EastEnders character
Eddie Royle
Portrayed by	Michael Melia
Duration	1990–1991
First appearance	3 July 1990
Last appearance	12 September 1991
Date of death	10 September 1991
Status	Deceased
Occupation	Pub Landlord
Family	John

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History

Eddie arrived in Walford in July 1990, as the new landlord of the Queen Vic pub, which he bought from Frank Butcher. He was a serious minded landlord, far different than those who had preceded him. Not everyone took to him, particularly when they discovered his prior profession - a policeman. Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, which was first broadcast on February 19, 1985. ... Francis Frank Butcher was a fictional character in the popular British soap opera EastEnders. ... For the band, see The Police. ...

Born in Ireland, Eddie came to Britain with his parents as a boy. Bright and energetic, he couldn't wait to join the police force and when he did, he loved his job, priding himsef on being an honest copper. When he moved to the Serious Crimes Squad, he saw how corruption was seeping into the force and was shocked to witness officers falsifying reports to get known felons banged up. He was certain that his boss, Dave Penton, was honest and when he decided to report on the wide-scale corruption, he was shocked and surprised by the hostile reaction he received from his colleagues. Despite being treated as a traitor, he remained in the force for a further two years, before finally taking early retirement and deciding to start afresh in Walford. However, in 1990 an inquiry into police corruption sucked him back in and, when his former colleague's threatened to harass him until his dropped his testimony, he tracked down Penton and found that he'd been 'on the take' the whole time! After proving he was corrupt, Eddie forced him to resign.

Life in Walford

Eddie was doing his own detective work after moving in at the Queen Victoria. Money was going missing from the till every day and he was convinced that the culprit was new barman Clyde Tavernier. He set a trap for Clyde and the other bar staff, Sharon Watts and Simon Wicks, by marking notes that went into the till. Simon Wicks was discovered to have the notes in his possession, but it was later revealed that they had been planted on him in revenge, by Ian Beale. Clyde Tavernier was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Sharon Anne Rickman (née Stretton, previously Watts and Mitchell) is a fictional character in the popular BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. ... Simon Wicksy Wicks was a fictional character in the British BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Ian Albert Beale is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Eddie was the least popular landlord of the Vic and didn't really have any real friends in Albert Square, but his one faithful ally, his father John, often turned up in Walford to keep his son company. John was a bit of a character, often saying more than he should and getting himself and Eddie into all sorts of scrapes. In his time as the landlord of the Queen Vic, Eddie rented a room to Sharon Watts, who also worked there as a barmaid. Although he never approved of her relationship with the local thug, Grant Mitchell, and this often made things awkward between the pair. Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ... John Royle was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... A landlord, is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called the tenant. ... A bartender is the person behind a bar in a pub, tavern, inn, bar, or restaurant that serves alcoholic beverages. ... Grant Anthony Mitchell was a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ...

Eddie, a bachelor, had never married as a policeman, as he'd been witness to his colleagues' marriages buckling under the strain of police life. However, in Walford, he decided he needed a mate. He patiently pursued Kathy Beale, sending her flowers and dinner invitations, but after a few dates, she became hesitant and resisted any further advances. However, one night, after she had refused him a date, she had a change of heart and went round to the pub to tell him, only to find him kissing another woman — Eibhlin O'Donnell, who was his former girlfriend visiting from Ireland. She refused to accept his explanation of the events and so their luke warm romanace ended. Katherine Kathy Mitchell (née Hills; previously Beale)[1] was a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ... Eibhlin ODonnell was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

When Sharon seemed to be opening her heart to him and was fed up with Grant, he rashly offered himself as a replacement, but was rejected. When Grant found out, he beat him up so badly that he was hospitalised and needed brain sugery. While recovering, he received another visit from Eihblin. He ended up proposing marriage and she accepted.

Eddie got his health back within weeks, but his confidence had taken a severe bashing after Grant's attack. For a while he skulked away upstairs as chaos reigned below in his bar; too afraid to confront the trouble makers. Finally, after Sharon struggled to control a gang of vandals one night, he was forced to eject them, but only with Grant's help.

