Nigel Bates is a fictional character from the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Paul Bradley from 1992 to 1998.
Nigel was known as a lovable and kind hearted man who had a large collection of weird shirts and ties because of his unique dress sense.
He was Grant and Phil Mitchell's best friend, knowing them from their school days.
He was also a close friend of Dot Cotton and was her lodger for a few years. Dot thought of him as the son ...
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Nigel Bates is a fictional character from the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Paul Bradley from 1992 to 1998.
Nigel was known as a lovable and kind hearted man who had a large collection of weird shirts and ties because of his unique dress sense.
He was Grant and Phil Mitchell's best friend, knowing them from their school days.
He was also a close friend of Dot Cotton and was her lodger for a few years. Dot thought of him as the son she never had because he was the complete opposite of her own son Nick. This caused trouble between Nigel and Nick, and Nick bullied Nigel because he was jealous of Dot's friendship with him. Nigel was also instrumental in Dot's return to Walford in 1997 after she left Walford with Nick's family in 1993.
He fell in love with Debbie Tyler, who was on the run from her abusive husband Liam Tyler, in 1993. Debbie and Liam had a daughter Clare Tyler. Nigel and Debbie married in 1994 and found happiness for a while. Unfortunately tragedy struck when...
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