Jake Moon has a history of working for the wrong kind of men. As Johnny Allen’s main gopher, he watched Andy Hunter get pushed off a fly over! He squirreled his brother Danny away from Johnny, but it failed and it was Jake that ended Danny’s life with a gunshot.

Loyal friend, caring mother and recipient of the Pride of Walford Patience Award, Jane Beale deserves all the good fortune she can get – and that’s just for being married to Ian Beale – twice!

When William Congreve first coined the phrase ‘Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” in his 1697 play The Mourning Bride, he must have had Chrissie Watts in mind! She certainly epitomises the phrase in every way that counts!

Lola Pearce-Brown is a spirited and resilient character, known for her vibrant personality and dramatic storylines. She first arrived in her community in 2011, quickly becoming a central figure. Lola’s life has been a whirlwind of highs and lows, from her teenage pregnancy to her battles with personal demons.

Stevie Mitchell came to Walford to make peace with his son and amends for the past. As Billy’s father, he had never been around much in Billy’s life and when he was it was not exactly bliss. Billy spent much of his time in care, and Stevie and Billy didn’t…

There are almost no redeeming qualities in Eddie Knight. In fact, the more we think about it, we can’t even find one!

Even as a teenage boy, Dean, or Deano as he preferred then, was showing signs of being messed up. The first time he went out on the Square he spiked Stacey Slater’s drink to ‘lighten her up.’ So, to most of us, Dean was always going to go down a…

A hard worker and a doting mother, there is nothing more important to Karen Taylor than her children, and rightly so! They’re a close knit clan and no matter what Keanu, Keegan, Bernie, Chatham or Riley did, she was always fair, but firm when it came to discipline.

If there was anybody who deserved a happy ending in Walford, it was Whitney Dean. The adopted daughter of Bianca Jackson, Whitney had been through the ringer before she even got to the Square. Her dad had died, and Bianca’s other half Tony King, serving time in prison for beating…

You have a tendency to hear Bianca Jackson before you see her – and it’s handy to keep a pair of ear plugs handy if you’re either a) not on her side, b) in her way or c) named Ricky.