345:), and after many dinner dates (allegedly to discuss business), Gita becomes close to him. However it is revealed that Meena has split from Jerry and Guppy is her new fiancé. Gita then wants nothing more to do with Guppy, but upon Sanjay's return he is persuaded to invest in one of Guppy's dodgy deals. However, Guppy is a conman, and after Sanjay gives him the investment money, he disappears, leaving Sanjay to face huge debts, and Gita is furious. In 1996 Sanjay and Gita decide to try for another baby. When Gita fails to conceive, they consult doctors, and Sanjay is diagnosed with a low
386:), discovers their recent scandal. After secretly taping confessions from Sanjay and Ruth, she gets their shocking story published in the Walford Gazette. Suddenly all of Walford know what had transpired in Gita's absence. From then on, Sanjay and Gita are hounded by reporters and Sharmilla is bullied at school. The Kapoors decide that their only option is to leave Walford forever. Their last appearance was in September 1998.
318:
revenge by refusing Sanjay access to both the market stall and
Sharmilla, informing Meena's husband, Jerry, about the affair. A furious Jerry confronts Sanjay, and he admits that the affair has been going on for months, at least 3 or 4 nights a week. A furious Gita then decides to leave Walford with Sharmilla, without telling Sanjay where she is going. Months later, when she has run out of money, she returns to
378:
pregnant after a one-night stand and instead of returning to face Sanjay, she had run away. The father had since abandoned her and now she is all alone. Sanjay is furious, but after much soul-searching he decides that he can be a loving father to her new child, Arjun, and he eventually decides to give their relationship another go. The family are happy for a short while, until the local reporter,
361:
their rendezvous. When he arrived Gita was nowhere to be seen. When there is still no sign of them days later, Sanjay is forced to contact the police. Months pass but there is still no word from Gita and evidence leads the police to think that Sanjay may have been responsible for her disappearance. He is then arrested and accused of her
357:), comes over from India to live with them later that year. Gita and Neelam regularly clash, and Neelam often makes it clear that Gita is not good enough for her son. After much sniping Gita can finally take no more and in October 1997, she announces she is taking Sharmilla away to visit her sister for a while.
317:
In
January 1994, Gita arrives home early from her vacation. As she creeps into her flat she is shocked to see Sanjay and Meena lying naked and asleep, in her bed. Gita suddenly realises that Meena is the 'other woman'. Gita disowns her sister, and throws Sanjay out. She then sets about trying to get
313:
public house, but Meena rushes to Sanjay's defence and eventually convinces Gita that Sanjay is not capable of committing adultery. Feeling embarrassed by her outburst, Gita decides she needed a break from
Walford, so at the end of the year she leaves Sharmilla in Sanjay's care and goes to stay with
360:
In
January 1998 Gita and Sharmilla are due to arrive home, but Sanjay is late to meet them at the train station. When he finally arrives, they are nowhere to be seen. Sanjay had planned to collect them from the station, but after getting involved in yet another dodgy business deal, he was late for
322:
and forces Sanjay out of their flat again. She and Sanjay share the stall work and care of
Sharmilla, and this leads Sanjay to think that he and Gita will be back together soon. However, Gita remains wary, and with Meena still visiting Gita in an effort to reconcile with her, a reconciliation does
377:
and is in desperate need of some money. She makes Ruth promise not to tell Sanjay, but he finds out, and he and Ruth go to
Birmingham to track her down. After much searching they trace Gita to a hospital, and are shocked to discover Gita with a new born baby boy. She divulges that she had become
452:. Both had been working together on a play prior to auditioning, and neither knew that the other would be attending the audition until they bumped into each other at the casting call. It was Kapoor who was offered the part; Wadia would later go on to play another character years later,
49:
327:
attacks and so she begrudgingly begins to lean on Sanjay for assistance. Eventually he catches a bunch of yobs in the act and is just shoving one to the ground when a police car pulls up and Sanjay is arrested. He is released with a caution, and Sanjay and Gita reconcile on
284:
Gita finds parenthood quite stressful at first. Sanjay is no help whatsoever and so her snooty sister, Meena, decides to come and stay with the
Kapoors for a while, under the pretence she is there to help. Actually, she has fallen out with her husband,
332:
and spend the night together. Gita is quick to remind Sanjay that their night of passion was just about sex, but during 1995 they continue to meet regularly for sex. Eventually Gita agrees to give their marriage another try and let him move back in.
