Josh Matthews (Family Affairs)
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Joshua "Josh" Matthews was a fictional character
in UK soap opera
Family Affairs
, played by Terry Burns.
, looking for his father Dave
who had left them to deal with his debts and soon started working for Pete Callan as a barman at The Lock.
In 1999, Josh embarked on a singing career and recorded a CD that didn't sell. Later that year, Josh also started a romance with Yasmin McHugh
. Josh did stints working as a barman and working in Dusty, Yasmin's mother's store.
The week before that Christmas, Josh and Yasmin were married and went on their honeymoon to Jamaica
.
Only three months into his marriage to Yasmin, Josh became bored and soon began having an affair with Pete's daughter Julie-Ann Jones
and left Charnham for Greece
with her, leaving Yasmin heartbroken.
However, many months later Josh returned and wanted to patch things up with Yasmin.
Josh, along with his father, Dave, endured a long-running enmity with Pete Callan. Pete had had an affair with Cat while Dave was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
and had fathered Cat's baby, Dave Jr.
When Pete opened The Black Swan, which became the local pub, Josh was compelled to work there to pay off a debt.
At around this time in mid-2000, Josh had fallen for barmaid Siobhan Jones, who happened to be the half-sister of Julie-Ann and began an affair with her. Josh was crushed when he found out Pete and Siobhan were engaged to be married and Siobhan told him to go back to Yasmin, who was pregnant with Josh's baby. Josh then paid a visit to Claire Toomey, Pete's ex-wife who revealed that she was still married to him.
Siobhan and Pete were subsequently questioned. Pete was released, but Siobhan was detained.
Yasmin initially blamed Siobhan for Josh's death, but Dave was certain Pete was behind it but had no way of proving it.
Eventually in 2001, The case went to trial and neither Pete nor Siobhan were found guilty.
Fictional character
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in UK soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Family Affairs
Family Affairs
Family Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
, played by Terry Burns.
Character's background
Josh arrived in November 1998 with his stepmother CatCat MacKenzie
Catriona MacKenzie was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Nicola Duffett from 1998 until the end of the series in 2005.-About Cat:...
, looking for his father Dave
Dave Matthews (Family Affairs)
David Matthews was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Richard Hawley. Dave first appeared in Charnham in 1998 before moving away in 2000. He then returned in 2003 and stayed until 2005.-Background:...
who had left them to deal with his debts and soon started working for Pete Callan as a barman at The Lock.
In 1999, Josh embarked on a singing career and recorded a CD that didn't sell. Later that year, Josh also started a romance with Yasmin McHugh
Yasmin Green
Yasmin Green was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Ebony Thomas from 1998 until the end of the series in 2005.-Arrival:...
. Josh did stints working as a barman and working in Dusty, Yasmin's mother's store.
The week before that Christmas, Josh and Yasmin were married and went on their honeymoon to Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
.
Only three months into his marriage to Yasmin, Josh became bored and soon began having an affair with Pete's daughter Julie-Ann Jones
Julie-Ann Jones
Julie-Ann Jones was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Chloe Howman from 1999 until 2000-Character information:...
and left Charnham for Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
with her, leaving Yasmin heartbroken.
However, many months later Josh returned and wanted to patch things up with Yasmin.
Josh, along with his father, Dave, endured a long-running enmity with Pete Callan. Pete had had an affair with Cat while Dave was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms...
and had fathered Cat's baby, Dave Jr.
When Pete opened The Black Swan, which became the local pub, Josh was compelled to work there to pay off a debt.
At around this time in mid-2000, Josh had fallen for barmaid Siobhan Jones, who happened to be the half-sister of Julie-Ann and began an affair with her. Josh was crushed when he found out Pete and Siobhan were engaged to be married and Siobhan told him to go back to Yasmin, who was pregnant with Josh's baby. Josh then paid a visit to Claire Toomey, Pete's ex-wife who revealed that she was still married to him.
Death
One night in 2000, Josh went to confront Pete in the flat above the pub and the two got into a fight. Siobhan who had woken up, saw Pete in difficulty, acted instinctively and hit Josh over the head with a candlestick. When Siobhan turned the lights on, she panicked and rang for an ambulance. Pete used this opportunity to deal the already stunned Josh another blow, killing him.Siobhan and Pete were subsequently questioned. Pete was released, but Siobhan was detained.
Yasmin initially blamed Siobhan for Josh's death, but Dave was certain Pete was behind it but had no way of proving it.
Eventually in 2001, The case went to trial and neither Pete nor Siobhan were found guilty.