List of minor EastEnders characters (2002)

The following is a list of minor characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2002, by order of first appearance.

Jack Evans
Jack Evans was played by the identical twins Samuel and Joseph Timson. He was the son of Barry and Natalie Evans and he had a traumatic breech birth early in 2002. He was named after Natalie's younger brother.

Jack initially lived with his parents, his grandfather Roy and Roy's wife Pat, but moved out of Albert Square in March 2003 following his parents divorce. Barry was devoted to Jack and agonised over the fact that he couldn't be a full-time father to him.

Jack's father met an untimely demise early in 2004 and as no will was in place, Barry's new wife Janine Evans inherited all Barry's money and assets and left Jack with nothing. When Jack's mother discovered that Janine was responsible for Barry's death, she left Walford for a new start with Jack. Before they departed, Natalie and Jack planted a tree on the Square in Barry's name. Jack's last appearance was in May 2004.

Family

 * Father: Barry Evans (deceased)
 * Mother: Natalie Evans
 * Grandfather: Roy Evans (deceased)
 * Grandmothers: Doreen Evans (deceased), Andrea Price
 * Uncles: Nathan Williams, Jack Price
 * Aunt: Susie Price

Anish Mistry
Anish Mistry was about eight years old and arrived in 2001 with his mother Nita Mistry. Anish liked playing football. He left Walford in 2003 to live in India with Nita and her boyfriend Robbie Jackson.

Family

 * Mother: Nita Mistry
 * First cousin once removed: Samir Mistry

Neil Miller
Neil Miller first appeared on in May 2002. He was the adoptive father of Sonia Jackson and Martin Fowler's daughter. Sonia gave birth to baby Chloe in 2000, but decided to give her daughter up for adoption. Chloe's social worker, Diane Irving found Chloe a home with Neil and his wife Sue, a childless couple, though this was not seen on screen. Neil and Sue changed Chloe's name to Rebecca.

In 2002, Sonia kidnapped Rebecca while Neil and Sue were out. Sonia told their babysitter that she was a family friend, and snatched Rebecca, taking her to Walford. Neil and Sue worked this out and were hot on her trail.

While Sonia barricaded herself inside her house, the Millers gave Dot Branning fifteen minutes to persuade Sonia to hand Rebecca over before they phoned the police. Dot successfully persuaded Sonia to hand Rebecca over, and just as the Millers were about to call the police, Sonia returned Rebecca.

Sonia read in a newspaper in 2005 that Neil and Sue had died in a car crash. This led to her gaining contact with Rebecca again.

Family

 * Wife: Sue Miller (deceased)
 * Adoptive daughter: Rebecca Miller

Sue Miller
Sue Miller (née Wilson) first appeared on in May 2002. She was the adoptive mother of Sonia Jackson and Martin Fowler's daughter. Sonia gave birth to baby Chloe in 2000, but decided to give her daughter up for adoption. Chloe's social worker, Diane Irving found Chloe a home with Sue and her husband Neil, a childless couple, though this was not seen on screen. Neil and Sue changed Chloe's name to Rebecca.

In 2002, Sonia kidnapped Rebecca while Neil and Sue were out. Sonia told their babysitter that she was a family friend, and snatched Rebecca, taking her to Walford. Neil and Sue worked this out and were hot on her trail.

While Sonia barricaded herself inside her house, the Millers gave Dot Branning fifteen minutes to persuade Sonia to hand Rebecca over before they phoned the police. Dot successfully persuaded Sonia to hand Rebecca over, and just as the Millers were about to call the police, Sonia returned Rebecca.

Sonia read in a newspaper in 2005 that Neil and Sue had died in a car crash. This led to her gaining contact with Rebecca again.

