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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 34th broadcast year on 1 January 2019 with episode number 5841/5842. John Yorke continued his temporary role as executive consultant, acting as executive producer, with his final episode airing on 19 February; thereafter, Kate Oates headed the show as senior executive producer and was later joined by Jon Sen as executive producer. In the typical week, EastEnders airs four episodes of roughly 30 minutes in a time slot of 8:00pm on Mondays and Fridays, and 7:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 210 episodes of EastEnders were broadcast in 2019.

Storylines in 2019 include the wedding of Mel Owen (Tamzin Outhwaite) and Ray Kelly (Sean Mahon), after which Mel's son, Hunter Owen (Charlie Winter) murders Ray, the death and funeral of Dr Legg (Leonard Fenton), the grooming of Tiffany Butcher (Maisie Smith), and Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) finding out that she has ovarian cancer.

New regular cast members introduced in 2019 included Priya Davdra (Iqra Ahmed) and Rukku Nahar (Habiba Ahmed). Departing regular cast in 2019 included Mahon (Ray Kelly), Winter (Hunter Owen) and Nitin Ganatra (Masood Ahmed). Dr Legg (Fenton) also departed in 2019 after returning for a guest stint in 2018. Returning cast included Danielle Harold as Lola Pearce. Guest stints for former cast members included Tom Watt (Lofty Holloway), Linda Davidson (Mary Smith) and Robert Kazinsky (Sean Slater). Characters that returned in 2019 with new actors included Lexi Pearce (Isabella Brown) and Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden).

Cast and characters
In May 2018, it was reported that Danny Dyer, who plays Mick Carter, would take a break from EastEnders in 2019 to appear in a theatre production of The Dumb Waiter and a Slight Ache between 31 January and 23 February 2019. It was also reported in September 2018 that Jake Wood, who plays Max Branning, would take a break in 2019, on which a spokesperson said, "[Wood] will be taking some time off early next year but he will return to filming after a short time away."

On 11 December 2018, it was reported that two of the show's original characters, Lofty Holloway and Mary Smith, would be returning to the series in 2019, played by the original actors, Tom Watt and Linda Davidson; both characters left the series in 1988. It was reported they would return for a storyline that would see another original character, Dr Legg (Leonard Fenton), who returned in 2018, killed off. The returns for a single episode were officially confirmed by the BBC on 18 December. On 20 December 2018, it was confirmed that Danielle Harold would return to EastEnders to reprise the role of Lola Pearce, along with the charcter's daughter, Lexi Pearce, after they left in 2015. Child actor Isabella Brown was cast as Lexi. One month later, it was announced that Lola and Lexi would return with Ben Mitchell, over one year since his departure. The role was recast to Max Bowden, the sixth actor to portray the character. All three characters returned in the episode 5894, broadcast on 1 April.

On 20 December 2018, three new characters were announced to be joining the show in 2019: Iqra Ahmed and Habiba Ahmed, respectively played by Priya Davdra and Rukku Nahar, granddaughters of Arshad Ahmed (Madhav Sharma) and Mariam Ahmed (Indira Joshi), and Karen Taylor's (Lorraine Stanley) eldest daughter, Chantelle Atkins, whose casting was still underway. Jessica Plummer's casting in the role of Chantelle was confirmed on 5 March 2019; senior executive producer Kate Oates said that Chantelle would arrive with another family member. Chantelle's family, comprising of husband Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith) and children Mia Atkins (Mahalia Malcolm) and Mackenzie Atkins (Isaac Lemonius), were announced on 11 March and the characters first appear in that same month. On 1 January 2019, Oates confirmed that some old characters would return in 2019, including one for a "short stint" that would have a "huge impact". She also said there would be a new male character to be announced soon, and that she wanted to bring in more LGBTQ characters.

It was confirmed on 3 January 2019 that Sean Mahon had left his role as Ray Kelly, following the character's murder at the hands of his stepson, Hunter Owen (Charlie Winter). Two days later, Winter's departure from the soap was announced after producers decided that his storyline had reached "a natural conclusion". An EastEnders source confirmed that Hunter would stay on screen "for a while yet"; Hunter departed in episodes broadcast in April 2019. On 17 January 2019, it was confirmed that Robert Kazinsky would reprise his role as Sean Slater for a short stint after departing 10 years previously, on which Kazinsky said, "I have unfinished business in Albert Square and am thrilled to be returning to what I still consider to be my home, however briefly."

