EastEnders (1997) | |
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No. of episodes | 162 |
Release | |
Original network | BBC1 |
Original release | 2 January 30 December 1997 | –
Season chronology |
EastEnders is a British soap opera, examining the domestic and professional lives of working class people who live in the fictitious London Borough of Walford in the East End of London. The show airs on BBC1 and entered its 13th broadcasted year on 2 January 1997 with its 1392nd episode, with Jane Harris continuing her role as executive producer for her first full year in the running. EastEnders aired 162 episodes in 1997, with the the typical week comprising three half-hour episodes on BBC1, in a time slot of 7.30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 8.00 pm on Mondays.
Carl Pizzie left the series in 1996; his character Dan Zappieri departed on 7 January. [1] Frankie Pierre ( Syan Blake) was written out of the serial on 25 March 1997. [2] Mona Hammond quit her role as Blossom Jackson after suffering from nervous exhaustion. She quit her role while on a three-month break from the show and did not return for a exit storyline. [3] Blossom's love interest, Felix Kawalski ( Harry Landis), was also written out of the series and both made their final appearance on 29 May. Brian Croucher was axed from the show in 1997, with his character Ted Hills described to "go out with a bang". The character departed on 12 August. [4] Lindsey Coulson quit her role as Carol Jackson in 1997 and her on-screen family were temporarily written out to aid her departure, with the option to return after an extended period of time. Patsy Palmer ( Bianca Jackson), Dean Gaffney ( Robbie Jackson) and Natalie Cassidy ( Sonia Jackson) opted to return to the serial, whereas Howard Antony ( Alan Jackson) decided not to renew his contract and so, Devon Anderson was axed from his role as Billie Jackson. [5] Mother and son duo, Lorraine Wicks ( Jacqueline Leonard) and Joe Wicks ( Paul Nicholls), left the series on 14 November. [6] Jules Tavernier ( Tommy Eytle) made his final appearance on 23 December, after several years of fleeting appearances. [7] Shobu Kapoor took maternity leave in late 1997 and her character, Gita Kapoor, departed on 23 October alongside her on-screen daughter, Sharmilla Kapoor (Priya Bilkhu).
Jamila Massey was the first cast member to join the cast in 1997; she made her first appearance as Neelam Kapoor on 3 March. [8] Courtney Mitchell (Carissa & Josephine O'Meara), the daughter of Grant Mitchell ( Ross Kemp) and Tiffany Mitchell ( Martine McCutcheon), joined on 11 March as a newborn baby. [9] Polly Becker, a "cynical" journalist, joined the serial on 25 March; Victoria Gould was cast in the role. [8] Richard Driscoll was cast as vicar Alex Healy; he made his first appearance on 31 March. [10] Annie Palmer ( Nadia Sawalha), the daughter of George Palmer ( Paul Moriarty) was introduced on 5 May. [11] Lorna Cartwright ( Janet Dibley) was introduced on 31 July as part of a storyline which would see Phil Mitchell ( Steve McFadden) struggle with alcoholism. [12] Roberta Taylor was cast as Irene Raymond, the former wife of Ted Hills; she made her first appearance on 14 August. [13] Susan Rose ( Tilly Vosburgh) and Matthew Rose ( Joe Absolom), the wife and son of Michael Rose ( Russell Floyd) were introduced in August. [14] Julie Haye ( Karen Henthorn) was introduced on 15 September as a love interest for Nigel Bates ( Paul Bradley). [15] Julie's son, Josh Saunders, was introduced on 18 November; Jon Lee was cast in the role. [15] The Flaherty family, relatives of the Beale family, were introduced to the serial for a week of special episodes airing in Ireland. [16] Two characters that featured in the episodes were introduced to the serial long-term: Conor Flaherty ( Seán Gleeson) and Mary Flaherty ( Melanie Clark Pullen). [16] Claire Grogan joined the cast as private detective Ros Thorne on 3 November. The final member of the cast to join the serial in 1997 was Leslie Schofield, who first appeared as Jeff Healy, the father of Alex Healy, on 9 December.
