User:RachelRice/List of EastEnders episodes (2015)

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 30th broadcasted year on 1 January 2015 with its 4988th episode, with Dominic Treadwell-Collins continuing his role as executive producer for his second full year in the running. On the typical week, EastEnders airs four half-hour episodes across each weekday except Wednesday, in a time slot of 8.00pm on Mondays and Fridays, and an earlier time of 7:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Storylines this year included the climax of the "Who Killed Lucy Beale?" storyline, the search for Shabnam Masood (Rakhee Thakrar) and Dean Wicks' (Matt Di Angelo) secret child Jade Green (Amaya Edward), the death of Nick Cotton (John Altman) which his mother Dot Branning (June Brown) was arrested for as well as the deaths of Stan Carter (Timothy West) and Jim Branning (John Bardon), the return of Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) after having been presumed dead for nine years, Sharon Mitchell's (Letitia Dean) search for her birth father and the subsequent discovery that Kathy's husband Gavin Sullivan (Paul Nicholas) is Sharon's birth father, the attempted suicide of Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) and later reunion with her husband Alfie Moon (Shane Richie), Stacey Branning's (Lacey Turner) pregnancy with Martin Fowler (James Bye) and Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami) as potential fathers, Lee Carter's (Danny-Boy Hatchard) depression, the stillbirth of Shabnam and Kush's child, the arrest of Max Branning (Jake Wood) for Lucy's murder, Les Coker's (Roger Sloman) cross-dressing, the escalating war between the Mitchell family and the Hubbard family resulting in the death of Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb (Ricky Norwood), and Dean's attempted rape on Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons).

Characters that were introduced in 2015 included Vincent Hubbard (Richard Blackwood), Claudette Hubbard (Ellen Thomas), Carmel Kazemi (Bonnie Langford), Paul Coker (Jonny Labey), Jade Green, Gavin Sullivan, Sami Jackson (Shiven Shankar) and Kyle Slater (Riley Carter Millington). Andrew Sachs, Jan Harvey, Denise van Outen and Scott Neal guest starred throughout the year as Cyril Bishop, Margaret Midhurst, Karin Smart and Jason Adams respectively. Cast returning on a regular basis in 2015 included Gillian Taylforth, Emma Barton as Honey Mitchell, who originally appeared between 2006 and 2008, and Scott Maslen as Jack Branning. Barbara Windsor, John Partridge, Jo Joyner, Hetti Bywater, Sophie Stanton, Gillian Wright, Tony O'Callaghan, Belinda Owusu and Dean Gaffney made guest returns throughout the year as Peggy Mitchell, Christian Clarke, Tanya Cross, Lucy Beale, DCI Jill Marsden, Jean Slater, Ollie Walters, Libby Fox and Robbie Jackson respectively. Characters that returned in 2015 with new actors were William Mitchell, now played by Freddie Phillips, and Tommy Moon, now played by Shay Crotty. The role of Dennis Rickman Jr. was also recast during the year from Harry Hickles to Bleu Landau. Characters that left the series in 2015 included Emma Summerhayes (Anna Acton), Dexter Hartman (Khali Best), Nick Cotton, Peter Beale (Ben Hardy), Stan Carter, Aleks Shirovs (Kristian Kiehling), Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold), Liam Butcher (James Forde), Cindy Williams (Mimi Keene), Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson), Charlie Cotton (Declan Bennett) and Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb. Jessie Wallace, Shane Richie and Jake Wood all temporarily left their roles throughout the year, although Wallace and Richie made a brief return in December.

