gidea thompson, played by sian martin, first arrives in walford in may 1993 when she comes from trinidad to visit her grandfather, jules tavernier (tommy eytle). gidea's mother was the result of an affair jules had in his early 20s and jules had previously been unaware of her existence. jules is apprehensive about pursuing a relationship with gidea at first, and gidea's arrival upsets the 'status quo' in the tavernier family, so gidea decides to leave walford the same month. however, her cousin clyde tavernier (steven woodcock) has grown close to gidea, so he sets about searching london to track her down.