| Eddie Skinner | |||||||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Richard Vanstone | ||||||||
| Duration | 2000–01 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 18 September 2000 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 15 February 2001 | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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Edward "Eddie" Skinner, played by Richard Vanstone, arrives in Walford on 18 September 2000 on the day of his aunt Ethel Skinner (Gretchen Franklin)'s funeral and later begins lodging with the Fowlers at number 45, along with his daughter, Kerry (Gemma McCluskie). Eddie was born and bred in Walford, and he knew many of then current residents, such as Pat Evans (Pam St. Clement), Mo Harris (Laila Morse), Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard) and Dot Cotton (June Brown) from his youth. He also knew Den Watts (Leslie Grantham), Pete Beale (Peter Dean) and Arthur Fowler (Bill Treacher) from his time at Walford. He had left Walford in 1970.
Eddie begins working on Mark Fowler (Todd Carty)'s stall and later develops a crush on Mark's mother Pauline, but it is not reciprocated. It is revealed that Nick Cotton (John Altman) had spent some time in prison with Eddie and is about to reveal this to Pauline, but Eddie tells her first. Eddie later leaves the Square, his whereabouts are currently unknown.
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