Howie Danes was a clown. No, honestly, quite seriously, that’s what he was. A children’s entertainer when we first met him, Howie came onto the Square in search of peace: he had witnessed the murder of Vincent Hubbard and has found his wallet. He decided to use the identity, which…

Everybody knows that good cabbies can be hard to find, but Harvey Monroe is the smiling driver who always has time to help – just ask Jean Slater, who has found a kindred spirit in the easy-going chap.

He may be a charmer, and he may love his children unconditionally, but there’s a very dangerous streak around Ravi Gulati.

When Sharon attended Gavin Sullivan’s funeral, she was bemused to find a handsome strange man, jumping on tables, disparaging her late father and generally causing chaos with every drunken step he took. And that was her introduction to her half-brother Zack, who promptly followed her home to Walford, having nowhere…

There’s an air of danger to Suki Panesar and you can’t quite place it. Certainly her no-nonsense attitude and aversion to telling the truth didn’t make her many allies or friends when she first arrived in 2020, but as time has gone on, we’ve realised that Suki was Nish’s first…

Poor Vinny! As the baby of the Panesar family, he was always overlooked, possibly because they were involved in so many dodgy dealings they didn’t notice he was there!

Although he was coined ‘Halfwit’ by the ever-insensitive Shirley, Callum Highway definitely needed a confidence boost when he first appeared on the Square – and he was hardly a criminal mastermind!

With a love of all things theatrical and a true show woman, Elaine Peacock has spent her entire adult life making sure the punters on the side of the bar get what she wants them to get: friendly, entertaining service with a smile. And she’d go all out to do…

Johnny Carter arrived in Albert Square in 2013 as the youngest son of Mick and Linda Carter. Johnny’s journey has been marked by significant personal growth and dramatic storylines.