The following is a list of the EastEnders 2019 cast.

Regular cast

 * Amar Adatia as Jags Panesar
 * Jasmine Armfield as Bex Fowler
 * Emma Barton as Honey Mitchell
 * Lucy Benjamin as Lisa Fowler
 * Jamie Borthwick as Jay Brown
 * Max Bowden as Ben Mitchell
 * Kellie Bright as Linda Carter
 * June Brown as Dot Branning
 * James Bye as Martin Fowler
 * Natalie Cassidy as Sonia Fowler
 * Ricky Champ as Stuart Highway
 * Tony Clay as Callum "Halfway" Highway
 * Priya Davdra as Iqra Ahmed
 * Letitia Dean as Sharon Mitchell
 * Jaz Deol as Kheerat Panesar
 * Danny Dyer as Mick Carter
 * Adrian Edmondson as Daniel Cook
 * Tameka Empson as Kim Fox-Hubbard
 * Perry Fenwick as Billy Mitchell
 * Tanya Franks as Rainie Branning
 * Dean Gaffney as Robbie Jackson
 * Nitin Ganatra as Masood Ahmed
 * Davood Ghadami as Kush Kazemi
 * Roger Griffiths as Mitch Baker
 * Danielle Harold as Lola Pearce
 * Linda Henry as Shirley Carter
 * Shiv Jalota as Vinny Panesar
 * Katie Jarvis as Hayley Slater
 * Indira Joshi as Mariam Ahmed
 * Gurlaine Kaur Garcha as Ash Kaur
 * Tilly Keeper as Louise Mitchell
 * Suzette Llewellyn as Sheree Trueman
 * Louisa Lytton as Ruby Allen
 * Sean Mahon as Ray Kelly
 * Scott Maslen as Jack Branning
 * Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell
 * Shona McGarty as Whitney Dean
 * Clay Milner Russell as Bobby Beale
 * Zack Morris as Keegan Baker
 * Laila Morse as Mo Harris
 * Rukku Nahar as Habiba Ahmed
 * Clair Norris as Bernadette Taylor
 * Tamzin Outhwaite as Mel Owen
 * Diane Parish as Denise Fox
 * Jessica Plummer as Chantelle Atkins
 * Stephen Rahman-Hughes as Adam Bateman
 * Shane Richie as Alfie Moon
 * Madhav Sharma as Arshad Ahmed
 * Maisie Smith as Tiffany Butcher
 * Toby-Alexander Smith as Gray Atkins
 * Lorraine Stanley as Karen Taylor
 * Gillian Taylforth as Kathy Beale
 * Christopher Timothy as Ted Murray
 * Lacey Turner as Stacey Fowler
 * Rudolph Walker as Patrick Trueman
 * Jessie Wallace as Kat Moon
 * Danny Walters as Keanu Taylor
 * Tom Wells as Leo King
 * Luisa Bradshaw-White as Tina Carter
 * Charlie Winter as Hunter Owen
 * Jake Wood as Max Branning
 * Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale
 * Gillian Wright as Jean Slater
 * Milly Zero as Dotty Cotton

Recurring cast

 * Arayah as Pearl Fox-Hubbard
 * Hunter Bell as Arthur Fowler
 * Cody Briffett as Ernie Moon
 * Elliot Briffett as Bert Moon
 * Isabella Brown as Lexi Pearce
 * Ulric Browne as Winston
 * Abbie Burke as Amy Mitchell
 * Sophia Capasso as Evie Steele
 * Ben Champniss as Shrimpy
 * Shay Crotty as Tommy Moon
 * Frankie Day as Ricky Mitchell
 * Tanya-Loretta Dee as PC Olsen
 * Harry Farr as Ollie Carter
 * Leonard Fenton as Dr Legg
 * Kara-Leah Fernandes as Bailey Baker
 * Aine Garvey as Lily Fowler
 * Alexandra Gilbreath as Nicola Kelly
 * Grace as Janet Mitchell
 * Hot Lips as Lady Di (dog)
 * Mitchell Hunt as Matt Clarkson
 * Alfie Jacobs as Chatham Taylor
 * Tom Jacobs as Riley Taylor
 * Bleu Landau as Dennis Rickman
 * Isaac Lemonius as Mackenzie Atkins
 * Ossian Luke as Ross Swinden
 * Lukwesa Mwamba as Vix
 * Mahalia Malcolm as Mia Atkins
 * Ashley McGuire as Bev Slater
 * Kasey McKellar as Stix Redman
 * Robyn Page as Maddie Wright
 * Freddie Phillips as Will Mitchell
 * Jane Slaughter as Tracey
 * Anjela Lauren Smith as Dinah Wilson
 * Liz Sweet as Marie Evans
 * Unknown as Abi Branning
 * Unknown as Bronson (dog)
 * Unknown as Hope Fowler
 * Unknown as Cherry Slater
 * Unknown as Peggy Taylor

