User:AnemoneProjectors/List of EastEnders episodes (2011)

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 27th broadcasted year on 1 January 2011 with its 4136rd episode, with Bryan Kirkwood continuing his role as executive producer for his second year in the running. EastEnders aired 208 episodes in 2011, 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.

Storylines that ran throughout the year include Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack) swapping her deceased baby James with Kat Moon's (Jessie Wallace) healthy baby Tommy, Tanya Jessop's (Jo Joyner) cervical cancer, Yusef Khan's (Ace Bhatti) domestic abuse of Zainab Masood (Nina Wadia) and later setting fire to the local B&B to try and kill Zainab's ex-husband Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra), Michael Moon (Steve John Shepherd) nearly killing his half-brother Tyler Moon (Tony Discipline) by arranging an illegal boxing match to get revenge on their father Eddie Moon (David Essex), Whitney Dean's (Shona McGarty) sexual exploitation, Pat Evans (Pam St. Clement) discovering that she is dying from pancreatic cancer, Tanya and Max Branning's (Jake Wood) affair, Ben Mitchell (Joshua Pascoe) stalking his father Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb (Ricky Norwood) marrying Mercy Olubunmi (Bunmi Mojekwu) to prevent her from being deported.

Characters that were introduced during this year were Poppy Meadow (Rachel Bright), Shenice Quinn (Lily Harvey), Lydia Simmonds (Margaret Tyzack/Heather Chasen), Cora Cross (Ann Mitchell), Eddie Moon (David Essex), Tyler Moon (Tony Discipline), Norman Simmonds (George Layton), Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold), Anthony Moon (Matt Lapinskas), Rose Cotton (Polly Perkins) and Andrew Cotton (Ricky Grover). Jody Latham, Samuel James, Modupe Adeyeye and Chris Simmons all guest starred as Rob Grayson, Jimmie Broome, Faith Olubunmi and Mark Garland throughout the year. Cast returning on a regular basis in 2011 included Nicola Stapleton as Mandy Salter, Tanya Franks as Rainie Cross and Preeya Kalidas as Amira Masood, while Derek Branning returned played by new actor, Jamie Foreman. Natalie Cassidy, Anna Karen, Joe Swash and Ramon Tikaram made guest returns throughout the year as Sonia Fowler, Aunt Sal, Mickey Miller and Qadim Shah. Characters that departed the series in 2011 were Glenda Mitchell (Glynis Barber), Connor Stanley (Arinze Kene), Charlie Slater (Derek Martin), Jim Branning (John Bardon), Lydia Simmonds (Margaret Tyzack/Heather Chasen), Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack), Mercy Olubunmi (Bunmi Mojekwu), Julie Perkins (Cathy Murphy), Ryan Malloy (Neil McDermott), Darren Miller (Charlie G. Hawkins), Grace Olubunmi (Ellen Thomas), Vanessa Gold (Zöe Lucker), Eddie Moon (David Essex), Greg Jessop (Stefan Booth), Bushra Abbasi (Pooja Ghai), Poppy Meadow (Rachel Bright), Jodie Gold (Kylie Babbington) and Yusef Khan (Ace Bhatti). Patsy Palmer, Laurie Brett and Jake Wood all temporarily left their roles as Bianca Butcher, Jane Beale and Max Branning, all returning towards the end of the year.

