| Michael Rose | |||||||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Russell Floyd | ||||||||
| Duration | 1996–99 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 15 February 1996 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 19 October 1999 | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||
| Occupation | Market Inspector | ||||||||
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Michael Rose, played by Russell Floyd, first appears in Walford as a Market Inspector in 1996. He initially has very few storylines, but he is chosen to be the best man at Terry Raymond (Gavin Richards)'s wedding (which is later called off). He has a crush on April Branning (Debbie Arnold) but no relationship ever develops between them. Then there is the arrival of his teenage son Matthew (Joe Absolom) and former wife Susan Rose (Tilly Vosburgh) in 1997.
His ex-wife Susan is suffering from multiple sclerosis and Michael ends up caring for her. Eventually he and Susan get back together and seem happy until the arrival of Lisa Shaw (Lucy Benjamin) who is also a Market Inspector. He and Lisa become attracted to each other and have an affair behind Susan's back. Michael ends the affair and decides to leave Walford with Susan and start a new life in Leeds, with Susan unaware of the affair.
He returns occasionally in 1999 when his son Matthew is wrongly imprisoned for the murder of Saskia Duncan (Deborah Sheridan-Taylor). The real culprit is Steve Owen (Martin Kemp), and Michael becomes one of his enemies for framing his son. Michael's last appearance is in October 1999.
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