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Property	Value
rdf:type	EastEnders character 2
rdfs:label	Derek Harkinson
rdfs:comment	Derek Harkinson made his first appearance 29 November 2001. He is portrayed by Ian Lavender. Harkinson is due to return after November 2016. Derek Harkinson was a fictional character in the BBC Soap opera EastEnders. He was played by Ian Lavender. He first appeared in 2001. Derek was a childhood friend of Pauline Fowler. He reappeared in her life through her involvement in the Community Theatre. Pauline made a play for him but he revealed he was gay. They decided to stay friends and Derek moved in with Pauline, becoming a new father figure for Martin. He helped out with the fruit and veg stall, taught Martin how to drive, and took the blame when Martin was growing cannabis at the allotment. Derek got in touch with his estranged son and daughter, Alex and Mary, and Alex's son Danny. He had a long string of arguments with Pauline in 2005 and went to live with Alex.
dcterms:subject	Male Characters Past Characters Fictional gay men Characters Characters Male Characters Past Characters EastEnders characters 2001 Arrivals 2001 Arrivals Returning Characters Returning Characters
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Wife	Cynthia Harkinson
Last	2005-05-19
Status	Widowed
First Appearance	2016-08-11
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Actor	Ian Lavender
Name	Derek Harkinson
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First	2001-11-29
Character Name	Derek Harkinson
Duration	2001
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Years	2001
Occupation	Community Centre Manager
Introduced by	John Yorke Sean O'Connor
Classification	Former; returning
Gender	Male
abstract	Derek Harkinson made his first appearance 29 November 2001. He is portrayed by Ian Lavender. Harkinson is due to return after November 2016. Derek Harkinson was a fictional character in the BBC Soap opera EastEnders. He was played by Ian Lavender. He first appeared in 2001. Derek was a childhood friend of Pauline Fowler. He reappeared in her life through her involvement in the Community Theatre. Pauline made a play for him but he revealed he was gay. They decided to stay friends and Derek moved in with Pauline, becoming a new father figure for Martin. He helped out with the fruit and veg stall, taught Martin how to drive, and took the blame when Martin was growing cannabis at the allotment. Derek got in touch with his estranged son and daughter, Alex and Mary, and Alex's son Danny. He had a long string of arguments with Pauline in 2005 and went to live with Alex.