Despite this, Eddie could not forgive Grant for his violent assault and so he contacted an old police colleague, D.S. Manning, to check up on Grant's dodgy dealings - with the hope he would find some incriminating evidence. However, Sharon discovered what he was doing and managed to remove some dodgy packages from Grant's garage before the police arrived. Eddie was furious at her interference and was even more enraged when he discovered that she'd agreed to marry Grant. He sacked her for it and then decided to change the name of The Queen Vic to The Victoria Tavern, which didn't please the locals, and many protested against it. Furious, Sharon decided to take Eddie to an industrial tribunal for unfair dismissal. She won her case, but Eddie still refused to reinstate her.

In August 1991 Eihblin transferred to London and moved in with Eddie. He was overjoyed that things were finally looking less bleak for him in Walford. Meanwhile, Eddie had began coaching Clyde Tavernier in boxing and that same month he was approached by an old friend, who was coaching Clyde's upcoming opponent. He and Eddie tried to bribe Clyde to purposeufully lose the fight in a betting scam, which caused a blazing row between Clyde and Eddie. Grant's rage towards Eddie had also resurfaced when he discovered that it was he who had tipped him off to the police about his shady dealings. This further alienated the community and it seemed that everyone in Walford had something against Eddie. For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ...

Eddie is stabbed to death

In September 1991, before he was due to spend a romantic evening with Eihblin, Eddie took his pet poodle, Roly, for a walk. Unfortunately he didn't make it home, as he was stabbed to death. Clyde Tavernier discovered his bloody body in the Square, and after foolishly picking up the murder weapon, he fled in panic. Dot Cotton eventually discovered Eddie's body. She contacted the police and they confirmed that Eddie had been stabbed through the heart. Because of their past altercations the police suspected Grant, who had no sound alibi, and Clyde of the murder. Both of them protested their innocence, but unfortunately for Clyde, there was a witness who had seen him standing over Eddie's body and fleeing the scene — Nick Cotton, the local drug addled villain. Clyde was arrested for his murder and imprisoned. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 468 pixelsFull resolution‎ (956 × 559 pixels, file size: 78 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 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... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 468 pixelsFull resolution‎ (956 × 559 pixels, file size: 78 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 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... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... For the political insult see poodle (insult). ... Roly was a fictional dog in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... For other uses, see Death (disambiguation), Dead (disambiguation), or Death (band). ... Dot Branning (formerly Cotton) is a fictional character played by June Brown on the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... The heart and lungs, from an older edition of Grays Anatomy. ... 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. ...

Fortunately, a second witness, Joe Wallace, later came forward to attest that he had seen Nick Cotton in the vicinity on the night of the murder. His mother Dot managed to extract a confession of murder from her repentant son. It turned out that Nick was attempting a robbery when Eddie saw him, and in order to silence him, Nick stabbed him. Clyde was released and Nick was arrested for the murder, but surprisingly he was found 'not guilty' at the trial in 1993, as there was not enough evidence to convict.However DNA on the knife matched that of another killer Peter Tobin in November 2001.Tobin was arrested for the murder in Bath and he was driven back to London and questioned at Walford Police Station.He denied murder but he was soon charged with the murder of Eddie Royle.Tobin was tried at Exeter Crown court in March 2003.His trial lasted ten weeks and one day.He denied murdering Eddie during an argument in the Square over a poker game and claimed the landlord's death was an accident.The jury didn't believe him and saw through his lies after four witnesses testified against him.Tobin was found guilty of Eddie's murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Joe Wallace was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Peter Britton Tobin[1] was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire in 1946, the youngest of eight children. ... The article title bath may refer to: // a bathtub large enough, having been filled with water, to permit a person to immerse his or her body therein for the purposes of washing and/or relaxation more generally, any vessel designed to hold a liquid in which an object may be... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Life imprisonment is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, nominally for the entire remaining life of the prisoner, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of time (usually 50 years) a prisoner may be incarcerated, or require the...

Family

• Father: John Royle

John Royle was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Francis Frank Butcher was a fictional character in the popular British soap opera EastEnders. ... Patricia Pat Evans (née Harris; formerly Beale, Wicks, Butcher) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... The iconic look for the Queen Victoria, that has been used since 1992. ... Sharon Watts (now known as Sharon Rickman) is a character on the popular BBC1 soap opera EastEnders, played by Letitia Dean. ...

External links

• Eddie Royle at bbc.co.uk