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2008 was EastEnders' twenty-fourth year of production.
Main characters[]
Directors[]
| Ranking | Director | Number of episodes | Running total | Previous year ranking |
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Writers[]
| Ranking | Writer | Number of episodes | Running total | Previous year ranking |
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Doof-Doof Count[]
| Character | Solo | Group | Total | Julia's Theme | Running total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanya Branning | 15 | 7 | 22 | No | 27 |
| Max Branning | 14 | 2 | 17 | No | 41 |
| Sean Slater | 11 | 4 | 15 | No | 30 |
| Jack Branning | 8 | 7 | 15 | No | 16 |
| Stacey Branning | 10 | 4 | 14 | No | 47 |
| Ronnie Mitchell | 10 | 3 | 13 | No | 18 |
| Roxy Mitchell/Slater | 9 | 2 | 11 | No | 12 |
| Bradley Branning | 6 | 2 | 8 | No | 29 |
| Non character | 8 | 0 | 8 | No | 141 |
| Bianca Jackson | 5 | 2 | 7 | No | 58 |
| Whitney Dean | 6 | 1 | 7 | No | 7 |
| Pat Evans | 6 | 1 | 7 | Yes | 115 |
| Steven Beale | 3 | 3 | 6 | No | 21 |
| Ian Beale | 6 | 0 | 6 | No | 141 |
| Jase Dyer | 3 | 2 | 5 | No | 8 |
| Peggy Mitchell | 5 | 0 | 5 | No | 64 |
| Tony King | 4 | 1 | 5 | No | 5 |
| Dot Branning | 4 | 1 | 5 | No | 91 |
| Shirley Carter | 4 | 1 | 5 | No | 9 |
| Minty Peterson | 2 | 2 | 4 | No | 14 |
| May Wright | 4 | 0 | 4 | No | 19 |
| Phil Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 4 | No | 190 |
| Lucy Beale | 3 | 0 | 3 | No | 11 |
| Patrick Trueman | 1 | 2 | 3 | No | 13 |
| Chelsea Fox | 2 | 1 | 3 | No | 9 |
| Billy Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 3 | No | 57 |
| Jay Brown | 3 | 0 | 3 | No | 3 |
| Archie Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 3 | No | 3 |
| Denise Wicks | 1 | 1 | 2 | No | 15 |
| Hazel Hobbs | 1 | 1 | 2 | No | 4 |
| Heather Peterson | 1 | 1 | 2 | No | 2 |
| Dawn Swann | 0 | 2 | 2 | No | 10 |
| Ricky Butcher | 1 | 1 | 2 | No | 47 |
| Lauren Branning | 1 | 1 | 2 | No | 5 |
| Janine Butcher | 2 | 0 | 2 | No | 36 |
| Carly Wicks | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 6 |
| Deano Wicks | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 3 |
| Libby Fox | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 7 |
| Darren Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 4 |
| Mickey Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 5 |
| Masood Ahmed | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 1 |
| Rainie Cross | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 1 |
| Jane Beale | 1 | 0 | 1 | No | 13 |
| Yolande Trueman | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 7 |
| Garry Hobbs | 1 | 0 | 1 | No | 21 |
| Oscar Branning | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 1 |
| Liam Butcher | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 2 |
| Tiffany Dean | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 1 |
| Morgan Jackson-King | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 1 |
| Gus Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | No | 6 |
| Christian Clarke | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 1 |
| Lucas Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 1 |
| Abi Branning | 1 | 0 | 1 | No | 2 |
| Ben Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 1 | No | 11 |
| Honey Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 14 |
| Will Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 1 |
| Callum Monks | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 1 |
| Danielle Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | No | 1 |
| Zainab Masood | 1 | 0 | 1 | No | 1 |
| Suzy Branning | 1 | 0 | 1 | No | 1 |
| Jean Slater | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 4 |
| Amy Slater | 0 | 1 | 1 | No | 1 |
Episodes[]
Key Storylines[]
- Who's Amy's father?
- Clare Bates' return
- Tanya Branning buries Max Branning alive
- Max Branning's hit and run
- Jack Branning and Tanya Branning's relationship
- Lucy Beale runs away
- Frank Butcher's funeral - return of Ricky Butcher, Diane Butcher and Janine Butcher
- Bianca Jackson returns with her son Liam Butcher and 3 other kids - Tiffany Dean, Whitney Dean and Morgan Jackson-King
- Jase Dyer's death
- Danielle Jones is Ronnie Mitchell's daughter
- Sean Slater bullies Gus Smith
- Mad May's return and the Miller house explosion
- Stacey Branning/Callum Monks/Bradley Branning/Danielle Jones love web
- Max Branning vs Jack Branning
- Introduction of Ronnie and Roxy's dad Archie Mitchell
- Tony King grooming Whitney Dean
- Roxy Slater and Sean Slater's marriage
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