Polly Becker made her first appearance on 25 March 1997 and last on 22 September 1998. She was portrayed by Victoria Gould.
Storylines[]
Polly, a journalist, turns up in Albert Square in March 1997 to report the local happenings for the Walford Gazette. She begins a friendship with Tony Hills and he gets a job at the Gazette as a trainee journalist, shadowing Polly. They investigate George and Annie Palmer, suspecting corruption (money laundering) and discover George is in league with Clive Dixon. Unbeknown to Polly, Annie is also blackmailing the Gazette's owner, Max. They uncover that the Councillor is cheating on his wife with a young man named Jamie, and this is eventually uncovered to the press, but not by Polly, by the Councillor's scorned wife. Dixon hangs himself shortly after.
Tony and Polly have sex one night in 1997; however, Polly is unaware that Tony is in a homosexual relationship with Simon Raymond. Despite initial hurt, Polly and Tony remain friends. Polly forms a friendship with Ruth Fowler, but later betrays Ruth's confidence by extracting information from her about her friends, the Kapoor's. Polly writes a story that is published in the Gazette, revealing that Sanjay Kapoor is not the biological father of his wife Gita's new baby, causing upset. After being confronted by the residents of Albert Square and getting a new job, Polly departs in September 1998, unapologetic.