Eddie Royle is a fictional character from the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Michael Melia from 1990 until 1991.
Eddie arrived in Walford in July 1990, as the new landlord of the Queen Vic pub, which he bought from Frank Butcher. He was a serious minded landlord, far different to his predecessors. Not everyone took to him, particularly when they discovered his prior profession -a policeman.
Born in Ireland, Eddie came to Britain wit...
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Eddie Royle is a fictional character from the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Michael Melia from 1990 until 1991.
Eddie arrived in Walford in July 1990, as the new landlord of the Queen Vic pub, which he bought from Frank Butcher. He was a serious minded landlord, far different to his predecessors. Not everyone took to him, particularly when they discovered his prior profession -a policeman.
Born in Ireland, Eddie came to Britain with his parents as a boy. Bright and energetic, he couldn't wait to join the police force and when he did, he loved his job, priding himself on being an honest copper. When he moved to the Serious Crimes Squad, he saw how corruption was seeping into the force and was shocked to see officers falsifying reports to get known felons banged up. He was certain that his boss, Dave Penton, was honest and when he decided to report on the wide-scale corruption, he was shocked and surprised by the hostile reaction he received from his colleagues. Despite...
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