List of East Enders Characters (1987) - Oxley

Oxley, played by Colun Gallivan, is dubbed the "Walford attacker" when he begins a series of night-time assaults on the women of Walford. Several female residents of Albert Square have encounters with Oxley, but manage to escape before they are harmed. Pat Wicks (Pam St. Clement) isn't so lucky, and she is brutally assaulted in February 1987 and left battered and unconscious in the middle of Albert Square. The police have no luck tracing Oxley, as he leaves no clues as to his identity.

However in April 1987, Oxley's luck runs out when he attempts to attack Debbie Wilkins (Shirley Cheriton) in the launderette and is warded off by her self-defence moves. The police are able to apprehend Oxley and he is arrested and charged.