EastEnders character
Debbie Wilkins
Played by	Shirley Cheriton
Duration	1985 - 1987
Date of Birth	Unknown
Marital Status	Engaged
Occupation	Bank Clerk
Family	Unknown

Debbie Wilkins was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was played by Shirley Cheriton. This article is about the year. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... 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. ...

Debbie was Walford's first middle class yuppie. She had an on/off relationship with her illfaited boyfriend Andy and she tended to be a bit too pretentious for the working class locals of Albert Square. Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... The middle class (or middle classes) comprises a social group once defined by exception as an intermediate social class between the nobility and the peasantry. ... Yuppie, short for Young Urban Professional, describes a demographic of people comprising baby boomers as well as people in their late twenties and early thirties. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ...

Debbie's story

Debbie was a bank clerk and she arrived in Albert Square in March 1987 when she moved in with her borfriend, nurse Andy O'Brien. As the pair were the only outwardly middle-class figures in Walford they tended to 'stick out like a sore thumb'. They would regularly throw cocktail parties and run around in their matching jogging suits, much to the bemusemnt of the locals. They had a rocky relationship from the word go as Debbie's interest seemed to focus on success and making money, whilst Andy wanted to settle down and make a family. This situation was complicated by the fact that Debbie was being wooed by local policeman Roy Quick. This then led to Debbie and Andy having an open relationship; dating other people, but living together as a couple. However, Debbie later decided that Andy was the man for her, and after they both had several disaterous flings with other hopefuls on the square, they ended up back together and got engaged soon after. However, their happiness was not to last as in 1986, kind-hearted Andy run infront of a truck to save a toddler who from being hit and was instantly killed on the scene. Debbie spent many months coming to terms with her lovers death. A bank is an institution that provides financial service, particularly taking deposits and extending credit. ... Look up March in Wiktionary, the free dictionary March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A nurse is a health care professional who is engaged in the practice of nursing. ... Andrew OBrien is an Irish association football (soccer) player. ... For the band, see The Police. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Later that year Debbie was the target of a malicious stalker, who would regularly ring her up, threaten her and make lewd comments. Debbie became a nervous wreck, not wanting to go out for fear of being attacked. The culprit was eventually unmasked as being Saeed Jafrey, the local shop-keeper who was married to Naima Jaffrey. Upon finding out about her husband's sordid escapades Naima threw Saeed out and later moved in with Debbie. Debbie then began taking self-defence classes so she could better protect herself should she be put in danger again.

Debbie later had a flirtatious fling with the owner of the Dagmar wine-bar, James Wilmott Brown, but it never progressed into anything serious. She also busied herself campaigning for issues such as feminism, homophobia and racism during this time. Feminism is a diverse collection of social theories, political movements, and moral philosophies against inequality between men and women, largely motivated by or concerning the experiences of women, especially in terms of their legal, social, political, and economic conditions. ... The term homophobia means a fear of or contempt for homosexuality or homosexuals or the fear of becoming homosexual. ... It has been suggested that Racism in Mass Media be merged into this article or section. ...

In 1987 the women of Walford came under attack by a man known as the 'Walford stalker'. Sharon Watts, Sue Osman and Pat Harris all had encounters with the viscious attacker and in April of that year Debbie was attacked too. Whilst she was alone in the launderette the 'Walford Stalker' attempted to strangle her. However, Debbie managed to ward him off using self-defence, which led to his eventual capture. Debbie's heroic act led to her meeting Detective Terry Rich, who had been investigating the case. He asked Debbie if she would help him out by acting as his girlfriend in an under-cover stake-out that was being held in a nearby restaurant, which Debbie agreed to do. After getting to know eachother over their 'mock dinner', the two began dating and when Terry was transferred to another division, Debbie made the decision to leave with him and she got engaged to him on the night of her leaving party in The Vic. Her last appearance was in May 1987. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sharon Watts (now known as Sharon Rickman) is a character on the popular BBC1 soap opera EastEnders, played by Letitia Dean. ... Patricia Pat Evans (née Harris; formerly Beale, Wicks, Butcher) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Look up April in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Categories: Stub ... The iconic look for the Queen Victoria, that has been used since 1992. ... Look up May in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...