EastEnders (2001) | |
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No. of episodes | 179 |
Release | |
Original network | BBC One |
Original release | 1 January 31 December 2001 | –
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 BBC One and entered its 17th broadcasted year on 1 January 2001 with its 2052nd episode, with John Yorke continuing his role as executive producer for his first full year in the running. EastEnders aired 179 episodes in 2001, with the typical week comprising three half-hour episodes on BBC One, in a time slot of 7.30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 8.00 pm on Mondays, until 10 August 2001 when a Friday episode was added, also shown at 8.00 pm.
The following is a full list of the EastEnders 2001 cast, followed by their respective episode count out of 179 total episodes.
During 2001, EastEnders aired four half-hour episodes in a time slot of 8.00 pm on Mondays, 7.30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Until 10 August 2001 when a Friday episode was added, also shown at 8.00 pm. [1] The episodes were broadcast on BBC One. A weekly omnibus edition was also broadcast on Sundays. John Yorke continued his role as executive producer.
Official ratings are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) [2] and airdates are taken from BBC Genome. [3]
# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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2051 | 1 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Deborah Cook | 16.91 | ||
2052 | 2 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Jeff Povey | 20.39 | ||
2053 | 3 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Jeff Povey | 20.33 | ||
2054 | 4 | 30 minutes | Sue Dunderdale | Danny Miller | 17.19 | ||
2055 | 5 | 30 minutes | Sue Dunderdale | Nicholas Hicks-Beach | 18.24 | ||
2056 | 6 | 30 minutes | Sue Dunderdale | Nicholas Hicks-Beach | 18.15 | ||
2057 | 7 | 30 minutes | Stephen Butcher | Paula Webb | 16.17 | ||
This episode was shown at 7.55 pm.
[5] | |||||||
2058 | 8 | 30 minutes | Stephen Butcher | Rob Gittins | 17.9 | ||
2059 | 9 | 30 minutes | Stephen Butcher | Rob Gittins | 19.26 | ||
2060 | 10 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Jeff Povey | 16.22 | ||
2061 | 11 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Julia Honour [ε] | 17.40 | ||
2062 | 12 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Julia Honour [ε] | 17.23 | ||
2063 | 13 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Richard Stockwell | 17.23 | ||
2064 | 14 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Gillian Richmond | 18.65 | ||
# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2065 | 15 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Gillian Richmond | 19.77 | ||
2066 | 16 | 30 minutes | Sue Butterworth | Si Spencer | 17.77 | ||
2067 | 17 | 30 minutes | Sue Butterworth | Annie Wood | 18.59 | ||
2068 | 18 | 30 minutes | Sue Butterworth | Annie Wood | 18.22 | ||
2069 | 19 | 30 minutes | Graeme Hattrick | Gary Brown | 16.30 | ||
2070 | 20 | 30 minutes | Graeme Hattrick | Jenny Lecoat | 17.13 | ||
2071 | 21 | 30 minutes | Graeme Hattrick | Jenny Lecoat | 16.59 | ||
2072 | 22 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Julie Wassmer | 17.34 | ||
2073 | 23 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Anji Loman Field | 18.35 | ||
2074 | 24 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Anji Loman Field | 18.50 | ||
2075 | 25 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Tony Basgallop | 17.83 | ||
2076 | 26 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Christopher Reason | 20.11 |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2077 | 27 | 40 minutes | Paul Annett | Christopher Reason | 22.61 | ||
Phil is shot (see Who Shot Phil?). This episode was shown at 7.40 pm due to a 40-minute episode of The Weakest Link. [13] | |||||||
2078 | 28 | 30 minutes | Colin Wratten | Al Hunter-Ashton | 19.34 | ||
2079 | 29 | 30 minutes | Colin Wratten | Andrew Collins | 19.56 | ||
2080 | 30 | 30 minutes | Colin Wratten | Andrew Collins | 18.99 | ||
2081 | 31 | 30 minutes | Jon East | Si Spencer | 17.71 | ||
2082 | 32 | 30 minutes | Jon East | Simon J Ashford | 18.33 | ||
London's Chief Fire Officer Brian Robinson criticised the BBC for "grossly irresponsible behaviour" after this episode showed a character breaking a
smoke alarm with a broom handle after it was activated in a smoke-filled kitchen.
