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		</div><p>Long-time EastEnders character Dr Harold Legg has died in a topical and “beautiful” scene which has moved fans.</p>
<p>The character has appeared on the BBC soap for 34 years, and was gently killed off in a deathbed sequence suffused with politics and romance.</p>
<p>Played by Leonard Fenton, he had come to represent the Jewish post-war community on screen, and Dr Legg became a vehicle to explore anti-Semitic abuse in the series.</p>
<p>Dr Legg’s final storyline revealed how he met his beloved wife battling Black Shirts on the streets of London, and his final moments in the soap moved viewers.</p>
<p>The doctor was revealed to have fallen for his partner Judith in a street battle against fascists, which he said “was our fight, it was everyone’s fight – it still is”.</p>
<p>Dr Legg passed away remembering his first kiss with his wife, and was told to “go and kiss her” by Dot Cotton as she sat by his side.</p>
<p>The poignant scene was met with grief and acclaim by EastEnders fans online, after the character was seen off with Julia’s Theme.</p>
<p>Stephen Patterson wrote on Twitter: “I full on lost it when Dr Legg died. What a beautiful ending for one of the most iconic characters in British television history. Leonard Fenton though… Bravo.”</p>
<p>Darren Hawkins said: “Sleep well Dr Legg you absolute legend. Well done &; congrats to everyone at Eastenders for a fantastic episode. Best soap on TV by some distance.”</p>
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<p>Bruce Hodder was impressed with the political element of Dr Legg’s death, in a time where anti-Semitism is again making headlines.</p>
<p>He said: “Beautiful work on Antisemitism on EastEnders lately culminating in the death of Dr Legg tonight. Like they say, the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”</p>
<p>Dr Legg first appeared on EastEnders in 1985 as the local doctor in Walford, and his character has experienced the attention of fascists since his youth. He refused to remarry after a German bomb killed his wife Judith during the war.</p>
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<p>The character recently discovered, while planning for his funeral following a cancer diagnosis, anti-Semitic graffiti had been daubed on his parents’ grave.</p>
<p>He then suffered a collapse when a Swastika was painted on his own front door.</p>
<p>Dot was at pains to prepare a bed for Dr Legg as he returned from hospital, and retrieved a DVD from her handbag.</p>
<p>The pair watched a documentary about The Battle Of Cable Street – a skimrish between police, Oswald Mosley’s British Union Of Fascists, and Jewish and other East End residents.</p>
<p>Dot hoped the doctor would catch a glimpse of his late wife in the footage, and Dr Legg died dreaming of the perfect kiss he shared</p>
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