THE Slater family was brought in to EastEnders in place of the departing Di Marcos - and now the soap just wouldn't be the same without them.
Or at least it would be a bit quieter. And just like their on-screen characters, the stars behind them rarely lived quiet lives either.
Cabbie Charlie and his family rolled into the Square with daughters Kat, Lynne, Little Mo and Zoe - plus Lynne's husband Garry Hobbes in 2000.
And the soap made huge stars of Jessie Wallace, Michelle Ryan, Elaine Jordan, Kacey Ainsworth, Derek Martin and Ricky Groves.
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