User:AnemoneProjectors/List of EastEnders episodes (2010)

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 entered its 26th broadcasted year on 1 January 2010 with its 3923rd episode, with Diederick Santer continuing his role as executive producer until 26 February 2010 when he handed over to Bryan Kirkwood, who fully took control from 1 March 2010 onwards. Kirkwood's first episode was broadcast on 5 June 2010, though they jointly produced episodes until the one broadcast on 18 June. EastEnders aired 211 episodes in 2010, with the the typical week comprising four half-hour episodes on BBC One, in a time slot of 7.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 8.00pm on Mondays and Fridays. The episodes included a live episode, broadcast on the series' 25th anniversary, 19 February 2010, which was the highest rated episode of the year, gaining 16.41 million viewers on BBC One.

Characters that were introduced during this year were Zsa Zsa Carter (Emer Kenny), Leon Small (Sam Attwater), Fatboy (Ricky Norwood), Glenda Mitchell (Glynis Barber), Danny Mitchell (Liam Bergin), Kamil Masood (Arian Chikhlia), Connor Stanley (Arinze Kene), Mercy Olubunmi (Bunmi Mojekwu), Grace Olubunmi (Ellen Thomas), Vanessa Gold (Zöe Lucker), Jodie Gold (Kylie Babbington), Harry Gold (Linal Haft), Lily Branning, Richard Mitchell, Greg Jessop (Stefan Booth), Michael Moon (Steve John Shepherd), Julie Perkins (Cathy Murphy), Yusef Khan (Ace Bhatti), Edward Bishop (Frank Barrie) and Tommy Moon (Shane and Ralfie White). Elarica Gallacher, Martin Jarvis, Niamh Webb and Shay Spencer guest starred throughout the year as Kylie, Harvey Freeman, Jade and Kai Jackson. Cast returning on a regular basis in 2010 included Lindsey Coulson as Carol Jackson, Devon Anderson as Billie Jackson, Jo Joyner as Tanya Branning, Tameka Empson as Kim Fox, Jessie Wallace as Kat Moon, Shane Richie as Alfie Moon, while Louise Mitchell returned played by new actress Brittany Papple. Dean Gaffney, Natalie Cassidy, Tanya Franks, Lucy Benjamin, Daniella Westbrook, Howard Antony and Mona Hammond made guest returns throughout the year as Robbie Jackson, Sonia Fowler, Rainie Cross, Lisa Fowler, Sam Mitchell, Alan Jackson and Blossom Jackson. Characters that were recast throughout the year were Ben Mitchell (from Charlie Jones to Joshua Pascoe), Lauren Branning (from Madeline Duggan to Jacqueline Jossa) and Amy Mitchell (from Kamil & Natalia Lipka-Kozanka to Amelie Conway). Characters that departed from the series in 2011 were Al Jenkins (Adam Croasdell), Manda Best (Josie Lawrence), Todd Taylor (Ashley Kumar), Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements), DCI Jill Marsden (Sophie Stanton), Dotty Cotton (Molly Conlin), Rachel Branning (Pooky Quesnel) and Amira Masood (Preeya Kalidas), Danny Mitchell (Bergin), Adam Best (David Proud), Lucas Johnson (Don Gilet), Chelsea Fox (Tiana Benjamin), Libby Fox (Belinda Owusu), Liz Turner (Kate Williams), Louise Mitchell (Papple), Lucy Beale (Melissa Suffield), Becca Swanson (Simone James), Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor), Minty Peterson (Cliff Parisi), Richard Mitchell, Zsa Zsa Carter (Kenny), Leon Small (Attwater), Billie Jackson (Anderson), Jordan Johnson (Michael-Joel David Stuart), Peter Beale (Thomas Law), Lily Branning and Stacey Branning (Lacey Turner). Scott Maslen temporarily left his role as Jack Branning, returning the following year.

