List of Family Affairs characters
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This is a comprehensive list of characters from the soap opera
Family Affairs
in alphabetical order by the characters' surnames.
and an old flame of his wife Denise. It was later revealed that he was the father of Brendan, Denise's son. Caleb tried to reignite his affair with Denise, but in the end Denise returned to Les. Caleb also shared a kiss with Eileen Callan
, whose husband Pete was held on remand for murder. Caleb left Charnham after Eileen's daughter, Lucy Day witnessed the kiss.
between 2000 and 2001.
between 2003 and 2004. She engaged in a live-in relationship with Dave Matthews, which sometimes caused tensions given his propensity to sometimes operate outside the law.
in the cybercafe fire. Denise and her husband purchased the corner cafe and number 16 Stanley Street from Roy's widow Nikki Warrington. They started a restaurant on the site of the cafe and the family moved in to number 16. Les's old friend Caleb Andrews (Steve Toussaint) was employed to work in the restaurant as a cook.
Denise initially tried to keep secret the truth about a long-ago affair with Caleb, and the fact that Brendan was actually Caleb's son. Denise and Caleb resumed their affair, but quickly ended it when Denise realised she loved Les, however Les found out about it soon after.
During her time on Stanley Street, Denise built up strong friendships with Cat MacKenzie, Chrissy Costello, Eileen Callan and Cheryl Barker. The five of them formed a pub darts team.
While walking home one night in December 2004, Denise was raped by an unidentified assailant. Les immediately suspected Christian Habgood, Denise's tutor at Charnham College. However when entering the car of local taxi driver Graham Harker (Lee Warburton
) Denise suspected him of the crime based only on her recollections of the smell of his aftershave and his usage of the phrase "Scout's honour". The police questioned Harker, but no forensic evidence could be found to link him to the crime and they were forced to release him due to lack of evidence. Denise persisted with her desire to see him arrested, and eventually learned the true identity of her attacker.
Shortly after this Denise discovered that Les had been to see prostitutes on a number of occasions. Marriage counselling was unsuccessful, the couple split and in late 2005 Denise moved away. Her daughter Kelly and granddaughter Susie later joined her.
Denise was portrayed by Claire Perkins.
Conor was played by Glenn Mulhern.
from 1997 to 2005.
Pete entered the storyline in June 1997. As Maria's callous former husband he was disliked by most of her friends, the Hart and Gates families and their associates. Nevertheless he took over running local bar restaurant The Lock where they all regularly hung out. Pete developed a deep seated enmity with Roy Farmer
, and later developed similar rivalries with his employee Josh Matthews
and Josh's father Dave
.
Despite his thuggish tendencies Pete was revealed to have a love of children. During a brief and troubled marriage to Claire Toomey was nevertheless a devoted stepfather to her twins Evan and Stella.
After splitting from Claire, Pete embarked upon a De facto
marriage to Dave' ex-wife Cat
for several months, but it was eventually revealed to have been a con
perpetrated by Pete to exact revenge on Dave and to swindle Cat out of her home. He had convinced her to sign over ownership of her home to him as a formality to expedite a business transaction. After this was done he revealing the con to her, ended the relationship, and kept the house. Soon after this Cat found she was pregnant. At first there was doubt as to whether the child was Pete's or Dave's. Tests showed the child to be Pete's.
After selling The Lock and buying pub The Black Swan, Pete reemployed Josh as a barman to pay off a debt. Pete later murdered Josh, framing his then-wife Siobhan for the crime. She was found guilty and given a suspended sentence. Soon after the trial she realised that Pete had framed her. Pete was imprisoned (on remand) for a lengthy period starting December 2003 after being framed for arson by his then-wife Eileen
. He returned after being acquitted at his trial in June 2004.
He continued in Charnham until September 2005 when he was shot dead during an armed standoff with S019 officers.
Pete was a very iconic Family Affairs character. He was born on the 9th July 1959 in Liverpool or London but was living in Stepney, London by the time he was 11. His real father's first name is unknown but his Scouse mother Joan, who we saw in the series, remarried when Pete was 11 and Pete suffered years of abuse at the hands of his stepfather. His mum knew but never did anything. Pete was charged for his stepfather's manslaughter in 1975 and sentenced to 3 years in prison. He had an affair the very early eighties with Patsy Jones, the wife of his mate Reg and Patsy gave birth to Julie Ann in 1981 but Pete never knew Julie Ann was his until 18 years later. He married Maria in the 1980s and made his debut in Charnham in 1997.
from September 2003 until the end of the series in 2005.
from 2003 until the end of the series in 2005.
from 2003 until the end of the series in 2005.
from September 2003 until May 2005. She returned for the final week of the series in December 2005.
from 1999 until the character's departure in 2003.
from March 2002 until July 2004.
from 2002 until 2003.
from 2002 until 2003.
from April 2002 until July 2004.
. Robert arrived in Charnham in 2002, setting up a catering business in Stanley Street. Frustrated by his moody and censorious wife Ginny he had a one night stand with Geri Evans. Geri later accused him of rape. Robert was arrested and went to trial, but was ultimately acquitted. After this Ginny left him, moving to France. Robert, along with his employee Fern Farmer, was killed when a runaway car driven by Jake Walker crashed into the workplace in September 2003.
from 2002 until leaving a few months before the end of the series in 2005.
. He first entered the series in March 1999 and remained until Christmas Eve that year, when he died of a heart attack during an argument with his foster son Arlo Dean.
from June 2002 until the character's departure in September 2003 after running away from his involvement in a car scam.
from 2000 until 2003.
from 2000 until 2003.
from 2002 until the end of the series in 2005.
. She entered the storyline in 1999. At that time she was married to taxi driver Max Derwin and their foster son was troublesome Arlo Dean. They quickly began steps to take on another foster child, the recently orphaned Gemma Craig. They did so, but soon afterwards opted to discontinue fostering Arlo. During a subsequent argument with Arlo, Max died of a heart attack. Fern later learned he was a bigamist with another wife, and a biological child, living in a neighbouring town.
She later married Roy Farmer
's father Vince. Vince clashed with Gemma and the marriage did not run smoothly. They eventually separated and Vince moved away. Fern took a job working with Robert Davenport in his catering business. Fern had decided to reconcile with Vince when she, along with Robert, was killed when a runaway car driven by Jake Walker crashed into the workplace in September 2003.
and Darren, and two step children Luke
and Sara
. Her marriage to Andrew broke down after he learned of her affair with his son Luke. Later her first husband Adrian Scott
appeared in town and she had a brief fling with him while involved with Luke. She eventually married Roy Farmer
after a long romance. She moved away in 2003 after Roy's death in the cybercafe fire.
he is now is show business and is very successful.
. Vince appeared briefly in Charnham in 1999, visiting his son Roy
. He returned in 2000 on a permanent basis. During this time he married Fern Derwin, but the marriage later crumbled. He left in 2003, and moved to France. He was planning to return to Fern when she was killed in a car accident. Vince subsequently returned to Charham for his son Roy's funeral later in 2003.
from September to December 2005 when the series ended.
from episode one in March 1997 until 1999.
's housing project at Number 14 Stanley Street. He briefly dated Chris Jacobs until he admitted he was gay. They remained friends and subsequently left to find alternative accommodation in Brixton in September 2003.
from episode one in March 1997 until 1998, when she was murdered by her husband Jack, who subsequently gassed himself.
. Jack was an original character in the series, featured from episode one in March 1997. He had a troubled marriage to wife Elsa, and enjoyed an affair with Maria Simons leading to the breakdown of his marriage. Elsa threw him out of the house and he lived in their small boat moored at the marina, for some weeks. They later reconciled, and he moved back in to their home.
In late 1998, while driving Elsa home from an awards ceremony, a drunken Jack lost control and crashed their car in a country lane. Elsa was knocked unconscious in the crash. Because he was drunk, Jack moved her to the driver's seat before any one else arrived on the scene. As she convalesced Jack kept Elsa isolated and drugged-up lest she recall what really happened. When she did recall what Jack had done he smothered her to death with a pillow. A week later he committed suicide by gassing himself in the car, having changed his will to leave most of his assets to his family's nemesis Pete Callan in a final act of revenge.
from 1998 until the end of the series in 2005.
. She soon started a romance with Liam's father Nick Trip
, and they were engaged to be married.
Pamela subsequently defended a man accused of sexual assault, Simon Thornton (Valentine Pelka
), believing him to be innocent. Prior to the trial Pamela learned that he was actually guilty. When Pamela dropped the case due to his guilt, Simon started stalking her, however neither Nick nor Pamela's mother Sadie
believed her claims she was being stalked. Pamela eventually killed Simon in self defence - he died after she hit him over the head with an iron when he attacked her after luring her into his house. She and Sadie disposed of the body but were wracked with guilt and fear of being caught for several months.
