EastEnders character
Mo Harris
Portrayed by	Laila Morse
Duration	2000—
First appearance	18 September 2000
Date of birth	18 February 1936
Marital status	Widowed
Home	23 Albert Square
Occupation	Market trader (clothing)
Family	Viv, Billy, Jean, Jimmy, Stan

Maureen "Mo" Harris (née Porter) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, who has been in the series since 18 September 2000. She is played by Laila Morse. Mo was also played by Lorraine Stanley in a soap 'bubble' EastEnders: Pat and Mo, delving into her past with Pat Evans, which aired in 2004. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (688x1004, 80 KB) This work is a copyrighted publicity photograph. ... Laila Morse (born Maureen Morse, sometimes credited as Jackie Wyles), born August 1, 1945 in London, plays Mo Harris in the popular BBC One soap opera EastEnders. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A widow is a woman whose spouse has died. ... This is a list of where characters live in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Charles Charlie Slater is a character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ... The following is a list of fictional characters that appeared in televised spin-offs of the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Stanley Stan Porter was a fictional character in a special episode of the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[4] and continuing to date. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Laila Morse (born Maureen Morse, sometimes credited as Jackie Wyles), born August 1, 1945 in London, plays Mo Harris in the popular BBC One soap opera EastEnders. ... This is a list of EastEnders special spin-off episodes that have aired over the years. ... Patricia Pat Evans (née Harris; previously Beale, Wicks and Butcher) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mo provides a background of light entertainment for the harrowing rape and incest that characterise the Slater family. She is also known for being one of the programme's most formidable matriarchs. Incest is sexual activity between two persons related by close kinship. ... ...

Background

Mo as she appeared in EastEnders: Pat and Mo, played by Lorraine Stanley.

Mo was born into an impoverished East End family, so she quickly became a fighter who wouldn't take nonsense from anyone. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is an area, with no formal authority or boundaries, that spans a number of administative districts of London in England. ...

She had her daughter, Vivian, in her early teens. She was the product of a one-night-stand with a man called Stuart Mullins. Charles Charlie Slater is a character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ...

Pat Evans was Mo's best friend when she was younger. Johnny Allen had also riled Mo in the past, when they were youngsters. When Johnny moved to Albert Square in 2005, she said that no matter what Johnny was then, she would always remember him for being a "sap" when they were younger. Mo was married to Pat's brother Jimmy, and helped Pat through her turbulent relationship with Frank Butcher, and when Pat began prostituting herself. She had two children by Jimmy, called Billy and Jean. Mo later had an affair with club owner Tony Cattani, and Pat exposed it to Jimmy, causing a rift in their relationship. Jonathan Johnny Allen was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Billy Murray. ... Francis Frank Butcher was a fictional character in the popular British soap opera EastEnders. ...

Jimmy disowned Pat because of this, but when was in the final stages of cancer he wanted to see her again. He wrote a letter to her but Mo didn't post it, and when he died in 1979, Mo didn't invite Pat to his funeral.

Storylines

Mo moved to Albert Square in September 2000, a year after the death of her daughter Viv, with her son-in-law Charlie Slater, and granddaughters, Lynne, Kat, Little Mo (who is named in her honour) and Zoe. It was later discovered that Zoe was actually Kat's daughter, conceived when Charlie's brother Harry raped Kat, who Viv and Charlie raised as their own. Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ... Charlie Slater is a character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ... Lynne Hobbs (neé Slater) was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Kathleen Kat Moon (née Slater) was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Mo fights back Maureen Little Mo Mitchell (née Slater, previously Morgan) was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Zoe Slater was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Harry Slater was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Upon her arrival in the Square, her rivalry with Pat Evans arose again. They would make snide remarks at each other, but eventually they buried the hatchet at Jimmy's grave, when they planted a tree in his memory on the tenty-fifth anniversary of his death. Mo later went to Pat's flat to give her the letter Jimmy wrote her on his deathbed, but halted at the door and decided not to.

