1997

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1997 was EastEnders' thirteenth year of production.

Main characters

Ranking	Character	Played by	Duration	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1	Grant Mitchell	Ross Kemp	Full year	140	811	1
2	Peggy Mitchell	Barbara Windsor		129	355	8
3	Bianca Butcher	Patsy Palmer		123	475	5
4	Tony Hills	Mark Homer		114	234	7
	Kathy Mitchell	Gillian Taylforth			1117	4
	Ricky Butcher	Sid Owen			739	16
5	Phil Mitchell	Steve McFadden		107	760	2
	Simon Raymond	Andrew Lynford			159	22
6	Mark Fowler	Todd Carty		103	707	6
7	Tiffany Mitchell	Martine McCutcheon		102	312	3
8	Pat Evans	Pam St Clement		98	947	9
9	Sanjay Kapoor	Deepak Verma		97	405	13
10	Lorraine Wicks	Jacqueline Leonard	Until November	95	172	18
11	Nigel Bates	Paul Bradley	Full year	94	472	14
12	Lenny Wallace	Desune Coleman		90	127	27
	Ian Beale	Adam Woodyatt			1051	10
13	Ruth Fowler	Caroline Paterson		87	293	15
14	Sarah Hills	Daniela Denby-Ashe		86	171	19
15	Joe Wicks	Paul Nicholls	Until November	84	175	12
16	George Palmer	Paul Moriarty	Full year	83	113	32
17	Pauline Fowler	Wendy Richard		80	1034	17
	Huw Edwards	Richard Elis			108	33
18	Carol Jackson	Lindsey Coulson	Until October	76	402	5
	Gita Kapoor	Shobu Kapoor			325	19
19	Barry Evans	Shaun Williamson	Full year	73	135	26
20	Robbie Jackson	Dean Gaffney		72	278	14
21	Roy Evans	Tony Caunter		70	206	17
22	Michael Rose	Russell Floyd		69	110	25
23	Annie Palmer	Nadia Sawalha	From May	65		-
24	Alan Jackson	Howard Antony	Until October	63	348	8
25	Sonia Jackson	Natalie Cassidy	Full year	60	181	24
26	Clare Tyler	Gemma Bissix		57	184	32
27	Ben Mitchell	Matthew Silver		48	103	21
	Polly Becker	Victoria Gould	From March		48	-
28	Mick McFarlane	Sylvester Williams	Full year	45	57	39
29	Courtney Mitchell	Carissa & Josephine O'Meara	From March	44		-
30	Alex Healy	Richard Driscoll		43	43	-
	Irene Hills	Roberta Taylor	From August
	Ted Hills	Brian Croucher	Until August		118	23
31	Mary Flaherty	Melanie Clark Pullen	From September	42		-
32	Dot Cotton	June Brown	From April	38	641
33	Blossom Jackson	Mona Hammond	Until May	34	231	17
34	Lucy Beale	Casey Anne Rothery	Full year	33	108	28
	Terry Raymond	Gavin Richards	From August		36	43
35	Martin Fowler	James Alexandrou	Full year	30	346	34
36	Neelam Kapoor	Jamila Massey	From March	28		-
37	Jacques Butcher	Jack Snell	August - December	26	30
	Billie Jackson	Devon Anderson	Until October		111	30
38	Frankie Pierre	Syan Blake	Until March	24	64	26
39	Diane Butcher	Sophie Lawrence	August - November	20	151	-
40	Peter Beale	Alex Stevens	From November	17	69	34
	Conor Flaherty	Seán Gleeson	From September		17	-
41	Cindy Beale	Michelle Collins	From November	15	547	11
42	Matthew Rose	Joe Absolom	From August	14	14	-
	Steven Beale	Edward Farrell	From November		163	36
43	Frank Butcher	Mike Reid	From April	12	500	34
	Sal Martin	Anna Karen	January, August, December		13	45
44	Jeff Healy	Leslie Schofield	From December	9		-
45	Sharmilla Kapoor	Priya Bilkhu	Until October	8	74	41
	Susan Rose	Tilly Vosburgh	From August		8	-
46	Felix Kawalski	Harry Landis	May	7	52	31
	Julie Haye	Karen Henthorn	From September		7	-
47	Nellie Ellis	Elizabeth Kelly	Until December	6	131	35
48	Ethel Skinner	Gretchen Franklin		4	347	36
	Josh Saunders	Jon Lee	From November		4	-
49	Dan Zappieri	Carl Pizzie	Until January	3	44	25
50	Jules Tavernier	Tommy Eytle	Until December	2	216	37
51	Doctor Harold Legg	Leonard Fenton	Until February	1	244	40