Pamela married Nick in 1999. Eventually Simon's makeshift grave on Charnham Common was discovered, and because of the long silence and the fact she disposed of the body and never reported the death Pamela was sentenced to murder for the crime, and sent to prison.
Pamela was initially played by Sandra Hendrickse from 1997 until 1999, when she was sent to prison for murder. On the character's release from prison in 2005 Caroline O'Neill took over the role, appearing for several months.
. Graham first appeared in Charnham in early 2005 when he took employment at the local cab office owned by Gary Costello
and Dave Matthews
. Having recently been raped by an unidentified assailant in a darkened laneway, Denise Boulter identified Graham as her attacker when she got into his cab and recognised his aftershave and his use of the phrase "Scout's honour". However there was no forensic evidence linking him to the crime, so Graham was not charged. The Boulters firmly believed he was guilty and made several attempts to convince him to leave Charnham. Graham refused to leave, and began dating Gary's daughter, Melanie
, who fervently believed he was innocent. He soon became possessive of Melanie and his aggressive side came out. He then began hitting her, and then held her against her will in his flat.
Melanie enlisted Denise's help but Graham discovered this. He kidnapped Denise in his car, but in the ensuing chase ran off the road after a near miss with Ben
and Alex Williams in another car. Denise managed to escape the wreckage, and saved a trapped Graham at the last second before the car exploded in flames. Denise suggested she saved him as she felt that Graham's death would have been the easy way out.
. An original character in the series, Angus was featured beginning with episode one in March 1997. After losing his wife Sally he came to live with the family of his son Chris. He married Helen Cooper after much consternation over the fact that she was a Roman Catholic who insisted he convert to her religion, however she was killed minutes after the wedding in a car accident. He continued in the series until January 1999 when he and the majority of his family were killed in a massive boat explosion during the wedding reception of his granddaughter Melanie Farmer.
from episode one in March 1997 until 1999, when she and the majority of her family were killed in a boat explosion. Initially a steady, stable character whose main storylines involved reacting to events in her children's lives, Annie eventually featured in more dramatic plots such as her unplanned pregnancy (resulting in the birth of her fifth child, Sam) and her affair with her neighbour, Dave Matthews, who also began a relationship with Annie's elder daughter, Holly.
, who struggled with some of his children's life choices, for example his younger daughter Melanie Hart's decision to train as a policewoman, and his elder daughter Holly Hart's decision to have a relationship with another woman.
from episode one in March 1997 until 1998, when his character moved away. Some months later all of his family were killed in a boat explosion. Duncan briefly returned to the series in 2000 for one week, this time played by Jonathan Wrather, as the character struggled to cope with the loss of almost his entire family, his only living relatives being his twin children with Claire Toomey.
. Helen first appeared in 1997. She became engaged to Angus Hart and there was much tension over the fact that she was of a different religion, being a Roman Catholic. Helen died as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident minutes after her wedding to Angus in 1998. She was badly injured when the car being driven by her new stepson, Chris Hart, crashed after leaving the church, and Helen died of a heart attack while being treated in hospital.
from episode one in March 1997 until 1999, when she and the majority of her family were killed in a boat explosion. The twin sister of Duncan Hart, Holly had a lesbian relationship with Duncan's ex-girlfriend, Susie, but at the time of her death was in an affair with her neighbour, Dave Matthews - who was also sleeping with Holly's mother. Another of Holly's major storylines was her continuing angst over being (when the series began) a virgin although she was in her mid-twenties. This ended when she slept with Susie.
She later started a romance with Roy Farmer
which ended after he was charged with drug possession. They later reconciled, leading to their marriage in January 1999 where she became Melanie Farmer. However Melanie and the Hart family were all killed just hours later. During the wedding reception which was being held on the boat previously owned by the recently deceased Jack Gates, a gas explosion tore through the vessel, killing all on board except Roy.
Melanie was played by Cordelia Bugeja
.
from episode one until episode ten, when she died after drowning in a canal.
. Kelly was a lesbian who left a girlfriend in Australia. In Charnham she soon befriended a neighbourhood couple Karen
and Matt Ellis
, and eventually agreed to act as surrogate mother for Karen. After falling pregnant to Matt she and Karen began an affair, and Karen ended her marriage to Matt. The affair with Karen continued after the birth of the baby, a girl who was named Grace. Kelly died in 2002 after falling down a flight of stairs during an argument with Matt.
from 2004 until 2005. She was Chrissy Costello's best friend until revelations of her son Bradley, abusing Chrissy's daughter Chloe came to light.
Gabby Johnson was a university student who shared a flat with Clive Starr and Declan Byrne. She had romances with various men including Declan, Roy Farmer, Pete Callan, and with Clive's boyfriend, the bisexual policeman Adam Sheldrake. Sometimes depicted as prissy and bossy around the flat, she was occasionally seen as a proponent of health-food, and she at one time ran an aerobics class.
Gabby was played by Emma Linley from January 1999 until 2000.
from 1999 until 2000
. She first appeared on a recurring basis as vapid and over-sensitive bar maid at The Lock starting in December 1998. Viewers soon learned she was an old family friend of owner of the Lock, the much-despised Pete Callan. Siobhan soon started a romance with Declan Byrne after his arrival in January 1999, but abruptly left Charnham in March that year after they had a lover's quarrel. She returned later that year briefly resurrecting the romance with Declan. However, Declan cheated on Siobhan with her half-sister Julie-Ann. Siobhan subsequently aborted Declan's baby. They remained friends later. Through all this she remained working for Pete, eventually moving with him to his new pub, The Black Swan.
In mid-2000 Siobhan married Pete Callan, and they lived together upstairs at The Black Swan. One night, Pete framed her for the murder of pub employee Josh Matthews
. Siobhan went to trial and was sent to prison. Eventually paroled she returned to Charnham where she slowly realised she had been framed by Pete, but was unable to prove it. She eventually left town in 2002. About a year after she left, it was reported that Siobhan had since remarried.
from November 1998 until July 2005.
Meredith Lovechild was played by Perdita Avery from September 2005, to December 2005 when the series ended.
from 2003 until the end of series in 2005.
from 2003 until the end of the series in 2005.
from 2003 to 2004 and then by Graham Bryan in 2005 up until the final episode.
and Benji
. She owned and ran her own minimarket business Dusty's Store, and she and her children lived upstairs in a flat. In 1999 she moved to Jamaica
to care for an invalid relative; her sister-in-law Pearl McHugh arrived to take the reins of the business and care for Yasmin and Benji. Dusty made a brief return appearance in Charnham for Yasmin's wedding to Josh
in December that year. In 2002, Dusty died in a car crash in Jamaica
, off-screen.
from October until December 2005 when the series ended.
. He was mainly known for his feuds with Pete Callan and his romantic involvements with Eileen Day, her daughter Charlotte
and Claire Toomey.
from November to December 2005 when the series ended.
for several months in 2001. Linda was Paul Webb's biological mother who rejected him after he tracked her down and tried to build a relationship with her.
. He was one of the tenants of Roy Farmer
's housing project at Number 14 Stanley Street and was a bad influence on local troubled teen Darren Scott. Amir briefly worked for Yasmin Matthews
and dated her until he was caught stealing from her store and he subsequently left Charnham.
between March 2000 and May 2001.
from 2001 up until 2003 when he, his mother and his sister left Charnham after Roy died in the cybercafe fire.
from July 2001 to January 2002
. Yasmin and Sami didn't exactly hit it off at first, but they gradually became good friends. Max and Sami's relationship was plagued with problems, as Max was separated from his wife, Carrie and their children were kept in the dark. Max eventually went back to his family, and Sami went on to date Australia
n backpacker Brett Owen. After a stabbing following a disagreement with his mother, Aamina only days after the death of his father, Yousef, Sami left Charnham to go with Brett to Melbourne
.
from November 2003 until June 2004 and also made several flashback appearances in September 2004.
being outed would effect his career. Adam and Clive got back together shortly after Adam returned to Charnham to aid the search for Benji McHugh
who had run off with his teacher, Maggie Roswell. Adam later revealed he had a daughter from his previous marriage.
When Clive went away on tour, Adam became involved with Clive's flatmate Gabby Johnson. Clive was devastated when he found out. Adam and Gaby got engaged but broke it off on the day of the wedding in March 2000. Adam then left Charnham, returning five months later to investigate the murder of Josh Matthews
.
from 1997 until 2000. She had been married to Pete Callan before the series began. Many of her major storylines were connected to her desperate desire to have children after being rendered unable to conceive by a beating from Pete. At one point she deceived her new husband Dudley Starr into believing she was pregnant. She was in fact hiding a cushion under her dress. She eventually kidnapped a baby from a hospital, and tried to pass it off as her own. The baby's real parents soon tracked her down and the baby was returned to them. They did not press charges.
