EastEnders

Set in the East End of London, the show focuses on the tensions between love and family with stories ranging from hard-hitting social issues, to personal, human tragedies. And there's plenty of funny moments too. 

Classic characters old and new across thousands of episodes have shared a drink in The Queen Vic, shed tears of despair or joy, sat on Arthur's bench in the Square... and at some point or other they probably crossed paths with Ian Beale.

Release date: 1985-02-19
Official Sites: bbc.co.uk
Genres: Drama
IMDb Rating: 7.1
Cast
Adam Woodyatt
Ian Beale
Steve McFadden
Phil Mitchell
Letitia Dean
Sharon Watts
Gillian Taylforth
Kathy Beale
Pam St. Clement
Pat Evans
Perry Fenwick
Billy Mitchell
Jessie Wallace
Kat Moon
Lacey Turner
Stacey Slater
James Bye
Martin Fowler
James Alexandrou
Martin Fowler
Natalie Cassidy
Sonia Fowler
Diane Parish
Denise Fox
Scott Maslen
Jack Branning
Rudolph Walker
Patrick Trueman
Barbara Windsor
Peggy Mitchell
Linda Henry
Shirley Carter
Shona McGarty
Whitney Dean
Sid Owen
Ricky Butcher
Shane Richie
Alfie Moon
Jake Wood
Max Branning
Kellie Bright
Linda Carter
Laila Morse
Mo Harris
Jamie Borthwick
Jay Brown
Harry Reid
Ben Mitchell
Joshua Pascoe
Ben Mitchell
Max Bowden
Ben Mitchell
Ben Mitchell
Patsy Palmer
Bianca Jackson
Charlie Brooks
Janine Butcher
Gillian Wright
Jean Slater
Jacqueline Jossa
Lauren Beale
Madeline Duggan
Lauren Beale
Tameka Empson
Kim Fox
Danny Dyer
Mick Carter
Ross Kemp
Grant Mitchell
Laurie Brett
Jane Beale
Jenna Russell
Michelle Fowler
Susan Tully
Michelle Fowler
Thomas Law
Peter Beale
Dayle Hudson
Peter Beale
Ben Hardy
Peter Beale
Emma Barton
Honey Mitchell
Rita Simons
Roxy Mitchell
Michelle Collins
Cindy Beale
Danniella Westbrook
Sam Mitchell
Kim Medcalf
Sam Mitchell
Ricky Groves
Garry Hobbs
Derek Martin
Charlie Slater
Samantha Womack
Ronnie Mitchell
Shaun Williamson
Barry Evans
Zaraah Abrahams
Chelsea Fox
Tiana Benjamin
Chelsea Fox
Danielle Harold
Lola Pearce-Brown
Tony Clay
Callum Highway
Maisie Smith
Tiffany Butcher-Baker
Luisa Bradshaw-White
Tina Carter
Paul Bradley
Nigel Bates
Bobby Beale
Lorraine Stanley
Karen Taylor
Davood Ghadami
Kush Kazemi
Michelle Ryan
Zoe Slater
Scarlett Alice Johnson
Vicki Fowler
Alice Haig
Vicki Fowler
Angela Wynter
Yolande Trueman
Cliff Parisi
Rick "Minty" Peterson
Jasmine Armfield
Bex Fowler
Leslie Grantham
Den Watts
Lucy Benjamin
Lisa Fowler
Clair Norris
Bernadette Taylor
Balvinder Sopal
Suki Panesar-Unwin
Sam Strike
Johnny Carter
Ted Reilly
Johnny Carter
Charlie Suff
Johnny Carter
Kacey Ainsworth
Maureen "Little Mo" Morgan
Pierre Counihan-Moullier
Oscar Branning
Michael French
David Wicks
Harriet Thorpe
Elaine Knight
James Farrar
Zack Hudson
Ellie Dadd
Amy Mitchell
Ricky Norwood
Arthur 'Fatboy' Chubb
Louisa Lytton
Ruby Allen
Lily Slater
Matt Di Angelo
Dean Wicks
Roger Griffiths
Mitch Baker
Aaron Sidwell
