List of East Enders Characters (2008) - Tegs Teague

"Tegs" Teague, played by Ben Smith, is the main leader of a gang called the 'E20'. He appears between 17 and 22 January 2008 along with the rest of the gang. The gang harass Dot Branning (June Brown) by wolf-whistling at her and calling her a "zombie". Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) sees them and tells them to leave her alone. The gang, including Tegs' friend Ziggy (Ashley Horne), steal DVDs from Winston's (Ulric Browne) market stall with the help of Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick). Tegs asks Jay if he wants to join the gang and gives him a mobile phone so they can call each other. Jay later sneaks out and Tegs hands him a knife, which is found by Jay's father, Jase Dyer (Stephen Lord) and his girlfriend Dawn Swann (Kara Tointon). The next day, the gang steal several packs of cigarettes from the local shop, the Minute Mart. They harass Dot by making silent phone calls and knocking on her door and running away. Tegs pulls a knife on Minty Peterson (Cliff Parisi), who confronts the group of youths. After Jay criticises Tegs's harassment of Dot, they have a fight. After appearing to have reconciled their differences, Tegs is asked by his gang whether he is with them or Jay, at which point he stabs Jay in the leg, leaving him bleeding on the ground in the park. Tegs' mum, Tina Teague (Kerry Ann White) arrives before the trial to try and persuade Jay to drop the charges against Tegs but he does not and Tegs is sentenced in an off-screen trial on 29 February to two years in a Young Offenders Institution for his crime.