Dot Cotton ( June Brown) was reintroduced to the serial in April following her departure in 1993. [17] Mike Reid reprised his role of Frank Butcher for two guest stints in April and December 1997 respectively. Following a three episode guest stint in 1996, Terry Raymond ( Gavin Richards) was reintroduced as a regular character on 14 August. The character of Diane Butcher was reintroduced on 27 August, with Sophie Lawrence reprising the role. Weeks after her reintroduction, Lawrence quit the role after struggling to fit in on-set. Diane departed the serial on 6 November. [18] Michelle Collins returned to her role as Cindy Beale, following over a year-long maternity leave, on 10 November. Cindy's young sons, Steven Beale and Peter Beale, were also reintroduced, with the roles recast to Edward Savage) and Alex Stevens respectively. Cindy's lover, Nick Holland, was introduced on 12 November; the role was cast to Dominic Taylor.
The following is a full list of the EastEnders 1997 cast.
During 1997, EastEnders typically aired three half-hour episodes in a time slot of 8.00 pm on Mondays, and 7.30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The episodes were broadcast on BBC1. A weekly omnibus edition was also broadcast on Sundays. Jane Harris continued his role as executive producer.
All official ratings are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB), which were published in the Broadcast. Airdates are taken from individual episodes, BBC Genome, all episodes are 30 minutes long. [19]
# | No. in year | Original air date | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) |
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1392 | 1 | Jon East | Simon Ashdown | 18.06 [20] | |
1393 | 2 | Adrian Bean | Lisa Evans | 15.08 [21] | |
1394 | 3 | Adrian Bean | Susan Boyd | 17.65 [22] | |
1395 | 4 | Adrian Bean | Susan Boyd | 16.93 [21] | |
1396 | 5 | Brett Fallis | Christopher Reason | 16.26 [23] | |
1397 | 6 | Brett Fallis | Christopher Reason | 17.00 [23] | |
1398 | 7 | Brett Fallis | Rob Gittins | 16.99 [23] | |
1399 | 8 | Stephen Moore | Rob Gittins | 16.53 [24] | |
1400 | 9 | Stephen Moore | Deborah Cook | 17.01 [24] | |
1401 | 10 | Stephen Moore | Deborah Cook | 16.83 [24] | |
1402 | 11 | Geoff Feld | David Joss Buckley | 16.43 [25] | |
1403 | 12 | Geoff Feld | Tony McHale | 16.54 [25] | |
1404 | 13 | Geoff Feld | Tony McHale | 16.60 [25] |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) |
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1405 | 14 | Chris Miller | Annie Wood | 16.89 [22] | |
1406 | 15 | Chris Miller | Annie Wood | 17.11 [26] | |
1407 | 16 | Chris Miller | Julie Wassmer | 16.05 [26] | |
1408 | 17 | Philip Casson | Len Collin | 16.72 [27] | |
1409 | 18 | Philip Casson | Joanne Maguire | 15.85 [27] | |
1410 | 19 | Philip Casson | Joanne Maguire | 16.05 [27] | |
1411 | 20 | Penelope Shales | Christopher Reason | 15.55 [28] | |
1412 | 21 | Penelope Shales | Christopher Reason | 16.52 [28] | |
1413 | 22 | Penelope Shales | Rachel Pole | 9.73 [28] | |
1414 | 23 | Dermot Boyd | Rachel Pole | 15.59 [29] | |
1415 | 24 | Dermot Boyd | Keith Temple | 16.05 [29] | |
1416 | 25 | Dermot Boyd | Keith Temple | 16.01 [29] |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1417 | 26 | Steve Shill | Gillian Richmond | 14.53 [30] | ||
1418 | 27 | Steve Shill | Deborah Cook | 15.97 [30] | ||
1419 | 28 | Steve Shill | Deborah Cook | 14.42 [30] | ||
1420 | 29 | Rob Evans | Simon Ashdown | 15.00 [31] | ||
1421 | 30 | Rob Evans | Simon Ashdown | 16.25 [31] | ||
1422 | 31 | Rob Evans | Simon Ashdown | 16.18 [31] | ||
1423 | 32 | Claire Winyard | Christopher Reason | 15.99 [32] | ||
1424 | 33 | Claire Winyard | Christopher Reason | 10.99 [32] | ||
This episode was shown at 7.00 pm due to a special broadcast of
Sportsnight covering the
1996–97 UEFA Cup.