Steven Beale
Zack Morris
Keegan Butcher-Baker
Liam Butcher
Bobby Brazier
Freddie Slater
Maddy Hill
Nancy Carter
Elaine Lordan
Lynne Hobbs
Ross Boatman
Harvey Monroe
Vinny Panesar
Heather Peace
Eve Panesar-Unwin
Danny Walters
Keanu Taylor
Tanya Franks
Rainie Highway
Lin Blakley
Pam Coker
Joe Swash
Mickey Miller
Aaron Thiara
Ravi Gulati
Ricky Champ
Stuart Highway
Danny-Boy Hatchard
Lee Carter
Belinda Owusu
Libby Fox
Colin Salmon
George Knight
Gary Beadle
Paul Trueman
Francesca Henry
Gina Knight
Bill Treacher
Arthur Fowler
Tommy Moon
Nicholas Bailey
Anthony Trueman
Ricky Branning
Toby-Alexander Smith
Gray Atkins
Lexi Pearce
Leonard Fenton
Harold Legg
Anita Dobson
Angie Watts
Robert Kazinsky
Sean Slater
Andrew Lynford
Simon Raymond
Davinder 'Nugget' Gulati
Christopher Parker
Spencer Moon
Richard Blackwood
Vincent Hubbard
Tom Watt
Lofty Holloway
Gemma Bissix
Clare Bates
Milly Zero
Dotty Cotton
Brian Conley
Tom 'Rocky' Cotton
Sophie Khan Levy
Priya Nandra-Hart
Molly Rainford
Anna Knight
Delroy Atkinson
Howie Danes
Linda Davidson
Mary Smith
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Chrissie Watts
Aaliyah James
Avani Nandra-Hart
Denzel Danes
Jaz Singh Deol
Kheerat Panesar
Will Mitchell
Kellie Shirley
Carly Wicks
Navin Chowdhry
Nish Panesar
Nitin Ganatra
Masood Ahmed
Annette Badland
Babe Smith
Elijah Holloway
Harry Mitchell
Don Gilet
Lucas Johnson
Kitty Castledine
Penny Branning
Michael Cashman
Colin Russell
Janet Mitchell
Felix Baker
Jonny Freeman
Reiss Colwell
Paul Nicholls
Joe Wicks
Joel Beckett
Jake Moon
Roger Sloman
Les Coker
Neil McDermott
Ryan Malloy
Ash Kaur
Ameet Chana
Aditya 'Adi' Ferreira
David Witts
Joey Branning
Jasmyn Banks
Alice Branning
Larry Lamb
Archie Mitchell
Kara-Leah Fernandes
Bailey Baker
Jamie Foreman
Derek Branning
Bert Moon
Karl Howman
Andrew 'Buster' Briggs
Billy Murray
Johnny Allen
Priya Davdra
Iqra Ahmed
Laura Doddington
Nicola Mitchell
Roland Manookian
Teddy Mitchell
Nicola Duffett
Debbie Bates
Ashvin Luximon
Asif Malik
Rose Ayling-Ellis
Frankie Lewis
Louie Beale
Dayo Koleasho
Kojo Asare
Jessica Plummer
Chantelle Atkins
Wendy Richard
Pauline Fowler
Mimi Keene
Cindy Williams
Stevie Basaula
Isaac Baptiste
Micah Balfour
Junior Knight
Lewis Bridgeman
Barney Mitchell
Gary Hailes
Barry Clark
Karen Henthorn
Julie Bates
Lisa Hammond
Donna Yates
Alex Ferns
Trevor Morgan
Ellen Thomas
Claudette Hubbard
Katie Jarvis
Hayley Slater
Jonny Labey
Paul Coker
Ernie Moon
June Brown
Dot Branning
Glynis Barber
Glenda Mitchell
Lorna Fitzgerald
Abi Branning
Timothy West
Stan Carter
Ollie Carter
Suzette Llewellyn
Sheree Trueman
Rukku Nahar
Habiba Ahmed
Raymond Dawkins
Alex Walkinshaw
Ross Marshall
Bonnie Langford
Carmel Kazemi
Ashley Byam
Finlay Baker
Barbara Smith
Dana Monroe
Arthur Fowler
Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness
Jasmine Fisher
Alison Newman
DCI Samantha Keeble