Cast and characters
The first half of the year encompasses departures for Glenda Mitchell (Glynis Barber), Connor Stanley (Arinze Kene), Charlie Slater (Derek Martin), Jim Branning (John Bardon) and Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack). Bunmi Mojekwu's departure from her role as Mercy Olubunmi was announced in May 2011 and whilst it was confirmed that Mercy's grandmother Grace Olubunmi (Ellen Thomas) would remain in the show, she was written out of the show in 2012, having made her final appearance in September 2011. Cathy Murphy's decision to leave the show was announced in June, with her character Julie Perkins leaving in August. It was announced in June 2011 that Neil McDermott had quit his role as Ryan Malloy and would depart in a "dramatic" storyline. Departures for Darren Miller (Charlie G. Hawkins) and Vanessa Gold (Zöe Lucker) were announced on 30 April 2011, after seven years and one year on the show respectively. Hawkins said how he "enjoyed [his] time at EastEnders immensely", whilst Lucker promised that Vanessa's exit storyline would be "exciting". Darren's exit saw him jilt Jodie Gold (Kylie Babbington) on their wedding day, with his brother Mickey Miller (Joe Swash) returning for the event. Babbington was later confirmed to leave the series, following Hawkins and Lucker's departures. Stefan Booth was confirmed to be leaving his role of Greg Jessop in June 2011, stating that he was "disappointed" by the news. Despite this, Booth was later confirmed to be returning for a single episode to conclude his storyline. Ace Bhatti made a previously unannounced departure from the show in December when his character Yusef Khan was killed in a fire at the local bed and breakfast. Patsy Palmer announced she was pregnant with her fourth child and would be taking maternity leave in August 2010. Her character Bianca Butcher left the series in January 2011 and Palmer revealed in July that she had signed a 'working mums' contract, with Bianca returning in December 2011. To aid Bianca's temporary departure, Natalie Cassidy returned to her role as Sonia Fowler for a single episode. Laurie Brett also announced her pregnancy in January 2011, with her character Jane Beale leaving the series in May and returning in November. Jake Wood, who has played Max Branning since 2006, took a four-month break from the show in August, with Wood citing his reasons for leaving as being "tired" and that he "needed a break".

Rachel Bright was cast in the role of Poppy Meadow, who appeared in two episodes as a guest character. In May 2011, it was revealed that Bright was due to reprise her role in June. Bright was axed from the show in October, with potential to return in the future. Lily Harvey was cast as "cheeky youngster" Shenice Quinn, originally in a guest role. Despite this, Harvey was invited back in a recurring capacity, returning to screens in August. Anna Karen made another guest return to the show in April 2011 when her character Aunt Sal was visited by Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack). Margaret Tyzack was announced to play Janine Butcher's (Charlie Brooks) elderly, rich grandmother Lydia Simmonds. Tyzack withdrew herself from the role in April, with Crossroads star, Heather Chasen, replacing her. The character's death was announced in May, for scenes to be aired in June. The mother of Tanya Branning (Jo Joyner), Cora Cross was introduced in April, with Ann Mitchell cast in the role. Tanya Franks returned to the role of Tanya's sister and Cora's daughter, Rainie Cross, alongside Cora. Whilst Franks returned permanently, Mitchell only appeared in a four episode guest stint. However, Mitchell was later announced to be returning as a regular cast member. Rainie left the series in December at the end of Franks' contract. An extension to the established Moon family — the father and half-brothers of Michael Moon (Steve John Shepherd) — were introduced across the summer of 2011. David Essex was cast in the role of Michael's father, Eddie Moon, whom he has a "fractured" relationship with. The casting of Eddie's sons, Tyler (Tony Discipline) and Anthony (Matt Lapinskas) was announced on 10 May 2011. Lydia's estranged son, Norman Simmonds was introduced in July, with George Layton cast in the role. An extension of the Mitchell family was announced on 7 June 2011 in the form of Billy Mitchell's (Perry Fenwick) granddaughter, Lola Pearce. Danielle Harold was cast in the role of Lola. Dot Branning's (June Brown) estranged half-sister Rose Cotton was introduced in July, with Polly Perkins cast in the role. Rose's son and love interest for Heather Trott (Cheryl Fergison), Andrew Cotton was introduced in August. Ricky Grover was cast in the role of Andrew and having appeared in a short guest stint, Grover returned as a regular cast member in December. It was confirmed on 9 June 2011 that after a seventeen-year absence from the show, Nicola Stapleton would reprise her role as Mandy Salter, commenting that she was "looking forward to playing Mandy again". Preeya Kalidas reprised her role of Amira Masood in October, with her and Syed Masood's (Marc Elliott) daughter Yasmin Masood joining the show alongside her. To aid the return storyline of Amira, Ramon Tikaram returned to his role as Qadim Shah for eight weeks. Derek Branning was announced to be returning to the show, with Jamie Foreman taking over the role from Terence Beesley who played him in 1996, on 26 August 2011.

