"David Wicks David Wicks is a fictional character from the BBC TV soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Michael French. David originally appeared from 23 December 1993 to 21 November 1996. He returned to the show on 1 January 2012 and departed two weeks later. French returned to the role in September 2013. David has been involved in various storylines, such as his troubled and dysfunctional reconciliation with his biological children Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) and Joe Wicks (Paul Nicholls), —his volatile and equally dysfunctional relationship with his mother Pat Butcher (Pam St. Clement), an affair with his half-sister-in-law Cindy Beale,"
"Pam St Clement Pam St Clement (born Pamela Ann Clements; 11 May 1942) is an English actress, best known for playing Pat Butcher in the BBC One soap opera ""EastEnders"" regularly from June 1986 until January 2012, with a guest appearance in May 2016, therefore becoming one of the programme's longest-serving cast members. Born Pamela Ann Clements, her parents, Ann Tribe and Reginald Clements, married in 1940. Shortly after St Clement's birth in 1942, her mother died of tuberculosis, and she was put into foster care when her father remarried. St Clement subsequently grew up in various different foster homes"
"years. Of her departure St Clement said ""I have enjoyed 25 and a half wonderful years in ""EastEnders"" creating the character of Pat but feel it's time to hang up her earrings. Leaving the ""EastEnders"" 'family' will be akin to a bereavement. But I'm looking forward to the other work and life opportunities that I will have the time to pursue."" She filmed her final scenes in November 2011, and the character departed on 1 January 2012. She has since been associated with ""EastEnders"" and on 14 November 2014, St Clement reprised the role of Pat for a short stint"
"Janine Butcher Janine Butcher (also Evans and Malloy) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", introduced in 1989. The character was played by Rebecca Michael from 1989 to 1993, Alexia Demetriou from 1993 to 1996, and Charlie Brooks from 1999 to 2014. Brooks departed on 7 May 2004, but returned for a three episode guest stint in April 2008, after which she agreed to return full-time, returning in December 2008. Brooks then took a break in 2012, with the character off-screen from September 2012 until April 2013. She later departed again, with the character making her final"
"and boasting to the camera, ""I give very good head"". The incident gave rise to the sarcastic term ""Taylforth Sausage"". The jury returned a 10-2 majority verdict in favour of ""The Sun"", after which Taylforth collapsed and was taken away by an ambulance. In 1995, Taylforth wrote an autobiography entitled ""Kathy and Me"" in which she describes her childhood, her teenage years, her first forays into acting and her lifestyle. Gillian Taylforth Gillian Taylforth (born 14 August 1955) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Kathy Beale on the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", and has"
"Christine Hewitt, Pat Butcher's drunk-driving accident, the death of Gill Fowler, Sharon Watts's affair with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell, and the reintroduction of Cindy Beale. Other characters introduced included, David Wicks, Mandy Salter, Richard Cole, Sanjay Kapoor, Christine Hewitt, Nigel Bates, Natalie Price and the Jackson family, while axings included Pete Beale, and some of Tavernier family. Lewis decided to leave ""EastEnders"" in 1994 after the BBC controllers demanded an extra episode a week, taking its weekly airtime from 1hr (two episodes), to 1.5hrs (3 episodes). Lewis felt that producing an hour of ""reasonable quality drama"" a week was the"
"Gillian Taylforth Gillian Taylforth (born 14 August 1955) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Kathy Beale on the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", and has also appeared as Jackie Pascoe-Webb on ITV's ""Footballers' Wives"" (2002–2006), and more recently as Sgt. Nikki Wright in ITV's ""The Bill"" (2006–08). She has also appeared in film during her early career, has presented on ITV's ""Loose Women"" and appeared as a celebrity contestant on ""Strictly Come Dancing"" in 2008. In January 2013, she was a contestant in ""Celebrity Big Brother"". From May 2013 she played Sandy Roscoe on Channel"
"Charlie Brooks Charlene Emma ""Charlie"" Brooks (born 3 May 1981) is a British actress and model, known for playing Janine Butcher in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". Brooks portrayal of Janine has awarded Brooks with numerous awards, since her first appearance in 1999, with storylines involving cocaine addiction, prostitution and murder.Brooks has appeared in British television shows; ""The Bill"", ""Wired"" and ""Bleak House"". Brooks released a fitness DVD, """"Before And After Workout"""", before winning the 2011 version of the ""Strictly Come Dancing"" Christmas Special and the twelfth series of ""I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!"". Brooks was born in"
"always been an amazingly powerful character and the door is open to her if she wants to return in the future. She has been fantastic in the years she has been in EastEnders and we will miss her."" Palmer was one of several high-profile ""EastEnders"" stars to announce their departures that year; McCutcheon and Kemp also decided to leave, and Gillian Taylforth left the serial in 1998 after 13 years playing Kathy Beale. The BBC said, ""no-one is bigger than the show, which is doing extremely well at the moment. We will send her off with all our very best"
"3, he was nominated for eviction by his fellow basement housemates, before returning to the luxury house. On Day 21, two days before the final, Frankie became the fifth person evicted from the house in a double eviction, alongside Tricia Penrose. Gillian Taylforth (born 14 August 1955) is an English actress, most notable for her portrayal as Kathy Beale in the BBC soap-opera, ""EastEnders"" from 1985 to 2000. Her other acting roles include starring as Jackie Pascoe-Webb in ""Footballer's Wives"" and Sgt. Nikki Wright in ""The Bill"". On Day 1, Taylforth was accepted into the main house, beating Ryan Moloney."
