Chris Smith - List of appearances

Chris Smith, played by O'Keefe Allan O'Keefe, was the father of the famous punk, Mary Smith (Linda Davidson), the husband of religious Edie Smith (O'Brien Eileen O'Brien) and the grandfather of Annie Smith. He was a haulage driver from Stockport he was first seen in Walford in May 1985 when he comes to visit his wayward daughter. He appears frequently to try and persuade his daughter to come back to Stockport with him but fails multiple times. In 1988 Chris and his wife Edie joined the cast as regular characters, and he was the first ever character to own the car-lot, but it was short-lived as Mary left the role in May that year and not long after they did too.