Andrew "Andy" Hunter was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He was played by Michael Higgs. Michael Higgs (born 14 February 1962 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is a British actor best known for his high profile roles in two long running television series: (Eddie Santini in ITV1s The Bill) and (Andy Hunter in EastEnders). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Samantha Sam Mitchell (previously Butcher, Hunter) was a fictional character in the popular British BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom (see British television). ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera which was first broadcast on 19 February 1985. ... Michael Higgs (born 14 February 1962 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is a British actor best known for his high profile roles in two long running television series: (Eddie Santini in ITV1s The Bill) and (Andy Hunter in EastEnders). ...

Andy was an employee of The Firm, which he took control of after the assassination of Jack Dalton by Dennis Rickman. The Firm is a fictional gangland organisation in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, probably inspired by the notorious real-life criminal gang run by the Krays. ... Jack Dalton was a character in the BBC Soap Opera EastEnders. ... Dennis Rickman was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

He originally had a crush on Kat Slater and even asked her out on a date one day in The Queen Victoria, but she turned him down and not gently either. However he kept on trying and she did eventually accept his advances and after some weeks he even proposed to her. She accepted the proposal, but things were to turn out for the worse for Andy as Alfie Moon also fancied Kat and on their big day, he gate-crashed their wedding before Kat could say "I do!". Kat in her first year. ... The Queen Victoria is often referred to as The Vic or The Queen Vic. It is the fictional setting of a public house in British soap opera, EastEnders. ... Alfred Alfie Moon is a fictional character in the popular British soap opera EastEnders. ...

Kat left Andy for Alfie and since then Andy and Alfie were sworn enemies. However Andy got his revenge as Alfie owed him a large amount of money. Andy blackmailed Kat to have sex with him behind Alfie's back, in order to pay off the money and if she refused, he would have Alfie killed. Alfie produced the money, but not before Andy slept with Kat.

As they were in bed together Andy secretly filmed the whole thing with a hidden video camera, and left the video tape in the Queen Vic where Kat and Alfie lived and worked, hoping that Alfie would find and watch the tape. EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, which was first broadcast on February 19, 1985. ...

His dream came true as Alfie found the tape and watched it out of curiosity. He was heartbroken at what he saw and confronted Kat about it, nearly ending their relationship. That was what Andy had also hoped for, but he didn't succeed as Alfie and Kat were still going strong and Alfie also got his revenge by giving Andy a tape thinking that it was the same tape that Andy sent to them. However as Andy started to watch it he was taken aback as he discovered it was a different tape of Alfie and Kat's Wedding. After that Andy left them to their relationship, but still bullied Alfie from time to time.

Throughout most of the ordeal, Andy had been having a relationship with Sam Mitchell whom he later married, but when Dirty Den and Andy tricked Sam into signing the pub over to him, and selling Andy her house, Andy divorced her taking her for every penny she had, leaving Sam homeless. However everything came to an end on Friday 18th February 2005 as Andy got what he deserved when he tried to rip Johnny Allen off to the tune of £750,000 and Johnny pushed him off a footbridge, hence ending his life. The Police were informed of Andy's death but they wrote it off as suicide. This was the same episode in which Chrissie Watts kills her husband Den Watts with Pauline Fowler's doorstop. Samantha Sam Mitchell (previously Butcher, Hunter) was a fictional character in the popular British BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. ... Dirty Den Watts was a character in the British soap opera EastEnders played by actor Leslie Grantham. ... Johnny Allen is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... It has been suggested that Suicide and culture be merged into this article or section. ... Christine Chrissie Watts is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Tracy-Ann Oberman. ... Dirty Den Watts was a character in the British soap opera EastEnders played by actor Leslie Grantham. ... Pauline Fowler is a fictional character in the popular British soap opera EastEnders. ...