Cast and characters
The first half of the year encompasses departures for Emma Summerhayes (Anna Acton), Dexter Hartman (Khali Best), Peter Beale (Ben Hardy), Stan Carter (Timothy West) and Aleks Shirovs (Kristian Kiehling). On 4 April 2015, it was announced that Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie would be leaving their roles as Kat and Alfie Moon temporarily in the second half of 2015 to film a spin-off series, in which they will migrate to Ireland in the "search for answers to some very big questions." The couple made their final appearances on 22 May 2015. Danielle Harold, James Forde and Mimi Keene, who play Lola Pearce, Liam Butcher and Cindy Williams respectively were written out of the show in Summer 2015; Harold made her final appearance on 28 July 2015, whilst Forde and Keene departed together the following month. At the same time, Jake Wood announced that he would be taking a year long break from his role as Max Branning. In June 2015, Lindsey Coulson quit her role as Carol Jackson and made her final appearance in Autumn. Max left the series on 1 October, with Carol departing the following day. In July 2015, show bosses announced that Declan Bennett who plays Charlie Cotton had been written out of the show and would leave in early autumn, and his exit aired on 24 September. On 17 October 2015, it was announced that the show had chosen to write out Ricky Norwood from his role as Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb and he left the square on 24 December 2015, before being killed off-screen on 26 December. It was also confirmed on 20 December 2015 that Cora Cross, played by Ann Mitchell, had made a departure.

Peggy Mitchell, (Barbara Windsor) Tanya Cross, (Jo Joyner) and Christian Clarke (John Partridge) returned for guest roles as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations from 17–20 February,  alongside the first appearance of Richard Blackwood as Walford villain Vincent Hubbard, and the surprise return of Gillian Taylforth as Kathy Beale. Vincent's mother Claudette Hubbard (Ellen Thomas) made her first appearance on 12 March 2015. Scott Maslen, who played Jack Branning from 2007 to 2013, was offered a chance to return in a storyline that would see his on-screen father Jim Branning's (John Bardon) funeral take place, but Maslen rejected the offer. Bonnie Langford made her first screen appearance on 29 May 2015 playing Kush's mother, Carmel Kazemi, whilst Paul Coker (Jonny Labey) arrived on 1 June 2015 as the grandson of Pam and Les Coker (Lin Blakley and Roger Sloman). Sophie Stanton returned in her role as DCI Jill Marsden on 16 July 2015. Gillian Wright, Tony O'Callaghan and Belinda Owusu made guest appearances as Jean Slater, Ollie Walters and Libby Fox respectively in both August and December 2015. The role of Kathy's husband, Gavin Sullivan was cast to Paul Nicholas in June 2015 and he made his first appearance on 21 September 2015. The show confirmed on 7 September 2015 that the role of Dennis Rickman Jnr would be recast from Harry Hickles to Bleu Landau that month, with the recast taking place onscreen from 17 September. Dean Gaffney returned for seven episodes in September 2015 as Robbie Jackson, bringing with him a son, Sami (Shiven Shankar). The show announced in October 2015 that they would be introducing transgender actor, Riley Carter Millington in the role of their first transgender character, Kyle that month. Emma Barton was confirmed to be returning as Honey Mitchell in September 2015, with her return scenes airing on 12 November 2015. William Mitchell, now played by Freddie Phillips, returned with Honey. On 24 December 2015, viewers saw Scott Maslen make a surprise, unannounced return as Jack Branning, following his exit in October 2013. When Kat and Alfie returned for a guest stint during their break from the show, Tommy was recast from Ralfie White to Shay Crotty.

The following is a full list of the EastEnders 2015 cast, followed by their respective episode count out of 209 total episodes.