273:, and he gambles away the deposit for a flat they intended to buy, so Gita is forced to move in with Richard. After more gambling, Sanjay finally managed to secure the funds for a flat at 43B Albert Square. That same day, Gita goes into
297:, she has married into money and deems herself better in every way to her sister. Meena and Sanjay had never got along and she always ends up causing problems whenever she is around. Gita begins to suffer from
336:
In
September of that year, Sanjay is forced to return to India to tend to his dying grandfather. This leaves Gita to run the stall as she sees fit. She is soon approached by smooth talking businessman,
524:
characters of all time, writing that she had an "explosive temper" and calling her marriage to Sanjay "rocky", and said that her big stories included her postnatal depression and racist attacks.
225:
Gita has a fierce temper, which is needed to keep her troublesome husband in check. Any success they achieve is down to her. She is the brains behind the Kapoor's clothing business.
349:
count. Sanjay was devastated by this news, as he feels it compromises his masculinity. Gita assures him that it did not matter and that she would always love him. Sanjay's mother,
405:) when she claims that she has been in touch with Gita and they are meeting up; however, this is a cover as Cindy is continuing the next episode of her affair with
471:
cast either quit, or were culled, shortly after
Robinson's introduction. It was reported that Robinson hoped the changes would attract more viewers and "spice up
365:, although he is later released without charge. Everyone comes to assume that Gita and Sharmilla are dead. However, in July that year, Gita contacts her friend,
441:, who departed from the serial in 1990. The Kapoors were the programme's first attempt to portray non-Muslim Asian characters; the Kapoors were practicing
2551:
2556:
784:
111:
642:
2521:
577:
261:(Sudha Bhuchar), while Sanjay desperately tries to find them a place to live. Sanjay comes to the Square to ask his friend,
249:. However Sanjay had proven himself to be a poor businessman and after some bad monetary investments, his business had gone
2498:
2493:
2488:
2483:
2478:
2473:
2468:
2463:
2458:
2453:
2448:
2443:
2438:
2433:
2428:
2423:
2418:
2413:
2408:
2403:
2398:
2393:
2388:
2383:
2378:
2373:
2368:
2363:
2358:
2353:
2348:
2343:
2338:
2333:
2328:
2323:
2318:
2313:
2308:
2303:
1029:
777:
701:
2566:
1345:
728:
2546:
2506:
770:
809:
567:
2561:
2155:
2140:
1935:
309:) liaising together, she begins to think that she is the other woman. Furious, Gita confronts Michelle in
2260:
1820:
1810:
1655:
930:
865:
503:
464:
2060:
1975:
1925:
1830:
1670:
1465:
1000:
960:
835:
426:
234:
173:
652:
478:
Among the departing characters were long-running Asian family the
Kapoors, including Sanjay, Gita and
2170:
2160:
2125:
2055:
1970:
1905:
1860:
1805:
1780:
1715:
1600:
1365:
1330:
1325:
1060:
262:
245:
in February 1993. Gita's husband had been left a clothing business by his parents when they moved to
1595:
1435:
1420:
1395:
1310:
1120:
990:
2516:
2120:
1965:
1640:
1555:
1320:
2235:
1690:
1445:
1160:
1090:
298:
753:
2265:
8:
1450:
467:. Robinson was dubbed "the axeman" in the British press, after a large proportion of the
2270:
1835:
495:
310:
134:
615:
1010:
573:
540:
370:
269:), to give him a permanent pitch on the market that he runs. Sanjay was a compulsive
674:
2150:
1865:
1560:
1315:
1305:
1265:
1185:
1070:
394:
278:
191:
2180:
2145:
1990:
1850:
1840:
1815:
1800:
1760:
1610:
1590:
1495:
1455:
1400:
1370:
1260:
1055:
925:
890:
880:
647:
536:
389:
Over 25 years later, Gita is mentioned in conversation by her former best friend
