1997

Events

 * 18th February - Phil Mitchell attends therapy for his drink problem.
 * 11th March - Tiffany Mitchell gives birth to Courtney.
 * 18th March - Sarah Hills and Robbie Jackson sleep together.
 * 25th March - Ted Hills attacks Robbie.
 * 17th April - Ricky Butcher and Bianca Jackson get married.
 * 21st April - Dot Cotton returns to Walford.
 * 1st May - Joe Wicks is sectioned following his schizophrenia getting out of control.
 * 16th June - Courtney is christened.
 * 30th June - First appearance of Lorna Cartwright.
 * 31st July - Dot is held hostage.
 * 14th August - First appearance of Irene Raymond.
 * 26th August - First appearance of Matthew Rose.
 * 21st August - Tiffany and Grant renew their wedding vows.
 * 29th August - Kathy leaves Phil after discovering his affair with Lorna, when on holiday in Paris.
 * 22nd September - The Fowlers take a trip to Ireland, the visit long-lost relatives, when Pauline discovers that Lou had a daughter, Maggie whom she gave up for adoption.
 * 25th September - Maggie's granddaughter, Mary Flaherty returns to the Square with the Fowlers after Maggie's husband Sean discovers she had an affair with her teacher Gerry McCrae.
 * 7th October - Billie Jackson is kidnapped by gangsters after he witnessed a break-in.
 * 16th October - The Jackson family leave Walford for a new life, after the heartache of Billie's kidnapping and to escape the gang.
 * 12th November - Ian Beale brings his kids back to Walford, after tracking down Cindy in Italy.
 * 14th November - Cindy returns to Walford, in demand of getting her children back and Lorraine and Joe leave the Square (final appearance of the characters).
 * 23rd November - Bianca has an abortion after she discovers her unborn baby has spina bfida.
 * 23rd December - Roy Evans has a heart attack.
 * 25th December - Kathy kisses Alex Healy.