Pat Evans (also Beale, Harris, Wicks and Butcher) is a fictional
character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was played by Pam St
Clement from 12 June 1986, just over a year after the show first
aired, until her departure on 1 January 2012. Pat was also portrayed
by Emma Cooke in a soap 'bubble' Pat and Mo: Ashes to Ashes, delving
into her past with sister-in-law Mo Harris (Laila Morse), which aired
in 2004. The character was killed-off on 1 January 2012, shortly after
being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Her funeral was on 13 January
2012. Pat was one of the longest serving characters on the show, being
on it for twenty-five years and six months. She returned along with
other women from Ian Beale's (Adam Woodyatt) past in a
concussion-related dream sequence for a Children in Need special on 14
November 2014. She also made a return as a hallucination for Peggy
Mitchell's (Barbara Windsor) death on 17 May 2016.Pat is the youngest
of four children. Her sister, Joan, had Down's syndrome, and was sent
to a mental institution when Pat was four. Joan married Michael, who
also had Down's. Their mother, Lydia, disowned Joan and claimed she
had died at age 22.After leaving school at 15, Pat unsuccessfully
tried to become a model. She and her best friend, Mo Porter (Laila
Morse), entered a beauty contest in Clacton at 16, winning the title
of "Miss Butlins". There she met Frank Butcher (Mike Reid), who was
holidaying with his girlfriend, June Simmonds. Frank was besotted with
Pat, and they slept together. Frank was the first of what would be
many lovers in Pat's life, and so began a love affair. However, June
became pregnant with Frank's child, so Frank married her, breaking
Pat's heart. Pat and Frank would meet up from time to time, and on
each occasion the affair would be rekindled, but Frank would not leave
June. Pat began working for shady club owner Tony Cattani (Vas
Constanti), who got her involved in prostitution. This shamed her
family, particularly her brother Jimmy (Alex King), and their
relationship suffered. When Pat discovered that Mo, now Jimmy's wife,
had slept with Tony, she informed her brother; Mo denied it, and Jimmy
subsequently disowned Pat. While working as a prostitute, Pat was
offered more money to work for up-and-coming gangster Johnny Allen
(Billy Murray). Pat then worked as a well-known woman of the
underworld for many years.
character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was played by Pam St
Clement from 12 June 1986, just over a year after the show first
aired, until her departure on 1 January 2012. Pat was also portrayed
by Emma Cooke in a soap 'bubble' Pat and Mo: Ashes to Ashes, delving
into her past with sister-in-law Mo Harris (Laila Morse), which aired
in 2004. The character was killed-off on 1 January 2012, shortly after
being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Her funeral was on 13 January
2012. Pat was one of the longest serving characters on the show, being
on it for twenty-five years and six months. She returned along with
other women from Ian Beale's (Adam Woodyatt) past in a
concussion-related dream sequence for a Children in Need special on 14
November 2014. She also made a return as a hallucination for Peggy
Mitchell's (Barbara Windsor) death on 17 May 2016.Pat is the youngest
of four children. Her sister, Joan, had Down's syndrome, and was sent
to a mental institution when Pat was four. Joan married Michael, who
also had Down's. Their mother, Lydia, disowned Joan and claimed she
had died at age 22.After leaving school at 15, Pat unsuccessfully
tried to become a model. She and her best friend, Mo Porter (Laila
Morse), entered a beauty contest in Clacton at 16, winning the title
of "Miss Butlins". There she met Frank Butcher (Mike Reid), who was
holidaying with his girlfriend, June Simmonds. Frank was besotted with
Pat, and they slept together. Frank was the first of what would be
many lovers in Pat's life, and so began a love affair. However, June
became pregnant with Frank's child, so Frank married her, breaking
Pat's heart. Pat and Frank would meet up from time to time, and on
each occasion the affair would be rekindled, but Frank would not leave
June. Pat began working for shady club owner Tony Cattani (Vas
Constanti), who got her involved in prostitution. This shamed her
family, particularly her brother Jimmy (Alex King), and their
relationship suffered. When Pat discovered that Mo, now Jimmy's wife,
had slept with Tony, she informed her brother; Mo denied it, and Jimmy
subsequently disowned Pat. While working as a prostitute, Pat was
offered more money to work for up-and-coming gangster Johnny Allen
(Billy Murray). Pat then worked as a well-known woman of the
underworld for many years.
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