Eventually Pete Callan plotted to get her out of Charnham. He paid to unofficially adopt a baby, which he gave to Maria on the condition she leave town and never return. She left with the baby and was not seen in Charnham again.
After graduating from university he worked as a radio presenter. He later worked as bar manager for Pete Callan at the Lock, and following Pete to his new pub The Black Swan, before moving away in 2001.
. Dudley first arrived in the series as new chef at The Lock. He initially went by the name Serge Pompidour, which he felt was more fitting of a chef. His brother Clive Starr soon moved to Charnham as well. Dudley married Maria Simons but he left her upon learning she had kidnapped a baby, and was not seen in Charnham again.
from 2003 until the character's death in the early hours of New Year's Day 2005 after being stabbed.
between May and December 2004.
, became mentally unbalanced for a time, kidnapping and threatening to murder Claire. Soon after this, Claire left town.
In 2000, she returned to Charnham and went into business with Roy. She left Charnham permanently in 2003.
Jake only served his half sentence and returned in December 2004, remaining in Charham until May 2005.
from September 2004 until September 2005.
from January 2000 until March 2001, and from December 2001 to May 2002.
from January 2001 until July 2003. Paul lived with Polly, Tanya and Declan in the flat and was Charnham's most colourful character. Always in trouble, getting hurt, or hurting someone else, Paul was a popular character from this period. Heavily involved with Gemma, Jim, Karen, Cameron, Vince and Pete before he left.
Arguably the most successful actor since leaving the show.
, and appeared from September 2004 to October 2005. A single parent, he had to deal with the repercussions of his son Ben spending time in juvenile detention for accidentally killing a classmate, as well as his relationship with Sharon Ingram, after her son Bradley Foster
was revealed to have abused Chloe Costello. He had an affair with Tanya Woods, which ended when she realised she was pregnant by her fiancé John Stokes and married him. Towards the end of his time on the show, two of his children, Ania and Alex, left to live with their mother while Katie and Ben moved out of the house. Conrad was then reunited with Tanya, whose marriage had broken down after she suffered a miscarriage, and they left the show together.
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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...
in alphabetical order by the characters' surnames.
Caleb Andrews
Caleb Andrews was played by Steve Toussaint in 2004. He was an old friend of Les BoulterLes Boulter
Lester "Les" Boulter was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Howard Saddler from 2003 to 2005.-Character's background:...
and an old flame of his wife Denise. It was later revealed that he was the father of Brendan, Denise's son. Caleb tried to reignite his affair with Denise, but in the end Denise returned to Les. Caleb also shared a kiss with Eileen Callan
Eileen Callan
Eileen Callan was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Rosie Rowell from 2002 until the end of the series in 2005.-Character's background:...
, whose husband Pete was held on remand for murder. Caleb left Charnham after Eileen's daughter, Lucy Day witnessed the kiss.
Tanya Ayuba
Tanya Ayuba was a medical doctor played by Laila RouassLaila Rouass
Laila Abdesselam Rouass is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Amber Gates in the British television drama Footballers' Wives and as Sarah Page in the third season of Primeval .-Career:...
between 2000 and 2001.
Cheryl Barker
DC Cheryl Barker was played by Cathy MurphyCathy Murphy
Cathy Murphy is a British actress who studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She played the role of Lorna in 1991, a love interest of Mark Fowler in soap opera EastEnders. In 2005 she returned to play the recurring role of Trisha Taylor. She had earlier played the ongoing role of Cheryl...
between 2003 and 2004. She engaged in a live-in relationship with Dave Matthews, which sometimes caused tensions given his propensity to sometimes operate outside the law.
Denise Boulter
Denise, along with her husband Les and children Brendan and Kelly moved into Stanley Street in December 2003 shortly after the death of Roy FarmerRoy Farmer
Royston Farmer was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Miles Petit from episode one of the series in March 1997....
in the cybercafe fire. Denise and her husband purchased the corner cafe and number 16 Stanley Street from Roy's widow Nikki Warrington. They started a restaurant on the site of the cafe and the family moved in to number 16. Les's old friend Caleb Andrews (Steve Toussaint) was employed to work in the restaurant as a cook.
Denise initially tried to keep secret the truth about a long-ago affair with Caleb, and the fact that Brendan was actually Caleb's son. Denise and Caleb resumed their affair, but quickly ended it when Denise realised she loved Les, however Les found out about it soon after.
During her time on Stanley Street, Denise built up strong friendships with Cat MacKenzie, Chrissy Costello, Eileen Callan and Cheryl Barker. The five of them formed a pub darts team.
While walking home one night in December 2004, Denise was raped by an unidentified assailant. Les immediately suspected Christian Habgood, Denise's tutor at Charnham College. However when entering the car of local taxi driver Graham Harker (Lee Warburton
Lee Warburton
Lee Warburton is a British actor, known for several ongoing television roles.He appeared in Coronation Street as Tony Horrocks, Natalie Barnes' drug addict son, played gay male nurse Tony Vincent in Casualty and its spin-off Holby City in 2003, and played Melanie Costello's violent boyfriend...
) Denise suspected him of the crime based only on her recollections of the smell of his aftershave and his usage of the phrase "Scout's honour". The police questioned Harker, but no forensic evidence could be found to link him to the crime and they were forced to release him due to lack of evidence. Denise persisted with her desire to see him arrested, and eventually learned the true identity of her attacker.
Shortly after this Denise discovered that Les had been to see prostitutes on a number of occasions. Marriage counselling was unsuccessful, the couple split and in late 2005 Denise moved away. Her daughter Kelly and granddaughter Susie later joined her.
Denise was portrayed by Claire Perkins.
Kelly Boulter
Kelly Boulter was played by Carryl Thomas between 2003 and 2005.Les Boulter
Lester (Les) Boulter was played by Howard Saddler between 2003 and 2005.Conor Byrne
Conor Byrne was Declan's brother, resident in Charnham for several months in 2000.Conor was played by Glenn Mulhern.
Eileen Callan
Eileen Callan (née Day) was played by Rosie Rowell from 2002 until final episode in 2005.Pete Callan
Peter (Pete) Callan was played by David EasterDavid Easter
David Easter is an English actor.He is best known for his role as Pete Callan in the television soap opera Family Affairs from 1997 to 2005. He had previously been a regular cast member on Brookside, playing Pat Hancock from 1984 to 1987...
from 1997 to 2005.
Pete entered the storyline in June 1997. As Maria's callous former husband he was disliked by most of her friends, the Hart and Gates families and their associates. Nevertheless he took over running local bar restaurant The Lock where they all regularly hung out. Pete developed a deep seated enmity with Roy Farmer
Roy Farmer
Royston Farmer was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Miles Petit from episode one of the series in March 1997....
, and later developed similar rivalries with his employee Josh Matthews
Josh Matthews (Family Affairs)
Joshua "Josh" Matthews was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Terry Burns.-Character's background:Josh arrived in November 1998 with his stepmother Cat, looking for his father Dave who had left them to deal with his debts and soon started working for Pete Callan as a...
and Josh's 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:...
.
Despite his thuggish tendencies Pete was revealed to have a love of children. During a brief and troubled marriage to Claire Toomey was nevertheless a devoted stepfather to her twins Evan and Stella.
After splitting from Claire, Pete embarked upon a De facto
De facto
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marriage to Dave' ex-wife Cat
Cat 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:...
for several months, but it was eventually revealed to have been a con
Confidence trick
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perpetrated by Pete to exact revenge on Dave and to swindle Cat out of her home. He had convinced her to sign over ownership of her home to him as a formality to expedite a business transaction. After this was done he revealing the con to her, ended the relationship, and kept the house. Soon after this Cat found she was pregnant. At first there was doubt as to whether the child was Pete's or Dave's. Tests showed the child to be Pete's.
After selling The Lock and buying pub The Black Swan, Pete reemployed Josh as a barman to pay off a debt. Pete later murdered Josh, framing his then-wife Siobhan for the crime. She was found guilty and given a suspended sentence. Soon after the trial she realised that Pete had framed her. Pete was imprisoned (on remand) for a lengthy period starting December 2003 after being framed for arson by his then-wife Eileen
Eileen Callan
Eileen Callan was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Rosie Rowell from 2002 until the end of the series in 2005.-Character's background:...
. He returned after being acquitted at his trial in June 2004.
He continued in Charnham until September 2005 when he was shot dead during an armed standoff with S019 officers.