Directors

Ranking	Director	Number of episodes	Running total	Previous year ranking
1	Philip Casson	15	87	2
2	Geoff Feld	12	62	1
	Claire Winyard	12	15	6
	Brett Fallis	12	12	-
3	Rob Evans	11	23	6
4	Stephen Moore	10	13	3
5	Adrian Bean	9	17	6
6	Julian Holmes	8	8	-
	Paul Wroblewski	8	8	-
	Penelope Shales	8	21	4
7	Haldane Duncan	7	7	-
8	Nick Read	6	6	-
	Steve Shill	6	15	5
	Tim Leandro	6	6	-
9	Chris Miller	3	15	6
	Clare Kilner	3	3	-
	David Richardson	3	12	5
	Dermot Boyd	3	9	-
	Dez McCarthy	3	3	-
	Jonathan Dent	3	12	5
	Philippa Langdale	3	3	-
	Ray Kilby	3	3	-
	Tom Kingdon	3	24	6
10	Jon East	1	3	7

Writers

Ranking	Writer	Number of episodes	Running total	Previous year ranking
1	Christopher Reason	19	44	2
2	Tony McHale	16	149	8
3	Annie Wood	13	33	2
4	Tony Basgallop	11	13	10
5	Simon Ashdown	12	28	1
6	Rob Gittins	10	28	9
7	Tony Jordan	9	127	4
8	Joanne Maguire	8	43	3
9	Deborah Cook	8	42	-
	Keith Temple	6	17	-
10	Gillian Richmond	5	46	9
	Susan Boyd	5	62	8
11	David Joss Buckley	4	10	7
	Lisselle Kayla	4	12	9
	Rachel Pole	4	8	8
12	Jo O'Keefe	3	3	-
	Julie Wassmer	3	11	6
	Lisa Evans	3	12	10
	Lynne Dallow	3	5	10
	Nicholas Hicks-Beach	3	11	5
13	Carol Noble	2	2	-
	Helen Blizard	2	18	4
	Lilie Ferrari	2	8	-
	Nick Crittenden	2	4	10
	Stephen Tredre	2	2	-
14	Barrie Shore	1	30	10
	Barry McCarthy	1	5	9
	Julia Honour	1	1	-
	Len Collin	1	16	6
	Mark Illis	1	1	-

Doof-Doof Count

Character	Solo	Group	Total	Julia's Theme	Running total
Phil Mitchell	12	1	13	No	75
Grant Mitchell	12	1	13	No	77
Tiffany Mitchell	12	0	12	No	19
Tony Hills	8	3	11	No	14
Kathy Mitchell	10	1	11	No	80
Carol Jackson	10	1	11	No	28
Bianca Jackson/Butcher	9	1	10	No	27
Sarah Hills	6	3	9	No	11
Ted Hills	6	1	7	No	11
Joe Wicks	6	1	7	No	10
Ian Beale	6	1	7	No	64
Dot Cotton	6	0	6	No	36
Ricky Butcher	4	1	5	No	36
Cindy Beale	4	1	5	No	51
Peggy Mitchell	4	0	4	No	9
Mark Fowler	3	1	4	No	67
Pauline Fowler	3	1	4	No	77
Non character	4	N/A	4	No	55
Lorraine Wicks	3	0	3	No	10
Simon Raymond	2	1	3	No	5
Sanjay Kapoor	2	0	2	No	15
Robbie Jackson	1	1	2	No	4
Martin Fowler	2	0	2	No	3
Polly Becker	1	1	2	No	2
Irene Hills	2	0	2	No	2
Alex Healy	1	1	2	No	2
Frankie Pierre	0	1	1	No	1
Gita Kapoor	1	0	1	No	15
Neelam Kapoor	0	1	1	No	1
Alistair Matthews	0	1	1	No	1
Sue Taylor	0	1	1	No	1
Ruth Fowler	1	0	1	No	11
Courtney Mitchell	0	1	1	No	1
Lorna Cartwright	0	1	1	No	1
Lenny Wallace	1	0	1	No	1
Jamie	1	0	1	No	1
Clare Bates	1	0	1	No	4
Barry Evans	1	0	1	No	1
Alan Jackson	0	1	1	No	15
George Palmer	1	0	1	No	6
Frank Butcher	1	0	1	No	43

