EASTENDERS: Full Set For Carters As Lee Carter Comes Home

<p>With Johnny Carters successful coming out, the Carters are about to get a full set with the return of their eldest son, Lee Carter.</p> <p>by Newsdesk | 28th January 2014</p><p></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4590985047.jpg" width="459" height="306" alt="" title=""/></p> <p></p><p>The Carter family continue to make their mark on Albert Square, with Mick and Linda’s eldest son, Lee Carter (Danny Boy Hatchard), joining them at The Vic.</p><p> </p><p>A soldier who has been serving in Afghanistan, Jack-the-lad Lee is charming, upbeat and tigger-like. Mick and Linda are thrilled to have him back home, but Lee seems more interested in having a laugh than pulling his weight. Is it time for Lee to grow up, or is his mischievous manner hiding something more complicated?</p><p></p><p> </p> <p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4604591297.jpg" width="460" height="460" alt="@1danboy Twitter" title="@1danboy Twitter"/></p> <p></p><p>Lee is played by <a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/tags/Danny-BoyHatchard">Danny-Boy Hatchard</a>, who has just finished performing in the acclaimed 20th anniversary revival of Jonathan Harvey’s Beautiful Thing in the West End.</p><p> </p><p>Danny-Boy commented: “I’m incredibly excited to be a part of EastEnders, a show that my family and I have watched for years. It’s an honour to have the chance to share the camera with such talented actors and I can’t wait to get cracking and join the Carter family.”</p><p></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4604592989.jpg" width="461" height="313" alt="Linda Lee and Mick Carter (C) BBC" title="Linda Lee and Mick Carter (C) BBC"/></p> <p> </p><p>Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Executive Producer added: “Julia Crampsie, our Casting Executive, has found the missing piece of the Carter family puzzle. Danny-Boy has an authenticity and sensitivity that makes him perfect for EastEnders - and the Carter family. Lee Carter is going to pelt into the Square, ruffle some feathers and immediately prove that he’s a chip off his father’s block. But why is Lee so keen to stay in Walford and not return to the army?”</p><p></p><p>Danny-Boy starts filming for EastEnders in Feb.</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p>