302:
277:
and typically, Sanjay is nowhere to be seen. She ends up giving birth to a girl,
2255:
2245:
2200:
2130:
2085:
2075:
2040:
2035:
2020:
2005:
2000:
1940:
1845:
1825:
1735:
1625:
1615:
1605:
1585:
1545:
1520:
1500:
1460:
1390:
1340:
1300:
1285:
1270:
1235:
1215:
1190:
1180:
1175:
970:
965:
910:
900:
850:
383:
342:
286:
266:
258:
163:
2540:
2175:
2080:
2030:
2025:
2015:
2010:
1855:
1785:
1770:
1755:
1750:
1745:
1650:
1635:
1630:
1620:
1475:
1440:
1405:
1335:
1255:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1210:
1200:
985:
940:
895:
845:
499:
483:
479:
453:
437:. They were the first characters of Asian descent to be introduced since the
434:
410:
406:
402:
354:
350:
329:
319:
242:
121:
490:
received criticism for axing them from angry black and Asian MPs, including
2511:
2185:
2165:
2070:
2065:
1985:
1950:
1915:
1885:
1875:
1870:
1790:
1765:
1730:
1700:
1675:
1660:
1530:
1510:
1470:
1430:
1425:
1385:
1380:
1355:
1280:
1240:
1205:
1195:
1170:
1155:
1150:
1110:
1105:
1095:
1085:
1050:
995:
975:
955:
855:
825:
706:
516:
438:
430:
422:
379:
346:
338:
290:
238:
219:
59:
20:
2250:
2240:
2225:
2220:
2195:
2190:
2095:
2090:
2050:
1995:
1980:
1880:
1775:
1740:
1725:
1710:
1695:
1680:
1645:
1580:
1575:
1540:
1535:
1505:
1490:
1485:
1360:
1295:
1290:
1275:
1250:
1130:
1115:
1100:
1075:
1005:
980:
950:
915:
905:
860:
840:
820:
600:
563:
390:
366:
306:
762:
2275:
2230:
2215:
2135:
2110:
2105:
2100:
1930:
1920:
1895:
1890:
1795:
1720:
1685:
1570:
1550:
1525:
1480:
1375:
1350:
1245:
1165:
1145:
1140:
1125:
1065:
1045:
920:
885:
870:
794:
757:
449:
374:
274:
214:
210:
2205:
2115:
1955:
1945:
1910:
1900:
1705:
1565:
1515:
1415:
1410:
1135:
935:
875:
830:
491:
398:
301:
and starts to think Sanjay is having an affair. After seeing him and
1960:
1080:
1040:
254:
250:
598:
Woodward, Kate (10 September 2011). "Catch up with Shobu Kapoor".
281:(Priya Bilkhu), with Richard holding her hand through the ordeal.
2210:
945:
472:
270:
48:
448:
Shobu Kapoor auditioned for the role of Gita along with actress
533:
532:
In 2007, the character was referenced in an episode of British
362:
324:
442:
246:
2045:
323:
not materialise. Later that year she becomes the target of
294:
207:
486:). As they were the only Asian characters in the show,
16:
Fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders
699:
616:"Entertainment: Soaps battle to be World Cup winners"
19:Not to be confused with Indian film choreographer,
520:placed Gita 75th on their ranked list of the best
2538:
2293:
293:), and she needs somewhere to stay. Meena is a
558:
556:
222:, from 18 February 1993 to 24 September 1998.
778:
569:EastEnders: The First 10 Years: A Celebration
514:In 2020, Sara Wallis and Ian Hyland from The
640:
433:) were introduced early in 1993 by producer
553:
416:
257:, has been forced to live with her sister,
785:
771:
792:
2552:Television characters introduced in 1993
730:Gavin & Stacey - Series 1: Episode 5
700:Sara Wallis; Ian Hyland (12 June 2020).
597:
593:
591:
589:
2557:British female characters in television
373:), and tells her that she is living in
2539:
808:
2292:
1028:
1027:
807:
766:
702:"100 Best EastEnders characters ever"
608:
586:
562:
527:
667:
463:acquired a new executive producer,
13:
206:is a fictional character from the
14:
2578:
747:
47:
721:
693:
634:
1:
546:
228:
2141:Celestine and Etta Tavernier
641:Veronica Lee (13 May 2002).
509:
7:
2294:Lists of characters by year
241:) and she is first seen in
96:24 September 1998
10:
2583:
675:"Black actors for TV soap"
604:. No. 36. p. 52.
79:18 February 1993
18:
2522:Characters from spin-offs
2299:
2288:
1036:
1023:
816:
803:
445:, descending from India.
