Creation and Development
The character's arrival was announced on 20 October 2004, and Beckett was quoted as saying "I've watched the programme since the beginning and I'm very excited to be joining such a successful television institution". Three months after their on-screen arrival, Jake and his brother Danny were axed from the show. However, producer Kate Harwood gave Jake a reprieve, and the character subsequently took a short break from the show which coincided with Danny's exit and then returned.
Jake and Danny always tried to imitate the Mitchell brothers, but second-rate gangsters is all they were. Jake is described, the sensitive brother who had an eye for the ladies.
It was announced on 7 May 2006 that Beckett had quit the role to move on and further his career, and the character made his final appearance on 20 October 2006. Jake ended up with a contract out on his life, after Johnny Allen's dying words were misconstrued. He was last seen leaving Albert Square being confronted by a sinister looking stranger...
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