In Episode 950 (8th March 1994) a young homeless man was burned to death in the car lot arson, instigated by Frank Butcher in an insurance scam, in which he asked Phil Mitchell to burn the lot. Neither knew the vagrant was asleep in one of the cars when Phil torched the lot. The vagrant died later in hospital. His identity was never revealed. The vagrant was played by Nick Pickard, later to play the part of Tony Hutchinson in Hollyoaks.