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Harold Legg

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436:(Christopher Reich), is interested in joining him in Britain. As David is a doctor in Israel, Harold thinks it is a great idea and in April that year, David joins him in Walford and is made a partner in the practice. Harold even moves back to Walford and he and David live in the flat above the surgery. Despite being extremely fond of each other, the new partners argue about almost everything. David wants to modernize the surgery and bring in computers but Harold is set in his ways and is opposed to any obvious changes. Harold also disagrees with David's friendship with their secretary, 460:. This highly unethical move appalls David but despite this, Harold continues to refuse to tell Colin about his illness. However, in January 1989, he finally tells Colin the truth. Colin is furious that Harold had kept this information from him and refuses to listen when he tries to explain his reasons. He threatens to report Dr Legg to the authorities and is mortified at how unethical he has been. Although Dr Legg is sorry, he stands by his decision to lie, feeling that Colin benefited from not knowing - when in fact, the opposite is true. 636:... he decided as he approached seventeen to become a doctor... perhaps he should have been a musician? Like his uncle Leon... He saw the air raid casualties... it reinforced his passion for the underdog... he met and fell in love with a young (non-Jewish) nurse - they were married when he was twenty-one... She was in the garden when a dog-fight took place overhead, and the German pilot dropped his bomb in order to get away. The corner of the Square went – so did she." (page 53) 444:), particularly when the two get drunk at a Christmas party, leave together and share the same bed. David awakes the next day not remembering a thing, but is reassured when Michelle informs him that he had been too drunk to do anything untoward anyway. Harold is not convinced however and berates David for the degradation he brought upon himself and the surgery. Later, David and Harold fall out over Harold's treatment of patients when he discovers that 714:. Leonard Fenton has since spoken about his frustration that Dr Legg did not get to practice enough, claiming that he "was frustrated for years by Dr Legg's sporadic appearances". In an interview in 2000, Fenton commented "I told them I wasn't happy about going on once every two months. That's why it ended...". Dr Legg was never given an official exit on-screen, his retirement is mentioned by Dr Fonseca in January 1999, when the character 475:'s (Samantha Leigh Martin) meningitis and Vicki almost dies, consequently his practitioners no longer trust him and makes him question his abilities as a doctor, sending him into early retirement. This leaves the medical practice in the hands of his nephew but David's more modern methods prove unpopular with the older residents so Harold comes out of retirement. David tries to fight his decision but his Israeli girlfriend, Ruth ( 632:"His parents took the name Legg from the street they used to live in... the tough time came in the mid-thirties when the extreme right and Mosley on one hand, and the persecution of the Jews in Europe on the other, forced him as a bright teenager to become positively aware of racism, freedom and persecution. He didn't become a communist, he didn't start hating all Germans – but he did stop going to the 706:, announced that he was officially retiring Dr Legg. The character was one of many axed by the producer, who was dubbed the "axeman" by the British press. Speaking of his decision, Robinson commented "Dr Legg is getting on a bit, so we're retiring him. He'll be going to a nice cottage in the country." His place was filled by a younger alternative medicine fan, Dr 574:, where Harold tells Dot how he met Judith there. As he reminisces about his time with Judith, he peacefully passes away with Dot by his side. As per Jewish customs, Dr Legg is buried the next day and Dot leads a memorial service for him with many, including Lofty and Mary, arriving to pay their respects to him. 763:
teased that the scenes would be emotional and warned viewers to "get the tissues ready!" Fenton expressed his excitement at reprising his role, while Brown said that it was "an utter delight" to work with Fenton again. On Dr Legg's return, Yorke commented, "It's a huge honour to have Leonard back in
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Holland and Smith had difficulties in casting the role of Dr Legg, as they had problems finding an actor of the right age, intelligence, and class, who could also play a Jewish professional man. Jewish actor Leonard Fenton was suggested by the writer Bill Lyons and took a great interest in the role.
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In October 2018, Dot experiences dizziness and she thinks she is dying despite the fact that two doctors tell her she is healthy. Dot then visits Dr Legg, who reassures her about her health. He goes to the Vic with Dot and tells her that he is dying of pancreatic cancer. Dr Legg asks Dot to help him
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The character served as Walford's GP for 14 years. Although his first name of Harold was first spoken by the visiting DI Marsh (Harry Miller) in the final scene of the show's second episode in 1985, he has always been referred to by the majority of the other characters and in the closing credits as
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Dr Legg was conveyed as a man that was trusted within the community. A traditional GP with roots in the East End, who had a genuine concern for his loyal patients and the area. The majority of his storylines concerned other characters' problems (where he was seen as the first port of call should