Pete was a very iconic Family Affairs character. He was born on the 9th July 1959 in Liverpool or London but was living in Stepney, London by the time he was 11. His real father's first name is unknown but his Scouse mother Joan, who we saw in the series, remarried when Pete was 11 and Pete suffered years of abuse at the hands of his stepfather. His mum knew but never did anything. Pete was charged for his stepfather's manslaughter in 1975 and sentenced to 3 years in prison. He had an affair the very early eighties with Patsy Jones, the wife of his mate Reg and Patsy gave birth to Julie Ann in 1981 but Pete never knew Julie Ann was his until 18 years later. He married Maria in the 1980s and made his debut in Charnham in 1997.
Chloe Costello
Chloe Costello was played by Leah CoombesLeah Coombes
Leah Coombes is a British actress, best known for having played Chloe Costello in the soap opera Family Affairs. Other roles have included parts in Kingdom, Trial and Retribution, Dustbin Baby and Doctors....
from September 2003 until the end of the series in 2005.
Chrissy Costello
Christine (Chrissy) Costello (née Maxwell) was played by Kazia PelkaKazia Pelka
Kazia Pelka is a British actress. She trained at the LAMDA where she was awarded the Wilfred Foulis prize...
from 2003 until the end of the series in 2005.
Gary Costello
Gary Costello was played by Gary WebsterGary Webster
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from 2003 until the end of the series in 2005.
Melanie Costello
Melanie Costello (formerly Boulter) was played by Rebecca HunterRebecca Hunter
Rebecca Hunter, sometimes credited as Becky Hunter , is a British actress and singer.Hunter has a diploma in acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She is best known for playing Melanie Costello on the five soap opera Family Affairs between 2003 and 2005...
from September 2003 until May 2005. She returned for the final week of the series in December 2005.
Myra Costello
Myra Costello was played by Kate Williams from 2003 until the end of the series in 2005.Gemma Craig
Gemma Craig was played by Angela HazeldineAngela Hazeldine
Angela Lee Hazeldine is a British actress and musician, known for portraying Gemma Craig in the Five soap opera Family Affairs.-Background:The late actor James Hazeldine was a cousin of Hazeldine's father...
from 1999 until the character's departure in 2003.
Cameron Davenport
Cameron Davenport was played by Rupert HillRupert Hill
Rupert Sinclair Hill is an English actor known for several former roles in UK soap operas.Rupert Hill started with small roles on television...
from March 2002 until July 2004.
Ginny Davenport
Genevieve (Ginny) Davenport was played by Joanna FosterJoanna Foster
Joanna Foster is a British actress. She is the daughter of the late actor Barry Foster and the sister of the actress Miranda Foster.She was the third actress to portray the role of Susan Barlow in Coronation Street, after Wendy Jane Walker and Suzy Patterson. She played the character for five...
from 2002 until 2003.
Jessica Davenport
Jessica Davenport was played by Sammy GlennSammy Glenn
Samantha "Sammy" Glenn is an English film and television actress. She trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London. Her sister, Wendy Glenn, is also an actress....
from 2002 until 2003.
Jude Davenport
Jude Davenport was played by Daniel Jackson]] in 2003. Adoptive brother of Robert, he attracted scorn from Robert's wife Ginny and sons Cameron and Lewis after pursuing a romantic liaison with Robert's daughter Jessica.Lewis Davenport
Lewis Davenport was played by Sam StockmanSam Stockman
Sam Stockman is a British actor whose most notable role was Lewis Davenport in British Soap Opera Family Affairs from 2002 to 2004....
from April 2002 until July 2004.
Robert Davenport
Robert Davenport was played by Brian CowanBrian Cowan
Brian Cowan is a British actor, known for his role as Robert Davenport in long running continuous narrative drama Family Affairs.-References:...
. Robert arrived in Charnham in 2002, setting up a catering business in Stanley Street. Frustrated by his moody and censorious wife Ginny he had a one night stand with Geri Evans. Geri later accused him of rape. Robert was arrested and went to trial, but was ultimately acquitted. After this Ginny left him, moving to France. Robert, along with his employee Fern Farmer, was killed when a runaway car driven by Jake Walker crashed into the workplace in September 2003.
Lucy Day
Lucy Day was played by Julia Lee SmithJulia Lee Smith
Julia Lee Smith is a British actress who is probably best known for her roles as Kate Ellis in the ITV soap Night and Day and Lucy Day in Family Affairs . In addition to this, however, she has also appeared in a number of other television series, notably The Bill, Sky One's Dream Team and Casualty...
from 2002 until leaving a few months before the end of the series in 2005.
Max Derwin
Maxwell (Max) Derwin was played by Nick StringerNick Stringer
Nick Stringer is an English actor.In a thirty year career, Stringer has appeared in numerous well-known British television shows, including The Bill, Open All Hours, Only Fools and Horses, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Coronation Street, Family Affairs, Minder, Johnny Jarvis, Butterflies and My Family...
. He first entered the series in March 1999 and remained until Christmas Eve that year, when he died of a heart attack during an argument with his foster son Arlo Dean.
Gabriel Drummond
Gabriel Drummond was played by Roger GriffithsRoger Griffiths
Roger Griffiths is a British actor who has had several roles in television.He first rose to prominence opposite Lenny Henry as Gareth Blackstock's foil Everton Stonehead in Chef!...
from June 2002 until the character's departure in September 2003 after running away from his involvement in a car scam.
Karen Ellis
Karen Ellis (née Webb) was played by Tanya FranksTanya Franks
Tanya Christine Franks is an English-based actress, writer and producer, who is most known for starring roles on television in Family Affairs, The Bill, Pulling and the role of Rainie Cross in EastEnders. Franks is also the founder of Stock-pot Productions, a theatre and media production company...
from 2000 until 2003.
Matt Ellis
Matthew (Matt) Ellis was played by Matthew Jay LewisMatthew Jay Lewis
Matthew Jay Lewis a British actor who trained at The Central School of Speech and Drama. He has worked extensively in both commercials and TV. His TV work includes his role as Matt Ellis in five's one time flagship soap Family Affairs....
from 2000 until 2003.
Geri Evans
Geri Evans was played by Anna ActonAnna Acton
Anna Acton is a British actress who is best known for her role as Rochelle Barratt, the wife of a borough commander in the ITV television series The Bill...
from 2002 until the end of the series in 2005.
Fern Farmer
Fern Farmer (previously Derwin) was played by Belinda SinclairBelinda Sinclair
Belinda Sinclair is a British actress widely known for several recurring television roles.She was born in London, trained as an actor with the Arts Educational Schools, London and had early success on the stage...
. She entered the storyline in 1999. At that time she was married to taxi driver Max Derwin and their foster son was troublesome Arlo Dean. They quickly began steps to take on another foster child, the recently orphaned Gemma Craig. They did so, but soon afterwards opted to discontinue fostering Arlo. During a subsequent argument with Arlo, Max died of a heart attack. Fern later learned he was a bigamist with another wife, and a biological child, living in a neighbouring town.
She later married Roy Farmer
Roy Farmer
Royston Farmer was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Miles Petit from episode one of the series in March 1997....
's father Vince. Vince clashed with Gemma and the marriage did not run smoothly. They eventually separated and Vince moved away. Fern took a job working with Robert Davenport in his catering business. Fern had decided to reconcile with Vince when she, along with Robert, was killed when a runaway car driven by Jake Walker crashed into the workplace in September 2003.
Nikki Farmer
Nikki Farmer (previously Warrington and Scott, née Ellis) was played by Rebecca Blake. She arrived in Charnham in 2000 along with her husband Andrew, her two children from a previous marriage, BeckyBecky Scott
Rebecca "Becky" Scott was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Chandra Ruegg from 2000 up until 2003.-Character's background:...
and Darren, and two step children Luke
Luke Warrington
Luke Warrington was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Royce Cronin from 2000 up until 2001, but returned later that year and remained in the show until May 2002.-About Luke:...
and Sara
Sara Warrington
Sara Warrington was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Beth Cordingly from 2000 until 2001.A rebellious teenager who clashed with her young stepmother Nikki Warrington, Sara eventually left home to work as a lap dancer, spending much of her income on cocaine.Sara had...
. Her marriage to Andrew broke down after he learned of her affair with his son Luke. Later her first husband Adrian Scott
Adrian Scott (Family Affairs)
Adrian Scott was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Ariyon Bakare from 2000 until 2001.-About Adrian:Adrian first appeared in March 2000, whilst being visited in prison by his ex-wife, Nikki Warrington, and their son Darren. Adrian was serving a sentence for being an...
appeared in town and she had a brief fling with him while involved with Luke. She eventually married Roy Farmer
Roy Farmer
Royston Farmer was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Miles Petit from episode one of the series in March 1997....
after a long romance. She moved away in 2003 after Roy's death in the cybercafe fire.
