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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 16th broadcasted year on 3 January 2000 with its 1889th episode, with Matthew Robinson continuing his role as executive producer until John Yorke took over. EastEnders aired 160 episodes in 2000, 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. EastEnders' 15th anniversary episode was broadcast on Sunday 20 February 2000.

Cast and characters
Clare Wilkie joined the cast in late 1999 as Sandra di Marco, the estranged wife of Beppe di Marco (Michael Greco); the character first appeared on 3 January. Sandra's former partner, Jack Robbins (Chook Sibtain), was introduced in August. Hannah Waterman's casting in the role of Laura Dunn, a love interest for Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), was announced on 6 January 2000; the character debuted on 17 February. Following Yorke's appointment as executive producer, he introduced a new family, the Slaters, to "bring back some traditional EastEnders values." The family consisted of: grandmother Mo Harris (Laila Morse) who has a thirty-year feud with Pat Evans (Pam St. Clement); her widower son-in-law Charlie Slater (Derek Martin); and Charlie's daughters, Lynne Slater (Elaine Lordan), "floozy" Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), Little Mo Morgan (Kacey Ainsworth) and teenage Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan). Lynne's partner, Garry Hobbs (Ricky Groves), was introduced alongside the family, while Little Mo's abusive husband Trevor Morgan (Alex Ferns) was introduced in December. The fifth daughter of Charlie was also announced alongside the family, but did not appear in 2000. Eddie Skinner (Richard Vanstone) and Kerry Skinner (Gemma McCluskie), the relatives of Ethel Skinner (Gretchen Franklin), were introduced in September. Yorke decided to introduce a black family in late 2000, starting with the arrival of "busy body" matriarch Audrey Trueman (Corinne Skinner-Carter) who was followed by her doctor son, Anthony Trueman (Nicholas Bailey).

Following several guest appearances across 1998 and 1999, Perry Fenwick was reintroduced as a regular cast member; his character Billy Mitchell returned on 15 February. Fenwick cited Ross Kemp's 1999 departure from his role as Grant Mitchell as the reason for his promotion. Ethel Skinner (Franklin) was reintroduced on 8 June for a storyline which saw Ethel decided to commit suicide; the character departed on 7 September following her death. Harold Legg (Leonard Fenton) returned for several episodes between August and September for Ethel's departure. Nellie Ellis (Elizabeth Kelly) also returned for one episode to coincide with Ethel's funeral. It was announced on 23 July 2000 that Ashley Cotton would be reintroduced to the series, with the role recast to Frankie Fitzgerald; he made his debut on 27 July. Ashley's father, Nick Cotton (John Altman), was reintroduced in November.

Gillian Taylforth and Morgan Whittle departed on 6 January at the conclusion of their guest stints as former characters, Kathy Beale and Ben Mitchell. Daniella Westbrook was axed from her role as Sam Mitchell in January 2000; the character departed on 24 January. Joan Hooley was axed from her role as Josie McFarlane in November 1999; the character departed on 1 February. Joe Absolom quit his role as Matthew Rose in October 1999 and the character departed on 3 February. Jimi Mistry also quit his role as Fred Fonseca and departed on 10 February. In September 1999, Sid Owen quit his role as Ricky Butcher, which led to the axing of Ricky's son Liam Butcher (twins Jack and Tom Godolphin). Ricky and Liam departed on 20 April. Race Davies quit her role as Jackie Owen in 2000 after four months in the series; the character departed on 1 June. Craig Fairbrass departed from his role as Dan Sullivan on 10 July. Troy Titus Adams and Leslie Schofield were axed from their respective roles as Nina Harris and Jeff Healy in 2000. Nina left on 5 June, whereas Jeff departed on 3 August. The di Marco family were also axed by the new executive producer and also departed on 3 August. Roberta Taylor quit her role as Irene Raymond in 2000 and the character departed on 31 August in on-location scenes filmed in Spain. Following an extended absence of leave, Mike Reid quit his role as Frank Butcher in 2000, but remained for a further six months to faciliate a departure storyline. The character departed in November 2000.

The following is a full list of the EastEnders 2000 cast.

Regular cast

 * Joe Absolom as Matthew Rose
 * Kacey Ainsworth as Little Mo Morgan
 * John Altman as Nick Cotton
 * Nicholas Bailey as Anthony Trueman
 * 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
 * Race Davies as Jackie Owen
 * Craig Fairbrass as Dan Sullivan
 * Perry Fenwick as Billy Mitchell
 * Alex Ferns as Trevor Morgan
 * Gretchen Franklin as Ethel Skinner
 * Dean Gaffney as Robbie Jackson
 * Michael Greco as Beppe di Marco
 * Ricky Groves as Garry Hobbs
 * Carly Hillman as Nicky di Marco
 * Joan Hooley as Josie McFarlane
 * Louise Jameson as Rosa di Marco
 * Martin Kemp as Steve Owen
 * Elaine Lordan as Lynne Slater
 * Derek Martin as Charlie Slater
 * Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell
 * Gemma McCluskie as Kerry Skinner
 * Jimi Mistry as Fred Fonseca
 * Laila Morse as Mo Harris
 * Tamzin Outhwaite as Melanie Healy
 * Sid Owen as Ricky Butcher
 * Mike Reid as Frank Butcher
 * Wendy Richard as Pauline Fowler
 * Gavin Richards as Terry Raymond
 * Michelle Ryan as Zoe Slater
 * Jack Ryder as Jamie Mitchell
 * Leslie Schofield as Jeff Healy
 * Corinne Skinner-Carter as Audrey Trueman
 * Lucy Speed as Natalie Evans
 * Pam St. Clement as Pat Evans
 * Roberta Taylor as Irene Raymond
 * Troy Titus Adams as Nina Harris
 * Richard Vanstone as Eddie Skinner
 * Jessie Wallace as Kat Slater
 * Hannah Waterman as Laura Beale
 * Daniella Westbrook as Sam Mitchell
 * Clare Wilkie as Sandra di Marco
 * Krystle Williams as Kim McFarlane
 * 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
 * Stephen Churchett as Marcus Christie
 * Diana Coupland as Maureen Carter
 * Leonard Fenton as Harold Legg
 * Frankie Fitzgerald as Ashley Cotton
 * Jack and Tom Godolphin as Liam Butcher
 * Shobna Gulati as Ameena Badawi
 * Sheila Hancock as Barbara Owen
 * Ashley Jensen as Fiona Morris
 * Elizabeth Kelly as Nellie Ellis
 * Jake Kyprianou as Joe di Marco
 * Ashvin Luximon as Asif Malik
 * Forbes Masson as Rod Morris
 * Daniel Mays as Kevin
 * Eddie Osei as Danny Harrison
 * Casey Anne Rothery as Lucy Beale
 * Edward Savage as Steven Beale
 * Joseph Shade as Peter Beale
 * Chook Sibtain as Jack Robbins
 * Gillian Taylforth as Kathy Beale
 * Hayley Angel Wardle as Sophie Braddock
 * Morgan Whittle as Ben Mitchell

List of episodes
During 2000, 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 until John Yorke took over.

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


 * January (13 episodes)
 * February (14 episodes)
 * March (13 episodes)
 * April (12 episodes)
 * May (14 episodes)
 * June (13 episodes)
 * July (13 episodes)
 * August (14 episodes)
 * September (12 episodes)
 * October (15 episodes)
 * November (13 episodes)
 * December (14 episodes)
 * Supplemental episodes (1 episode)