Carol Jackson

Some might say that her family's wayward natures were caused by, and not in spite of, the constant nagging and brow beating they got from their mouthy mum and gran. We couldn't possibly comment...

• Likes: Hot curry
• Dislikes: Food with bits in
• Music tastes: Indie
• Favourite colour: Yellow
• Weaknesses: A rotten cook (according to son Billie). She also claims to have a horrible singing voice

Carol desperately wanted her family to succeed in life, as she never did. If you can turn down the volume to hear the words she was hollering, you'd find that she actually talked a lot of sense. It's just a shame that she got everyone's back up before they had a chance to realise it...

In relationships, Carol tended to stick to the same behavioural patterns. Eddie Moon became tired of aggro with her and had it off with Vanessa instead. David Wicks was the love of her life, but he was seen off by Carol's overprotective brother, Derek.

When daughter Bianca ended back in prison after breaking her probation, Carol moved with Morgan, Tiff and later Liam to Suffolk to be closer to her.

Lindsay Coulson

• Lindsey was a hairdresser before she turned her talents to acting.
• The part of Carol Jackson was her first big TV break. She stepped onto the set of EastEnders in 1993, left in 1997 then returned in 1999 to take part in a big storyline that led to Bianca's departure.
• After taking leave of Walford, Lindsey appeared in a host of top TV dramas, including Clocking Off, Judge John Deed, Dalziel and Pascoe and Where The Heart Is. She also appeared in Jimmy McGovern's poignant and beautifully penned, The Street.
• Lindsey succumbed to the lure of Walford once more in 2010, when she returned to the Square for Bianca's wedding.