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Maureen "Mo" Harris (née Porter) is a fictional character from the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, who has been in the series since 18 September 2000, played by Laila Morse. Mo is also played by Lorraine Stanley in a soap 'bubble' EastEnders: Pat and Mo, delving into her past with Pat Evans, which aired in 2004. Mo provides a background of light entertainment.
[edit] Character creation and developmentThe character of Mo and the rest of the Slater family were created during workshops with Tony Jordan and John Yorke. London actors were invited to improvise in groups, and the characters were created during these improvistations.[1][2] According to the BBC's head of drama series, Mal Young, the family was brought in as the serial did not "have enough solid families in the soap, there were a lot of fractured families and people who were alone."[2] Laila Morse was cast as Mo, and made her first on-screen appearance on 18 September 2000. She was named "Arrival of the Year" by TV critic Ian Hyland in 2000.[3] The character of Mo has appeared in two spin-offs of EastEnders. She appeared in the 2004 'soap bubble' EastEnders: Pat and Mo, which explored her past with the character of Pat Harris through flashbacks, in which she was played by Lorraine Stanley. The episode was broadcast to give the viewer "and understanding of, and history to [the] characters".[4] She also appeared in the straight-to-video spin-off EastEnders: Slaters in Detention in 2003. [edit] PersonalityMo has been described as "a very strong person [who] loves the family [and] wouldn't have anything said about them" by Morse.[1] She has been said to "hold the family together … [acting] as a surrogate mum to her granddaughters".[5] Her criminal activity has led to her being described as a "female Fagin or Del Boy"[6] and the "queen of knock-off".[7] [edit] Storylines Mo moves to Albert Square a year after the death of her daughter Viv, with her son-in-law Charlie Slater, and granddaughters, Lynne, Kat, Little Mo (who is named in her honour), and Kat's daughter Zoe. Upon her arrival, her rivalry with her former best friend Pat Evans, whose brother Jimmy Mo was once married to, arises again, but they reconcile at Jimmy's grave on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death. Much of Mo's time is spent selling stolen goods, which are normally of poor quality, and she trades with a man known by "Fat Elvis". She is assisted by both Mickey and Darren Miller and for a while sets up a sex chatline. She works selling clothes for Charlie's relative Stacey on her market stall. She has a brief relationship with Bert Atkinson, but ends it because Bert is sleeping with her friend, Ina. They get back together but break up again when Bert's ex-wife Evie arrives in Walford, terminally ill. She begins selling cigarettes that she bought in Spain and two of her customers turn out to be Revenue and Customs officers. She is sentenced to 100 hours of community service for tax evasion. After Stacey marries Bradley Branning, Mo tries to sell their wedding gifts. Mo sees Charlie's partner Brenda Boyle embracing another man at the tube station, but it turns out to be Brenda's brother, Clive. Brenda reveals to Mo that she is moving to Madeira with her family, and Mo convinces Charlie not to let her go. However, Brenda and Charlie leave together, leaving Mo devastated. She begins drinking heavily, and protests against the sale of Charlie's taxicab. Charlie then returns to Walford with a woman called Orlenda but Mo does not trust her. Orlenda eventually leaves after admitting she was scamming Charlie, but returns his money. When the market inspector, Mr Lister, gives Stacey's stall to Ryan Malloy, Mo is left unemployed. [edit] References
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