Rosie Miller
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Rosemary "Rosie" Miller (previously Swann) is a fictional character
from the BBC
soap opera
EastEnders
, played by Gerry Cowper
. Her first appearance was 9 September 2004 and she was axed in 2006, with her final scenes airing July 2006.
Rosie is the mother of Mickey Miller
(Joe Swash
), Dawn Swann
(Kara Tointon
), Demi Miller
(Shana Swash
) and Darren Miller
(Charlie G. Hawkins
). Described as "hardworking", she is heavily protective over her family and makes enemies such as Pauline Fowler
(Wendy Richard
).
), and they had two children, Mickey and Dawn
. While they were still very young, Mike left Rosie and wasn't seen for many years.
Rosie later met Keith Miller
(David Spinx
), who took on her children as his own before having twins, Darren
and Demi
. He cannot read and is work-shy, tending to sit around watching television all day, making excuses to Rosie as to why he doesn't go and find employment.
In December 2005, Rosie's ex-husband, Mike, was homeless and stayed with the Millers'. Rosie and Mike had an affair, and she planned to leave Keith for Mike, taking Darren, Demi and Aleesha with them. Mickey and Dawn found out about this, and Mickey tried to convince her not to leave. Eventually, she decided she couldn't take the twins away from their father, and chose to stay with Keith. Rosie told Keith about her affair, but did not mention she had planned to leave. Keith forgave her until Dawn let slip that Rosie had planned to leave. Keith left Rosie and stayed with Garry Hobbs
(Ricky Groves
) and Minty Peterson
(Cliff Parisi
).
Keith moved back in when he proposed to Rosie, but didn't really want to get married so he kept putting off the wedding. Rosie, however, didn't want to wait and the ceremony took place on 4 July 2006 at Walford Register Office. Unfortunately Keith arrived late and with mud on his suit. Annoyed, Rosie jilted Keith during through the ceremony and told Keith the next day that she no longer loved him and planned to take a job in the Cotswolds. She also wanted to take Darren, Demi and Aleesha. They left the Square the next day but Darren did not want to go. Rosie convinced Keith to make sure Darren went with them so Keith told Darren he didn't care about him. Upset, Darren left with his mum, sister and niece. However, Rosie could see how upset he was, and decided to tell him that Keith made it all up, allowing Darren to stay in Walford.
In July 2008, Rosie had sent a letter to Keith about a job. After reading the letter, Keith and Mickey went to join her, Demi and Aleesha in the Cotswolds, leaving only Dawn, Darren and Summer behind.
Prior to her aborted wedding to Jase Dyer
(Stephen Lord
), Dawn told Darren that Rosie and Keith were in the middle of a reconciliation. It was later confirmed when Dawn returned to the Square after visiting the family in the Costwolds for a month following Jase's death, that Rosie and Keith had reconciled.
It was announced in February 2006 that Cowper and co-star Shana Swash
had been axed from EastEnders by John Yorke
. "Gerry and Shana have been enormous assets and go with our best wishes," said a spokesman, adding that there is a "massive" storyline had been planned for their exit.
Fictional character
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from the BBC
BBC
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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,...
EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, played by Gerry Cowper
Gerry Cowper
Geraldine Cowper is an English actress who is best known for playing Rosie Miller in EastEnders. In the mid 1980s she took the part of Clare France in After Henry on BBC radio and also appeared on television as Jim Hacker's daughter in Yes Minister.-Career:Cowper was Clare France, the youngest of...
. Her first appearance was 9 September 2004 and she was axed in 2006, with her final scenes airing July 2006.
Rosie is the mother of Mickey Miller
Mickey Miller
Michael "Mickey" Miller is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Joe Swash. He made his first appearance on 15 April 2003. Introduced as a guest character, Mickey proved popular and was turned into a regular by executive producer Louise Berridge. The character is...
(Joe Swash
Joe Swash
Joseph Adam Swash is an English actor and presenter. He once played Mickey Miller in the British television soap opera EastEnders. He is the older brother of Shana Swash, who played his on-screen younger sister Demi Miller until July 2006. He also won the TV reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me...
), Dawn Swann
Dawn Swann
Dawn Roxanna Swann is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kara Tointon, who first appeared on 26 September 2005...
(Kara Tointon
Kara Tointon
Kara Louise Tointon is a British actress, best known for playing Dawn Swann in BBC soap opera EastEnders. Tointon was the 2010 winner of BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing.-Early life:...
), Demi Miller
Demi Miller
Demi Miller is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Shana Swash. She made her first appearance on 6 September 2004 and made her last on 7 July 2006 when she was axed by EastEnders executive producer Kate Harwood....
(Shana Swash
Shana Swash
Shana Frances Swash is an English actress best known for playing the role Demi Miller in the British television soap opera EastEnders...
) and Darren Miller
Darren Miller
Darren Miller is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Charlie G. Hawkins. He made his first appearance on 6 September 2004 and departed in the episode broadcast on 20 September 2011.-Storylines:...
(Charlie G. Hawkins
Charlie G. Hawkins
Charlie George Hawkins is an English actor. He was raised in Islington where he has lived since birth.His most notable role is Darren Miller in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which he has starred in since 2004, although he has had other roles in films, dramas, documentaries and advertisements...
). Described as "hardworking", she is heavily protective over her family and makes enemies such as Pauline Fowler
Pauline Fowler
Pauline Fowler is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a long-running serial drama about working class life in the fictional London borough of Walford. She was played by actress Wendy Richard between 1985 and 2006. Pauline was created by scriptwriter Tony Holland and producer...
(Wendy Richard
Wendy Richard
Wendy Richard, MBE was an English actress best known for playing Miss Brahms in Are You Being Served? and Pauline Fowler in EastEnders...
).
