| Dr. Harold Legg | |||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Leonard Fenton | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1985–1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2018–2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1 "Poor Old Reg" 19 February 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 5870 15 February 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Tony Holland and Julia Smith | ||||||||||||||||
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| Book appearances | Home Fires Burning | ||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | EastEnders: The Podcast (2019) | ||||||||||||||||
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Dr. Harold Legg is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Leonard Fenton. Dr. Legg is Walford'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 Matthew Robinson, but made brief returns in 2000, 2004 and 2007. He returned for a longer storyline from 18 October 2018 and departed on 15 February 2019 when he died of pancreatic cancer.[1]
- ^ "EastEnders spoilers: Doctor Legg has his last moments with Dot". What' s on TV. Retrieved 5 February 2019.