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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 BBC One and entered its 15th broadcasted year on 4 January 1999 with its 1719th episode, with Matthew Robinson continuing his role as executive producer for his first full year in the running. EastEnders aired 169 episodes in 1999, with the the typical week comprising three half-hour episodes on BBC One, in a time slot of 7.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 8.00pm on Mondays.

Cast and characters
Executive producer Matthew Robinson axed several cast members following his 1998 appointment. Such characters included: Ruth Fowler (Caroline Paterson), who departed on 11 February; Michael Rose (Russell Floyd) and Susan Rose (Tilly Vosburgh), who departed on 14 February although Floyd guest appeared in October; Conor Flaherty (Seán Gleeson), who departed on 22 February; Mary Flaherty (Melanie Clark Pullen), who departed on 23 February; Huw Edwards (Richard Elis), who departed on 15 April; Louise Raymond (Carol Harrison), who departed on 27 April; Lenny Wallace (Desune Coleman), who departed on 6 July; and Lilly Mattock (Barbara Keogh), who departed on 2 September. On 31 August 1998, it was announced that Simon Raymond (Andrew Lynford) and Tony Hills (Mark Homer) would be departing the series at the end of their contracts. Simon and Tony departed on 15 April when the couple reunited and went travelling. Lynford and Homer worked with producers to create their exit. On 17 September 1998, Nadia Sawalha announced her intentions to leave the series; her character Annie Palmer departed on 10 June. Richard Driscoll quit his role as Alex Healy in 1999 after deciding to pursue new roles. On 22 November 1998, Patsy Palmer confirmed that she was leaving the series after appearing in her role as Bianca Butcher for six years. Bianca departed on 12 September 1999. On 25 March 1999, it was announced that Ross Kemp would be leaving his role as Grant Mitchell; he departed on 25 October. Grant's daughter, Courtney Mitchell (Carissa & Josephine O'Meara), was also written out of the series.

Lucy Speed decided to return to the series in 1998 and Robinson agreed to reintroducing her character Natalie Price. Natalie returned on 8 March. On 27 May, Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson) was reintroduced. The character of Janine Butcher, the daughter of Frank Butcher (Mike Reid), was reintroduced with the role recast to sixteen-year-old Charlie Brooks. On 30 March 1999, it was announced that Daniella Westbrook would be reprising her role as Sam Mitchell and the character returned on 22 July. Gillian Taylforth reprised her role as original character Kathy Mitchell in September for 12 episodes, departing in October. She returned again for another guest stint beginning in December. The character of Ben Mitchell, the son of Kathy, was reintroduced alongside Kathy, with the role recast to Morgan Whittle. Perry Fenwick reprised his role as Billy Mitchell, having made guest appearances in 1998. He continued to make recurring appearances until October. John Bardon reprised his role as Jim Branning on 15 November, joining the show's main cast.

Troy Titus Adams was cast as Nina Harris, the niece of Irene Raymond (Roberta Taylor), in 1998; the character made her first appearance on 14 January. Titus Adams was cast after auditioning for the role of Lisa Shaw, which eventually went to Lucy Benjamin. Romia Walker joined the cast as Claudia Fielding, the sister of Saskia Duncan (Deborah Sheridan-Taylor), on 23 February. The character was written out of the series and made her final appearance on 5 October. Craig Fairbrass was cast as Dan Sullivan, the boyfriend of Carol, in 1999 and made his first appearance on 7 June. Jackie Owen, portrayed by Race Davies, made her first appearance on 10 September. Jackie is the sister of Steve Owen (Martin Kemp). Jamie Jarvis appeared in the series as Troy Harvey, a school friend of Tony Hills (Mark Homer), between September and December. Recurring character Asif Malik (Ashvin Luximon) made his first appearance on 21 September as a school friend of Martin Fowler (James Bye). The role of Liam Butcher was also recast during 1999, with twins Jack Godolphin and Tom Godolphin taking on the role.

The following is a full list of the EastEnders 1999 cast.

