EastEnders character
Dennis Rickman
Portrayed by	Nigel Harman
Created by	Louise Berridge
Duration	2003–2005
First appearance	14 April 2003
Last appearance	30 December 2005
Profile
Date of birth	28 August 1974
Date of death	1 January 2006
Status	Deceased
Occupation	Bookmaker
Family Spouse Sharon Watts (2005-2006) Father Den Watts Mother Paula Rickman Siblings Vicki Fowler Children Dennis Rickman Jr. Grandparents Dennis Watts

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Arrival in the Square

Dennis was the product fresh of a fling between his mother Paula and "Dirty" Den Watts back in 1974, though it was nearly 30 years before Dennis met his father. Den also had no idea that his fling with Paula Rickman (who had died earlier in 2003) had produced a son. The relationship between the two became a highlight of the show after Den's return; the violent and unpredictable Dennis became almost puppylike when humoured by Den. Dirty Den Watts is a character in the British soap opera Eastenders played by actor Leslie Grantham. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

Dennis's half sister is Vicki Fowler, while his adoptive half sister Sharon Watts later became his wife. Other flames include old friend and lover Kate Mitchell, her sister-in-law Sam Mitchell, Tracy, Joanne Ryan, Kat Slater and finally Zoe Slater. Victoria Vicki Louise Fowler was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Sharon Watts (now known as Sharon Rickman) is a character on the popular BBC1 soap opera EastEnders, played by Letitia Dean. ... Police Constable Kate Mitchell (née Morton; undercover police name Helen Tyler) was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Samantha Sam Mitchell (previously Butcher and Hunter) is a fictional character in the popular British BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. ... Tracy is a recurring fictional character in the popular British soap opera EastEnders. ... Joanne Ryan was a fictional character on the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Kat in her first year. ... Zoe Slater was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

When Dennis first arrived in Walford he ran after some muggers who took Dot Branning's handbag and became firm friends with Dot. Dennis speculated that Dot's mothering him had something to do with the established irredeemability of her own son, Nick. Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Dorothy Dot Branning (née Colwell; previously Cotton) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Nicholas Charles Nick Cotton (also known as Nasty Nick) is a fictional character in the popular British soap opera EastEnders and one of the soaps original and famous bad boys. He has been played by John Altman on and off since appearing in the first episode in 1985. ...

Jack Dalton's death

East End ganglord Jack Dalton was Dennis's father figure as he used to work for him collecting in debts amongst other things. His prison stint was due to his work for Jack Dalton. Phil Mitchell was forced to do a favour for Jack Dalton who ordered for Dennis to be killed after he was becoming independent of him. Dennis persuaded Phil though that he would kill Jack Dalton so both would be free of him. Dennis marched him out into the woods at gunpoint and, following Dalton's admission that he had ordered Den's murder, shot him in the head. Dennis was racked with guilt though and never recovered from the shock. Despite this, Dennis remained friends with Dalton's second-in-command, Andy Hunter, was best man at the latter's wedding to Sam Mitchell and was left the local bookmakers in Andy's will. Jack Dalton was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Phillip James Phil Mitchell is a long-running fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Andrew Andy Hunter was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Dennis was put in charge of security at Angie's Den, the nightclub owned by the Watts family, which was subsequently bought by Johnny Allen and renamed Scarlet after his dead child. Angies Den is a fictional nightclub in the British super-soap EastEnders. ... Jonathan Johnny Allen was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Billy Murray. ... Scarlet is the name of a fictional nightclub in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, located at the fictional address of 4 Turpin Road. ...

Feud with Phil Mitchell

Dennis's first appearance was in handcuffs, as he was on day release from his prison sentence for GBH in order to attend his mother's funeral. His introduction as a full-time character was marked by his flooring previous Albert Square hardman Phil Mitchell with a single punch in The Queen Vic. This launched a rivalry with Phil which continued when Phil reneged on an agreement to meet Dennis for a fight at Phil's garage, The Arches, by bringing along several associates who gave Dennis a severe beating. Although Phil outwitted Dennis on this occasion, it can safely be assumed that Dennis had more fun; he infuriated Phil by seducing his sister Sam, his wife-to-be Kate Mitchell and his daughter's nanny Joanne Ryan. Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ... Phillip James Phil Mitchell is a long-running fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... The iconic look for the Queen Victoria, that has been used since 1992. ... This is a list of buildings, shops and businesses seen and referred to in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, most of which are located in the fictional London borough of Walford. ... Samantha Sam Mitchell (previously Butcher and Hunter) is a fictional character in the popular British BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. ... Police Constable Kate Mitchell (née Morton; undercover police name Helen Tyler) was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Joanne Ryan was a fictional character on the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