Episodes

Ep. No.	#	Date	Director	Writer	Doof Doof	Viewers (mil)
1392	1	2 January 1997	Jon East	Simon Ashdown	Tiffany Mitchell	18.06
1393	2	6 January 1997	Adrian Bean	Lisa Evans	Tony Hills	15.08
1394	3	7 January 1997	Adrian Bean	Susan Boyd	Tony Hills Frankie Pierre	17.65
1395	4	9 January 1997	Adrian Bean	Susan Boyd	Tony Hills	16.93
1396	5	13 January 1997	Brett Fallis	Christopher Reason	Tony Hills	16.26
1397	6	14 January 1997	Brett Fallis	Christopher Reason	Phil Mitchell	17.00
1398	7	16 January 1997	Brett Fallis	Rob Gittins	Tiffany Mitchell	16.99
1399	8	20 January 1997	Stephen Moore	Rob Gittins	Kathy Mitchell	16.53
1400	9	21 January 1997	Stephen Moore	Deborah Cook	Kathy Mitchell	17.01
1401	10	23 January 1997	Stephen Moore	Deborah Cook	Phil Mitchell	16.83
1402	11	27 January 1997	Geoff Feld	David Joss Buckley	Peggy Mitchell	16.43
1403	12	28 January 1997	Geoff Feld	Tony McHale	Kathy Mitchell	16.54
1404	13	30 January 1997	Geoff Feld	Tony McHale	Phil Mitchell	16.60
1405	14	3 February 1997	Chris Miller	Annie Wood	Lorraine Wicks	16.89
1406	15	4 February 1997	Chris Miller	Annie Wood	Sanjay Kapoor	17.11
1407	16	6 February 1997	Chris Miller	Julie Wassmer	Phil Mitchell	16.05
1408	17	10 February 1997	Philip Casson	Len Collin	Carol Jackson	16.72
1409	18	11 February 1997	Philip Casson	Joanne Maguire	Gita Kapoor	15.85
1410	19	13 February 1997	Philip Casson	Joanne Maguire	Sanjay Kapoor	16.05
1411	20	17 February 1997	Penelope Shales	Christopher Reason	Phil Mitchell	15.55
1412	21	18 February 1997	Penelope Shales	Christopher Reason	Kathy Mitchell	16.52
1413	22	20 February 1997	Penelope Shales	Rachel Pole	Carol Jackson	9.73
1414	23	24 February 1997	Dermot Boyd	Rachel Pole	Carol Jackson	15.59
1415	24	25 February 1997	Dermot Boyd	Keith Temple	Ricky Butcher	16.05
1416	25	27 February 1997	Dermot Boyd	Keith Temple	Tiffany Mitchell	16.01
1417	26	3 March 1997	Steve Shill	Gillian Richmond	Neelam Kapoor	14.53
1418	27	4 March 1997	Steve Shill	Deborah Cook	Carol Jackson	15.97
1419	28	6 March 1997	Steve Shill	Deborah Cook	Alistair Matthews Sue Taylor	14.42
1420	29	10 March 1997	Rob Evans	Simon Ashdown	Tiffany Mitchell	15.00
1421	30	11 March 1997	Rob Evans	Simon Ashdown	Grant Mitchell	16.25
1422	31	13 March 1997	Rob Evans	Simon Ashdown	Grant Mitchell	16.18
1423	32	17 March 1997	Claire Winyard	Christopher Reason	Sarah Hills	15.99
1424	33	18 March 1997	Claire Winyard	Christopher Reason	Sarah Hills Robbie Jackson	10.99
1425	34	20 March 1997	Claire Winyard	Christopher Reason	Ricky Butcher	15.62
1426	35	24 March 1997	Haldane Duncan	Tony McHale	Ted Hills	14.83
1427	36	25 March 1997	Haldane Duncan	Tony McHale	Robbie Jackson	16.25
1428	37	27 March 1997	Haldane Duncan	Tony McHale	Ted Hills	16.68
1429	38	31 March 1997 - Part 1	Stephen Moore	Nicholas Hicks-Beach	Sarah Hills	12.19
1430	39	31 March 1997 - Part 2	Stephen Moore	Barrie Shore	Sarah Hills	16.30
1431	40	1 April 1997	Stephen Moore	Tony Jordan	Sarah Hills	15.17
1432	41	3 April 1997	Stephen Moore	Tony Jordan	Ted Hills	16.34