Family

 * Mother: Margaret Wilson (deceased)
 * Husband: Neil Miller (deceased)
 * Adoptive daughter: Rebecca Miller

Precious Hudson
Marjorie "Precious" Hudson (née Hulton) was the glamourous wife of gangster Angel Hudson and she was first seen in Walford in June 2002 when Angel forced his old associate, Paul Trueman, to keep a watchful eye over her. It turned out that Precious was Angel's fake alibi in a murder trial and fearing that she might skip town or be harmed before she could testify, he arranged for Precious to move in with the Trueman's and instructed Paul not to let her out of his sight.

Initially Paul was unaware of the fact that Precious was Angel's wife, and so when she made her amorous intentions towards him clear, he had no qualms whatsoever about sharing a bed with her. When she finally told him the truth, he was horrified, and petrified of what Angel would do should he discover what had occurred between them. Precious reassured him that their marriage was a sham and promised not to divulge the affair. However later that night, whilst Paul went to get a take-away for a cosy night in together, Precious packed her bags and left. Paul was frantic, particularly when Angel showed up looking for her. Paul fed Angel a story and he along with his brother, Anthony, went in search of Precious, leaving Angel home alone with their father, Patrick. Paul eventually tracked Precious to her mother's hair salon, and desperately tried to persuade her to return, but she refused and sped off in a taxi. Paul returned home to discover his father bound and gagged by Angel, who was also holding Anthony's girlfriend, Zoe, hostage. Angel attacked Paul, just as Precious walked in the door. She had changed her mind about returning because she loved Paul.

A few days later some shady characters were seen placing a bomb underneath Precious' car - timed to go off half an hour before she was due to be at the solicitor with Angel. However Precious had put her car into the local mechanics for a service and when it exploded nobody got hurt. Precious was furious that her life was under threat and she told Angel she would lie for him in the trial but only if he gave her a divorce. Soon after Precious was kidnapped by the father of the man Angel murdered. He convinced Precious that the only way to get rid of Angel was to get him locked up. Precious realised that Angel would never divorce her and would rather see her dead, so she decided to tell the truth in the trial the following day, but to her horror Angel was found not guilty anyway.

Paul and Precious then decided to flee Walford for Spain. However an altercation in The Queen Vic between the Truemans and the Slaters stalled their departure and after Paul got into a fight with Garry Hobbs he was carted away by the police. Meanwhile, Precious, who was waiting for Paul was caught by Angel.

Precious told Angel she was in love with Paul and wanted a divorce. Surprisingly Angel wasn't bothered and he told Precious that he didn't care enough about her betrayal to kill her and that she could have her divorce. Paul was a different matter however. He promised that if he ever found out that she and Paul were together, he would kill him. In order to protect Paul, Precious was forced to lie. She told him she wasn't in love with him and said she was just using him as an escape from Angel. After which she left Walford, leaving Paul with a broken heart. Her last appearance was July 2002.

Family

 * Mother: Estella Hulton
 * Husband: Angel Hudson

Joanne Ryan
Joanne Ryan was hired by Peggy Mitchell as a nanny to care for baby Louise Mitchell, much to Louise's mother Lisa Fowler's dismay. Joanne had a crush on Louise's father Phil Mitchell and was sacked when she tried to seduce him. Joanne had also had a fling with the newly-arrived Dennis Rickman. Joanne got her revenge on Phil by renting his house to Albert Square's new doctor, Johnathon Leroy and his wife. After this she left Walford and has not been seen since.

Clive Mitchell
Clive Mitchell is the brother of Phil, Grant and Sam Mitchell's late father Eric, and appeared in October 2002 at Louise's "naming party", where her name was changed from Fowler to Mitchell.