Roy Farmer
Royston Farmer was played by Miles Petit from episode one of the series in March 1997.he is now is show business and is very successful.
Vince Farmer
Vince Farmer was played by Stephen YardleyStephen Yardley
Stephen Yardley is an English actor, known for his work on British television between 1965 and 2004.Best known for his role as Ken Masters in the British TV drama Howards' Way , Yardley most recently appeared in the British TV comedy Hex .He made early appearances on TV in the 1960s, in series...
. Vince appeared briefly in Charnham in 1999, visiting his son Roy
Roy Farmer
Royston Farmer was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Miles Petit from episode one of the series in March 1997....
. He returned in 2000 on a permanent basis. During this time he married Fern Derwin, but the marriage later crumbled. He left in 2003, and moved to France. He was planning to return to Fern when she was killed in a car accident. Vince subsequently returned to Charham for his son Roy's funeral later in 2003.
George Fitzgerald
Georgina (George) Fitzgerald was played by Florence HoathFlorence Hoath
Florence Angela L. Hoath is a British actress best known for her 2005 appearances as Nancy in Doctor Who.The daughter of British actress Tina Martin, Hoath made her film debut in the 1993 screen adaptation of Secret Rapture at the age of eight...
from September to December 2005 when the series ended.
Barbara Fletcher
Barbara Fletcher (previously Trip) was played by Kay AdsheadKay Adshead
Kay Adshead is a British actress, poet, and playwright. Her television credits include Christine in the BBC television series Dinnerladies, Barbara Fletcher in Family Affairs, Catherine Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights, Victoria Wood As Seen On TV, Crime Traveller, Mother's Ruin, and One Foot in The...
from episode one in March 1997 until 1999.
Nathan Fletcher
Nathan Fletcher was played by Felix Scott from October until December 2005 when the series ended.Bradley Foster
Bradley Foster was played by Harry Capehorn from 2004 until 2005.Ben Galloway
Ben Galloway was played by Peter England. He was a member of Roy FarmerRoy Farmer
Royston Farmer was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Miles Petit from episode one of the series in March 1997....
's housing project at Number 14 Stanley Street. He briefly dated Chris Jacobs until he admitted he was gay. They remained friends and subsequently left to find alternative accommodation in Brixton in September 2003.
Elsa Gates
Elsa Gates was played by Delena KiddDelena Kidd
Delena Kidd is an English actress who has appeared in numerous United Kingdom television productions since the late 1950s. In recent years she is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Queen Adelaide in Victoria & Albert....
from episode one in March 1997 until 1998, when she was murdered by her husband Jack, who subsequently gassed himself.
Jack Gates
Jack Gates played by Ken FarringtonKen Farrington
Ken Farrington is an English actor.He first found fame playing the role of Billy Walker, wayward son of publican Annie, in ITV's long running soap opera, Coronation Street...
. Jack was an original character in the series, featured from episode one in March 1997. He had a troubled marriage to wife Elsa, and enjoyed an affair with Maria Simons leading to the breakdown of his marriage. Elsa threw him out of the house and he lived in their small boat moored at the marina, for some weeks. They later reconciled, and he moved back in to their home.
In late 1998, while driving Elsa home from an awards ceremony, a drunken Jack lost control and crashed their car in a country lane. Elsa was knocked unconscious in the crash. Because he was drunk, Jack moved her to the driver's seat before any one else arrived on the scene. As she convalesced Jack kept Elsa isolated and drugged-up lest she recall what really happened. When she did recall what Jack had done he smothered her to death with a pillow. A week later he committed suicide by gassing himself in the car, having changed his will to leave most of his assets to his family's nemesis Pete Callan in a final act of revenge.
Yasmin Green
Yasmin Green (née McHugh, previously MacKenzie and Matthews) played by Ebony ThomasEbony Thomas
Ebony Bones is a British singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Writing and producing her debut album Bone Of My Bones, she was named one of the "40 Men And Women Who Make London" by Time Out for their 40th Anniversary edition as well as producing the soundtrack for Yves Saint Laurent's...
from 1998 until the end of the series in 2005.
Pamela Hargreaves
Pamela Hargreaves (later Pamela Trip) initially joined the storyline in 1997 when she appeared as the solicitor of Liam TripLiam Trip
Liam Trip was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Stephen Hoyle from episode one in March 1997 until 1999....
. She soon started a romance with Liam's father Nick Trip
Nick Trip
Nick Trip was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Barry McCormick.Nick was an original character in the serial, appearing from episode one in March 1997. He was the business partner of Chris Hart in a building business...
, and they were engaged to be married.
Pamela subsequently defended a man accused of sexual assault, Simon Thornton (Valentine Pelka
Valentine Pelka
Valentine Pelka is an English actor who has starred in film and on television.-Biography:Pelka was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire to an actress mother and a civil engineer father. His mother is Irish, and his father is Polish. His sister is Kazia Pelka an actress who starred in Brookside, amongst...
), believing him to be innocent. Prior to the trial Pamela learned that he was actually guilty. When Pamela dropped the case due to his guilt, Simon started stalking her, however neither Nick nor Pamela's mother Sadie
Sadie Lloyd
Sadie Lloyd was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Barbara Young from 1998 until 2005.-Character's background:...
believed her claims she was being stalked. Pamela eventually killed Simon in self defence - he died after she hit him over the head with an iron when he attacked her after luring her into his house. She and Sadie disposed of the body but were wracked with guilt and fear of being caught for several months.
Pamela married Nick in 1999. Eventually Simon's makeshift grave on Charnham Common was discovered, and because of the long silence and the fact she disposed of the body and never reported the death Pamela was sentenced to murder for the crime, and sent to prison.
Pamela was initially played by Sandra Hendrickse from 1997 until 1999, when she was sent to prison for murder. On the character's release from prison in 2005 Caroline O'Neill took over the role, appearing for several months.
Graham Harker
Graham Harker was played by Lee WarburtonLee Warburton
Lee Warburton is a British actor, known for several ongoing television roles.He appeared in Coronation Street as Tony Horrocks, Natalie Barnes' drug addict son, played gay male nurse Tony Vincent in Casualty and its spin-off Holby City in 2003, and played Melanie Costello's violent boyfriend...
. Graham first appeared in Charnham in early 2005 when he took employment at the local cab office owned by Gary Costello
Gary Costello
Gary Costello was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Gary Webster from 2003 until the final episode of the series 2005.-Character information:...
and Dave Matthews
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:...
. Having recently been raped by an unidentified assailant in a darkened laneway, Denise Boulter identified Graham as her attacker when she got into his cab and recognised his aftershave and his use of the phrase "Scout's honour". However there was no forensic evidence linking him to the crime, so Graham was not charged. The Boulters firmly believed he was guilty and made several attempts to convince him to leave Charnham. Graham refused to leave, and began dating Gary's daughter, Melanie
Melanie Costello
Melanie Costello was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Rebecca Hunter from September 2003 until May 2005. Melanie returned in December 2005 for the final week of the series.-Arrival:...
, who fervently believed he was innocent. He soon became possessive of Melanie and his aggressive side came out. He then began hitting her, and then held her against her will in his flat.
Melanie enlisted Denise's help but Graham discovered this. He kidnapped Denise in his car, but in the ensuing chase ran off the road after a near miss with Ben
Ben Williams (Family Affairs)
Ben Williams was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Adam Rhys Dee from early 2005 until the end of the series in December that year.-About Ben:...
and Alex Williams in another car. Denise managed to escape the wreckage, and saved a trapped Graham at the last second before the car exploded in flames. Denise suggested she saved him as she felt that Graham's death would have been the easy way out.
Angus Hart
Angus Hart was played by Ian CullenIan Cullen
Ian Cullen is a British actor born on 20 October 1939 with numerous roles in British television, including regular roles in Emergency - Ward 10 , Z-Cars , When the Boat Comes In , and five's soap opera Family Affairs...
. An original character in the series, Angus was featured beginning with episode one in March 1997. After losing his wife Sally he came to live with the family of his son Chris. He married Helen Cooper after much consternation over the fact that she was a Roman Catholic who insisted he convert to her religion, however she was killed minutes after the wedding in a car accident. He continued in the series until January 1999 when he and the majority of his family were killed in a massive boat explosion during the wedding reception of his granddaughter Melanie Farmer.
