Carol Jackson List of EastEnders characters (1993)

carol ann jackson, played lindsey coulson, introduced in 1993 part of new problem family. coulson decided quit role in 1997, returned temporarily in 1999 part of storyline marked carol s daughter bianca s (patsy palmer exit. on 25 october 2009 confirmed return along other members of jackson family, sonia (natalie cassidy), robbie (dean gaffney) , billie (devon anderson), on 15 february 2010, although first appearance in 2010 in eastenders: last tango in walford, episode released exclusively dvd on 8 february 2010. 1994 historic year eastenders, in april, third weekly episode introduced. due programme s increased frequency, number of new characters introduced regular cast in latter part of 1993 , 1994. among them jackson family: mother carol, 4 children, bianca, robbie, sonia , billie, carol s partner alan jackson (howard antony). though carol , alan not married in serial, , though alan biological father of billie, whole family took on alan s surname. family created writer tony mchale. none of actors cast jackson family matched appearance or screen compatibility. cassidy has commented, decided without doing that. don t think particularly mattered none of jackson kids looked each other because our characters had different dads! carol coulson s first major television role.