Adam Woodyatt has appeared as Ian Beale in 3657 episodes of EastEnders from 1985 to 2021, with a guest stint in 2022 and then from 2023 onwards. In 2010, he also appeared in the spin-off series EastEnders: E20 and the DVD special, Last Tango in Walford as well as several Children in Need specials, including The Walford Apprentice in 2012, The Ghosts of Ian Beale in 2014 and Race Across Yorkshire in 2023. Here is a list of his appearances.
Note: A younger Ian is portrayed by Tim Handel in the 1993 Children in Need special, Dimensions in Time, which was a crossover with Doctor Who.
The character was credited on-screen as:
- Ian Beale from February 1985 to November 1986 and from June 2010 onwards
- Ian from November 1986 to June 2010.
Note:
⏱ denotes an hour-long episode
(d) denotes a doof-doof
(u) denotes an uncredited appearance.
Gallery
Statistics
| Year | Year total | Running total | No of doof-doofs | Doof-doof total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 68 | 68 | 3 (+ 1 Julia's Theme) | 4 |
| 1986 | 77 | 145 | 2 | 6 |
| 1987 | 74 | 219 | 1 | 7 |
| 1988 | 86 | 305 | 5 | 12 |
| 1989 | 87 | 392 | 6 | 18 |
| 1990 | 78 | 470 | 12 | 30 |
| 1991 | 65 | 535 | 3 | 33 |
| 1992 | 70 | 605 | 4 | 37 |
| 1993 | 60 | 665 | 3 (+ 1 Julia's Theme) | 41 |
| 1994 | 103 | 768 | 5 | 46 |
| 1995 | 94 | 862 | 4 | 50 |
| 1996 | 99 | 961 | 6 | 56 |
| 1997 | 90 | 1051 | 7 | 63 |
| 1998 | 94 | 1145 | 14 | 77 |
| 1999 | 107 | 1252 | 5 | 82 |
| 2000 | 121 | 1373 | 12 | 94 |
| 2001 | 80 | 1453 | 3 (+ 1 Julia's Theme) | 97 |
| 2002 | 118 | 1571 | 7 | 104 |
| 2003 | 76 | 1647 | 6 | 110 |
| 2004 | 116 | 1763 | 1 | 111 |
| 2005 | 113 | 1876 | 6 | 117 |
| 2006 | 106 | 1982 | 7 | 123 |
| 2007 | 119 | 2101 | 8 | 131 |
| 2008 | 117 | 2218 | 6 | 137 |
| 2009 | 88 | 2306 | 2 | 139 |
| 2010 | 91 | 2397 | 5 | 144 |
| 2011 | 102 | 2499 | 6 | 150 |
| 2012 | 95 | 2594 | 12 | 162 |
| 2013 | 119 | 2713 | 11 | 173 |
| 2014 | 129 | 2842 | 14 | 187 |
| 2015 | 106 | 2948 | 8 | 195 |
| 2016 | 107 | 3055 | 5 | 200 |
| 2017 | 132 | 3187 | 2 | 202 |
| 2018 | 87 | 3274 | 2 | 204 |
| 2019 | 79 | 3353 | 0 | 204 |
| 2020 | 94 | 3447 | 12 | 216 |
| 2021 | 10 | 3457 | 3 | 219 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3458 | 0 | 219 |
| 2023 | 46 | 3504 | 0 | 219 |
| 2024 | 83 | 3587 | 1 | 220 |
| 2025 | 70 | 3657 | TBC | TBC |
1985
Appeared in 68/89 episodes
1986
Appeared in 77/105 episodes
1987
Appeared in 74/107 episodes
1988
Appeared in 86/104 episodes
1989
Appeared in 87/104 episodes
1990
Appeared in 78/104 episodes
1991
Appeared in 65/105 episodes
1992
Appeared in 70/106 episodes
1993
Appeared in 60/105 episodes
1994
Appeared in 103/142 episodes
1995
Appeared in 94/157 episodes
1996
Appeared in 99/161 episodes
1997
Appeared in 90/161 episodes
1998
Appeared in 94/161 episodes
1999
Appeared in 107/169 episodes
2000
Appeared in 121/160 episodes
2001
Appeared in 80/179 episodes
2002
Appeared in 118/211 episodes
2003
Appeared in 76/210 episodes
2004
Appeared in 116/209 episodes
2005
Appeared in 113/209 episodes
2006
Appeared in 106/207 episodes
2007
Appeared in 119/208 episodes
2008
Appeared in 117/208 episodes
2009
Appeared in 88/209 episodes
2010
Appeared in 91/204 episodes
2011
Appeared in 102/210 episodes
2012
Appeared in 95/206 episodes
2013
Appeared in 119/212 episodes
2014
Appeared in 129/206 episodes
2015
Appeared in 106/209 episodes
2016
Appeared in 107/210 episodes
2017
Appeared in 132/209 episodes
2018
Appeared in 87/206 episodes
2019
Appeared in 79/210 episodes
2020
Appeared in 94/138 episodes
2021
Appeared in 10/209 episodes
- 4 January
- 7 January
- 8 January
- 11 January
- 14 January
- 15 January (d)
- 18 January (d)
- 19 January
- 21 January (d)
- 22 January
2022
Appeared in 1/209 episodes
2023
Appeared in 46/210 episodes
2024
Appeared in 83/210 episodes
2025
Appeared in TBC/TBC episodes
- 8 January 2025
- 9 January 2025
- 13 January 2025
- 15 January 2025
- 16 January 2025
- 20 January 2025
- 21 January 2025
- 27 January 2025
- 28 January 2025
- 29 January 2025
- 30 January 2025
- 3 February 2025
- 4 February 2025
- 5 February 2025
- 10 February 2025
- 11 February 2025
- 12 February 2025
- 17 February 2025
- 18 February 2025
- 19 February 2025
- 20 February 2025
- 24 February 2025
- 25 February 2025
- 11 March 2025
- 13 March 2025
- 31 March 2025
- 1 April 2025
- 2 April 2025
- 3 April 2025
- 7 April 2025
- 8 April 2025
- 9 April 2025
- 10 April 2025
- 17 April 2025
- 21 April 2025
- 5 May 2025
- 6 May 2025
- 7 May 2025
- 8 May 2025
- 12 May 2025
- 13 May 2025
- 14 May 2025
- 15 May 2025
- 19 May 2025
- 20 May 2025
- 21 May 2025
- 1 July 2025 - Part 1
- 1 July 2025 - Part 2
- 9 July 2025 - Part 1
- 9 July 2025 - Part 2
- 10 July 2025
- 11 July 2025
- 14 July 2025
- 15 July 2025 - Part 1
- 15 July 2025 - Part 2
- 16 July 2025
- 21 July 2025 - Part 1
- 21 July 2025 - Part 2
- 24 July 2025
- 29 July 2025
- 30 July 2025
- 4 August 2025
- 13 August 2025
- 21 August 2025
- 25 August 2025
- 27 August 2025
- 1 September 2025
- 2 September 2025
- 3 September 2025
- 17 September 2025
- 22 September 2025
- 23 September 2025
- 24 September 2025
- 25 September 2025
- 29 September 2025
- 30 September 2025
- 1 October 2025
- 2 October 2025
- 6 October 2025
- 13 October 2025
- 16 October 2025
- 20 October 2025
- 27 October 2025
- 28 October 2025
- 29 October 2025
- 6 November 2025








