Family

 * Father: Phil Mitchell (deceased)
 * Mother: Sandra Mitchell (deceased)
 * Brothers: Eric Mitchell (deceased), Archie Mitchell
 * Uncle: Kenneth Mitchell (deceased)
 * Nephews: Phil Mitchell, Grant Mitchell
 * Nieces: Sam Mitchell, Roxy Mitchell, Ronnie Mitchell
 * Great nephews: Mark Fowler Jr., Ben Mitchell
 * Great nieces: Courtney Mitchell, Louise Mitchell
 * Cousins: Steven Mitchell (deceased), Ted Mitchell
 * First cousins once removed: Billy Mitchell, Charlie Mitchell (deceased)
 * First cousins twice removed: Jamie Mitchell (deceased), Janet Mitchell, William Mitchell

Dave Roberts
When Peggy Mitchell needed a bar manager for her pub, The Queen Vic, she only had one candidate left to interview; a man named Dave Roberts. He won Peggy over by claiming to know her son, Grant, and started the job on 28 October, inviting his dodgy friends to the pub, worrying Peggy about the type of customers he may attract.

He made it up to her by offering to check the fire alarms in The Vic, but annoyed her further by going through a drawer full of her personal documents and asking her about her daughter Sam's love life. He went on to question Sam about her relationships with Trevor Morgan and Ricky Butcher.

He later berated Sam for cancelling the pub's bonfire party in the aftermath of the deaths of Tom Banks and Trevor Morgan, but praised Peggy for the cancellation. Sam became suspicious of Dave when he allowed one of his friends to smoke cannabis in the pub.

After one of Dave's friends barged into Patrick Trueman in the pub, Peggy threatened to bar anyone who upset her regular customers.Later that night, Sam caught Dave scheming with his friends to have a lock-in after hours. She threatened to call the police when they didn't leave, but Dave grabbed her and started to pull her shirt off. Sam kneed him in the groin and ran away. The next morning, the pub and the living quarters above were trashed. Peggy was angry, but couldn't get rid of Dave until his contract ended. Sam urged her to sack him sooner. Later in the bar, Dave started getting close to Sam, at which point she told Peggy what had happened the night before. Peggy told her daughter that Dave wouldn't get away with it.

After Dave's friends caused more havoc in the pub, this time upsetting Roy Evans, Dave claimed that Walford was "soft" without Phil and Grant Mitchell around, which enraged Peggy further. Peggy confronted Dave and told him that she would be terminating his contract with immediate effect. When Dave refused to leave, Peggy tried to round up some of Phil and Grant's associates, but to no avail.

When Dave's friends trashed the floral tributes to Tom, Roy stepped in and tried to stop them, after Sharon became distraught at the sight. The rest of Walford's male residents united to drive the thugs out of town, and they were closely followed by Dave, who had tried to steal some money from The Vic's till, but was stopped by Sam wielding a baseball bat.

Doris Moisey
Doris Moisey was a pensioner spinster who met Jim Branning at the gym in Walford and set her sights on him.

Doris pestered Jim and even started going to his house to see him while his wife Dot was away. She sent Jim a Valentine's day card, and intercepted Dot's card in the mail, making Jim think that Dot had forgotten their anniversary.

When Jim hurt his back, Doris gave him a massage on his bed, only to be interrupted by Dot returning home. After Dot refused to sleep in the same room as Jim, he went for a drink with Doris and was torn between the two women.

Patrick Trueman persuaded Jim to make a list of pros and cons about both women. Dot found the list and left Jim, leaving Doris to think she'd won. Dot later moved back in with Jim and Doris left Albert Square. She has not been seen since.

Dougie Slade
Detective Sergeant Dougie Slade was a bent ex-police officer who was involved in the case which led to Alfie Moon being imprisoned for credit card fraud.

When The Queen Vic won the "East End Pub of the Year Award", Alfie was photographed and appeared in the paper. Alfie was still using the false identity of Chris Wright, which he had used to get his job there. When Dougie saw the picture in the paper, he visited Alfie and threatened to expose his true identity unless he stole £4,000 from the till at The Vic.

Dougie's plan was eventually scuppered when Alfie ran away and Peggy Mitchell, the owner of the pub, caught Dougie helping himself to money from the till. Alfie was exposed afterwards, but still kept his job at the pub, due to his charm and charisma.