Liam Butcher is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. He was originally played by twins Jack and Tom Godolphin in 1998 and 1999, then by twins Gavin and Mitchell Vaughan in 2002, and by Nathaniel Gleed from 2002 to 2004.
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| File:Liam butcher 2008.jpg James Forde as Liam Butcher in 2008. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1998–1999, 2000, 2002–2004, 2008— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 25 December 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Liambutcher2.JPG Nathaniel Gleed as Liam Butcher in 2003. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Butcher, Liam 2.JPG Liam Butcher in 2002, played by one of the Vaughan twins. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It was announced on 29 October 2007 that Liam would return to EastEnders in April 2008. Upon his return, it was said that he had "taken to being the man of the house", and was described as "not very academic, but [...] always willing to try new things – a trait which sees him quite often in trouble. His laddish demeanour, however, is softened by the affection he is not afraid to show his mum."[1] Since 1 April 2008 he has been played by James Forde.
Liam has more relatives than any other character in the show, as he is related to members of the Beale family, the Branning/Jackson family and the Butcher family.
Storylines
Liam was born on Christmas Day 1998 to Ricky and Bianca Butcher. They split up before he was a year old and Bianca moved away to Manchester and took Liam with her. Liam visited Walford in April 2000 to stay with his father.[2] However, Bianca later agreed for Liam to live with Ricky when Ricky met up with her in 2002. Liam and Ricky moved back to Walford soon after but left again in 2004.
Liam returned on 1 April 2008 when he along with his mother Bianca Jackson, his half-siblings Tiffany Dean and Morgan Jackson-King and his step-sister Whitney Dean were being thrown out their house by their landlord. Meanwhile his father, Ricky Butcher was trying to call Bianca to get Liam to attend his grandfather, Frank Butcher's funeral.
References
- ^ "In pictures: Meet Enders' Jackson Five". Digital Spy. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Monday 10 April 2000, walford.net. URL last accessed 2008-04-10.
External links
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