Kathy and the EastEnders teasers
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Kathy Beale pictured in 1988 with her first husband Pete
EastEnders stalwart Kathy Beale is making her regular return to the soap after apparently being dead for almost a decade.
Here at Genome, her comeback has prompted a delve into the TV listings. As one of the original Albert Square line-up, it's no surprise to find that 'Kaff' - played by Gillian Taylforth - is on the first cast list for the show on 19 February 1985.
In the early days of EastEnders, episodes were teased with a single line of dialogue - and some of them were very mysterious indeed.
The first one to mention Kathy's name popped up in the listings on 8 January 1987. What does it mean? And what happened in the episode itself? We'd like to hear your theories or even memories of that.
Around 1990 it appears that these curious little tasters were replaced with more digestible, obvious plot synopses, with Kathy's first mention being about "deciding it's time for some straight talking".
Welcome back, Kathy - you've been missed.
