List of ''EastEnders'' characters (2017)
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2017, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's executive producer Sean O'Connor or his temporary successor as creative director, John Yorke.[1] The first character to be introduced was Keegan Baker (Zack Morris), a friend of Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi), followed by Emerald Fox (Doña Croll), the mother of Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and Kim Fox-Hubbard (Tameka Empson). Madison Drake (Seraphina Beh), Alexandra D'Costa (Sydney Craven) and Travis Law-Hughes (Alex James-Phelps), three new teenage characters, were also introduced in January as well as their school teacher Mr Gethin Pryce (Cerith Flinn). The following month, Preston Cooper (Martin Anzor), a student with whom Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) had an illegal relationship in the United States, and Konrad Topolski (Piotr Baumann), a love interest for Shirley Carter (Linda Henry), made their first appearances.
Josh Hemmings (Eddie Eyre), a love interest for Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), and Tommy, a friend of Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick), debuted in March. April sees the first appearances of Pru Garcia (Liz Sutherland), a nurse at the local hospital, Woody Woodward (Lee Ryan), a friend of the Carter family, and Fi Browning (Lisa Faulkner), a businesswoman working at the local pub, The Queen Victoria. Ted Murray (Christopher Timothy) and Joyce Murray (Maggie Steed), an elderly couple, made their first appearances in May. The following month, Tom Bailey (Daniel Casey), a love interest for Michelle, the Taylor family − composed of Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley), Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters), Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris), Riley Taylor (Tom Jacobs) and Chatham Taylor (Alfie Jacobs) − and Ingrid Solberg (Pernille Broch), a nanny hired by Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), were introduced. Felix Moore (George Maguire), a market trader, debuted in July.
Keegan Baker
| Keegan Baker | |||||||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Zack Morris | ||||||||
| Duration | 2017– | ||||||||
| First appearance |
Episode 5421 9 January 2017 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor | ||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||
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Keegan Baker, played by Zack Morris, is a friend of Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi) who also goes to school with Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper), Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield), Travis Law-Hughes (Alex James-Phelps), Alexandra D'Costa (Sydney Craven) and Madison Drake (Seraphina Beh). He first appears in the episode broadcast on 9 January 2017.[2]
Keegan is first seen playing a ball game with Shakil, and he causes the ball to land on Louise's mobile phone, smashing it and causing her to call him a "toenail" in anger. He later attends a party arranged by Shakil, and shows Shakil a video he took of a girl at school in the changing room, without her knowledge or consent, revealing he has sent it to everyone at school, which Shakil says is horrible.[2] When Louise arranges a date with Travis Law-Hughes (Alex James-Phelps), Travis does not turn up, but Shakil, Keegan and their friends arrive and Keegan tells Louise she was messaging him and he teases Louise with things she said in the messages.[3] Keegan pushes Louise into the lockers at school and insults Bex. Keegan is on board a bus that crashes into the market and viaduct.[4] Keegan gets himself off the bus and films the incident and takes the opportunity to steal cigarettes from the local shop, and pushes Emerald Fox (Doña Croll) when she tries to stop him.[5] Keegan posts the video of the bus crash online and teases Louise.[6] He later annoys Denise Fox (Diane Parish) by trampling flowers in the gardens and insulting her, which results in her hitting him. Keegan angrily declares that he will inform the police and that Denise will be jailed for assault.[7] In court, Denise is made to pay Keegan £50, which he tells her has paid for his new trainers, and he continues to disrepsect Denise and the gardens.[8]
After finding out Bex had sex with Preston Cooper (Martin Anzor), Keegan suggests to Shakil they should get revenge on Bex,[9] and Keegan imposes Bex's face on a porn video and sends it to Madison Drake and Alexandra D'Costa (Seraphina Beh and Sydney Craven).[10] This leads to the police becoming involved, and a naked photo of Shakil is found. Shakil and Bex are both interviewed by the police and given warnings, and Bex takes the blame despite being innocent. Shakil blames Keegan for all the problems and fights with him, which is stopped by Shakil's mother, Carmel Kazemi (Bonnie Langford), who bans Keegan from the Kazemi house because of what he did.[11] While in the local supermarket, the Minute Mart, Keegan attempts to steal a bottle of drink but Derek Harkinson (Ian Lavender) threatens to call the police, and though Keegan says the CCTV is only for show, Derek tells him that may or may not be the case and convinces Keegan to return the drink.[12] Keegan arrives at Louise's house after Madison and Alexandra invite people. Louise unknowingly has drinks that Madison and Alexandra spiked, resulting in Louise getting drunk and being sick, which Keegan films. As Louise staggers outside, she collapses after bringing up blood, panicking Keegan and the others.[13] He later bumps into Denise, he apologises to her but she tells him to get lost.[14]
After Travis humiliates Keegan in front of his schoolmates, Keegan tells Louise that they had sex at the party, but Louise says he is lying, but worries after Madison and Alexandra tell her that Keegan is telling people about Louise's birthmark.[15] Louise goes to a clinic to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases and Louise is shocked that Keegan is the son of a new neighbour, Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley).[16] Louise speaks to the police and Keegan, despite admitting he made the rumour up because he likes Louise, is arrested on suspicion of rape.[17] The investigation is dropped due to the lack of evidence, but Keegan receives a juvenile warning and Sharon decides to get answers from Keegan for Louise.[18] Keegan tells Louise and her stepmother, Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean) that Dennis Rickman Jnr (Bleu Landau), Sharon's son, told him about Louise's birthmark and Keegan apologises.[19] Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton) sees Keegan stealing a magazine in the Minute Mart, but is afraid to confront him. Derek warns Keegan and states that Honey saw him, so Keegan accuses Honey of being racist. He then confronts Derek and calls him an "old queer", before leaving the store.[20] When Keegan is told his 15-year-old half-sister Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris) is pregnant, he calls her stupid. Keegan later buys a bar of chocolate in the Minute Mart but Derek tells him he's banned from the shop. Honey gets both of them to apologize. Keegan tells Derek that it was a joke.[21] Dennis and his friend, Will Mitchell (Freddie Phillips), plan to throw eggs at Keegan, but accidentally hit Bernadette.[22] Keegan gets into Dennis' house and tells them Bernadette is pregnant. Dennis and Will apologise and Keegan attempts to force Dennis to smoke a cigarette but is caught and thrown out by Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell).[23] After Madison and Alexandra are banned from the school prom, Alexandra asks Keegan to help ruin the event.[24] However during a dispute at the prom between Madison, Alexandra and Louise, Alexandra pushes Louise into lit candles.[25] Keegan is sickened by Madison and Alexandra's actions and drags them onto the stage, where Alexandra denies it being their fault.[26]
Morris's casting in EastEnders was revealed on Twitter by D&B Performing Arts, while a show insider told Digital Spy that "we'll be seeing more of Keegan in storylines with Shakil, Louise and Bex, as he continues to cement his reputation as a troublemaker."[27] Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy said that Keegan had a "pretty memorable first scene".[27] Duncan Lindsay from Metro said that through the young characters, EastEnders "is nailing the representation of the various young characters you find in school environments" and that Keegan is a complete bully. He also said that Morris is "deliciously contemptable as Keegan, a character we are meant to hate."[28] Kilkelly later named Morris one of "Soapland's rising stars", praising the decision to introduce a family for Keegan and suggested that this could be used as "a great opportunity to explore Keegan and what makes him tick". He called the character "rude, aggressive and very annoying most of the time", but opined that Morris had "a screen presence".[29]
Morris has been nominated for Best Newcomer at the British Soap Awards 2017 for his role as Keegan,[30] but was beaten by Coronation Street actor Rob Mallard.[31]
Emerald Fox
| Emerald Fox | |||||||||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Doña Croll | ||||||||||
| First appearance |
Episode 5424 13 January 2017 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance |
Episode 5436 6 February 2017 | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor | ||||||||||
| Classification | Former; guest | ||||||||||
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| Other names | Ada Fox | ||||||||||
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Ada "Emerald" Fox, played by Doña Croll, is the mother of Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and Kim Fox-Hubbard (Tameka Empson). Her introduction to the series was revealed on 1 January 2017, in a trailer for upcoming storylines. It was revealed the character would be appearing in "a handful of episodes". The character was previously referred to in the series as "Ada",[32] though in the 5 January 2017 episode, Denise asks if her mother is "still calling herself [Emerald]",[33] implying that it is a nickname, rather than the character's name being changed.
Emerald and Kim arrive at the hospital for the birth of Denise's son, Raymond. Kim finds out Denise has decided to keep the adoption plans for him and both Emerald and Kim are upset with her. Emerald researches adoption, and is pleased to learn that Denise is allowed to change her mind.[34] Emerald tells Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker), Denise and Kim's surrogate father, about what she would have to do to stop the adoption and he advises her to support Denise.[35] Kim decides to cut all ties with Denise as a result of the adoption and when Emerald stands by Denise, Kim angrily throws her mother out leaving Emerald no choice but to move in with Denise, Libby and Patrick.[4] When a bus crashes into the market and viaduct, Emerald is relieved to learn that Denise has survived the crash with minor injuries. Emerald catches Keegan Baker (Zack Morris) shoplifting at the local shop where Denise works whilst everyone is in chaos rescuing the injured, and attempts to stop him but he pushes her against the shelves.[5] Emerald tells Kim's husband, Vincent Hubbard (Richard Blackwood), that Kim's behaviour is unreasonable and Kim throws her out, so she moves in with Denise. Before Emerald leaves Walford, Denise defends Kim to Emerald and Kim says she is thankful for her sister, to which Emerald states that they are not sisters. When pushed for more information, Emerald reveals that Denise was brought to her as a baby and she felt she had no choice but to raise her as her own. Emerald says she is still Denise's mother and then leaves.[36]
Madison Drake and Alexandra D'Costa
| Madison Drake and Alexandra D'Costa | |
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| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by |
Seraphina Beh (Madison) Sydney Craven (Alexandra) |
| First appearance |
Episode 5426 17 January 2017 |
| Last appearance |
Episode 5532 21 July 2017 |
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
| Classification | Former; regulars |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Students |
Madison Drake played by Seraphina Beh, and Alexandra D'Costa, played by Sydney Craven, are school friends of Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper). They first appear together in the episode broadcast on 17 January 2017,[35]
Madison and Alexandra attend the drama club at Walford High School with Louise. They are both unfriendly towards her when Louise tries to speak to them.[35] When Travis Law-Hughes (Alex James-Phelps) greets Louise, they tease her when they notice she has a crush on him.[4] They tell Louise's friend Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield) that they have treated Louise better than she has following her teasing over the recent bus crash and advise Louise to get her own back.[6] Alexandra and Madison help Louise come up with a plan to get revenge on Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi) and Keegan Baker (Zack Morris), who have teased Louise about how scared she was during the crash, and Louise inadvertently reveals to the girls about a naked photo that Shakil sent to Bex.[37] Under Madison and Alexandra's instruction, Louise gets Bex's phone and sends Shakil's naked photo to them and Bex is left distressed when she finds out what Louise did and that the photo has been sent to another person.[38] Bex receives an anonymous Valentine's card and believes Shakil sent it, however, realises that Madison and Alexandra sent it as a joke.[39] Shakil tells Louise that he has seen Bex and Travis together and Madison and Alexandra tell Louise they believe Bex has been after Travis for a while, causing Louise to confront Bex, but Bex insists they are just friends.[40] After finding out Bex has had sex with Preston Cooper (Martin Anzor), Madison and Alexandra spread it around online.[41] When a porn video with Bex's face imposed in the model's body is sent around school (created by Keegan in revenge for Shakil's photo being distributed),[42] the police get involved and the explicit photo of Shakil is discovered and Bex takes the blame. After Bex is told she will be interviewed under caution, she tells Louise she will admit the truth, so Louise confesses that Madison and Alexandra were responsible for sending it on and she should think about bringing them into it.[43] After being given a warning, Bex tells Madison, Alexandra and Louise she took the blame despite being the only innocent person, and they laugh at her.[11] Madison and Alexandra overhear Bex insult them when she confronts Louise over their friendship. In the toilets, Madison and Alexandra push Bex, Madison tears her shirt and Alexandra writes "dirty" on her face while Louise stands outside. Bex then admits to the headteacher, Mrs Robyn Lund (Polly Highton), and teacher Mr Gethin Pryce (Cerith Flinn), that Louise, Madison and Alexandra were responsible for sending the photo,[44] but they deny knowledge of either incident.[45] Madison and Alexandra go to Louise's half-brother's, Ben Mitchell's (Harry Reid), 21st birthday party and Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) chats Madison up. When Jay's ex-girlfriend, Star Bragg (Amy-Leigh Hickman), turns up, he orders her to leave and she tells him that Madison and Alexandra are underage. Madison and Alexandra are forced to leave.[46] When Bex works alongside her aunt Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) in the café, Madison and Alexandra make remarks about them both being with Preston and laugh when Bex shouts at Michelle.[47] When Alexandra sees Bex in the local shop, she knocks the sugar she is buying out of her hands and sticks chewing gum in her hair when she goes to pick it up. Later, Bex goes to the café where her great-aunt Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) asks her to serve Alexandra and Madison their drinks; they insult her and Alexandra trips Bex, causing Kathy to spill soup on Madison. They leave and order Louise to come witih them. They later find Bex in the local chicken shop and Madison tells Bex that she owes her a new top, and Alexandra insults Bex's weight. They then tell Bex that they will always be around and she cannot escape them. Later, Louise, Alexandra and Madison arrive at Bex's house and her stepmother, Stacey Fowler (Lacey Turner), lets them in, where Alexandra threatens to smash Bex's guitar. Louise tries to stop her from doing it but Alexandra stamps on the guitar, leaving Bex in bits.[48] The next day, Madison apologises to Bex, saying that she is no longer involved with Alexandra and warns her that Alexandra is planning to cut her hair. Later the same day, Alexandra and Louise tell Bex that they are planning revenge on Madison, so Bex warns Madison of this; Madison thanks her and they meet up, where Madison offers her truffles. As Bex is revulsed by the taste, Alexandra and Louise emerge, filming Bex's reaction, saying it was cat faeces. Bex later watches a video they posted online of them making the fake truffle from mud and showing Bex's reaction.[49] Bex's mother Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) reports Bex's bullying to the school but keeps Louise's name out of it on Bex's request.[50]