Annie Hart
Annie Hart (née Gates) was played by Liz CrowtherLiz Crowther
Elizabeth Ann 'Liz' Crowther is an English television actress. She is the daughter of comedian Leslie Crowther....
from episode one in March 1997 until 1999, when she and the majority of her family were killed in a boat explosion. Initially a steady, stable character whose main storylines involved reacting to events in her children's lives, Annie eventually featured in more dramatic plots such as her unplanned pregnancy (resulting in the birth of her fifth child, Sam) and her affair with her neighbour, Dave Matthews, who also began a relationship with Annie's elder daughter, Holly.
Chris Hart
Chris Hart was played by Ian Ashpitel from episode one in March 1997 until 1999, when he and the majority of his family were killed in a boat explosion. Chris was depicted as a traditional, working-class man from NewcastleNewcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
, who struggled with some of his children's life choices, for example his younger daughter Melanie Hart's decision to train as a policewoman, and his elder daughter Holly Hart's decision to have a relationship with another woman.
Duncan Hart
Duncan Hart was played by Rocky MarshallRocky Marshall
Rocky Marshall is a British television and film actor, living near Battersea park.-Biography:He has starred in mainstream movies such as Mr Right, Hart's War, Re-Kill and Mean Machine...
from episode one in March 1997 until 1998, when his character moved away. Some months later all of his family were killed in a boat explosion. Duncan briefly returned to the series in 2000 for one week, this time played by Jonathan Wrather, as the character struggled to cope with the loss of almost his entire family, his only living relatives being his twin children with Claire Toomey.
Helen Hart
Helen Hart (née Cooper) was played by Janice McKenzieJanice McKenzie
Janice McKenzie is an English actress. She has appeared in Coronation Street as Mrs Paton , Family Affairs as Helen Cooper and most famously as Gloria Weaver/Pollard in Emmerdale . She has since appeared in televised dramas such as Holby City , The Royal and Doctors...
. Helen first appeared in 1997. She became engaged to Angus Hart and there was much tension over the fact that she was of a different religion, being a Roman Catholic. Helen died as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident minutes after her wedding to Angus in 1998. She was badly injured when the car being driven by her new stepson, Chris Hart, crashed after leaving the church, and Helen died of a heart attack while being treated in hospital.
Holly Hart
Holly Hart was played by Sandra HuggettSandra Huggett
Sandra Huggett is a British actress.She grew up in Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, but now lives in North London. Her father is professional golfer, Brian Huggett. She attended both Haberdashers Monmouth School For Girls & Mountview Theatre School...
from episode one in March 1997 until 1999, when she and the majority of her family were killed in a boat explosion. The twin sister of Duncan Hart, Holly had a lesbian relationship with Duncan's ex-girlfriend, Susie, but at the time of her death was in an affair with her neighbour, Dave Matthews - who was also sleeping with Holly's mother. Another of Holly's major storylines was her continuing angst over being (when the series began) a virgin although she was in her mid-twenties. This ended when she slept with Susie.
Jamie Hart
Jamie Hart was played by Michael Cole from episode one in March 1997 until 1999, when he and the majority of his family were killed in a boat explosion. The fourth of the fifth Hart children, Jamie was a schoolboy teenager who featured in few storylines.Melanie Hart
Melanie Hart was an original character in the serial, appearing from episode one in March 1997. She was a police constable and was the first of the Hart children to leave the family home, albeit to live with her grandparents Jack and Elsa Gates.She later started a romance with Roy Farmer
Roy Farmer
Royston Farmer was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Miles Petit from episode one of the series in March 1997....
which ended after he was charged with drug possession. They later reconciled, leading to their marriage in January 1999 where she became Melanie Farmer. However Melanie and the Hart family were all killed just hours later. During the wedding reception which was being held on the boat previously owned by the recently deceased Jack Gates, a gas explosion tore through the vessel, killing all on board except Roy.
Melanie was played by Cordelia Bugeja
Cordelia Bugeja
Cordelia Bugeja is a British actress, best known for her roles as Melanie Hart in the soap opera Family Affairs, and the prostitute Kate in Respectable on Five....
.
Sally Hart
Sally Hart, wife of Angus, was played by Jean HeywoodJean Heywood
Jean Heywood is a British actress, appearing in films such as Billy Elliot and Our Day Out as well as TV series When the Boat Comes In, All Creatures Great and Small, Boys from the Blackstuff, Family Affairs, The Bill and Casualty.In 2010, Heywood made a guest appearance in the ITV series Married...
from episode one until episode ten, when she died after drowning in a canal.
Samuel Hart
Samuel James Angus (Sam) Hart was the youngest child of Chris and Annie Hart. The result of an unplanned pregnancy, Sam was born late 1998, and was killed in January 1999 in the boat explosion that claimed the lives of most of the Hart family.Kelly Hurst
Kelly Hurst was played by Nicky Talacko. Kelly entered the storyline in 2001 when she arrived on holiday from her home in Australia to visit her aunt SadieSadie Lloyd
Sadie Lloyd was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Barbara Young from 1998 until 2005.-Character's background:...
. Kelly was a lesbian who left a girlfriend in Australia. In Charnham she soon befriended a neighbourhood couple Karen
Karen Ellis (Family Affairs character)
Karen Ellis was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Tanya Franks from 2000 until 2003.-About Karen:...
and Matt Ellis
Matt Ellis (Family Affairs)
Matthew "Matt" Ellis was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Matthew Jay Lewis from 2000 until 2003.-About Matt:...
, and eventually agreed to act as surrogate mother for Karen. After falling pregnant to Matt she and Karen began an affair, and Karen ended her marriage to Matt. The affair with Karen continued after the birth of the baby, a girl who was named Grace. Kelly died in 2002 after falling down a flight of stairs during an argument with Matt.
Sharon Ingram
Sharon Ingram was played by Kim TaylforthKim Taylforth
Kim Taylforth is an English actress. She is the sister of actress Gillian Taylforth.Her earliest TV appearance was in the scrapyard sitcom, Steptoe and Son, when she was 15 years old. Aged 19, she starred as 'Janet' in the 1979 TV film The Knowledge about a group of aspiring Londoners learning...
from 2004 until 2005. She was Chrissy Costello's best friend until revelations of her son Bradley, abusing Chrissy's daughter Chloe came to light.
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs was played by Gemma Wardle. She lived at Number 14 Stanley Street with boyfriend Ben Galloway and their housemates Anna Gregory and Amir Sadati. Chris left with Ben in 2003 to find alternative accommodation in Brixton.Gabby Johnson
- Gabby Johnson is also a character in Blazing SaddlesBlazing SaddlesBlazing Saddles is a 1974 satirical Western comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, the film was written by Brooks, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg, and Al Uger, and was based on Bergman's story and draft. The movie was nominated for three...
Gabby Johnson was a university student who shared a flat with Clive Starr and Declan Byrne. She had romances with various men including Declan, Roy Farmer, Pete Callan, and with Clive's boyfriend, the bisexual policeman Adam Sheldrake. Sometimes depicted as prissy and bossy around the flat, she was occasionally seen as a proponent of health-food, and she at one time ran an aerobics class.
Gabby was played by Emma Linley from January 1999 until 2000.
Julie-Ann Jones
Julie-Ann Jones was played by Chloe HowmanChloe Howman
Chloe Howman is an English actress.The daughter of actor Karl Howman , her sister is fellow actor Katy-Jo Howman....
from 1999 until 2000
Siobhan Langley
Siobhan Langley (Previously Callan, née Jones) was played by Jemma WalkerJemma Walker
Jemma Walker is an English actress, known for portraying Siobhan Jones Callan in Family Affairs and Sasha Perkins in EastEnders.-Background:Born in Essex, Walker was a dancer until the age of sixteen...
. She first appeared on a recurring basis as vapid and over-sensitive bar maid at The Lock starting in December 1998. Viewers soon learned she was an old family friend of owner of the Lock, the much-despised Pete Callan. Siobhan soon started a romance with Declan Byrne after his arrival in January 1999, but abruptly left Charnham in March that year after they had a lover's quarrel. She returned later that year briefly resurrecting the romance with Declan. However, Declan cheated on Siobhan with her half-sister Julie-Ann. Siobhan subsequently aborted Declan's baby. They remained friends later. Through all this she remained working for Pete, eventually moving with him to his new pub, The Black Swan.
In mid-2000 Siobhan married Pete Callan, and they lived together upstairs at The Black Swan. One night, Pete framed her for the murder of pub employee Josh Matthews
Josh Matthews (Family Affairs)
Joshua "Josh" Matthews was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Terry Burns.-Character's background:Josh arrived in November 1998 with his stepmother Cat, looking for his father Dave who had left them to deal with his debts and soon started working for Pete Callan as a...
. Siobhan went to trial and was sent to prison. Eventually paroled she returned to Charnham where she slowly realised she had been framed by Pete, but was unable to prove it. She eventually left town in 2002. About a year after she left, it was reported that Siobhan had since remarried.
