Fizz Charlson
Fizz Charlson is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera Eldorado, played by Kathy Pitkin. She first appeared during the first episode of the show, broadcast in the United Kingdom on 6 July 1992. She was introduced as the considerably younger newlywed of Bunny Charlson (Roger Walker). The character was one of six characters to be axed by Corinne Hollingworth when she replaced Julia Smith as producer. She made her final appearance during episode 31, on 14 September 1992, when the character ran away, and was believed to have drowned by the other characters.
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| Portrayed by | Kathy Pitkin | ||||
| First appearance | Episode 1 6 July 1992 | ||||
| Last appearance | Episode 31 14 September 1992 | ||||
| Introduced by | Julia Smith | ||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||
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| Residence | Los Barcos | ||||
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Fizz immediately caused controversy within the British media, as well as the public, who criticised the age-gap between herself and Bunny. The show’s producers were deemed brave for putting such characters in the frontline of a primetime drama. Hollingworth decided to axe Fizz from the serial because she felt the public had not responded well to the character, nor would viewers find her relationship with Bunny engaging. Pitkin has never worked for British television since.
Storylines
Fizz arrives in Los Barcos during a welcome home party for her newlywed husband Bunny Charlson (Roger Walker), where she introduces herself to the other residents.