Bex and Louise try to fix their friendship after Louise agrees to no longer be friends with Madison and Alexandra, but later they bump into Madison and Alexandra, and Louise says she is only talking to Bex and they are not friends again, so Bex leaves, upset. Madison and Alexandra tell Louise they have to report to Mrs Lund every day because of her, and then agree with each other that she has disrespected them and must not get away with it.[51] Madison and Alexandra take Louise's school books and hide them, but later return them to her after she gets detention. This causes Louise to miss a drama rehearsal and they tell her she cannot miss another one or she will be unable to take part in a talent show.[52] When Michelle starts community service, Louise, Madison and Alexandra tease her. Madison and Alexandra graffiti "cougar" on a wall, targeted at Michelle. They tell Louise she could have a chance at going out with Travis, and though she says Alexandra is more his type, they laugh at Louise's crush when she leaves the room. Later, when Louise's stepmother, Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean) and Michelle get home drunk, Alexandra and Madison are amused when Louise berates them and tells them how alcohol has affected her family, so they decide to use it against her.[53] Madison and Alexandra talk about a party they have arranged at Madison's, but later tell Louise that Madison cannot host it and they suggest a girls' night for the three of them at Louise's home, which Sharon agrees to. Madison and Alexandra invite Travis to the party, overheard by Bex. Bex tries to warn Louise that Madison and Alexandra cannot be trusted but Louise just accuses her of jealousy.[54] Madison and Alexandra arrive at Louise's with vodka and people later start arriving, including Keegan and Travis, and Louise frets about alcohol in the house, but Madison and Alexandra reassure Louise that they will make non-alcoholic drinks for the three of them. Louise unknowingly has drinks that Madison and Alexandra spiked, resulting in Louise getting drunk. Madison and Alexandra take selfies with Louise when she is too drunk to know about it. Louise is sick and as she staggers outside, she collapses after bringing up blood, panicking Madison, Alexandra, Keegan, Travis and Bex.[13] Louise is taken to hospital with paralysis and when she is sent home, Madison and Alexandra turn up and they tell her that Keegan filmed what happened and was going to post it online but they stopped him, and they tell Louise, Sharon and Ben that Travis was responsible for spiking her drink.[55] Louise believes Travis could have been framed, but Madison and Alexandra convince her that he is lying.[56] After speaking to Sharon's son Dennis Rickman Jnr (Bleu Landau), about the party on Travis's behalf, Bex tells Louise that Alexandra followed Travis into the kitchen, and Alexandra interrupts them. Alexandra gets herself out of trouble by telling Louise and Bex that Travis may not have been responsible for spiking her drink and Louise insists that Madison and Alexandra are still her friends, but Bex worries that they have targeted Louise.[57] Sharon wants to meet Travis, inviting him for dinner, but Louise calls it off when Madison and Alexandra plant doubts that Travis is a cheat.[58] Keegan tells Louise that they had sex at the party, but Louise says he is lying, but worries after Madison and Alexandra tell her that Keegan is telling people about Louise's birthmark.[15] Madison and Alexandra then tell Louise that Keegan has chlamydia and he gave it to another student.[59] When Travis breaks up with Louise, Madison and Alexandra tell him that he did the right thing.[17] When Louise decides to pull out of the school showcase, Alexandra asks Travis to sign her up to replace Louise as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet,[60] and later Alexandra tells Louise that she is now playing the part but only because Mr Pryce was desperate and she did not really want it. Bex tells Louise that Alexandra is lying but Louise believes Alexandra.[21] During rehearsal, Alexandra's acting is wooden but she confidentially kisses Travis, though Mr Pryce tells her she should act shy. Alexandra overhears Bex telling Shakil that Alexandra will mess up in the showcase so decides to take revenge.[61]
Before Bex's performance at the showcase, Madison and Alexandra break a guitar string and when Bex looks for one in the classroom, Madison and Alexandra pin Bex up against a wall. Shakil hears the bullying through headphones and intentionally turns up the volume through the soundboard for everyone to hear; exposing them. Alexandra and Madison are publicly shamed and humiliated after Louise smugly tells them that they are caught out. They are then angrily ordered by Mrs Lund to her office.[22] Louise and Bex make statements against Alexandra and Madison to Mrs Lund and Louise realises what they are really like.[23] Madison and Alexandra receive external exclusions and are banned from the school prom. Alexandra asks Keegan for help to ruin the prom.[24] Madison and Alexandra watch the prom from the balcony. Travis arranges an area behind the stage with candles for him and Louise. Alexandra and Madison turn up and Louise berates them and their actions and Alexandra pushes Louise onto lit candles, setting off the fire alarms and sprinklers.[25] Louise is in agony as Mr Pryce and other students help her by cooling the burns with water. Keegan is sickened by Madison and Alexandra's actions and drags them onto the stage, where Alexandra denies it being their fault. The police arrive to get statements where Madison and Alexandra turn against each other as Alexandra tries to blame Madison. Madison and Alexandra are both arrested for GBH and students insult the pair as they are escorted out.[26] Mr Pryce visits Bex and Sonia and tells them that Madison and Alexandra will be prosecuted.[62] A few days later, Sharon finds out that they have both been expelled from school.[63]
Development
Beh's casting in EastEnders was announced on Twitter by her management, Hero Talent Group.[64] Alexandra and Madison were called "mean girls" by a writer for What's on TV?,[65] while Duncan Lindsay from the Metro said they are not as "trustworthy" as they seem.[66] Lindsay also said that through the young characters, EastEnders "is nailing the representation of the various young characters you find in school environments" and that Beh and Craven "are doing a commendable job with those bitchy characters."[28] Their revenge plan against Shakil was called "spiteful" by Sophie Dainty from Digital Spy.[67] A writer in The Sun's TV Soap supplement described Alexandra and Madison as a "terrible twosome", saying that since their introduction, things had not gone well for the other young characters in the show, and hoped that they get a comeuppance.[68] Laura-Jayne Tyler of Inside Soap dubbed Alexandra the "vilest villain in soap right now", and added "No one has us screaming more abuse at the telly!"[69] Tyler later said Alexandra was "a vicious, spiteful girl... but she has a spark about her." She compared the character to a young Tiffany Mitchell (Martine McCutcheon) and hoped she might be redeemed in the future.[70] When Madison and Alexandra began to bully Louise while still pretending they were friends, they spiked Louise's drinks at a party resulting in her collapsing, they were described as "vicious" and "evil teens."[71] Beh and Craven hinted that the backstories of their characters could be explored, saying "there's a reason why" their characters are the way they are as "most people who have that kind of lifestyle tend to have a reason behind it."[72]
Travis Law-Hughes
| Travis Law-Hughes | |
|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Alex James-Phelps |
| Duration | 2017– |
| First appearance |
Episode 5426 17 January 2017 |
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
| Classification | Present; regular |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Student |
Travis Law-Hughes played by Alex James-Phelps, is a friend of Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper). He first appears in the episode broadcast on 17 January 2017.[35]
Travis is a student who attends drama club at Walford High School with Louise. He later assists her when her can of drink is stuck in the vending machine.[35] Louise takes a liking to him and he later texts Louise for a date.[73] Louise waits for Travis, however, it turns out she was set up by Keegan Baker (Zack Morris) and his friends.[3] Travis later greets Louise, but she doesn't respond to him.[4] Louise's friend Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield) invites him to her house for guitar lessons. Bex's former boyfriend Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi) becomes convinced they are a couple. Madison Drake and Alexandra D'Costa (Seraphina Beh and Sydney Craven) tell Louise that Bex has been after Travis for a while. Louise confronts Bex but she insists they are just friends.[40] Louise, Madison and Alexandra see Travis and Bex hanging out together and they show Travis their nails. Travis and Bex go for food and Travis tells Louise that he'll see her at school.[53] Madison and Alexandra invite Travis to a party at Louise's house and Travis agrees to go, unaware that Bex overheard the conversation.[54] Travis arrives at Louise's house for a party that Madison and Alexandra arranged, and Louise unknowingly has drinks that Madison and Alexandra spiked, resulting in her getting drunk and being sick. A concerned Travis tells Bex that Louise needs her, and he watches as she collapses.[13] The next day, Madison and Alexandra tell Louise, her stepmother Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean) and half-brother Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid) that Travis was responsible for spiking her drink.[55] Louise believes Travis when he says he could have been framed, but Madison and Alexandra convince Louise that he is lying.[56] Bex speaks to Louise's step-brother, Dennis Rickman Jnr (Bleu Landau), about the party on Travis's behalf. When Bex tells Louise that Alexandra followed Travis into the kitchen, Alexandra admits to Louise that Travis did not spike her drink without revealing that she and Madison did it.[57] Sharon wants to meet Travis, inviting him for dinner, but Louise calls it off when Madison and Alexandra tells her he is only interested in sex.[58] Travis later kisses Louise in the park, but she runs away.[74] Louise meets Travis and he asks her if she want to break up with him. She denies it and he denies it too when she asks the same question. Travis asks Louise if she is ready to have sex but they are both unsure.[75] Travis humiliates Keegan in front of his schoolmates after Keegan makes fun of him.[15] Travis breaks up with Louise, believing the rumours that Louise had sex with Keegan. Madison and Alexandra tell him that he did the right thing.[17] During rehearsal, Alexandra confidentially kisses Travis despite the role calling for her to act shy. After Louise tells Bex she is worried that Travis and Alexandra are getting close, Bex and Shakil talk to Travis, who says that he only sees Alexandra as Juliet and wonders if he has given her a wrong impression, especially as he agreed to take her to the prom as friends. He thinks that Louise hates him but Bex and Shakil convince him otherwise and tell him to apologise to her. He visits her and says he should have let her explain about Keegan instead of ending their relationship.[61] After Alexandra and Madison are publicly exposed as being Bex's bullies, Travis asks Louise to be his date for the school prom.[23] At prom, Louise and Travis win most beautiful couple and Travis arranges an area behind the stage with candles for them. Alexandra and Madison turn up and Louise berates them and their actions and Alexandra pushes Louise onto lit candles, setting off the fire alarms and sprinklers.[25] Louise is in agony as Mr Gethin Pryce (Cerith Flinn) and other students help her by cooling the burns with water. Travis blames himself for the incident and at the hospital, Sharon reluctantly allows him to see her. Louise orders him out of the room.[26] Louise is distressed when her mother Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin) and Bex arrange for Travis to visit her. Travis gives Louise a promise ring.[63]
James-Phelps' casting in EastEnders was announced by Beresford Management.[76] Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy wrote about Travis, "Proving that he's not a "total toenail" like the Square's other recent new arrival Keegan, Travis even helped Louise out when she was having some trouble with a pesky drinks machine. What a guy!"[77]
Gethin Pryce
| Gethin Pryce | |
|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Cerith Flinn |
| Duration | 2017– |
| First appearance |
Episode 5430 23 January 2017 |
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
| Classification | Present; recurring |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Drama teacher |
Gethin Pryce played by Cerith Flinn, is a teacher of Walford High School. He first appears in the episode broadcast on 23 January 2017.[4]
Gethin is a drama teacher at Walford High School who advises Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield) to use her time wisely at home to study for her music exam after the pupils are sent home due to a faulty boiler.[4] He later breaks up a fight between Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi) and Zayan Scott (Alex Blake).[36] When Bex is found in a state by Gethin and Mrs Robyn Lund (Polly Highton) in the toilets, she admits to them Madison Drake and Alexandra D'Costa (Seraphina Beh and Sydney Craven) bullied her, and that Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) sent the explicit photo of Shakil.[44] Louise, Madison and Alexandra deny any involvement.[45] During drama club, Gethin tells off Louise for texting during the club.[15] Gethin meets with Bex's mother, Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy), and asks Sonia to encourage Bex to take part in an upcoming school showcase.[21] Gethin tells Bex that she should sing her original song, "Boxed Up Broken Heart", at the showcase, and she agrees.[61] At the showcase, Gethin calls Bex to the stage but when she is missing he calls Alexandra and Travis Law-Hughes (Alex James-Phelps) for their performance of "Romeo and Juliet". Alexandra is also missing so Gethin asks Louise to take over.[22] At the prom, Gethin presents "Most Beautiful Couple" to Louise and Travis. When the sprinklers go off, Gethin evacuates the students out of the school.[25] When Louise suffers from burns, Gethin tries to get the students to cool her burns with water. When Travis blames himself for Louise's burns, Gethin assures him that it was not his fault. Gethin later names Madison and Alexandra when they are arrested by the police, but he does not stop the other students from insulting them when they are both escorted out.[26] Gethin later informs Bex and Sonia that Madison and Alexandra will be prosecuted.[62] Gethin appears in Walford looking for somewhere to live and Sonia informs him that she will speak with Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) about locating a property on the Square.[78]
Sophie Dainty of Digital Spy suggested that Gethin would be appearing more regularly and that he would be a love interest for Sonia by adding: "Could a new romance be on the cards for Sonia if they become neighbours?"[79]
Preston Cooper
| Preston Cooper | |
|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Martin Anzor |
| First appearance |
Episode 5442 14 February 2017 |
| Last appearance |
Episode 5468 31 March 2017 |
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
| Classification | Former; recurring |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Student |