[15] | |||||||
2083 | 33 | 30 minutes | Jon East | Simon J Ashford | 18.21 | ||
2084 | 34 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Keith Temple | 17.13 | ||
2085 | 35 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Carey Andrews | 17.99 | ||
2086 | 36 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Carey Andrews | 17.13 | ||
2087 | 37 | 30 minutes | Chris Jury | Matthew Graham | 16.66 | ||
2088 | 38 | 30 minutes | Chris Jury | Julian Perkins | 16.69 | ||
2089 | 39 | 30 minutes | Chris Jury | Julian Perkins | 16.76 |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2090 | 40 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Andrew Taft | 16.62 | ||
2091 | 41 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Andrew Taft | 16.80 | ||
2092 | 42 | 40 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Simon Ashdown | 23.18 | ||
Lisa is revealed as Phil's shooter (see
Who Shot Phil?). | |||||||
2093 | 43 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Rob Gittins | 16.78 | ||
2094 | 44 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Jeff Povey | 16.86 | ||
2095 | 45 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Jeff Povey | 16.71 | ||
2096 | 46 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Christopher Reason | 16.92 | ||
This episode was shown at 8.15 pm.
[16] | |||||||
2097 | 47 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Annie Wood | 17.76 | ||
2098 | 48 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Annie Wood | 18.12 | ||
2099 | 49 | 30 minutes | Andy Hay | Rob Gittins | 15.88 | ||
2100 | 50 | 30 minutes | Andy Hay | Anji Loman Field | 16.38 | ||
2101 | 51 | 30 minutes | Andy Hay | Anji Loman Field | 16.45 | ||
2102 | 52 | 30 minutes | Tim Mercier | Gary Brown | 14.89 |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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2103 | 53 | 30 minutes | Tim Mercier | Gary Brown | 16.01 | ||
2104 | 54 | 30 minutes | Tim Mercier | Si Spencer | 17.09 | ||
2105 | 55 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Christopher Reason | 11.27 | ||
This episode was shown at 8.45 pm.
[17] | |||||||
2106 | 56 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Gillian Richmond | 14.38 | ||
2107 | 57 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Gillian Richmond | 15.14 | ||
2108 | 58 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Christopher Reason | 15.27 | ||
2109 | 59 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Christopher Reason | 15.33 | ||
2110 | 60 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Tony Jordan | 16.04 | ||
2111 | 61 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Ming Ho | 14.18 | ||
2112 | 62 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Nick Saltrese | 14.30 | ||
2113 | 63 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Al Hunter Ashton | 15.64 | ||
2114 | 64 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Paula Webb | 14.53 | ||
2115 | 65 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Rob Gittins | 15.32 | ||
2116 | 66 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Simon J Ashford | 15.66 |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2117 | 67 | 30 minutes | Andy Hay | Paul Dodgson | 14.93 | |
2118 | 68 | 30 minutes | Andy Hay | Mark Clompus | 15.16 | |
2119 | 69 | 30 minutes | Andy Hay | Susan Boyd | 15.37 | |
2120 | 70 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Richard Stockwell | 15.12 | |
2121 | 71 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Andrew Collins | 15.38 | |
2122 | 72 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Andrew Collins | 16.67 | |
2123 | 73 | 30 minutes | Graeme Hattrick | Lynne Dallow | 14.02 | |
2124 | 74 | 30 minutes | Graeme Hattrick | Andrew Taft | 14.40 | |
2125 | 75 | 30 minutes | Graeme Hattrick | Andrew Taft | 13.97 | |
2126 | 76 | 30 minutes | Brett Fallis | Jeff Povey | 13.32 | |
2127 | 77 | 30 minutes | Brett Fallis | Jeff Povey | 14.05 | |
2128 | 78 | 30 minutes | Brett Fallis | Jeff Povey | 13.71 |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2129 | 79 | 30 minutes | Stewart Edwards | Nick Saltrese | 12.52 | |
2130 | 80 | 30 minutes | Stewart Edwards | Julie Wassmer | 13.91 | |
2131 | 81 | 30 minutes | Stewart Edwards | Julie Wassmer | 14.24 | |
2132 | 82 | 30 minutes | Mark Sendell | Ming Ho | 13.48 | |
2133 | 83 | 30 minutes | Mark Sendell | Annie Wood | 14.64 | |
2134 | 84 | 30 minutes | Mark Sendell | Annie Wood | 14.51 | |
2135 | 85 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Rob Gittins | 13.83 | |
2136 | 86 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Jenny Lecoat | 15.43 | |
2137 | 87 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Jenny Lecoat | 14.60 | |
2138 | 88 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Julian Perkins | 12.75 | |
2139 | 89 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Christopher Reason | 12.79 | |
2140 | 90 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Jeff Povey | 12.02 | |
2141 | 91 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Deborah Cook | 12.73 | |
2142 | 92 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Deborah Cook | 13.08 |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2143 | 93 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Deborah Cook | 14.65 | ||
2144 | 94 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Anji Loman Field | 14.14 | ||
This episode marks when EastEnders increased its output to four episode per week.
