| EastEnders (2024) | |
|---|---|
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| No. of episodes | 0 (as of 1 January 2024) |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 1 January 2024 – present |
| Season chronology | |
EastEnders is a British soap opera, examining the domestic and professional lives of working class people who live in the fictitious London Borough of Walford in the East End of London. The show airs on BBC One and entered its 39th broadcast year on 1 January 2024 with episode number 6831. Chris Clenshaw continued his role as executive producer, while Kate Oates continued as senior executive producer. During 2024, EastEnders typically aired four episodes in a time slot of 7:30 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays with episodes being around 27 to 29 minutes long.
Cast and characters edit
?? regular characters and an additional ## characters portrayed by child actors were present at the beginning of the year.
The first new characters to appear in 2024 were Eddie Knight, played by Christopher Fairbank, and Gloria Knight, played by Elizabeth Counsell; announced on 10 December 2023 and arriving in the first episode, the married characters are George Knight's adoptive parents.[1] Jacqueline Jossa, who had made cameo appearances as her character Lauren Branning in 2022 and 2023 after departing in 2018, returned full time to the role in the first episode, along with Kitty Castledine, playing Jack's daughter Penny Branning, who was last seen in 2008 when she was played by Mia McKenna-Bruce.
The following is a full list of the EastEnders cast in 2024:
Regular cast edit
- Zaraah Abrahams as Chelsea Fox
- Delroy Atkinson as Howie Danes
- Emma Barton as Honey Mitchell
- Ross Boatman as Harvey Monroe
- Jamie Borthwick as Jay Brown
- Max Bowden as Ben Mitchell
- Bobby Brazier as Freddie Slater
- Kellie Bright as Linda Carter
- James Bye as Martin Fowler
- Natalie Cassidy as Sonia Fowler
- Navin Chowdhry as Nish Panesar
- Tony Clay as Callum Highway
- Michelle Collins as Cindy Beale
- Brian Conley as Tom "Rocky" Cotton
- Ellie Dadd as Amy Mitchell
- Letitia Dean as Sharon Watts
- Matt Di Angelo as Dean Wicks
- William Ellis as Theo Hawthorne
- Tameka Empson as Kim Fox
- James Farrar as Zack Hudson
- Perry Fenwick as Billy Mitchell
- Jonny Freeman as Reiss Colwell
- Roger Griffiths as Mitch Baker
- Francesca Henry as Gina Knight
- Shiv Jalota as Vinny Panesar
- Thomas Law as Peter Beale
- Scott Maslen as Jack Branning
- Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell
- Shona McGarty as Whitney Dean
- Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell
- Clay Milner Russell as Bobby Beale
- Matthew James Morrison as Felix Baker
- Clair Norris as Bernadette Taylor
- Diane Parish as Denise Fox
- Heather Peace as Eve Unwin
- Molly Rainford as Anna Knight
- Shane Richie as Alfie Moon
- Colin Salmon as George Knight
- Balvinder Sopal as Suki Kaur Panesar
- Lorraine Stanley as Karen Taylor
- Gillian Taylforth as Kathy Beale
- Aaron Thiara as Ravi Gulati
- Harriet Thorpe as Elaine Peacock
- Lacey Turner as Stacey Slater
- Rudolph Walker as Patrick Trueman
- Jessie Wallace as Kat Slater
- Danny Walters as Keanu Taylor
- Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale
- Gillian Wright as Jean Slater
- Angela Wynter as Yolande Trueman
Recurring cast edit
Guest cast edit
List of episodes edit
During 2024, EastEnders typically aired four episodes of roughly 30 minutes in a time slot of 7:30 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, though episodes are sometimes moved or extra episodes added for different reasons. Kate Oates continued her role as senior executive producer from 2018,[2] and Chris Clenshaw continued his role as executive producer from 2022.[3]
All official ratings cover a period of seven days from the original broadcast and are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB).[4] Airdates, credits, running times and episode summaries are taken from episodes, the official EastEnders website[5] and BBC programmes schedules.[6] Episode numbers are taken from Radio Times.[7]
January edit
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6831 | 1 | 28 minutes | Abe Juckes | Simon Norman | TBA | ||
| 6832 | 2 | 28 minutes | Abe Juckes | Rob Gittins | TBA | ||
| 6833 | 3 | 29 minutes | Abe Juckes | Richard Davidson | TBA | ||
| 6834 | 4 | 29 minutes | Abe Juckes | Richard Davidson | TBA | ||
| 6835 | 5 | 28 minutes | Alan de Pellette | Lydia Marchant | TBA | ||
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In Northern Ireland, this episode was broadcast at 8:00 pm. | |||||||
| 6836 | 6 | 28 minutes | Alan de Pellette | Jayshree Patel | TBA | ||
| 6837 | 7 | 28 minutes | Alan de Pellette | Kevin Rundle | TBA | ||
| 6838 | 8 | 28 minutes | Alan de Pellette | Kevin Rundle | TBA | ||
| 6839 | 9 | 29 minutes | David Beton | Jonny O'Neill | TBA | ||
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In Northern Ireland, this episode was broadcast at 8:00 pm. | |||||||
| 6840 | 10 | 28 minutes | David Beton | Simon Ashdown | TBA | ||
| 6841 | 11 | 28 minutes | David Beton | Simon Ashdown | TBA | ||
| 6842 | 12 | 29 minutes | David Beton | Daran Little | TBA | ||
| 6843 | 13 | 29 minutes | David Beton | Daran Little | TBA | ||
| 6844 | 14 | 27 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Daran Little | TBA | ||
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In Northern Ireland, this episode was broadcast at 8:00 pm. | |||||||
| 6845 | 15 | 29 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Jahvel Hall | TBA | ||
| 6846 | 16 | 28 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Pete Lawson | TBA | ||
| 6847 | 17 | 29 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Pete Lawson | TBA | ||
| 6848 | 18 | 29 minutes | Vito Bruno | Sharon Marshall | TBA | ||
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In Wales, this episode was broadcast on BBC Two due to Match of the Day Wales being broadcast on BBC One. In Northern Ireland, this episode was broadcast on BBC One at 8:00 pm. | |||||||
| 6849 | 19 | 28 minutes | Vito Bruno | Natalie Mitchell | TBA | ||
| 6850 | 20 | 29 minutes | Vito Bruno | Katie Douglas | TBA | ||
February edit
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6851 | 21 | 29 minutes | Vito Bruno | Katie Douglas | TBA |
See also edit
Footnotes edit
References edit
- ^ Knight, Lewis (10 December 2023). "EastEnders casts British sitcom legends as George Knight's parents". Radio Times. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Dainty, Sophie (8 August 2018). "EastEnders confirms new boss as Kate Oates takes over from John Yorke in top job". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (12 November 2021). "EastEnders appoints new executive producer as Jon Sen steps down". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Weekly top 50 shows". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ AnemoneProjectors/List of EastEnders episodes episodes at BBC Online. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "BBC One London - Schedules, 2023". BBC Online. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "EastEnders". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 December 2022.