Preston Cooper, played by Martin Anzor, is a former student of Michelle Fowler's (Jenna Russell), with whom she had an illegal relationship in Florida. He appears in 16 episodes between 14 February[39] and 31 March 2017.[80]
When Michelle returns to Walford at Christmas 2016, she confides in her best friend, Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean) that she had a relationship with a 17-year-old student in the United States, meaning she had broken the law.[81] Preston arrives in Walford unexpectedly on Valentine's Day and he and Michelle kiss.[39] Michelle goes for a job interview at a teaching agency, but fails to get the job as they find out from her references about her relationship with Preston. Michelle insists that he should go home.[40] Preston tries to win Michelle back, but she is adamant their relationship is over. Michelle later sees Preston with her niece, Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield).[82] They later kiss, and Preston encourages Bex to truant from school. Preston then texts Michelle that he needs to see her, but when she arrives, he is in bed with Bex and he acts surprised to see her.[8] Michelle demands that Preston leave immediately but he ignores her, and she realises that he used Bex to make her jealous. Preston then leads Michelle upstairs; it is implied that they have sex.[41] Dennis Rickman Jnr (Bleu Landau), who Michelle is looking after while Sharon is on holiday, sees Michelle and Preston kissing and starts blackmailing Michelle.[83] Preston goes to Manchester for a while to visit a friend and on his return, despite being pleased to see him, Michelle rejects him when she is turned down for a job interview for a teaching assistant (for being "overqualified"). Preston is rude towards Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) when he refuses to serve him for already being drunk and underage, and Michelle returns home to find the police there with Preston.[84] When Dennis calls Michelle a paedophile, she hits him, and his step-sister, Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper), witnesses Michelle shouting at Dennis.[85] Dennis tells Louise about Michelle and Preston, and Louise tells Bex. Bex, who has just made her relationship with Preston "official", does not believe her, but then sees Preston touching Michelle and Michelle flinching, so publicly asks Michelle if she is having sex with her boyfriend.[86] Michelle refuses to answer but Louise reveals the truth. Michelle's brother, Martin Fowler (James Bye) punches Preston and disowns Michelle. Preston admits to Bex he loves Michelle but then is forced to leave the pub. A drunk Michelle frantically searches for Preston and on hearing that he has headed for the tube station, she gets in Phil Mitchell's (Steve McFadden) car and speeds around the square. She narrowly avoids hitting Preston and crashes into the chip shop with Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) and Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami) inside.[87] Sharon returns from her holiday when she finds out that Michelle is in hospital and she convinces Preston that Michelle does not love him, that his presence is only hurting her and to return to the United States.[80]
Justin Harp from Digital Spy said "the romance is bound to cause trouble in Walford, since even Michelle's lifelong best friend Sharon reacted harshly when she first learned the truth".[88] Jonathon Hughes from Radio Times said, "despite the scandal surrounding their romance they're both ready to pick up where they left off".[89]
Konrad Topolski
| Konrad Topolski | |
|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Piotr Baumann |
| Duration | 2017– |
| First appearance |
Episode 5443/5444 16 February 2017 |
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
| Classification | Present; recurring |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Shopkeeper |
Konrad Topolski,[90] played by Piotr Baumann,[91] is a Polish shopkeeper. He first appears in the episode broadcast on 16 February 2017.[40]
Konrad meets Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) outside his Polish delicatessen and she asks if he can help out with The Queen Victoria's Polish-themed night.[40] Konrad provides food for the Polish supper and helps Shirley and Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) prepare the meal. However, the kitchen is shut down by an environmental health officer, Agnes Novak (Margaréta Szabó), due to a rat being spotted in the kitchen. Konrad brings food from his shop, making the night a success. He tells Shirley that he will not charge them as the food is slightly out of date.[82] However, then someone spray paints "Poles go home" on the door of the pub but Konrad simply calls it "the Britain we live in now".[7] Konrad then offers to help fix the leaks in the pub at a discounted price.[41] However, due to court fines that Mick is due to pay, he is unable to pay Konrad, until Shirley decides to go to prison for not paying the fines and Mick then pays Konrad.[92] He later comes to Shirley's welcome party only to find out that her stay in prison has been extended.[93]
The character is a new love interest for Shirley.[91] Inside Soap called the character a "burly eastern European fella" and speculated on whether Shirley would see him as someone to depend on and who would become a soulmate.[94] The showing of graffiti reading "Poles go home" following the Polish-themed night was criticised by some viewers as showing anti-Brexit bias from the BBC, however, writer Leo Richardson defended his script, saying "That story was rooted in reality. That's how the main soaps generate a lot of their stories. A diverse array of writers, from all over the country get together with their story team and producers on a regular basis and they talk about what they're seeing. [...] Now, more than ever, in a divided world, it is the job of artists, of writers, of TV comedy and drama, not only to entrain us, but to reflect the things happening in our world, on screen. To show us not only what is familiar, but also wildly different. To reflect the lives of people who are underrepresented, so we can understand those who we didn't before. If getting a brief glimpse into the mind of a man [Konrad] struggling to find his place in the country he lives in makes you uncomfortable then perhaps you needed to see it."[95]
Josh Hemmings
| Josh Hemmings | |
|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Eddie Eyre |
| Duration | 2017– |
| First appearance |
Episode 5460 17 March 2017 |
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
| Classification | Present; regular |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Associate Director of Weyland & Co |
Josh Hemmings (initially credited as "Photocopier guy"), played by Eddie Eyre, is a worker of Weyland & Co and colleague of Max Branning (Jake Wood) introduced as a love interest for Max's daughter Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa). He first appears in the episode broadcast on 17 March 2017.[45]
When Lauren visits Max's office to check on him, she sees Josh having trouble with the photocopier and she helps him with the problem. Josh is instantly attracted to her, and he leaves his phone number for Lauren with the receptionist (Kristen Obank). Lauren is pleased and goes to text him when she gets home but when her boyfriend, Steven Beale (Aaron Sidwell) arrives, she bins Josh's number.[45] Lauren tells her friend Whitney Carter (Shona McGarty) about Josh, who tries to put Lauren off because she has a boyfriend and a son, Louie Beale. Lauren invites Whitney out for drinks near to Max and Josh's office in the hope that she will see Josh again, because though she had his number saved in her phone, she has lost her phone. Lauren sees Josh outside and invites him in for drinks, where she and Josh flirt and she takes his mobile number again, though Whitney continues to remind her of Steven and Louie.[84] Lauren later meets Josh again in a restaurant to tell him about the job she applied for at Weyland & Co.[96] A week later, Lauren goes to a nightclub with her sister Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald) and Whitney and Josh goes because Lauren texted him where she would be. Lauren and Josh are left alone, and Josh goes to kiss Lauren but she rejects him because she feels guilty about Steven and Louie.[97] When Lauren attends her job interview at Weyland & Co, Josh sees her waiting and compliments her, telling her she will get the job. Lauren is interviewed by Corrine Mandel (Laura Rogers) and is shocked when Josh joins the interview, as she had assumed he was only a photocopier operator. After the interview, Josh follows Lauren out of the building and tells her she did well, and she slaps him for lying to her about his job. He says she lied as well as she never told him her father works at the same company, and accuses her of liking him. She insults him but they kiss, and when she returns home, he texts her with the message, "Don't pretend you didn't feel it too."[51] The following week, Max tells Josh not to give Lauren a job and makes sure another candidate is offered it, but Josh visits Lauren at home house and informs her that she has got a different job as a creative team assistant. He also meets Steven, who is wary of him, and realises that Lauren also has a son. Outside, Josh meets Max and tells him that he has given Lauren a job, adding that Max has done well with The Queen Victoria pub, referring to Weyland's plan to develop the local area. Josh then tells Max never to tell him what to do again as he is his boss, and reminds him of their mole in the pub.[98] On Lauren's first day, Josh does a presentation for two clients, Toby (Matt Jessup) and Nargis (Shanice Stewart-Jones) and asks Lauren to join him; he is impressed with her local knowledge.[56] Josh invites Lauren to a work event and she walks in on him changing in his office.[99] Josh asks Lauren to stay for sushi afterwards, and Lauren agrees despite having plans with Steven that night. Josh reveals he used to stutter as a child but overcame it with therapy. Josh drops Lauren home and Abi points out Josh's attractiveness to Steven when she sees them, making Steven more worried about Lauren and Josh's relationship.[100] When Steven makes dinner for Lauren, she comes home early and Josh is with her. Steven invites Josh to stay for dinner. Abi arrives and joins them, and she flirts with Josh.[101] Josh suggests that Lauren should go home after she develops morning sickness as he thinks she has a stomach bug.[58] Josh is surprised when Lauren returns to work later in the week. Josh and Corrine celebrate when they receive good news about one of the company's projects. Josh asks Lauren if she wants to celebrate with them but she tells him that she needs to go somewhere but she will not be long.[102] Josh tells Lauren that Abi has invited him to her 21st birthday party, realising that Lauren lied to Abi that he will not be available. Max reveals to Lauren that Josh is engaged to his girlfriend Imogen, and Josh apologises for not telling her, but she is upset and tells him she is busy.[16] Josh arrives on the square to see Lauren and explains that he did not tell her about Imogen because she had been travelling around the world and is only in a relationship with her to keep their parents happy, but they both know their relationship is over. Steven sees Josh and Lauren together and threatens Josh.[19] At Abi's party, she kisses Josh, and a jealous Lauren states he is engaged. Later, Josh admits to flirting with Abi just to get a reaction from Lauren, but she insists she does not want to cheat on Steven and tells him not to go after Abi.[103] Steven gets a mobile charger with a hidden camera to spy on Lauren while she is at work, and watches Lauren and Josh talking. Josh tries to get Lauren to admit that her relationship with Steven is not working but Lauren tells him that she does not want to cheat on Steven.[104] The following day, Lauren tells Josh that she does not love Steven anymore and she will end their relationship.[105] Steven learns from Josh that Lauren has resigned from her job when Josh goes to visit her.[22] Josh visits Lauren again and learns that she is planning to go to New Zealand to make her amends with her former boyfriend Peter Beale (Ben Hardy), but he later manages to convince her to stay in England. He declares his love to Lauren but she say she does not feel the same way.[23] Josh overhears Lauren talking to Max on the phone where she mentions that she is engaged to Steven. A disappointed Josh congratulates her.[106] Lauren tells Josh that she has been selfish and being in the company has made her realise that she needs to be with Steven. She then resigns from Weyland & Co.[107]
Tasha Hegarty of Digital Spy referred to Josh as a Clark Kent lookalike who also resembles Hollyoaks character Will Savage (James Atherton), adding "Will Savage's face isn't one you can trust, is it? So, that's the question: is the photocopier guy completely innocent? Or is he up to something far shadier? Like maybe he's actually involved with Max's revenge plot, which would make the whole Clark Kent look a brilliant way of tricking Lauren (and the viewers)".[108]
Tommy
| Tommy | |
|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Jordan Coulson |
| Appears in |
Episode 5462 21 March 2017 |
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
| Classification | Former; guest |
Tommy, also called Tom in the show, is played by Jordan Coulson. He appears in the first episode shown on 21 March 2017.[46] He is a friend of Jay Brown's (Jamie Borthwick) who helps Jay organise Ben Mitchell's (Harry Reid) 21st birthday party. He later kisses Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald) but he upsets her when he forgets her name.[46]
Niomi Harris from OK! said that Ben and Jay's party was "overshadowed by newcomer Tom" and called him "hilarious", reporting that many viewers were "baffled at who he was and where he came from".[109] Cydney Yeates from the Daily Star called Tommy a "surprise new character", but said that he lacked a backstory, which also confused viewers.[110] Laura-Jane Tyler from Inside Soap said, "Walford newcomer Tommy should definitely move in with Ben and Jay. He's hilarious!"[111]
Pru Garcia
| Pru Garcia | |
|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Liz Sutherland |
| Appears in |
Episode 5469 3 April 2017 |
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
| Classification | Former; guest |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Ward hostess |
Pru Garcia, played by Liz Sutherland, appears on 3 April 2017.[112]
Pru is a ward hostess who tries to encourage Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) to eat, but Michelle refuses. She sees a photo of Preston Cooper (Martin Anzor) on Michelle's phone and asks if he is her son, but Michelle does not answer. Later, Pru brings sandwiches and Michelle eats this time, and Pru thanks Michelle's friend Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean) for getting her to eat, to which Sharon says she told Michelle something she wanted to hear, which Pru said was good, but Sharon admits that she has not told Michelle the whole truth, so Pru encourages her to do so before she finds out from someone else. Sharon also asks Pry to borrow a phone charger for Michelle's phone. Later, Pru witnesses Michelle smashing her phone after she fails to contact Preston, so Pru comforts her and mends the phone. Michelle tells her that Preston is not her son but her lover, to which Pru says "good on you".[112]
Seamus Duff of The Sun described Pru as a "miracle working nurse" and said that the "incredibly efficient nurse stole every scene that she was in.".[113]
Woody Woodward
| Woody Woodward | |
|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Lee Ryan |
| Duration | 2017– |
| First appearance |
Episode 5478 18 April 2017 |
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
| Classification | Present; regular |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Bar manager |
Harry "Woody" Woodward, played by singer Lee Ryan, made his first appearance on 18 April 2017.[50] Woody initially appeared for a guest stint between 18 April and 19 May. It was later announced that Woody would be promoted to a regular role and that Ryan had signed a one-year contract with the show. His return aired on 3 August.[114][115]
