We really have lost so many wonderful and iconic characters these last few years, and although we've gained some and some have been brought back, who would you like to see them bring back before the 30th?

I would like to see them bring back the following cast members...

Charlie and Jean Slater - I think these 2 would make the slaters feel a bit more stable/secure if you like... We don't actually have someone with the second name slater in the cast anymore.

Zainab Masood - they're just lost without her, love them or hate them, the masoods proved popular with the fans and nina wadia is a fantastic actress and has even said herself that she WOULD RETURN IF ASKED! I hope she makes a return during the shabnam story!

Peggy Mitchell - they probably wouldn't be able to get Barbara back full time, but I think her returning, would be really nice! Even it it was for a few months or a year or something. I think if asked babs would return for the 30th episodes, if she didn't want to do anything longer.

Robbie Jackson - this might be an unpopular opinion, but it would be so nice for carol to have robbie back as bianca has left now, it would be a really nice set up in the Butcher/Jackson household.

Janine Butcher - we can almost be certain charlie Brooke's will one day reprise the roll of janine, but I'd love it to be in time for the 30th, janine would SHINE under dtc!

Tanya Branning - I love tanya! Again, jo will one day return, but is love it to be in time for the 30th or maybe even later in the year.

I'm up for new characters and a bit of a change, but old characters and vibrant characters are needed for new characters to work... We've lost SO MUCH, and right now we have a good cast, but there's some deadwood who have got to go! Dtc has said there are more return in characters to come, and I definitely think zainab would be one of them, who would you like to see him bring back?

Chrissie Watts, Chrissie Watts, Chrissie Watts.

Zainab, Janine, David, Jean and Ollie and Little Mo.

They have a strong family unit for The Beales in place now so for me it's the Fowlers they need to build back up..

Bring back Martin, or recast him and build a family around him with Sonia, Rebecca and Mark Jnr, who would be uni age now and could move over to study in London and live with his uncle.

Sue and Ali Osman
Mary the Punk
Lofty
Dr Legg
and why not - Reg Cox.

They can have Nick kill Reg's grandson Reggie Cox in the 30th anniversary episode!!

There seems to be a key cast member missing from each family, they do have a decent cast, since 2010 it's spiralled out of control, it seems to be getting better now, but there's still so much deadwood in the cast and a lot of characters they could bring back by replacing them with the deadwood (Donna, fatboy, dexter, lee, tosh etc...)

I know she was only there for a short time, but I liked Robbie Jackson's girlfriend.

Zainab and Janine - I like watching TV bitches

Wellard died

I never want to see that sanctimonious cow Tanya again

I would like to see Zainab again for the Masoods. Tanya I feel is quite a tired character and would only get the same recycle stuff.

Janine I think is a given.

I would like to see some of Kat's sister's returning Little Mo or maybe reintroduce Belinda.

I agree. There is no place for her anymore in my view.

If I could have anyone it would be Michelle and Grant. But I would settle for Daphne Fox.

I agree OP. especially just temp returns

Yeah.. I really miss Grant

I'd love Steve Owen, Lisa, Mel and Dan Sullivan back as well

I have to disagree I am afraid

Janine, Chrissie, Sean and Dan.

Four of the most formidable characters that EE has ever produced.

And think of the comedy value as Philth threatens to 'own' Sean and Dan again.