Tilly Keeper
Louise Mitchell
Mia Atkins
Gwen Taylor
Vi Highway
Leanne Lakey
Belinda Peacock
Carli Norris
Belinda Peacock
Aftab Sachak
Ashraf Karim
Riley Carter Millington
Kyle Slater
Polly Perkins
Rose Cotton
Stephen Aaron-Sipple
Mark Fowler
Mercy Olubunmi
Shaheen Jafargholi
Shakil Kazemi
Joel Marshall
Nick Wilton
Mr Lister
Linda Marlowe
Sylvie Carter
Jade Masood
Scarlett Butcher
Emer Kenny
Zsa Zsa Carter
Declan Bennett
Charlie Cotton
Corinne Skinner-Carter
Audrey Truman
Ronni Ancona
Bea Pollard
Duncan Boyd
Ian Burfield
DCI Peter Arthurs
Tracey
William Ellis
Theo Hawthorne
Hope Fowler
Lindsey Coulson
Carol Jackson
Pearl Fox
Liam Bergin
Daniel Mitchell
Sam Attwater
Leon Small
Adam Croasdell
Al Jenkins
Jada Lennox
Jags Panesar
Howard Saddler
Pastor Clayton
Ruhtxjiaïh Bellènéa
Mila Marwa
Mica Fox
Tobias 'Okie' Okyere
Kristian Kiehling
Aleks Shirovs
Himesh Patel
Tamwar Masood
Rebecca Scroggs
Fiona "Tosh" Mackintosh
Charlie Wernham
Aaron Monroe
Lynda Baron
Linda Clarke
Joshua Vaughan
Josh Goodwin
Ann Mitchell
Cora Cross
Hersha Verity
Dr Nina Gupta
Christopher Fairbank
Eddie Knight
Zahra Ahmadi
Rakhee Thakrar
Michael Elphick
Harry Slater
Khali Best
Dexter Hartman
Hetti Bywater
Lucy Beale
Melissa Suffield
Lucy Beale
Alan Ford
Stevie Mitchell
Aidan O'Callaghan
Lewis Butler
Lola Campbell
Britney Wainwright
Jamie Lomas
Jake Stone
Terry Alderton
Terry Spraggan
Jan Graveson
Disa O'Brien
Patsy Kensit
Emma Harding
Jazzy Phoenix
Nadine Keller
Jon Lee
Josh Saunders
Anna Barkan
Nadia Mitchell
Alex McSweeney
Graham Foster
Simone Lahbib
Katy Lewis
Albie Watts
Elizabeth Counsell
Gloria Knight
Jordan Fox
John Altman
Nick Cotton
Annie Carter
Martha Cope
Sandy Gibson
Timothy Walton
Anil Goutam
Ranveer Gulati
Dawn Steele
Sandra Goodwin
Pauline McLynn
Yvonne Cotton
Xavier Knight
Monique Knight
Kirsty J Curtis
Keeley Wainwright
John Partridge
Christian Clarke
Kierston Wareing
Kirsty Branning
Gary Lucy
Danny Pennant
Phil
Teddy Jay
Grant
Jaime Winstone
Peggy
George Russo
Eric
Phaldut Sharma
Amjad Jahangir "AJ" Ahmed
Cheryl Fergison
Heather Trott
Matilda Ziegler
Donna Ludlow
Kathryn Apanowicz
Magda Czajkowski
Jonathan Nyati
Kobina Asare
Daniel Coonan
Carl White
Isobelle Molloy
Kate Magowan
Rachel Bright
Poppy Meadow
Charles Venn
Clare Perkins
Cornell S. John
Jo Joyner
Nina Wadia
Zainab Masood
Steve John Shepherd
Tony Discipline
Marc Elliott
Matt Lapinskas
Nicola Stapleton
Mandy Salter
Ricky Grover
Charlie G. Hawkins
David Essex
John Bardon
Jim Branning
Stefan Booth
Zöe Lucker
Cavan Clerkin
Charlie Clements
Bradley Branning
Josie Lawrence
Preeya Kalidas
Rolan Bell
Carmel Cryan
Elliott Jordan
Kara Tointon
Lauren Crace
Nina Toussaint-White
Bobby Davro
Christopher Coghill
Tony King
Maggie O'Neill
Suzy Branning
Mohammed George
Dave Hill
Ray Brooks
Shana Swash
David Spinx
Hilda Braid
Nana Moon
Jake Maskall
Jemma Walker
Jill Halfpenny