187:
179:
169:
159:
151:
146:
142:
127:
117:
107:
90:
73:
65:
55:
46:
38:
33:
1396:Bruno and Luisa di Marco
417:Creation and development
2567:Fictional Indian people
2517:The Banned band members
253:. Gita, who is heavily
147:In-universe information
2547:EastEnders characters
1346:Charlie Cotton (2014)
1341:Charlie Cotton (1986)
299:post-natal depression
74:First appearance
2512:Dickens Hill inmates
2266:James Willmott-Brown
233:Gita is the wife of
91:Last appearance
28:Soap opera character
2562:Fictional merchants
1836:Little Mo Mitchell
1366:Tom "Rocky" Cotton
810:Present characters
655:on 5 November 2010
541:Gavin & Stacey
528:In popular culture
311:The Queen Victoria
135:Dimensions in Time
118:Introduced by
2534:
2533:
2530:
2529:
2284:
2283:
1030:Former characters
1019:
1018:
1011:Priya Nandra-Hart
579:978-0-563-37057-4
397:) to her partner
371:Caroline Paterson
201:
200:
197:
196:
56:Portrayed by
2574:
2290:
2289:
2151:Hattie Tavernier
1866:Tiffany Mitchell
1561:Christine Hewitt
1316:Christian Clarke
1306:Lorna Cartwright
1266:Kelvin Carpenter
1186:Bradley Branning
1071:Chantelle Atkins
1025:
1024:
805:
804:
787:
780:
773:
764:
763:
741:
740:
739:
737:
725:
719:
718:
716:
714:
697:
691:
690:
688:
686:
671:
665:
664:
662:
660:
651:. Archived from
643:"Serial killers"
638:
632:
631:
629:
627:
612:
606:
605:
595:
584:
583:
560:
465:Matthew Robinson
425:and her husband
395:Michelle Collins
192:Sharmilla Kapoor
144:
143:
103:
101:
86:
84:
51:
31:
30:
2582:
2581:
2577:
2576:
2575:
2573:
2572:
2571:
2537:
2536:
2535:
2526:
2507:Flaherty family
2295:
2280:
2181:Anthony Trueman
2156:Jules Tavernier
2146:Clyde Tavernier
1991:Kheerat Panesar
1851:Ronnie Mitchell
1841:Louise Mitchell
1816:Glenda Mitchell
1801:Archie Mitchell
1761:Josie McFarlane
1611:Blossom Jackson
1591:Vincent Hubbard
1496:Michelle Fowler
1456:Ferreira family
1401:Gianni di Marco
1371:Stella Crawford
1261:Tiffany Butcher
1056:Della Alexander
1032:
1015:
926:Lauren Branning
891:Yolande Trueman
881:Patrick Trueman
812:
799:
791:
750:
745:
744:
735:
733:
727:
726:
722:
712:
710:
698:
694:
684:
682:
679:The News Letter
673:
672:
668:
658:
656:
648:The Independent
639:
635:
625:
623:
614:
613:
609:
596:
587:
580:
561:
554:
549:
537:television show
530:
512:
421:Gita played by
419:
303:Michelle Fowler
231:
129:
112:Former; regular
99:
97:
95:
82:
80:
78:
29:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2580:
2570:
2569:
2564:
2559:
2554:
2549:
2532:
2531:
2528:
2527:
2525:
2524:
2519:
2514:
2509:
2502:
2501:
2496:
2491:
2486:
2481:
2476:
2471:
2466:
2461:
2456:
2451:
2446:
2441:
2436:
2431:
2426:
2421:
2416:
2411:
2406:
2401:
2396:
2391:
2386:
2381:
2376:
2371:
2366:
2361:
2356:
2351:
2346:
2341:
2336:
2331:
2326:
2321:
2316:
2311:
2306:
2300:
2297:
2296:
2286:
2285:
2282:
2281:
2279:
2278:
2273:
2268:
2263:
2261:Cindy Williams
2258:
2256:Debbie Wilkins
2253:
2248:
2246:Lorraine Wicks
2243:
2238:
2233:
2228:
2223:
2218:
2213:
2208:
2203:
2201:Chrissie Watts
2198:
2193:
2188:
2183:
2178:
2173:
2168:
2163:
2158:
2153:
2148:
2143:
2138:
2133:
2131:Gavin Sullivan
2128:
2123:
2118:
2113:
2108:
2103:
2098:
2093:
2088:
2086:Charlie Slater
2083:
2078:
2076:Lydia Simmonds
2073:
2068:
2063:
2058:
2053:
2048:
2043:
2041:Binnie Roberts
2038:
2036:Dennis Rickman
2033:
2028:
2023:
2021:Louise Raymond
2018:
2013:
2008:
2006:Frankie Pierre
2003:
2001:Minty Peterson
1998:
1993:
1988:
1983:
1978:
1973:
1968:
1963:
1958:
1953:
1948:
1943:
1941:Mercy Olubunmi
1938:
1933:
1928:
1923:
1918:
1913:
1908:
1903:
1898:
1893:
1888:
1883:
1878:
1873:
1868:
1863:
1858:
1853:
1848:
