Sophie Dodd | |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Poppy Rush |
First appearance | Episode 5204 4 January 2016 |
Last appearance | Episode 5275 2 May 2016 |
Introduced by | Dominic Treadwell-Collins |
Classification | Former; recurring |
Dr Delia Forde | |
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EastEnders character | |
Portrayed by | Carolyn Pickles |
First appearance | Episode 5216 22 January 2016 |
Last appearance | Episode 5233 22 February 2016 |
Introduced by | Dominic Treadwell-Collins |
Classification | Former; recurring |
Profile | |
Occupation | Psychiatrist |
Tim Reynolds | |||||
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Portrayed by | Charlie Baker | ||||
First appearance | Episode 5222 2 February 2016 |
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Last appearance | Episode 5277/5278 4 May 2016 |
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Introduced by | Dominic Treadwell-Collins | ||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
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Brothers | Joel Reynolds |
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Nieces | Hannah Reynolds |
Thelma Bragg | |||||
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Portrayed by | Lorraine Stanley | ||||
First appearance | Episode 5225 8 February 2016 |
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Last appearance | Episode 5271/5272 27 April 2016 |
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Introduced by | Dominic Treadwell-Collins | ||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
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Occupation | Pub landlady | ||||
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Sons | Rodney Bragg |
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Daughters | Linzi Bragg |
Linzi Bragg | |||||
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Portrayed by | Amy-Leigh Hickman | ||||
First appearance | Episode 5225 8 February 2016 |
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Last appearance | Episode 5271/5272 27 April 2016 |
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Introduced by | Dominic Treadwell-Collins | ||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
Profile | |||||
Occupation | Student | ||||
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Mother | Thelma Bragg |
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Brothers | Rodney Bragg |
JJ Johnson | |||||
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Portrayed by | Zayden Kareem | ||||
First appearance | Episode 5227 11 February 2016 |
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Last appearance | Episode 5257 4 April 2016 |
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Introduced by | Dominic Treadwell-Collins | ||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
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Father | Jordan Johnson |
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Mother | Amelle Ellington |
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2016, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins, or his successor Sean O'Connor. In January, Kyle Slater's close friend Sophie Dodd and Stacey Branning's psychiatric nurse Dr Delia Forde were both introduced. Joel Reynolds' brother Tim Reynolds, Jay Brown's love interest Linzi Bragg, Linzi's mother Thelma Bragg, Jordan Johnson's son JJ Johnson and Claudette Hubbard's foster son Linford Short all made their first appearances in February. March saw Linford's friend, Andy Flynn, arrive. Kyle's mother, Alison Slater, played by Denise Welch, Shakil Kazemi, the son of Carmel Kazemi and brother of Kush Kazemi, and Belinda Peacock's husband Neville all made their first appearances in May, while Paul Coker's estranged mother Jenny Rawlinson arrived in July along with Simon Atmore, one of Paul's killers. August saw the arrival of Grant Mitchell and Michelle Fowler's son Mark Fowler. The rest of Paul's killers and Geraldine Clough arrived in September, Lee Carter's friend, Moose arrived in October and Lee's colleague Oz Bolat arrived in November. However, Shakil and Andy were the only new regular characters to be introduced in 2016.