Regular cast

 * Danny Dyer as Mick Carter (125 episodes)
 * Letitia Dean as Sharon Mitchell (124 episodes)
 * Kellie Bright as Linda Carter (115 episodes)
 * Laurie Brett as Jane Beale (114 episodes)
 * Linda Henry as Shirley Carter (113 episodes)
 * Lacey Turner as Stacey Branning (110 episodes)
 * Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale (109 episodes)
 * Samantha Womack as Ronnie Mitchell (109 episodes)
 * Harry Reid as Ben Mitchell (106 episodes)
 * Maddy Hill as Nancy Carter (105 episodes)
 * Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell (105 episodes)
 * Danny-Boy Hatchard as Lee Carter (103 episodes)
 * Lorna Fitzgerald as Abi Branning (99 episodes)
 * Matt Di Angelo as Dean Wicks (99 episodes)
 * Rita Simons as Roxy Mitchell (98 episodes)
 * Lindsey Coulson as Carol Jackson (97 episodes)
 * Luisa Bradshaw-White as Tina Carter (97 episodes)
 * Davood Ghadami as Kush Kazemi (96 episodes)
 * James Bye as Martin Fowler (94 episodes)
 * Rakhee Thakrar as Shabnam Kazemi (94 episodes)
 * Tameka Empson as Kim Fox-Hubbard (91 episodes)
 * Himesh Patel as Tamwar Masood (88 episodes)
 * Diane Parish as Denise Fox (85 episodes)
 * Richard Blackwood as Vincent Hubbard (85 episodes)
 * Lin Blakley as Pam Coker (80 episodes)
 * Jamie Borthwick as Jay Brown (79 episodes)
 * Nitin Ganatra as Masood Ahmed (78 episodes)
 * Ricky Norwood as Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb (77 episodes)
 * Jake Wood as Max Branning (77 episodes)
 * Lisa Hammond as Donna Yates (76 episodes)
 * Shona McGarty as Whitney Dean (76 episodes)
 * Natalie Cassidy as Sonia Fowler (73 episodes)
 * Perry Fenwick as Billy Mitchell (68 episodes)
 * Declan Bennett as Charlie Cotton (63 episodes)
 * Karl Howman as Andrew "Buster" Briggs (61 episodes)
 * Roger Sloman as Les Coker (60 episodes)
 * Rudolph Walker as Patrick Trueman (59 episodes)
 * Mimi Keene as Cindy Williams (55 episodes)
 * June Brown as Dot Branning (54 episodes)
 * Annette Badland as Babe Smith (50 episodes)
 * James Forde as Liam Butcher (49 episodes)
 * Gillian Taylforth as Kathy Sullivan (46 episodes)
 * Ellen Thomas as Claudette Hubbard (45 episodes)
 * Jessie Wallace as Kat Moon (45 episodes)
 * Jonny Labey as Paul Coker (44 episodes)
 * Shane Richie as Alfie Moon (43 episodes)
 * Ann Mitchell as Cora Cross (43 episodes)
 * Maria Friedman as Elaine Peacock (42 episodes)
 * Bonnie Langford as Carmel Kazemi (36 episodes)
 * Danielle Harold as Lola Pearce (34 episodes)
 * Jacqueline Jossa as Lauren Branning (33 episodes)
 * Timothy West as Stan Carter (33 episodes)
 * Jasmine Armfield as Rebecca "Bex" Fowler (20 episodes)
 * Emma Barton as Honey Mitchell (19 episodes)
 * Ben Hardy as Peter Beale (19 episodes)
 * Kristian Kiehling as Aleks Shirovs (17 episodes)
 * Paul Nicholas as Gavin Sullivan (15 episodes)
 * Laila Morse as Mo Harris (15 episodes)
 * John Altman as Nick Cotton (15 episodes)
 * Scott Maslen as Jack Branning (5 episodes)
 * Khali Best as Dexter Hartman (2 episodes)
 * Anna Acton as DC Emma Summerhayes (2 episodes)
 * Riley Carter Millington as Kyle Slater (2 episodes)

