EastEnders Prequel Fanfic set in 1962-1966.

[CAEF]

Right this is my EastEnders fanfic set in 1962-1966. This fanfic is based on the more realistic days of the show 1985-2003ish. No revelations of your neighbour being your half sister or people coming back from the dead, just good old storytelling based on the given backhistories of the EastEnders characters. A young Dalton is a character in this prequel as is Frank Butcher and June Butcher, but many of the stories focus on the then residents of Albert Square at the time such as the Beales, Watts, Fowlers and Allen's. When EE began in 1985, some of the residents of a few houses were never seen so this given me scope to introduce a new family, a distant relation of the Watts.

I dont think in the EastEnders series the parents names of Arthur Fowler or Johnny Allen were ever stated so this is a opportunity to explore that avenue. Arthur is a former classmate of Dalton and Allen.

EXT, SUMMER 1962, ALBERT SQUARE, WALFORD, LONDON, E20.

It is August 1962, and it is a hot summer day in Albert Square, in Walford, near the London docks. The Bridge Street market is bustling and a drayman is outside The Queen Vic. A 17 year old Pete Beale is helping his father Albert Beale on the stall which is 5 or 6 metres away from the next stall, and not part of Bridge Street Market.

PETE Right dad, I am off, Pat wants me home for lunch. You know her, me her and our baby David together as a family, her tradition.
ALBERT Already son? Blimey, she dont hang about.
PETE Be back in an hour.
Pete walks off. Albert is approached by Terence Medeemey, who is a road sweeper and Albert's brother in law.
TERENCE Where is he off to?
ALBERT To his wife, oh yes it is their 1st anniversary next week.
TERENCE Why did he marry Pat Harris? The biggest prostitute in Walford.
ALBERT Nah she has changed now, she has settled down now she has wed Pete.
MARKET INSPECTOR Mr Medeemey, do you get paid to chat all day?
TERENCE Sorry Albert mate, gotta get on.

Outside The Queen Vic, Dennis Watts, the landlord is arguing with the delivery man about being late again.

DENNIS Twice this week you have bene late. I have a boozer to run you know.
DRAYMAN Sorry, but the truck is playing up.

Inside the Vic....

A 16 year old Den Watts is helping his 40 year old mother Margaret Watts get ready for opening time.

MAGGIE Dont keep getting at the drayman Dennis, he is doing his best.
DENNIS No excuse.
MAGGIE Grow a heart love. It is his vehicle. We have had him for 5 years dropping off our beer.
DENNIS OK love anything you say.
DEN That is the spirit. When you retire dad I can see myself running this gaff when I get older.
DENNIS Years until I retire son.
DEN Lucky I am an only child.

Outside in Albert Square, a 19 year old Jack Dalton is walking across to his father's tyre place next to No 5 Albert Square which is propped up after war damage 17 years earlier. Dalton's Tyres, Est 1952. Dalton is snappy dressed and an up and coming gangster. He walks up to a man who owes him money.

JACK Remember Edward you owe me some money, I want it by tomorrow, or else you will be having a permanent relationship with a zimmer frame.
EDWARD Certainly Mr Dalton.
JACK Call me Jack, we can be on first name terms now.

Jack Dalton enters his fathers tyre place.

FRED Son, where have you been?
JACK Out, taking care of business.
FRED Not getting into bother again are you?
JACK Dad, you did time once.
FRED And I paid for it, paid my penance. Anyway why do you never write to your sister in Canada?
JACK Dont worry I do. I aint forgotten Mary.
FRED Well now you are back, I am off for my lunch.

To be continued..........

[maurice45]

Nice work. Are we going to see how Den Watts becomes the conniving conman we know and love/hate?

[amber jade]

Well done. You've got a good imagination for writing :-)

[CAEF]

continued........

As Fred Dalton has gone for his dinner, Johnny Allen walks into the tyre place. He was hiding behind a tree waiting for Fred to go for lunch. Johnny Allen is 19, same age as Dalton.

JOHNNY Alright Jack, saw yer dad walk off, still on for that robbery tonight?
JACK Yes sure. Is it the post office on Elwell Road, near the hospital?
JOHNNY Yeah. No guns or violence though, I am a professional housebreaker remember, just go in, rob the till then quietly leave. No fuss. Do it late. It is August now, so dark by about half 8.
JACK Perhaps we could wait until nearer Christmas, when it is dark at half 4.
JOHNNY No lets do it tonight hey.

EXT. ALBERT SQUARE.

16 year old Den Watts and 15 year old Gavin Sullivan are stood outside the Vic smoking.

GAVIN I just saw Johnny Allen go into the tyre place as Fred Dalton left.
DEN May be up to something.
GAVIN May be we could get in on the con.
DEN Nah. I am trying to grow up.
GAVIN Dennis Watts, growing up. Never.
DEN Time will tell.

INT, 50 VICTORIA ROAD, WALFORD.

The Beale house. 18 year old Pat, almost 19 years old, is tending to crying David Beale. Pete walks in.

PETE Afternoon tweacle, come home for lunch.
PAT Sandwiches, will they do?
PETE Yeah. Fine.
PAT I saw Frank the other day.
PETE Frank Butcher?
PAT Yeah, he is married now, got a kid of his own. 4 years since we met in Clacton, and it was a coincidence we were both from Walford.

To be continued..........

[nostalgianerd]

Johnny Allan could be causing trouble haha "Den Watts growing up never!" lol