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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 32nd broadcasted year on 1 January 2017 with episode number 5415, with Sean O'Connor continuing his role as executive producer until June 2017 when John Yorke took over as his temporary replacement. In the typical week, EastEnders airs four half-hour episodes in a time slot of 8.00pm on Mondays and Fridays, and 7.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There were 209 episodes shown in in 2017.

Storylines in 2017 included the deaths of Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack) and Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons); a bus crash on the market that put several lives in danger; a sexting, revenge porn and bullying storyline involving Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield), Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi), Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper), Keegan Baker (Zack Morris), Alexandra D'Costa (Sydney Craven) and Madison Drake (Seraphina Beh), which eventually leads to Louise being burnt by Alexandra and Madison, leaving her with severe scarring; Michelle Fowler's (Jenna Russell) relationship with seventeen-year-old Preston Cooper (Martin Anzor), who also began a relationship with Bex; the Carter family's money struggles;  Steven Beale (Aaron Sidwell) falsely claiming to have a terminal brain tumour; Sylvie Carter's (Linda Marlowe) dementia and death; Denise being unable to support herself financially after losing her job and needing to visit a food bank;  and Bernadette Taylor's (Clair Norris) teenage pregnancy.

New regular cast members introduced in 2017 included Morris, Beh, Craven, Alex James-Phelps (Travis Law-Hughes), Cerith Flinn (Gethin Pryce), Simon Williams (Hugo Browning), Eddie Eyre (Josh Hemmings), Lee Ryan (Woody Woodward), Timothy, Maggie Steed (Joyce Murray), Casey, Lorraine Stanley (Karen Taylor), Danny Walters (Keanu Taylor), Norris, Pernille Broch (Ingrid Solberg), and Patrick Bergin (Aidan Maguire). Although Fi Browning, played by Lisa Faulkner, was introduced as a new character, her identity was later revealed to be that of Sophie Willmott-Brown, a character who first appeared as a child in 1987. New recurring cast members included Tom Jacobs (Riley Taylor) and Alfie Jacobs (Chatham Taylor), while new guest cast in 2017 included Doña Croll (Emerald Fox), Anzor, Piotr Baumann (Konrad Topolski) and Hannah Spearritt (Kandice Taylor). Departing regular cast included Womack, Simons, Annette Badland (Babe Smith), Danny-Boy Hatchard (Lee Carter), Marlowe, Sidwell and Brett. Beh, Craven, James-Phelps, Casey and Flinn also left at the end of their respective storylines. Returning cast members in 2017 included Dean Gaffney (Robbie Jackson) William Boyde (James Willmott-Brown) on a regular basis and Angela Wynter (Yolande Trueman), Ann Mitchell (Cora Cross), Declan Bennett (Charlie Cotton), Lucy Benjamin (Lisa Fowler) and Dave Hill (Bert Atkinson) on a recurring or guest basis.

Cast and characters
The first cast change in 2017 to be announced was the departure of Samantha Womack in her role as Ronnie Mitchell, which was reported on 13 August 2016. Womack was offered a "dramatic ending" and accepted. On 18 August 2016, it was reported that Rita Simons, who plays Ronnie's sister Roxy Mitchell would also leave in 2017, and the siblings would leave in the same storyline. Both characters were killed off in the episode shown on 1 January, though Ronnie made two further appearances. On 21 August 2016, the departure of actor Danny-Boy Hatchard from his role as Lee Carter was also announced, with his last episode being on 17 February. Annette Badland, who plays Babe Smith, was announced to be leaving on 18 September 2016, and her departure aired on 9 February. On 17 March, it was reported that Sylvie Carter (Linda Marlowe), a dementia sufferer, would be killed off, and two days later, photos from the filming of her funeral emerged. The departure of Steven Beale, portrayed by Aaron Sidwell, was announced on 9 August, and the character was killed off in the episode shown on 8 September 2017. Laurie Brett departed her role as Jane Beale on 23 October; the departure was not announced beforehand and Brett confirmed that her departure was not her own decision.