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It was announced on 25 July 2018 that Yorke had reintroduced Dr Legg for an "emotional" storyline with Dot later that year, eleven years after his last appearance. Spoiler pictures of on-location filming featuring Dr Legg and Dot were also released. The pictures feature Dot and Dr Legg joyfully
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Dr Legg and Dot visit his parents' grave but discover that their gravestone has been vandalised with antisemitic graffiti. Dr Legg and his Rabbi meet with the gang of youths who were responsible for the graffiti, they apologise. When Dr Legg returns home, he sees Stuart scrubbing a graffitied
295:'s original GP. He is widely trusted within the community, and is always on hand to dish out advice. Dr Legg appears as a regular character between 1985 and 1989, but continued to appear in a recurring role until 1997. He was officially retired in 1999 by executive producer 698:"Dr Legg". Though a regular character with his own storylines throughout the 1980s, for much of the 1990s he was a recurring character, making increasingly sporadic appearances, and only when other characters needed medical assistance. In 1998, the executive producer of 482:
Dr Legg's appears semi-regularly from this time, usually only when another character needs medical assistance or advice. However, he remains Walford's GP. He officially retires and leaves after February 1997 and is replaced with a younger, trendier doctor named
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was formed, and used violence to instil fear in the Jewish population. As the Jewish community grew wealthier, many moved out of the East End to more affluent areas of London, just as the character of Dr Legg had done on-screen when the show began; living in
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On 15 February 2019, Sonia, who comes to bring Dr Legg home is shocked to hear him say that he does not want to return to Dot's house, however, he later changes his mind and returns though very frail. Later, Dot and Dr Legg watch a programme about the
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Holland and Smith thought that he would be perfect and he was subsequently cast as Dr Legg. Fenton has since revealed that the character was based on him. He has commented, "It wasn't easy raising a family on theatre wages, so
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anyone need advice or fall ill), or they related to his own professional conduct. His personal life was largely kept hidden from viewers, although he would occasionally reminisce about his and
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Since his retirement, Dr Legg makes several brief cameos in the soap, his returns relating to storylines concerning other long-running characters. In 2000, executive producer
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and killed Judith. He never remarried, despite the hard work of matchmaking aunts and Dr Legg since devotes his life to keeping the residents of Albert Square healthy.
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couldn't have come at a better time. It was the first time I had played myself on television. I'm normally a character actor, but Dr Legg was based on me."
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As Walford's GP, Harold is forever getting called upon to treat the troubled residents, even when he is not on duty, including helping
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Dr Legg's original character outline as written by Smith and Holland appeared in an abridged form in their book,
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He makes several brief appearances after this time however, attending Ethel's funeral in September 2000 and
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between 1881 and 1914 in order to avoid the persecution that they were being subjected to in the rest of
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casualties, and met and married a non-Jewish nurse, named Judith Martin. They bought a small house in
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the show and to see him and June working together again for an exciting and emotional story."
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Dr Harold Legg was one of the original twenty-three characters invented by the creators of
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Swastika on the door. After this, Dr Legg goes into hospital as his cancer progresses.
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characters of all time and called his 2019 send-off "special and well-deserved".
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In June 2007, Dot visits him seeking advice. He sends wreaths to the funerals of
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David later becomes incensed by his uncle's lack of persistence concerning
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On New Year's Day, Dr Legg has a drink with Dot and her lodger,
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when it begins on 19 February 1985. He is the local doctor for
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brought him back for the death of Ethel Skinner, in 2004
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began his fascist marches in the 1930s. (It was at the
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placed Dr Legg 72nd on their ranked list of the best
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His Jewish family had moved out of the East End when
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meeting again after a long time. Daniel Kilkelly of
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Doctor Legg

Leonard Fenton
Former; regular
Tony Holland
Julia Smith
John Yorke
Louise Berridge
Diederick Santer
General practitioner
Hester Samuels
David Samuels
BBC
soap opera
EastEnders
Leonard Fenton
Walford
Matthew Robinson
pancreatic cancer
Walford
Oswald Mosley
Battle of Cable Street
Finchley
North London
grammar school
St Bartholomew's Hospital
air raid
Albert Square
war
German

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