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Babe Smith (also known as Aunt Babe) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, portrayed by Annette Badland. She first appeared in episode 4796 of the show, originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2014, and was introduced as the maternal aunt of established characters Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) and Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White). She was introduced as part of a set of new characters that expanded the Carter family across 2013 and 2014, headed by executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins. Babe and Badland's casting were announced on 12 December 2013. Babe's storylines have mostly revolved around her relationship with the Carter family, most notably the delicate relationship with her sister Sylvie Carter (Linda Marlowe) and the unrequited love for her brother-in-law Stan Carter (Timothy West). Babe's other storylines have included her past baby farming, encouraging Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald) to fake a pregnancy, blackmailing Les Coker (Roger Sloman), leading to her subsequent feud with Claudette Hubbard (Ellen Thomas), and being attacked by an unknown assailant, who was later revealed to be Abi. The decision not to renew Badland's contract was announced on 18 September 2016, with Babe scheduled to depart from the series in 2017, three years after her debut. Badland made her final appearance in episode 5438, originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2017. (en)
Is carachtar ficseanúil i Babe Smith sa chlár teilifíse EastEnders. Ghlac an pháirt mar Babe. Bhí Babe ar an gclár den chéad uair ar an 31 Eanáir 2014 agus den uair dheireanach ar an 9 Feabhra 2017. (ga)

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Aunt Babe (en)

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Former; regular

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Episode 4796

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Aunt Babe (en)

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#F0F8FF (en)

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dbr:Dominic_Treadwell-Collins

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2014-01-31 (xsd:date)
Episode 4796 (en)

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Dominic Treadwell-Collins (en)

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2017-02-09 (xsd:date)
Episode 5438 (en)

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Edna Smith (en)

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Babe Smith (en)

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(en)
Baby farmer (en)
Drug dealer (en)
Merchant navy stewardess (en)
Pub chef (en)

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dbr:Annette_Badland

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"Babe tries to help but she always goes that step too far and her methods aren't always the most legitimate! She's trying very hard to help Mick – her family is so important to her; she wants to be their mother but she feels she is on the outside. She's never been loved by anyone for all of her life. She's constantly the outsider. She feels that she is their mother, but she has always remained on the peripheral." (en)
"EastEnders have definitely created a monster with Babe Smith. Annette Badland's Babe, aunt to Shirley and Tina Carter, has been terrorising the Square since 2014. The soft-voiced cook with a terrifying mean streak could easily be the star of a horror film, and that's what makes her a classic soap villain. With some of the stunts she's pulled in order to 'make herself feel better' as she puts it, Babe is a better friend than an enemy. And even then... you can't really be sure that she actually is your friend." (en)
"Poor Abi just wanted some words of comfort and a confidence boost when she confided in Babe about her Ben blues. The next minute, she's inventing a pregnancy, having a special "Mitchell on board" t-shirt made up, and even seducing a random guy to cover her tracks. We know Abi's had her moments, but we bet she'd never have dreamt up half of this stuff if it wasn't for Babe's bizarre influence." (en)

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EastEnders (en)

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—Annette Badland on Babe's reasoning for breaching The Vic's licensing laws. (en)
—Daniel Kilkelly of entertainment website Digital Spy on Babe's influence on Abi. (en)
—Critic Sarah Deen on Babe. (en)

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Is carachtar ficseanúil i Babe Smith sa chlár teilifíse EastEnders. Ghlac an pháirt mar Babe. Bhí Babe ar an gclár den chéad uair ar an 31 Eanáir 2014 agus den uair dheireanach ar an 9 Feabhra 2017. (ga)
Babe Smith (also known as Aunt Babe) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, portrayed by Annette Badland. She first appeared in episode 4796 of the show, originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2014, and was introduced as the maternal aunt of established characters Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) and Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White). She was introduced as part of a set of new characters that expanded the Carter family across 2013 and 2014, headed by executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins. Babe and Badland's casting were announced on 12 December 2013. (en)

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Babe Smith (en)
Babe Smith (ga)

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