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Much of her time is spent wheeling and dealing with other residents of Albert Square, usually selling stolen goods. She has been assisted at this by both Mickey and Darren Miller in the past. She once set up a sex chatline on her mobile phone, calling herself "Madam Whiplash". Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ... Michael Mickey Miller (né Swann) is a fictional character in the soap opera EastEnders. ... Darren Miller is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

She works on Stacey's clothes stall on Bridge Street market, which has previously been owned by Kat, Zoe and Kelly. She suffers from piles, which she refers to in Cockney rhyming slang as her "Farmer Giles". At Christmas 2005, one of Mo's dodgy deals backfired, when she thought she was buying a cheap turkey, but ended up with a live parrot, who she named Corky. Stacey Slater is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Kelly Taylor was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Cockney rhyming slang (sometimes initialized as CRS) is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London. ... Systematics (but see below) Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos) Family Psittacidae (true parrots) Subfamily Loriinae (lories and lorikeets) Subfamily Psittacinae (typical parrots and allies) Tribe Arini (American psittacines) Tribe Cyclopsitticini (fig-parrots) Tribe Micropsittini (pygmy-parrots) Tribe Nestorini (kakas and Kea) Tribe Platycercini (broad-tailed parrots) Tribe Psittrichadini (Pesquets Parrot) Tribe...

She had a brief relationship with Bert Atkinson, but ended it because Bert was sleeping with her friend, Ina. They got back together but broke up again when Bert's ex-wife Evie arrived in Walford, terminally ill. An intimate relationship is a particularly close interpersonal relationship. ... Albert Bert Atkinson is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Evie Brown is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

After a trip to see her granddaughter, Belinda, in Lanzarote, Mo brought some duty free cigarettes back to England and sold them around the market. She sold some to Pat, and some to Lauren Branning, who claimed they were for her father, Max. Lauren's mother Tanya later caught her smoking them with Jay Brown, and was angry with Mo when she learnt where she got them from. Belinda Peacock was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Lanzarote is also the title of a novella by Michel Houellebecq, translated into English by Frank Wynne. ... Two unlit filtered cigarettes. ... Lauren Branning is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Max Branning is a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Tanya Branning (nee: Cross) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... James Jay Brown is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

On 6 March 2007, two customers on the stall told Mo that they had heard she could sell them some cheap cigarettes. When Mo produced the cigarettes, they revealed that they were Revenue and Customs officers. They searched Mo's house and found nothing, until Charlie came in with a bundle of cigarette boxes for recycling. She was summoned to a magistrates' court for tax evasion, where she was sentenced to 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty. She vowed to make Tanya pay, as she suspected her of informing the authorities. is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Part of the HMRC complex in Nottingham. ... Bedford Magistrates Court A Magistrates Court or court of petty sessions, formerly known as a police court, is the lowest level of court in England and Wales and many other common law jurisdictions. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

On 9 March she was playing darts with Charlie and Carly Wicks in The Queen Vic. Carly was having an argument with her mother, Shirley, when Shirley grabbed Carly's hand, resulting in the dart Carly was holding flying out of her hand and landing in Mo's buttock. Phil Mitchell had to remove the dart and perform first aid on Mo, including rubbing cream into her buttock. is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Carly Wicks is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... The iconic look for the Queen Victoria, that has been used since 1992. ... Shirley Carter[1] (previously Wicks) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Bith buttocks. ... Phillip James Phil Mitchell is a long-running fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... First aid is a series of simple, life-saving medical techniques that a non-doctor or layman can be trained to perform. ...

Family

• Brother: Stan Porter
• Husband: Jimmy Harris (deceased)
• Son: Billy Harris
• Daughters: Viv Slater (deceased), Jean Harris
• Granddaughters: Lynne Hobbs, Kat Moon, Mo Mitchell, Belinda Peacock, Joanne Harris
• Great grandson: Freddie Mitchell
• Great granddaughters: Zoe Slater, Vivienne Hobbs (deceased)

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In popular culture

Mo Harris, spoofed in 2DTV.

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External links

• Mo Harris at bbc.co.uk