1846:Peggy Mitchell
1843:
1838:
1833:
1828:
1826:Jamie Mitchell
1823:
1821:Grant Mitchell
1818:
1813:
1811:Danny Mitchell
1808:
1803:
1798:
1793:
1788:
1783:
1778:
1773:
1768:
1763:
1758:
1753:
1748:
1743:
1738:
1736:Shabnam Masood
1733:
1728:
1723:
1718:
1713:
1708:
1703:
1698:
1693:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1668:
1663:
1658:
1656:Danielle Jones
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1626:Robbie Jackson
1623:
1618:
1616:Carmel Jackson
1613:
1608:
1606:Billie Jackson
1603:
1598:
1593:
1588:
1586:Lofty Holloway
1583:
1578:
1573:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1546:Dexter Hartman
1543:
1538:
1533:
1528:
1523:
1521:Joanne Francis
1518:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1501:Pauline Fowler
1498:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1461:Conor Flaherty
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1391:Beppe di Marco
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1301:Zsa Zsa Carter
1298:
1293:
1288:
1286:Shirley Carter
1283:
1278:
1273:
1271:Tony Carpenter
1268:
1263:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1236:Janine Butcher
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1216:Tanya Branning
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1191:Derek Branning
1188:
1183:
1181:April Branning
1178:
1176:Alice Branning
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1037:
1034:
1033:
1021:
1020:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
971:Callum Highway
968:
966:Elaine Peacock
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
931:Janet Mitchell
928:
923:
918:
913:
911:Honey Mitchell
908:
903:
901:Freddie Slater
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
866:Billy Mitchell
863:
858:
853:
851:Bianca Jackson
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
817:
814:
813:
801:
800:
790:
789:
782:
775:
767:
761:
760:
749:
748:External links
746:
743:
742:
720:
692:
681:. 7 March 1998
666:
633:
622:. 14 July 1998
607:
585:
578:
551:
550:
548:
545:
529:
526:
511:
508:
504:Dr Ashok Kumar
418:
415:
384:Victoria Gould
343:Lyndam Gregory
287:Jerry McKenzie
267:Ian Reddington
230:
227:
199:
198:
195:
194:
189:
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
171:
167:
166:
164:Meena McKenzie
161:
157:
156:
153:
149:
148:
140:
139:
131:
125:
124:
119:
115:
114:
109:
108:Classification
105:
104:
92:
88:
87:
75:
71:
70:
67:
63:
62:
57:
53:
52:
44:
43:
36:
35:
27:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2579:
2568:
2565:
2563:
2560:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2550:
2548:
2545:
2544:
2542:
2523:
2520:
2518:
2515:
2513:
2510:
2508:
2504:
2503:
2500:
2497:
2495:
2492:
2490:
2487:
2485:
2482:
2480:
2477:
2475:
2472:
2470:
2467:
2465:
2462:
2460:
2457:
2455:
2452:
2450:
2447:
2445:
2442:
2440:
2437:
2435:
2432:
2430:
2427:
2425:
2422:
2420:
2417:
2415:
2412:
2410:
2407:
2405:
2402:
2400:
2397:
2395:
2392:
2390:
2387:
2385:
2382:
2380:
2377:
2375:
2372:
2370:
2367:
2365:
2362:
2360:
2357:
2355:
2352:
2350:
2347:
2345:
2342:
2340:
2337:
2335:
2332:
2330:
2327:
2325:
2322:
2320:
2317:
2315:
2312:
2310:
2307:
2305:
2302:
2301:
2298:
2291:
2287:
2277:
2274:
2272:
2269:
2267:
2264:
2262:
2259:
2257:
2254:
2252:
2249:
2247:
2244:
2242:
2239:
2237:
2234:
2232:
2229:
2227:
2224:
2222:
2219:
2217:
2214:
2212:
2209:
2207:
2204:
2202:
2199:
2197:
2194:
2192:
2189:
2187:
2184:
2182:
2179:
2177:
2176:Heather Trott
2174:
2172:
2169:
2167:
2164:
2162:
2159:
2157:
2154:
2152:
2149:
2147:
2144:
2142:
2139:
2137:
2134:
2132:
2129:
2127:
2124:
2122:
2119:
2117:
2114:
2112:
2109:
2107:
2104:
2102:
2099:
2097:
2094:
2092:
2089:
2087:
2084:
2082:
2081:Ethel Skinner
2079:
2077:
2074:
2072:
2069:
2067:
2064:
2062:
2061:Colin Russell
2059:
2057:
2054:
2052:
2049:
2047:
2044:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2034:
2032:
2031:Terry Raymond
2029:
2027:
2026:Simon Raymond
2024:
2022:
2019:
2017:
2016:Irene Raymond
2014:
2012:
2011:Paul Priestly
2009:
2007:
2004:
2002:
1999:
1997:
1994:
1992:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1977:
1976:George Palmer
1974:
1972:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1959:
1957:
1954:
1952:
1949:
1947:
1944:
1942:
1939:
1937:
1934:
1932:
1929:
1927:
1926:Trevor Morgan
1924:
1922:
1919:
1917:
1914:
1912:
1909:
1907:
1904:
1902:
1899:
1897:
1894:
1892:
1889:
1887:
1884:
1882:
1879:
1877:
1874:
1872:
1869:
1867:
1864:
1862:
1859:
1857:
1856:Roxy Mitchell
1854:
1852:
1849:
1847:
1844:
1842:
1839:
1837:
1834:
1832:
1831:Kate Mitchell
1829:
1827:
1824:
1822:
1819:
1817:
1814:
1812:
1809:
1807:
1804:
1802:
1799:
1797:
1794:
1792:
1789:
1787:
1786:Mickey Miller
1784:
1782:
1779:
1777:
1774:
1772:
1771:Darren Miller
1769:
1767:
1764:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1756:Lilly Mattock
1754:
1752:
1751:Zainab Masood
1749:
1747:
1746:Tamwar Masood
1744:
1742:
1739:
1737:
1734:
1732:
1729:
1727:
1724:
1722:
1719:
1717:
1714:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1704:
1702:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1692:
1689:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1671:Sanjay Kapoor
1669:
1667:
1664:
1662:
1659:
1657:
1654:
1652:
1651:Lucas Johnson
1649:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1636:Saeed Jeffery
1634:
1632:
1631:Naima Jeffery
1629:
1627:
1624:
1622:
1621:Carol Jackson
1619:
1617:
1614:
1612:
1609:
1607:
1604:
1602:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1592:
1589:
1587:
1584:
1582:
1579:
1577:
1574:
1572:
1569:
1567:
1564:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1537:
1534:
1532:
1529:
1527:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1476:Arthur Fowler
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1466:Mary Flaherty
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1441:Natalie Evans
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1406:Rosa di Marco
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1336:Ashley Cotton
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1256:Ricky Butcher
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1231:Frank Butcher
1229:
1227:
1226:Diane Butcher
1224:
1222:
1221:Aidan Brosnan
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1211:Suzy Branning
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1201:Joey Branning
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1038:
1035:
1031:
1026:
1022:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
1001:George Knight
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
986:Harvey Monroe
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
961:Johnny Carter
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
941:Jack Branning
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
896:Stacey Slater
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
846:Phil Mitchell
844:
842:
839:
837:
836:Martin Fowler
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
818:
815:
811:
806:
802:
797:
796:
788:
783:
781:
776:
774:
769:
768:
765:
759:
755:
752:
751:
732:
731:
724:
709:
708:
703:
696:
680:
676:
670:
654:
650:
649:
644:
637:
621:
617:
611:
603:
602:
594:
592:
590:
581:
575:
572:. BBC Books.
