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History

Billy was the youngest son of Carol and Alan Jackson and he arrived in Walford in 1993 along with his half-brother Robbie and his half-sisters Bianca and Sonia. Carol Jackson (née Branning) was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Alan Jackson was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Headline text Robbie Jackson is a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Dean Gaffney from 1993 to 2003. ... Bianca Jackson (formerly Bianca Butcher) was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Sonia Fowler (née Branning; previously Jackson) is a fictional character in the popular British BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Billy was a cheeky, curly-haired cherub, whose principal dramatic purpose was to generate angst for his family.

He was very close to his father and when Alan had an affair with the malicious Frankie Pierre and moved out of the family home, Billy took the separation badly. On Christmas day 1996 he became so upset that Alan wasn't there for the festivities that he ran away from home, prompting most of the Square to abandon their Christmas dinner to search for him. He was eventually found by Nigel Bates and Clare Tyler, hiding out in a derelict building. They returned him to his worried parents and the Jackson's eventually had a happy christmas together, including Alan. Joseph and Mary with baby Jesus, at the first Christmas Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Nigel Bates was a fictional character in the popular BBC Soap Opera EastEnders played by Paul Bradley from 1992-1998. ... Clare Tyler was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders played by Gemma Bissix. ...

In February 1997 Billy accompanied his grandmother Blossom on a trip to the local 'Alliance and York' building society. Whilst there the building society was held up at gunpoint and robbed by a gang of masked theives. Billy and Blossom were unharmed, but another man was shot and killed and Billy, the only witness, got a glimpse of them without their masks on. Carol was frantic with worry in case the thives also saw Billy, but nevertheless Billy was asked to provide testimony and help identify the thieves in a police line-up. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blossom Jackson was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... A building society is a financial institution, owned by its members, that offers banking and other financial services, especially mortgage lending. ...

In September of that year the Jackson's heard news that the court case to try the suspected robbers was soon to take place. Soon after Carol's paranoid fears were realised when two large men walked up to her, offered to walk her home and threatened that something would happen to her unless she stopped Billy from testifying. Carol was petrified and wanted to pull Billy out of testifying, but the police managed to reassure her that it was just an idle threat and installed a panic button in their house just in case. However things took a turn for the worse when Carol recieved an envelope stuffed with pictures of Billy and her house and she realised that she and her family were under surveillance. Carol then decided to pull Billy from testifying, but the police cautioned her that they could get a court order and offered her protection in a safe-house, which Carol refused. Carol proceeded to watch Billy like a hawk, accompanying him everywhere he went. After picking him up from school the following day, a woman claiming to be a supply teacher, approached Carol and asked if she could have a word about Billy's behaviour. Whilst she was distracted some men jumped out of a van, bundled Billy inside and were then joined by the fake supply teacher. Carol watched horrified as they drove off with Billy.

After several days of intense worrying and a fruitless investigation by the police, Carol was finally contacted by the fake supply teacher, who said she was forced to go along with the abduction and she now wanted to do a deal with the police. The police were then able to trace Billy and he was soon reuinted with his family. After this the entire Jackson family, apart from Bianca, were placed in a witness protection program and rehoused away from the Square for their own safety. They departed on the 16th October 1997.

Following the trial, Robbie and Sonia returned to Walford and Carol also returned too in 1999 when she split up with Alan for a second time. Billy remained living with his father and gran in Balham and Carol has since returned to live with them. Balham is: Balham, a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth and London Borough of Lambeth in London in England. ...

Billy also returned to the Square briefly in June 2004 to attend Sonia's wedding to Martin Fowler. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Family

• Mother: Carol Jackson
• Father: Alan Jackson
• Half-sisters: Bianca Jackson, Sonia Fowler
• Half-brother: Robbie Jackson
• Great-grandmother: Blossom Jackson
• Grandparents: Jim Branning, Renne Branning (deceased)
• Step-grandmother: Dot Cotton
• Nephew: Liam Butcher
• Nieces: Rebecca Miller, Natasha Butcher (deceased)
• Cousins: Bradley Branning, Abi Branning, Lauren Branning
• Aunts: April Branning, Sue Branning, Tania Branning
• Uncles: Derek Branning, Max Branning
• Brother-in-law: Martin Fowler