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Nigel Bates is a fictional character from the British BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Paul Bradley from 1992 to 1998. Introduced in 1992 by Leonard Lewis, the character was incorporated gradually and brought back as a regular following a brief stint due to a popular reception. He is depicted as a "lovable loser" and a "nerd". Bradley quit ...
Nigel Bates, played by Paul Bradley, was introduced in 1992 by Leonard Lewis, the character was incorporated gradually and brought back as a regular following a brief stint due to a popular reception. He is depicted as a lovable loser and a nerd. Bradley quit the role and Nigel was written out of the serial in April 1998 and was given a happy ...
Julie Haye (also Bates) is a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders played by Karen Henthorn between 15 September 1997 and 30 April 1998. Julie was a love interest for the popular character Nigel Bates ( Paul Bradley ). [ 1 ]
Paul Bradley (born 28 May 1955) is an English actor. He is known for playing Nigel Bates in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1992 to 1998 and again since 2024. He has also appeared as Elliot Hope in the BBC medical drama series Holby City, a role he played from 2005 to 2015, then again in 2019 and 2022, the latter for the show's final episodes.
In December 2024, it was announced that the anniversary would feature a return of Paul Bradley as Nigel Bates after over 26 years. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The trend of returning characters lead to speculations of a popular character's return to the soap during the anniversary week, with characters Grant Mitchell and Mick Carter being the most commonly ...
A slow on/off romance develops between Nigel and Julie, but Nigel initially struggles with the guilt of moving on following the death of his wife a few years earlier. Faced with Nigel's uncertainty, Julie makes plans to leave Walford for a teaching job in Scotland; however, moments before she leaves, Nigel chooses to move to Scotland with her.
Debbie Bates, played by Nicola Duffett, appears from 1993 to 1995. She was introduced as a love-interest for Nigel Bates ( Paul Bradley ), but was killed off in 1995 on Duffett's request. [ 14 ] Duffett grew weary of playing Debbie saying she became too boring and drippy, and asked the producers of EastEnders to kill her character off in 1995 ...
In 2000, Mays' debut role was a slot in EastEnders. [3] Mays started his big screen career in 2001, as a pilot in the film Pearl Harbor. [3] His big break happened in 2002, when Mike Leigh cast him in both All or Nothing and Vera Drake, and Mays has said that working with Leigh was a big influence, advising that no stone be unturned when creating truly believable characters.