"Hetti Bywater Harriet Jessica P ""Hetti"" Bywater (born 10 September 1994) is an English actress best known for playing Lucy Beale in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders."" Bywater was born in Reigate, Surrey to parents originally from Swansea, Wales. She studied performing arts at The Theatre Workshop in Sussex. Bywater began her career in 2011, making guest appearances in ""Casualty"" and ""Doctors"". She also starred in the ""St George's Day"" film in the same year. In 2015, Bywater guest-starred in the fourth series of ""Death in Paradise."" In late 2016, Bywater guest starred in two episodes of the first series"
"Hetti Bywater Harriet Jessica P ""Hetti"" Bywater (born 10 September 1994) is an English actress best known for playing Lucy Beale in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders."" Bywater was born in Reigate, Surrey to parents originally from Swansea, Wales. She studied performing arts at The Theatre Workshop in Sussex. Bywater began her career in 2011, making guest appearances in ""Casualty"" and ""Doctors"". She also starred in the ""St George's Day"" film in the same year. In 2015, Bywater guest-starred in the fourth series of ""Death in Paradise."" In late 2016, Bywater guest starred in two episodes of the first series"
"Actress"" at The British Soap Awards 2015, but lost to co-star, Kellie Bright, who portrays Linda Carter. However, she won ""Best On-screen Partnership"" alongside Woodyatt. Jane Beale Jane Beale (also Collins and Clarke) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, ""EastEnders"", played by Laurie Brett. She made her first appearance on 21 June 2004. Brett took maternity leave in 2011 and departed on 19 May. She returned on 8 November and departed again on 27 January 2012. Jane made temporary a return to the show on 6 January 2014 until 20 May and permanently from 24 November 2014."
"of Sky One's ""Delicious"". Bywater's most notable role was in ""EastEnders"" in 2012 as Lucy Beale, taking over from Melissa Suffield who played the role from 2004 to 2010. On 21 February 2014, it was announced that Lucy would be murdered, starting a dark chapter for the Beale family and a whodunnit storyline (""Who Killed Lucy Beale?"") that would run until the show's 30th anniversary in February 2015 when the identity of the murderer was revealed. Bywater made her final appearance as a series regular on 18 April 2014 with a re-appearance for a flashback episode on 19 February 2015."
