Liz Cotton

Keegan Baker

EastEnders character

Portrayed by

Zack Morris

Duration

2017–

First appearance

Episode 5421
9 January 2017

Introduced by

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student

Mother	Karen Taylor
Half-brothers	Keanu Taylor Riley Taylor Chatham Taylor
Half-sisters	Bernadette Taylor Chantelle Taylor

Mother	Karen Taylor
Half-brothers	Keanu Taylor Riley Taylor Chatham Taylor
Half-sisters	Bernadette Taylor Chantelle Taylor

Emerald Fox

EastEnders character

Portrayed by

First appearance

Episode 5424
13 January 2017

Last appearance

Episode 5436
6 February 2017

Introduced by

Classification

Profile

Other names

Ada Fox

Daughters	Kim Fox-Hubbard Daphne Fox
Adoptive daughters	Denise Fox
Grandsons	Raymond (adoptive)
Granddaughters	Pearl Fox-Hubbard Libby Fox (adoptive)

Daughters	Kim Fox-Hubbard Daphne Fox
Adoptive daughters	Denise Fox
Grandsons	Raymond (adoptive)
Granddaughters	Pearl Fox-Hubbard Libby Fox (adoptive)

Madison Drake and Alexandra D'Costa
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

Josh Hemmings
EastEnders character
Portrayed by	Eddie Eyre
Duration	2017–
First appearance	Episode 5460 17 March 2017
Introduced by	Sean O'Connor
Classification	Present; regular
Profile
Occupation	Associate Director of Weyland & Co

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). 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, Woody Woodward (Lee Ryan), a friend of the Carter family, and Fi Browning (Lisa Faulkner), a businesswoman working at the local pub, The Queen Victoria. 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.