jackie wallace, played by ann lynn, is the mother of joe wallace (jason rush), who is originally seen picking him up from the fowlers' house to take him home in 1991. when mark arrives in cowley to track down joe two months later in order to exonerate clyde tavernier (steven woodcock) who is remanded in custody for the murder of eddie royle (michael melia), jackie tells him that he is not there and tells him to go back to london. before mark leaves, jackie asks him to keep in touch if he sees joe. in 1994, she writes a letter to mark fowler (todd carty) telling him that her son is dying of hiv. mark goes to visit joe in a hospice, but arrives too late, and jackie informs him that joe had died shortly before he arrived.