There has been many characters that have been recast and the reasons for re-casting vary.
- Speed up the ageing process.
- The producers feel that actor/actress would no longer do the part justice.
- The actor/actress breaches their contract.
Beale Family[]
Bobby Beale[]
Bobby Beale (Left to Right)- Kevin Curran, Alex Francis, Rory Stroud, Eliot Carrington & Clay Milner Russell.
Lucy Beale[]
Lucy Beale (Left to Right)-Eva Brittin-Snell, Casey Anne Rothery, Melissa Suffield & Hetti Bywater.
Peter Beale[]
Peter Beale (Left to Right)-Francis Brittin-Snell, Alex Stevens, Joseph Shade, James Martin, Thomas Law, Ben Hardy & Dayle Hudson.
Steven Beale[]
Steven Beale (Left to Right)-Edward Farrell, Stuart Stevens, Edward Savage & Aaron Sidwell.
Branning Family[]
Derek Branning[]
Derek Branning (left to right) – Jamie Foreman & Terence Beesley
Lauren Branning[]
Lauren Branning (Left to Right)-Madeline Duggan & Jacqueline Jossa.
Oscar Branning[]
Oscar Branning (Left to Right)-Gabriel Miller-Williams & Charlee/Neo Hall.
Suzy Branning[]
Suzy Branning (Left to Right)-Julie Christian-Young & Maggie O'Neill.
Penny Branning[]
Butcher Family[]
Clare Butcher[]
Clare Butcher (Left to Right)-Lucy Foxell & Caroline O'Neill.
Janine Butcher[]
Janine Butcher (Left to Right)-Rebecca Michael, Alexia Demetriou & Charlie Brooks.
Liam Butcher[]
Liam Butcher (Left to Right)-Sonny Bottomley, Jack & Tom Godolphin, Gavin/Mitchell Vaughan, Nathaniel Gleed, James Forde & Alfie Deegan.
Scarlett Butcher[]
Scarlett Butcher (Left to Right)- Amelie & Tabitha Byron.
Carter Family[]
Johnny Carter[]
Johnny Carter (Left to Right)- Sam Strike & Ted Reilly
Ollie Carter[]
Oliver Carter (Left to Right)- Jack Tilley, Charlie & Harry Farr.
Annie Carter[]
Annie Carter (Left to Right)- Uncredited & Savannah Keir.
Elaine Peacock[]
Elaine Peacock (Left to Right)- Maria Friedman & Harriet Thorpe.
Cotton Family[]
Ashley Cotton[]
Ashley Cotton (Left to Right)- Ryan Devonshire & Frankie Fitzgerald.
Dotty Cotton[]
Dotty Cotton (Left to Right)- by Molly Conlin & Milly Zero
Fowler Family[]
Arthur Fowler Jr[]
Mark Fowler[]
Mark Fowler (Left to Right)-David Scarboro & Todd Carty.
Michelle Fowler[]
Michelle Fowler (Left to Right)- Susan Tully & Jenna Russell.
Martin Fowler[]
Martin Fowler (Left to Right)-Jon Peyton-Price, James Alexandrou & James Bye.
Rebecca Fowler[]
Rebecca Fowler (Left to Right)-Alex/Vicky Gonzalez, Jade Sharif & Jasmine Armfield.
Vicki Fowler[]
Vicki Fowler (Left to Right)-Emma Herry,Samantha Leigh Martin & Scarlett Johnson.
Fox/Trueman Family[]
Jordan Johnson[]
Jordan Johnson (Left to Right)-Michael-Joel David & Joivan Wade.
Chelsea Fox[]
Chelsea Fox (Left to Right)-Tiana Benjamin & Zaarah Abrahams.
Raymond Dawkins[]
Raymond Dawkins (Left to Right)-Unknown & Michael Jose Pomares Clixte.
Mitchell Family[]
Amy Mitchell[]
Amy Mitchell (Left to Right)-Kamil/Natalia Lipka-Kozanka, Amelie Conway, Abbie Knowles & Ellie Dadd.