Sadie Lloyd
Sadie Lloyd was played by Barbara YoungBarbara Young (actor)
Barbara Young is an English actress. She is probably best known for her role as the future Emperor Nero's mother, Agrippinilla, in the landmark 1976 BBC serial I, Claudius....
from November 1998 until July 2005.
Meredith Lovechild
Meredith Lovechild a nurse who entered the storyline in September 2005. She was known for her bitchy and selfish behaviour. She paid for it dearly when her friends and housemates Hector Price and George Fitzgerald fell for each other and left her out in the cold on New Year's Eve. Meredith then left Charnham.Meredith Lovechild was played by Perdita Avery from September 2005, to December 2005 when the series ended.
Doug MacKenzie
Douglas (Doug) MacKenzie was played by Gareth HaleGareth Hale
Gareth Hale is an English comedian and actor, born 15 January 1953, in Hedon, Yorkshire, who is best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace with his friend and comic partner Norman Pace....
from 2003 until the end of series in 2005.
Justin MacKenzie
Justin MacKenzie was played by Ryan DavenportRyan Davenport
Ryan Davenport is a Canadian skeleton racer who competed from 1993 to 1999. He won three medals in the men's skeleton event at the FIBT World Championships with two golds and one bronze ....
from 2003 until the end of the series in 2005.
Marc MacKenzie
Marc MacKenzie was played first by Michael WildmanMichael Wildman
Michael Wildman is a British actor who appeared in the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. He played the role of aggressive, feisty centaur Magorian, who plays a small part in the eventual outcome of the plot....
from 2003 to 2004 and then by Graham Bryan in 2005 up until the final episode.
Josh Matthews
Joshua (Josh) Matthews was played by Terry Burns.Benji McHugh
Benji McHugh was played by Junior Laniyan between December 1998 and July 2001, and Mark McLean between December 2002 and December 2003.Dusty McHugh
Dusty McHugh was a played by Doreen Ingleton. First entering the storyline in late 1998, Dusty was a loud and bossy divorced mother of teenagers YasminYasmin 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:...
and Benji
Benji McHugh
Benjamin McHugh was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs. He first appeared in November 1998 played by Junior Laniyan until 2001. Mark McClean then took over the role from 2002 until 2003.-About Benji:...
. She owned and ran her own minimarket business Dusty's Store, and she and her children lived upstairs in a flat. In 1999 she moved 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...
to care for an invalid relative; her sister-in-law Pearl McHugh arrived to take the reins of the business and care for Yasmin and Benji. Dusty made a brief return appearance in Charnham for Yasmin's wedding to Josh
Josh Matthews (Family Affairs)
Joshua "Josh" Matthews was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Terry Burns.-Character's background:Josh arrived in November 1998 with his stepmother Cat, looking for his father Dave who had left them to deal with his debts and soon started working for Pete Callan as a...
in December that year. In 2002, Dusty died in a car crash in 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...
, off-screen.
Eve O'Brien
Eve O'Brien was played by Zara DawsonZara Dawson
Zara Dawson is an English actress and television presenter.-Career:Her most high-profile television roles to date include Down to Earth , Holby City, Doctors, Mike Bassett: Manager and Family Affairs, in which she played Eve O'...
from October until December 2005 when the series ended.
Johnny Palmer
Johnny Palmer was played by Iain FletcherIain Fletcher
Iain Fletcher is a British television actor, best known for his role as DC Rod Skase in the ITV1 drama series The Bill. He served on the show for 9 years.Other acting credits include Family Affairs, Casualty and Doctors....
. He was mainly known for his feuds with Pete Callan and his romantic involvements with Eileen Day, her daughter Charlotte
Charlotte Day
Charlotte Day was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Leanne Lakey.-Character information:Charlotte first arrived in Charnham in 2002, as a love interest for local publican Pete Callan, who she had met on holiday and began working for him in The Black Swan pub.Despite...
and Claire Toomey.
Deke Pascal
Deke Pascal was played by Darren Saul from 2001 until 2002.Hector Price
Hector Price was played by Andrew Hinton-Brown from September to December 2005 when the series ended.Hester Randall
Hester Randall was played by Catherine Kanter for several weeks in December 2005 until the end of the series.Rex Randall
Rex Randall was played by John HopkinsJohn Hopkins (actor)
John Hopkins is an English actor, known for playing Sgt. Dan Scott on Midsomer Murders.-Career:Hopkins trained at RADA. He read English at the University of Leeds from 1993-1996 and whilst studying joined the Leeds University Union Theatre Group student society, and performed in a number of plays...
from November to December 2005 when the series ended.
Linda Renshaw
Linda Renshaw was played by Alison NewmanAlison Newman
Alison Newman is a British actress, best known for her role in the hit ITV1 television series Footballers' Wives as Hazel Bailey.- Biography :...
for several months in 2001. Linda was Paul Webb's biological mother who rejected him after he tracked her down and tried to build a relationship with her.
Susie Ross
Susie Ross was played by Tina Landini from 1997 until 1999. Susie was a bisexual character who slept both with Duncan Hart and later, his twin sister, Holly. After taking Holly's virginity, the smitten Holly pursued Susie and eventually they had a long term relationship.Amir Sadati
Amir Sadati was played by Kayvan NovakKayvan Novak
Kayvan Novak is an award-winning British Iranian television actor and voice artist.- Voice actor :Novak has provided voice work for three video games: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Perfect Dark Zero and Kameo...
. He was one of the tenants of Roy Farmer
Roy Farmer
Royston Farmer was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Miles Petit from episode one of the series in March 1997....
's housing project at Number 14 Stanley Street and was a bad influence on local troubled teen Darren Scott. Amir briefly worked for Yasmin Matthews
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:...
and dated her until he was caught stealing from her store and he subsequently left Charnham.
Adrian Scott
Adrian Scott was played by Ariyon BakareAriyon Bakare
Ariyon Debo Bakare is an English actor best known for his roles in the British soap opera Family Affairs from 2000 to 2001 and the BBC One daytime drama Doctors from 2001 to 2005. Prior to this, Bakare guested on British dramas The Bill, Casualty and Holby City respectivelyAfter leaving Doctors,...
between March 2000 and May 2001.
Becky Scott
Becky Scott was played by Chandra Reugg between January 2000 and December 2003.Darren Scott
Darren Scott was played first by Joe Fox for much of 2000 then by Ike Hamiltonfrom 2001 up until 2003 when he, his mother and his sister left Charnham after Roy died in the cybercafe fire.
George Shackleford
George Shackleford was played by Miles AndersonMiles Anderson
Miles Anderson is a Zimbabwean actor. He has lived in England and America for the last 40 years.He was born in 1947 in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. Educated at Prince Edward school, his father commanded the Rhodesian Army until dismissed by Premier Ian Smith for his stance against racism and a...
from July 2001 to January 2002
Joan Shackleford
Joan Shackleford (previously Short) was played by Margi Clarke from 2001 until 2002. She was the mother of Pete Callan. She had Pete in 1959 when she was about 16 or 17 after marrying his father ? Callan. They either divorced or he died and she remarried Kevin Short in about 1970. She knew Pete was being abused by his stepfather but never batted an eyelid. She made her debut in 2001 at the time of Pete's court case over Josh Matthews' murder.Tom Shackleford
Tom Shackleford was played by Tom Healy from 2001 until 2002.Sami Shafiq
Sami Shafiq was played by Hosh Kane from June to December 2005 shortly before the end of the series. Sami first arrived in Charnham in June 2005 with his partner Max Lawson, who had bought Dusty's store from Yasmin GreenYasmin 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:...
. Yasmin and Sami didn't exactly hit it off at first, but they gradually became good friends. Max and Sami's relationship was plagued with problems, as Max was separated from his wife, Carrie and their children were kept in the dark. Max eventually went back to his family, and Sami went on to date Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n backpacker Brett Owen. After a stabbing following a disagreement with his mother, Aamina only days after the death of his father, Yousef, Sami left Charnham to go with Brett to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
.
Mike Shaw
Michael (Mike) Shaw was played by Tony O'CallaghanTony O'Callaghan
Tony O'Callaghan is a British television actor of Irish descent.He is notable for his character Sergeant Matt Boyden on the television series The Bill from 1991 to 2003.-Early life:...
from November 2003 until June 2004 and also made several flashback appearances in September 2004.