The first announcement of a new character to join the show in 2017 was on 1 January, when Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and Kim Fox-Hubbard's (Tameka Empson) mother, Emerald Fox, was confirmed as being played by Doña Croll in a guest role. Four new teenage characters were introduced in January: Keegan Baker (Zack Morris), Madison Drake (Seraphina Beh), Alexandra D'Costa (Sydney Craven) and Travis Law-Hughes (Alex James-Phelps). It was confirmed on 23 July that Beh and Craven had finished filming on the show, having already made their final appearances on 21 July. James-Phelps also departed the serial in 2017, making his final appearance on 2 November. Cerith Flinn was introduced in January as Gethin Pryce, a teacher at Walford High School, in a recurring capacity for one storyline, however, Flinn was promoted to the regular cast in August, before departing again in November. Simon Williams made his first appearance as Hugo Browning, originally credited as "Chairman, Weyland & Co", in January. He continued to make guest appearances until September, when his identity was revealed and he made more regular appearances. February saw the introduction of the toyboy lover of Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell), Preston Cooper, played by Martin Anzor, who departed at the end of March. In March, Josh Hemmings, portrayed by Eddie Eyre, boss of Max Branning (Jake Wood) and love interest for Max's daughter Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), was introduced. On 15 February, it was announced that singer Lee Ryan would join the show in a guest role as Woody Woodward. After the character departed on 19 May, it was confirmed that he would return later in the year as a regular character. Ryan made a temporary departure from the show at the end of November. On 3 March, it was announced that Lisa Faulkner would join the cast as Fi Browning, a "stylish, sophisticated businesswoman". Though announced as a new character, Fi was revealed to be Sophie Willmott-Brown, a character who appeared as a child in 1992. On 1 April, the casting of Christopher Timothy as Ted Murray and Maggie Steed as Joyce Murray were announced; the Murrays have been married for nearly 60 years and already know Dot Branning (June Brown). Daniel Casey joined the cast as Tom Bailey, a love interest for Michelle, in June, but was written out at the conclusion of his contract and Tom departed on 9 November 2017. The Taylor family were announced on 10 May 2017, consisting of "loudmouth single mum" Karen Taylor, played by Lorraine Stanley, and four of her children: "happy-go-lucky" Keanu Taylor, played by Danny Walters; lazy Bernadette Taylor, played by Clair Norris; and challenging pair Riley Taylor and Chatham Taylor, played by real-life brothers Tom Jacobs and Alfie Jacobs, as well as their Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Bronson. On 25 June, it was reported that George Maguire would join the cast for a guest role, appearing in four episodes in July as market trader Felix Moore, before reprising the role in October. On 11 September, it was announced that Patrick Bergin would join the cast as "villain" Aidan Maguire, the former cellmate of Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), who is involved in a storyline with Phil and Mick Carter (Danny Dyer); the character arrived on 27 November. The casting of Hannah Spearritt in the role of Kandice Taylor, the younger sister of Karen, was announced on 25 October. Spearritt appears in a guest role in December.

Actresses Kellie Bright, who plays Linda Carter, and Natalie Cassidy, who plays Sonia Fowler, both returned to EastEnders in 2017 after taking maternity leave in 2016. Linda made two guest appearances in March and June, before returning on 7 August. While Sonia appeared in three episodes in April, before returning on 27 June. On 20 March, actress Angela Wynter reprised her role as Yolande Trueman, last seen in 2008, in a cameo appearance. Amy-Leigh Hickman also reprised her role as Star Bragg for two episodes in March. On 20 December 2015, it was confirmed that Cora Cross, played by Ann Mitchell, had made a "temporary" departure and would return in "late 2016". However, the character had not returned by the end of 2016, and on 23 March 2017, reports emerged that Mitchell has returned to filming. On 5 April 2017, it was reported that Declan Bennett had returned to filming in his role of Charlie Cotton, the father of Ronnie's son, Matthew Mitchell Cotton, after departing in 2015. Charlie returned on 5 May, and departed with Matthew over a month later, on 9 June. However, Bennett returned to the role in December. In May, Max's former prison cellmate was introduced, played by Adam Astill, and was later revealed to be Luke Browning, Fi's brother, who also appeared in 1992 as Luke Willmott-Brown. Lin Blakley made an unannounced return in the 25 May episode as her character Pam Coker, who departed in 2016. She made another appearance in the episode shwon on 22 June. On 17 April, it was announced that Dean Gaffney would reprise his role of Robbie Jackson, Sonia's brother, later in the year. He returned in the episode shown on 26 June. Lucy Benjamin made an unannounced return to the series as Lisa Fowler, the mother of Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper), on 21 July for a "brief stint". She appeared for nine episodes, departing in the episode shown on 3 August. On 22 September, William Boyde made an unannounced return as James Willmott-Brown, having made his last appearance in 1992. It was only at this point that it was revealed that the characters of James, Fi, Luke, Josh and Hugo are all part of the same family. On 3 October, it was announced that Nitin Ganatra would reprise his role as Masood Ahmed after departing the serial in 2016; he returned in the episode shown on 28 November.

