EE
Phil Mitchell, Dot Branning, Pat Butcher, Janine Butcher, Pauline Fowler, Den Watts

Emmerdale
The Dingles?

Neighbours
Karl, Susan, Harold, Madge, Toadie, Scott, Charlene

Home and Away
Alf, Ailsa, Sally, Pippa, Bobby

Hollyoaks
Mercedes McQueen

In Neighbours also Paul Robinson

Iconic is individual, it how you identify or recognise an era of the show. What one recognises as important or identifiable might not be the same for another

Corrie - Richard Hillman. He's one of those characters who we all remember, years later. One of Corrie's biggest villains.

Names that roll of the tongue in association and that have a big connection with a particular soap for example Ken Barlow in Coronation Street. Or synonymous for a particular era in a show.

Tony Hutchinson for Oaks

Others: Hilda Ogden, Pat Butcher, Kim Tate...

Neighbours
Helen Daniels

There are generally certain figures who are iconic to the general public though. Some people might love Michael Moon but he is not an iconic EastEnders character.

Dot, Pat, Peggy, Den, Phil and Grant. I shouldn't have to name what soap they're from

Doctors?

EastEnders

Ian, Sharon, Dot, Den, Angie, Grant, Phil, Kathy, Pauline and Pat.

Casualty

Charlie, Tess, Duffy, Megan and Josh.

Neighbours

Helen, Harold, Charlene, Scott, Karl, Susan, Toadie, Lou and Madge

I forgot Neighbours - Angus.

I guess it is all subjective, but my personal choices are

Corrie
- Bet Lynch
- Ken Barlow
- Jack & Vera Duckworth
- Rita Tanner

Eastenders
- Dot Branning, Mrs
- Ian Beale
- Pauline Fowler
- Peggy Mitchell

Emmerdale
- Ma Sugden
- Jack Sugden
- Kim Tate
- Zoe Tate

Hollyoaks
- Tony Hutchinson
- Jack Osborne
- Mr C
- Kurt Benson
- Jambo

Going through the history of the shows, these are the characters i think are the most iconic.

Coronation Street
Ken Barlow
Rita Sullivan
Bet Lynch
Betty Williams
Deidre Barlow
Hilda Ogden
Elsie Tanner
Ena Sharples
Jack & Vera
Fred Elliott
Annie Walker
Mike Baldwin
Mavis Wilton
Gail Platt

EastEnders
Den Watts
Phil Mitchell
Dot Cotton
Pat Butcher
Pauline Fowler
Peggy Mitchell
Angie Watts
Sharon Watts
Grant Mitchell
Ian Beale
Frank Butcher
Kat Slater
Nick Cotton
Kathy Beale
Cindy Beale

Emmerdale
Annie Sugden
Jack Sugden
Kim Tate
Zak Dingle
Seth Armstrong
Eric Pollard
Amos

Brookside
Jimmy Corkhill
Ron Dixon
Sinbad
Bobby & Shelia Grant
Barry Grant
Beth Jordache

Take the High Road
Mrs. Mack

These characters were effing awesome.

I'd also add Leah, Irene and Marilyn as an iconic characters for Home and Away.

Coronation street

Ken Barlow
Rita Tanner
Elsie Tanner
Alan Bradley
End Sharples
Gail Roswell
Richard Hillman
Liz McDonald
Betty Williams
Bet Lynch
Deirdre Barlow

Emmerdale

Annie Sugden
Jack Sugden
Eric Pollard
Seth Armstrong
Betty Eagleton
Carl King
Alan Turner
Zap Dingle
Lisa Dingle
Cain Dingle

Hollyoaks

Tony Hutchinson
Gordon Cunningham
Mercedes McQueen
Craig Dean
John Paul McQueen
Cindy Cunningham

Neighbors

Helen Daniels
Paul Robinson
Scott Robinson
Charlene Robinson
Karl Kennedy
Susan Kennedy
Libby Kennedy
Harold Bishop
Madge Bishop
Toadfish Rebecchi