Ben Mitchell[]
Ben Mitchell (Left to Right)-Matthew Silver, Morgan Whittle, Charlie Jones, Joshua Pascoe, Harry Reid & Max Bowden
Courtney Mitchell[]
Courtney Mitchell (Left to Right)-Carissa/Josephine O'Meara, Megan Jossa & Alice Nokes.
Lexi Pearce[]
Lexi Pearce (Left to Right)- Dotti-Beau Cotterill & Isabella Brown.
Louise Mitchell[]
Louise Mitchell (Left to Right)-Rachel Cox, Danni Bennatar, Brittany Papple & Tilly Keeper.
Peggy Mitchell[]
Peggy Mitchell (Left to Right)-Jo Warne & Barbara Windsor.
Ricky Mitchell[]
Ricky Mitchell (Left to Right)-Uncredited, Henri Charles & Frankie Day.
Sam Mitchell[]
Sam Mitchell (Left to Right)-Danniella Westbrook,Kim Medcalf & back to Danniella Westbrook.
Will Mitchell[]
Will Mitchell (Left to Right)-Toby Warpole & Freddie Phillips.
Slater Family[]
Belinda Peacock[]
Belinda Peacock (Left to Right)-Leanne Lakey & Carli Norris.
Freddie Slater[]
Freddie Slater (Left to Right)- Alex and Tom Kilby & Bobby Brazier.
Lily Slater[]
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Lily Fowler Left to Right)-Alfie Duncan, Poppy Crake, Kennady Lacy-Breckenridge, Aine Garvey & Lillia Turner.
Williams Family[]
Bev Williams[]
Bev Williams (Left to Right)- Uncredited actress & Diane Langton.
Cindy Williams Jr[]
Cindy Williams Jr (Left to Right)-Ella Wortley, Cydney Parker, Eva Sayer & Mimi Keene.
Willmott-Brown Family[]
Luke Willmott-Brown[]
Luke Willmott-Brown (Left to Right)-Henry Power & Adam Astill.
Sophie Willmott-Brown[]
Sophie Willmott-Brown (Left to Right)- Natasha Knight & Lisa Faulkner.
Others[]
Bronson[]
Bronson (Left to Right)- Cyrus & Uncredited
Donna Andrews[]
Donna Andrews (Left to Right)- Alison Senior & Paula Jennings.
Edwina Dunn[]
Edwina Dunn (Left to Right)-Patricia Maynard & Gay Hamilton.
Billie Jackson[]
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[Billie Jackson]](Left to Right)-Devon Anderson, Bluey Robinson & back to Devon Anderson.
Ashraf Karim[]
Ashraf Karim (Left to Right)-Tony Wredden & Aftab Sachak.
Shabnam Masood[]
Shabnam Masood (Left to Right)-Zahra Ahmadi & Rakhee Thakrar.
Jade Green[]
Tommy Moon[]
Tommy Moon (Left to Right)-Ralfie/Shane White & Shay Crotty, Henry Proctor (Redwater) & Sonny Kendall.
Zoe Newton[]
Zoe Newton (Left to Right)-Elizabeth Chadwick &Tara Ellis.
Grace Olubunmi[]
Grace Olubunmi (Left to Right)-Jay Byrd & Ellen Thomas.
Hannah Reynolds[]
Hannah Reynolds (Left to Right)- Eloise Barnes & Mia Jenkins.
Dennis Rickman Jnr[]
Dennis Rickman Jnr (Left to Right)-Harry Hickles & Bleu Landau.
Lorraine Salter[]
Lorraine Stevens (Left to Right)- Linda Henry & Victoria Alcock.
Ineta Shirovs[]
Ineta Shirovs (Left to Right)-Octavia Alexandru & Gledisa Osmani.
Lydia Simmonds[]
Lydia Simmonds (Left to Right)-Margaret Tyzack & Heather Chasen.
Annie Smith[]
Annie Smith (Left to Right)-Zara Posener/Jenna Alembick, Samantha Crown & Marilyn O'Brien
Summer Swann[]
Summer Swann (Left to Right)-Daisy Fitter, Abbie Hackworth, Harry Swash, Isabella Hegarty/Rebecca Hegarty.
Hattie Tavernier[]
Hattie Tavernier (Left to Right)-Michelle Gayle & Uncredited (Uncredited see from a distance)