The following is a full list of the EastEnders 2017 cast, followed by their respective episode count out of 209 total episodes.

Regular cast

 * Danny Dyer as Mick Carter (150 episodes)
 * Lacey Turner as Stacey Fowler (141 episodes)
 * Bonnie Langford as Carmel Kazemi (135 episodes)
 * James Bye as Martin Fowler (134 episodes)
 * Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale (134 episodes)
 * Linda Henry as Shirley Carter (133 episodes)
 * Shona McGarty as Whitney Carter (130 episodes)
 * Davood Ghadami as Kush Kazemi (127 episodes)
 * Diane Parish as Denise Fox (127 episodes)
 * Jacqueline Jossa as Lauren Branning (125 episodes)
 * Jake Wood as Max Branning (125 episodes)
 * Letitia Dean as Sharon Mitchell (124 episodes)
 * Ted Reilly as Johnny Carter (124 episodes)
 * Gillian Taylforth as Kathy Beale (124 episodes)
 * Jenna Russell as Michelle Fowler (114 episodes)
 * Jasmine Armfield as Bex Fowler (112 episodes)
 * Lorna Fitzgerald as Abi Branning (104 episodes)
 * Emma Barton as Honey Mitchell (103 episodes)
 * Scott Maslen as Jack Branning (103 episodes)
 * Tameka Empson as Kim Fox-Hubbard (102 episodes)
 * Harry Reid as Ben Mitchell (100 episodes)
 * Luisa Bradshaw-White as Tina Carter (98 episodes)
 * Lisa Hammond as Donna Yates (96 episodes)
 * Tilly Keeper as Louise Mitchell (96 episodes)
 * Laurie Brett as Jane Beale (95 episodes)
 * Aaron Sidwell as Steven Beale (95 episodes)
 * Zack Morris as Keegan Baker (88 episodes)
 * Jamie Borthwick as Jay Brown (87 episodes)
 * Shaheen Jafargholi as Shakil Kazemi (86 episodes)
 * Kellie Bright as Linda Carter (77 episodes)
 * Perry Fenwick as Billy Mitchell (71 episodes)
 * Lorraine Stanley as Karen Taylor (71 episodes)
 * Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell (70 episodes)
 * Richard Blackwood as Vincent Hubbard (69 episodes)
 * Danny Walters as Keanu Taylor (63 episodes)
 * Rudolph Walker as Patrick Trueman (62 episodes)
 * Lisa Faulkner as Fi Browning (61 episodes)
 * June Brown as Dot Branning (59 episodes)
 * Clair Norris as Bernadette Taylor (59 episodes)
 * Natalie Cassidy as Sonia Fowler (58 episodes)
 * Dean Gaffney as Robbie Jackson (52 episodes)
 * Eddie Eyre as Josh Hemmings (48 episodes)
 * Lee Ryan as Woody Woodward (48 episodes)
 * Christopher Timothy as Ted Murray (47 episodes)
 * Sydney Craven as Alexandra D'Costa (43 episodes)
 * Seraphina Beh as Madison Drake (42 episodes)
 * Maggie Steed as Joyce Murray (41 episodes)
 * Cerith Flinn as Gethin Pryce (36 episodes)
 * Adam Astill as Luke Browning, Max's former prison cellmate (30 episodes)
 * William Boyde as James Willmott-Brown (26 episodes)
 * Alex James-Phelps as Travis Law-Hughes (24 episodes)
 * Daniel Casey as Tom Bailey (22 episodes)
 * Linda Marlowe as Sylvie Carter (21 episodes)
 * Danny-Boy Hatchard as Lee Carter (20 episodes)
 * Annette Badland as Babe Smith (19 episodes)
 * Patrick Bergin as Aidan Maguire (14 episodes)
 * Samantha Womack as Ronnie Mitchell (3 episodes)
 * Nitin Ganatra as Masood Ahmed (1 episode)
 * Rita Simons as Roxy Mitchell (1 episode)

