A member of Colchester's Mercury Theatre Company has landed a top role in Britain's most popular television programme, East- Enders.

Alex Fearns made his dramatic entrance in the soap on Thursday as the gritty character of Trevor, husband of Little Mo Slater.

The character is set to be the soap's latest villain, who beats his wife.

Alex will be a familiar face to many Colchester theatre-goers after appearing in a string of shows at the Mercury.

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