Charlie Slater

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Charlie Slater is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Derek Martin. Charlie's first appearance is in the episode first broadcast in the United Kingdom on 4 September 2000. He was played by Richie Daysh in a 2018 flashback, and Martin Maynard in a 2025 flashback. He also makes a cameo appearance in the second series of the spin-off EastEnders: E20. The character was killed-off in Episode 5208, broadcast on 7 January 2016, after suffering a heart attack. In April 2010, the character was axed among five others by new executive producer Bryan Kirkwood as part of a plan to "breathe new life into the show". The reaction to Charlie's axing was negative, with Stuart Heritage from The Guardian saying that it "should be a national day of mourning" and Phil Daniels, who had previously played Kevin Wicks, also criticised the axings, stating that Charlie was a "good character". He departed from EastEnders on 13 January 2011. Martin returned for a two-episode stint in...

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