Roly

Roly was an apricot coloured Standard poodle who was on the first episode of EastEnders and remained in the programme until the 19th October 1993, when the real Roly was getting to old to appear on screen regulary. According to Mandy Salter, who was paid £10 to walk Roly, he slipped his lead to pursue a cat and was run over by a lorry.

Roly was given to Sharon Watts by her father Den, whilst her mother Angie disliked him for deliberatley trying to make her 'trip and fall down the stairs'. However after Den and Angie's divorce she was horrified to hear that Den was considering selling Roly, and stormed round The Queen Vic, demanding that he gave Roly to her.

Involved in many storylines, Roly was the one who alerted viewers of the fact that Den had gotten 16 year old school girl Michelle Fowler pregnant. Michelle went to visit the father of her baby at a near by canal, and Roly jumped out of the then unknown mans car, revealing  the mystery man as Den.