EastEnders character
Lou Beale
Played by	Anna Wing
Duration	1985-1988
Date of Birth	1915
Marital Status	Widowed
Occupation	Housewife
Family	Albert, Pauline, Pete, Kenny, Mark, Martin, Michelle, Vicki, Mark Jr., Ian, Elizabeth, Maggie

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Lou was the archetypal East-end 'mother earth' figure, throughout EastEnder's early years. An intimidating force within the community, she was the matriarch of the serial's first family, the Beales and Fowlers. Never afraid to speak her mind and woe betide anyone who managed to get on her wrong side, Lou had the respect of her friends and family, even if they did find her a bit of a nuisance at times.

Lou's reign

Lou was a true East-End girl and she lived in Walford all of her life. Albert and Lou were childhood sweethearts, and they had come to their house on the corner Albert Square in the 1930s. Lou remained there throughout the Second World War and brought up three children there. Two other children, Maureen and Ronnie, died in infancy. Her affinity and ties with the area meant that she tended to view Albert Square as her own and that gave her an excuse to intrude into anyone's business as she saw fit. Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ... // Events and trends A public speech by Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist movement The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Lou was mother to Kenny and twins Pete and Pauline. After the untimely death of her husband, she remained in the house on Albert Square with her daughter's family; son-in-law Arthur Fowler and grandchidren Michelle and Mark. Kenny had emmigrated to New Zealand and so it was left to her youngest children, Pauline and Pete, to tend to their mum's welfare in her old-age. Albert had run the fruit and veg stall on Bridge Street market; an 'honour' that was passed to Pete upon his father's death. Pete Beale was a fictional character played by Peter Dean on the popular BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. ... Pauline Fowler (neé Beale) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Arthur Fowler is a former character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ... Michelle Fowler (previously Holloway) was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Mark Fowler was a fictional character in the popular British BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Lou was great friends with Dot Cotton and Ethel Skinner, who were her life-long neighbours. She also had a good relationship with local man Dr Legg and the old Jewish pawnbroker, 'Uncle'. Dot Branning (formerly Cotton) is a fictional character played by June Brown on the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Ethel Skinner was a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ... Dr. Harold Legg was a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ...

She had a tempestuous relationship with her son-in-law Arthur; nothing he did was ever good enough for her daughter Pauline. In the first episode of the serial, she was furious to discover that Pauline had fallen pregnant for the third time, her family already crippled by Arthur's long stint of unemployment. Lou wasn't adverse to speaking her mind or scolding her family if she disapproved of their actions; although she soon came to celebrate her grandson Martin's, birth. She was a strict traditionalist and moralist but she believed in strong family-values most of all, and would defend her family to the hilt if any outsider dared to criticise. She provided a warm shoulder to cry on when Michelle found out she was pregnant in 1986 and was supportive of her favourite grandchild Ian, when he announced his plans to become a chef rather than following in his father's footsteps. Image File history File links Lou_beale3. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ian Beale is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Lou had a long standing fued with Pete's ex-wife Pat, who she had never forgiven for betraying her son with his older brother Kenny. After banishing Kenny from their lives, Lou was plagued with mixed-feelings when her son returned to London in 1988. She had always had a difficult relationship with her eldest son, feeling him to be 'too big for the Square'. Kenny was shocked by the revelation that Pat had claimed Kenny to be the real father of Pete's son, Simon Wicks. Before his return to New Zealand, Lou managed to make ammends with her estranged son, despite Pat's malicious stirring - who later admitted to Simon that Brian Wicks was his real father after all. Patricia Pat Evans (née Harris; formerly Beale, Wicks, Butcher) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London (see Wiktionary:London for the name in other languages) is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Simon Wicks (Wicksy) was a fictional character in the British BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

In July 1988, Lou returned from a holiday in her beloved Leigh-on-Sea feeling distinctly out of sorts. Sensing her own demise, she took the oppurtunity to announce to her nearest-and-dearest exactly what she thought of them; even managing to make a truce of sorts with arch-nemesis Pat. After gathering her clan of Beales and Fowlers around her, she had a few choice words of wisdom and encouragement for each family-member. The next morning she was discovered dead in her bed by daughter Pauline, having passed away peacefully in her sleep. Her family and neighbours mourned her passing affectionately, never quite managing to forget her. Leigh-on-Sea is a town in southeast Essex, England. ...

Since her death, Pauline has struggled to live up to her mother's reputation as battle-axe of Albert Square and Lou would surely be turning in her grave if she knew what was left of her beloved family today.

In 1997, it was discovered that Lou had given brith to another daughter, also Albert's, who Lou had given up for adoption after she was conceived out of wedlock. Pauline, Ian and Mark travelled to Ireland later that year to reunite with their long-lost family member, Maggie Flaharty. 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Family

• Husband: Albert Beale (deceased)
• Daughters: Pauline Fowler, Maggie Flaherty, Maureen Beale (deceased)
• Sons: Pete Beale (deceased), Kenny Beale, Ronnie Beale (deceased)
• Grandsons: Mark Fowler (deceased), Martin Fowler, Conor Flaherty, Ian Beale, David Wicks, Simon Wicks, Eamonn Flaherty
• Grandaughters: Michelle Fowler, Colette Flaherty, Elizabeth Beale
• Great-grandchildren: Rebecca Miller, Mary Flaherty, Lucy Beale, Peter Beale, Bobby Beale, Joe Wicks, Karen Wicks (deceased), Bianca Jackson, Steven Beale, Vicki Fowler, Mark Fowler Jr.
• Great-great-grandson: Liam Butcher