About
Eve Haskey, portrayed by Rachel Bell, first appeared on 6 March 2017. Eve is introduced as the mother of established character Al Haskey (Ian Midlane), who is recovering from the death of her husband. Eve and Al are not close, but Al decides to get in contact with her as he has unanswered questions about his dead father.[12] Al accompanies Eve to his funeral, and she thanks him for joining her.[13] Al arrives at Eve's house to stay with her during the Christmas period, and he begins to worry about her health. He asks Eve if he can perform a psychometric test on her to practice for a patient, but he later reveals that it is a dementia test, and that she could be suffering from it. Her case of dementia is confirmed, and Eve insists that she starts treatment immediately.[14] Al asks if she wants to move in with him, but she refuses as she wants to live nearby to her friends.[15] Eve invites salesman George Popwell (Damian Myerscough) into her house, and when he learns that she is financially comfortable, he tries to get her to pay £1000 to fix her windows, which are not broken.[16] She signs a contract which leaves her £19,000 in debt to the window company, and when Al learns what has happened, he plants camera around her house. Eve acts innocent in order to make him take advantage of her naivety, and Al uploads the footage to the internet.[17]
Al arranges for Eve to go on an elderly outing led by Valerie Pitman (Sarah Moyle), but when Eve gets bored and leaves, Valerie panics and calls Al. He eventually finds her, and the pair argue as he assumes that she got lost due to her dementia.[18] Eve meets Ray Hopkins (Bruce Alexander) at a pottery class, and the two begin dating. Al is suspicious of Ray when he discovers the pair are in a relationship, as he believes that Ray is a conman.[19] Ray proposes to Eve, to which she accepts, but it is later revealed that he has several other girlfriends, fiancées and wives, but forgets them due to having dementia. When Al and Eve discover this, Eve kicks Ray out.[20] Al stays with his mother again, and when she returns home from shopping, she forgets who he is. She phones the police, and Al has to prove that he is Eve's son.[21] Al then asks if he can move in with her to care for her, but she rejects his idea and states that her condition is manageable.