List of East Enders Characters (1998) - Saskia Duncan

Saskia Duncan, played by Deborah Sheridan-Taylor, arrives in Walford in December 1998 as the obsessive ex-girlfriend of new e20 club owner Steve Owen (Martin Kemp). Steve isn't happy to see her and he tells her he doesn't want her anymore, but she continues to stalk him regardless. When Steve gets involved with Melanie Healy (Tamzin Outhwaite), Saskia tries to break them up. She succeeds in seducing him; afterwards, she won't listen when Steve insists it was a mistake.

On e20's launch night, Saskia breaks into Steve's office and kisses him. As Mel storms out of the room, Saskia reveals that she is pregnant with Steve's baby, but when he says he doesn't want it, she has an abortion and blames him for "killing the baby". When Steve tells her to get out, she attacks him and attempts to strangle Steve with his tie. Matthew Rose (Joe Absolom), who works in the club as a DJ, arrives and tries to get her off him but she pushes him away. Steve reaches for the nearest object, an ashtray, and gives Saskia a brutal blow to the head, killing her instantly. Steve and Matthew then bury her body in Epping Forest.

Saskia's disappearance is investigated by police, and her sister Claudia Fielding (Rolma Walker) arrives and suspects that Steve is involved with her disappearance. Matthew panics that she'll find out about Saskia's death and Steve tries to calm him down. The body is later discovered and both Steve and Matthew are arrested. Steve blames Matthew, who is found guilty of manslaughter. When Matthew is released in December 1999, he gets revenge on Steve by tying him to a chair and threatening to burn him alive, but he later reveals that he'd just wanted to turn Steve into an emotional wreck. Matthew then leaves the Square.