The rivalry was concluded more successfully by Dennis's father Den upon his return to Albert Square. Den tricked Phil into committing an armed robbery of a local factory then absconded with the escape ladder and most of the loot, though he did leave Phil with a few stolen notes to avenge his attacks on Dennis and Sharon and a gun to incriminate him. Phil subsequently escaped from custody but was arrested in April 2005 when he returned to the Square to beg for money. The Watts-Mitchell feud subsequently brought Dennis closer with his estranged father. After a bitter rivalry over Sharon and Vicki's attentions they shook hands on Christmas day, each speaking of their eagerness for a father-son relationship before Den left for Spain on a business trip, saying a heartfelt farewell to Dennis. Dennis Den Watts was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by actor Leslie Grantham. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Fling with Sharon

Dennis had a passionate fling with Sharon on the eve of Den's return but found himself rejected when her father replaced him. They resumed their affair in secret but Den couldn't accept a relationship between his children and used his keen observations of Dennis's psychology and past in elaborate plots to split them up. Most memorably Den taunted Dennis with the insinuation that 'some sick nonce' had sexually abused him while he was in a children's home, successfully provoking Dennis into accidentally hitting Sharon. A guilt-ridden Den later apologised and explained his reasons for not wanting his son and daughter together, because he wanted both kids in his life and he couldn't have that if they were sleeping together. Den then tried to explain to Dennis, in all seriousness, that his feelings were Sharon were simply misguided due to the abuse he suffered as a child, which left Dennis confused and he decided to break up with Sharon in order to have the father-son relationship with Den he'd always wanted.

Despite Sharon's heartache, the Watts reformed their strong bond, including the introduction of Den's new wife Chrissie. Dennis moved in with Zoe Slater but couldn't reciprocate her love and Sharon seduced him again. They continued their affair in secret behind Zoe and Den's back until Sharon decided she was sick of sneaking around and her and Dennis planned to leave on Christmas Day. Zoe Slater was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Zoe's Lies

When the two announced over the dinner table on Christmas day that they were in love and going to America together, Zoe, desperate to keep Dennis announced that she was pregnant. Dennis soon realised that he could never be an absent father to the baby, just as Den had left him (although Den had never known Paula was pregnant). Sharon went to America without Dennis, and Vicki joined her after overhearing Den persuading Sharon to stay and claiming that he didn't love Vicki half as much as he loved Sharon. Dennis was in disbelief, as his sex life with Zoe had been virtually non-existent. Sharon Watts (now known as Sharon Rickman) is a character on the popular BBC1 soap opera EastEnders, played by Letitia Dean. ... Victoria Vicki Louise Fowler was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Dennis stayed with Zoe but refused to sleep with her. She was desperate to get really pregnant so resorted to sleeping with Den. In February 2005 Dennis finally caught his girlfriend in bed with his father, who greeted him with a deadpan 'Hello son!'.

Dennis marries Sharon

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Marriage to Sharon

Dennis left the Square a broken man upon this discovery and did not appear again until the following June. Before leaving, he had informed Chrissie that Den had been sleeping with Zoe.

In June 2005, Dennis and Sharon both returned to Walford as a couple and demanded to see Den. They stayed with Pauline Fowler and then moved back into The Vic with Chrissie. Dennis saw through his stepmother's story that Den had left her for another woman but, still bitter over Den's reaction to him and Sharon, avenging his father was not a priority for him and he dropped the matter to spare Sharon's feelings. Pauline Fowler (née Beale) was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played continuously by actress Wendy Richard[1] from the shows first episode on 19 February 1985 and remaining on-screen for almost twenty-two years. ...

On 31 August Dennis and Sharon returned from their wedding to learn that Sam Mitchell had exhumed their father's body from his concrete grave in The Vic's cellar with a pickaxe and had consequently been arrested on suspicion of his murder. On 8 November Dennis and Sharon brought Chrissie to justice with the help of former foe Phil Mitchell and his brother Grant and sold The Vic back to the happy Mitchells, apparently marking the conclusion of the Watts/Mitchell feud. Sharon and Dennis went on a late honeymoon and then Dennis's new friend Phil helped them find their own house at 29 Albert Square. is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Samantha Sam Mitchell (previously Butcher and Hunter) is a fictional character in the popular British BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Phillip James Phil Mitchell is a long-running fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Grant Anthony Mitchell was a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ...

