Pam St Clement has included roles in "Doomwatch" (1972), "Hedda" (1975), "The Bunker" (1981), "Scrubbers" (1983), "" (1985), and "" (1986). In 1986 St Clement was cast in her most notable role to date— Pat Wicks, the troublesome former prostitute and ex-wife of Pete Beale (Peter Dean), in BBC's "EastEnders" (the show's producers wrote that the marriage had taken place more than 20 years before EastEnders was launched). She played the character continuously since her first appearance on 12 June 1986 – just over a year after the show began. St Clement's character was originally brought in on a trial basis for a
Danielle Jones (EastEnders) 48.3% audience share. A further 1.2 million viewers watched the episode's repeat on BBC Three later that evening. The high ratings caused a power surge more than double the national average, seeing a grid surge of 1270MW compared to the 550MW usually experienced during "EastEnders" episodes. A National Grid spokeswoman commented that the surge was "equivalent to around half a million kettles being switched on at once." Danielle Jones (EastEnders) Danielle Jones is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Lauren Crace. The character appeared between 18 August 2008 and 3 April 2009. Crace's casting in