1433	42	7 April 1997	Adrian Bean	Tony Basgallop	Mark Fowler	14.75
1434	43	8 April 1997	Adrian Bean	Helen Blizard	Pauline Fowler	15.02
1435	44	10 April 1997	Adrian Bean	David Joss Buckley	Sarah Hills Ted Hills	13.81
1436	45	14 April 1997	Philip Casson	Lilie Ferrari	Bianca Jackson	15.96
1437	46	15 April 1997	Philip Casson	Tony Jordan	Non character; shot of van as Nigel Bates and Ricky Butcher lay semi-conscious on the A2 to Dover	15.43
1438	47	17 April 1997	Philip Casson	Tony Jordan	Bianca Butcher Ricky Butcher	17.77
1439	48	21 April 1997	Penelope Shales	Rob Gittins	Dot Cotton	16.08
1440	49	22 April 1997	Penelope Shales	Joanne Maguire	Dot Cotton	15.44
1441	50	24 April 1997	Penelope Shales	Joanne Maguire	Dot Cotton	13.63
1442	51	28 April 1997	Geoff Feld	Lisselle Kayla	Grant Mitchell	16.53
1443	52	29 April 1997	Geoff Feld	Nicholas Hicks-Beach	Grant Mitchell	15.50
1444	53	1 May 1997	Geoff Feld	Nicholas Hicks-Beach	Lorraine Wicks	13.19
1445	54	5 May 1997	Tim Leandro	Keith Temple	Pauline Fowler	16.53
1446	55	6 May 1997	Tim Leandro	Keith Temple	Martin Fowler	Unknown
1447	56	8 May 1997	Tim Leandro	Christopher Reason	Joe Wicks	Unknown
1448	57	12 May 1997	Steve Shill	Lynne Dallow	Grant Mitchell	14.74
1449	58	13 May 1997	Steve Shill	Nick Crittenden	Grant Mitchell	14.27
1450	59	15 May 1997	Steve Shill	Barry McCarthy	Peggy Mitchell	14.32
1451	60	19 May 1997	Brett Fallis	Annie Wood	Grant Mitchell	14.61
1452	61	20 May 1997	Brett Fallis	Annie Wood	Tiffany Mitchell	14.93
1453	62	22 May 1997	Brett Fallis	Lisa Evans	Ruth Fowler	8.97
1454	63	26 May 1997	Rob Evans	Gillian Richmond	Tiffany Mitchell	11.90
1455	64	27 May 1997	Rob Evans	Tony Basgallop	Polly Becker	13.30
1456	65	29 May 1997	Rob Evans	Tony Basgallop	Grant Mitchell	12.07
1457	66	2 June 1997	Adrian Bean	Helen Blizard	Mark Fowler	14.01
1458	67	3 June 1997	Adrian Bean	Rachel Pole	Martin Fowler	13.52
1459	68	5 June 1997	Adrian Bean	Rachel Pole	Mark Fowler	14.10
1460	69	9 June 1997	Philip Casson	Rob Gittins	Tiffany Mitchell	13.86
1461	70	10 June 1997	Philip Casson	Tony McHale	Grant Mitchell	13.81
1462	71	12 June 1997	Philip Casson	Tony McHale	Tiffany Mitchell	13.27
1463	72	16 June 1997	Geoff Feld	Simon Ashdown	Tiffany Mitchell	13.96
1464	73	17 June 1997	Geoff Feld	Simon Ashdown	Grant Mitchell Courtney Mitchell	13.81
1465	74	19 June 1997	Geoff Feld	Susan Boyd	Simon Raymond Tony Hills	14.25
1466	75	23 June 1997	Claire Winyard	Joanne Maguire	Simon Raymond	13.51
1467	76	24 June 1997	Claire Winyard	Joanne Maguire	Tony Hills	13.66
1468	77	26 June 1997	Claire Winyard	Annie Wood	Dot Cotton	14.42
1469	78	30 June 1997	Jonathan Dent	Nick Crittenden	Dot Cotton	14.47
1470	79	1 July 1997	Jonathan Dent	Lisselle Kayla	Dot Cotton	12.74
1471	80	3 July 1997	Jonathan Dent	Gillian Richmond	Dot Cotton	13.62
1472	81	7 July 1997	Tim Leandro	David Joss Buckley	Grant Mitchell	13.02
1473	82	8 July 1997	Tim Leandro	Tony Basgallop	Peggy Mitchell	13.05
1474	83	10 July 1997	Tim Leandro	Tony Basgallop	Tony Hills Polly Becker	12.53