Home and Away

Alf Stewart
Sally Fletcher
Pippa Ross
Irene Roberts
Leah Patterson-Baker
Marilyn Chambers
Donald Fisher

EastEnders

Den Watts
Angie Watts
Sharon Watts
Pat Evans
Frank Butcher
Peggy Mitchell
Phil Mitchell
Grant Mitchell
Sam Mitchell
Ronnie Mitchell
Dot Branning
Nick Cotton
Janine Butcher
Ricky Butcher
Barry Evans
Tiffany Mitchell
Bianca Butcher
Kat Moon
Alfie Moon
Stacey Fowler
Mark Fowler
Pauline Fowler
Ian Beale
Possibly Lucy Beale (her death attracted very widespread media attention that even non viewers tuned in to find who killed her)
Mick Carter (due to Dyer being in the role rather than the actual character who's a pain in the @rse anyway)

EE:
MyLauren
Jemima off of HR
Kitty off of the camping trip
Cindy Jr
Louise Mitchell
That doctor that Dot saw

Thanks

Ena, Elsie, Hilda & Stan, Jack & Vera, Annie, Ken & Diedre, Rita

Not sure how Ian Beale can be considered as iconic. Being in the show for such a long time regardless of being a dull, ridiculous character shouldn't be default make one "iconic". I think iconic should give them a degree of endearing affection as well as being a contributory factor to the success of the show.

Ian Beale IMHO is sadly a wet blanket, disaster zone, weak and generally dislikeable.

Personally speaking, iconic characters would have been around from almost the start of the show and/or moved on in the late 80s or 1990s such as Angie, Arthur, Den, Dot, Pauline, Pete Beale and even Lofty. There's no one in the last few years U would consider to be as such. For legendary which have an aura and notoriety probably Grant and Phil, Max, Masood, Tricky Dicky

She is called Shazia and can mostly be seen at 8:30om on. Bbc1 friday nights


Maybe look up what iconic means Adam.

Someone who never watched in the 80's or 90's mifght not pick any character from an era they never watched if say they watched 2000 -2002 they might see Little Mo and Billy as iconic because of little mo firstly being a slater and then the domestic abuse story that was very big at the time.

Personally I would put the likes of Michelle as iconic, Dot, Nick, Ethel, Bianca is iconic

Sam and Ricky from the era when they were lovebirds in the arches

Frank butcher and his bowtie

I'd add Morag, Irene and Marilyn to H&A

I think a character is iconic If they are known by people who have never watched the soap they feature in or who can be identified by a mannerism or a piece of clothing. Coronation Street and Eastenders have loads, I don't think that Emmerdale and Hollyoaks have any as if you hadn't watched the shows you wouldn't recognise any of the characters.

Ian. Became very well known because of the association with Cindy, plus who Killed Lucy is arguably on if the shows biggest storylines (and certainly the biggest of this decade). So much widespread media attention was given to Ian and I have often used the term 'Ian Beale' to non viewers regarding someone obsessed with making money and they know what I mean. He has had some very high profile stories and combined with his longevity, I think it can be argued that Ian is an iconic character

It's really subjective I guess, based on when you were watching the show. I'd say for Emmerdale:

Jack Sugden
Kim, Chris and Zoe Tate
Eric Pollard
Cain and Charity Dingle
Cameron Murray

Corrie, maybe Elsie Tanner, Hilda & Stan Ogden, Jack and Vera Duckworth, Deirdre Barlow, Mike Baldwin, no real surprises.

Eastenders, Pauline and Arthur, Kathy, Pat, Frank, Ricky and Bianca, Carol Jackson, Phil and Grant, Sharon, Den and Angie, Zainab and Masood.

eta: oo and Brookie!: Bobby and Sheila Grant, Billy and Irene Corkhill, Barry Grant, Sinbad, Mandy and Beth Jordache.

Ian Beale is iconic in my humble opinion