Ethel Skinner was a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. She was played by Gretchen Franklin. A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... 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 February 19, 1985. ... Gretchen Franklin (July 7, 1911 – July 11, 2005) was an English actress. ...

She was one of the original characters that appeared in the first episode in 1985. She was a widow , her husband Willy Skinner had died and she never really recovered from it - she even named her dog after him 'Willy' or 'Ethel's little willy'. Though she later had a boyfriend - Benny Bloom - in 1988. 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ethel lived above Doctor Legg's surgery and worked as the cleaner in the Queen Vic. Ethel was somewhat of a troublemaker, she would often spread the most insane rumours about and get her words mixed up. Doctor Harold Legg is a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ... 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. ...

She was a long friend to Dot, and they were often seen around the square together, Ethel stood up to Dot's son - Nick Cotton - and refused to back down, when she found out he was poisoning his mother. Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ... Nick Cotton (also known as Nasty Nick Cotton) is a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ...

She returned in 2000 with inoperable cancer, she begged her best friend Dot to allow her to die with dignity, and even though it went against her Christian principles, Dot was persuaded - providing her with morphine tablets. Ethel died on the night of her 86th birthday. This article is about the year 2000. ... Dot Branning (nee Cotton) is a fictional character played by June Brown on the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

External links

• Walford Gazette, Gretchen Franklin Interview
• Ethel Skinner, BBC character profile