Adam Sheldrake
Adam Sheldrake was played by Vince Leigh from 1999 to 2000. Adam, a police constable, entered the storyline August 1999 as a love interest for Clive Starr. The relationship fizzled after Adam became cagey about his home life, and began worrying about howbeing outed would effect his career. Adam and Clive got back together shortly after Adam returned to Charnham to aid the search for Benji McHugh
Benji McHugh
Benjamin McHugh was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs. He first appeared in November 1998 played by Junior Laniyan until 2001. Mark McClean then took over the role from 2002 until 2003.-About Benji:...
who had run off with his teacher, Maggie Roswell. Adam later revealed he had a daughter from his previous marriage.
When Clive went away on tour, Adam became involved with Clive's flatmate Gabby Johnson. Clive was devastated when he found out. Adam and Gaby got engaged but broke it off on the day of the wedding in March 2000. Adam then left Charnham, returning five months later to investigate the murder of Josh Matthews
Josh Matthews (Family Affairs)
Joshua "Josh" Matthews was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Terry Burns.-Character's background:Josh arrived in November 1998 with his stepmother Cat, looking for his father Dave who had left them to deal with his debts and soon started working for Pete Callan as a...
.
Maria Simons
Maria Simons (previously Starr and Callan) was played by Annie MilesAnnie Miles
Annie Miles is an actress who is best known for her roles in television soap opera. She played Sue Sullivan in Brookside from 1987 to 1991, and Maria Simons Starr in Family Affairs from 1997 to 2000....
from 1997 until 2000. She had been married to Pete Callan before the series began. Many of her major storylines were connected to her desperate desire to have children after being rendered unable to conceive by a beating from Pete. At one point she deceived her new husband Dudley Starr into believing she was pregnant. She was in fact hiding a cushion under her dress. She eventually kidnapped a baby from a hospital, and tried to pass it off as her own. The baby's real parents soon tracked her down and the baby was returned to them. They did not press charges.
Eventually Pete Callan plotted to get her out of Charnham. He paid to unofficially adopt a baby, which he gave to Maria on the condition she leave town and never return. She left with the baby and was not seen in Charnham again.
Clive Starr
Clive Starr was played by Huw Bevan. Clive entered the storyline in January 1999 as a university student doing a Media Studies degree and sharing a flat with Declan Byrne and Gabby Johnson. He secretly fell in love with Declan, who was straight. After that he had a succession of short-lived gay relationships and grew increasingly depressed over his plain looks and short and stocky build, leading to a suicide attempt. Clive, at one point found himself in a love-triangle with new love Adam Sheldrake, and flatmate Gabby.After graduating from university he worked as a radio presenter. He later worked as bar manager for Pete Callan at the Lock, and following Pete to his new pub The Black Swan, before moving away in 2001.
Dudley Starr
Dudley Starr was played by David VerreyDavid Verrey
David Verrey is a British television, film and stage actor.-Television:His best known roles were those of Serge Starr in more than 200 episodes of the soap Family Affairs, Golgarach and McGrew in the children's adventure game series Knightmare and the corpulent villain Joseph Green in the Doctor...
. Dudley first arrived in the series as new chef at The Lock. He initially went by the name Serge Pompidour, which he felt was more fitting of a chef. His brother Clive Starr soon moved to Charnham as well. Dudley married Maria Simons but he left her upon learning she had kidnapped a baby, and was not seen in Charnham again.
Sean Steel
Sean Steel was played by Sam BarriscaleSam Barriscale
Sam Barriscale is an actor and writer.His early notable work includes playing the character of John Archer in The Archers for 11 years....
from 2003 until the character's death in the early hours of New Year's Day 2005 after being stabbed.
Olly Taylor
Olly came to the street as brother of Sam Taylor, he had a brief fling with Lucy. He began to fight for Lucy, against fellow character Jake Walker. Some of his last scenes were filmed as he pushed Jake off some scaffolding, placed in the street.Sam Taylor
Sam Taylor was played by Leon OckendenLeon Ockenden
Leon Ockenden is a British actor who has played supporting roles in a number of television dramas since 2003. He grew up in the resort town of Looe, in Cornwall starring in plays at his school before pursuing a career in acting....
between May and December 2004.
Claire Toomey
Claire Toomey (previously Callan) was played by Tina Hall. She was an original character in the series, appearing from episode one in 1997. Claire was best friends with Melanie Hart, and she later had an affair with Melanie's brother Duncan Hart, falling pregnant to him. She gave birth to twins Ewan and Stella. After Duncan left town, Claire married Pete Callan, who loved the children, but the marriage was not a happy one. After the Hart family was killed in a boat explosion in January 1999, the sole survivor of the blast, Roy FarmerRoy Farmer
Royston Farmer was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Miles Petit from episode one of the series in March 1997....
, became mentally unbalanced for a time, kidnapping and threatening to murder Claire. Soon after this, Claire left town.
In 2000, she returned to Charnham and went into business with Roy. She left Charnham permanently in 2003.
Jake Walker
Jake Walker (played by Seb Castang) was initially seen in Charnham from February to December 2003, when he was sentenced to two years in a young offenders institute after accidentally killing Fern Farmer and Robert Davenport. Jake ran them down after losing control of a car during a police chase.Jake only served his half sentence and returned in December 2004, remaining in Charham until May 2005.
Trish Wallace
Patricia (Trish) Wallace was played by Gabrielle GlaisterGabrielle Glaister
Gabrielle Glaister is an English actress.-Early life:She was a school friend of Ben Elton at Godalming Grammar School on Tuesley Lane in Godalming, Surrey; Glaister was in the year below Elton...
from September 2004 until September 2005.
Luke Warrington
Luke Warrington was played by Royce CroninRoyce Cronin
Royce Cronin is a New Zealand born actor that has had main acting roles in the UK.He is well known for the popular role of Luke Warrington in five's one time flagship soap Family Affairs where he played the role in the popular Warrington family....
from January 2000 until March 2001, and from December 2001 to May 2002.
Nikki Warrington
Nikki Warrington was played by Rebecca Blake from January 2000 until December 2003Jim Webb
James (Jim) Webb was played by Jo Dow from December 2000 until September 2003.Paul Webb
Paul Webb was played by Martin DelaneyMartin Delaney (actor)
Martin Delaney is a British actor.-Career:He started work in musical theatre, appearing in Peter Pan - The British Musical and Oliver! Following performances in the West End, Delaney swiftly moved into television with the Nickelodeon series, the Renford Rejects...
from January 2001 until July 2003. Paul lived with Polly, Tanya and Declan in the flat and was Charnham's most colourful character. Always in trouble, getting hurt, or hurting someone else, Paul was a popular character from this period. Heavily involved with Gemma, Jim, Karen, Cameron, Vince and Pete before he left.
Arguably the most successful actor since leaving the show.
Tim Webster
Played by Idris Elba, Tim Webster appeared from the first episode. He was a good friend of Duncan Hart's and attempted to romance Duncan's twin Holly, though he was eventually thwarted by Holly's confusion over her sexuality and relationship with Susie Ross, and later, Holly's affair with her neighbour Dave Matthews. Tim was eventually written out of the series as part of the revamp that saw the Hart and Gates families eliminated from the show, departing a few months prior to most of the original cast members.Coral Wilding
Coral, played by Katy Edwards from October until December 2005, was married to Jason Wilding. The couple moved into the street in the final weeks of the show. Coral was a glamorous, loud mouth who clashed with many residents.Jason Wilding
Jason Wilding, played by Daniel Hyde from October until December 2005 when the series ended.Ania Williams
- Born "Anna Williams" 20 June 1991 to Conrad Williams and Ella Williams
- Appeared during 2004–2005 season
- Played by Elizabeth Holmes-Gwillim
Ben Williams
Ben Williams was played by Adam Rhys Dee from January 2005 until the final episode in December 2005.Conrad Williams
The father of the Williams family, Conrad was played by Simon Merrells, the older brother of Jason MerrellsJason Merrells
Jason Merrells is an English actor, who received his big break when he starred in Casualty for three years as receptionist Matt Hawley...
, and appeared from September 2004 to October 2005. A single parent, he had to deal with the repercussions of his son Ben spending time in juvenile detention for accidentally killing a classmate, as well as his relationship with Sharon Ingram, after her son Bradley Foster
Bradley Foster
Bradley Foster was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Harry Capehorn from 2004 to 2005.-About Bradley:Bradley first appeared in Charnham in April 2004, as the former boyfriend of Melanie Costello. Bradley had taken a gap year in Australia the year previous, and...
was revealed to have abused Chloe Costello. He had an affair with Tanya Woods, which ended when she realised she was pregnant by her fiancé John Stokes and married him. Towards the end of his time on the show, two of his children, Ania and Alex, left to live with their mother while Katie and Ben moved out of the house. Conrad was then reunited with Tanya, whose marriage had broken down after she suffered a miscarriage, and they left the show together.