[1] | |||||||
2145 | 95 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Anji Loman Field | 14.59 | ||
2146 | 96 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Rob Gittins | 15.00 | ||
2147 | 97 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Unknown | 13.98 | ||
2148 | 98 | 30 minutes | Jon East | Susan Boyd | 13.88 | ||
2149 | 99 | 30 minutes | Jon East | Si Spencer | 13.70 | ||
2150 | 100 | 30 minutes | Jon East | Christopher Reason | 14.14 | ||
2151 | 101 | 30 minutes | Jon East | Simon Ashdown | 13.37 | ||
2152 | 102 | 30 minutes | Sue Butterworth | Gurpreet Bhatti | 13.72 | ||
2153 | 103 | 30 minutes | Sue Butterworth | Oliver Dennis | 14.07 | ||
2154 | 104 | 30 minutes | Sue Butterworth | Gillian Richmond | 14.32 | ||
2155 | 105 | 30 minutes | Sue Butterworth | Gillian Richmond | 13.00 | ||
2156 | 106 | 30 minutes | Chris Jury | Christopher Reason | 12.34 | ||
2157 | 107 | 30 minutes | Chris Jury | Alison Fisher | 13.89 | ||
This episode was shown at 7.35 pm due to a 35-minute episode of Summer Holiday.
[18] | |||||||
2158 | 108 | 30 minutes | Chris Jury | Mark Clompus | 14.53 | ||
2159 | 109 | 30 minutes | Chris Jury | Gary Brown | 13.74 |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2160 | 110 | 30 minutes | Karl Neilson | Lilie Ferrari | 13.53 | |
2161 | 111 | 30 minutes | Karl Neilson | Christopher Reason | 14.52 | |
2162 | 112 | 30 minutes | Karl Neilson | Al Hunter Ashton | 14.66 | |
2163 | 113 | 30 minutes | Karl Neilson | Al Hunter Ashton | 14.65 | |
2164 | 114 | 30 minutes | Graeme Hattrick | Carey Andrews | 13.54 | |
2165 | 115 | 30 minutes | Graeme Hattrick | Carey Andrews | 13.43 | |
2166 | 116 | 30 minutes | Graeme Hattrick | Paula Webb | 14.15 | |
2167 | 117 | 30 minutes | Graeme Hattrick | Ming Ho | 13.58 | |
2168 | 118 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Carey Andrews | 14.14 | |
2169 | 119 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Rob Gittins | 14.72 | |
2170 | 120 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Rob Gittins | 13.27 | |
2171 | 121 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Rob Gittins | 13.53 | |
2172 | 122 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Nick Saltrese | 13.86 | |
2173 | 123 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Carey Andrews | 14.64 | |
2174 | 124 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Andrew Collins | 14.81 | |
2175 | 125 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Andrew Collins | 14.93 |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2176 | 126 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Tony Jordan | 16.94 | ||
2177 | 127 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Tony Jordan | 18.58 | ||
A two-hander episode between Kat and Zoe. | |||||||
2178 | 128 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Tony Jordan | 19.43 | ||
2179 | 129 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Tony Jordan | 19.03 | ||
2180 | 130 | 30 minutes | Michael Samuels | Jenny Lecoat | 17.65 | ||
2181 | 131 | 30 minutes | Michael Samuels | Jenny Lecoat | 16.81 | ||
2182 | 132 | 30 minutes | Michael Samuels | Andrew Taft | 16.15 | ||
2183 | 133 | 30 minutes | Michael Samuels | Matthew Graham | 15.48 | ||
2184 | 134 | 30 minutes | Stewart Edwards | Robin Mukherjee | 16.36 | ||
2185 | 135 | 30 minutes | Stewart Edwards | Dan Sefton | 16.32 | ||
2186 | 136 | 30 minutes | Stewart Edwards | Jeff Povey | 16.00 | ||
2187 | 137 | 30 minutes | Stewart Edwards | Jeff Povey | 16.00 | ||
2188 | 138 | 30 minutes | Sue Dunderdale | Annie Wood | 15.56 | ||
2189 | 139 | 30 minutes | Sue Dunderdale | Annie Wood | 16.30 | ||
