1 11 April 1985 Ian Beale cries into the arms of his grandmother Lou after a heart-to-heart, because his father Pete disapproves of him becoming a chef.
2 20 June 1985 Sue Osman tells her husband Ali that she has a lump in her throat and cannot cry for her recently deceased baby, Hassan.
3 1 August 1985 In order to make a despondent Sue Osman acknowledge her grief, Dr. Legg forces her to hold baby Annie . As she comforts the crying baby, she breaks down in tears.
4 3 October 1985 Michelle Fowler meets Den Watts at the canal to tell him that she is pregnant with his baby.
5 2 January 1986 Pauline Fowler has a heart-to-heart with her son Mark on Southend beach.
6 6 February 1986 Lofty Holloway asks a pregnant Michelle Fowler to marry him.
7 8 April 1986 Michelle Fowler agrees to marry Lofty Holloway.
8 17 April 1986 Whilst alone in the bar at The Queen Victoria, Lofty and Michelle share a kiss before she leaves.
9 22 July 1986 Sue Osman tells Michelle Fowler that she has had a phantom pregnancy.
10 23 September 1986 On the night before Michelle Fowler's wedding to Lofty Holloway, the father of her child, Den Watts wishes her good luck.
11 4 June 1987 Arthur Fowler returns home from prison and thanks his family for their support.
12 2 July 1987 Dot Cotton and Ethel Skinner reminisce about life in the war in a two-hander episode.
13 20 August 1987 Magda Czajkowski asks Simon Wicks to move in with her.
14 20 August 1992 Arthur Fowler reluctantly turns down Christine Hewitt's advances, but he kisses her passionately before he leaves.
15 25 December 1992 Mark Fowler rescues Mandy Salter from her mother's abusive boyfriend and takes her back to Walford, where they celebrate Christmas at the Fowlers' house.
16 18 February 1993 Pauline Fowler and Pat Butcher have a heart-to-heart after Pat runs over and kills a girl.
17 2 September 1993 Sharon, Grant and Phil Mitchell, Kathy Beale, Frank and Pat Butcher start their journey home from France after visiting Frank's pregnant daughter Diane. Sharon watches on as Phil and Kathy embrace.
18 21 October 1993 Ian begs his wife Cindy to return home after lies have spread and he thinks she has cheated.
19 22 June 1995 Nigel Bates tells his stepdaughter Clare that her mother Debbie has died in a hit-and-run accident.
20 20 June 1996 Arthur Fowler's funeral.
21 17 October 1996 Cindy Beale runs away with her sons Steven and Peter to start a new life in France.
22 10 April 1998 Kathy Beale leaves Walford with her son Ben to start a new life in South Africa.
23 30 April 1998 Nigel Bates, Clare Tyler, Julie Haye and Josh Saunders leave Walford for a new life in Scotland.
24 4 February 1999 Grant, Peggy and Courtney Mitchell scatter Tiffany's ashes at Peacehaven.
25 10 September 1999 Bianca Butcher leaves Walford with her son Liam to start a new life in Manchester.
26 20 February 2000 Frank and Peggy Butcher vow to stay in Walford and fight Dan Sullivan for ownership of The Queen Victoria.
27 28 November 2000 Sonia Jackson breaks down after giving Chloe up for adoption.
28 22 February 2001 Roy and Pat Evans get back together.
29 10 May 2001 Ian Beale and Laura Dunn get married
30 21 December 2001 Jim Branning proposes to Dot Cotton on the London Eye.
31 1 February 2002 Peggy Mitchell says farewell to Frank Butcher in Spain.
32 6 May 2002 Sonia Jackson and Jamie Mitchell decide to end their relationship.
33 21 June 2002 Anthony Trueman proposes to Zoe Slater.
34 16 August 2002 Little Mo returns from prison.
35 14 February 2003 Pauline Fowler and her son Martin walk home just after Mark Fowler leaves Walford to travel the world before he dies.
36 14 November 2003 Alfie Moon interrupts the wedding of Andy Hunter and Kat Slater to declare his love for Kat. Alfie and Kat decide to get together, and Kat jilts Andy.
37 24 June 2005 Zoe Slater leaves Walford to start a new life in Ibiza.
38 9 December 2005 Stacey Slater returns to Walford after her mother Jean's attempted suicide. She looks at a picture of her brother Sean Slater and breaks down.
39 16 December 2005 Nana Moon dies in Alfie's arms.
40 9 June 2006 Grant and Courtney Mitchell leave Walford to start a new life in Portugal.
41 2 February 2007 Martin and Sonia Fowler leave Walford with their daughter Rebecca to start a new life in Manchester.
42 1 April 2008 Frank Butcher's funeral.
43 27 August 2009 Garry Hobbs and Dawn Swann leave together on a boat.
44 5 March 2010 Rachel and Dot Branning lay flowers on Bradley Branning's grave after his funeral.
45 26 April 2010[13] A secretly pregnant Amira Shah leaves Walford by car after it is revealed her husband Syed is gay.
46 23 June 2010[14] Stacey Branning holds her baby daughter Lily after giving birth in hospital.
47 16 July 2010 Syed Masood admits his true feelings to Christian Clarke and they walk away together as a couple.
48 25 December 2010 Stacey Branning flees the country with her daughter Lily.
49 13 January 2011 After saying an emotional goodbye to his family, Charlie Slater leaves Walford by tube.
50 11 March 2011 Phil Mitchell and Shirley Carter leave for their honeymoon after deciding not to marry each other, but to stay together.
51 18 April 2011 Kat and Alfie Moon are reunited with their son, Tommy, concluding the baby-swap storyline.
52 19 May 2011[15] Jane Beale leaves Walford after an emotional farewell to her adopted son Bobby Beale
53 26 May 2011 Jim Branning leaves in an ambulance to go to a care home as his wife, Dot Branning, and his family look on.
54 17 January 2012 Ricky Butcher bids an emotional goodbye to his family before leaving Walford by Tube. Bianca and the rest of the Jackson family walk home devastated.
55 8 February 2013 Zainab Masood leaves the square in a taxi with her son Kamil, to live with her mother in Pakistan, after her relationship with husband Masood falls apart.