Babe later sets her caravan on fire, and Shirley, Mick and Tina allow her to move to Walford with the rest of the family. After Phil becomes addicted to cocaine when his relationship with Shirley ends, Zsa Zsa supports her, but later moves to France, remaining on good terms with her aunt. Shirley continues to try to help Phil escape his addiction, and they reunite when he manages to do so. Mick met a local girl called Shirley is the first Carter to be introduced, in 2006, as the ex-wife of pre-established character Kevin Wicks and mother of his two children, Carly and Deano.

Phil decides to sell The Queen Victoria, and when the new owners move in, they are revealed to be Mick and Linda, along with their son Johnny and family dog Johnny hides an invitation to his sister Nancy's wedding to The Queen Vic is revealed to have huge damp problems, costing the Carters money they don't have. Later, Babe decides to leave Walford after a showdown with Sylvie, but Claudette sees her and taunts her, so she decides to stay and warns Claudette that her blackmailing of Les and Pam will not stop. The Carter family is a fictional family on the BBC soap opera Eastenders. Stan discovers the plan and stops him, convincing Dean to stay. Desperate for cash after her boss Ian refuses to give her a raise, Tina turns to Babe and starts dealing drugs from the café where she works. Dean continues to lie that Linda wanted to have sex with him, however Mick is not fooled and pushes him up against a tree, threatening to kill him if he does not tell the truth. After initially having doubts, Lee eventually comes round to the idea of becoming a father, and begins applying for several jobs in order to support his impending family. Shortly after this, Mick confides in Linda that he feels heavily depressed over her rape, and as she tries to comfort him, he storms off in a rage. First Generation: Stanley "Stan" Carter (deceased) The Carter family is a fictional family on the BBC soap opera Eastenders. Shirley takes over running The Queen Vic, allowing Dean into the premises, however the pair of them are thrown out when Mick and Linda return. He arrived in the show's setting of Walford to stay with his great-aunt Pat Butcher (Pam St. Clement). When Shirley reveals the news to the family, they are devastated, and shun Shirley when she continues to protect Dean. She clashes with many Walford residents, including The second Carter introduced is Shirley's niece Zsa Zsa, Tina's daughter. Babe notices Whitney's attraction to Mick, and pushes her to tell Lee, leading to him attacking Mick. Mick and Tina visit him alone, but he tells them that he will only give them the money if Shirley asks herself. Mick is accused of kerb crawling and pleads guilty to cover for his friend Dean makes another move on Linda, but she firmly rejects him, leading him to go out with Lauren on the rebound. First Generation: Charles "Charlie" Cotton I (deceased) As Shirley is taken to safety, Linda, Buster and Tina watch in horror as Mick goes back under the water to save Dean; he is successful and Dean survives after being resuscitated by Mick. The family is headed by Stan Carter (Timothy West), but the first member of the family introduced was Stan's grandson, Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) (then known as Deano), brought in by Kate Harwood on 2 January 2006. The Cotton family is a fictional family on the BBC soap opera Eastenders. When Mick becomes curious of Shirley's whereabouts, Jade informs him that she is arguing with Dean outside. Mick dives in to save Shirley, as Dean is trying to drown her, which leads to a fight in the water and Dean floating face down in the water. The Carter family is a fictional family in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. The Carter Family. Linda keeps her rape a secret from Mick. Shirley is disgusted to learn that they were going to do the same to her with Mick, however Babe changed her mind after seeing Mick. They find her, and Shirley is confused when she finds a photo album filled with young girls and dates on the back of them. That night, Dean overhears a conversation between Mick and Linda, revealing they are not really married.Distraught over Dean refusing to reconcile with her and an argument with Mick, Shirley confesses to Phil that she still harbours intense guilt about her bad relationship with her son. When Lee attacks Dean in the street, they are interrupted when Babe reveals that Stan has collapsed outside the pub while attempting to whisk Sylvie off on holiday. Sonia and Kat get Linda to hospital, while Carol finds Mick and tells him that Linda has gone into labour.