2190 | 140 | 30 minutes | Sue Dunderdale | Gillian Richmond | 16.39 | ||
2191 | 141 | 30 minutes | Sue Dunderdale | Gillian Richmond | 15.94 | ||
2192 | 142 | 30 minutes | Andy Hay | Katharine Way | 16.32 | ||
2193 | 143 | 30 minutes | Andy Hay | Helen Blizard | 16.95 |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2194 | 144 | 30 minutes | Andy Hay | Lynne Dallow | 16.98 | ||
2195 | 145 | 30 minutes | Andy Hay | Lynne Dallow | 16.18 | ||
2196 | 146 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Tony Etchells | 16.01 | ||
2197 | 147 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Simon Ashdown | 17.17 | ||
2198 | 148 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Mark Clompus | 17.42 | ||
2199 | 149 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Chris Webb | 16.19 | ||
2200 | 150 | 30 minutes | Graeme Hattrick | Lisselle Kayla | 16.31 | ||
2201 | 151 | 30 minutes | Graeme Hattrick | Rob Gittins | 17.71 | ||
2202 | 152 | 30 minutes | Graeme Hattrick | Susan Boyd | 18.23 | ||
There was no episode on Friday 16 November due to
Children in Need being shown live.
[19] | |||||||
2203 | 153 | 30 minutes | Graeme Hattrick | Susan Boyd | 16.14 | ||
2204 | 154 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Rob Gittins | 15.75 | ||
2205 | 155 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Matthew Graham | 15.75 | ||
This episode was broadcast on Wednesday at 7.30 pm as a result of no episode being shown on 16 November.
[20] | |||||||
2206 | 156 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Anji Loman Field | 15.45 | ||
2207 | 157 | 30 minutes | Emma Bridgeman-Williams | Anji Loman Field | 16.24 | ||
2208 | 158 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Jeff Povey | 16.73 | ||
2209 | 159 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Jeff Povey | 16.74 | ||
2210 | 160 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Julie Wassmer | 15.97 | ||
2211 | 161 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Julie Wassmer | 15.44 |
# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2212 | 162 | 30 minutes | Stewart Edwards | Christopher Reason | 15.03 | ||
2213 | 163 | 30 minutes | Stewart Edwards | Christopher Reason | 16.35 | ||
2214 | 164 | 30 minutes | Stewart Edwards | Christopher Reason | 16.39 | ||
2215 | 165 | 30 minutes | Stewart Edwards | Christopher Reason | 17.07 | ||
2216 | 166 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Barry McCarthy | 16.20 | ||
2217 | 167 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Gurpreet Bhatti | 16.24 | ||
2218 | 168 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Si Spencer | 15.44 | ||
2219 | 169 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Simon Ashdown | 15.15 | ||
2220 | 170 | 30 minutes | Sue Butterworth | Simon J Ashford | 14.40 | ||
2221 | 171 | 30 minutes | Sue Butterworth | Simon J Ashford | 15.90 | ||
2222 | 172 | 30 minutes | Sue Butterworth | Carey Andrews | 14.76 | ||
2223 | 173 | 30 minutes | Sue Butterworth | Carey Andrews | 15.05 | ||
2224 | 174 | 30 minutes | Mark Sendell | Gillian Richmond | 15.26 | ||
2225 | 175 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Tony Jordan | 18.98/15.55 [ζ] | ||
This episode was shown at 5.55 pm due to the Chrismas Day schedule.
[21] | |||||||
2226 | 176 | 35 minutes | Clive Arnold | Tony Jordan | 18.98/15.55 [ζ] | ||
This episode was shown at 8.30 pm due to the Christmas Day schedule.
[22] | |||||||
2227 | 177 | 30 minutes | Mark Sendell | Rob Gittins | 16.17 | ||
2228 | 178 | 30 minutes | Mark Sendell | Rob Gittins | 17.80 | ||
2229 | 179 | 30 minutes | Andy Hay | Simon Ashdown | 11.59 |