Recurring and guest cast

 * Eliot Carrington as Bobby Beale (54 episodes)
 * Aine Garvey as Lily Branning (27 episodes)
 * Alison Newman as DI Samantha Keeble (24 episodes)
 * Harry Hickles & Bleu Landau as Dennis Rickman Jnr (21 episodes)
 * Abbie Knowles as Amy Mitchell (20 episodes)
 * Sophie Stanton as DCI Jill Marsden (16 episodes)
 * Grace as Janet Mitchell (15 episodes)
 * Sian Webber as Ritchie Scott (15 episodes)
 * Glen Wallace as DS Cameron Bryant (14 episodes)
 * Amaya Edward as Jade Green (14 episodes)
 * Stephen Churchett as Marcus Christie (14 episodes)
 * Freddie Phillips as William Mitchell (13 episodes)
 * Rupert Holliday-Evans as the jury foreman (10 episodes)
 * Clare Higgins as Hazel Warren (9 episodes)
 * Anu Hasan as Fatima Inzamam (8 episodes)
 * Pauline McLynn as Yvonne Cotton (8 episodes)
 * Sandra James-Young as Fiona Payne (7 episodes)
 * Gledisa Osmani as Ineta Shirovs (7 episodes)
 * Arian Chikhila as Kamil Masood (7 episodes)
 * Dean Gaffney as Robbie Jackson (7 episodes)
 * Linda Marlowe as Sylvie Carter (7 episodes)
 * Ryan Philpott as Sgt Kenny Morris (6 episodes)
 * Gillian Wright as Jean Walters (6 episodes)
 * Shiven Shankar as Sami Jackson (6 episodes)
 * Emilio Doorgasingh as Imam Ali (5 episodes)
 * James Barriscale as Jonathan Malnet (5 episodes)
 * Jan Harvey as Margaret Midhurst (5 episodes)
 * Jamie Maclachlan as Adam Wallace (4 episodes)
 * Pooja Ghai as Bushra Abbasi (4 episodes)
 * John Partridge as Christian Clarke (4 episodes)
 * Charlie De'Ath as DS Craig Pike (4 episodes)
 * Scott Neal as Jason Adams (4 episodes)
 * Denise Van Outen as Karin Smart (4 episodes)
 * Tony O'Callaghan as Ollie Walters (4 episodes)
 * Tomasz Aleksander as Arsim Kelmendi (3 episodes)
 * Stephen Marcus as Gordon Cook (3 episodes)
 * Belinda Owusu as Libby Fox (3 episodes)
 * Michael Keating as Reverend Stevens (3 episodes)
 * Anna Karen as Aunt Sal (3 episodes)
 * Jordan Baker as Beth Kennedy (2 episodes)
 * Jonathan Broadbent as Kristopher Hanley (2 episodes)
 * Noeleen Comiskey as Marta Shirovs (2 episodes)


 * Jo Joyner as Tanya Cross (2 episodes)


 * Robbie Jarvis as Harry Fielding (1 episode)
 * Jamie Lomas as Jake Stone (1 episode)
 * Hetti Bywater as Lucy Beale (1 episode)
 * Charlee & Neo Hall as Oscar Branning (1 episode)
 * Barbara Windsor as Peggy Mitchell (1 episode)
 * Tanya Franks as Rainie Cross (1 episode)
 * June Whitfield as Sister Ruth (1 episode)
 * Terry Alderton as Terry Spraggan (1 episode)
 * Ralphie White & Shay Crotty as Tommy Moon (1 episode)
 * Jane Slaughter as Tracey (1 episode)
 * Elizabeth Nestor as Wendy Hewson (1 episode)
 * Karren Winchester as Wendy Simmons (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 BBC Three, originally beginning at 10:30pm, before moving to a 10:00pm timeslot. The weekly omnibus edition, which aired on Sundays, was cancelled and ceased airing in April 2015. BBC chose to cancel the airing following a "detailed analysis of the audience research".

Each episode was executively produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins and produced by Sharon Batten, who have done so since 2013 respectively.

Official ratings are taken from BARB. Airdates, credits, running times and episode summaries are taken from the official EastEnders website. Episode numbers are taken from Digital Spy.