571:
570:
565:
559:
557:
552:
544:
542:
538:
535:
525:
523:
519:
518:
507:
505:
501:
500:Bethnal Green
498:constituency
497:
493:
489:
485:
484:Jamila Massey
481:
480:Neelam Kapoor
476:
474:
470:
466:
462:
457:
455:
454:Zainab Masood
451:
446:
444:
440:
436:
435:Leonard Lewis
432:
428:
424:
414:
412:
411:Micah Balfour
408:
407:Junior Knight
404:
403:Adam Woodyatt
400:
396:
392:
387:
385:
381:
376:
372:
368:
364:
358:
356:
355:Jamila Massey
352:
348:
344:
340:
334:
331:
330:Christmas Day
326:
321:
320:Albert Square
315:
312:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
288:
282:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
243:Albert Square
240:
236:
226:
223:
221:
217:
216:
212:
209:
205:
193:
190:
186:
182:
178:
175:
174:Sanjay Kapoor
172:
168:
165:
162:
158:
155:Market trader
154:
150:
145:
141:
137:
136:
132:
126:
123:
122:Leonard Lewis
120:
116:
113:
110:
106:
93:
89:
76:
72:
68:
64:
61:
58:
54:
50:
45:
41:
37:
32:
26:
22:
2186:Paul Trueman
2171:Kelly Taylor
2166:Keanu Taylor
2161:Karen Taylor
2126:Dan Sullivan
2071:Trevor Short
2066:Mandy Salter
2056:Matthew Rose
1986:Jags Panesar
1971:Annie Palmer
1951:Mehmet Osman
1936:Andy O'Brien
1916:Spencer Moon
1906:Michael Moon
1886:Anthony Moon
1876:Aaron Monroe
1871:Vinnie Monks
1861:Sam Mitchell
1806:Ben Mitchell
1791:Rosie Miller
1781:Keith Miller
1766:Poppy Meadow
1731:Amira Masood
1716:Jill Marsden
1701:Donna Ludlow
1676:Karim family
1665:
1661:Naomi Julien
1601:Alan Jackson
1531:Vanessa Gold
1511:Vicki Fowler
1471:Fred Fonseca
1431:Nellie Ellis
1426:Steve Elliot
1386:Whitney Dean
1381:Rainie Cross
1356:Dotty Cotton
1331:Julie Cooper
1326:Richard Cole
1281:Nancy Carter
1241:Liam Butcher
1206:Max Branning
1196:Jim Branning
1171:Abi Branning
1156:Polly Becker
1151:Steven Beale
1111:Laurie Bates
1106:Debbie Bates
1096:Geoff Barnes
1086:Keegan Baker
1061:Johnny Allen
1051:Masood Ahmed
996:Nish Panesar
976:Suki Panesar
956:Linda Carter
856:Sonia Fowler
826:Sharon Watts
793:
734:, retrieved
729:
723:
711:. Retrieved
707:Daily Mirror
705:
695:
683:. Retrieved
678:
669:
657:. Retrieved
653:the original
646:
636:
624:. Retrieved
619:
610:
599:
568:
564:Brake, Colin
531:
521:
517:Daily Mirror
515:
513:
487:
477:
468:
460:
458:
447:
439:Karim family
431:Deepak Verma
423:Shobu Kapoor
420:
388:
380:Polly Becker
359:
339:Guppy Sharma
335:
316:
314:a relative.
