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Old 31-12-2014, 16:00
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I can't think of one.
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Old 31-12-2014, 16:00
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Angie Watts died of liver failure after years of drinking.
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Old 31-12-2014, 16:01
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Billie Jackson died of alcohol poisoning.
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Old 31-12-2014, 16:06
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Billie Jackson died of alcohol poisoning.
You can die of that without being an alcoholic though.
It nearly happened to me one Christmas when i drank several beers and a litre of Bicardi at a party. The danger was I didn't feel drunk until it came to bedtime and that's when I knew I was in a bit of trouble.
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Old 31-12-2014, 16:11
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Old 31-12-2014, 16:15
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Mandy's mum in Eastenders although I suspect the storyline was - typically for the time - inexplicably changed. They made a big fanfare of bringing the actress in, then used her for all of two weeks...
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Old 31-12-2014, 16:26
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Shadrach Dingle

although not really a soap in Waterloo Road didnt Scouts mum (Played by Lisa Riley) die of this?
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Old 31-12-2014, 16:28
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Mandy's mum in Eastenders although I suspect the storyline was - typically for the time - inexplicably changed. They made a big fanfare of bringing the actress in, then used her for all of two weeks...
Mandy's mum Lorraine is the only one I can think of who has died of alcoholism apart from Angie Watts, not sure if Angie counts as her death was off-screen and almost 15 years after her last appearance. Billy Jackson died of alcohol poisoning caused by a single heavy binge he wasn't an alcoholic which is what the OP's question asks. And Shadrach Dingle although an alcoholic he didn't die directly as a result of his addiction he drowned when he passed out drunk in a pool of water.
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Old 31-12-2014, 20:43
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You can die of that without being an alcoholic though.
It nearly happened to me one Christmas when i drank several beers and a litre of Bicardi at a party. The danger was I didn't feel drunk until it came to bedtime and that's when I knew I was in a bit of trouble.
Someone who drinks several beers and a litre of spirits in one session could quite rightly be considered an alcoholic.
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Old 31-12-2014, 20:44
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The actor that played Tosh Lines in The Bill died through being an alcoholic.
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Old 31-12-2014, 20:45
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Shadrach was also the first character I thought of, but Billie as well.
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Old 31-12-2014, 20:59
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The actor that played Tosh Lines in The Bill died through being an alcoholic.
I saw a photo of him from 1975 and he was really sexy. Poor Kevin Lloyd.
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Old 31-12-2014, 21:47
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Someone who drinks several beers and a litre of spirits in one session could quite rightly be considered an alcoholic.
Not if it's just a one off at Christmas time.
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Old 31-12-2014, 21:50
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Mandy's mum Lorraine is the only one I can think of who has died of alcoholism apart from Angie Watts, not sure if Angie counts as her death was off-screen and almost 15 years after her last appearance. Billy Jackson died of alcohol poisoning caused by a single heavy binge he wasn't an alcoholic which is what the OP's question asks. And Shadrach Dingle although an alcoholic he didn't die directly as a result of his addiction he drowned when he passed out drunk in a pool of water.
From memory wasn't he in the river to retrieve a can of beer he'd dropped? That kind of desperation not to lose any alcohol at all could be sign as evidence of an addict. Most people would just weigh up the danger (or just indignirty) and write it off
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