The alcoholic son of Eastenders actress Laila Morse - who plays 'Big Mo' in the BBC soap - crashed her Audi car while joyriding after a booze and cocaine binge.
Gerry Bromfield, 43, of Coppleston Road, Peckham, who was jailed for eight months, was nearly four times the drink-drive limit and has three bans after three previous excess alcohol convictions.
Bromfield, who has committed 87 previous crimes, pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court to the aggravated vehicle taking and dangerous driving of his mother's Audi Q7 in Elm Grove, Peckham Rye on February 28.
He also pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol, driving unlicensed, driving without insurance and failing to stop after an accident and was also disqualified for four years.
Police were called to an allegation of a roadside drug dealing in the early hours of the morning involving the Audi's three occupants and three pedestrians.
Bromfield (pictured) and his two passengers - who were not charged - later claimed this was inaccurate and the three pedestrians had walked in front of the vehicle, causing a confrontation.
Prosecutor Mr Mark Cotter told the court yesterday: "Police attending some form of dispute in the street saw an Audi drive off.
"It was followed, lost, and then found with front end damage and it had also caused damage to two other vehicles."
The two passengers were stopped and at 5.20am Bromfield gave himself up to police.
"This defendant walked into the police station and said: 'I was driving, I nicked my mum's car and I crashed into the other cars. I wanted to kill myself.'
"He was interviewed and made full admissions."
When tested Bromfield gave a reading of 136 micro-grammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - the legal limit is 35.
His lawyer Abdul Kapadia said: "It is a vehicle of his mother's that he took while under the influence of alcohol.
"There was considerable consumption of alcohol.
"He has admitted the offence, he is remorseful and realises he was a danger to the public.
The court heard Bromfield has an eleven year-old child and two step-children.
"He has an alcohol problem that he wishes to be treated for and on this occasion his drinks were spiked with cocaine," added Mr Kapadia.
"He has been off drugs for five years, having had a problem since he was fifteen years-old and is on a methadone programme.
"He has had a drink problem for eight years.
"He has a good family background and sees his mother and sister. He has not had contact with his father since he was two years-old.
"He wants to turn his life around, but alcohol and drugs are a problem.
"He has taken full responsibility for his actions."
Judge Andrew Lees said: "This is a bad case of aggravated vehicle taking because he was four times over the limit."
He told Bromfield: "You took your mother's car and had no regard for the fact there were two other people in it and you were four times the limit.
"That presented a danger to people on the road and the people in the car. You are lucky no one was seriously injured."
Bromfield received eight months' imprisonment for aggravated vehicle taking, four months concurrent for drink-driving, two months concurrent for driving unlicensed with no separate penalty for no insurance and failing to stop.
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