Reception
Absolom was touted as one of the BBC's rising stars due to his stint in EastEnders. Viewers were reportedly shocked and angered when the character was wrongly imprisoned for murder in 1999. Several newspapers began a campaign to free Matthew, who was dubbed the Walford One by the popular press. During Matthew's time in prison, Absolom received what he described as zany fanmail such as chocolate "from people who thought it would sustain me in jail" and an audio-taped copy of the episode in which Saskia was murdered by Steve "So I could show it to the police and clear my name".
Absolom was nominated in the 'Most Popular Actor' category at the 1999 National Television Awards for his performance as Matthew. In 1998 he won 'Best Soap Actor' award at the TV Quick awards. In 2000, Absolom was awarded 'Best Actor' at the British Soap Awards.
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