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Here remains a record of all the original regular characters from ''[https://eastenders.fandom.com/wiki/EastEnders EastEnders]'' in [https://eastenders.fandom.com/wiki/1985 1985]. The listing is classified by departure date, with the most recent departure being at the peak of the list, and the first farewell being at the ground of the list.
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Here remains a record of all the original characters and cast from ''[[EastEnders]]'' when the show initially premiered in [[1985|February 1985]]. The listing is classified by departure date, with the most recent departure being at the peak of the list, and the first farewell being at the ground of the list.
   
[[Ian Beale]] is the longest serving character in the show and from the original cast, who has prevailed in the show for over thirty years without having any breaks in tenure. [[Sharon Mitchell]] is the second longest serving character, although she has had several breaks firstly in [[1995]] after being in the show for ten years, and then returning in [[2001]] and took her second break in [[2006]] and later reinstated as a present cast member in [[2014]]. The third longest serving character is [[Kathy Beale]], who was the first longest-serving cast member until [[1998]] when she took a skimpy departure but making several guest appearances between [[1999]] and [[2000]] before leaving permanently, and then after fourteen years it was announced that [[Gillian Taylforth]] was reprising her role in the show's thirtieth anniversary in [[2015]] and ever since she has remained in the show. The fourth and final original cast member who is currently appearing in the show is [[Harold Legg|Dr. Harold Legg]] who was a central cast member until [[1989]] and after that was a [[Recurring characters|recurring]] cast member until [[1997]] when he left the show permanently, although he made brief guest appearances in 2000, [[2004]], [[2007]] and then returned in [[2018]]. [[Lofty Holloway]] and [[Mary Smith]] made a brief return in 2019 for Harold Legg's funeral.
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[[Ian Beale]] is the longest serving character in the show and from the original cast, who has prevailed in the show for over thirty years without having any breaks in tenure. The second longest serving character is [[Kathy Beale]], who was the first longest-serving cast member until [[1998]] when she took a skimpy departure but making several guest appearances between [[1999]] and [[2000]] before leaving permanently, and then after fourteen years it was announced that [[Gillian Taylforth]] was reprising her role in the show's thirtieth anniversary in [[2015]] and ever since she has remained in the show.
   
From the original cast [[Nejdet Salih]], [[Bill Treacher]], [[Leonard Fenton]], [[Andrew Johnson]], [[Peter Dean]], [[Shreela Ghosh]], [[Anita Dobson]], [[June Brown]], [[John Altman]], [[Sandy Ratcliff]], Gillian Taylforth, [[Letitia Dean]], [[Adam Woodyatt]], [[Susan Tully]], [[Tom Watt]], [[Oscar James]], [[Linda Davidson]], [[Paul J. Medford]] and [[Shirley Cheriton]] are still alive.
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From the original cast [[Nejdet Salih]], [[Bill Treacher]], [[Leonard Fenton]], [[Andrew Johnson]], [[Peter Dean]], [[Shreela Ghosh]], [[Anita Dobson]], [[John Altman]], Gillian Taylforth, [[Letitia Dean]], [[Adam Woodyatt]], [[Susan Tully]], [[Tom Watt]], [[Oscar James]], [[Linda Davidson]], [[Paul J. Medford]] and [[Shirley Cheriton]] are still alive.
   
 
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|[[Sharon Mitchell]]||[[Letitia Dean]]||Ongoing
 
 
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|[[Ian Beale]]||[[Adam Woodyatt]]||Ongoing
 
|[[Ian Beale]]||[[Adam Woodyatt]]||Ongoing
 
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|[[Lofty Holloway]]||[[Tom Watt]]||2019
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|[[Sharon Watts]]||[[Letitia Dean]]||[[2020]]
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|[[Mary Smith]]||[[Linda Davidson]]||2019
 
 
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|[[Lou Beale]]||[[Anna Wing]]||[[1988]]
 
|[[Lou Beale]]||[[Anna Wing]]||[[1988]]
 
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|[[Mary Smith]]||[[Linda Davidson]]||1988
 
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|[[Angie Watts]]||[[Anita Dobson]]||1988
 
|[[Angie Watts]]||[[Anita Dobson]]||1988
 
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|[[Lofty Holloway]]||[[Tom Watt]]||1988
 
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|[[Naima Jeffery]]||[[Shreela Ghosh]]||[[1987]]
 
|[[Naima Jeffery]]||[[Shreela Ghosh]]||[[1987]]

Revision as of 19:34, 21 April 2020

EastEnders Cast Photo 2 (1985)

Here remains a record of all the original characters and cast from EastEnders when the show initially premiered in February 1985. The listing is classified by departure date, with the most recent departure being at the peak of the list, and the first farewell being at the ground of the list.

Ian Beale is the longest serving character in the show and from the original cast, who has prevailed in the show for over thirty years without having any breaks in tenure. The second longest serving character is Kathy Beale, who was the first longest-serving cast member until 1998 when she took a skimpy departure but making several guest appearances between 1999 and 2000 before leaving permanently, and then after fourteen years it was announced that Gillian Taylforth was reprising her role in the show's thirtieth anniversary in 2015 and ever since she has remained in the show.

From the original cast Nejdet Salih, Bill Treacher, Leonard Fenton, Andrew Johnson, Peter Dean, Shreela Ghosh, Anita Dobson, John Altman, Gillian Taylforth, Letitia Dean, Adam Woodyatt, Susan Tully, Tom Watt, Oscar James, Linda Davidson, Paul J. Medford and Shirley Cheriton are still alive.

List

Character Actor When they left
Kathy Beale Gillian Taylforth Ongoing
Ian Beale Adam Woodyatt Ongoing
Sharon Watts Letitia Dean 2020
Harold Legg Leonard Fenton 2019
Michelle Fowler Susan Tully and Jenna Russell 2018
Nick Cotton John Altman 2015
Pauline Fowler Wendy Richard 2006
Den Watts Leslie Grantham 2005
Mark Fowler David Scarboro and Todd Carty 2003
Ethel Skinner Gretchen Franklin 2000
Arthur Fowler Bill Treacher 1996
Pete Beale Peter Dean 1993
Ali Osman Nejdet Salih 1989
Sue Osman Sandy Ratcliff 1989
Lou Beale Anna Wing 1988
Mary Smith Linda Davidson 1988
Angie Watts Anita Dobson 1988
Lofty Holloway Tom Watt 1988
Naima Jeffery Shreela Ghosh 1987
Kelvin Carpenter Paul J. Medford 1987
Tony Carpenter Oscar James 1987
Debbie Wilkins Shirley Cheriton 1987
Andy O'Brien Ross Davidson 1986
Saeed Jeffery Andrew Johnson 1985

See also