Dennis then discovered the truth about his father's death. Zoe had actually become pregnant after sleeping with Den, and aborted the baby under Chrissie's advice - not knowing that she knew that the baby was Den's. Den had also bought the Queen Vic at a knock-down price after conspiring with Marcus Christie to trick Sam Mitchell into selling Phil's assets to "help him" while he was on the run (having escaped from prison while remanded for an armed robbery that Den had set him up for). Chrissie, Zoe and Sam had confronted Den in the Vic after all the customers had gone, and provoked him into confessing all his sins. Chrissie had also lured Sharon back to Walford by lying that Den was ill, only for her to hear the full truth about Den's sins. Sharon had then walked out on Den and flown back to America. Den finally snapped at Chrissie on realising that she had organised the scam to lose him the love of the person he loved most in all the world, and in the argument Zoe had hit him on the head with a doorstop. While Sam and Zoe were locking the pub up, Den suddenly grabbed Chrissie, who delivered a fatal blow with the doorstop. The three women had then buried his body in the basement. Marcus Christie was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Death

Dennis's death

On Christmas Day 2005, Sharon was admitted to hospital with suspected serious food poisoning. After being examined by the doctor, she came out to Dennis and told him she was pregnant. This was a wonderful surprise from them both, especially as Sharon had supposedly been left infertile a decade earlier due to an abortion. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (622x625, 72 KB) Summary Picture taken from BBCs EastEnders(Screenshot) Licensing This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned by the company or corporation that... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (622x625, 72 KB) Summary Picture taken from BBCs EastEnders(Screenshot) Licensing This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned by the company or corporation that... 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. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On New Year's Eve 2005 Dennis was ready to leave Albert Square with his wife and make a new start in the States. Sharon had talked him into leaving without telling him the real reason why: that Johnny Allen had threatened to kill him if they weren't out by midnight. Unfortunately she confided in Phil Mitchell, who saw an opportunity to use Dennis as a weapon against Johnny. Phil told Dennis about Johnny threatening Sharon and also that Johnny had murdered Dennis's friend Andy Hunter. Although Dennis acknowledged that Phil was manipulating him, he took the bait anyway and battered Johnny to the brink of death in the office of his nightclub, Scarlet. Johnny begged for help as he thought he was dying, so Dennis tossed him a mobile phone at him and said if he could reach the phone to call an ambulance then he might live. For other articles with similar names, see New Year (disambiguation). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Jonathan Johnny Allen was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Billy Murray. ... Andrew Andy Hunter was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Scarlet is the name of a fictional nightclub in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, located at the fictional address of 4 Turpin Road. ...

Dennis was later stabbed as he crossed the Square to meet Sharon. He died in her arms as fireworks filled the sky, a few steps away from the taxi in which he planned to escape his life of violence. His last words were 'we did it', in reference to their baby, who was born six months later and named Dennis in honour of his father and grandfather.

In March 2006, the Mitchell brothers went to confront Johnny Allen at his new home in Essex to uncover the truth about Dennis's death. Johnny ordered his henchman Danny Moon to kill the Mitchell brothers in nearby woodland after he had captured them, only for Jake Moon to shoot Danny as he was about to kill Grant Mitchell. Danny died instantly and Jake told the Mitchells that Danny had killed Dennis. Johnny was soon arrested after his daughter Ruby summoned the police, and he was eventually sentenced to life imprisonment for ordering Dennis's murder, as well as killing Andy Hunter. The trial judge recommended a minimum of 27 years for Johnny, but he died in October 2006 after suffering a heart attack in prison. March 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase announces that the 2006 Fiji general elections will be held in the second week of May 2006 from the 6th to the 13th. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... Dannys breakdown Daniel Danny Moon was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Jacob Jake Moon was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Grant Anthony Mitchell was a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ... Ruby Allen was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ...

Family

• Father: Den Watts (deceased)
• Mother: Paula Rickman (deceased)
• Wife: Sharon Rickman
• Half sister: Vicki Fowler
• Son: Dennis Rickman Jr.
• Grandfather: Dennis Watts (deceased)

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External links

• Dennis Rickman at bbc.co.uk