Guest cast

 * Makir Ahmed as Blake Turner
 * Sarah Akokhia as paramedic
 * Fiona Allen as Michaela Turnbull
 * Jeremy Ang Jones as Alex
 * Paul Ansdell as Daniel Reynolds
 * Subika Anwar-Khan as PC Nawaz
 * Andrew Armitage as Craig
 * Peter Basham as PC Anthony Rogers
 * Joseph Beattie as Justin
 * Mensah Bediako as John Phillips
 * Jack Bennett as George Watson
 * Timothy Bentinck as Gareth Woodington
 * Sherise Blackman as PC Stein
 * Stephan Boyce as police officer
 * Victoria Broom as Edith Fletcher
 * Anna Leong Brophy as DC Hazari
 * Colette Brown as Dr Kennedy
 * Chris Charles as Jerome
 * Charlie as Dom Bradshaw
 * Sasha Clarke as Pixie
 * Tom Colley as Midge
 * Lee Comley as Phil Holden
 * Hannah Daniel as DCI Morgan
 * Linda Davidson as Mary Smith
 * Isis Davis as Vicky
 * Neil Ditt as DS James Alexander
 * Tuyen Do as Crystal
 * Anni Domingo as Wanda Baptiste
 * Ashraf Ejjbair as Douglas Fayed
 * Reda Elazouar as Imran Qureshi
 * Daniel Fearn as man in street
 * Eva Fontaine as Claire Amartey
 * Tibu Fortes as Mike
 * Geff Francis as DS Todd
 * Molly Gaisford as Dr Arnold
 * Jack Gogarty as PC Paul Campbell
 * Richard Graham as Jonno Highway
 * Carter Grant as boy
 * Esther Hall as Dr Elinor Waters
 * Emma Handy as Dr Towne
 * Anita Harris as Shyanna
 * Danny Hatchard as Lee Carter
 * Shanu Hazzan as Fraser Shelton
 * Jessie Hills as Carly
 * Rhianna Hosmer as Sian
 * Matt Hunter as Finn
 * Clara Indrani as Sarah Jones
 * Barry James as Kenneth Foskett
 * Andrew Jarvis as Jerry
 * Linda John-Pierre as Rose Bartley
 * Riley Jones as Ewan
 * Robert Kazinsky as Sean Slater
 * Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong as Charlie "Tubbs" Savage
 * Elinor Lawless as Laura
 * Joe Leat as Nurse Hector
 * Ria Lopez as Brooke
 * Maria Louis as Shelley
 * Lee MacDonald as Terry
 * Madeleine Macmahon as Alannah
 * Justin Marosa as police officer
 * Zoe Matthews as Caitlin
 * Shauna McLean as Megan
 * Craige Middleburg as dealer
 * Dido Miles as Viv Bates
 * Frances Millar as woman
 * Daniel Moore as PC Darryl Whisson
 * Siwan Morris as Roz
 * Michael Mueller as Simon Pratt
 * Dwayne Nosworthy as Pex Grimes
 * Tej Obano as nurse
 * Marilyn O'Brien as Annie Smith
 * Ami Okumura Jones as Mieko Yoshi
 * Kai O'Loughlin as Cameron "Rat" Morris
 * Mark Oosterveen as Carl Rapley
 * Patsy Palmer as Bianca Jackson
 * Seth Papworth as Scott
 * Patrick Cremin as Muski
 * Violet Patton-Ryder as DC Jenny Rowell
 * Ewan Pollitt as PC Bentley
 * Lauryn Redding as Sarah
 * Jason Riddington as Lewis
 * Amy Robbins as Caren
 * Hannah Sinclair Robinson as nurse
 * Ashley Russell as Mr Garrity
 * Abdul Salis as Caden James
 * Kris Saunders as Darren
 * Robert Saunders as district nurse
 * Simon Schatzberger as Rabbi Mordecai Feldman
 * Shiven Shankar as Sami Jackson
 * Hywel Simons as Dr Cosslett
 * Rita Simons as Roxy Mitchell
 * Dorian Simpson as Allen
 * Sonnyboy Skelton as Trey
 * Barbara Smith as Ellie
 * Bindya Solanki as Nita Mistry
 * Emma Stansfield as DS Olivia Kowalski
 * Laura Stevely as Miss Caroline Gardner
 * Sebastian Street as Jason
 * Garry Summers as registrar
 * Alwyne Taylor as DS Barnes
 * Josh Thompson as bloke
 * Lillia Turner as Alyssa
 * Paul Usher as Danny Hardcastle
 * Darcy Vanhinsbergh as Donny Ward
 * Linden Walcott-Burton as police officer
 * James Walmley as car man
 * Tom Watt as Lofty Holloway
 * Jack Wilkie as police officer
 * Ben Williams-Lee as Evie's bloke
 * Nathan Wright as PC Rothman
 * Unknown as Toby

