OF all the unsavoury characters in Albert Square over the years, none appears to be as dangerous as the soap’s staircases.
Bad boy Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) became the 22nd notable victim on Monday’s episode when George Knight sent him hurtling down the Queen Vic steps.
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Bad boy Dean Wicks became their 22nd victim in Monday’s episodeBBC / PA Wire
It’s the sixth time a Walford resident has stacked it down the East End boozer’s apples and pears, following in the footsteps of Phil and Tiffany Mitchell, Linda and Nancy Carter and original villain James Willmott Brown.
Rod McPhee recalls the members of this exclusive flight club.
James Willmott-Brown was their first victim back in 1988BBCThere would be a decade-long break before Tiffany Mitchell fell down in 1998BBCThe 90s character was played by Martine McCutcheonBBCThe Mitchell family continued to prove unlucky, with Phil suffering a fall in 2001BBCBut Phil, played by Steve McFadden, has lived to experience a lot of drama sinceBBCSuppliedLaura Beale also had an unlucky turn[/caption]
The character, portrayed by Hannah Waterman, was pushed down the stairs as she was killed off in 2004BBCDawn Swann was the next victim of the stairsBBCAnd it went awry for Tanya Branning in 2007, tooBBCJo Joyner played Tanya, sixth to go through the dramatic momentBBCPhil Mitchell proved doubly unlucky when he fell down the stairs for the second time in 2009BBCGlenda Mitchell was pushed off in 2010BBCThe next victim was the iconic Dot BranningBBCBut Dot survived, and would only be killed off when actress June Brown passed awayBBCThen there was Lola PearceBBCAfter four years, the trend was back with Linda CarterBBCAnd the character, played by Kellie Bright, would mark accidents with the stairs becoming a trend for everyone once againBBCJane Beale was pushed down the stairs in 2015, the same year as Linda wasBBCLaurie Brett is the actress behind JaneBBCClaudette Hubbard became the next victim, as she was pushed off in 2016BBCShe was played by Ellen ThomasBBCKim Fox also had a stairs-related accident in 2016BBCNancy Carter had a fall in 2018BBCShe was played by actress Maddy HillBBCAlfie Moon fell down in 2018BBCShane Richie played Alfie on the soapBBCOliver Dixon was pushed not long after Alfie had an accidentBBCThen after two years, it happened to Ruby Allen in 2021BBCLouisa Lytton was behind the characterBBCIt happened to Lily Slater in 2021BBCBut Lily, portrayed by Lillia Turner, has since gone on to be in more dramatic storylinesBBCSuki Panesar was pushed in 2022BBCBalvinder Sopal is the actress behind SukiBBCJanine Butcher had an accident last yearBBCFinally, Dean Wicks is the most recent victim – as of nowBBC
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