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Characters in Eastenders
Present
Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt)
Dot Branning (June Brown)
- As the Good Book Says...
- Catch Phrase: "Oh I say!"
Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen)
Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks currently. Previously, Rebecca Micheal, Alexia Demetriou)
- Bad Samaritan
- Crying Wolf: Most of her family's convinced she murdered her grandmother Lydia.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Janine has no problem with destroying lives, but genuinely seemed horrified by Rob's exploitation of Whitney (though guilt, marginal family loyalty and fear of reprisal helped).
- Gold Digger
- I Take Offense to That Last One: The only insult that actually seems to upset Janine is reference to one of her... previous lines of employment.
- It's All About Me: Janine Butcher will manipulate, con or even murder for her own self gain, all the while genuinely convinced she is Walford's purist Woobie forced into unscrupulous schemes by the cruel world around her.
- Morality Pet: Billy, Tiff, Whitney and Lydia are the most recent/longstanding examples.
Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden)
- Abusive Parents: In line with most of the family.
- The Alcoholic
- Citizenship Marriage
- I Coulda Been a Contender: Phil had a real shot at being a pro boxer, but bottled his big chance.
Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson)
Ben Mitchell (Joshua Pascoe currently. Previously, Matthew Silver, Morgan Whittle, Charlie Jones)
Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick)
- Butt Monkey
- Evil Uncle: Was introduced as this to Jamie.
- Freudian Excuse: The care home.
- Karma Houdini: Debatable.
- Long-Lost Relative: His son Dan and granddaughter Lola.
- Parental Abandonment: Was brought up in a care home. lampshaded by Aunt Sal.
Liam Butcher (James Forde currently. Previously, Jack and Tom Godolphin, Gavin and Mitchell Vaughan, Nathaniel Gleed)
Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace)
- You're Not My Mother
- Lad-ette: Played up in her early days.
Mo Harris (Laila Morse)
Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker)
- Cool Old Guy
- Nice Hat: A trilby
Alfie Moon (Shane Ritchie)
Jane Beale (Laurie Brett)
Jean Slater (Gillian Wright)
Denise Fox (Diane Parish)
Max Branning (Jake Wood)
- Abusive Parents
- Disappeared Dad: Max and his abandonment of Bradley when he was young.
Tanya Branning (Jo Joyner)
Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald)
Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa currently. Previously, Madeline Duggan.)
Shirley Carter (Linda Henry)
- Deadpan Snarker: She plays this trope to a tee when she's in the mood (which is most of the time).
Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick)
Heather Trott (Cheryl Fergison)
- Ensemble Darkhorse: Was originally only meant to be in the show for a week, but proved to be so popular she became a regular character.
Zainab Masood (Nina Wadia)
- Hypocrite: Gets called on it more than her husband...
- I Have No Son
- Mama Bear: Deep down, from Nina Wadia herself, Zainab's intense homophobia is fueled partially by her need to protect her son from all the hatred he would receive from the Muslim community. She didn't do a good job of it.
- Obnoxious In-Laws: To Amira and Afia at times, Christian as well in her more "tolerant" moments.
Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons)
- Abusive Parents: Averted, is probably the only Mitchell over 20 who wasn't abused.
- Fag Hag: With Christian.
- Long-Lost Relative: Danielle and Danny.
- Parental Abandonment: Glenda.
Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack)
- Abusive Parents: Oh boy.
- Broken Bird
- Dark and Troubled Past
- Long-Lost Relative: Danielle and Danny.
- Parental Abandonment: Glenda.
- Trauma Conga Line
Tamwar Masood (Himesh Patel)
Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra)
- The Gambling Addict
- Hypocrite: A gambling addict whose tried to run off with a(yet another) then-married woman... twice now is it?
- He gets called on it twice by Syed. Once when he punches Christian even though the Qur'an teaches non-violence and once when he brings up the two examples above.
- I Have No Son
Jack Branning (Scott Maslen)
Christian Clarke (John Partridge)
- Camp Gay: Not a full blown case.
- Closet Key: To Syed, who'd had one night stands before meeting him, but Christian was the one who pushed him out of the closet.
- Secret Relationship
Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty)
Tiffany Dean (Maisie Smith)
Syed Masood (Marc Elliott)
- The Charmer
- Coming Out Story
- Cure Your Gays: He tries to go to counseling to get rid of all those 'icky' gay feelings. It doesn't work.
- Gayngst
- Invisible to Gaydar
- Secret Relationship
Ryan Malloy (Neil McDermott)
Kim Fox (Tameka Empson)
Afia Kahn (Meryl Fernandes)
Fatboy (Ricky Norwood)
Mercy Olubunmi (Bunmi Mojekwu)
- Citizenship Marriage: With Fatboy.
Vanessa Gold (Zoe Lucker)
- Meaningful Name: If she is believed to be a Gold Digger...
Jodie Gold (Kylie Babbington)
Greg Jessop (Stefan Booth)
Michael Moon (Steve John Shepherd)
Eddie Moon (David Essex)
Julie Perkins (Cathy Murphy)
Yusef Kahn (Ace Bhatti)
- Evil Is Sexy: Not necessarily evil, but always seen dressed in dark suits and shirt and dark bags under his eyes.
Ashley Chubb (Colin Mace)
Lydia Simmonds (Margaret Tyzack)
Cora Cross (Ann Mitchell)
Past
Grant Mitchell
- Abusive Parents: While Phil was their dad's preferred target, Grant was on the receiving end too.
- Crazy Jealous Guy: Put his brother in a coma after discovering he had sex with his 1st wife Sharon, could get very jealous over his 2nd wife Tiffany despite not bieng in love with her, and went on the run from the law for violently beating the man who was sleeping with his 3rd wife Carla.
Mark Fowler
- Crazy Jealous Guy: Threatened to rape his wife when she cheated on him.
Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Mitchell)
- Catch Phrase: "Get Outta My Pub!" or anything about 'Fah-mily'.
Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb)
- Abusive Parents: Had one and was one.
- Asshole Victim
- Complete Monster
Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements)
- Break the Cutie: His entire life after he moved into Walford.
- Disappeared Dad: Max and his abandonment of Bradley when he was young.
- Dogged Nice Guy
Amira Masood (Preeya Kalidas)
- Alpha Bitch
- The Beard: Unfortunately, the character didn't know she was The Beard until an episode before the character and the actress left the show.
- Foot-Dragging Divorcee
- I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: She tells Syed that she hopes Christian and he will be very happy right before she leaves. Of course, that didn't last long, judging by how she's been acting since she returned. Either she was being extremely sarcastic, or her time spent locked up with her dad has made her very bitter.
- Moment Killer: New Years Eve, among other times.
- My Secret Pregnancy
- Put on a Bus: After The Reveal, she leaves Walford with a secret of her own.
- She's returning in Fall 2011, with baby in tow.
- Spoiled Brat: At least until her father goes to prison.
- Unwanted Spouse
Pat Evans (Pam St. Clement)
Darren Miller (Charlie G. Hawkins)
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