Woody arrives at The Queen Victoria pub (The Vic) as Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White), Johnny Carter (Ted Reilly) and Whitney Carter (Shona McGarty), are looking after the pub in the absence of the landlords, Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) and Mick Carter (Danny Dyer).Tina, Johnny and Whitney are surprised to see him there, but he explains to them and Shirley Carter (Linda Henry), that Linda sent him to help out.[50] Woody moves into The Vic, and when they are unable to buy more beer due to unpaid bills, Woody supplies cocktails and Shirley is impressed.[51] Woody arranges male strippers for a ladies' night at the pub where he attempts to set one of them up with Johnny and bets on the outcome. When Johnny finds out, he berates Woody.[116] Tina, who is upset over the death of her mother, seeks solace in Woody, which results in them having sex.[12] When business consultant Fi Browning (Lisa Faulkner) tells the Carters that they must fire at least two of their employees, the Carters decide that Woody is the only one that should be fired. However, Woody refuses to go and Fi insists that the new freeholders, Grafton Hill, want him to stay, and Woody declares that until Linda tells him otherwise, he is the manager of the pub. Much to the disappointment of the Carters and Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean), Woody fires long-serving barmaid Tracey (Jane Slaughter) and Tina warns him to be careful.[98] Woody and Whitney later grow closer when Woody comforts her when she receives a letter from her husband Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard), asking for a divorce. Woody later catches Whitney shoplifting and he saves her from a man who is coming onto her. When they arrive back at The Vic, they kiss and have sex, only for Mick to return and find them in bed together.[117] Mick punches Woody and orders him to leave. After wishing the Carters good luck, Woody leaves Walford.[118]
The character and Ryan's casting were announced on 15 February 2017, when it was said the character would "cause lots of trouble" upon his arrival.[119] Ryan expressed his delight at his casting, calling Woody "the best role [he] could have wished to play" and "a brilliant character". He found it obvious that he is living "a full and colourful life" and looked forward to the public reaction.[119] Sean O'Connor, the show's executive producer, also expressed his delight at Ryan's casting, branding him "a perfect casting" for the serial and revealing that producers decided immediately that they wanted Ryan for the role. O'Connor explained the character's backstory, which states he worked in several drinking establishments "around the world" before deciding to "put down some roots". He added that Woody would "ruffle some feathers and obviously break some hearts".[119] Ryan was offered the part the day after his audition. He was invited to audition by EastEnders' casting executive, Julia Crampsie, 18 years after she first approached him about him joining the show.[120] Ryan insisted that the character is not a "bad boy", despite being "a little bit manipulative" and explained that in his "sad" backstory, Woody has travelled and experienced the death of a relative. He said that there would be tension between Woody and Shirley after he is brought in as a bar manager at The Queen Vic pub, adding that "I think Shirley would quite like Woody to get lost!"[121]
Daniel Kilkelly of entertainment website Digital Spy named Ryan one of "Soapland's rising stars", opining that despite heavy criticism following news of his casting, Ryan had "proved his doubters wrong". He praised Ryan's "easy chemistry" with his co-stars, noting that Woody's relationship with Whitney was eye-catching. He also commented, "In fact, in a pretty lacklustre year for the show, his scenes actually turned out to be one thing fans didn't have much to complain about."[29]
Fi Browning
| Fi Browning | |
|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Lisa Faulkner |
| Duration | 2017– |
| First appearance |
Episode 5483 27 April 2017 |
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
| Classification | Present; regular |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Business consultant |
Fiona "Fi" Browning, played by Lisa Faulkner, first appears in the episode broadcast on 27 April 2017.[12] Faulkner was offered a six-month contract to start.[122]
Fi arrives in Walford and upsets Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) after finding her dog, Lady Di (Hot Lips) and Shirley accuses her of "dognapping". Fi enters The Queen Victoria pub (The Vic) as Shirley opens a bottle of champagne, which accidentally soaks Fi. Fi, who is a business consultant sent by the new freeholders of the pub, Grafton Hill, is introduced to the staff and explains that she is there to understand and improve the business.[12] Fi tells Shirley and Woody Woodward (Lee Ryan) that they have too many staff and when the Carters think Woody should leave, Fi insists that Grafton Hill want him to remain, so barmaid Tracey (Jane Slaughter) is ultimately sacked, leaving her devastated.[98] Fi returns to The Vic during a celebration of Tracey's time working there, but she wonders why they are prolonging Tracey's agony, though Shirley says it is bringing in customers. Tracey does not turn up, though, and the customers decide to boycott the pub until she is reinstated.[53] Fi meets The Vic landlord, Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), when he returns from Bulgaria.[14] Mick later has a meeting with Fi and she tells him that The Vic is a good pub and that it has charm, just like him,[123] and she says that they need a permanent replacement for Whitney Carter (Shona McGarty), who has left.[124] Fi later suggests to Mick that they should have more younger staff to boost customers and suggests a two-for-one Father's Day meal for the Vic.[59] Fi and Shirley clash over their ideas for the Father's Day meal.[16] Fi arrives when Mick is preparing for his wife Linda Carter's (Kellie Bright) 40th birthday party, and is serving customers when Linda arrives. Linda does not know who she is, but when she finds out, Linda accuses Fi of sacking Tracey but Fi tells Linda that she wants to improve the pub. Linda tells Mick that she does not trust Fi.[125] The following day, Fi brings in craft ale beers for a special event later in the week, which Fi and Mick sample.[126] Fi, Mick and Shirley then conduct interviews for a new staff member, and although Tracey applies, Mick chooses Stacey Fowler (Lacey Turner), which Fi agrees with.[60] Fi tells Mick that Shirley should be sacked as she is scaring the customers away.[62] Mick reluctantly agrees and when Fi leaves the Vic, it is revealed that she lives with Max Branning (Jake Wood) and that she is in a relationship with him and she is also in on his revenge plan.[63] Fi overhears Carmel Kazemi (Bonnie Langford) talking to Linda about the council.[78] She then watches Max get more information about the council from Carmel and Denise Fox (Diane Parish). She then follows Max to the bathroom where they have sex in a toilet stall which was overheard by Steven Beale (Aaron Sidwell). When Max tells Fi that he feels guilty about using Carmel, Fi tells him that he needs a backbone.[127] Fi accuses Shirley of taking £200 from the till but Mick confesses that it was him who had taken £200 to pay Whitney.[128]
Fi is described as a "no-nonsense but sophisticated business woman with strength and vulnerability."[129] Of her casting, Faulkner said "I'm so happy to be joining the cast of EastEnders. It's an iconic show and I can't wait to play my part in it. Fi Browning is a hugely exciting character and I'm really looking forward to working with Sean and all the team, and revealing more about her."[130] Executive producer Sean O'Connor said, "I'm really thrilled that we have been able to tempt Lisa Faulkner back to TV drama and back to the BBC. She's an extremely accomplished and hugely popular actress and we're very excited to have her in Albert Square. Fi Browning is something of a departure for EastEnders; a no-nonsense but sophisticated business woman with strength and vulnerability. But does she have an agenda? And who—or what—has she set her sights on?"[131]
Freda
| Freda | |
|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Leila Hoffman |
| First appearance |
Episode 5497 22 May 2017 |
| Last appearance |
Episode 5500 26 May 2017 |
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
| Classification | Former; guest |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Cleaner |
Freda, played by Leila Hoffman, appears for two episodes 22 May and 26 May.[14][123]
Freda is an elderly woman whom Denise Fox (Diane Parish) meets when she is taking her English literature GCSE exam and she finds out Freda is taking five exams—English, English literature, French, history and maths. After the exam, Freda buys Denise a drink and says that although she found the exam tricky, she was enjoyed studying and that even if she fails, it was worth it as it is better than cleaning people's houses, which is her job.[14] Freda and Denise later sit their final exam and afterwards, Freda tells Denise that her mind went blank and asks how Denise did. Denise collapses and Freda tries to talk to her.[123]
Cydney Yeates of the Daily Star said that Freda stole the "soap limelight" and fans wanted her as a regular character.[132]
Ted Murray
| Ted Murray | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Christopher Timothy | ||||||||
| Duration | 2017– | ||||||||
| First appearance |
Episode 5500 26 May 2017 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor | ||||||||
| Classification | Present: regular | ||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||
| Occupation | Potman | ||||||||
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Ted Murray, played by Christopher Timothy, first appears in the episode broadcast on 26 May 2017,[123] along with his wife Joyce Murray, played by Maggie Steed.[133]
Ted and Joyce are a married couple, who arrive in Albert Square after being rehoused. They finish packing up their flat at Walford Towers and arrive at their new home. Ted tells Joyce that Dot Branning (June Brown) is their neighbour, who they already know, and Ted mentions that Dot's son Nick Cotton (John Altman) used to be friends with their son, Alan. Joyce is upset that Ted has brought a box with them after agreeing to "keep the past in the past". Joyce instructs Ted to keep it out of her way and he opens the box, which has a gun inside.[123] Ted and Joyce meet up with a friend, Joan Murfield (Eileen Davies), and talk about a family they describe as being "neighbours from hell" who nearly killed Joan.[101] Ted and Joyce decide they like their new home as it is peaceful but are then horrified to discover that Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) and her children have moved in above them, as Karen is the woman who caused Joan's nervous breakdown.[16] Ted later applies for a vacancy at the local The Queen Victoria pub as a potman. Although the landlord Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) chooses Ted, he agrees that both Ted and Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) should share the job on a part time basis.
The character and Timothy's casting were announced on 1 April 2017.[134] Of his casting, Timothy said, "The most exciting thing about joining EastEnders is not only that I'll be back on the television, but I'll also be working with Maggie. I have admired her for a long time. She is one of my favourite actresses. Filming not just our first scenes but our first episode together will be like first night in the theatre—very exciting indeed. And of course, I'm looking forward to meeting all the cast who I've been used to seeing on TV over the year."[135] Executive producer Sean O'Connor added that he is "delighted to welcome Maggie and Christopher to Albert Square. They are both already much-loved by audiences and it's wonderful to have attracted such esteemed and acclaimed actors to the EastEnders cast". He said that the Murrays "are a breath of fresh air to Walford having achieved a long–standing marriage. But it's not long before echoes of the past catch up with them. I'm very excited to see what these wonderful performers—and these fascinating characters—bring to Albert Square."[136] Timothy explained that Ted and Joyce were neighbours with Dot and "whether old animosities between Dot and the Murrays will resurface" and that "Joyce looks set to get annoyed with her husband when she discovers that he's broken a promise and brought a piece of their past with him."[137]
After their first appearance, where scenes showed Ted and Joyce having a gun, Jonathan Hughes from Radio Times said the Murrays "seemed like a harmless elderly couple, if slightly put out at being rehoused by the council due to the imminent demolition of the tower block they've lived in for 40 years."[138] He questioned why "two plucky pensioners" have a pistol and if it has "something to do with their previous links to Walford" as well as wondering if their son Alan is "another nasty Nick Cotton."[138]
Joyce Murray
| Joyce Murray | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Maggie Steed | ||||||||
| Duration | 2017– | ||||||||
| First appearance |
Episode 5500 26 May 2017 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor | ||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||
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Joyce Murray, played by Maggie Steed, first appears in the episode broadcast on 26 May 2017,[123] along with her husband, Ted Murray, played by Christopher Timothy.[139]
Ted and Joyce are a married couple, who arrive in Albert Square after being rehoused. They finish packing up their flat at Walford Towers and arrive at their new home. Ted tells Joyce that Dot Branning (June Brown) is their neighbour, who they already know. Dot's son Nick Cotton (John Altman) used to be friends with their son, Alan, though Joyce says Nick was behind a break-in at their flat once and Dot was a busybody. Joyce is upset that Ted has brought a box with them after agreeing to "keep the past in the past". Joyce instructs Ted to keep it out of her way and he opens the box, which has a gun inside.[123] Ted and Joyce meet up with a friend, Joan Murfield (Eileen Davies), and talk about a family they describe as being "neighbours from hell" who nearly killed Joan.[101] Ted and Joyce decide they like their new home as it is peaceful but are then horrified to discover that Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) and her children have moved in above them, as Karen is the woman who caused Joan's nervous breakdown.[16] Joyce is hurt but not surprised when her and Ted's daughter, Judith, cancels her visit on Father's Day.[18]
The character and Steed's casting were announced on 1 April 2017.[134] Of her casting, Steed said she is "very much looking forward to having Christopher as my on-screen husband, he is a terrific actor. We're going to have lots of fun. I'm incredibly excited to be joining what is such a well-established show."[135] Executive producer Sean O'Connor added that he is "delighted to welcome Maggie and Christopher to Albert Square. They are both already much-loved by audiences and it's wonderful to have attracted such esteemed and acclaimed actors to the EastEnders cast". He said that the Murrays "are a breath of fresh air to Walford having achieved a long–standing marriage. But it's not long before echoes of the past catch up with them. I'm very excited to see what these wonderful performers—and these fascinating characters—bring to Albert Square."[136] Timothy explained that Ted and Joyce were neighbours with Dot and "whether old animosities between Dot and the Murrays will resurface" and that "Joyce looks set to get annoyed with her husband when she discovers that he's broken a promise and brought a piece of their past with him."[137]
After their first appearance, where scenes showed Ted and Joyce having a gun, Jonathan Hughes from Radio Times said the Murrays "seemed like a harmless elderly couple, if slightly put out at being rehoused by the council due to the imminent demolition of the tower block they've lived in for 40 years."[138] She questioned why "two plucky pensioners" have a pistol and if it has "something to do with their previous links to Walford" as well as wondering if their son Alan is "another nasty Nick Cotton."[138]
Tom Bailey
| Tom Bailey | |
|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Daniel Casey |
| Duration | 2017– |
| First appearance |
Episode 5503 1 June 2017 |
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
| Classification | Present; recurring |