"Eloise. Melissa Suffield Melissa Holly Suffield (born 24 December 1992) is an English actress from London, best known for her role in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" as Lucy Beale. Her first appearance on the show was 28 October 2004 and her last on 27 August 2010. Suffield's first professional acting role was in a 2003 episode of the children's series ""Magic Grandad"", entitled ""Toys: in 1953"". She was featured in an advertisement for 'Master Storyteller, Magic Grandad', 1 episode of ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"" (""Five Little Pigs"") and in two episodes of ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"". She is a voice"
"late February to early May, and returned on 24 November 2014. On 23 October 2017, Jane made a previously unannounced departure from the show after being forced to leave Walford by Max Branning (Jake Wood). Of her departure, Brett commented: ""I've loved every minute of playing Jane Beale. To return to ""EastEnders"" with such a huge storyline was an absolute gift. However, what I have known from the start is that with the soap gods watching us at all times, there is only so long before things go full circle. It's been hard keeping the secret but the storyline has"
"Jessie Wallace Jessie Wallace (born Karen Jane Wallace; 25 September 1971) is an English actress and model. She is known for her role of Kat Slater in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", for which she won the National Television Awards for Most Popular Newcomer (2001) and also won the British Soap Awards Best Newcomer (2001) and Most Popular Actress (2003), and the British Soap Award for Best Actress (2011). She was nominated for the 2011 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Pat Phoenix in the BBC Four drama ""The Road to Coronation Street"" (2010). Wallace"
"Lucy Beale Lucy Beale is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". The character was played by Eva Brittin-Snell (from 1993 to 1996), Casey Anne Rothery (from 1996 until 2004), Melissa Suffield (from 2004 to 2010), and Hetti Bywater (from 2012 until the character's demise in 2014 and again in 2015 for a flashback episode). Lucy was introduced in December 1993 as the baby daughter of Ian (Adam Woodyatt) and Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins). She is the twin sister of Peter Beale (Thomas Law, Ben Hardy), and has three half siblings, older brother Steven Beale (Edward Savage, Aaron"
"Anna Wing Anna Eva Lydia Catherine Wing (30 October 1914 – 7 July 2013) was an English actress who had a long career in television and theatre, but was best known for playing Lou Beale, the matriarch of the Beale family, in ""EastEnders"". Wing was born in Hackney, London, and started out as an artist's model and later, during the Second World War, worked in East End hospitals. At age 30, she married the actor Peter Davey, by whom she had a son, actor-director Mark Wing-Davey, but the marriage ended in divorce after six years. Her seven years as the"
"Melissa Suffield Melissa Holly Suffield (born 24 December 1992) is an English actress from London, best known for her role in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" as Lucy Beale. Her first appearance on the show was 28 October 2004 and her last on 27 August 2010. Suffield's first professional acting role was in a 2003 episode of the children's series ""Magic Grandad"", entitled ""Toys: in 1953"". She was featured in an advertisement for 'Master Storyteller, Magic Grandad', 1 episode of ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"" (""Five Little Pigs"") and in two episodes of ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"". She is a voice for"
"Natalie Evans Natalie Evans (also Price) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Lucy Speed between 18 January 1994 and 10 May 2004. Natalie first appeared in January 1994, depicted initially as an unhappy, insecure teenager; she was among various regular characters brought in to increase the cast following the BBC's decision to increase episode output to 3 per week. She featured most often with the characters Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen) and Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer); Natalie's affair with Ricky ending his relationship with Bianca was one of the prominent storylines aired in the Winter"
"has included roles in ""Doomwatch"" (1972), ""Hedda"" (1975), ""The Bunker"" (1981), ""Scrubbers"" (1983), """" (1985), and """" (1986). In 1986 St Clement was cast in her most notable role to date— Pat Wicks, the troublesome former prostitute and ex-wife of Pete Beale (Peter Dean), in BBC's ""EastEnders"" (the show's producers wrote that the marriage had taken place more than 20 years before EastEnders was launched). She played the character continuously since her first appearance on 12 June 1986 – just over a year after the show began. St Clement's character was originally brought in on a trial basis for a"
"Jane Beale Jane Beale (also Collins and Clarke) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, ""EastEnders"", played by Laurie Brett. She made her first appearance on 21 June 2004. Brett took maternity leave in 2011 and departed on 19 May. She returned on 8 November and departed again on 27 January 2012. Jane made temporary a return to the show on 6 January 2014 until 20 May and permanently from 24 November 2014. Her major storylines have included her relationship and later marriages to Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt); the first ended due to his affair with Glenda Mitchell"
