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EastEnders' Slater stars pay tribute to 'absolute gentleman' after Derek Martin's death

Manchester Evening News 13 Jan 2026
Tributes have been flooding in for the Charlie Slater actor from stars of the BBC One soap, past and present ... .
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EastEnders star Michelle Ryan shares heartwarming memory of ‘protective’ Derek Martin

Manchester Evening News 13 Jan 2026
The actress was one of the many BBC soap stars to pay their respects to the Charlie Slater actor ... .
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Actor David Yip pays tribute to ‘deeply respected’ Derek Martin following death

Belfast Telegraph 12 Jan 2026
Actor David Yip has paid tribute to former EastEnders star Derek Martin following his death aged 92. .
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EastEnders star Michelle Ryan pays emotional tribute to on-screen father Derek Martin after he passed ...

The Daily Mail 12 Jan 2026
The soap favourite, 41, who played Zoe Slater in the BBC show, remembered the beloved actor, who starred as doting father and taxi driver Charlie Slater ....
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EastEnders Michelle Ryan's heartbreaking tribute to Derek Martin after his death at 92

The Mirror 12 Jan 2026
Michelle Ryan has shared an emotional tribute to Derek Martin, who passed away at the weekend aged 92, more than 20 years after he played her on-screen grandfather on EastEnders ... .
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Derek Martin obituary

The Guardian 12 Jan 2026
The actor Derek Martin, who has died after a short illness aged 92, played Charlie, the level-headed patriarch of the Slater family, in the BBC TV soap opera EastEnders for more than a decade.
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Derek Martin, actor who scandalised in Law & Order and was Charlie Slater in EastEnders – obituary

The Daily Telegraph 12 Jan 2026
Derek Martin, who has died aged 92, was a hulking actor who came to specialise in bent coppers, in series such as Law & Order and King and Castle; in later life he mellowed into the genial taxi driver Charlie Slater in EastEnders.
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EastEnders pays tribute as fan favourite Derek Martin dies, aged 92

Digital Spy 12 Jan 2026
Former EastEnders star Derek Martin has sadly died at the age of 92 ... 'It is with great sadness that I can confirm that our beloved client Derek Martin passed away on 10th January 2026 ... of Derek Martin.
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EastEnders star dies aged 92: Derek Martin who thrilled soap fans as devoted father Charlie ...

The Daily Mail 11 Jan 2026
EastEnders star Derek Martin, who thrilled soap fans as devoted father Charlie Slater, has died aged 92 ....
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Derek Martin dead: EastEnders' Charlie Slater star's sad family struggle before death

The Mirror 11 Jan 2026
The soap legend who played loveable cabbie Charlie Slater in EastEnders has sadly died aged 92, with his family by his side. He once opened up about his son's struggle that shaped how he played his role on-screen ... .
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Derek Martin, actor known for playing EastEnders’ Charlie Slater, dies aged 92

The Independent 11 Jan 2026
Actor was a fixture in the long-running soap between 2000 and 2016 .
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