[33] | ||||||
1425 | 34 | Claire Winyard | Christopher Reason | 15.62 [32] | ||
1426 | 35 | Haldane Duncan | Tony McHale | 14.83 [34] | ||
1427 | 36 | Haldane Duncan | Tony McHale | 16.25 [34] | ||
1428 | 37 | Haldane Duncan | Tony McHale | 16.68 [34] | ||
1429 | 38 | Stephen Moore | Nicholas Hicks-Beach | 12.19 [36] | ||
This episode was shown at 6.40 pm due to two episodes being shown that day.
[35] | ||||||
1430 | 39 | Stephen Moore | Barrie Shore | 16.30 [36] | ||
This episode was shown at 8.30 pm due to two episodes being shown that day.
[35] An extra episode was shown this week. |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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1431 | 40 | Stephen Moore | Tony Jordan | 15.17 [36] | ||
1432 | 41 | Stephen Moore | Tony Jordan | 16.34 [36] | ||
1433 | 42 | Adrian Bean | Tony Basgallop | 14.75 [38] | ||
1434 | 43 | Adrian Bean | Helen Blizard | 15.02 [38] | ||
1435 | 44 | Adrian Bean | David Joss Buckley | 13.81 [38] | ||
1436 | 45 | Philip Casson | Lilie Ferrari | 15.96 [39] | ||
1437 | 46 | Philip Casson | Tony Jordan | 15.43 [39] | ||
1438 | 47 | Philip Casson | Tony Jordan | 17.77 [39] | ||
1439 | 48 | Penelope Shales | Rob Gittins | 16.08 [40] | ||
1440 | 49 | Penelope Shales | Joanne Maguire | 15.44 [40] | ||
1441 | 50 | Penelope Shales | Joanne Maguire | 13.63 [40] | ||
1442 | 51 | Geoff Feld | Lisselle Kayla | 16.53 [41] | ||
1443 | 52 | Geoff Feld | Nicholas Hicks-Beach | 15.50 [41] |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1444 | 53 | Geoff Feld | Nicholas Hicks-Beach | 13.19 [41] | ||
1445 | 54 | Tim Leandro | Keith Temple | 16.53 [43] | ||
1446 | 55 | Tim Leandro | Keith Temple | Unknown | ||
1447 | 56 | Tim Leandro | Christopher Reason | Unknown | ||
1448 | 57 | Steve Shill | Lynne Dallow | 14.74 [44] | ||
1449 | 58 | Steve Shill | Nick Crittenden | 14.27 [44] | ||
1450 | 59 | Steve Shill | Barry McCarthy | 14.32 [44] | ||
1451 | 60 | Brett Fallis | Annie Wood | 14.61 [45] | ||
1452 | 61 | Brett Fallis | Annie Wood | 14.93 [45] | ||
1453 | 62 | Brett Fallis | Lisa Evans | 8.97 [45] | ||
1454 | 63 | Rob Evans | Gillian Richmond | 11.90 [46] | ||
1455 | 64 | Rob Evans | Tony Basgallop | 13.30 [46] | ||
1456 | 65 | Rob Evans | Tony Basgallop | 12.07 [46] |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1457 | 66 | Adrian Bean | Helen Blizard | 14.01 [47] | |
1458 | 67 | Adrian Bean | Rachel Pole | 13.52 [47] | |
1459 | 68 | Adrian Bean | Rachel Pole | 14.10 [47] | |
1460 | 69 | Philip Casson | Rob Gittins | 13.86 [48] | |
1461 | 70 | Philip Casson | Tony McHale | 13.81 [48] | |
1462 | 71 | Philip Casson | Tony McHale | 13.27 [48] | |
1463 | 72 | Geoff Feld | Simon Ashdown | 13.96 [49] | |
1464 | 73 | Geoff Feld | Simon Ashdown | 13.81 [49] | |
1465 | 74 | Geoff Feld | Susan Boyd | 14.25 [49] | |
1466 | 75 | Claire Winyard | Joanne Maguire | 13.51 [50] | |
1467 | 76 | Claire Winyard | Joanne Maguire | 13.66 [50] | |
1468 | 77 | Claire Winyard | Annie Wood | 14.42 [50] | |
1469 | 78 | Jonathan Dent | Nick Crittenden | 14.47 [51] |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1470 | 79 | Jonathan Dent | Lisselle Kayla | 12.74 [51] | |