Tom Bailey (initially credited as "nosebleed man"), played by Daniel Casey, first appears in the episode broadcast on 1 June 2017. He is travelling on the London Underground when he suffers a nosebleed. Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) gives him a tissue.[101] They meet a few times later on the train[74] and Michelle tells her friend Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean) that she is interested in someone she met on the train, unaware that Tom is outside her home, looking at photos he covertly took of Michelle.[15] Tom meets Michelle on the train again, this time when she is working late and he claims to have a day off from work. They finally introduce themselves and Tom says he is widowed.[59] Michelle invites Tom for a drink. They discuss Michelle's personal life but when she says her marriage went stale and someone younger showed interest, Tom assumes her husband cheated and not the other way around. Afterwards, Tom is aggressive to a stranger he accidentally bumps into.[140] Tom and Michelle meet for a drink again and despite her confession that she was the one who fell in love with a younger student which caused the ending of her marriage, Tom kisses her.[23]
Despite being credited as "nosebleed man", following the character's first episode, Ben Lee from Digital Spy reported that the actor has an official cast shot and the character's name is Tom, speculating that he would appear again.[141] It was then reported that Tom would be a love interest for Michelle. Kate White from Inside Soap said there is a "spark" between them, and called him Michelle's "train crush". An EastEnders source said, "It's nothing short of a miracle to get someone to talk to you on the Tube in London, so Michelle should feel extremely flattered!"[142] However, White said that Tom is a stranger to Michelle and she knows nothing about him, she could be "playing with fire".[142] Duncan Lindsay from the Metro said Tom "has turned out to be a little bit unsettling as he has snapped pictures of [Michelle] and followed her home" and said that "many have poured scorn on the likelihood of two strangers regularly bumping into each other on packed London trains, [but] it seems that this was less accidental than we were led to believe".[143] Sophie Dainty from Digital Spy said that Tom "gets even darker" in his fifth episode, and said Michelle "could be heading for serious danger after her new love interest Tom showed another worrying side", calling him a "weirdo" and his behaviour "nasty", as he seems "more and more dangerous by the day".[144]
Karen Taylor
| Karen Taylor | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Lorraine Stanley | ||||||
| Duration | 2017– | ||||||
| First appearance |
Episode 5511 15 June 2017 | ||||||
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor | ||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||
| Profile | |||||||
| Occupation | Cleaner | ||||||
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Karen Taylor, played by Lorraine Stanley, first appears in the episode broadcast on 15 June 2017,[145][16] along with four of her children, Keanu (Danny Walters), Bernadette (Clair Norris), Riley (Tom Jacobs) and Chatham Taylor (Alfie Jacobs).[146] The family also have two pets, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier dog named Bronson and a Bearded lizard named Rooney.[147] Stanley appeared in the 2004 spin off Pat and Mo as a young Mo Harris, and in EastEnders in 2016 as Thelma Bragg, the mother of Linzi Bragg (Amy-Leigh Hickman).[148][147]
Karen, Keanu and Bernadette arrive on Albert Square and Karen introduces herself to some of the neighbours, who are horrified by their rowdy behaviour. Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) is horrified to discover that Keegan Baker (Zack Morris), who claims to have had sex with Louise, is Karen's son and is moving in. Ted Murray (Christopher Timothy) and Joyce Murray (Maggie Steed) are also horrified to discover the Taylors are living above them, as Karen caused their friend to suffer a nervous breakdown when they were previously neighbours in Walford Towers.[16] Karen is revealed to be on benefits. She is annoyed when the Murrays' friend, Joan Murfield (Eileen Davies) visits, as Joan was Karen's former neighbours and regularly called the police about the Taylors. Denise Fox (Diane Parish) tries to make peace with Karen over her altercation with Keegan a few months previously, but Karen threatens violence against her if it happens again. When Louise tells her stepmother, Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean), about Keegan raped her, Sharon confronts Karen, so Karen punches Sharon in the face. Keegan, despite saying he made the rumour up because he likes Louise, is arrested on suspicion of rape and Karen is arrested for assault. Karen threatens Sharon with further violence.[17] Keegan is not charged but Karen tells him she is ashamed that he lied.[18] The family's dog, Bronson, ends up in the park's pond when he gets hold of Denise's handbag and Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami) pulls him off. Karen tries to get money out of Denise and Kush, but she backs down when Denise points out Bronson was off his lead.[140] Karen looks for work and after befriending Jane Beale (Laurie Brett), Jane convinces her husband Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) to employ her as a cleaner at their restaurant. Bernadette complains of being ill, so Karen realises she could be pregnant[126] so takes her to Dr Natasha Black (Rachel Bavidge), who confirms she is pregnant. Karen asks Dr Black not to inform social services, and is against Bernadette keeping the baby. However, she later tells Bernadette is it her own choice, but Karen worries about how the family will afford to raise another child.[60] Karen tells her sons about Bernadette's pregnancy when they argue that she is not really ill. Karen starts work for Ian but her constant talking annoys him and he sacks her after she takes burgers that she assumes are being thrown out.[21] Karen pressures Keanu into talking to Bernadette about the father of her baby and then overhears Bernadette talking to Keanu, who Karen thinks may be the baby's father.[104] Karen confronts Keanu, asking if he is the father, and Keanu is hurt that Karen thinks that, but admits the father is in Bernadette's year.[105] Karen and Bernadette clean the house for a social services visit and get some second-hand baby clothes. Bernadette takes some baby clothes from a woman's pram and Karen scolds Bernadette's action.[149]
Development
The characters and castings were announced on 10 May 2017. Of her casting, Stanley said "I’m chuffed to be cast in such an iconic show that I’ve grown up watching. Working with my new family is really quite special, and I’m proud to play their mum."[150] Karen is described comes as a "fierce woman who won't hear a bad word said about her family, but those close to her know that she's also kind-hearted and loyal."[146] Executive producer Sean O'Connor added that he is "hugely excited at the arrival of Karen and her family in Albert Square. They’re noisy, brash and not-to-be-messed-with. Karen is a twenty-a-day lioness, bringing up her kids with no support, no money and a very loud mouth. But though they may lack cash, the Taylors have love and warmth in spades. This summer is going to be explosive as the Taylors settle in Walford. The Square will never be quite the same again…"[150] In an interview, O'Connor added that The Taylor family "feel very different to the other characters" they have, calling them "a big messy brood." He said the Taylors will "bring the breath of fresh air that" the Jackson family did upon their arrival and like other established, popular EastEnders families, they "will divide opinion, but within six months, I [O'Connor] think the audience will love them" and "will help re-calibrate what the show is." O'Connor also said that the family experience "the reality of the benefits system [...] we're not going to see these characters suddenly flashing cash round – we’re going to see them struggling to make ends meet, because that’s where the best stories are- ordinary characters facing adversity." O'Connor compared the characters to Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) and Coronation Street's Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix), saying "whatever fate throws at them, they pick themselves up and face the next day. It’s the classic Scarlett O’Hara mantra; ‘tomorrow is another day."[151]
The Taylors "are thrown into a [...] crisis" when Karen makes a "shock discovery" about Bernadette and Karen figures out Bernadette is pregnant after Karen is "troubled by Bernadette's behaviour" coming to the "shocking realisation."[152] Bernadette "refuses initially to reveal the father of her unborn child", however Karen "remains determined to get to the truth."[153] Bernadette's refusal to name the father leaves Karen "more frustrated than ever."[153] Instead of being "the mouthy matriach" and "gobby", Karen "surprisingly" opts to use "a softer approach" to the situation. Bernadette's silence will prompt Karen's "own suspicions", but she could have "the wrong end of the stick" or uncover a "worrying secret" about Bernadette.[154] Viewers drew similarities to a teenage pregnancy storyline involving the character of Demi Miller, played by Shana Swash, in 2004 as the Millers "were just as mouthy and controversial as the Taylors and at the time of their arrival, 13-year-old Demi was heavily pregnant.[155]
Keanu Taylor
| Keanu Taylor | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Danny Walters | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2017– | ||||||||||
| First appearance |
Episode 5511 15 June 2017 | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor | ||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||||
| Occupation | Mechanic | ||||||||||
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Keanu Taylor, played by Danny Walters, first appears in the episode broadcast on 15 June 2017,[145][16] along with his mother Karen (Lorraine Stanley) and siblings Bernadette (Clair Norris), Riley (Tom Jacobs) and Chatham (Alfie Jacobs).[146] The family also have two pets, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier dog named Bronson and a Bearded lizard named Rooney.[147]
Karen, Keanu and Bernadette move into Albert Square, upsetting the residents with their rowdy behaviour.[16] Keanu shows support towards Bernadette when Karen tells him that she is pregnant.[21] Karen pressures Keanu into talking to Bernadette about the father of her baby. Karen overhears Bernadette talking to Keanu, who Karen thinks may be the baby's father.[104] Karen confronts Keanu, asking if he is the father, and Keanu is hurt that Karen thinks that, but admits the father is in Bernadette's year.[105] When Keanu sees fliers for Arthur Fowler (Bill Treacher)'s bench, he tells Bernadette that they need to return the bench without being caught.[156] A social worker that visits Bernadette realises that the Taylors stole Arthur's bench and it's reported to the police, so PC Jaz Jones (Charlie De Melo) visits the family to arrest Karen, but Keanu stops him.[157] Keanu is given a warning for the bench theft and upset that he will not be taken on full time after the mechanic firm he completed his apprenticeship at.[107] Keanu asks around for work and apologises to Arthur's children, Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) and Martin Fowler (James Bye), for the bench theft. Keanu is told by Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid) he is not looking for staff when he asks. Keanu tells his family he is determined to get a job and not resort to benefits.[78]
The characters and castings were announced on 10 May 2017. Of his casting, Walters said "Having only been filming EastEnders for a few weeks, I feel so privileged to already feel a part of the team. Everyone has been so friendly and kind and gone above and beyond to make us feel welcome and supported. There has been a huge buzz surrounding the new family and I am so excited to see what the future holds for The Taylors. Keanu is very grateful to live at No.23 Albert Square and will try his very best not to disturb the peace in the Square."[150] Keanu is described as a "charming and happy-go-lucky lad who sees himself as the man of the family and tries to protect his siblings wherever possible."[146] Executive producer Sean O'Connor added that he is "hugely excited at the arrival of Karen and her family in Albert Square. They’re noisy, brash and not-to-be-messed-with. Karen is a twenty-a-day lioness, bringing up her kids with no support, no money and a very loud mouth. But though they may lack cash, the Taylors have love and warmth in spades. This summer is going to be explosive as the Taylors settle in Walford. The Square will never be quite the same again…"[150] In an interview, O'Connor added that The Taylor family "feel very different to the other characters" they have, calling them "a big messy brood." He said the Taylors will "bring the breath of fresh air that" the Jackson family did upon their arrival and like other established, popular EastEnders families, they "will divide opinion, but within six months, I [O'Connor] think the audience will love them" and "will help re-calibrate what the show is." O'Connor also said that the family experience "the reality of the benefits system [...] we're not going to see these characters suddenly flashing cash round – we’re going to see them struggling to make ends meet, because that’s where the best stories are- ordinary characters facing adversity." O'Connor compared the characters to Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) and Coronation Street's Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix), saying "whatever fate throws at them, they pick themselves up and face the next day. It’s the classic Scarlett O’Hara mantra; ‘tomorrow is another day."[151]
Bernadette Taylor
| Bernadette Taylor | |||||||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Clair Norris | ||||||||
| Duration | 2017– | ||||||||
| First appearance |
Episode 5511 15 June 2017 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor | ||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||
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Bernadette Rihanna Taylor, played by Clair Norris, first appears in the episode broadcast on 15 June 2017,[145][16] along with her mother Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) and siblings Keanu (Danny Walters), Riley (Tom Jacobs) and Chatham (Alfie Jacobs).[146] The family also have two pets, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier dog named Bronson and a Bearded lizard named Rooney.[147]
Karen, Keanu and Bernadette move to Albert Square and upset the residents with their rowdy behaviour.[16] Bernadette bunks off school to the annoyance of Karen, pretending she is sick. Karen finds Bernadette eating packets of crisps in her room and when Bernadette does not eat her favourite food, Karen confronts Bernadette, working out she is pregnant.[126] Karen takes Bernadette to see Dr Natasha Black (Rachel Bavidge), who confirms the pregnancy. Bernadette cannot work out how far gone she is and Bernadette says she was not forced to have sex, but refuses to name the father. Karen and Bernadette are also told social services will be notified due to Bernadette being underage. Bernadette wants to keep the baby and Karen tries to talk her out of it, but allows Bernadette to make her own choice.[60] When her half-brother Keegan Baker (Zack Morris) and Keanu argue over whether Bernadette is really ill, Karen tells them that Bernadette is pregnant. Keegan calls her stupid whilst Keanu is supportive.[21] Karen overhears Bernadette talking to Keanu, who Karen thinks may be the baby's father.[104] Bernadette meets up with a schoolfriend, Callum (Shaun Aylward), and tells him she is pregnant and he is the father. Callum becomes emotional and worries about his abusive father's reaction. Bernadette is touched when Callum offers her £16, all he has in his bank account, and laughs when he asks if they should get married.[105] When Ingrid Solberg (Pernille Broch) catches Bernadette destroying flowers in the square, she comforts her when she reveals she is pregnant and was being bullied. Ingrid makes her apologise to Jane Beale (Laurie Brett) for ruining the gardens and agrees to help fix it.[23] Bernadette and Karen clean the house for a social services visit and get some second-hand baby clothes. Bernadette takes some baby clothes from a woman's pram and Karen scolds Bernadette's action.[149] Bernadette is delighted that social services think she will be a good mother and when Keanu gives her a moses basket.[156]
