Keegan Baker | |||||||||||
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EastEnders character | |||||||||||
Portrayed by | Zack Morris | ||||||||||
Duration | 2017– | ||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 5421 9 January 2017 |
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Introduced by | Sean O'Connor | ||||||||||
Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||
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Occupation | Student Road sweeper |
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Mother | Karen Taylor |
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Sisters | Chantelle |
Half-brothers |
Keanu Taylor Riley Taylor Chatham Taylor |
Half-sisters | Bernadette Taylor |
Aunts | Kandice Taylor |
Emerald Fox | |||||||||
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Portrayed by | Doña Croll | ||||||||
First appearance | Episode 5424 13 January 2017 |
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Last appearance | Episode 5436 6 February 2017 |
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Introduced by | Sean O'Connor | ||||||||
Classification | Former; guest | ||||||||
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Other names | Ada Fox | ||||||||
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Daughters | |
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Adoptive daughters | |
Grandsons | Raymond (adoptive) |
Granddaughters |
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Madison Drake and Alexandra D'Costa |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Seraphina Beh (Madison) Sydney Craven (Alexandra) |
First appearance | Episode 5426 17 January 2017 |
Last appearance | Episode 5532 21 July 2017 |
Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
Classification | Former; regular |
Profile | |
Occupation | Students |
Travis Law-Hughes | |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Alex James-Phelps |
Duration | 2017– |
First appearance | Episode 5426 17 January 2017 |
Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
Classification | Present; regular |
Profile | |
Occupation | Student |
Gethin Pryce | |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Cerith Flinn |
Duration | 2017– |
First appearance | Episode 5430 23 January 2017 |
Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
Classification | Present; regular |
Profile | |
Occupation | Music teacher |
Hugo Browning | |||||||||||
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Portrayed by | Simon Williams | ||||||||||
Duration | 2017– | ||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 5432 26 January 2017 |
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Introduced by | Sean O'Connor | ||||||||||
Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||
Occupation | Chairman of Weyland & Co | ||||||||||
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Father | Henry Browning |
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Mother | Dulcie Browning |
Sisters | Elizabeth Willmott-Brown |
Nephews | Luke Browning |
Nieces | Fi Browning |
Preston Cooper | |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Martin Anzor |
First appearance | Episode 5442 14 February 2017 |
Last appearance | Episode 5468 31 March 2017 |
Introduced by | Sean O'Connor |
Classification | Former; recurring |
Profile | |
Occupation | Student |
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2017, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's executive producer Sean O'Connor or his temporary successor as creative director, John Yorke. The first character to be introduced was Keegan Baker (Zack Morris), a friend of Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi), followed by Emerald Fox (Doña Croll), the mother of Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and Kim Fox-Hubbard (Tameka Empson). Madison Drake (Seraphina Beh), Alexandra D'Costa (Sydney Craven) and Travis Law-Hughes (Alex James-Phelps), three new teenage characters, were also introduced in January as well as their school teacher Mr Gethin Pryce (Cerith Flinn) and Hugo Browning (Simon Williams), the chairman of Weyland & Co. The following month, Preston Cooper (Martin Anzor), a student with whom Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) had an illegal relationship in the United States, and Konrad Topolski (Piotr Baumann), a love interest for Shirley Carter (Linda Henry), made their first appearances.
Josh Hemmings (Eddie Eyre), a love interest for Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), and Tommy, a friend of Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick), debuted in March. April sees the first appearances of Pru Garcia (Liz Sutherland), a nurse at the local hospital, and Woody Woodward (Lee Ryan), a friend of the Carter family. Ted Murray (Christopher Timothy) and Joyce Murray (Maggie Steed), an elderly couple, made their first appearances in May. The following month, Tom Bailey (Daniel Casey), a love interest for Michelle, the Taylor family − comprising Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley), Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters), Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris), Riley Taylor (Tom Jacobs) and Chatham Taylor (Alfie Jacobs) − and Ingrid Solberg (Pernille Broch), a nanny hired by Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), were introduced. Felix Moore (George Maguire), a market trader, debuted in July. Hope Fowler, the daughter of Martin Fowler (James Bye) and Stacey Fowler (Lacey Turner), was introduced in October. Aidan Maguire (Patrick Bergin) and Kandice Taylor (Hannah Spearritt) will make their first appearance later in the year.