1471 | 80 | Jonathan Dent | Gillian Richmond | 13.62 [51] | |
1472 | 81 | Tim Leandro | David Joss Buckley | 13.02 [52] | |
1473 | 82 | Tim Leandro | Tony Basgallop | 13.05 [52] | |
1474 | 83 | Tim Leandro | Tony Basgallop | 12.53 [52] | |
1475 | 84 | Nick Read | Carol Noble | 13.61 [53] | |
1476 | 85 | Nick Read | Keith Temple | 14.46 [53] | |
1477 | 86 | Nick Read | Keith Temple | 13.23 [53] | |
1478 | 87 | Julian Holmes | Annie Wood | 11.83 [54] | |
1479 | 88 | Julian Holmes | Tony Jordan | 12.40 [54] | |
1480 | 89 | Julian Holmes | Tony Jordan | 12.49 [54] | |
1481 | 90 | Paul Wroblewski | Lynne Dallow | 11.62 [55] | |
1482 | 91 | Paul Wroblewski | Tony McHale | 12.52 [55] | |
1483 | 92 | Paul Wroblewski | Tony McHale | 12.64 [55] |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1484 | 93 | Brett Fallis | Tony McHale | 12.09 [56] | ||
1485 | 94 | Brett Fallis | Susan Boyd | 12.48 [56] | ||
1486 | 95 | Brett Fallis | Susan Boyd | 11.20 [56] | ||
1487 | 96 | Tom Kingdon | Stephen Tredre | 11.79 [57] | ||
1488 | 97 | Tom Kingdon | Rob Gittins | 11.44 [57] | ||
1489 | 98 | Tom Kingdon | Rob Gittins | 11.57 [57] | ||
1490 | 99 | Claire Winyard | Jo O'Keefe | 11.08 [58] | ||
1491 | 100 | Claire Winyard | Joanne Maguire | 12.47 [58] | ||
1492 | 101 | Claire Winyard | Joanne Maguire | 12.83 [58] | ||
1493 | 102 | Rob Evans | Christopher Reason | 12.74 [60] | ||
1494 | 103 | Rob Evans | Christopher Reason | 13.14 [60] | ||
1495 | 104 | Rob Evans | Christopher Reason | 11.89 [60] | ||
This episode was broadcast on Wednesday at 8.00 pm as part of week of five episodes.
[61] | ||||||
1496 | 105 | Rob Evans | Christopher Reason | 14.05 [60] | ||
1497 | 106 | Rob Evans | Christopher Reason | 11.44 [60] | ||
This episode was broadcast on Friday at 8.00 pm as part of week of five episodes.
[62] |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1498 | 107 | Albert Barber | Lisselle Kayla | 12.68 [63] | ||
1499 | 108 | Albert Barber | Annie Wood | 13.47 [63] | ||
1500 | 109 | Albert Barber | Annie Wood | 13.65 [63] | ||
1501 | 110 | Clare Kilner | Julie Wassmer | 13.84 [64] | ||
1502 | 111 | Clare Kilner | Gillian Richmond | 13.64 [64] | ||
1503 | 112 | Clare Kilner | Gillian Richmond | 14.07 [64] | ||
1504 | 113 | Geoff Feld | Tony Basgallop | 13.82 [65] | ||
1505 | 114 | Geoff Feld | Tony Basgallop | 13.22 [65] | ||
1506 | 115 | Geoff Feld | Carol Noble | 13.04 [65] | ||
1507 | 116 | Philip Casson | Tony McHale | 13.46 [66] | ||
First of three episodes set in Ireland. | ||||||
1508 | 117 | Philip Casson | Tony McHale | 13.90 [66] | ||
Second of three episodes set in Ireland. | ||||||
1509 | 118 | Philip Casson | Tony McHale | 14.01 [66] | ||
Third of three episodes set in Ireland. | ||||||
1510 | 119 | Ray Kilby | David Joss Buckley | 14.13 [67] | ||
1511 | 120 | Ray Kilby | Lilie Ferrari | 14.43 [67] |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1512 | 121 | Ray Kilby | Simon Ashdown | 13.41 [67] | |
1513 | 122 | Nick Read | Lisa Evan | 13.90 [68] | |
1514 | 123 | Nick Read | Rob Gittins [69] | 14.22 [68] | |
