| Derek Taylor | |
|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Ken Sharrock |
| Duration | 1987 |
| First appearance | 8 September 1987 |
| Last appearance | 17 September 1987 |
| Classification | Former; guest |
Derek Taylor, played by Ken Sharrock, is a friendly passer-by who stops to help when the Walford ladies' darts team's coach breaks down on the way to the Isle of Dogs. He forms a friendship with Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard), and follows the team to the Isle of Dogs. He is attracted to Pauline, and arrives in Walford on 15 September 1987 to see her in the launderette. He meets Pauline's husband Arthur (Bill Treacher), and her sister-in-law Kathy Beale, (Gillian Taylforth), and offers her a deal to sell her knitware. He goes back to the Fowlers' house, but gets into an argument with Arthur when Arthur asks him to leave. Pauline turns him down when he visits again on 17 September, and he leaves Walford.
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