Ray (East Enders) - Jack Edwards

Jack Edwards, played by Nicky Henson, is the father of Honey Mitchell. He made his first appearance on 27 February 2006. He also has a dog called Dalgliesh and a narrowboat called Patonia.

The character was to have been played by former musician David Essex, originally for only 3 weeks, but Essex pulled out when the role expanded and he was unable to commit to the increased time. The role was re-cast and Nicky Henson played the part.

Jack initially showed a strong dislike of Billy Mitchell, posing as a plumber to get to know the real Billy, his daughter's fiancée. He also has a crush on Peggy Mitchell.

Jack left Walford to complete a job, but returned in July for Billy and Honey's wedding and continued his outrageous flirting with Peggy. They got together, but split up when Peggy refused to accept Jack's newborn granddaughter, Janet, who has Down's syndrome.

He reappeared again in November when Honey ran away from Billy and Janet.

Since his departure, Jack had been mentioned three times. He was mentioned in February 2008 when Billy and Honey announced to Peggy that they were going to visit him for a week on his narrowboat with Janet and a newborn baby William. He was then mentioned again in September 2008 by Billy, who told Archie Mitchell that Honey had taken the children and left him, moving in with Jack. In May 2010, Billy was told that Honey and Jack had been involved in a car accident and Jack had died.