Eliot Saunders

 made his first appearance on 2020. He is portrayed by Lawrence Lambert.

Storylines
Eliot is the father of Josh Saunders and former husband of Julie Haye. Eliot is angry about Julie taking Josh to live in Scotland. As Eliot is Jewish, Josh is obliged to have a Bar Mitzvah to appease his father before he leaves for Scotland. Josh is initially opposed to this, as he is not remotely interested in religion. He starts missing his Bar Mitzvah tutorials, which does not please Eliot who says he and his family will not support Josh in his life if he does not go through with it. Josh ultimately decides to go ahead with the Bar Mitzvah. It takes place in March 1998.

List of Appearances

 * Episode 1575 (16 February 1998)
 * Unknown
 * Episode 1589 (19 March 1998)