Cast and characters
Following the creation of spin-off show EastEnders: E20, the four main characters of the series were introduced: Zsa Zsa Carter (Emer Kenny) − the niece of Shirley Carter (Linda Henry), Leon Small (Sam Attwater), Fatboy (Ricky Norwood) and Mercy Olubunmi (Bunmi Mojekwu). Whilst Kenny, Attwater and Norwood debuted in January, Mojekwu did not appear in the main show until May. Kenny and Attwatter departed in September. Mercy's grandmother Grace Olubunmi (portrayed by Jay Byrd in EastEnders: E20 and Ellen Thomas in the main show) began appearing in June. Glynis Barber and Liam Bergin were cast as Glenda Mitchell and Danny Mitchell, the mother and brother of Ronnie (Samantha Womack) and Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) respectively. The role of Glenda was originally cast to Jill Gascoine, but she withdrew from the role. Bergin was axed from the show and left in June. A new love interest for Max Branning (Jake Wood), Vanessa Gold (Zöe Lucker) was introduced in June. Her daughter and husband, Jodie Gold (Kylie Babbington) and Harry Gold (Linal Haft), were also introduced. Haft departed in November. Cathy Murphy joined the cast as Billy Mitchell's (Perry Fenwick) former girlfriend, Julie Perkins. Following a guest appearance in 2009, a love interest for Tamwar Masood (Himesh Patel) - Afia Khan (Meryl Fernandes) was introduced as a regular character. Afia's father, Yusef Khan (Ace Bhatti), was also introduced and later revealed to be the ex-husband of Tamwar's mother Zainab Masood (Nina Wadia).

The first half of the year encompasses departures for Al Jenkins (Adam Croasdell), Manda Best (Josie Lawrence), Todd Taylor (Ashley Kumar), Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements), DCI Jill Marsden (Sophie Stanton), Dotty Cotton (Molly Conlin), Rachel Branning (Pooky Quesnel) and Amira Masood (Preeya Kalidas). Upon his appointment, Kirkwood axed six characters and of those Minty Peterson (Cliff Parisi), Danny Mitchell (Bergin), Liz Turner (Kate Williams), Libby Fox (Belinda Owusu) and Adam Best (David Proud) departed in 2010. Don Gilet departed at the conclusion to his character Lucas Johnson's storylines. Tiana Benjamin chose to leave her role of Chelsea Fox after four years. Chelsea, Libby and Liz departed following Lucas' exit. Melissa Suffield was axed from the show in May 2010 due to "unruly behaviour" and her character Lucy Beale departed three months later. Becca Swanson actress Simone James also departed from the show. Barbara Windsor announced her intentions to depart from her role as Peggy Mitchell in October 2009, having starred on the show for sixteen years. Santer praised Windsor for work on the show, naming Peggy a "truly iconic character". Scott Maslen (who portrays Jack Branning) temporarily left the series in October whilst he participated in Strictly Come Dancing. Jordan Johnson actor Michael-Joel David Stuart left the series in December. A departure for the character Peter Beale, portrayed by Thomas Law, was reported on 22 November 2010; he departed the following month. The final character to leave the series in 2010 was Lacey Turner who chose to leave her role of Stacey Branning in April, having appeared on the show since 2004. Stacey departed on 25 December.

Dean Gaffney, Natalie Cassidy, Lindsey Coulson and Devon Anderson reprised their roles of Robbie Jackson, Sonia Fowler, Carol Jackson and Billie Jackson for the wedding of Bianca Jackson and Ricky Butcher (Patsy Palmer and Sid Owen) in February. Whilst Gaffney and Cassidy only appeared in a handful of episodes, Coulson and Anderson returned to the show on a permanent basis. Anderson was axed by Kirkwood in September 2010 when it was reported that Billie would be killed-off. For Billie's funeral, Howard Antony and Mona Hammond reprised their roles as Billie's father and grandmother, Alan Jackson and Blossom Jackson respectively. Shay Spencer was cast as Alan's other son and Billie's half brother, Kai Jackson and appeared in two episodes alongside Alan and Blossom. The character of Louise Mitchell was reintroduced in March, with the role now recast to Brittany Papple. Lucy Benjamin was reintroduced for one episode as Louise's mother, Lisa Fowler, in August. The episode also saw Louise depart. Jo Joyner returned to filming after taking maternity leave in 2009 and her character Tanya Branning appeared in one episode in June, before returning permanently in September. Stefan Booth was cast as Tanya's fiancee Greg Jessop, appearing from October. Following a brief appearance in 2009, Tameka Empson was reintroduced as Kim Fox, now a regular cast member. Tanya Franks was reintroduced for seven episodes in August as Rainie Cross for Phil Mitchell's (Steve McFadden) drug addiction storyline. Daniella Westbrook reprised her role of Sam Mitchell for an "explosive" storyline; Sam returned in August and departed again the following month. Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie were reintroduced as popular couple, Kat and Alfie Moon, five years after they left the show; they returned in September. Steve John Shepherd was cast as Alfie's cousin, Michael Moon and he began appearing from October.

