Hello all and welcome to the EastEnders Character Appearance Count for 2017. It’s that time of year again. I hope you will join me to see who appears in the most episodes. The thread will be updated weekly.

EE Character Count 2016: The Top 10

1. Lee Carter: 141 episodes
2. Mick Carter: 140 episodes
3. Kathy Beale: 137 episodes
4. Linda Carter & Martin Fowler: 136 episodes
6. Ben Mitchell: 133 episodes
7. Sharon Mitchell: 130 episodes
8. Whitney Carter: 128 episodes
9. Stacey Fowler: 125 episodes
10. Denise Fox: 122 episodes


Top Appearances per month 2016:

January: Kat, Martin & Nancy (14)

February: Kush & Pam (14)

March: Nancy (18)

April: Ben (18)

May: Stacey, Ian & Kathy (16)

June: Steven, Kathy & Jack (11)

July: Linda, Whitney & Lee (14)

August: Kathy & Ian (13)

September: Sharon (16)

October: Lauren & Linda (15)

November: Lee & Whitney (15)

December: Mick (20)


Past Winners: (courtesy of Bertypop)

1985: Pete Beale – 83 episodes
1986: Simon Wicks – 98 episodes
1987: Simon Wicks – 97 episodes
1988: Den Watts – 104 episodes
1989: Ian Beale & Dot Branning – 88 episodes
1990: Simon Wicks – 96 episodes
1991: Grant Mitchell – 88 episodes
1992: Sharon Mitchell – 91 episodes
1993: Kathy Sullivan – 88 episodes
1994: Grant Mitchell – 117 episodes
1995: Mark Fowler – 134 episodes
1996: Grant Mitchell – 137 episodes
1997: Grant Mitchell – 140 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
2014: Mick Carter - 162 episodes
2015: Mick Carter – 125 episodes
2016: Lee Carter – 141 episodes

EE Character Count 2011-2016



All-Time Count (1985-2016) (courtesy of Bertypop)

1. Ian Beale (2900 episodes)
2. Phil Mitchell (2713 episodes)
3. Dot Branning (2052 episodes)
4. Pat Evans (2044 episodes)
5. Pauline Fowler (1840 episodes)
6. Sharon Mitchell (1790 episodes)
7. Peggy Mitchell (1629 episodes)
8. Billy Mitchell (1521 episodes)
9. Ricky Butcher (1374 episodes)
10. Kathy Beale (1255 episodes)
11. Sonia Jackson (1254 episodes)
12. Mark Fowler (1159 episodes)
13. Kat Moon (1148 episodes)
14. Bianca Butcher (1137 episodes)
15. Grant Mitchell (1093 episodes)
16. Patrick Trueman (1092 episodes)
17. Janine Butcher (1085 episodes)
18. Mo Harris (1035 episodes)
19. Alfie Moon (1030 episodes)
20. Stacey Fowler (1022 episodes)
21. Jane Beale (1009 episodes)
22. Max Branning (1000 episodes)

Archive:
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016


Can you predict the top 10 for 2017? Leave your guesses below by 3rd February.

My Top 10 predictions:

EastEnders Character Appearance Count 2017 (up to and including 13th January)
no. of episodes aired: 08

008 episodes: Stacey Fowler & Mick Carter
007 episodes: Phil Mitchell, Sharon Mitchell, Martin Fowler, Michelle Fowler, Denise Fox, Lee Carter, Whitney Carter & Honey Mitchell

006 episodes: Ian Beale, Ben Mitchell, Johnny Carter, Kathy Beale, Shirley Carter, Babe Smith & Jane Beale

005 episodes: Max Branning, Jack Branning, Dot Branning, Patrick Trueman, Abi Branning, Bex Fowler, Billy Mitchell, Carmel Kazemi, Amy Mitchell & Ricky Mitchell

004 episodes: Steven Beale
003 episodes: Lauren Branning, Louise Mitchell, Tina Carter, Vincent Hubbard & Shakil Kazemi
002 episodes: Donna Yates, Dennis Rickman Jnr. & Will Mitchell
001 episode: Kush Kazemi, Kim Fox-Hubbard, Jay Brown & Lily Fowler

Yet to appear:
Janet Mitchell

Recurring Characters:
04 episodes: Libby Fox & Glenda Mitchell
03 episodes: Danny Mitchell
01 episode: Aunt Sal & Trish Barnes

Departed Characters:
002 episodes: Ronnie Branning
001 episode: Roxy Mitchell

Is there a favourite characters thread 4 ee?

So Happy Lee took the crown fron Mick!

I'll have to think about predictions. I'll post them later.

There will in time. They don't all start at the same time.

Yeah there is, I think it normally starts in late January/Early February. It's yohinnchild who normally runs it isn't it? Is he still active on the forums?

I predict Michelle to win it in 2017. Closely followed by Max.

Kathy Beale
Lauren Branning
Max Branning
Johnny Carter
Mick Carter
Martin Fowler
Michelle Fowler
Stacey Fowler
Sharon Mitchell
Ben Mitchell

Phil just dropped out of my list. I think it could be a quiet year for the Mitchells, but Sharon will be embroiled with Michelle, and Ben will probably get mixed up with Johnny.

Michelle will probably win

Michelle Fowler
Sharon Mitchell
Dire Dyre
Stacey Fowler
Martin Fowler
Phil Mitchell
Ben Mitchell
Denise Fox
Max Branning
Ian Beale

Not in any particular order here.

Wow Lee was top

2017 predicted

1 Max
2 Michelle
3 Stacey
4 Mick
5 Martin
6 Kathy
7 Denise
8 Lauren
9 Steven
10 Phil

Michelle Fowler
Max Branning
Sharon Watts
Stacey Fowler
Steven Beale
Mick Carter
Johnny Carter
Ben Mitchell
Kathy Beale
Martin Fowler

Grrrrr

Stupid decision

I think it will be producers pet that wins. So it will be Michelle in 2017

Thanks

Can I still predict Kathy to top 2017?

Well done Lee, Whitney and Denise. They'd been pretty invisible the year before.

Hoping Denise gets another good year and we see more of Vincent, Jay, Dot and Shirley.