Who exactly is Mr.Hopodopolous,(not sure of the spelling) in 'enders?
The bloke who has owned the laundrette for donkey's years.
Has anyone got any ideas as to who he is?I presume he is of greek origin,but doesn't live in the vicinity of Walford though!!
This is a mystery only equalled by the masked wrestler Kimo Nagasaki and Charlie off the angel's in the 70's!!

He's a legend, that's what he is. :headbang:

He's a legend, that's what he is. :headbang:

Purdy! Do calm yourself!:o

he's camera shy

He's Dots bit on side

We'll find out, Dot will pop round his house for advice like she did with Doctor Legg.

Andonis Papadopoulos known commonly as Mr. Papadopoulos, is the owner of the launderette on Bridge Street. In a long-running joke, employee Dot Branning has difficulty pronouncing his surname, and for much of the show's history he has been referred to as Mr. Oppodopolus, Oppydoppy, or varying other mispronunciations; some of which are used by other characters, including Yolande Trueman who calls him Mr. P.

Andonis was not the original owner of the launderette. From the show's inception until May 1992 the property was owned by his father, until he died while holidaying in his native Athens. The character is of Greek descent, but the Papadopouloses were apparently based in Walthamstow, East London.

Despite being referred to regularly throughout the entire serial, the Papadopouloses have not been seen often on-screen. Andonis made his first appearance in May 1992, when he came to Walford to assess the business following his father's death. Dot noticed him taking a keen interest in the launderette and feared he was a murderer. She spent several days in a terrified state until Andonis made a formal introduction the following episode, revealing his first name. He made several alterations to the way the business was managed, much to Dot's dismay.

Over the next two years he showed up in Walford occasionally. He was featured in the programme's 1,000th episode on 12 July 1994, where he discovered that his employee, Carol Jackson, was faking an illness in order to get out of work. Carol was actually attending the wedding of Nigel and Debbie Bates, which Andonis witnessed. The following day he fired Carol as well as long-time employee, Pauline Fowler, who had been covering up for her. He employed a relative to work in their place, but the launderette fell into chaos, so both were eventually offered their jobs back. Pauline made him grovel before accepting and managed to get a 75 pence per hour payrise. This was Mr. Papadopoulos' last appearance to date, though he is still mentioned often in the programme.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_EastEnders_characters_(1992)

He was written out of the series for fisting Grant Mitchell (and I don't mean in the head)

He was written out of the series for fisting Grant Mitchell (and I don't mean in the head)

I didn't realise he was like that!
You never know what goes on behind closed doors,do you?:suspect:

I didn't realise he was like that!
You never know what goes on behind closed doors,do you?:suspect:
They didn't call him Mr Popoknuckleous for nothing.

He also was a Doctor in his spare time, he did the usual test on Ian Beale's prostate.

Afterwards he asked Ian if his '' intrusion '' was uncomfortable. Ian said that it was not unpleasant, but asked how he had managed to perform the test when he still had both of his arms on his shoulders.