Development
The characters and castings were announced on 10 May 2017. Of her casting, Norris said "I’m so excited to go on a journey with my character Bernadette, and to be a part of the Taylor family. I never in a million years thought my first TV role would be in EastEnders. It’s surreal but I’m ever so grateful to be given the opportunity and I can’t wait to see the audience’s reaction to us."[150] Bernadette is described as having "little interest in anything other than sitting around the house and dreaming of being famous."[146] Norris added that her character is "quite young. She's always being forced by her mum to go to school, but she can't be bothered basically" and she is "a typical teenager. She doesn't want to go to school. She just wants to stay around at home and watch reality TV"[158] Executive producer Sean O'Connor added that he is "hugely excited at the arrival of Karen and her family in Albert Square. They’re noisy, brash and not-to-be-messed-with. Karen is a twenty-a-day lioness, bringing up her kids with no support, no money and a very loud mouth. But though they may lack cash, the Taylors have love and warmth in spades. This summer is going to be explosive as the Taylors settle in Walford. The Square will never be quite the same again…"[150] In an interview, O'Connor added that The Taylor family "feel very different to the other characters" they have, calling them "a big messy brood." He said the Taylors will "bring the breath of fresh air that" the Jackson family did upon their arrival and like other established, popular EastEnders families, they "will divide opinion, but within six months, I [O'Connor] think the audience will love them" and "will help re-calibrate what the show is." O'Connor also said that the family experience "the reality of the benefits system [...] we're not going to see these characters suddenly flashing cash round – we’re going to see them struggling to make ends meet, because that’s where the best stories are- ordinary characters facing adversity." O'Connor compared the characters to Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) and Coronation Street's Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix), saying "whatever fate throws at them, they pick themselves up and face the next day. It’s the classic Scarlett O’Hara mantra; ‘tomorrow is another day."[151]
The Taylors "are thrown into a [...] crisis" when Karen makes a "shock discovery" about Bernadette and Karen figures out Bernadette is pregnant after Karen is "troubled by Bernadette's behaviour" coming to the "shocking realisation."[159] Bernadette "refuses initially to reveal the father of her unborn child", however Karen "remains determined to get to the truth."[153] Bernadette's refusal to name the father leaves Karen "more frustrated than ever."[153] Instead of being "the mouthy matriach" and "gobby", Karen "surprisingly" opts to use "a softer approach" to the situation. Bernadette's silence will prompt Karen's "own suspicions", but she could have "the wrong end of the stick" or uncover a "worrying secret" about Bernadette.[160] Viewers drew similarities to a teenage pregnancy storyline involving the character of Demi Miller, played by Shana Swash, in 2004 as the Millers "were just as mouthy and controversial as the Taylors and at the time of their arrival, 13-year-old Demi was heavily pregnant.[161]
Riley Taylor
| Riley Taylor | |||||||||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Tom Jacobs | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2017– | ||||||||||
| First appearance |
Episode 5511 15 June 2017 | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor | ||||||||||
| Classification | Present; recurring | ||||||||||
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Riley Taylor, played by Tom Jacobs, first appears in the episode broadcast on 15 June 2017,[145][16] along with his mother Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) and siblings Keanu (Danny Walters), Bernadette (Clair Norris) and Chatham (Alfie Jacobs).[146] The family also have two pets, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier dog named Bronson and a Bearded lizard named Rooney.[147]
Riley and Chatham arrive at the new flat on Albert Square after spending time with their sister, Chantelle.[16]
The characters and castings were announced on 10 May 2017. Jacobs and his real-life brother, Alfie Jacobs, play the roles of Riley and Chatham, "who can often be a challenge" for Karen as they both have learning difficulties.[146] Executive producer Sean O'Connor added that he is "hugely excited at the arrival of Karen and her family in Albert Square. They’re noisy, brash and not-to-be-messed-with. Karen is a twenty-a-day lioness, bringing up her kids with no support, no money and a very loud mouth. But though they may lack cash, the Taylors have love and warmth in spades. This summer is going to be explosive as the Taylors settle in Walford. The Square will never be quite the same again…"[150] In an interview, O'Connor added that The Taylor family "feel very different to the other characters" they have, calling them "a big messy brood." He said the Taylors will "bring the breath of fresh air that" the Jackson family did upon their arrival and like other established, popular EastEnders families, they "will divide opinion, but within six months, I [O'Connor] think the audience will love them" and "will help re-calibrate what the show is." O'Connor also said that the family experience "the reality of the benefits system [...] we're not going to see these characters suddenly flashing cash round – we’re going to see them struggling to make ends meet, because that’s where the best stories are- ordinary characters facing adversity." O'Connor compared the characters to Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) and Coronation Street's Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix), saying "whatever fate throws at them, they pick themselves up and face the next day. It’s the classic Scarlett O’Hara mantra; ‘tomorrow is another day."[151]
Chatham Taylor
| Chatham Taylor | |||||||||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Alfie Jacobs | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2017– | ||||||||||
| First appearance |
Episode 5511 15 June 2017 | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor | ||||||||||
| Classification | Present; recurring | ||||||||||
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Chatham Taylor, played by Alfie Jacobs, first appears in the episode broadcast on 15 June 2017,[145][16] along with his mother Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) and siblings Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters), Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris) and Riley Taylor (Tom Jacobs).[146] The family also have two pets, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier dog named Bronson and a Bearded lizard named Rooney.[147]
Chatham and Riley arrive at the new flat on Albert Square after spending time with their sister, Chantelle.[16]
The characters and castings were announced on 10 May 2017. Jacobs and his real-life brother, Tom Jacobs, play the roles of Chatham and Riley, "who can often be a challenge" for Karen as they both have learning difficulties.[146] Executive producer Sean O'Connor added that he is "hugely excited at the arrival of Karen and her family in Albert Square. They’re noisy, brash and not-to-be-messed-with. Karen is a twenty-a-day lioness, bringing up her kids with no support, no money and a very loud mouth. But though they may lack cash, the Taylors have love and warmth in spades. This summer is going to be explosive as the Taylors settle in Walford. The Square will never be quite the same again…"[150] In an interview, O'Connor added that The Taylor family "feel very different to the other characters" they have, calling them "a big messy brood." He said the Taylors will "bring the breath of fresh air that" the Jackson family did upon their arrival and like other established, popular EastEnders families, they "will divide opinion, but within six months, I [O'Connor] think the audience will love them" and "will help re-calibrate what the show is." O'Connor also said that the family experience "the reality of the benefits system [...] we're not going to see these characters suddenly flashing cash round – we’re going to see them struggling to make ends meet, because that’s where the best stories are- ordinary characters facing adversity." O'Connor compared the characters to Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) and Coronation Street's Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix), saying "whatever fate throws at them, they pick themselves up and face the next day. It’s the classic Scarlett O’Hara mantra; ‘tomorrow is another day."[151]
Ingrid Solberg
| Ingrid Solberg | |
|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | Pernille Broch |
| Duration | 2017– |
| First appearance |
Episode 5515 22 June 2017 |
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
| Classification | Present; recurring |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Au pair |
Ingrid Solberg, played by Pernille Broch, first appears in the episode broadcast on 22 June 2017.[140]
After Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) places an interview for an au pair, Ingrid arrives at his house to inquire about the job, although she has the wrong day. Jack lets her in after his daughter, Amy Mitchell (Abbie Knowles) soaks her, and she tells Jack that she lives in Walthamstow, but is from Oslo, and Jack is reluctant to hire her, wanting someone with experience of the area. When Ingrid helps remove chewing gum from Amy's hair without the need to cut it, he offers her a trial.[140] She tries to connect with Amy and Ricky Mitchell (Henri Charles) by cooking a Norwegian meal but fails. They end up bonding when they order a pizza and she tells them a story about Norway.[126] Jack almost misses a meeting when Ingrid is almost late.[60] When Ingrid catches Bernadette Taylor (Clair Morris) destroying flowers in the square she comforts her when she reveals she is pregnant and is being bullied for her physical appearance, Ingrid makes her apologise to Jane Beale (Laurie Brett) for ruining her garden. After repeated lateness Jack asks her to move in with him and the children, which she happily accepts.[23] Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton) talks to Ingrid about her upcoming camping trip with her husband Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) and their children Janet Mitchell (Grace) and Will Mitchell (Freddie Phillips) which was overheard by Amy and Ricky. Ingrid tells them that they can come camping too. When Ingrid tells Jack about this, he is unsure about the idea.[127] Amy and Ricky put make up on Ingrid and Jack agrees that they can go camping.[128]
Following the character's introduction, fans of the series believed that there was "an ulterior motive" to her appearance, suggesting that she could be involved in Max Branning's (Jake Wood) revenge plot. Other fans speculated that she could begin a relationship with Jack due to his reputation as a womaniser.[162] Laura-Jayne Tyler of Inside Soap called Ingrid the "demented new nanny", commenting, "Ingrid is the stuff of nightmares. Like when fairy tales used to be genuinely terrifying."[163]
Felix Moore
| Felix Moore | |
|---|---|
| EastEnders character | |
| Portrayed by | George Maguire |
| First appearance |
Episode 5523 6 July 2017 |
| Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
| Classification | Present; recurring |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Market trader |
Felix Moore, played by George Maguire, first appears in the episode broadcast on 6 July 2017. He is a customer in Bridge Street Café and asks Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) who to speak to about renting a stall on the market.[21] He then has drinks in The Queen Victoria with his friends and the pub's staff call them "hipsters".[104] When Donna Yates (Lisa Hammond) is late paying her pitch fees, Robbie Jackson (Dean Gaffney) gives Felix her stall on the market, on which he plans to sell "vintage goods". This leads to the other market traders throwing Robbie in a bin.[105] However Felix is annoyed when Robbie has a change of heart and decides to return the pitch to Donna.[164]
Maguire's casting in EastEnders was reported on 24 June 2017, when it was said that Maguire had signed a £200,000 contract to help increase the show's ratings. An insider told The Sun, "Everyone at EastEnders is very excited about George joining the cast. He is hugely talented and well-respected in the West End so it's a real coup to have signed him. He is already on set filming scenes for the coming months, and they are hoping that his character is a real hit with fans."[165] However, the Metro said that Maguire would play a "minor character who is part of a small community based storyline", that the actor would be in around three episodes and had already filmed his scenes, and that his casting was nothing to do with the change of executive producer.[166] A different EastEnders source told the Daily Mirror that "George will join the soap for a few episodes early in July".[167]
Others
| Character | Date(s) | Actor | Circumstances |
|---|---|---|---|
| DI Sara Devenport | 2 January | Gillian Kirkpatrick[168] | A police officer investigating the deaths of Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack) and Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons).[168] |
| DS Kye Anderson | 2–9 January (3 episodes) |
Jonathan Harden[168] | A police officer investigating the deaths of Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack) and Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons). With his colleague DI Sara Devenport (Gillian Kirkpatrick), he informs Ronnie's husband Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) of their deaths and acts as Jack's family liaison officer.[168] The next day, he visits Jack, telling him that CCTV footage shows Ronnie diving into the swimming pool after Roxy, where they both died. DS Anderson then accompanies Jack to identify their bodies.[169] Kye later tells Jack and Glenda Mitchell (Glynis Barber), Ronnie and Roxy's mother, that the coroner's report shows that Ronnie drowned and Roxy died of a heart attack in the swimming pool, leading Jack to conclude that Roxy's cocaine habit was to blame for both deaths, though DS Anderson attempts to tell Jack that there is no evidence that Ronnie died trying to save Roxy.[2] |
| Bev Mills | 2 January | Uncredited[168] | A customer of Bridge Street Café who is an old friend of Kathy Beale's (Gillian Taylforth). Kathy tells her son Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) that Bev, who lives in Walford Towers, has had a compulsory purchase order placed on her flat.[168] |
| Emily | 13 January | Uncredited[34] | A nurse that takes away Denise Fox's (Diane Parish) new born baby boy, so he can be put up for adoption.[34] |
| Raymond | 13–16 January (2 episodes) |
Uncredited[34] | The son of Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). Denise puts him up for adoption immediately after his birth, visiting him in his cot and telling him her reasons.[34] The next day, Phil finds out he is the father and Denise tells him their ages and lifestyles would make them bad parents, and that adoption is the best thing for the baby. Phil finds his son and holds him, but then leaves the hospital, having accepted Denise's decision.[170] Social worker Trish Barnes (Tessa Churchard) visits Denise a few weeks later to inform her how her son is doing with his potential adoptive family and that he has been named Raymond after Ray Charles as the parents are a fan of his.[7] Denise later reads a letter from his adoptive parents informing her that Raymond is living a happy life with them.[171] Months later, Denise gets confirmation that the adoption has been finalised. Denise gives Phil the letter about Raymond's progress.[128] |
| DC Manners | 20 January – 2 February (2 episodes) |
David Semark[3] | An undercover police officer who poses as a customer in The Queen Victoria pub after Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) reports The Queen Victoria pub for selling alcohol outside of licensing hours. Kathy overhears him making a phone call and mentioning Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) and Shirley Carter (Linda Henry). Kathy admits to Manners that she made the complaint, and tells him that only Babe Smith (Annette Badland) was selling alcohol illegally.[3] Manners later visits the pub for breakfast, and Babe serves him a beer, still unaware that he is a police officer.[38] |