The following is a full list of the EastEnders 2011 cast, followed by their respective episode count out of 210 total episodes.

Regular cast

 * Shane Richie as Alfie Moon (118 episodes)
 * Jessie Wallace as Kat Moon (108 episodes)
 * Scott Maslen as Jack Branning (103 episodes)
 * Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale (103 episodes)
 * Jo Joyner as Tanya Jessop (100 episodes)
 * Nina Wadia as Zainab Khan (99 episodes)
 * Rita Simons as Roxy Mitchell (98 episodes)
 * Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell (95 episodes)
 * Ace Bhatti as Dr. Yusef Khan (90 episodes)
 * Shona McGarty as Whitney Dean (87 episodes)
 * Steve John Shepherd as Michael Moon (87 episodes)
 * Nitin Ganatra as Masood Ahmed (86 episodes)
 * Charlie Brooks as Janine Malloy (86 episodes)
 * Linda Henry as Shirley Carter (85 episodes)
 * June Brown as Dot Branning (84 episodes)
 * Lindsey Coulson as Carol Jackson (84 episodes)
 * Jake Wood as Max Branning (83 episodes)
 * Jacqueline Jossa as Lauren Branning (83 episodes)
 * Marc Elliott as Syed Masood (81 episodes)
 * Himesh Patel as Tamwar Masood (80 episodes)
 * Ricky Norwood as Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb (80 episodes)
 * John Partridge as Christian Clarke (75 episodes)
 * Diane Parish as Denise Fox (74 episodes)
 * Jamie Borthwick as Jay Mitchell (72 episodes)
 * Kylie Babbington as Jodie Gold (71 episodes)
 * Tony Discipline as Tyler Moon (71 episodes)
 * Meryl Fernandes as Afia Masood (70 episodes)
 * Cheryl Fergison as Heather Trott (69 episodes)
 * Perry Fenwick as Billy Mitchell (67 episodes)
 * Laurie Brett as Jane Beale (62 episodes)
 * Tameka Empson as Kim Fox (62 episodes)
 * Joshua Pascoe as Ben Mitchell (61 episodes)
 * Lorna Fitzgerald as Abi Branning (61 episodes)
 * Pam St. Clement as Pat Evans (58 episodes)
 * Rudolph Walker as Patrick Trueman (58 episodes)
 * Sid Owen as Ricky Butcher (57 episodes)
 * Samantha Womack as Ronnie Branning (57 episodes)
 * Zöe Lucker as Vanessa Gold (57 episodes)
 * Matt Lapinskas as Anthony Moon (55 episodes)
 * Charlie G. Hawkins as Darren Miller (53 episodes)
 * Tanya Franks as Rainie Cross (51 episodes)
 * Laila Morse as Mo Harris (51 episodes)
 * David Essex as Eddie Moon (48 episodes)
 * Gillian Wright as Jean Slater (47 episodes)
 * Stefan Booth as Greg Jessop (46 episodes)
 * Bunmi Mojekwu as Mercy Chubb (39 episodes)
 * Cathy Murphy as Julie Perkins (36 episodes)
 * Danielle Harold as Lola Pearce (35 episodes)
 * Ann Mitchell as Cora Cross (33 episodes)
 * Neil McDermott as Ryan Malloy (32 episodes)
 * Polly Perkins as Rose Cotton (30 episodes)
 * Nicola Stapleton as Mandy Salter (27 episodes)
 * Rachel Bright as Poppy Meadow (27 episodes)
 * Preeya Kalidas as Amira Masood (27 episodes)
 * Glynis Barber as Glenda Mitchell (24 episodes)
 * Patsy Palmer as Bianca Butcher (16 episodes)
 * Jamie Foreman as Derek Branning (14 episodes)
 * Derek Martin as Charlie Slater (10 episodes)
 * Arinze Kene as Connor Stanley (9 episodes)
 * Ricky Grover as Andrew Cotton (8 episodes)
 * John Bardon as Jim Branning (2 episodes)

