Alan Jackson (EastEnders)
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Alan Jackson in 2010
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Howard Antony | ||||||||||
| Duration | 1993–1997, 2010 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 917 16 November 1993 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 4094 26 October 2010 |
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| Created by | Tony McHale | ||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Leonard Lewis (1993) Bryan Kirkwood (2010) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
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| Occupation | Plumber | ||||||||||
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| Wife | Carol Jackson (1996–1999) |
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| Sons |
Billie Jackson Kai Jackson |
| Stepsons | Robbie Jackson (1996-99) |
| Stepdaughters |
Bianca Jackson (1996-99) Sonia Fowler (1996-99) |
| Grandmothers | Blossom Jackson |
Alan Jackson is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Howard Antony. He originally appeared between 16 November 1993 and 16 October 1997, and returned on 12 October 2010 for three episodes.
Kind-hearted Alan gives the Jackson family some much needed stability. He loves and cares for Carol's children as if they are his own. Their relationship does not go so smoothly however. Carol's stubborn and nagging nature eventually drives him into the arms of another woman.
Alan was 20, single and a plumber when he met Carol Branning (Lindsey Coulson). He came to her council flat to unblock her sink and they started dating each other soon after. Carol had gone through a lifetime of struggle and heart-ache. In the past, the fathers of her three children, Bianca (Patsy Palmer), Robbie (Dean Gaffney) and Sonia (Natalie Cassidy), had all deserted her, but Alan was different and he stuck around, giving the family real stability. Soon he had added to her collection of children, fathering Billie (Devon Anderson) in 1988. Even though Alan and Carol were not married initially, the whole family took Alan's surname. They were later joined by Alan's grandmother Blossom (Mona Hammond).
When Alan arrives in Walford with his family, he is unemployed and although he does odd jobs for his neighbours, his inability to bring in a regular wage causes conflict between him and Carol. He gets a job working on Mark Fowler's (Todd Carty) fruit and veg stall but neglects to inform the Job Centre that he is working, committing benefit fraud so market inspector Richard Cole (Ian Reddington) does it for him, so he loses his benefits. Alan also fixes cars for David Wicks (Michael French) but is fired following a series of thefts, which eventually turn out to be Robbie. Alan is furious to be branded a thief and his anger towards David increases soon after when he sees Carol spending time with him. Alan accuses Carol of having an affair, unaware that David is actually Bianca's biological father. Upon discovering this, Alan becomes extremely jealous and is annoyed that Carol kept it from him, finding Bianca and David's father/daughter relationship hard to take.
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