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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 BBC1 and entered its ninth broadcasted year on 5 January 1993 with its 827th episode, with Leonard Lewis continuing his role as executive producer for his second full year in the running. EastEnders aired 105 episodes in 1993, with the the typical week comprising two half-hour episodes on BBC1, in a time slot of 7.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Characters that were introduced in 1993 included Danny Taurus (Billy Boyle), Rose Chapman (Petra Markham), Aidan Brosnan (Sean Maguire), Sanjay Kapoor (Deepak Verma), Gita Kapoor (Shobu Kapoor), Sharmilla Kapoor (Priya Bilkhu), Debbie Tyler (Nicola Duffett), Sylvia Weng-Chung (Rachel Hiew), Nadia Borovac (Anna Barkan), Gidea Thompson (Sian Martin), Clare Tyler (Gemma Bissix), Liam Tyler (Francis Magee), Meena McKenzie (Sudha Bhuchar), Zoe Newton (Elizabeth Chadwick), Ashley Cotton (Rossi Higgins), Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson), Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer), Sonia Jackson (Natalie Cassidy), Robbie Jackson (Dean Gaffney), Billy Jackson (Devon Anderson), Alan Jackson (Howard Antony), Nellie Ellis (Elizabeth Kelly), David Wicks (Michael French), Kevin (John Pickard), Lucy Beale (Eva Brittin-Snell) and Peter Beale (Francis Brittin-Snell).

Nicole Arumugam and John Altman reprised their roles as Shelley Lewis and Nick Cotton on a regular basis, while Leroy Golding, Jason Rush, Paddy Joyce and Sophie Lawrence made guest returns as Celestine Tavernier, Joe Wallace, John Royle and Diane Butcher respectively. The character of Janine Butcher was recast from Rebecca Michael to Alexia Demetriou. Characters that left the serial in 1993 included Sam Butcher (Daniella Westbrook), Rachel Kominski (Jacquetta May), Jack Woodman (James Gilbey), Pete Beale (Peter Dean), Rose Chapman, Steve Elliot (Mark Monero), Clyde Tavernier (Steven Woodcock), Kofi Tavernier (Marcel Smith), Dot Cotton (June Brown), Nick Cotton, Zoe Newton, Ashley Cotton, Christine Hewitt (Elizabeth Power), Hattie Tavernier (Michelle Gayle), Danny Taurus, Aidan Brosnan, Sylvia Weng-Chung, and Gidea Thompson.

Cast and characters
This first half of year encompasses arrivals for Danny Taurus (Billy Boyle), Rose Chapman (Petra Markham), "shy, naïve and impressionable" Aidan Brosnan (Sean Maguire), Sanjay Kapoor (Deepak Verma), Gita Kapoor (Shobu Kapoor), Sharmilla Kapoor (Priya Bilkhu), "nice, unassuming and shy" Debbie Tyler (Nicola Duffett), Sylvia Weng-Chung (Rachel Hiew), Nadia Borovac (Anna Barkan), and Gidea Thompson (Sian Martin). Boyle, Markham, Maguire, Hiew and Martin departed from their roles during the year. Gemma Bissix, aged nine, joined the cast as Clare Tyler on 6 July, the daughter of Debbie and her father Liam Tyler (Francis Magee) arrived in August. Sudha Bhuchar began appearing in the show as Meena McKenzie on a recurring basis in July 1993. A third weekly episode was introduced in 1994, with several new characters introduced in late 1993 and early 1994. The Jackson family were introduced in November 1993 and consisted of: mother Carol (Lindsey Coulson); Carol's four children Bianca (Patsy Palmer), Sonia (Natalie Cassidy), Robbie (Dean Gaffney) and Billy (Devon Anderson); and Carol's partner Alan (Howard Antony). John Pickard joined the cast in December as Kevin, Robbie's teenage friend. Eva and Francis Brittin-Snell portrayed babies Lucy Beale and Peter Beale, who were introduced in December.

Daniella Westbrook left the show for personal reasons in 1992. Producers decided not to kill her character, Sam Butcher, off and she departed in February. Rachel Kominski (Jacquetta May) departed the show in March while James Gilbey made his final appearance as recurring character Jack Woodman. Show producers decided to axe the character of Pete Beale (Peter Dean), but it was originally planned for the door to be left open. However when Dean spoke negatively of the show to the press, the decision was made to kill his character off. Pete and Rose Chapman left the show in May 1993 and they were killed-off off-screen in December 1993. Mark Monero was written out of his role as Steve Elliot, but writer Colin Brake described it as a "temporary disappearance." Steve left after jilting his fiancée, but returned in the following year. Clyde Tavernier (Steven Woodcock) and Kofi Tavernier (Marcel Smith) left the series in July 1993 when they were written out. Celestine Tavernier (Leroy Golding) returned to the series for six episodes in July for the storyline. June Brown quit the serial in 1993 after becoming "discontented" with the way her character, Dot Cotton, was portrayed. John Altman (who portrayed Nick Cotton) returned to the show in January for the conclusion of his storyline, but later made a more permanent return to the show. Altman decided to leave the series with Brown and so, Nick's wife and son, Zoe Newton (Elizabeth Chadwick) and Ashley Cotton (Rossi Higgins), were introduced for their exit storyline. Brown, Chadwick and Higgins departed in August and Altman left in September. Additionally, Elizabeth Power departed from her role as Christine Hewitt, making her final appearance in October 1993. Michelle Gayle also left the series to focus on her music career; her character Hattie Tavernier departed at the end of the year. The character returned for one episode in 1994 to conclude her storylines, but Gayle did not return.

