Billie Jackson

Billie Jackson
Devon Anderson as Billie Jackson (2010)
EastEnders character
Portrayed by	Devon Anderson (1993–1997, 2010) Bluey Robinson (2004)
Duration	1993–1997, 2004, 2010
First appearance	Episode 927 21 December 1993
Last appearance	Episode 4087 14 October 2010
Created by	Tony McHale
Introduced by	Leonard Lewis (1993) Louise Berridge (2004) Diederick Santer (2010)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Other names	Billy Jackson
Occupation	Member of the British Armed Forces
Bluey Robinson as Billy (2004)
Family Branning Father Alan Jackson Mother Carol Jackson Half-brothers Robbie Jackson Kai Jackson Half-sisters Bianca Jackson Sonia Fowler Grandfathers Jim Branning Grandmothers Reenie Branning Uncles Derek Branning Max Branning Jack Branning Aunts April Branning Suzy Branning Nephews Liam Butcher Morgan Jackson-King Nieces Rebecca Fowler Tiffany Dean First cousins Bradley Branning Lauren Branning Abi Branning Oscar Branning Other relatives Blossom Jackson

William "Billie" Jackson (known as Billy until 2009) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Devon Anderson from 1993 to 1997, and by Bluey Robinson for a brief return in 2004. The character returned in 2010, along with other members of the Jackson family. It was confirmed in November 2009 that Anderson would reprise the role, 13 years after he was last seen on the soap. He made his return on 4 February 2010. The character was killed off in October 2010, and made his last credited appearance on 14 October.

Billie is the only son of Carol and Alan Jackson and he arrives in Walford in 1993 along with his half brother Robbie and his half sisters Bianca and Sonia. He is very close to his father and when Alan has an affair with the malicious Frankie Pierre (Syan Blake) and moves out of the family home, Billie takes the separation badly. On Christmas Day 1996, he becomes so upset that Alan is not there for the festivities that he runs away from home, prompting most of the Square's residents to abandon their Christmas dinners to search for him. He is found by Nigel and Clare Bates (Paul Bradley and Gemma Bissix), hiding in a derelict building. They return him to his worried parents and the Jacksons eventually have a happy Christmas together, including Alan.

In February 1997, Billie accompanies his great grandmother Blossom (Mona Hammond) on a trip to a local building society. Whilst there, the building society is held up at gunpoint and robbed by a gang of masked thieves. Billie and Blossom are unharmed, but another man is shot and killed and Billie, the only witness, gets a glimpse of the thieves without their masks on. Billie is asked to provide testimony and help identify the thieves in a police line-up, which leads to several arrests. Carol remains apprehensive about Billie's involvement throughout the ordeal. In September 1997, the Jacksons hear news that the court case to try the suspected robbers is soon to take place. The family then suffer intimidation from the gang, in order to stop Billie from testifying against them. After picking Billie up from school one day, a woman claiming to be a supply teacher approaches Carol and asks if she can talk about Billie's behaviour. Whilst she is distracted, some men jump out of a van, bundle Billie inside, and drive off. After several days of investigation, the police trace Billie and he is reunited with his family. After this, the Jackson family, apart from Bianca, are placed in a witness protection program and rehoused away from the Square for their own safety. They depart on 16 October 1997.