richard "rick" peterson (better known as minty), played by cliff parisi, he makes his first appearance on 11 march 2002. minty's friend, phil mitchell (steve mcfadden), to look after his sister, sam (kim medcalf). minty becomes friends with fellow mechanic garry hobbs, but their friendship is tested when minty dates gary's mother, hazel (kika mirylees). hazel leaves minty however, and he goes on to have a relationship with phil's old girlfriend, manda best (josie lawrence). however sam (now danniella westbrook) reappears in walford, and this leads to minty admitting to manda that he still has feelings for sam. however sam leaves walford again, and minty decides to quit walford himself in september 2010.