Cahill is a criminal and an associate and cell mate of gangland boss Johnny Allen. He made his first appearance on 19 October 2006 and last on 20 October 2006. He was portrayed by John Ashton.
Backstory[]
At some point prior to or during 2006 Cahill met Johnny, the two shared a prison cell when Johnny was convicted for the murders of six people. It is unknown what crimes were committed by Cahill for him to have ended up in prison.
Storylines[]
Cahill shared a cell with gangland boss Johnny Allen and the two were close friends, after being taunted by his daughter's boyfriend Sean Slater, Johnny went back to his cell enraged and told Cahill he wanted Sean dead. Johnny reached for the phone but collapsed and suffered a heart attack, just before dying he said "Jake kill him for me", Johnny thought Jake Moon was on the phone and wanted Jake to kill Sean, but Cahill miss-heard and thought Johnny wanted Jake dead. Cahill then hired a hitman to kill Jake. The hitman confronted Jake, but he did not go through with the killing as Jake briefly returned to Albert Square in September 2024.