List of episodes
In the typical week, EastEnders airs four episodes of roughly 30 minutes in a time slot of 8:00pm on Mondays and Fridays, and 7:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, though episodes are sometimes moved or extra episodes added for different reasons. John Yorke continued his role as executive consultant from 2017, producing the episodes. On 8 August 2018, it was announced that Kate Oates, who has previously been a producer on the ITV soap operas Emmerdale and Coronation Street, would become Senior Executive Producer of EastEnders, as well as becoming Senior Executive Producer of Holby City and Casualty, and that Yorke would leave. Oates began her role in October 2018, and continued to work with Yorke to "ensure a smooth handover". It was also announced that Oates was looking for an Executive Producer to work under her. Jon Sen was announced on 10 December 2018 to be taking on the role of executive producer. Oates' storylines start to appear on screen from late February; she said she had planned a "big year" with "long-term arcs" and storylines that would feel "rich and diverse", and would be "engaging" and "relevant". She also said there would be new relationships and that the character groups would be more "mixed up" to give "refreshing combinations".

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 (20 episodes)
 * February (15 episodes)
 * March (17 episodes)
 * April (18 episodes)
 * May (18 episodes)
 * June (16 episodes)
 * July (18 episodes)
 * August (18 episodes)
 * September (17 episodes)
 * October (18 episodes)
 * November (16 episodes)
 * December (19 episodes)
 * Supplemental episodes (1 episode)

January
January's first major storyline is the wedding of Mel Owen (Tamzin Outhwaite) and Ray Kelly (Sean Mahon). A trailer was released on 28 December 2018, and it was said that the wedding "descends into chaos and possibly even murder" as Mel is planning revenge on Ray for being a bigamist, as he is also married to Nicola Kelly (Alexandra Gilbreath) and Maddie Wright (Robyn Page), and for possibly having murdered his first wife, which was revealed in December. Filming was done on-location in woods over a number of nights and Outhwaite described it as being "like a horror or the darker side of EastEnders". She also said there would be "a lot of foreboding, a lot of action, a lot of stunts, a lot of outdoor running around". Ray is killed off in the storyline in what was called a "grisly twist", after being shot by Mel's son, Hunter Owen (Charlie Winter).

February
Senior executive producer, Kate Oates, teased some of 2019's storylines in January 2019. Talking about Jean Slater (Gillian Wright), Oates said, "She's going to have a challenge coming her way where we look at her mental health through her physical health." It was confirmed later that month that Jean would be diagnosed with ovarian cancer after starting to show symptoms in February 2019. The production team worked with Macmillan Cancer Support on the storyline and Wright said, "It's an honour and a huge responsibility to be taking on such an enormous issue, affecting so many women and their families. I'm aware of the impact such stories can have. It's important we treat the issue of cancer diagnosis and treatment with huge sensitivity, dignity and respect. I hope the storyline helps awareness of the disease and is supportive to those that are affected." Oates said, "Jean's diagnosis will impact every aspect of her life, including her family, her friendship groups and her mental health".

March
This month, Jean Slater's (Gillian Wright) ovarian cancer storyline continues when she flees her home and goes into hiding when she is unable to face her medical test results, and she is eventually given her diagnosis.