Recurring and guest cast

 * Maisie Smith as Tiffany Butcher (48 episodes)
 * James Forde as Liam Butcher (47 episodes)
 * Devon Higgs as Morgan Jackson-King (32 episodes)
 * George Layton as Norman Simmonds (23 episodes)
 * Alex Francis as Bobby Beale (21 episodes)
 * Lily Harvey as Shenice Quinn (19 episodes)
 * Frank Barrie as Edward Bishop (16 episodes)
 * Ellen Thomas as Grace Olubunmi (11 episodes)
 * Heather Chasen as Lydia Simmonds (8 episodes)
 * Nick Wilton as Mr. Lister (8 episodes)
 * Jody Latham as Rob Grayson (8 episodes)
 * Colin Mace as Ashley Chubb (7 episodes)
 * Steven France as Duncan Willis (7 episodes)
 * Lisa Shah as Zulekha Abbasi (6 episodes)
 * Heather Craney as Cheryl Matthews (6 episodes)
 * Michael Keating as Reverend Stevens (6 episodes)
 * Margaret Tyzack as Lydia Simmonds (5 episodes)
 * Jane Slaughter as Tracey (4 episodes)
 * Magdalena Kurek as Marta Demboski (4 episodes)
 * Modupe Adeyeye as Faith Olubunmi (4 episodes)
 * Antony Bunsee as Tariq (4 episodes)
 * Mitchell Hunt as Lee (4 episodes)
 * Samuel James as Jimmie Broome (3 episodes)
 * Elliot Rosen as Craig Moon (3 episodes)
 * Tamara Wall as Martina Quinn (3 episodes)
 * Tracy Wiles as Catherine Kane (3 episodes)
 * Pooja Ghai as Bushra Abbasi (2 episodes)
 * Victoria Wicks as Sandra Halliday (2 episodes)
 * Joe Swash as Mickey Miller (2 episodes)
 * Daniel Coonan as David Priors (2 episodes)
 * Anna Karen as Aunt Sal (2 episodes)
 * Tommy Bastow as Seb Parker (2 episodes)
 * Daniel Abelson as Midwife David (2 episodes)
 * Seeta Indrani as Shameem (2 episodes)
 * Brian Hibbard as Henry Mason (2 episodes)
 * Linal Haft as Harry Gold (2 episodes)
 * Maurice Lee as Artie Stiller (2 episodes)
 * Ramon Tikaram as Qadim Shah (2 episodes)
 * Sian Webber as Ritchie Scott (1 episode)
 * Yvonne Dodoo as PC Ali Psyk (1 episode)
 * Emilio Doorgasingh as Imam Ali (1 episode)
 * Alasdair Harvey as Martin (1 episode)
 * Natalie Cassidy as Sonia Fowler (1 episode)
 * Ryan Philpott as Kenny Morris (1 episode)
 * Joy Blakeman as Ms. Underwood (1 episode)
 * Sharon D. Clarke as Kendra Stanley (1 episode)
 * Cecelia Noble as Taneshia (1 episode)

List of episodes
During 2011, EastEnders typically 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. They were executively produced by Bryan Kirkwood, who continued his role as executive producer for his second full year in the running.

Official ratings are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB). Credits, airdates and runtimes are taken from BBC programme schedules, and the official EastEnders website.


 * January (18 episodes)
 * February (16 episodes)
 * March (17 episodes)
 * April (17 episodes)
 * May (18 episodes)
 * June (17 episodes)
 * July (17 episodes)
 * August (18 episodes)
 * September (18 episodes)
 * October (17 episodes)
 * November (17 episodes)
 * December (20 episodes)
 * Supplemental episodes (9 episodes)