Debbie Bates
| Debbie Bates | |||||||||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Nicola Duffett | ||||||||||
| Duration | 1993–1995, 2025 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 867 25 May 1993 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 7116 8 May 2025 | ||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Leonard Lewis | ||||||||||
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Debbie Bates (also Tyler) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Nicola Duffett from 1993 to 1995. She was introduced as a love interest for Nigel Bates (Paul Bradley), but was killed-off in 1995 at Duffett's request. She returned In May 2025 in an uncredited cameo as a vision within Nigel Bates' mind.