Regular cast

 * Joe Absolom as Matthew Rose
 * Marc Bannerman as Gianni di Marco
 * John Bardon as Jim Branning
 * Lucy Benjamin as Lisa Shaw
 * Leila Birch as Teresa di Marco
 * Charlie Brooks as Janine Butcher
 * June Brown as Dot Cotton
 * Todd Carty as Mark Fowler
 * Natalie Cassidy as Sonia Jackson
 * Tony Caunter as Roy Evans
 * Melanie Clark Pullen as Mary Flaherty
 * Desune Coleman as Lenny Wallace
 * Lindsey Coulson as Carol Jackson
 * Race Davies as Jackie Owen
 * Daniela Denby-Ashe as Sarah Hills
 * Richard Driscoll as Alex Healy
 * Richard Elis as Huw Edwards
 * Craig Fairbrass as Dan Sullivan
 * Perry Fenwick as Billy Mitchell
 * Russell Floyd as Michael Rose
 * Dean Gaffney as Robbie Jackson
 * Seán Gleeson as Conor Flaherty
 * Carol Harrison as Louise Raymond
 * Carly Hillman as Nicky di Marco
 * Mark Homer as Tony Hills
 * Joan Hooley as Josie McFarlane
 * Louise Jameson as Rosa di Marco
 * Martin Kemp as Steve Owen
 * Ross Kemp as Grant Mitchell
 * Barbara Keogh as Lilly Mattock
 * Andrew Lynford as Simon Raymond
 * Jimi Mistry as Fred Fonseca
 * Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell
 * Tamzin Outhwaite as Melanie Healy
 * Sid Owen as Ricky Butcher
 * Patsy Palmer as Bianca Butcher
 * Caroline Paterson as Ruth Fowler
 * Mike Reid as Frank Butcher
 * Wendy Richard as Pauline Fowler
 * Gavin Richards as Terry Raymond
 * Jack Ryder as Jamie Mitchell
 * Nadia Sawalha as Annie Palmer
 * Leslie Schofield as Jeff Healy
 * Lucy Speed as Natalie Price
 * Pam St. Clement as Pat Evans
 * Roberta Taylor as Irene Raymond
 * Troy Titus-Adams as Nina Harris
 * Tilly Vosburgh as Susan Rose
 * Romla Walker as Claudia Fielding
 * Daniella Westbrook as Sam Mitchell
 * Sylvester Williams as Mick McFarlane
 * Shaun Williamson as Barry Evans
 * Barbara Windsor as Peggy Butcher
 * Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale

Recurring and guest cast

 * James Alexandrou as Martin Fowler
 * Sonny Bottomley and Jack & Tom Godolphin as Liam Butcher
 * Stephen Churchett as Marcus Christie
 * Nicola Cowper as Gina Williams
 * Viva Duce as Susie Price
 * Jamie Jarvis as Troy Harvey
 * Jake Kyprianou as Joe di Marco
 * Ashvin Luximon as Asif Malik
 * Campbell Morrison as Charlie Mason
 * Cindy O'Callaghan as Andrea Price
 * Carissa and Josephine O'Meara as Courtney Mitchell
 * Francois Pandolfo as Enrico di Clemente
 * Casey Anne Rothery as Lucy Beale
 * Edward Savage as Steven Beale
 * Joseph Shade as Peter Beale
 * Gillian Taylforth as Kathy Beale
 * Simon Thomsen as Richard Crowe
 * Morgan Whittle as Ben Mitchell
 * Krystle Williams as Kim McFarlane
 * Ella Wortley as Cindy Williams

List of episodes
During 1999, EastEnders aired three half-hour episodes in a time slot of 8.00pm on Mondays, 7.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The episodes were broadcast on BBC One. A weekly omnibus edition was also broadcast on Sundays. Matthew Robinson continued his role as executive producer.

Official ratings are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) and airdates are taken from BBC Genome.


 * January (12 episodes)
 * February (13 episodes)
 * March (14 episodes)
 * April (13 episodes)
 * May (13 episodes)
 * June (15 episodes)
 * July (13 episodes)
 * August (15 episodes)
 * September (15 episodes)
 * October (13 episodes)
 * November (15 episodes)
 * December (18 episodes)