Tiffany Butcher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Maisie Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2008–2014, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 3552 1 April 2008 |
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Last appearance | Episode 5380 4 November 2016 |
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Introduced by |
Diederick Santer (2008) Sean O'Connor (2016) |
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Spin-off appearances |
EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Tiffany Dean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Family | Beale/Branning |
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Father | Ricky Butcher |
Mother | Bianca Jackson |
Brothers | Liam Butcher |
Sisters | Natasha Butcher |
Half-brothers | Morgan Butcher |
Half-sisters | Kira Salter Whitney Dean (adoptive) |
Grandfathers |
David Wicks Frank Butcher |
Grandmothers | Carol Jackson |
Uncles |
Billie Jackson Robbie Jackson |
Aunts |
Sonia Fowler Janine Butcher |
Other relatives |
Pat Butcher Lydia Simmonds Norman Simmonds Jim Branning Derek Branning Max Branning Jack Branning Ian Beale Bobby Beale Martin Fowler |
Tiffany Butcher (also Dean) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Maisie Smith. Tiffany is the daughter of established characters Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) and Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen), though originally she was believed to be Bianca's daughter with a man named Nathan Dean. Tiffany's surname was changed in the show's credits from Dean to Butcher, which has also been referenced in the show. Tiffany departed, alongside her half-brother Morgan Butcher (Devon Higgs) and their mother Bianca, in September 2014. Tiffany made an unannounced return on 3 November 2016 when she and Morgan returned for Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) and Lee Carter's (Danny-Boy Hatchard) wedding.
Tiffany is the product of a one-night stand between Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen) and Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer), which was shown on their spin-off show Ricky & Bianca, set in Manchester in 2002. Shortly after leaving their son Liam (James Forde) with Ricky, Bianca began a relationship with a trucker named Nathan Dean, before discovering she was pregnant. Nathan died in a road accident when Bianca was heavily pregnant and she took on the responsibility of Nathan's daughter Whitney. She gave birth to Tiffany, whom she named after her deceased best friend Tiffany Mitchell (Martine McCutcheon), and raised her as Nathan's daughter and Whitney's half-sister, although she still remained uncertain about Tiffany's true paternity. Tiffany grew up believing Nathan was her father.