Backstory
Rosie's mother committed suicide when she was young, leaving her with her brother, Clint, and other siblings. Rosie was married to Mike Swann (Mark WingettMark Wingett
Mark Wingett , is an English actor. He is best known for playing the role of Jim Carver in the ITV1 police procedural The Bill.-Career:...
), and they had two children, Mickey and Dawn
Dawn Swann
Dawn Roxanna Swann is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kara Tointon, who first appeared on 26 September 2005...
. While they were still very young, Mike left Rosie and wasn't seen for many years.
Rosie later met Keith Miller
Keith Miller (EastEnders)
Keith Miller is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by David Spinx. He made his first appearance on 6 September 2004. It was announced on 25 February 2008 that the characters of Keith and Mickey had been axed by EastEnders executive producer Diederick Santer...
(David Spinx
David Spinx
David Spinx is an English actor, probably best known for playing Keith Miller in the BBC television soap opera EastEnders since 2004. He has previously appeared in EastEnders as a guest character in an episode in 1999 as the cellmate of Steve Owen and provided the voices on the radios in Barry...
), who took on her children as his own before having twins, Darren
Darren Miller
Darren Miller is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Charlie G. Hawkins. He made his first appearance on 6 September 2004 and departed in the episode broadcast on 20 September 2011.-Storylines:...
and Demi
Demi Miller
Demi Miller is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Shana Swash. She made her first appearance on 6 September 2004 and made her last on 7 July 2006 when she was axed by EastEnders executive producer Kate Harwood....
. He cannot read and is work-shy, tending to sit around watching television all day, making excuses to Rosie as to why he doesn't go and find employment.
2004–06
Since arriving on the show in 2004, Rosie works to support her family with a number of cleaning jobs, and takes care of her granddaughter, Aleesha, while Demi and Darren go to school.In December 2005, Rosie's ex-husband, Mike, was homeless and stayed with the Millers'. Rosie and Mike had an affair, and she planned to leave Keith for Mike, taking Darren, Demi and Aleesha with them. Mickey and Dawn found out about this, and Mickey tried to convince her not to leave. Eventually, she decided she couldn't take the twins away from their father, and chose to stay with Keith. Rosie told Keith about her affair, but did not mention she had planned to leave. Keith forgave her until Dawn let slip that Rosie had planned to leave. Keith left Rosie and stayed with Garry Hobbs
Garry Hobbs
Garry Pelé Hobbs is a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Ricky Groves. He made his first appearance on 18 September 2000...
(Ricky Groves
Ricky Groves
Richard "Ricky" Groves is an English actor best known for playing Garry Hobbs in EastEnders from 2000–09. Before his role in EastEnders he appeared in the series Burnside, a spin-off from The Bill.-Other TV work:...
) and Minty Peterson
Minty Peterson
Richard "Rick" Peterson is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Cliff Parisi. He made his first appearance on 11 March 2002. His nickname was given to him because he was always late for work, turning up "after eight" when he was an apprentice mechanic...
(Cliff Parisi
Cliff Parisi
Cliff Parisi is an English actor of Italian descent, largely recognised for his performance as Rick 'Minty' Peterson in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.-Career:...
).
Keith moved back in when he proposed to Rosie, but didn't really want to get married so he kept putting off the wedding. Rosie, however, didn't want to wait and the ceremony took place on 4 July 2006 at Walford Register Office. Unfortunately Keith arrived late and with mud on his suit. Annoyed, Rosie jilted Keith during through the ceremony and told Keith the next day that she no longer loved him and planned to take a job in the Cotswolds. She also wanted to take Darren, Demi and Aleesha. They left the Square the next day but Darren did not want to go. Rosie convinced Keith to make sure Darren went with them so Keith told Darren he didn't care about him. Upset, Darren left with his mum, sister and niece. However, Rosie could see how upset he was, and decided to tell him that Keith made it all up, allowing Darren to stay in Walford.
In July 2008, Rosie had sent a letter to Keith about a job. After reading the letter, Keith and Mickey went to join her, Demi and Aleesha in the Cotswolds, leaving only Dawn, Darren and Summer behind.
Prior to her aborted wedding to Jase Dyer
Jase Dyer
Jason "Jase" Dyer is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Stephen Lord between 2007 and 2008. The character was killed off in the serial, making his final credited appearance on 29 August 2008.-Storylines:...
(Stephen Lord
Stephen Lord
Stephen Lord is a British actor probably best known for playing Jase Dyer, in BBC soap opera EastEnders between 2007-2008.- Personal life :...
), Dawn told Darren that Rosie and Keith were in the middle of a reconciliation. It was later confirmed when Dawn returned to the Square after visiting the family in the Costwolds for a month following Jase's death, that Rosie and Keith had reconciled.
Creation and development
In August 2004, it was announced that a new family was to be introduced to EastEnders. Louise Berridge, the execuive producer, commented: "I'm delighted to introduce the Miller family, who will be joining Mickey on Albert Square in September, but I warn you - this lot are trouble". She added: "Even the dog is dodgy. They're set to cause havoc all over the Square, and by the end of their first week the sparks will be flying - literally".It was announced in February 2006 that Cowper and co-star Shana Swash
Shana Swash
Shana Frances Swash is an English actress best known for playing the role Demi Miller in the British television soap opera EastEnders...
had been axed from EastEnders by John Yorke
John Yorke
John Yorke is a British television producer. who is the current Controller of BBC Drama Production.Yorke attended Newcastle University. He joined the BBC in the late 1980s, working initially in radio as a studio manager and then as a producer on BBC Radio 5....
. "Gerry and Shana have been enormous assets and go with our best wishes," said a spokesman, adding that there is a "massive" storyline had been planned for their exit.
External links
- Rosie Miller at BBC Online