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3 unusual facts about Frank Butcher


Frank Butcher

He met Pat Harris (Pam St. Clement) at Butlins in Clacton in 1958 and despite being on holiday with his girlfriend, June, he was attracted to Pat.

Following Anita Dobson's (Angie) and Leslie Grantham's (Den) decisions to quit the show in 1988, Frank was reintroduced as a full-time character and installed as the new landlord of The Queen Vic, which he ran with his future wife, Pat, before opening a used car-lot on the Square.

Pussy in Boots

Mike Reid was already starring as Frank Butcher in the BBC television soap opera EastEnders when he starred in the pantomime, although he left the soap later in the year.



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