Following guest appearances in 1992, Nicole Arumugam joined the cast permanently as Shelley Lewis. Jason Rush and Paddy Joyce reprised their roles as Joe Wallace and John Royle for a handful of episodes in January 1993. Stephen Churchett guest appeared as Marcus Christie for one episode in March, two years after his last appearance. Sophie Lawrence reprised her role as Diane Butcher for two episodes in September as part of scenes filmed in Paris, France. The character of Janine Butcher departed the show in February, portrayed by Rebecca Michael, but returned in October with the role recast to Alexia Demetriou.

The following is a full list of the EastEnders 1993 cast.

Regular cast

 * John Altman as Nick Cotton
 * Howard Antony as Alan Jackson
 * Nicole Arumugam as Shelley Lewis
 * Paul Bradley as Nigel Bates
 * June Brown as Dot Cotton
 * Todd Carty as Mark Fowler
 * Michelle Collins as Cindy Beale
 * Lindsey Coulson as Carol Jackson
 * Letitia Dean as Sharon Mitchell
 * Peter Dean as Pete Beale
 * Nicola Duffett as Debbie Tyler
 * Tommy Eytle as Jules Tavernier
 * Michael French as David Wicks
 * Michelle Gayle as Hattie Tavernier
 * Rachel Hiew as Sylvia Weng-Chung
 * Shobu Kapoor as Gita Kapoor
 * Elizabeth Kelly as Nellie Ellis
 * Ross Kemp as Grant Mitchell
 * Sean Maguire as Aidan Brosnan
 * Jacquetta May as Rachel Kominski
 * Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell
 * Mark Monero as Steve Elliot
 * Sid Owen as Ricky Butcher
 * Patsy Palmer as Bianca Jackson
 * Elizabeth Power as Christine Hewitt
 * Ian Reddington as Richard Cole
 * Mike Reid as Frank Butcher
 * Wendy Richard as Pauline Fowler
 * Pam St. Clement as Pat Butcher
 * Nicola Stapleton as Mandy Salter
 * Gillian Taylforth as Kathy Beale
 * Bill Treacher as Arthur Fowler
 * Susan Tully as Michelle Fowler
 * Deepak Verma as Sanjay Kapoor
 * Daniella Westbrook as Sam Butcher
 * Steven Woodcock as Clyde Tavernier
 * Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale

Recurring and guest cast

 * Devon Anderson as Billy Jackson
 * Anna Barkan as Nadia Mitchell
 * Priya Bilkhu as Sharmilla Kapoor
 * Gemma Bissix as Clare Tyler
 * Sudha Bhuchar as Meena McKenzie
 * Helen Blizard as Mrs Woodman
 * Tony Bluto as Mitch
 * Billy Boyle as Danny Taurus
 * Eva Brittin-Snell as Lucy Beale
 * Francis Brittin-Snell as Peter Beale
 * Susan Brown as Jackie
 * Natalie Cassidy as Sonia Jackson
 * Stephen Churchett as Marcus Christie
 * Nick Ellsworth as Mr Mingus
 * Leonard Fenton as Harold Legg
 * Andrew Francis as Sanger
 * Gretchen Franklin as Ethel Skinner
 * Dean Gaffney as Robbie Jackson
 * James Gilbey as Jack Woodman
 * Leroy Golding as Celestine Tavernier
 * Rossi Higgins as Ashley Cotton
 * Paddy Joyce as John Royle
 * Peter Kelly as Mr Woodman
 * Sophie Lawrence as Diane Butcher
 * Samantha Leigh Martin as Vicki Fowler
 * Ben Lemel as Terry Richardson
 * Francis Magee as Liam Tyler
 * Petra Markham as Rose Chapman
 * Siân Martin as Gidea Thompson
 * Rebecca Michael & Alexia Demetriou as Janine Butcher
 * Jon Peyton-Price as Martin Fowler
 * John Pickard as Kevin
 * Jason Rush as Joe Wallace
 * Marcel Smith as Kofi Tavernier
 * Mia Soteriou as neighbour
 * Stuart Stevens as Steven Beale

List of episodes
During 1993, EastEnders typically aired two half-hour episodes every week in a time slot of 7.30pm on Tuesday and Thursday. The episodes were broadcast on BBC1. A weekly omnibus edition was also broadcast on Sundays. Leonard Lewis continued his role as executive producer. The episodes were repeated on Drama from March to May 2020.

Airdates and credits are taken from BBC Genome and the book EastEnders: The First 10 Years: A Celebration.


 * January (8 episodes)
 * February (8 episodes)
 * March (9 episodes)
 * April (9 episodes)
 * May (8 episodes)
 * June (9 episodes)
 * July (9 episodes)
 * August (9 episodes)
 * September (9 episodes)
 * October (8 episodes)
 * November (9 episodes)
 * December (10 episodes)