Binnie Roberts having to be a part to do it - you don't have to be a murderer to play Othello - and I think the two young girls [who played Della and Binnie] did what they could, but they couldn't really give the programme any help." Binnie Roberts Binnie Roberts is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Sophie Langham from 9 June 1994 until 16 May 1995. Binnie is an out and proud lesbian, which is in stark contrast to her shy and retiring girlfriend, Della Alexander (Michelle Joseph). Binnie arrives in Albert Square in June
Norwell Roberts He arrived at the port of Dover at age nine when his mother secured employment as a housemaid in London. Roberts and his mother found life in England difficult, as with most post-war immigrants, securing housing was hard due to prejudices at the time. At home in Anguilla, Roberts' mother had run several neighbourhood shops but in London she took any domestic jobs she could get. Roberts and his mother eventually settled in Bromley, Kent. In 1956, Roberts was the only black child in his primary school, and when he passed the eleven-plus, the headmistress told his mother that Roberts