List of EastEnders characters

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EastEnders is a British television soap opera first broadcast on BBC1 on 19 February 1985. The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance. In the case that more than one actor has portrayed a character, the current actor portraying the character is listed last.

Present characters

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Regular characters

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Recurring and guest characters

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Named extras

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Character Actor(s) Duration Ref(s)
Tracey Jane Slaughter 1985–present [79]
Winston Ulric Browne 1985–present [80]
Marie Evans Liz Sweet 2000–present [81]
Shrimpy Ben Champniss 2014–present [82]

Cast changes

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Returning characters

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Character Actor(s) Ref(s)
Nancy Carter Maddy Hill [83]
Lee Carter Danny Hatchard [83]

Former characters

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Lists of characters by year of introduction

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Spin-off characters

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Notes

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References

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  11. ^ "Billy Mitchell". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Kat Moon". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
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  17. ^ "Stacey Fowler". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
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  47. ^ Dainty, Sophie (1 August 2022). "EastEnders reveals Howie Danes secret in new episodes". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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  57. ^ Dainty, Sophie (13 August 2018). "EastEnders introduces new Ricky Mitchell as Frankie Day takes over the role". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
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  68. ^ Executive Producer: Chris Clenshaw; Director: John Howlett; Writer: Poz Watson (9 August 2022). "Episode dated 09/08/2022 - Part 1". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  69. ^ "Noach Persell". Mandy. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  70. ^ "Frankie Brennan". Mandy. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  71. ^ Palmer, Katie (11 November 2020). "EastEnders Fox family tree explained: How is Kim Fox related to Denise and Raymond?". Daily Express. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  72. ^ West, Amy (3 September 2020). "EastEnders confirms Sharon Watts changed baby Kayden's name during lockdown". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  73. ^ Alexander, Susannah (14 September 2021). "EastEnders spoilers: Linda Carter reveals name of her newborn baby". Metro. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  74. ^ Harp, Justin (27 December 2021). "EastEnders reveals aftermath of Chelsea Fox's unexpected labour". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  75. ^ Lewis, George (13 May 2023). "EastEnders to air parrot storyline for Rocky Cotton". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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  79. ^ Hogan, Michael (28 April 2017). "10 things you didn't know about EastEnders' legendary silent barmaid Tracey". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  80. ^ McKinnell, Ellie (10 September 2020). "What the actor who played our favourite extra Winston on EastEnders is doing now". MyLondon. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  81. ^ Tutton, Charlotte (26 September 2016). "EastEnders fans can't deal when café waitress Marie speaks for the first time". OK!. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  82. ^ Lindsay, Duncan (9 May 2016). "Everyone's favourite EastEnders extra Shrimpy looks seriously different in real life". Metro. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  83. ^ a b Daly, Helen (9 October 2024). "EastEnders' Carter family in mourning as iconic characters return in filming spoiler". Radio Times. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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