"a crossover between ""EastEnders"" and ""The Catherine Tate Show"". The sketch featured Peggy, Little Mo Mitchell (Kacey Ainsworth), Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) and Catherine Tate as her character Lauren Cooper. A 2006 episode of ""Doctor Who"" entitled ""Army of Ghosts"" features a fictional ""EastEnders"" scene in which Peggy tells one of the ghosts to ""get outta my pub!"" Peggy Mitchell Peggy Mitchell (also Butcher) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". Peggy was initially played by Jo Warne when she first appeared in the episode broadcast on 30 April 1991, featuring in 10 episodes. Peggy was reintroduced"
"life. On 19 February 2015, Taylforth made a surprise appearance as Kathy Beale, despite the character's apparent death in 2006, in a live segment of the 30th anniversary episode. The BBC then confirmed she would be reprising the role of Kathy permanently. Kathy then made another guest appearance in May before returning in August on a regular basis. After quitting ""EastEnders"", Taylforth was cast as Jackie Pascoe-Webb in ITV's popular televised drama, ""Footballers' Wives"". In a Channel 4 poll for the 100 Greatest Sexy Moments, a time where she ends up having sex on top of a snooker table with"
"Kathy Beale Kathy Beale (also Mitchell and Sullivan) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Gillian Taylforth. Portrayed as ""an attractive, bright, caring and highly moral woman"", Kathy is one of the serial's original characters, appearing in the first episode of ""EastEnders"" on 19 February 1985. Taylforth was originally dismissed for the role of Kathy due to her young age, but was reconsidered when she impressed show bosses. Kathy remained in a prominent role throughout her original stint on the serial, featuring in high-profiled storylines involving her rape at the hands of James Willmott-Brown (William"
"Cindy Beale Cindy Beale (also Williams) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Michelle Collins who made her first appearance on 10 May 1988 before leaving in 1990, returning in 1992 and making her final appearance on 10 April 1998. Cindy always has an eye for the lotharios of Walford and despite trying to settle down repeatedly with the more reliable Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), she is unable to remain faithful to him. She has a selfish streak, often more concerned about her own needs than her family's. She often lies and schemes, particularly where"
"impromptu ceremony, shortly before going into cardiac arrest, although he later rallied and made a slow recovery. The episode of ""EastEnders"" broadcast on the same day as ""Coronation Street"" 50th anniversary episode included a tribute, with the character Dot Branning saying that she never missed ""Coronation Street"". In May 2011, Dennis Tanner returned after 43 years off screen. Beverley Callard and Vicky Entwistle who play Liz McDonald and Janice Battersby, respectively, quit the street. On 15 October 2011, Betty Driver, who had played Betty Williams since 1969, died of pneumonia, aged 91. In 2011, the major storyline of John Stape"
"Peggy Mitchell Peggy Mitchell (also Butcher) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". Peggy was initially played by Jo Warne when she first appeared in the episode broadcast on 30 April 1991, featuring in 10 episodes. Peggy was reintroduced in 1994, recast to Barbara Windsor, who made her first appearance in the episode broadcast on 7 November 1994. Peggy became a regular character, and Windsor played the role until she was forced to take a long break due to poor health and departed on 23 May 2003. She returned for two episodes broadcast on 16 and 17"
"Guvnors"" from 2014 until 2015. She will be starring in the horror film The Spiritualist, which is currently in post-production. Jasmyn Banks Jasmyn Grace Banks (born 20 August 1990) is an English actress. A graduate of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and YPTC RAaW London Banks has acted in stage productions since 2005 and she has had roles in various television productions since 2006. She was cast as Alice Branning in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" in 2012, making her screen debut on 10 May that year. She departed the show on 24 December 2013. Banks trained at"
"regularly took ketamine. Wallace admitted, at one point, taking drugs, but denied taking them since the birth of her daughter. Jessie Wallace Jessie Wallace (born Karen Jane Wallace; 25 September 1971) is an English actress and model. She is known for her role of Kat Slater in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", for which she won the National Television Awards for Most Popular Newcomer (2001) and also won the British Soap Awards Best Newcomer (2001) and Most Popular Actress (2003), and the British Soap Award for Best Actress (2011). She was nominated for the 2011 BAFTA TV Award for Best"
"""an opportunity to reintroduce some popular old faces. Boiled down, it's cashing in on the dead - but it's how Frank might have done it himself."" Diane Butcher Diane Butcher is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Sophie Lawrence. Diane appears as a regular character between 1988 and 1991, when Lawrence decided to leave. The character makes several brief returns in 1993, 1994, and 1997. In 2008, she returns for her father Frank (Mike Reid)'s funeral; on 20 June 2012 she returns for her sister Janine's (Charlie Brooks) wedding, departing on 29 June 2012. Over"
"Michelle Collins Michelle Danielle Collins (born 28 May 1961) is an English actress and TV presenter, best known for her roles in the British soap operas ""EastEnders"" and ""Coronation Street"". Collins played Cindy Beale in the BBC soap ""EastEnders"" from 1988 to 1998, with a two-year break between 1990 and 1992. She played Stella Price in the ITV soap ""Coronation Street"" from 2011 to 2014. Her other notable TV roles include the BBC dramas ""Real Women"" (1998–99), ""Sunburn"" (1999–2000) and ""Two Thousand Acres of Sky"" (2001–03). Collins was born at Hackney South East Hospital in Hackney, East London to an"