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

January
The New Year focuses on the continuation of the "Who Killed Lucy Beale?" storyline before it reaches its end in February, following on from December in which former police officer Emma Summerhayes (Anna Acton) cracked the case. On 20 December, it was revealed that there would be a "shock death" on New Year's Day. This was later revealed to be Emma, who had suffered a concussion and a bleed to the brain after she had been hit by Roxy Mitchell's (Rita Simons) car. Other storylines include the revelation that Kat Moon's (Jessie Wallace) deceased uncle Harry Slater (Michael Elphick), who had raped her when she was young, had left her money in the will, and Linda Carter's (Kellie Bright) decision to report Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) for rape. The month also cumulated the reveal of Shabnam Masood's (Rakhee Thakrar) secret, in which she left her newborn on someone's doorstep after having a one night stand with Dean.

EastEnders' 5000th episode aired on 19 January.

February
EastEnders approached its 30th anniversary in February, with the "Who Killed Lucy Beale?" whodunnit also reaching its peak. The weeks leading up to the anniversary centre around Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) as she pieces together Emma Summerhayes' (Anna Acton) case file. She becomes wary of her surroundings when she realises she has found out what happened to Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater), and ends her relationship with Lucy's twin Peter Beale (Ben Hardy). The week of the 30th anniversary is dubbed as "live week". Each episode included live "inserts" before broadcasting a full live episode on 20 February. Two episodes were broadcast on 19 February including an hour-long special earlier in the night, followed by the show's first flashback episode in which viewers would relive the hours leading up to Lucy's death. The special featured guest returns from Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater), Rainie Cross (Tanya Franks) and Jake Stone (Jamie Lomas). Bobby Beale (Eliot Carrington) was revealed as Lucy's killer during the flashback episode, with Jane Beale (Laurie Brett) having moved her body to the common in order to protect him. The flashback episode was the highest rated EastEnders episode in 2015, with 11.6 million viewers.

The month also featured the demise of Nick Cotton (John Altman). The character died in the arms of his mother Dot Branning (June Brown) after he injected himself with impure heroin; Dot refused to call an ambulance after realising his true colours. Nick was found by Martin Fowler (James Bye), Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami) and Stacey Branning (Lacey Turner) on 19 February 2015, in a recreation of the show's first ever scene.

March
This month saw the continuation of the Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) saga in which the police confronted Shirley Carter (Linda Henry), telling her that a body had been found carrying Dean's belongings. Shirley finds out that the body was not Dean's, revealing that her son is still alive and well. Also, a storyline begins to unfold around a mysterious women called Claudette (Ellen Thomas), who Les Coker (Roger Sloman) often meets up with. She was later revealed to be the foster mother of established character Donna Yates (Lisa Hammond).

Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean) also featured prominently, as the search for her biological father began. She was lead to believe that it was Pete Beale (Peter Dean), the father of Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), but the DNA results turned out to be inconclusive and the pair chose not to do a second one. Also, Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace), Kim Fox-Hubbard (Tameka Empson) and Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) featured in a four-hander episode based around motherhood.

April
On 22 March 2015, it was revealed that Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) would make a suicide attempt as her depression continues. Her recovery saw a guest appearance from June Whitfield as a nun, Sister Ruth. It was also announced that the show would pay tribute to the deceased John Bardon by staging a funeral for his character Jim Branning, who was in the show for thirteen years. The funeral took place the week beginning on 20 April, alongside that of Stan Carter's (Timothy West), who died following his battle with prostate cancer.

May
It was revealed on 28 April 2015 that May would feature one couple in Albert Square winning the lottery. In the episode broadcast on 7 May, Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) and Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) won £1 million on a lottery scratch card, a storyline which later led up to their exit on 22 May 2015. Upon their departure, it was revealed that Alfie is suffering from a brain tumour. The month also revolved around the murder trial of Dot Branning (June Brown), in which she was eventually found guilty of the manslaughter of her son, Nick Cotton (John Altman), and Linda Carter's (Kellie Bright) premature birth to her son Ollie Carter after falling down the stairs. Famous singer and dancer Bonnie Langford made her debut in this month as Kush Kazemi's (Davood Ghadami) mother, Carmel Kazemi.

