Peter Dean played Ian's dad and Kathy's husband Pete Beale for 8 years. He was one of the original EastEnders cast until his character was killed off in the early 1990s. Here he has a fascinating chat with Ashley about some of the original roots of EastEnders. He's has fond memories of his co-stars including Adam Woodyatt and the late Wendy Richard. And he recalls his time in another British soap.
You can enjoy 4 NEW Distinct Nostalgia shows every single week
We have a specials day where we have docs, comedy, drama and themed interviews and reunions.
We have a regular weekly Distinct Nostalgia soap day. Loads of retro soap chat with the actual stars who were there ...
The regular Distinct Nostalgia programme moves to the weekend with a variety of shows celebrating all our tv and film yesterdays
And then we’ve the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz with Andy Hoyle on Sundays. (note: the quiz is taking a break during September and will return in October).
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