291:Brian Capron
283:
263:Richard Cole
239:Deepak Verma
232:
224:
220:Shobu Kapoor
218:, played by
213:
203:
202:
183:Arjun Kapoor
133:
94:Episode 1673
60:Shobu Kapoor
39:
25:
21:Geeta Kapoor
2251:Simon Wicks
2241:Kevin Wicks
2226:David Wicks
2221:Carly Wicks
2196:Angie Watts
2191:Owen Turner
2096:Sean Slater
2091:Kyle Slater
2051:Willy Roper
1996:Lola Pearce
1981:Ash Panesar
1881:Dana Monroe
1776:Demi Miller
1741:Syed Masood
1726:Afia Masood
1711:Ryan Malloy
1696:Harold Legg
1681:Kush Kazemi
1666:Gita Kapoor
1646:Greg Jessop
1596:Andy Hunter
1581:Lynne Hobbs
1576:Garry Hobbs
1541:Nina Harris
1536:Marge Green
1506:Ruth Fowler
1491:Mark Fowler
1486:Lisa Fowler
1436:Barry Evans
1421:Huw Edwards
1361:Nick Cotton
1311:Barry Clark
1296:Tina Carter
1291:Stan Carter
1276:Mick Carter
1251:Pat Butcher
1131:Laura Beale
1121:Bobby Beale
1116:Nigel Bates
1101:Clare Bates
1076:Gray Atkins
1006:Anna Knight
991:Ravi Gulati
981:Zack Hudson
951:Lily Slater
916:Chelsea Fox
906:Jean Slater
861:Peter Beale
841:Cindy Beale
821:Kathy Beale
754:Gita Kapoor
736:23 December
685:18 February
659:18 February
626:18 February
601:Inside Soap
391:Cindy Beale
367:Ruth Fowler
307:Susan Tully
204:Gita Kapoor
130:appearances
77:Episode 840
34:Gita Kapoor
2541:Categories
2276:May Wright
2231:Dean Wicks
2216:Carl White
2136:Dawn Swann
2121:Mary Smith
2111:Babe Smith
2106:Leon Small
2101:Zoe Slater
1966:Steve Owen
1931:Rod Norman
1921:Tyler Moon
1896:Eddie Moon
1891:Danny Moon
1796:Rob Minter
1721:Mila Marwa
1686:Yusef Khan
1641:Al Jenkins
1571:Tony Hills
1556:Alex Healy
1551:Julie Haye
1526:Jodie Gold
1481:Bex Fowler
1376:Cora Cross
1351:Dot Cotton
1321:Paul Coker
1246:Mo Butcher
1166:Manda Best
1146:Pete Beale
1141:Lucy Beale
1126:Jane Beale
1066:Ruby Allen
1046:Iqra Ahmed
921:Denise Fox
886:Alfie Moon
871:Kat Slater
798:characters
795:EastEnders
758:BBC Online
713:18 October
547:References
522:EastEnders
488:EastEnders
469:EastEnders
461:EastEnders
450:Nina Wadia
375:Birmingham
229:Storylines
215:EastEnders
211:soap opera
152:Occupation
100:1998-09-24
83:1993-02-18
40:EastEnders
2236:Joe Wicks
2206:Den Watts
2116:Gus Smith
1956:Sue Osman
1946:Ali Osman
1911:Nana Moon
1901:Jake Moon
1706:Joe Macer
1691:Tony King
1566:Ted Hills
1516:Libby Fox
1446:Roy Evans
1416:Jase Dyer
1411:Ray Dixon
1161:Adam Best
1136:Lou Beale
1091:Tom Banks
936:Jay Brown
876:Mo Harris
831:Ian Beale
510:Reception
494:, MP for
492:Oona King
459:In 1998,
399:Ian Beale
279:Sharmilla
188:Daughters
69:1993–1998
42:character
2505:Others:
1961:Mel Owen
1081:Aunt Sal
1041:AJ Ahmed
620:BBC News
566:(1995).
496:East End
255:pregnant
251:bankrupt
128:Spin-off
66:Duration
2211:Wellard
946:Kim Fox
473:Walford
271:gambler
170:Husband
160:Sisters
98: (
81: (
1451:Fatboy
576:
534:comedy
443:Hindus
427:Sanjay
363:murder
351:Neelam
325:racist
275:labour
235:Sanjay
138:(1993)
2271:Willy
347:sperm
259:Meena
247:India
2499:2024
2494:2023
2489:2022
2484:2021
2479:2020
2474:2019
2469:2018
2464:2017
2459:2016
2454:2015
2449:2014
2444:2013
2439:2012
2434:2011
2429:2010
2424:2009
2419:2008
2414:2007
2409:2006
2404:2005
2399:2004
2394:2003
2389:2002
2384:2001
2379:2000
2374:1999
2369:1998
2364:1997
2359:1996
2354:1995
2349:1994
2344:1993
2339:1992
2334:1991
2329:1990
2324:1989
2319:1988
2314:1987
2309:1986
2304:1985
2046:Roly
738:2020
715:2023
687:2008
661:2008
628:2008
574:ISBN
502:and
295:snob
180:Sons
756:at
475:".
413:).
208:BBC
2543::
704:.
677:.
645:.
618:.
588:^
555:^
543:.
539:,
506:.
456:.
786:e
779:t
772:v
717:.
689:.
663:.
630:.
582:.
482:(
429:(
409:(
401:(
393:(
382:(
369:(
353:(
341:(
305:(
289:(
265:(
237:(
102:)
85:)
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.