| Aaron Palmer | 20 January | Jude Clark[3] | The son of Tony, a man Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) befriended when they were waiting for liver transplants, but his father died. Aaron meets up with Phil in the café and Phil gives him money for new trainers.[3] |
| Antoinette Giroux | 20–31 January (2 episodes) |
Frédérique Feder[3] | The widow of Tony, a man Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) befriended when they were waiting for liver transplants. Antoinette visits Phil to give back the money he gave to her son, Aaron Palmer (Jude Clark) for new trainers. She then tells him not to contact her son again and threatens to call the police if he does so.[3] Antoinette later visits Phil, after he leaves her a note, and apologises for what she said before.[37] |
| John Dixon | 23 January | Kieron Jecchinis[4] | A man who speaks to market inspector Carmel Kazemi (Bonnie Langford) about the future of the market stalls.[4] |
| Mary Scholes | 24–26 January (2 episodes) |
Victoria Gee[5] | Mary is a woman who tries to find her son Lewis who is missing after a bus crashes into the market and the viaduct. Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton) tries to comfort her.[5] Lewis is eventually found safe and unharmed.[172] |
| Lewis | 26 January | Uncredited[172] | |
| Paul | 26 January – 9 May (2 episodes) |
Paul Bradbury[172] | A jewellery stall holder who is unaccounted for after the bus crash but is later found by Carmel Kazemi (Bonnie Langford) in The Queen Victoria pub (uncredited).[172] Denise Fox (Diane Parish) sells her necklace to him for five pounds (credited as "jewellery stall holder").[173] |
| Nurse Laura Barnes | 26 January – 30 March (2 episodes) |
Nicola Weeks[172] | A nurse who Stacey Fowler (Lacey Turner) asks if she has seen her husband Martin Fowler (James Bye) after he gets out of his hospital bed.[172] She later treats Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami) after he suffers from a dislocated shoulder following his involvement in a car crash caused by Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell).[174] |
| Panit | 30–31 January (2 episodes) |
Yo Santhaveesuk[6] | A Thai chef who Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) employs to cook The Queen Victoria's Chinese buffet.[6] The next day he attends the pub's quiz night with his family.[37] |
| Gary | 2 February | Dean Kilbey[38] | A customer in The Queen Victoria pub at breakfast time. He asks Babe Smith (Annette Badland) for alcohol but she tells him it is too early to serve alcohol. He gets up to leave, so Babe adds a shot of alcohol to his coffee and asks Gary not to say anything.[38] |
| Alan Robinson | 2 February | Chris Bell[38] | A contractor who Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) hires to repair the pub's leaking roof. Alan tells Mick that he will need to purchase a new roof. Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) later reveals to Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) that Alan is a cowboy builder who will over-charge Mick. He asks Kathy not to tell Mick as revenge for him telling everyone that Ian was drunk.[38] |
| Zayan Scott | 6 February | Alex Blake[36] | A schoolboy who taunts Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi) over his explicit photo. Zayan's words anger Shakil and they end up fighting, and Zayan leaves Shakil with cuts to his face.[36] |
| Mrs Robyn Lund | 6 February – 14 July (7 episodes) |
Polly Highton[36] | The headteacher of Walford High School, who meets with Carmel Kazemi (Bonnie Langford) and her son, Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi), after Shakil is involved in a violent fight with Zayan Scott (Alex Blake).[36] She later meets with Martin Fowler (James Bye) and his daughter Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield) after Keegan Baker (Zack Morris) uploads a fake porn video of Bex. Lund asks Bex if she knows who made the video but Bex says she does not. Lund informs Martin that the police will be involved.[83] The next day, Lund meets with Martin, Bex and police officers, where Martin discovers that the video was probably made in revenge for a nude photo of Shakil that was sent from Bex's phone. Lund tells Martin that Bex's mock GCSE results were uncharacteristically poor, and that sharing an indecent image of a minor is a criminal offence so Bex will be interviewed under caution. Lund then meets Carmel and Shakil again to discuss the situation.[43] Lund finds Bex in a state in the toilets, Bex admits to her and Mr Gethin Pryce (Cerith Flinn) Madison Drake and Alexandra D'Costa (Seraphina Beh and Sydney Craven) bullied her, and that Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) sent the explicit photo of Shakil.[44] Louise, Madison and Alexandra deny any involvement.[45] At the showcase, when Bex looks for a replacement guitar string, Madison and Alexandra pin Bex up against a wall. Shakil hears the bullying through headphones and exposes it through the soundboard. Mrs Lund orders Madison and Alexandra to her office[22] and later asks Louise and Bex to make statements against them.[23] |
| Sgt Sharon Bayes | 7 February | Alison Egan[175] | A police officer who charges Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) and Babe Smith (Annette Badland) with breaching the licence of The Queen Victoria pub.[175] |
| Mr Omar Wright | 9 February | Damola Adelaja[176] | The pathologist at the inquest into the deaths of sisters Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack) and Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons). He establishes that although cocaine may have impaired Roxy's judgement when she jumped into a swimming pool, the combination of cold water immersion would likely to have caused her cardiac arrest.[176] |
| Nathan | 13 February | Jamie Knox[177] | A college student who lives next door to Carmel Kazemi (Bonnie Langford). Carmel meets him on the market and tells him to stop putting rubbish outside her house, but he says it is not a big deal. Later, he goes to The Albert bar, where Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) flirts with him. Nathan flirts back until Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) tells him to back off.[177] Carmel later complains to the council and the students are evicted.[40] |
| Nurse Gemma Bardon | 21 February | Gail Kemp[7] | A nurse that Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) visits for a health check. She refers him to his GP.[7] |
| Sian Davies | 23 February | Jean Trend[8] | A woman and her husband who Dot Branning (June Brown) meets in a garden centre.[8] |
| Bob Davies | Uncredited[8] | ||
| Sergeant Lucius Hamilton | 24 February | Simon Lenagan[41] | A police officer who attends the scene where Dot Branning (June Brown) has driven into a road verge after driving through a no entry sign. He informs Dot that she needs to notify the DVLA about her failing eyesight and that she cannot drive until further notice.[41] |
| Bob | 24 February | Munro Graham[41] | A plumber who Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) asks for a quote to fix a leak in the roof of The Queen Victoria pub.[41] |
| Marcus Leask | 24 February | Jamie Nichols[41] | A journalist from the Walford Gazette who visits Denise Fox (Diane Parish) at her request to write an article about how the lack of community spirit effects people in Walford.[41] |
| Samuel Philpott | 2–17 March (2 episodes) |
George Churchill[42] | A geeky student at Walford High School who eats his lunch alone. Madison Drake and Alexandra D'Costa (Seraphina Beh and Sydney Craven) tell Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield) that she should sit with him, joking that it is the "VIP area", but Bex tells them that she will sit somewhere else.[42] Later, when Bex is put into isolation at school, Samuel meets her and Bex assumes he is also in isolation until he reveals that Madison and Alexandra told him that Bex would have sex with anybody, causing her to walk out of school.[44] |
| Justin Fairbrass | 3 March | Paul Jacobs[171] | An employee of Stedford Bank who comes to The Queen Victoria pub to assess if the bank can offer Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) a business loan. The bank cannot offer Mick any money because he is currently in debt, and when Justin offers him the right to appeal, Mick tells him to leave.[171] |
| DS Yasmin Khodeir | 7–9 March (2 episodes) |
Sirene Saba[43] | A police officer investigating a porn video with Bex Fowler's (Jasmine Armfield) face imposed on the model's body being circulated around Walford High School and an explicit image of Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi). Khodeir tells Bex and her father, Martin Fowler (James Bye) that Bex will be interviewed under caution in the presence of an appropriate adult.[43] Khodeir visits the Fowlers with social worker Luke Ayshford (Sean Michael Verey) to ask Bex about explicit photos she took of herself, which she deleted but that were backed up to the cloud, and to assess Bex's living situation.[92] |
| PC Annika Fairbank | 7 March | Jessica Butler[43] | A police officer investigating a porn video with Bex Fowler's (Jasmine Armfield) face imposed on the model's body being circulated around Walford High School and an explicit image of Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi). She takes Bex's phone as evidence.[43] |
| Luke Ayshford | 7–9 March (2 episodes) |
Sean Michael Verey[43] | A social worker who sits with Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield) at school when the police investigate a porn video with Bex's face imposed on the model's body and an explicit image of Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi).[43] Luke visits the Fowlers with DS Yasmin Khodeir (Sirene Saba) to ask Bex about explicit photos she took of herself, which she deleted but that were backed up to the cloud, and to assess Bex's living situation.[92] |
| Debbie Morton | 14 March – 4 April (3 episodes) |
Beth Cordingly[178] | A prisoner who shares a cell with Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) and tells Shirley not to think about her family as it makes being in prison harder. After Shirley disagrees Debbie pours Shirley's tobacco down the toilet and continues to taunt her.[178] Later, when Shirley tells Debbie that she does not want to make any enemies, Debbie tells her it is too late.[44] When Shirley's sister Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White) visits Shirley to inform her of their mother Sylvie Carter's (Linda Marlowe) death, Debbie overhears and when they return to the cell she teases Shirley about her feelings, causing Shirley to beat her up.[96] |
| Charles Bowman | 21 March | Theo Toksvig-Stewart[46] | The team captain of a quiz team called "The Emergency Brexits" who attends a pub quiz at The Queen Victoria. He incorrectly answers the tiebreaker question about Five and Kim Fox-Hubbard's (Tameka Empson) team wins.[46] |
| Ivy | 27 March | Shirley Dixon[86] | A charity shop employee who agrees to allow Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White) and her dementia-suffering mother, Sylvie Carter (Linda Marlowe), to look for a dress for Sylvie despite the shop closing in five minutes. Sylvie is confused and insults Ivy's age, and Ivy asks them to leave but Tina says Sylvie is just having a bad day, so Ivy allows Sylvie to get changed into the dress she picked, as she is on her way to a party.[86] |
| Nurse Nicole Wade | 30 March | Marta Kielkowicz[174] | A nurse that tells Martin Fowler (James Bye) that he cannot behave in the way he has while he is in the hospital. She tells Martin and Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) that as soon as there is news they will let them know.[174] |
| Dr Aaron Kent | Richard Clements[174] | A doctor that tells Martin Fowler (James Bye) and Preston Cooper (Martin Anzor) that Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) has broken ribs and a damaged spleen following a car accident and that they will have to perform and emergency procedure.[174] | |
| "Hellraiser" | 4 April | Oli Regan[96] | A person who arrives at Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) and Ben Mitchell's (Harry Reid) flat to be interviewed to become a lodger. He is covered in piercings and tattoos and Jay and Ben decide not to take him on.[96] |
| Traffic PC Patrice Newbold | 4 April | Stacey Norris[96] | A police officer who interviews Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) about her car crash into the fish and chip shop. Although Newbold says that Michelle was not over the legal drinking limit, she had sleeping pills in her system and asks why she allowed herself to drive, to which Michelle says she was not advised not to drive and thought the pills would only calm her down. Newbold tells her that, although she has not been arrested for or charged with any offence, the Crown Prosecution Service will assess if she should be charged. When Michelle says she may not be in the country, Newbold confiscates Michelle's passport.[96] |
| Gary Green | 6 April | Patrick Myles[179] | A man from Walford Council who visits Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White), assuming she is a Mrs Kapoor. He reveals that the flat is being subleased and though Tina was unaware of this, she will have to be evicted. He tells Tina she can appeal to the county court but Tina decides to move out straight away.[179] |
| Heidi | 10 April | Uncredited[47] | One of two German tourists who rent a room for the night in Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) and Ben Mitchell's (Harry Reid) flat. When Jay goes missing, Ben finds him locked in the bathroom and he reveals that Heidi seduced him and tied him up. Their television is missing and the two girls have left without paying their rent.[47] |
| Niall | 14 April | Jack Daniels[97] | A man in a nighclub who tells the bouncer (Marko Leht) that Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald) is with him so the bouncer will let her in. They talk and later kiss, but then she is sick on him and he tells her sister Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) and Whitney Carter (Shona McGarty) to take her home.[97] |
| Reverend Irene Mills | 17 April | Melanie Kilburn[180] | A prison chaplain who visits Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) in her cell because she knows Shirley is not planning to go to the funeral of her mother, Sylvie Carter (Linda Marlowe). Irene tells Shirley she did not go to her own mother's funeral and tells her where the chapel is if she wants to talk. Later, Shirley goes to the chapel and asks why Irene did not go to her mother's funeral, to which she says she hated her, and asks Shirley about her mother. Shirley explains that Sylvie was never a good mother, and Irene wonders if Sylvie needs to mourn for the little girl she used to be. Shirley tells Irene about her childhood, including a time Sylvie allowed her to wear makeup but then said she looked like a tart, and would often leave her alone in the house with no food. Shirley cries to Irene, asking why her mother never loved her.[180] |
| Corrine Mandel | 21 April – 4 July (5 episodes) |
Laura Rogers[51][60] | A woman who works at Weyland & Co, and interviews Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), alongside her colleague Josh Hemmings (Eddie Eyre).[51] She then to apologies Lauren for having to re-arrange her induction.[56] Corrine later tells Lauren she is doing well at her job but sends her home when she is unwell.[58] She then celebrates with Josh when there is good news about one of the company's projects.[102] |
| Rowan | 25 April | Ace Ruele[116] | Two strippers hired by Woody Woodward (Lee Ryan) to perform at ladies' night at The Queen Victoria pub. Johnny Carter (Ted Reilly) enjoys watching Luke strip and flirts with Luke, and later leaves with him. Rowan pays Woody money as they bet on Johnny leaving with Luke, but Johnny returns and hears this, so is angry and Woody is forced to return the money.[116] |
| Luke | Uncredited[116] | ||
| Mr Cockerill | 1 May | Matthew Bates[53] | A community service supervisor who tells Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) that she must eat her lunch with the rest of the people doing community service.[53] |