1475	84	14 July 1997	Nick Read	Carol Noble	Tiffany Mitchell	13.61
1476	85	15 July 1997	Nick Read	Keith Temple	Tony Hills	14.46
1477	86	17 July 1997	Nick Read	Keith Temple	Tony Hills	13.23
1478	87	21 July 1997	Julian Holmes	Annie Wood	Ted Hills	11.83
1479	88	22 July 1997	Julian Holmes	Tony Jordan	Tony Hills	12.40
1480	89	24 July 1997	Julian Holmes	Tony Jordan	Ted Hills	12.49
1481	90	28 July 1997	Paul Wroblewski	Lynne Dallow	Peggy Mitchell	11.62
1482	91	29 July 1997	Paul Wroblewski	Tony McHale	Kathy Mitchell	12.52
1483	92	31 July 1997	Paul Wroblewski	Tony McHale	Bianca Butcher	12.64
1484	93	4 August 1997	Brett Fallis	Tony McHale	Phil Mitchell Lorna Cartwright	12.09
1485	94	5 August 1997	Brett Fallis	Susan Boyd	Ted Hills	12.48
1486	95	7 August 1997	Brett Fallis	Susan Boyd	Sarah Hills	11.20
1487	96	11 August 1997	Tom Kingdon	Stephen Tredre	Sarah Hills	11.79
1488	97	12 August 1997	Tom Kingdon	Rob Gittins	Kathy Mitchell	11.44
1489	98	14 August 1997	Tom Kingdon	Rob Gittins	Irene Hills	11.57
1490	99	18 August 1997	Claire Winyard	Jo O'Keefe	Lenny Wallace	11.08
1491	100	19 August 1997	Claire Winyard	Joanne Maguire	Ricky Butcher	12.47
1492	101	21 August 1997	Claire Winyard	Joanne Maguire	Bianca Butcher	12.83
1493	102	25 August 1997	Rob Evans	Christopher Reason	Phil Mitchell	12.74
1494	103	26 August 1997	Rob Evans	Christopher Reason	Phil Mitchell	13.14
1495	104	27 August 1997	Rob Evans	Christopher Reason	Phil Mitchell	11.89
1496	105	28 August 1997	Rob Evans	Christopher Reason	Kathy Mitchell	14.05
1497	106	29 August 1997	Rob Evans	Christopher Reason	Phil Mitchell	11.44
1498	107	1 September 1997	Albert Barber	Lisselle Kayla	Grant Mitchell	12.68
1499	108	2 September 1997	Albert Barber	Annie Wood	Bianca Butcher	13.47
1500	109	4 September 1997	Albert Barber	Annie Wood	Bianca Butcher	13.65
1501	110	8 September 1997	Clare Kilner	Julie Wassmer	Phil Mitchell	13.84
1502	111	9 September 1997	Clare Kilner	Gillian Richmond	Kathy Mitchell	13.64
1503	112	11 September 1997	Clare Kilner	Gillian Richmond	Kathy Mitchell	14.07
1504	113	15 September 1997	Geoff Feld	Tony Basgallop	Tony Hills	13.82
1505	114	16 September 1997	Geoff Feld	Tony Basgallop	Jamie	13.22
1506	115	18 September 1997	Geoff Feld	Carol Noble	Mark Fowler Pauline Fowler	13.04
1507	116	22 September 1997	Philip Casson	Tony McHale	Pauline Fowler	13.46
1508	117	23 September 1997	Philip Casson	Tony McHale	Non character; shot of rescue teams putting their boat in the water to search for Mr Finn's missing boat	13.90
1509	118	25 September 1997	Philip Casson	Tony McHale	Non character; shot of car as Mark Fowler says to Ian Beale, 'I think we'll find Walford a bit on the quiet side after Kilmoneen'	14.01
1510	119	29 September 1997	Ray Kilby	David Joss Buckley	Carol Jackson	14.13
1511	120	30 September 1997	Ray Kilby	Lilie Ferrari	Clare Bates	14.43
1512	121	2 October 1997	Ray Kilby	Simon Ashdown	Barry Evans	13.41
1513	122	6 October 1997	Nick Read	Lisa Evans	Carol Jackson	13.90