June
June dealt with the arrival of Les (Roger Sloman) and Pam Coker's (Lin Blakley) grandson Paul Coker, (Jonny Labey) and his relationship with established character Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid). It also featured the search for the daughter of Dean Wicks and Shabnam Masood (Matt Di Angelo and (Rakhee Thakrar), Roya, whom the latter put up for adoption in 2008. Roya, now known as Jade Green, was found by Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) upon Masood Ahmed's (Nitin Ganatra) request, however she realised that Jade was suffering from cystic fibrosis. Following the episode, which was broadcast on 12 June 2015, it was revealed that EastEnders would be working with Cystic Fibrosis Trust for Jade's storyline. Once Jade was found, Shirley and Buster began the process of getting custody of Jade.

July
July saw the return of Jean Slater (Gillian Wright), whose return was announced on 8 May 2015. Jean's return saw her get married to partner, Ollie Walters (Tony O'Callaghan) and Stacey's key storyline continue. Stacey also discovered she was pregnant, but viewers were to be left unsure of who the father was. Martin Fowler (James Bye) and Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami) were teased as the potential fathers. It was announced on 28 June 2015 that an ongoing storyline for Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard) would begin in July which would see Lee develop depression. The latter half of the month dealt with revival of the 'Who Killed Lucy Beale?' storyline, which saw both Ben Mitchell and Max Branning (Harry Reid and Jake Wood) arrested on suspicion of Lucy's murder, with the latter being charged. For the storyline, DCI Jill Marsden (Sophie Stanton) returned as she was appointed the new head of the case. It was announced on 13 June 2015 that Danielle Harold had been written out of the show as Lola Pearce, having played the character since 2012. Lola departed the show on 28 July 2015.

August
This month dealt with the repercussions of Paul Coker (Jonny Labey) revealing to his grandmother Pam (Lin Blakley) that Les (Roger Sloman) is having an affair with Claudette Hubbard (Ellen Thomas). Richard Blackwood explained that viewers would be seeing more of Claudette's "dark side", adding that she is in tact with her "gangster roots". The storyline played out on screen when Claudette demanded that Vincent keep an eye on the Mitchell family, suggesting that she has a history with the family. The beginning of August also featured the return of Libby Fox (Belinda Owusu), who was revealed to be hiding a "dark secret" from her mother, Denise (Diane Parish). A major issue storyline featured later in August is that of Shabnam Masood (Rakhee Thakrar) and Kush Kazemi's (Davood Ghadami) child dying in the womb and being stillborn.

September
The beginning of this month saw Babe Smith (Annette Badland) return when her family discover she stole Stan Carter's (Timothy West) ashes. It was announced that Babe's secret would be revealed. Her secret was revealed to be that in the 1960s, Babe and Queenie Trott (Judy Cornwell) ran "an illegal adoption service". Dot Branning (June Brown) was also released from a seven-month prison sentence and becomes embroiled in helping homeless Cora Cross (Ann Mitchell). Kathy Sullivan's (Gillian Taylforth) return storyline also continued in this month as she tried to escape her husband Gavin Sullivan (Paul Nicholas). Kathy called Tracey (Jane Slaughter) and asked her to pass on a message to Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). Slaughter said she was "chuffed to bits" to recieve a storyline.

A prominent storyline in this month was Max Branning's (Jake Wood) trial for the murder of Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater). The show aired a twist when it revealed Phil Mitchell had bribed the jury foreman to secure a guilty verdict, despite having promised to secure a not guilty verdict. Max's daughter, Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), returned for the trial and while visiting, Lauren went into labour and gave birth to a son, Louie Beale. This month also featured the return of Robbie Jackson (Dean Gaffney), to aid the departure of Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson). Gaffney explained that Robbie returns for Carol's leaving storyline, but said, "I don't know if that means that she goes to live with him in India or something like that." Declan Bennett made his final appearance as Charlie Cotton in the latter half of this month when he decided to leave Walford with Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) and his son Matthew Mitchell Cotton, unaware his ex-wife Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack) was plotting with Roxy to team up against him.