| Greg Dowson | 2 May | Ian Attard[54] | A man who interviews Denise Fox (Diane Parish) for a "services sector" job that she has applied for. She soon realises it is a cleaning job when he asks her what equipment she used to clean at the shop she used to work in. Denise says it is not the kind of job she is looking for but Greg tells her that cleaning is nothing to be ashamed of and she needs a job, so she sits back down.[54] |
| Toby | 8 May | Matt Jessup[56] | Clients of Weyland & Co who are present for Josh Hemmings (Eddie Eyre) presentation. Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) gives her input on the types of businesses that devalues an area.[56] |
| Nargis | Shanice Stewart-Jones[56] | ||
| Dusana | 15 May | Joanna Kanska[181] | A woman who queues with Denise Fox (Diane Parish) in the Job Centre and assures Denise that applying for benefits is providing for your family and as she paid her taxes all her life she should feel no shame. Dusana encourages Denise to be honest and assures her she will not be judged.[181] |
| Naveed Omar | Sid Sagar[181] | The receptionist at the Job Centre, who tells Denise Fox (Diane Parish) that she must apply for Universal Credit online, which angers Denise as she has wasted her time in a queue.[181] | |
| Debra Hammond | Katie Neil[181] | A woman who is being interviewed for a sales assistant job at Porter & Bryce, along with Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell).[181] | |
| Liz James | Melanie Gutteridge[181] | A woman who interviews Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) for a sales assistant job at Porter & Bryce.[181] | |
| Manpreeet Khatri | Uncredited[181] | A woman who is being interviewed for a sales assistant job at Porter & Bryce, along with Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell).[181] | |
| DC Frame | 15–16 May (2 episodes) |
Uncredited[181] | A police officer that arrests Jack Branning (Scott Maslen)[181] and later interviews Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton).[182] |
| Kai | 16 May | Tom Gilling[182] | Kai is man who Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) meets at Slim Start. Ian makes jokes to him about sneaking in food and Kai thinks Ian might be in the wrong place. Ian sees Maggie, who is running the group, and Kai reveals she used to weigh 22 stone and that thanks to her, is no longer suicidal. Maggie gets Ian weighed and then asks why he is there, and shares that Karen wants to slim for a wedding, Mike gained weight after giving up smoking and Kai gained weight after a painful divorce.[182] |
| Maggie | Joanna Croll[182] | ||
| Karen | Uncredited[182] | ||
| Mike | |||
| Kieran | Roly Botha[182] | An employee of Walford Job Centre who tells Denise Fox (Diane Parish) as she left her last job in the Minute Mart voluntary, she will not receive any benefit money for ten weeks. He recommends a food bank and gives her a referral slip.[182] | |
| Chris | 18 May | Uncredited[117] | A security guard who prevents Whitney Carter (Shona McGarty) from running off with stolen goods. The other security guard (Tomi May) tells Chris that he'll deal with Whitney.[117] |
| Candice | 18–19 May (2 episodes) |
Maia Watkins[117] | A young mother who Denise Fox (Diane Parish) meets at Walford Food Bank.[117] Denise later gives her food to Candice's son, Harley, as Candice has not got a food voucher and is crying that she and her two children are hungry.[118] |
| Harley | Uncredited[117] | ||
| Sam | Rob Maloney[117] | A volunteer at Walford Food Bank. He introduces Denise Fox (Diane Parish) to his colleague Cora Cross (Ann Mitchell).[117] He is later seen talking to Candice (Maia Watkins) when she does not have a food voucher (credited as "volunteer").[118] | |
| Sarah | 19 May | Jade Matthew[118] | A woman who goes on a date with Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami), which is arranged by Kush's friend Martin Fowler (James Bye) through a dating app. Kim Fox-Hubbard (Tameka Empson), sister of Kush's former girlfriend, Denise Fox (Diane Parish), serves Sarah in the Albert bar and asks her for ID despite her being 26 years old, and insults her photo. Kush and Sarah's date is awkward, and he says he is in the wrong "headspace", so she tells him to delete his dating profile and leaves.[118] |
| Kelly | 23 May | Zoë Harrison[99] | The manager at Porter & Bryce, where Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) gets a job as a sales assistant. When Michelle attempts to work the checkout, Kelly reminds her that she has not been trained and could mess up their takings, so she gets Michelle to sort clothes out. Another employee, Steph (Hannah Jane Fox), tells Michelle that Kelly's sister wanted her job.[99] |
| Steph | Hannah-Jane Fox[99] | An employee at Porter & Bryce, where Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) gets a job as a sales assistant. Steph tells Michelle about their colleagues and that Kelly's (Zoë Harrison) sister wanted her job. Steph invites Michelle for a drink.[99] | |
| Geoff | 25 May | Steven George[100] | A man at a diabetes presentation, who tells Jane Beale (Laurie Brett) and Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) that he has type 2 diabetes, which resulted in the lost of his sight and that he will be getting married in August but will not be able to see his bride. This prompts Ian to take his own type 2 diabetes more seriously.[100] |
| Joan Murfield | 1 June – 3 July (3 episodes) |
Eileen Davies[101] | A friend of Ted Murray (Christopher Timothy) and Joyce Murray (Maggie Steed). They are former neighbours in Walford Towers, which is due to be demolished. The three of them meet in the café and Ted and Joyce ask Joan if the "neighbours from hell" have moved out yet, and Joan says they nearly killed her. Joan says she is planning to move near to her son, Stuart, but says she will not be happy to move. After Joan leaves, Ted calls her "Moanie Joanie" and complains about her not paying for her food.[101] Joan visits the Murrays again, but realises that her former neighbour, Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) has moved into the same building as Ted and Joyce. Joan says she will not visit them again.[17] Joan later has a drink in The Queen Victoria pub with Joyce.[126] |
| Liz Cotton | 2–8 June (3 episodes) |
Michelle Connolly[124] | Liz is the wife of Charlie Cotton (Declan Bennett). Charlie and Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) are embroiled in a custody battle for Matthew Mitchell Cotton, Charlie's son with Jack's dead wife, Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack), caused by Jack's brother, Max Branning (Jake Wood). Liz arrives in Albert Square in place of Charlie and tells Jack about her job and family, trying to assure him that Matthew would have a good life in Ireland and that Matthew's cousins, Amy Mitchell (Abbie Knowles) and Ricky Mitchell (Henri Charles) would be welcome to visit. Jack phones Liz to arrange a visit and agree rules for Matthew, letting Charlie have residency.[124] Liz is unimpressed when she finds out Charlie has invited his grandmother Dot Branning (June Brown) to live with them in Ireland, insisting that Dot is not coming as it is their time and chance for a fresh start. It is revealed that Liz has been having IVF treatment that has not worked and having Matthew is her only chance of having a family with Charlie.[74] Liz breaks the news to Dot that they do not want her to live with them. Jack and Dot are heartbroken when Matthew leaves with Charlie and Liz.[102] |
| Suzie | 5 June – 3 August (5 episodes) |
Uncredited[58] | An employee of Weyland & Co where Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) works.[16][58][102][60][107] |
| Mrs Kapoor | 12 June | Maya Saroya[15] | A teacher at Walford Primary School. When Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) takes his children, Amy Mitchell (Abbie Knowles) and Ricky Mitchell (Henri Charles), to school, Mrs Kapoor tells him that she needs to talk to him about Amy's disruptive behaviour, but Jack asks to talk the next day as he is in a hurry.[15] |
| Nurse Rachel Covell | 15 June | Emily Wyatt[16] | A nurse at a sexual health clinic, who Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) sees to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases after being told that she had sex with Keegan Baker (Zack Morris) whilst drunk and that he has chlamydia. Rachel assures Louise that despite being fifteen, it is confidential. When Louise says she hates the person she had sex with, Rachel asks Louise if she wanted to have sex.[16] |
| PC Jaz Jones | 16 June – 3 August (5 episodes) |
Charlie De Melo[17] | When Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) thinks she has been raped by Keegan Baker (Zack Morris), she and her stepmother, Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean), report it to the police. Jaz arrives at the home of Keegan's family with DC Sally Booth (Sanchia McCormack) and is familiar with the family. Despite Keegan saying he made it up, Jaz arrests Keegan on suspicion of rape.[17] Jaz comes to see how Louise is doing the following day.[18] Jaz later arrives at Kush Kazemi's (Davood Ghadami) flat to speak to him about an incident involving the Taylors' dog, Bronson, who ended up in a pond after a scuffle in the park.[140] Kush does not give a statement. Jaz visits Karen and Keegan, who also refuse to make a complaint, but Keegan mentions that Kush was looking after Arthur Fowler, whose mother, Stacey Fowler (Lacey Turner) has mental health problems. Jaz then visits Stacey and her husband Martin Fowler (James Bye) to check if Arthur was injured, and Martin worries that Social Services may get involved.[103] The Taylor's social worker realises that they stole Arthur Fowler's (Bill Treacher) bench and it's reported to the police, so Jaz visits the family to arrest Karen, but Keanu stops him.[157] |
| Kevin | 22 June | Nick Cavaliere[140] | A signwriter hired by Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) to create the new Coker & Mitchell Funeral Directors sign but when the sign is unveiled it is smudged.[140] |
| Dr Hargreaves | 29 June | Alex Jordan[183] | A doctor who Robbie Jackson (Dean Gaffney) complains to about not being able to find his step-randmother Dot Branning (June Brown). Hargreaves tells Robbie that the ward she needs is full and she will have to wait for a bed.[183] |
| Shanice | 29 June | Rosie Akerman[183] | A woman who tells Robbie Jackson (Dean Gaffney), Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) and Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) where to find Dot Branning (June Brown) after she is hospitalised. Shanice appears with her arm in a sling following a hen party.[183] |
| Nurse Zennia | 29 June | Malgorzata Klara[183] | A nurse who Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) complains to about her step-grandmother Dot Branning (June Brown) being left in a hospital corridor instead of on a ward. Zennia says they have no beds available, but Sonia says that Dot has been left around drunken people. Zennia finds a more quiet place for Dot, but when another drunk person appears, Sonia says Dot cannot stay there, so goes to find Zennia, but another man is complaining to her that his wife has been waiting for three hours. Zennia later tells Sonia that a bed has been found for Dot.[183] |
| Dr Ali | 29–30 June (2 episodes) |
Tariq Jordan[183][125] | A doctor who tells Dot Branning (June Brown) that she needs a hip operation following her fall. Dot asks if he is old enough to be a doctor, so he offers to show her his driver's licence as proof.[183] |
| Elsie | 29–30 June (2 episodes) |
Penny Ryder[183][125] | A patient who Dot Branning (June Brown) meets when she is placed in a hospital ward. Elsie tells Dot that she has been on the ward for a month after assuming she would be out quickly, and tells Dot she has no family at home.[183] |
| Lance | 4 July | Uncredited[60] | Two mechanics hired by Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid) at Mitchell's Autos.[60] |
| Cole | |||
| Dave | 6 July | Uncredited[21] | The stall holder of Walford Wholefoods, who Donna Yates (Lisa Hammond) purposely shouts hello to, when Robbie Jackson (Dean Gaffney) is looking for Dot Branning's (June Brown) lost cat, who is also named Dave.[21] |
| Dr Armstrong | 7 July | Pezh Maan[104] | A doctor who speaks to Dot Branning (June Brown) about her refusing physiotherapy. Dot says she does not need it.[104] |
| Callum | 10 July | Shaun Aylward[105] | A fellow student from King Edward Secondary School that Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris) meets up with in the allotments after she discovers she is pregnant and refuses to tell her mother, Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) who the father is. She tells Callum that she is pregnant by him. He becomes emotional because he is worried about his abusive father's reaction, but Bernadette says that she will not let him hurt Callum. He offers her the £16 he has in his bank account and asks if they should get married.[105] |
| Persephone | 14 July | Tara Godolphin[23] | A talent scout who asks Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) to become a model.[23] |
| Libby Walker | 20 July | Uncredited[25] | A student at Walford High School who attends the prom and Madison Drake (Seraphina Beh) refers to her as a mess.[25] |
| DC Walters | 21 July | Matt McClure[26] | A police officer who arrests Madison Drake and Alexandra D'Costa (Seraphina Beh and Sydney Craven) for the grievous bodily harm of Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) after she is pushed into lit candles by Alexandra.[26] |
| Mrs Kempton | 21–27 July (3 episodes) |
Joanna Croll[26][106] | A surgeon who gives Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) an operation after suffering from burns from candles. She tells Louise's stepmother Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean), Louise's friend Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield) and Bex's mother Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) that Louise has third degree burns and will need another operation and skin grafts.[26] She then takes Louise for a skin graft operation.[62] |
| Nurse Amanda Jacob | 24 July | Shamia Chalabi[184] | A nurse who orders Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean) and Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin) to stop rowing around Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) they both argue over her. She mistakes Sharon for Louise's mother and gives Louise pain relief.[184] |
| Nurse Jude Pepple | 25 July | Chin Nyenwe[62] | A nurse who tells Louise Mitchell's (Tilly Keeper) family that only three people can visit Louise in her room. He then takes Louise for a skin graft operation.[62] |
| Dr Alice Waldren | 27 July | Rosy Benjamin[106] | A therapist who Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin) talks to about her daughter Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) (credited as "social worker").[106] |
| Maítre D' | 28 July | Jean-Baptiste Fillon[63] | A head waiter that tells Carmel Kazemi (Bonnie Langford) that Max Branning (Jake Wood) is already at their table. He mentions to Carmel that Max told him to look out for the most beautiful woman in the room.[63] |
| Nurse Sally | 31 July – 1 August (2 episodes) |
Peri Olufunwa[149] | A nurse who allows Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) to get into her own clothes. When Louise's mother Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin) asks her if she could take Louise outside, Nurse Sally tells her to be careful.[149] When Louise goes missing, Nurse Sally tells Louise's father Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and stepmother Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean) that she didn't think that Lisa would take Louise out of the hospital.[156] |
| DS Jennifer Adney | 1–3 August (2 episodes) |
Joanna Miller[156] | A police officer who helps Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean) find Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) after she was abducted by her mother Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin). She tells them that they are heading for Liverpool Station.[156] The following day, she reveals that Lisa and Louise were never at Liverpool Station.[157] |
| Dominic | 3 August | Barry McStay[107] | A receptionist at the Mayside Hotel who is asked by Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) if Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin) is living there. Phil then forces Dominic to give him the keys to Lisa's room. When Phil unlocks the room, Lisa hits him over the head with a telephone. Dominic then calls an ambulance (credited as "hotel receptionist").[107] |
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