1514	123	7 October 1997	Nick Read	Rob Gittins	Carol Jackson	14.22
1515	124	9 October 1997	Nick Read	Rob Gittins	Carol Jackson	15.04
1516	125	13 October 1997	Stephen Moore	Christopher Reason	Carol Jackson Alan Jackson	14.57
1517	126	14 October 1997	Stephen Moore	Christopher Reason	Carol Jackson	14.81
1518	127	16 October 1997	Stephen Moore	Christopher Reason	Carol Jackson	9.21
1519	128	20 October 1997	Claire Winyard	Annie Wood	Joe Wicks	Unknown
1520	129	21 October 1997	Claire Winyard	Annie Wood	Joe Wicks	15.16
1521	130	23 October 1997	Claire Winyard	Annie Wood	Joe Wicks	Unknown
1522	131	27 October 1997	Dez McCarthy	Jo O'Keefe	Joe Wicks	Unknown
1523	132	28 October 1997	Dez McCarthy	Stephen Tredre	Ian Beale	Unknown
1524	133	30 October 1997	Dez McCarthy	Lynne Dallow	Joe Wicks	15.21
1525	134	3 November 1997	Julian Holmes	Lisselle Kayla	Lorraine Wicks	Unknown
1526	135	4 November 1997	Julian Holmes	Tony Basgallop	Ian Beale	14.82
1527	136	6 November 1997	Julian Holmes	Tony Basgallop	Phil Mitchell	Unknown
1528	137	10 November 1997	Paul Wroblewski	Tony Jordan	Cindy Beale	Unknown
1529	138	11 November 1997	Paul Wroblewski	Tony Jordan	Ian Beale Cindy Beale	16.81
1530	139	12 November 1997	Paul Wroblewski	Tony Jordan	Cindy Beale	14.09
1531	140	13 November 1997	Paul Wroblewski	Deborah Cook	Joe Wicks Sarah Hills	Unknown
1532	141	14 November 1997	Paul Wroblewski	Deborah Cook	Ian Beale	12.98
1533	142	17 November 1997	Brett Fallis	Mark Illis	Ian Beale	15.87
1534	143	18 November 1997	Brett Fallis	Annie Wood	Ian Beale	15.13
1535	144	20 November 1997	Brett Fallis	Annie Wood	Ian Beale	14.59
1536	145	24 November 1997	Philip Casson	Simon Ashdown	Bianca Butcher	14.40
1537	146	25 November 1997	Philip Casson	Simon Ashdown	Bianca Butcher	14.67
1538	147	27 November 1997	Philip Casson	Simon Ashdown	Bianca Butcher	13.47
1539	148	1 December 1997	Philippa Langdale	Christopher Reason	Ricky Butcher	14.45
1540	149	2 December 1997	Philippa Langdale	Christopher Reason	Alex Healy	15.59
1541	150	4 December 1997	Philippa Langdale	Christopher Reason	Bianca Butcher	15.08
1542	151	8 December 1997	Penelope Shales	Julia Honour	Simon Raymond	13.34
1543	152	9 December 1997	Penelope Shales	Tony Basgallop	Irene Hills	14.15
1544	153	11 December 1997	Penelope Shales	Tony Basgallop	George Palmer	13.46
1545	154	15 December 1997	David Richardson	Rob Gittins	Cindy Beale	7.13
1546	155	16 December 1997	David Richardson	Rob Gittins	Cindy Beale	15.16
1547	156	18 December 1997	David Richardson	Jo O'Keefe	Kathy Mitchell	13.30
1548	157	22 December 1997	Haldane Duncan	Julie Wassmer	Frank Butcher	11.54
1549	158	23 December 1997	Haldane Duncan	Tony McHale	Tiffany Mitchell	12.82
1550	159	25 December 1997	Haldane Duncan	Tony McHale	Kathy Mitchell Alex Healy	12.90
1551	160	26 December 1997	Haldane Duncan	Tony McHale	Tiffany Mitchell	11.91
1552	161	29 December 1997	Julian Holmes	Simon Ashdown	Grant Mitchell	14.38
1553	162	30 December 1997	Julian Holmes	Simon Ashdown	Phil Mitchell	15.64

