Irene Carter

 made her first ands only appearance on 13 August 1991. She is portrayed by Karen Murden.

Storylines
Irene and Dave Carter want to buy Dot Cotton's house which her son Nick Cotton has put up for sale to collect deposits from prospective buyers and keep them to fund his heroin addiction. The Carters give Nick £300, and two days later, Dave arrives with some furniture for the flat, which Nick disposes of. On the day they are due to move in, Dot discovers what Nick has been up to and tells the Carters they will get their money back