Recurring cast

 * Abbie Knowles as Amy Mitchell (60 episodes)
 * Henri Charles as Ricky Mitchell (57 episodes)
 * Bleu Landau as Dennis Rickman (44 episodes)
 * Pernille Broch as Ingrid Solberg (35 episodes)
 * Tom Jacobs as Riley Taylor (31 episodes)
 * Aine Garvey as Lily Fowler (30 episodes)
 * Alfie Jacobs as Chatham Taylor (29 episodes)
 * Freddie Phillips as Will Mitchell (27 episodes)
 * Grace as Janet Mitchell (26 episodes)
 * Ben Champniss as Shrimpy (12 episodes)
 * George Maguire as Felix Moore (12 episodes)
 * Simon Williams as Hugo Browning, the chairman of Weyland & Co (11 episodes)
 * Jane Slaughter as Tracey (7 episodes)
 * Ulric Browne as Winston (4 episodes)
 * Arayah as Pearl Fox-Hubbard (unknown episodes)
 * Hunter Bell as Arthur Fowler (unknown episodes)
 * Cyrus as Bronson (unknown episodes)
 * Charlie Harrington and Harry Farr as Ollie Carter (unknown episodes)
 * Hot Lips as Lady Di (unknown episodes)
 * Oscar Winehouse as Louie Beale (unknown episodes)
 * Unknown as Dave (unknown episodes)
 * Unknown as Hope Fowler (unknown episodes)
 * Unknown as Matthew Mitchell Cotton (unknown episodes)

