Eastenders/Characters

Characters in Eastenders

Dot Branning (June Brown)

 * As the Good Book Says...
 * Catch Phrase: "Oh I say!"

Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks currently. Previously, Rebecca Micheal, Alexia Demetriou)

 * Bad Samaritan
 * Crying Wolf: most of her family's convinced she murdered her grandmother Lydia
 * Even Evil Has Standards: Janine has no problem with destroying lives, but genuinely seemed horrified by Rob's exploitation of Whitney (though guilt, marginal family loyalty and fear of reprisal helped)
 * I Take Offense to That Last One: the only insult that actually seems to upset Janine is reference to one of her... previous lines of employment.
 * It's All About Me: Janine Butcher will manipulate, con or even murder for her own self gain, all the while genuinely convinced she is Walford's purist Woobie forced into unscrupulous schemes by the cruel world around her.
 * Gold Digger
 * Morality Pet: Billy, Tiff, Whitney and Lydia are the most recent/longstanding examples

Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden)

 * Abusive Parents: in line with most of the family
 * Citizenship Marriage
 * I Coulda Been a Contender: Phil had a real shot at being a pro boxer, but bottled his big chance.
 * The Alcoholic

Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick)

 * Butt Monkey
 * Evil Uncle: was introduced as this to Jamie
 * Freudian Excuse: the care home
 * Karma Houdini: debatable
 * Long-Lost Relative: his son Dan and grandaughter Lola
 * Parental Abandonment: was brought up in a care home. lampshaded by Aunt Sal

Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace)

 * You're Not My Mother
 * Lad-ette: Played up in her early days.

Mo Harris (Laila Morse)

 * Honest John's Dealership

Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker)

 * Cool Old Guy
 * Nice Hat: A trilby

Alfie Moon (Shane Ritchie)

 * Plucky Comic Relief

Jean Slater (Gillian Wright)

 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * Mood Swinger

Max Branning (Jake Wood)

 * Abusive Parents
 * Disappeared Dad: Max and his abandonment of Bradley when he was young.

Tanya Branning (Jo Joyner)

 * Hot Mom

Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa currently. Previously, Madeline Duggan.)

 * Emo Teen
 * Little Miss Snarker

Shirley Carter (Linda Henry)

 * Deadpan Snarker: She plays this trope to a tee when she's in the mood (which is most of the time).

Heather Trott (Cheryl Fergison)

 * Ensemble Darkhorse: Was originally only meant to be in the show for a week, but proved to be so popular she became a regular character.

Zainab Masood (Nina Wadia)

 * Mama Bear: Deep down, from Nina Wadia herself, Zainab's intense homophobia is fueled partially by her need to protect her son from all the hatred he would receive from the Muslim community. She didn't do a good job of it.
 * I Have No Son
 * Hypocrite: gets called on it more than her husband...
 * Obnoxious In-Laws: to Amira and Afia at times, Christian as well in her more "tolerant" moments

Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons)

 * Abusive Parents: averted, is probably the only Mitchell over 20 who wasn't abused
 * Fag Hag: with Christian.
 * Long-Lost Relative: Danielle and Danny
 * Parental Abandonment: Glenda

Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack)

 * Abusive Parents: Oh boy.
 * Dark and Troubled Past
 * Long-Lost Relative: Danielle and Danny
 * Parental Abandonment: Glenda
 * Trauma Conga Line
 * The Woobie
 * Broken Bird

Tamwar Masood (Himesh Patel)

 * Bollywood Nerd

Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra)

 * I Have No Son
 * The Gambling Addict
 * Hypocrite: a gambling addict whose tried to run off with a(yet another) then-married woman... twice now is it?
 * He gets called on it twice by Syed. Once when he punches Christian even though the Qur'an teaches non-violence and once when he brings up the two examples above.

Jack Branning (Scott Maslen)

 * Abusive Parents
 * Lantern Jaw of Justice
 * Dirty Cop: Former

Christian Clarke (John Partridge)

 * Secret Relationship
 * Camp Gay: Not a full blown case.
 * Closet Key: To Syed, who'd had one night stands before meeting him, but Christian was the one who pushed him out of the closet.

Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty)

 * All Girls Want Bad Boys
 * Dark and Troubled Past

Syed Masood (Marc Elliott)

 * Straight Gay
 * Coming Out Story
 * Cure Your Gays: He tries to go to counseling to get rid of all those 'icky' gay feelings. It doesn't work.
 * Gayngst
 * The Charmer
 * Secret Relationship

Fatboy (Ricky Norwood)

 * Jive Turkey

Mercy Olubunmi (Bunmi Mojekwu)

 * Citizenship Marriage: with Fatboy

Vanessa Gold (Zoe Lucker)

 * Meaningful Name: If she is believed to be a Gold Digger...

Jodie Gold (Kylie Babbington)

 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * The Ditz
 * Valley Girl

Eddie Moon (David Essex)

 * Cool Old Guy

Yusef Kahn (Ace Bhatti)

 * Evil Is Sexy: Not necessarily evil, but always seen dressed in dark suits and shirt and dark bags under his eyes.

Lydia Simmonds (Margaret Tyzack)

 * Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!

Grant Mitchell

 * Abusive Parents: while Phil was their dad's preferred target, grant was on the receiving end too.
 * Crazy Jealous Guy: Put his brother in a coma after discovering he had sex with his 1st wife Sharon, could get very jealous over his 2nd wife Tiffany despite not bieng in love with her, and went on the run from the law for violently beating the man who was sleeping with his 3rd wife Carla.

Mark Fowler

 * Crazy Jealous Guy: threatened to rape his wife when she cheated on him.

Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Mitchell)

 * Catch Phrase: "Get Outta My Pub!" or anything about 'Fah-mily.'

Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb)

 * Abusive Parents: had one and was one
 * Asshole Victim
 * Complete Monster

Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements)

 * Break the Cutie: His entire life after he moved into Walford.
 * Disappeared Dad: Max and his abandonment of Bradley when he was young.
 * Dogged Nice Guy

Amira Masood (Preeya Kalidas)

 * Alpha Bitch
 * The Beard: Unfortunately, the character didn't know she was The Beard until an episode before the character and the actress left the show.
 * Spoiled Brat: At least until her father goes to prison.
 * Unwanted Spouse
 * My Secret Pregnancy
 * Moment Killer: New Years Eve, among other times.
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: She tells Syed that she hopes Christian and he will be very happy right before she leaves.
 * Put on a Bus: After The Reveal, she leaves Walford with a secret of her own.
 * Foot-Dragging Divorcee
 * Foot-Dragging Divorcee