1515 | 124 | Nick Read | Rob Gittins | 15.04 [68] | |
1516 | 125 | Stephen Moore | Christopher Reason | 14.57 [70] | |
1517 | 126 | Stephen Moore | Christopher Reason | 14.81 [70] | |
1518 | 127 | Stephen Moore | Christopher Reason | 9.21 [70] | |
1519 | 128 | Claire Winyard | Annie Wood | Unknown | |
1520 | 129 | Claire Winyard | Annie Wood | 15.16 [71] | |
1521 | 130 | Claire Winyard | Annie Wood | Unknown | |
1522 | 131 | Dez McCarthy | Jo O'Keefe | Unknown | |
1523 | 132 | Dez McCarthy | Stephen Tredre | Unknown | |
1524 | 133 | Dez McCarthy | Lynne Dallow | 15.21 [72] |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1525 | 134 | Julian Holmes | Lisselle Kayla | Unknown | ||
1526 | 135 | Julian Holmes | Tony Basgallop | 14.82 [73] | ||
1527 | 136 | Julian Holmes | Tony Basgallop | Unknown | ||
1528 | 137 | Paul Wroblewski | Tony Jordan | Unknown | ||
1529 | 138 | Paul Wroblewski | Tony Jordan | 16.81 [74] | ||
1530 | 139 | Paul Wroblewski | Tony Jordan | 14.09 [22] | ||
This episode was broadcast on Wednesday at 8.00 pm as part of week of five episodes.
[75] | ||||||
1531 | 140 | Paul Wroblewski | Deborah Cook | Unknown | ||
1532 | 141 | Paul Wroblewski | Deborah Cook | 12.98 [22] | ||
This episode was broadcast on Friday at 8.00 pm as part of week of five episodes.
[76] | ||||||
1533 | 142 | Brett Fallis | Mark Illis | 15.87 [77] | ||
1534 | 143 | Brett Fallis | Annie Wood | 15.13 [77] | ||
1535 | 144 | Brett Fallis | Annie Wood | 14.59 [77] | ||
1536 | 145 | Philip Casson | Simon Ashdown | 14.40 [78] | ||
1537 | 146 | Philip Casson | Simon Ashdown | 14.67 [78] | ||
1538 | 147 | Philip Casson | Simon Ashdown | 13.47 [78] |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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1539 | 148 | Philippa Langdale | Christopher Reason | 14.45 [79] | ||
1540 | 149 | Philippa Langdale | Christopher Reason | 15.59 [79] | ||
1541 | 150 | Philippa Langdale | Christopher Reason | 15.08 [79] | ||
1542 | 151 | Penelope Shales | Julia Honour | 13.34 [79] | ||
1543 | 152 | Penelope Shales | Tony Basgallop | 14.15 [79] | ||
1544 | 153 | Penelope Shales | Tony Basgallop | 13.46 [79] | ||
1545 | 154 | David Richardson | Rob Gittins | 07.13 [79] | ||
1546 | 155 | David Richardson | Rob Gittins | 15.16 [79] | ||
1547 | 156 | David Richardson | Jo O'Keefe | 13.30 [79] | ||
1548 | 157 | Haldane Duncan | Julie Wassmer | 11.54 [80] | ||
1549 | 158 | Haldane Duncan | Tony McHale | 12.82 [80] | ||
This episode was broadcast at the later time of 8.00 pm.
[81] | ||||||
1550 | 159 | Haldane Duncan | Tony McHale | 12.90 [83] [84] | ||
This episode was broadcast at the later time of 8.30 pm due to the Christmas schedule.
[82] | ||||||
1551 | 160 | Haldane Duncan | Tony McHale | 11.91 [80] | ||
This episode was broadcast at 7.40 pm as an extra episode for the Christmas period and the broadcast time differed due to the Christmas schedule.
[85] | ||||||
1552 | 161 | Julian Holmes | Simon Ashdown | 14.38 [86] | ||
1553 | 162 | Julian Holmes | Simon Ashdown | 15.64 [86] |
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