Ian Beale
| Family | Beale |
|---|---|
| Father | Pete Beale |
| Mother | Kathy Beale |
| Stepfather | Phil Mitchell (1995–1999) |
| Half-brothers |
David Wicks Ben Mitchell |
| Half-sisters | Donna Ludlow |
| Wife | Cindy Beale (1989–97) Melanie Beale (1999–2000) Laura Beale (2001–2004) Jane Beale (2007–2011, 2015–) |
| Sons |
Peter Beale Bobby Beale |
| Daughters | Lucy Beale |
| Stepsons | Steven Beale |
| Grandsons | Louie Beale |
| Grandmothers | Lou Beale |
| Uncles |
Kenny Beale Ted Hills |
| Aunts |
Pauline Fowler Maggie Flaherty |
| Nieces |
Bianca Butcher Lexi Pearce |
| First cousins |
Mark Fowler Michelle Fowler Martin Fowler Elizabeth Beale Conor Flaherty Tony Hills Sarah Hills |
| Other relatives |
Vicki Fowler Mark Fowler Jnr Rebecca Fowler Liam Butcher Tiffany Butcher Morgan Butcher |
Ian Albert Beale is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Adam Woodyatt. He is the longest-serving character and the only remaining original character to have appeared continuously since the first episode on 19 February 1985. The character appeared in his 2000th episode in the show on 26 March 2007. He is currently one of four original main characters in EastEnders, the others being Ian's mother Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), his cousin Michelle Fowler (Susan Tully, Jenna Russell) as well as his close friend Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean). Woodyatt filmed his 3000th episode on 27 May 2016.
Ian is the most-married character in EastEnders history, with five marriages to four women (Cindy Beale, Melanie Owen, Laura Beale and twice to Jane Beale) and two aborted engagements to Mandy Salter and Denise Fox. He has fathered three children (Peter Beale, Lucy Beale and Bobby Beale), raised his first wife's son Steven Beale (who he believed to be his) and is the guardian of his first wife's youngest daughter, Cindy Williams. As of 2017, Ian is also the current owner of 45 Albert Square, traditionally represented within the series as the family home of the Beale and Fowler family.
As a teenager, Ian argues with his father Pete Beale (Peter Dean) over his desire to become a caterer but his grandmother Lou Beale (Anna Wing) encourages him. He starts several businesses and buys a local café soon after graduating from catering college. Ian has several failed romances, including with his childhood friend, Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), with whom Ian remains close, fellow student, Tina Hopkins (Eleanor Rhodes) and his cousin, Elizabeth Beale (Lucy Bayler). Ian gets engaged to Cindy Williams (Michelle Collins) in 1989; however, a one-night stand with her former lover Simon Wicks (Nick Berry) leaves her pregnant. Cindy marries Ian and claims that the baby she is expecting, Steven Beale, is his, resulting in Ian attempting suicide when he learns the truth. He recovers and causes Simon to have a car accident in revenge so Simon, Cindy and Steven leave Walford together. Ian immerses himself in his catering business but his exploitative working practices alienate his friends, employees and family. He and Cindy later reconcile and Ian is overjoyed to become a father to twins, Peter Beale and Lucy Beale. After opening a fish and chip shop, Ian becomes so obsessed with building his business empire that he neglects Cindy, who decides to leave him for his half-brother, David Wicks (Michael French). Ian wins custody of their children, and makes Cindy so miserable that she hires John Valecue (Steve Weston), a hitman to kill him. Ian is shot but is only clipped by the bullet and recovers. Cindy leaves the country with Steven and Peter and spends a year in Italy before Ian traces them and retrieves the boys. Cindy returns to Walford and wins back custody of the children but is implicated in Ian's shooting. She is jailed on remand and dies several months later in prison during childbirth.
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