broadcast in 1997. Mary is the granddaughter of Maggie Flaherty (Olivia Shanley), Pauline Fowler's (Wendy Richard) long-lost sister. Her father is Conor (Seán Gleeson), but she doesn't get on with him. When the Fowlers go to Ireland to meet their relatives, Mary is a teenager in trouble. Although she has a level head on her shoulders, she is"
"in the BBC One soap opera ""EastEnders"". She has since become a regular in Sky1's hit comedy drama 'Starlings' where she plays Charlie Starling; the football mad daughter to Jan & Terry Starling (Lesley Sharp & Brendan Coyle). Finn Atkins Finn Rosanna Atkins (born 21 June 1989) is a British film, television and stage actress. Atkins was born in Nottingham and grew up in the Clifton area, where she attended Greencroft Primary School, Farnborough School and High Pavement College. She has been a member of the Television Workshop since she was at primary school. Atkins' breakthrough came early, in Shane"
"worked alongside the West cliff High School for Boys Charity Week committee in 2013. Kirsty Hickey Kirsty Nicole Hickey (born 17 January 1996) is an English actress. Kirsty was born in London. In 2006 she attended the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School. In 2004 Kirsty appeared on the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" in the Christmas party. She played numerous characters Zoe Slater, (Michelle Ryan), Pauline Fowler, (Wendy Richard) and Pat Butcher, (Pam St. Clement) all in famously well-known sketches, as well as singing and playing onset characters. Hickey also appeared in Ministry Of Mayhem on ITV, Granada alongside Holly Willoughby"
"lover of Philip O'Connor, a surrealist writer and contemporary of Stephen Spender and Laurie Lee, saw her spend some time as a nursery teacher in West London. With her new lover she had a second son, Jon O'Connor. Wing is best known for portraying the Beale and Fowler family matriarch Lou Beale on ""EastEnders"" from the show's inception in February 1985, until the character was killed off in July 1988. She quit her role in the hit show as she was unhappy with the direction in which it was going, but later reflected that it may not have been the"
"Wendy Richard Wendy Richard, (born Wendy Emerton, 20 July 1943 – 26 February 2009) was an English actress best known for playing the roles of Miss Shirley Brahms on ""Are You Being Served?"" and Pauline Fowler on ""EastEnders,"" the latter for nearly 22 years. Until the onscreen death of her ""EastEnders"" character in December 2006, she was one of only two original cast members of that programme to appear continuously from the first episode in 1985, along with Adam Woodyatt, who played her on-screen nephew Ian Beale. She died on 26 February 2009 at the Harley Street clinic where she"
"Kirsty Hickey Kirsty Nicole Hickey (born 17 January 1996) is an English actress. Kirsty was born in London. In 2006 she attended the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School. In 2004 Kirsty appeared on the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" in the Christmas party. She played numerous characters Zoe Slater, (Michelle Ryan), Pauline Fowler, (Wendy Richard) and Pat Butcher, (Pam St. Clement) all in famously well-known sketches, as well as singing and playing onset characters. Hickey also appeared in Ministry Of Mayhem on ITV, Granada alongside Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern. She played mini Polly with her trolley with Holly as the"
"Stacey Slater Stacey Fowler (also Slater and Branning) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Lacey Turner. She made her first appearance on 1 November 2004. The character was introduced as a feisty and troublesome teenager, an extension of the already established Slater family. She has featured in numerous high-profile storylines, including abortion, drug abuse, a troubled relationship with her mother Jean (Gillian Wright), discovering she has bipolar disorder, an affair with her father-in-law Max (Jake Wood), becoming a victim of rape and murdering her rapist Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb). The love triangle between Stacey,"
"husband, Arthur Fowler. Their marriage was an attempt to give the character Pauline a ""new lease of life"" and her wedding day was screened to coincide with ""EastEnders""' 21st anniversary. Richard was openly opposed to her character remarrying, but she was eventually convinced by the executive producer and battled—successfully—for Pauline to keep her surname, Fowler. In July 2006 however, Wendy Richard announced that she would be leaving the show. She said she made the decision to leave when the producers of ""EastEnders"" revealed that Pauline was to remarry. Richard thought it was ""disloyal"" of Pauline to her beloved first husband"