Ben Mitchell was written out of the series in "one of the biggest storylines of the summer". It was later announced that Ben would be recast from current actor Charlie Jones. Joshua Pascoe was subsequently cast in the role of Ben. Madeline Duggan was also axed from her role of Lauren Branning, with Jacqueline Jossa taking over the role; Duggan departed in June and Jossa began appearing from September. The role of Amy Mitchell was also recast throughout the year from Kamil & Natalia Lipka-Kozanka, who have played Amy since her introduction, to Amelie Conway.

Additionally, Fenwick filmed his 1,000th episode as Billy in August 2010.

The following is a full list of the EastEnders 2010 cast, followed by their respective episode count out of 204 total episodes.

Regular cast

 * Jake Wood as Max Branning (126 episodes)
 * Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell (123 episodes)
 * Rita Simons as Roxy Mitchell (115 episodes)
 * Lacey Turner as Stacey Branning (110 episodes)
 * Linda Henry as Shirley Carter (109 episodes)
 * Samantha Womack as Ronnie Mitchell (106 episodes)
 * Shona McGarty as Whitney Dean (97 episodes)
 * Patsy Palmer as Bianca Butcher (97 episodes)
 * Lindsey Coulson as Carol Jackson (95 episodes)
 * Pam St. Clement as Pat Evans (95 episodes)
 * Laurie Brett as Jane Beale (94 episodes)
 * Charlie Brooks as Janine Butcher (92 episodes)
 * Barbara Windsor as Peggy Mitchell (92 episodes)
 * Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale (90 episodes)
 * Cheryl Fergison as Heather Trott (87 episodes)
 * Gillian Wright as Jean Slater (86 episodes)
 * Perry Fenwick as Billy Mitchell (85 episodes)
 * Nina Wadia as Zainab Masood (80 episodes)
 * June Brown as Dot Branning (79 episodes)
 * Neil McDermott as Ryan Malloy (79 episodes)
 * Scott Maslen as Jack Branning (77 episodes)
 * Sid Owen as Ricky Butcher (77 episodes)
 * Charlie G. Hawkins as Darren Miller (71 episodes)
 * Diane Parish as Denise Johnson (70 episodes)
 * Thomas Law as Peter Beale (69 episodes)
 * Nitin Ganatra as Masood Ahmed (68 episodes)
 * Tiana Benjamin as Chelsea Fox (65 episodes)
 * Glynis Barber as Glenda Mitchell (64 episodes)
 * Rudolph Walker as Patrick Trueman (64 episodes)
 * John Partridge as Christian Clarke (62 episodes)
 * Himesh Patel as Tamwar Masood (61 episodes)
 * Marc Elliott as Syed Masood (58 episodes)
 * Ricky Norwood as Fatboy (58 episodes)
 * Emer Kenny as Zsa Zsa Carter (57 episodes)
 * Laila Morse as Mo Harris (57 episodes)
 * Derek Martin as Charlie Slater (56 episodes)
 * Melissa Suffield as Lucy Beale (56 episodes)
 * Jessie Wallace as Kat Moon (55 episodes)
 * Charlie Jones and Joshua Pascoe as Ben Mitchell (54 episodes)
 * Don Gilet as Lucas Johnson (53 episodes)
 * Cliff Parisi as Minty Peterson (53 episodes)
 * Belinda Owusu as Libby Fox (48 episodes)
 * Devon Anderson as Billie Jackson (47 episodes)
 * Simone James as Becca Swanson (46 episodes)
 * Sam Attwater as Leon Small (43 episodes)
 * Jamie Borthwick as Jay Brown (41 episodes)
 * Madeline Duggan and Jacqueline Jossa as Lauren Branning (41 episodes)
 * Shane Richie as Alfie Moon (41 episodes)
 * Zöe Lucker as Vanessa Gold (40 episodes)
 * Kylie Babbington as Jodie Gold (39 episodes)
 * Liam Bergin as Danny Mitchell (36 episodes)
 * Tameka Empson as Kim Fox (33 episodes)
 * Arinze Kene as Connor Stanley (32 episodes)
 * Bunmi Mojekwu as Mercy Olubunmi (29 episodes)
 * David Proud as Adam Best (29 episodes)
 * Charlie Clements as Bradley Branning (26 episodes)
 * Preeya Kalidas as Amira Masood (26 episodes)
 * Kate Williams as Liz Turner (26 episodes)
 * Daniella Westbrook as Sam Mitchell (23 episodes)
 * John Bardon as Jim Branning (22 episodes)
 * Cathy Murphy as Julie Perkins (19 episodes)
 * Jo Joyner as Tanya Branning (11 episodes)
 * Stefan Booth as Greg Jessop (9 episodes)
 * Adam Croasdell as Al Jenkins (8 episodes)
 * Josie Lawrence as Manda Best (8 episodes)
 * Frank Barrie as Edward Bishop (5 episodes)
 * Steve John Shepherd as Michael Moon (5 episodes)
 * Ace Bhatti as Yusef Khan (3 episodes)