Kate Mitchell
Joseph Kpobie
Juley Smith
Michael Higgs
Andy Hunter
Nabil Elouahabi
Tariq Larousi
Nigel Harman
Dennis Rickman
Pooja Shah
Raji James
Ash Ferreira
Ray Panthaki
Brooke Kinsella
Dean Gaffney
Robbie Jackson
Hannah Waterman
Lucy Speed
Natalie Price Evans
Robyn Moore
Bindya Solanki
Jane How
John Bowler
Dougie Slade
Tara Lynne O'Neill
Todd Carty
Tony Caunter
Roy Evans
Krystle Williams
Martin Kemp
Steve Owen
Michael Greco
Sylvester Williams
Tamzin Outhwaite
Melanie Owen
Clare Wilkie
Craig Fairbrass
Frankie Fitzgerald
Susan George
Margaret Walker
Carly Hillman
Nicky Di Marco
Elizabeth Kelly
Gretchen Franklin
Ethel Skinner
Jimi Mistry
Joe Absolom
Matthew Rose
Leila Birch
Leslie Schofield
Louise Jameson
Marc Bannerman
Russell Floyd
Troy Titus-Adams
Barbara Keogh
Carol Harrison
Louise Raymond
Daniela Denby-Ashe
Sarah Hills
Deborah Sheridan-Taylor
Des Coleman
Mark Homer
Melanie Clark-Pullen
Mary Flaherty
Richard Driscoll
Richard Elis
Huw Edwards
Sean Gleeson
Conor Flaherty
Caroline Paterson
Ruth Fowler
Deepak Verma
Sanjay Kapoor
Jamila Massey
Neelam Kapoor
Janet Dibley
Martine McCutcheon
Tiffany Raymond
Pamela Salem
Paul Moriarty
Shobu Kapoor
Gita Kapoor
Victoria Gould
Polly Becker
Brian Croucher
Ted Hills
Devon Anderson
Billy Jackson
Harry Landis
Felix Kawalski
Howard Antony
Alan Jackson
Jacqueline Leonard
Lorraine Wicks
Mona Hammond
Blossom Jackson
Sophie Lawrence
Diane Butcher
Debbie Arnold
April Branning
Mark Monero
Steve Elliot
Michael Tudor Barnes
Willy Roper
Dilys Laye
Ian Reddington
Richard Cole
Nicole Arumugam
Shelley Lewis
Tommy Eytle
Jules Tavernier
Jacquetta May
Rachel Kominski
Etta Tavernier
Leroy Golding
Celestine Tavernier
Michelle Gayle
Hattie Tavernier
Michelle Joseph
Della Alexander
Sean Maguire
Aidan Brosnan
Steven Woodcock
Clyde Tavernier
Edna Doré
Mo Butcher
Garey Bridges
Lloyd Tavernier
Susanna Dawson
Gill Fowler
William Boyde
James Wilmott-Brown
Helen Pearson
John Hallam
Barnsey Barnes
Louise Plowright
Julie Cooper
Mark Thrippleton
Paul Priestley
Nick Berry
Simon Wicks
Nisha Kapur
Shireen Karim
Pat Coombs
Rani Singh
Sufia Karim
Ronny Jhutti
Sohail Karim
Steven Hartley
Matthew Jackson
Haluk Bilginer
Mehmet Osman
Ishia Bennison
Guizin Osman
Nej Adamson
Ali Osman
Sandy Ratcliff
Sue Osman
Anna Wing
Lou Beale
Donald Tandy
Tom Clements
Oscar James
Tony Carpenter
Sally Sagoe
Hannah Carpenter
Shirley Cheriton
Debbie Wilkins
Shreela Ghosh
Naima Jeffrey
Delanie Forbes
Cassie Carpenter
Ross Davidson
Andy O'Brien
Peter Dean
Pete Beale
Nadia Sawalha
Annie Palmer
Roberta Taylor
Irene Raymond
Race Davies
Jackie Owen
Jack Ryder
Jamie Mitchell
Gavin Richards
Terry Raymond
Mike Reid
Frank Butcher
Gerry Cowper
Rosie Miller
Kate Williams
Liz Turner
Simone James
Becca Swanson
Paul J. Medford
Kelvin Carpenter
George Greenland
Billy
Charlie
Dean Roberts
Stephen
Henry Garrett
Rose Reynolds
Glenda
Ronnie