Guest cast

 * Martin Anzor as Preston Cooper (16 episodes)
 * Piotr Baumann as Konrad Topolski (12 episodes)
 * Doña Croll as Emerald Fox (10 episodes)
 * Polly Highton as Mrs Robyn Lund (7 episodes)
 * Christopher Dane as Jørgen Christensen (6 episodes)
 * Charlie De Melo as PC Jaz Jones (5 episodes)
 * Sam Gittins as Wayne "Moose" Parker (5 episodes)
 * Laura Rogers as Corrine Mandel (5 episodes)
 * Nick Wilton as Mr Lister (5 episodes)
 * Mark Bagnall as Harry Beckett (4 episodes)
 * Sandra James-Young as Fiona Payne (4 episodes)
 * Andrew Lewis as Dr Webster (4 episodes)
 * Justin Pierre as DC Jimmy Glover (4 episodes)
 * Matt Slack as PC Gregg Preston (4 episodes)
 * Rachel Bavidge as Dr Natasha Black (3 episodes)
 * Tessa Churchard as Trish Barnes (3 episodes)
 * Michelle Connolly as Liz Cotton (3 episodes)
 * Beth Cordingly as Debbie Morton (3 episodes)
 * Eileen Davies as Joan Murfield (3 episodes)
 * Tom Dawze as Lloyd (3 episodes)
 * Stirling Gallacher as the Mayor of Walford (3 episodes)
 * Jonathan Harden as DS Kye Anderson (3 episodes)
 * Samuel James as Jimmie Broome (3 episodes)
 * Michael Keating as The Reverend George Stevens (3 episodes)
 * Melanie Kilburn as Reverend Irene Mills (3 episodes)
 * Shaun Aylward as Callum (2 episodes)
 * Eliot Carrington as Bobby Beale (2 episodes)
 * George Churchill as Samuel Philpott (2 episodes)
 * Jim Dowdall as the bus driver (2 episodes)
 * Frédérique Feder as Antoinette Giroux (2 episodes)
 * Charlee Hall as Oscar Branning (2 episodes)
 * Amy-Leigh Hickman as Star Bragg (2 episodes)
 * Tariq Jordan as Dr Ali (2 episodes)
 * Anna Karen as Aunt Sal (2 episodes)
 * Polly Maberly as DI Ellie Kent (2 episodes)
 * Kevin McCurdy as Sol (2 episodes)
 * Joanna Miller as DS Jennifer Adney (2 episodes)
 * Sirene Saba as DS Yasmin Khodeir (2 episodes)
 * David Semark as DC Manners (2 episodes)
 * Alexandra Sinclair as Imogen (2 episodes)
 * Hannah Spearritt as Kandice Taylor (2 episodes)
 * Margaréta Szabó as Agnes Novak (2 episodes)
 * Sean Michael Verey as Luke Ayshford (2 episodes)
 * Nick Waring as Dr Harding (2 episodes)
 * Maia Watkins as Candice (2 episodes)
 * Bryony Afferson as Dr Prince (1 episode)
 * David Alexander as the man who breaks Felix's vase (1 episode)
 * Elizabeth Appleby as the police officer who questions Sonia (1 episode)
 * Jason Baughan as David Kennedy (1 episode)
 * Chris Bell as Alan Robinson (1 episode)
 * Jack Bence as Beanbag (1 episode)
 * Alex Blake as Zayan Scott (1 episode)
 * Andrew Bone as Mr Waters (1 episode)
 * Roly Both as Kieran (1 episode)
 * Richard Brimblecombe as Dr Owen McKenna (1 episode)
 * Philip Brodie as DI Fuller (1 episode)
 * David Broughton-Davies as Richard Day (1 episode)
 * Deano Bugatti as Finch (1 episode)
 * Alicia Charles as Gwen (1 episode)
 * Esther Coles as Jan, the Carters' counsellor (1 episode)
 * Anita Louise Combe as Rochelle (1 episode)
 * Jordan Coulson as Tommy (1 episode)
 * Nik Drake as DCI Alsworth (1 episode)
 * Sarah Durham as Lorraine (1 episode)
 * Richard Frame as Mark (1 episode)
 * Maria Friedman as Elaine Peacock (1 episode)
 * Steve George as Geoff (1 episode)
 * Tara Godolphin as Persephone (1 episode)
 * Cate Hamer as Leah Goldberg (1 episode)
 * Paul Jacobs as Justin Fairbrass (1 episode)
 * Jack Jones as Ben's date (1 episode)
 * Jude Clark as Aaron Palmer (1 episode)
 * Fleur Keith as Dr Roberts (1 episode)
 * Gillian Kirkpatrick as DI Sara Davenport (1 episode)
 * Jamie Knox as Nathan (1 episode)
 * Clare Lawrence Moody as Dr Henry (1 episode)
 * John MacKay as Dr Lucas Sharpe (1 episode)
 * Jade Matthew as Sarah (1 episode)
 * Noah Maxwell-Clarke as Osman "Oz" Bolat (1 episode)
 * Tomi May as the shopping centre security guard (1 episode)
 * Matt McClure as DC Walters (1 episode)
 * Sanchia McCormack as DC Sally Booth (1 episode)
 * Trevor Murphy as Doug (1 episode)
 * Mazz Murray as Julie (1 episode)
 * Jamie Nichols as Marcus Leask (1 episode)
 * Stacey Norris as Traffic PC Patrice Newbold (1 episode)
 * Krupa Pattani as Dr Anjali Mitra (1 episode)
 * Mark Rawlings as Dr Sullivan (1 episode)
 * Tania Rodrigues as Manprett Hesbani (1 episode)
 * Ace Ruele as Rowan (1 episode)
 * Maya Soroya as Mrs Kapoor (1 episode)
 * Liz Sutherland as Pru Garcia (1 episode)
 * Dominic Thorburn as Jeff Atkinson (1 episode)
 * Emily Wyatt as Nurse Rachel Covell (1 episode)
 * Unknown as Luke the stripper (1 episode)

Former regular cast making guest appearances

 * Declan Bennett as Charlie Cotton (18 episodes)
 * Ian Lavender as Derek Harkinson (17 episodes)
 * Glynis Barber as Glenda Mitchell (14 episodes)
 * Belinda Owusu as Libby Fox (11 episodes)
 * Lucy Benjamin as Lisa Fowler (9 episodes)
 * Liam Bergin as Danny Mitchell (7 episodes)
 * Ann Mitchell as Cora Cross (6 episodes)
 * Angela Wynter as Yolande Trueman (3 episodes)
 * Lin Blakley as Pam Coker (2 episodes)
 * Dave Hill as Bert Atkinson (2 episodes)
 * Jo Joyner as Tanya Cross (2 episodes)
 * Gillian Wright as Jean Walters (1 episode)

