Nigel Bates

Nigel Bates was a character in EastEnders from Episode 744 (24th March 1992) to Episode 1608 (30th April 1998). He was a good friend of Phil and Grant Mitchell. Nigel ran the video shop on Turpin Road and was eleganty dressed but also was a bit of a buffoon. He once staged a robbery to claim on insurance. He married Debbie Tyler in July 1994 but she was tragically killed in a car accident in June 1995. Nigel moved to Scotland in March 1998 and has not been seen since but is in regular contact with Dot Branning. Nigel was played by Paul Bradley.

Backstory
Nigel Bates was born on the 25 May 1956. He grew up in the East End and became a good friend of local delinquents, Phil and Grant Mitchell. As Nigel's family had quite a bit of money, Nigel was bullied at school because of this. Soon, the Mitchell brothers saw the bullies off and Nigel became respected in school.