George Peters is a bouncer from The Imperial Rooms who also works as a hitman and bodyguard for his gangland boss, Jack Dalton. He made his first appearance on 22 May 2003 and last on 30 May 2003. He was portrayed by Andy Beckwith.
Backstory[]
George was a trained hitman who at some point before 2003, met and began working for fearsome gangland boss Jack Dalton, He soon became Jack's muscle upon killed several unknown people for him. At some point prior to 2003, he killed a gang rivals daughter by setting fire to his house.
Storylines[]
George Peters first appeared whilst working on the doors at Jack's nightclub, where local hardman and career criminal Phil Mitchell arrives to visit Jack over the latter's secretary named 'Helen', who in reality was actually Phil's ex-girlfriend Kate Morton, an undercover policewoman. Phil soon becomes worried when Jack reveals that one of his contacts informed him about Kate's identity, thus making Jack aware that she has been working undercover to investigate his gangland activities in order to put him away for life, and that he plans to have Kate killed for it. When Jack asks Phil if he would like to kill Kate and the latter refuses to do so, he tells Phil that he will send George to do the job, Phil pretends not to know Kate in order to get this information.
Later that night, Phil goes to Kate's house and knocks George out before he could kill Kate. Thereafter Phil sent Kate to the cafe and takes George back to Jack's office, where he then strikes a deal with Jack. to let Kate live. George, however, vows revenge on Phil upon feeling that Phil had humiliated him. Over the next few days, George attempts to track Phil down in an attempt to kill him. Phil soon learns about George being around Walford and, thinking that he is after Kate again, goes to confront Jack about it in the hopes that he'll get George to leave Kate alone. Jack tells Phil that the deal between them has nothing to do with George, and that in reality George is coming after Phil not Kate after he made a fool out of him. Phil says he can handle George "with his eyes closed". Jack acknowledges this, but then reveals to Phil that the last bloke who crossed George was a lot like Phil, only George ended up getting his revenge by burning down his house and killing the rival's daughter in the process. This causes Phil to learn that George poses a threat to him and his family. This causes Phil to contemplate on hunting down George upon fearing for the safety of both his daughter Louise and Kate herself.
The next day, Phil arranges to meet George under a fake alias "Micheal Batty" before arming herself with a crowbar and hammer. At the same time Kate learns about Phil's plan and meets up with her boss DI Dominic Price to discuss what the police intend to do with George, whom she learns has recently been dealing cocaine to school children. Later on, George is ready to go after Phil, having acquired himself a firearm in the process. Before he could leave, however, DI Price and his unit barge into George's house with a search warrant. When they finish George tells DI Price that he intends to report him for criminal damage and harassment, but his mood changes when DI Price reveals that he found drugs in the place. George lashes out at DI Price, but is restrained by the other officers as DI Price formally arrests him for possession of Class A drugs. George tells DI Price that he'll have him as the other officers take him into custody. DI Price later informs Kate about George's arrest and that he'll be remanded in custody after he lashed out at a policeman when put in a prison cell, making his chances for bail impossible. George has not been seen since.
Kill count[]
Murders/manslaughter victims[]
- Unknown person (prior to 2003, revealed on 27 May 2003) - The daughter of one of George's gang rivals burned to death in a fire that George started as revenge for unknown reasons.
Note: Despite only having one known victim George was a hitman who was trained and paid to kill and had many more murder victims prior to his first on screen appearance.
Attempted murder victims[]
- Kate Morton (23 May 2003) (on the orders of Jack Dalton) - Attempted to Kill Kate for trying to get his boss Jack Dalton sent to Prison, But George is knocked out by Phil Mitchell.
- Phil Mitchell (26-30 May 2003) (×4) - Tries to kill Phil on four different occasions, but is unable to find him, the first was at The Arches, the second at The Queen Victoria, the third at Phil's house and the fourth was when Phil had arranged to meet him at the Snooker Club. George had brought a gun and intended to shoot Phil, but is arrested by police before he can meet him.
Fight count[]
Punches[]
- Unnamed police officer (30 May 2003) (off-screen)
Total: 1
Individual characters punched: 1
Total punches: 1