augustus "gus" smith, played by mohammed george, first arrives in walford in may 2002, and soon begins a relationship with sonia jackson (natalie cassidy). however sonia breaks up with him to reconcile with her previous boyfriend, jamie mitchell (jack ryder), though gus continues to have feelings for sonia for a long time. gus is joined in walford by his troublesome brother juley (joseph kpobie), and also takes custody of robbie jackson's (dean gaffney) dog, wellard.