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Albert Square

• The Queen Victoria: Peggy Mitchell, Grant Mitchell; Tiffany Mitchell and Courtney Mitchell (both from June), Phil Mitchell (from September to November), Joe Wicks and Lorraine Wicks (both until February), Terry Raymond (from August to December)

• 1Aa Albert Square: Unknown occupants/Empty

• 3A Albert Square: Unknown occupants/Empty

• 3B Albert Square: Susan Rose, Michael Rose, Matthew Rose (all from November)

• 5 Albert Square: Phil Mitchell (until September); Kathy Mitchell, Ben Mitchell

• 18-20 Albert Square: Unknown occupants

• 23A Albert Square: Unknown occupants/Empty

• 23B Albert Square: Dot Cotton (from June to July)

• 25 Albert Square: Carol Jackson, Robbie Jackson, Sonia Jackson, Billie Jackson (all until October); Alan Jackson (from March to October); Blossom Jackson (until May)

• 27-29 Albert Square: Ian Beale, Lucy Beale; Mary Flaherty (from December), Steven Beale and Peter Beale (both from November)

• 31 Albert Square: Alex Healy and Jeff Healy (both from December)

• 41 Albert Square: Pat Evans, Roy Evans, Barry Evans (until October); Diane Butcher and Jacques Butcher (both from November to December)

• 43A Albert Square: Phil Mitchell (from November), Ricky Butcher, Bianca Butcher (both until November), Tiffany Mitchell (from January to March), Diane Butcher, Jacques Butcher (both from September to November)

• 43B Albert Square: Sanjay Kapoor; Neelam Kapoor (from March); Gita Kapoor and Sharmilla Kapoor Kapoor (both until October)

• 45 Albert Square: Pauline Fowler, Martin Fowler, Mark Fowler and Ruth Fowler (both until July); Mary Flaherty (from September to December)

• 47A Albert Square: Lenny Wallace, Huw Edwards, Mick McFarlane (all from July); Robbie Jackson (from October); Tony Hills (until July); Simon Raymond (until October); Tiffany Mitchell and Courtney Mitchell (both from March to June); Barry Evans (from October)

• 47B Albert Square: Bianca Butcher and Ricky Butcher (both from November); Frank Butcher (from December), Lorraine Wicks and Joe Wicks (both from February to November)

Victoria Road

• 55 Victoria Road: Mark Fowler and Ruth Fowler (both from July); Conor Flaherty (from October); Lenny Wallace, Huw Edwards, Mick McFarlane (all until July); Alan Jackson and Frankie Pierre (both until March)

Turpin Road

• 13A Turpin Road: Annie Palmer (from May)

George Street

• 87 George Street: Terry Raymond (from December); Simon Raymond (until May and from October); Tony Hills (from July); Irene Hills (from August); Sarah Hills; Ted Hills (until August)

• 89A George Street : Jules Tavernier (until December)

• 89B George Street: Unknown occupants/Empty

• 91 George Street: Nigel Bates and Clare Bates (from April to June and from December); Dot Cotton (from December)

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