List of episodes
In the typical week, EastEnders airs four half-hour episodes in a time slot of 8.00pm on Mondays and Fridays, and 7.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Each episode was repeated the same evening on W, with a weekly omnibus edition on Sundays. Each episode was executively produced by Sean O'Connor, who continued his role from 2016. Oliver Kent was also brought in as the Head of Continuing Drama Series for BBC Scripted Studios, meaning that Kent would oversee EastEnders along with O'Connor. On 23 June 2017, it was announced that O'Connor had stood down from the role with immediate effect, and that John Yorke, formerly executive producer from 2000 to 2003, would take over in a temporary position. Kent said, "John Yorke is a Walford legend and I am thrilled that he will be joining us for a short period to oversee the show and to help us build on Sean's legacy while we recruit a long-term successor." Yorke is credited as an executive consultant. O'Connor's last credited episode was on 24 November, with Yorke's first being on 27 November.

All official ratings cover a period of 28 days from the original broadcast, and are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB). Airdates, credits, running times and episode summaries are taken from episodes, the official EastEnders website and BBC programmes schedules. Episode numbers are taken from Radio Times.


 * January (18 episodes)
 * February (15 episodes)
 * March (18 episodes)
 * April (16 episodes)
 * May (18 episodes)
 * June (18 episodes)
 * July (17 episodes)
 * August (18 episodes)
 * September (17 episodes)
 * October (18 episodes)
 * November (17 episodes)
 * December (19 episodes)

January
January saw the departures of sisters Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack) and Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons). Multiple exits were filmed in an effort to stop the storyline leaking, with the cast not knowing which ending would be used. After the episode in which Roxy and Ronnie die in a swimming pool, EastEnders released a short trailer, teasing what would be coming up in January, including the aftermath of their deaths, the Carter family being in crisis, the arrival of Emerald Fox (Doña Croll), mother of Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and Kim Fox-Hubbard (Tameka Empson), and Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) revealing her secret. Also this month, Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) discovers that he is the father of Denise's baby, and Albert Square is struck by a "huge disaster", where a double-decker bus crashes into the market and leaves 11 characters' lives in danger.

February
February saw the start of a "controversial" storyline in which a naked photograph of Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi) is sent to everyone at his school. This month also saw the departures of Babe Smith (Annette Badland), after she makes the Carter family's debt problems worse and abandons her sister, Sylvie Carter (Linda Marlowe), by a canal, and Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard), as well as the arrival of Preston Cooper (Martin Anzor), the former student of Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) who she had an illegal relationship with in Florida. Following Preston's arrival, he tried to reignite his relationship with Michelle while beginning a fling with Michelle's niece Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield). A February episode featured some racist graffiti outside The Queen Victoria pub following a Polish night hosted by Konrad Topolski (Piotr Baumann). The script received some negative reception, although it was defended by writer Leo Richardson, who said the story was "rooted in reality". Towards the end of the month, Dot Branning (June Brown) loses control of her car while driving with her great-grandchild Matthew Mitchell Cotton, endangering both their lives.

March
March's storylines included the continuation of Bex Fowler's (Jasmine Armfield) bullying at the hands of Madison Drake (Seraphina Beh) and Alexandra D'Costa (Sydney Craven), the reveal of Michelle Fowler's (Jenna Russell) relationship with teenager Preston Cooper (Martin Anzor), which leads to Michelle drink driving and crashing her car into the local chip shop and Preston's departure from the series, and Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) going to prison as a way to ease the Carter family's debts. Actor Danny Dyer, who plays Mick Carter, took a temporary break from the series, and Linda Marlowe left her role of Sylvie Carter, when the character, who suffers from dementia, dies after accidentally electrocuting herself in the bath.

April
This month included the arrivals of Woody Woodward (Lee Ryan) and Fi Browning (Lisa Faulkner), while Gillian Wright reprised her role as Stacey Fowler's (Lacey Turner) mother, Jean Slater, for one episode. April saw the continuation of Madison Drake (Seraphina Beh) and Alexandra D'Costa's (Sydney Craven) bullying Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield) and later, Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper). Actress Natalie Cassidy (Sonia Fowler) returned from maternity leave for three episodes to aid the storyline. Also this month, Carmel Kazemi (Bonnie Langford) struggles to accept her son Kush Kazemi's (Davood Ghadami) relationship with her best friend, Denise Fox (Diane Parish), Stacey announces her pregnancy, Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) decides to focus on her career despite her boyfriend Steven Beale's (Aaron Sidwell) hope to have a baby, and Lauren shares a kiss with her boss, Josh Hemmings (Eddie Eyre). Additionally, the Carter family continue to struggle financially as their kitchen roof collapses following severe leaking and they discover their family pet, Lady Di (Hot Lips), has leukemia and needs expensive treatment. Following advice from Max Branning (Jake Wood), Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) and Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) decide to illegally sell the freehold of The Queen Victoria pub without telling landlord Mick Carter (Danny Dyer). A connection between Max and Josh is established in April after Josh reveals he is Max's boss.