Recurring and guest cast

 * Lorna Fitzgerald as Abi Branning (48 episodes)
 * James Forde as Liam Butcher (48 episodes)
 * Michael-Joel David Stuart as Jordan Johnson (44 episodes)
 * Maisie Smith as Tiffany Butcher (35 episodes)
 * Brittany Papple as Louise Mitchell (33 episodes)
 * Devon Higgs as Morgan Jackson-King (30 episodes)
 * Sophie Stanton as DCI Jill Marsden (19 episodes)
 * Molly Conlin as Dotty Cotton (13 episodes)
 * Alex Francis as Bobby Beale (13 episodes)
 * Ellen Thomas as Grace Olubunmi (11 episodes)
 * Meryl Fernandes as Afia Khan (9 episodes)
 * Natalie Cassidy as Sonia Fowler (7 episodes)
 * Tanya Franks as Rainie Cross (7 episodes)
 * Pooja Ghai as Bushra Abbasi (7 episodes)
 * Ashley Kumar as Todd Taylor (7 episodes)
 * Nick Wilton as Mr Lister (6 episodes)
 * Charlee and Neo Hall as Oscar Branning (5 episodes)
 * Grace as Janet Mitchell (4 episodes)
 * Toby Walpole as William Mitchell (4 episodes)
 * Howard Antony as Alan Jackson (3 episodes)
 * Dean Gaffney as Robbie Jackson (3 episodes)
 * Anna Karen as Aunt Sal (3 episodes)
 * Sian Webber as Ritchie Scott (3 episodes)
 * Mona Hammond as Blossom Jackson (2 episodes)
 * Shay Spencer as Kai Jackson (2 episodes)
 * Lucy Benjamin as Lisa Fowler (1 episode)
 * Pooky Quesnel as Rachel Branning (1 episode)
 * Arian Chikhila as Kamil Masood (unknown episodes)
 * Amelie Conway as Amy Mitchell (unknown episodes)
 * Joshua Jacobs as George Trott (unknown episodes)
 * Shane and Ralfie White as Tommy Moon (unknown episodes)

List of episodes
During 2010, EastEnders aired three half-hour episodes in a time slot of 7.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 8.00pm on Mondays and Fridays. The episodes were broadcast on BBC One. A weekly omnibus edition was also broadcast on Sundays. Diederick Santer continued his role as executive producer until 26 February 2010 when he handed over to Bryan Kirkwood, who fully took control from 1 March 2010 onwards. Kirkwood's first episode was broadcast on 4 June 2010, though they jointly produced episodes until the one broadcast on 18 June.

Official ratings are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB), airdates and credits are taken from BBC programme schedules, and the official EastEnders website, and episode numbers are taken from Holy Soap.


 * January (18 episodes)
 * February (16 episodes)
 * March (17 episodes)
 * April (18 episodes)
 * May (17 episodes)
 * June (13 episodes)
 * July (16 episodes)
 * August (18 episodes)
 * September (17 episodes)
 * October (17 episodes)
 * November (17 episodes)
 * December (20 episodes)
 * Supplemental episodes (17 epsiodes)

Supplemental episodes
Several supplemental episodes were broadcast in 2010, including the final eight of nine episodes of Marsden's Video Diaries, a series of videos made by police Detective Chief Inspector Jill Marsden (Sophie Stanton), who is investigating the murder of Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb).