Hello all and welcome to the EastEnders Character Appearance Count for 2014. Hopefully you'll join me again throughout the year to see who appears in the most episodes. The thread will be updated weekly.

EE Character Count 2013: The Top 20

1. Abi Branning & Kat Moon 133
3. Lauren Branning 125
4. Phil Mitchell 123
5. Max Branning 121
6. Ian Beale & Bianca Butcher 120
8. Kirsty Branning 116
9. Carol Jackson & Alfie Moon 111

11. Micheal Moon 107
12. Dexter Hartman 102
13. Alice Branning 100
14. Joey Branning & Denise Fox 99
16. Roxy Mitchell 98
17. Sharon Rickman 96
18. Lola Pearce 93
19. Billy Mitchell 91
20. Lucy Beale 90

Top Appearances per month 2013:

January: Abi & Max Branning (18)

February: Bianca Butcher (13)

March: Bianca Butcher, Denise Fox, Ian Beale & Sharon Rickman (13)

April: Kat Moon (16)

May: Billy Mitchell & Dexter Hartman (14)

June: Lauren Branning (15)

July: Ian Beale (18)

August: Carl White (12)

September: Abi Branning (14)

October: Alice Branning (17)

November: Lauren Branning (15)

December: Alfie Moon (18)

Past Winners: (courtesy of Bertypop)

1985: Pete Beale – 83 episodes
1986: Simon Wicks – 97 episodes
1987: Den Watts – 64 episodes (missing credits for September – November)
1988: Den Watts – 94 episodes
1989: Ian Beale & Dot Branning – 88 episodes
1990: Simon Wicks – 96 episodes
1991: Grant Mitchell – 88 episodes
1992: Sharon Rickman – 77 episodes (missing credits for December)
1993: Kathy Mitchell – 88 episodes
1994: Grant Mitchell – 109 episodes
1995: Mark Fowler – 132 episodes
1996: Grant Mitchell – 134 episodes
1997: Grant Mitchell – 110 episodes
1998: Peggy Mitchell – 85 episodes (missing credits for 4 months)
1999: Melanie Owen – 125 episodes
2000: Melanie Owen - 135 episodes
2001: Lynne Hobbs - 148 episodes
2002: Peggy Mitchell - 166 episodes
2003: Alfie Moon - 176 episodes
2004: Alfie Moon - 156 episodes
2005: Pauline Fowler - 133 episodes
2006: Peggy Mitchell - 135 episodes
2007: Peggy Mitchell & Stacey Branning - 135 episodes
2008: Jack Branning - 136 episodes
2009: Ronnie Mitchell - 115 episodes
2010: Max Branning - 126 episodes
2011: Alfie Moon – 118 episodes
2012: Derek Branning – 130 episodes
2013: Abi Branning & Kat Moon - 133 episodes

Will 2014 see another first time winner?

All-Time Count (courtesy of Bertypop)

1. Ian Beale (2557 episodes)
2. Phil Mitchell (2374 episodes)
3. Pat Evans (2044 episodes)
4. Dot Branning (1877 episodes)
5. Pauline Fowler (1840 episodes)
6. Peggy Mitchell (1578 episodes)
8. Sharon Rickman (1418 episodes)
8. Ricky Butcher (1374 episodes)
9. Billy Mitchell (1279 episodes)
10. Mark Fowler (1159 episodes)
11. Janine Butcher (1080 episodes)
12. Kathy Mitchell (1073 episodes)
13: Bianca Butcher (1048 episodes)
14. Sonia Fowler (1031 episodes)
15. Kat Moon (1005 episodes)
16. Mo Harris (978 episodes)
17. Grant Mitchell (965 episodes)
18. Jim Branning (892 episodes)
19. Arthur Fowler (884 episodes)
20. Michelle Fowler (883 episodes)

Bianca & Kat both crossed the 1000 mark in 2013.

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Can you predict the top 10 for 2014? Leave your guesses below by 1st February.

Shocking Dexter and Joey made more appearances than Sharon.
Big Mo isnt far off 1000 either, i hope she returns.

So Alfie hold the world record of apps in one year 176 out of 200 in 2003. Now that really is over using a character.

Agree SMID & abbott.

EastEnders Character Appearance Count 2014 (up to and including 10th Jan.)

no. of episodes aired: 8

008 episodes: Johnny Carter, Nancy Carter, Shirley Carter, Mick Carter, Linda Carter & Tina Carter

007 episodes: Lucy Beale, Danny Pennant, Denise Fox & Ian Beale

006 episodes: Kat Moon, Dexter Hartman & Peter Beale

005 episodes: Sharon Rickman, Billy Mitchell, Masood Ahmed, Max Branning & Terry Spraggan

004 episodes: Phil Mitchell, Alfie Moon, Tamwar Masood, Lola Pearce, Whitney Dean, Bianca Jackson & Fatboy Chubb

003 episodes: Cora Cross, Lauren Branning, Jake Stone & Carol Jackson

002 episodes: Jay Brown, Sadie Young, David Wicks & Morgan Butcher

001 episode: Ronnie Mitchell, Roxy Mitchell, Dot Branning, Abi Branning, Tiffany Butcher, TJ Spraggan, Nikki Spraggan, Dennis Rickman Jnr. & Bobby Beale

Yet to appear:
Patrick Trueman, Poppy Meadow, Kim Fox, Liam Butcher, Cindy Williams, Rosie Spraggan & Bella Young

Recurring Characters:
005 episodes: Wayne Ladlow

Departed Characters:
006 episodes: Kirsty Branning
005 episodes: AJ Ahmed
002 episodes: Jane Beale
001 episode: Carl White

My guesses for the top 10 2014 are:
+ Mick
+ Linda
+ Shirley
+ Phil
+ Carol
+ Max
+ Sharon
+ Ian
+ Denise
+ Kat

Surprised Lynne had the omst appearnces in 2001 id have thought it wouldve been Kat or Little Mo.

My guess is one of the Carters will win this year either Mick or Linda.

Just a slight amendment to the Top 20 - Patrick has now overtaken Michelle, just (also, Arthur is on 885, not 884 - I realised earlier in the year there was an error on my spreadsheet).

Alfie, Max and Carol all stand a good chance of breaking into the Top 20 this year, depending on their total counts for 2014...

Ugh. Shirley already has too many eps.

Lynne topped the count in 2001 in the same way that Abi managed to this year, peripheral to a lot of story lines, especially since she was working in the cafe at the time. Little Mo lived away from the Square at the beginning and Kat just wasn't as constant a presence (Little Mo appeared in 115 and Kat appeared in 113 during 2001)

I'd be willing to place a bet on the Top 10 (in no specific order) being

Johnny Carter,
Mick Carter,
Linda Carter,
Phil, Mitchell,
Ian Beale,
Max Branning,
Stacey Branning,
Kat Moon,
Bianca Butcher,
Lauren Branning

I think Linda will Top the list.

Poppy appeared today, if only briefly.

Personally I can see Tina Carter really high in the episodes rankings as she will be like Abi. No really storylines but behind the bar serving and part of the carters in their big storylines. Can see her higher than Mick.
Stacey's not back to March and she may have to take a break at some time because Our Girl has been recomisioned for a series.

It's a given that a Carter will top the list I think. Perhaps Johnny as I think he might get involved with some things/people outside of the Vic given his age.

I want an all time version. Can someone upload one?

An All Time one would be VERY long...

The Top 20 All Time (which is a combination of mine and dullagj2's work) is posted above, although not complete as missing some episodes from the early 90s...

Cheers Berty. Great to see Patrick in the all-time top 20. I definitely think Alfie and Max will enter it this year.


Thanks, she wasn't on the cast list but it isn't always 100% accurate. I'll amend it in tomorrow's update.

My guesses for 2014 are (no particular order):

Mick Carter
Ian Beale
Johnny Carter
Linda Carter
Shirley Carter
Carol Jackson
David Wicks
Lauren Branning
Denise Fox
Kat Moon

Poppy has already appeared in one episode.

Look at all the Carters at the top :O makes a change from the Branning's!

I predict that one of the Carters will rank high, same with Phil, Ian and Sharon. Probably Denise and maybe even Carol too.

I can see Stacey making the Top 5/10, depending on how long her Our Girl break is. There's no way DTC is going to leave Stacey out of very many episodes.

I think Ms Snout could well have topped 2014 had she not disappeared with MySistaaaa on NYD. Depending on when she's back, she'll probably be up there.

A top 10 of Stacey/Ronnie/Mick/Linda/Johnny/Tina/Ian/Sharon/Carol/Bianca I think (in any order).

UPDATED: 9/1: Poppy +1, 10/1: Shirley -1.

EastEnders Character Appearance Count 2014 (up to and including 17th Jan.)

no. of episodes aired: 13

012 episodes: Mick Carter & Linda Carter

011 episodes: Shirley Carter

010 episodes: Tina Carter, Kat Moon, Sharon Rickman & Masood Ahmed

009 episodes: Johnny Carter, Ian Beale, Terry Spraggan, Phil Mitchell & Bianca Butcher

008 episodes: Denise Fox, Carol Jackson, Nancy Carter, Alfie Moon, Tamwar Masood, Max Branning & Fatboy Chubb

007 episodes: Lucy Beale, Danny Pennant, Whitney Dean & David Wicks

006 episodes: Dexter Hartman & Peter Beale

005 episodes:, Billy Mitchell, Lauren Branning, Sadie Young & Morgan Butcher

004 episodes: Lola Pearce, Jake Stone & Cora Cross

003 episodes: Jay Brown, Dennis Rickman Jnr., Liam Butcher & Shabnam Masood

002 episodes: Tiffany Butcher, TJ Spraggan & Sonia Fowler

001 episode: Ronnie Mitchell, Roxy Mitchell, Dot Branning, Abi Branning, Nikki Spraggan, Rosie Spraggan, Bella Young, Bobby Beale, Poppy Meadow & Rebecca Fowler

Yet to appear:
Patrick Trueman, Kim Fox & Cindy Williams

Recurring Characters:
005 episodes: Wayne Ladlow

Departed Characters:
006 episodes: Kirsty Branning
005 episodes: AJ Ahmed
002 episodes: Jane Beale
001 episode: Carl White

The Carters lead as the Fowlers return to the count.

Top 10 for 2014 predictions (in no particular order)

1. Mick Carter
2. Carol Jackson
3. Kat Moon
4. Ronnie Mitchell
5. David Wicks
6. Linda Carter
7. Bianca Butcher
8. Ian Beale
9. Phil Mitchell
10. Denise Fox

This is hard! I think Stacey's in with a good shout too, but the characters I mentioned above all feel like they're involved in big storylines early on in the year, so I'm taking a punt that they start strong and that carries them through the rest of the year. It might be a case of what happened with Abi last year though and a few characters make little appearances, rather than full blown storylines, and that puts them on top.

I think in no order but I defo think a Carter will win

Mick Carter
Shirley Carter
Linda Carter
Carol Jackson
Kat Moon
Bianca Jackson
Ian Beale
Denise Fox
David Wicks
Sharon Rickman

I think when they return Ronnie and Stacey will also be high.

I think all Carter's will rank high apart from Nancy (don't ask I just think she won't), most notably Tina, who I think probably won't have a proper big storyline but being behind the bar at the Vic and involved in other storylines will work in her favour.

In no particular order:

Mick Carter
Shirley Carter
Linda Carter
Johnny Carter
Tina Carter
Ian Beale
Sharon Rickman
Carol Jackson
Stacey Slater
David Wicks

Bianca and Kat will closely follow the top 10 I think. Ronnie will just miss out I think.

I agree, I think Tina will score highly. All the Carters will. Unfortunately, I think Kat and Alfie will score highly too.

Hopefully they use the likes of Billy and Patrick more this year and give them storylines.

Hope Sharon's used more too!

Interesting, if a new Carter tops the list does that mean that's the first time someone will have appeared in more episodes than any other character in their first year? Obviously excluding 1985.

Well you could include Derek Branning from 2012, despite appearing in 1996 briefly. Or Alfie in 2003 and Lynne Slater in 2001.