May
On 11 May 2017, a spring trailer was released teasing some upcoming storylines, including Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) being accused of attacking Charlie Cotton (Declan Bennett) and facing prison so contemplating leaving the country, Denise Fox (Diane Parish) visiting the Job Centre and a food bank and later collapsing, and the arrivals of new characters Ted Murray (Christopher Timothy) and his wife Joyce Murray (Maggie Steed), who are hiding a secret in the form of a mysterious black box. The trailer also shows Steven Beale (Aaron Sidwell) starting to track his girlfriend Lauren Branning's (Jacqueline Jossa) movements, Whitney Carter (Shona McGarty) attempting to move on from her estranged husband, Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard), and Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) discovering that his mother, Shirley Carter (Linda Henry), sold the freehold of their pub, The Queen Victoria, which is now being controlled by Fi Browning (Lisa Faulkner), and Mick entering a rage.

June
The spring trailer released on 11 May 2017 also teased some of June's storylines, including Dot Branning (June Brown) suffering a fall, the arrival of the Taylor family, made up of single mother Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) and her four children Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters), Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris), Riley Taylor (Tom Jacobs) and Chatham Taylor (Alfie Jacobs), who immediately cause trouble, and the returns of characters Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy), Robbie Jackson (Dean Gaffney), Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter) and Linda Carter (Kellie Bright). It also shows Steven Beale (Aaron Sidwell) lashing out at Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald), the sister of his girlfriend, Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), and Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield) seeming to buy a pregnancy test, and someone looking at a positive test. It emerges that the positive test belongs to Lauren, and that Bex is buying a pregnancy test for Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) after Keegan Baker (Zack Morris) claims that they had sex while she was drunk, a storyline that also leads to Louise taking a chlamydia test and Keegan being accused of rape. At the end of the month, it is revealed that Linda's mother, Elaine Peacock (Maria Friedman), is no longer ill as Linda stated to her family and that Linda is hiding a secret.

July
July's storylines included the conclusion of the ongoing bullying storyline at Walford High's school prom, during which Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) confronts bullies Madison Drake (Seraphina Beh) and Alexandra D'Costa (Sydney Craven), who push her onto lit candles. Louise suffers severe burns as a result of the incident. Actress Lucy Benjamin reprised her role as Louise's mother, Lisa Fowler, for a short storyline, having last appeared in 2010. The storyline also served as the final appearance of Beh and Craven. Louise's father, Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), also returned to the series after a six month break. This month also saw the broken relationship between Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) and Steven Beale (Aaron Sidwell) take a twist as he and Lauren's sister, Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald), continue their secret affair. Lauren decides to end their relationship and move to New Zealand, but Steven stops her leaving by falsely claiming he has a brain tumour; the BBC received complaints about the false-tumour storyline due to some viewers' personal experiences of cancer, to which the BBC responded by saying, "there is absolutely no intention to belittle this serious condition or the suffering of those afflicted by it. Indeed, it's the very seriousness of it that reveals the extent of Steven's dark side as he struggles to deal with a failing relationship." Also, Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) returns and reveals she is engaged, and Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris) discovers she is pregnant, sparking a teenage pregnancy storyline, in which her mother, Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley), questions whether her son, Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters), is the father, although the father is revealed to be a school friend.

December
On 4 December, the first previews from the Christmas episodes were released, featuring Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) and Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) renewing their wedding vows. Further previews for the Christmas period showed Mick fearing he would be arrested after pulling out of a planned criminal act with Aidan Maguire (Patrick Bergin), Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) having her children's Christmas presents removed by bailiffs, and visiting her sister, Kandice Taylor (Hannah Spearritt), to ask for help, and Carmel Kazemi (Bonnie Langford) and her son, and Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi), being forced to move in with her other son, Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami).