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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 tenth broadcasted year on 4 January 1994 with its 932nd episode, with Leonard Lewis continuing his role as executive producer until Barbara Emile took over. Lewis quit the role after the BBC controllers demanded an extra episode a week. EastEnders aired 142 episodes in 1994, with the the typical week comprising two half-hour episodes on BBC1, in a time slot of 7.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, until 11 April 1994, when a third episode was added on Mondays, in a time slot of 8.00pm.

Cast and characters
Following the introduction of a third weekly episode, several characters were introduced to the series in early 1994. Lucy Speed was cast in the role of Natalie Price, the best friend of Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer), who made her first appearance on 18 January. David Roper was also cast as Geoff Barnes, a love interest for Michelle Fowler (Susan Tully). In a bid to portray positive examples of homosexual characters, producers cast the show's first lesbian couple: Della Alexander (Michelle Joseph), who first appeared on 1 March, and Binnie Roberts (Sophie Langham), who first appeared on 9 June. The "no-nonsense" grandmother of Alan Jackson (Howard Antony), Blossom Jackson, was introduced on 16 May. Mona Hammond was cast in the role. Caroline Paterson made her first appearance as Ruth Aitken on 28 July. The character was created as a love interest for Mark Fowler (Todd Carty). Tony Caunter was also cast as Roy Evans, a love interest for Pat Butcher (Pam St. Clement); he debuted on 26 December. Roy's son, Barry Evans (Shaun Williamson), was introduced on 27 December; the character was originally intended for a guest role, which developed into a regular role.

Nicola Stapleton quit the role of Mandy Salter, following a two-year period on the show, after growing tired of all the attention she received from being in such a high-profile show. Mandy departed on 13 January. Nicole Arumugam left the series in 1994; her character Shelley Lewis departed on 24 March, but reappeared for one episode on 13 December. Mike Reid took a long hiatus from his role as Frank Butcher and made a temporary departure on 7 April. Ian Reddington left his role as Richard Cole in 1994; the character departed the series on 21 July, following a series of arguments with Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt). Anna Barkan made her final appearance as Nadia Mitchell on 29 August, following the conclusion of the character's storylines.

Following his 1993 departure, Steve Elliot (Mark Monero) was given a reprieve; the character returned on 20 January. Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence reprised her role as Etta Tavernier for a three episode guest stint in March. Sophie Lawrence also reprised her role as Diane Butcher for a five episode guest stint for a storyline surrounding Frank Butcher's disappearance. Peggy Mitchell, who was portrayed by Jo Warne for three months in 1991, was reintroduced on 7 November, with Carry On actress, Barbara Windsor taking on the role. Scott Matthewman of The Stage commented on the recast in 2006: "Quite the biggest – and most inexplicable – transformation is that of Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders.

The following is a full list of the EastEnders 1994 cast.

Regular cast

 * Howard Antony as Alan Jackson
 * Nicole Arumugam as Shelley Lewis
 * Paul Bradley as Nigel Bates
 * Todd Carty as Mark Fowler
 * Tony Caunter as Roy Evans
 * Michelle Collins as Cindy Beale
 * Lindsey Coulson as Carol Jackson
 * Letitia Dean as Sharon Mitchell
 * Nicola Duffett as Debbie Bates
 * Tommy Eytle as Jules Tavernier
 * Michael French as David Wicks
 * Dean Gaffney as Robbie Jackson
 * Mona Hammond as Blossom Jackson
 * Michelle Joseph as Della Alexander
 * Shobu Kapoor as Gita Kapoor
 * Elizabeth Kelly as Nellie Ellis
 * Ross Kemp as Grant Mitchell
 * Sophie Langham as Binnie Roberts
 * Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell
 * Mark Monero as Steve Elliot
 * Sid Owen as Ricky Butcher
 * Patsy Palmer as Bianca Jackson
 * Caroline Paterson as Ruth Aitken
 * Ian Reddington as Richard Cole
 * Mike Reid as Frank Butcher
 * Wendy Richard as Pauline Fowler
 * David Roper as Geoff Barnes
 * Lucy Speed as Natalie Price
 * 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
 * Shaun Williamson as Barry Evans
 * Barbara Windsor as Peggy Mitchell
 * Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale

Recurring and guest cast

 * Devon Anderson as Billy Jackson
 * Anna Barkan as Nadia Mitchell
 * Sudha Bhuchar as Meena McKenzie
 * Priya Bilkhu as Sharmilla Kapoor
 * Gemma Bissix as Clare Tyler
 * Eva Brittin-Snell as Lucy Beale
 * Francis Brittin-Snell as Peter Beale
 * Natalie Cassidy as Sonia Jackson
 * Alexia Demetriou as Janine Butcher
 * Leonard Fenton as Harold Legg
 * Gretchen Franklin as Ethel Skinner
 * Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence as Etta Tavernier
 * Sophie Lawrence as Diane Butcher
 * Dilys Laye as Maxine Palmer
 * Samantha Leigh Martin as Vicki Fowler
 * Francis Magee as Liam Tyler
 * Jon Peyton-Price as Martin Fowler
 * John Pickard as Kevin
 * Stuart Stevens as Steven Beale

List of episodes
During 1994, EastEnders aired typically two half-hour episodes in a time slot of 7.30pm on Tuesday and Thursday, until 11 April 1994 when a third episode was added on Mondays in a time slot of 8.00pm. The episodes were broadcast on BBC1. A weekly omnibus edition was also broadcast on Sundays. Leonard Lewis continued his role as executive producer until Barbara Emile took over. The episodes were repeated on Drama from May 2020.

All official ratings are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB), which were published in the The Stage and Broadcast, and are combined with each respective week's omnibus edition (unless otherwise noted). Airdates and credits are taken from individual episodes, BBC Genome and the book Eastenders, A Celebration: The Complete Story of the First Ten Years.


 * January (8 episodes)
 * February (8 episodes)
 * March (10 episodes)
 * April (11 episodes)
 * May (13 episodes)
 * June (13 episodes)
 * July (12 episodes)
 * August (14 episodes)
 * September (13 episodes)
 * October (13 episodes)
 * November (13 episodes)
 * December (14 episodes)