List of EastEnders characters introduced in 2005


The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the UK BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2005, by order of first appearance.

Johnny Allen

Johnny Allen, played by Billy Murray, first appears in January 2005, and is the father of Ruby Allen. An old East End gangster, Johnny established himself as Walford's crime kingpin upon killing fellow mob boss Andy Hunter and later ordering the death of his friend Dennis Rickman. He also has relationship with Tina Stewart. He soon becomes central to the "Get Johnny Week" storyline, in which Grant and Phil Mitchell confront Johnny over his role in Dennis' death. The storyline ends with Johnny - at his daughter's urging - handing himself to the police to confess to his life of crime, including his role in the murders of both Andy and Dennis. Nearly seven months later, Johnny ultimately meets his downfall when he learns that Ruby's boyfriend Sean Slater attempts to extracts their assets; after failing to warn him off, Johnny dies of a heart attack whilst attempting to arrange for Sean to be killed.

Reverend Stevens

The Reverend George Stevens, played by Michael Keating, is a recurring character who is the vicar in Walford. His first appearance was in the episode originally broadcast on 10 January 2005, being introduced by executive producer Kathleen Hutchison, and he has appeared in at least one episode every year until 2014, when he does not appear at all throughout the year. He returns in April 2015 until his exit on 28 September 2017 when he retires.
He first appears to discuss Freddie Mitchell's christening with his mother Little Mo in 2005. Following this, he appears to discuss Den and Chrissie Watts' vow renewals, and conducts the funerals of Neil and Sue Miller, Nana Moon, Dennis Rickman, Pauline Fowler and Frank Butcher. Stevens occasionally visits Dot Branning to discuss her faith, including following the death of her friend Pauline and Dot's struggle when she takes on the responsibility of caring for a refugee baby. In December 2008, he returns, after Dot donates a substantial amount of money to have the church roof repaired. He feels it is his need to investigate whether Dot has donated from her own life savings but she does not want to make a fuss.
In March 2009, he arranges plans for Peggy Mitchell's wedding to Archie Mitchell, and also conducts [|Amy] Mitchell's christening in April and May 2009. In January 2010, he performs Archie's funeral. Stevens is also seen in March, conducting Bradley Branning's funeral. In September, he meets Heather Trott and Minty Peterson to talk about a christening for Heather's baby son George, and is confused about Heather and Minty's relationship. The next week he conducts the christening. In October 2010, Max Branning arranges for him to visit his sister Carol Jackson following the death of her son, Billie Jackson, but Carol gets angry as Billie was not religious.
In October 2011, he conducts a funeral of a local man, but Dot's half-sister, Rose, who works in the doctor's surgery, fears she mistakenly killed the man by misplacing his test results. Stevens tells her the patient died of a bee sting, and a relieved Rose then flirts with him, much to the chagrin of Dot. A few days later, Dot reveals Rose's colourful past to Stevens. However, he is intrigued, and he and Rose share a drink at The Queen Victoria public house, as he wants to know more about her life. At a church social event, the pair become closer, resulting in Stevens asking for Dot's blessing to date Rose.
He, Dot and Rose later attend a Mayoral banquet, and on their return to Walford, they announce that the Olympic torch for the 2012 Summer Olympics will be passing through Walford. When Stevens visits Rose to invite her out, he finds that she has spent the night with Patrick Trueman. In January 2012, he conducts Pat Evans' funeral. On Maundy Thursday, he performs the rite of washing feet on Dot and comforts her following the death of Heather. In May 2012, he speaks to Janine Butcher and Michael Moon about their upcoming wedding, as Janine has decided on a church wedding for them. Michael tells Stevens that Janine is Jewish and has had three previous husbands, and Janine decides against the church wedding as a result. In June he conducts the christening at the hospital of Michael and Janine's daughter Scarlett.
In April 2013, Stevens visits Dot to ask why she has not attended Mass on Easter Sunday. Her friend Fatboy tells Stevens that Dot is about to lose her home, so Stevens convinces her that she has not sinned in the eyes of God. He conducts Michael's funeral in November 2013. He appoints Dot as Church Warden and gets her to raise funds to fix the church roof. He appears on Christmas Eve to conduct a carol service.
Stevens conducts the funeral of Jim Branning in April 2015. He first discusses the arrangements with Carol and Max is rude to Stevens and tries to get him to leave. Carol sends Max away and Stevens is sympathetic. When Stevens asks who will be reading the eulogy at the funeral, Carol tells him that they will not be having one. At the funeral, Stevens is pleased to see Dot, who has been granted day release from prison in order to attend. Stevens is shocked and outraged during the funeral when Max delivers a damning eulogy about his father, and tries to get him to stop but Max ignores him. In July 2016, Stevens conducts Peggy's funeral. In December 2016, Stevens appears when a nativity play is held at the church, which Amy and Lily Fowler perform in. Stevens greets Lily's mother Stacey Fowler and stepfather Martin Fowler as they arrive at the church to watch the performance. Stevens later speaks to Roxy Mitchell after he discovers her sitting alone in the Albert Square gardens, depressed. She tells him that she feels like she is a bad mother to Amy and has let her down all her life. Stevens reassures Roxy that strong people can bear to hurt themselves for the good of others. In January 2017, Stevens conducts the joint funeral of Roxy and her sister Ronnie Mitchell.
In September 2017, he retires and moves to Australia to live with his daughter and is replaced by Irene Mills.

Amanda Parry

Amanda Parry, played by Sarah Preston, is a friend of Chrissie Watts, first appearing in the show just before Chrissie and Den Watts are set to renew their wedding vows. She is aware of Den's nefarious behaviour and dubious associates, and sympathises with Chrissie over Den's affair with Zoe Slater. She plots with Chrissie to get revenge on Den, and looks into Den's financial affairs, finding a secret bank account Den has opened for Zoe, who is pregnant with his child. Chrissie is enraged, but Amanda convinces Chrissie to take a longer view so as to get as much out of Den as possible. She prepares legal papers to put Chrissie's name on the deed of The Queen Victoria public house, and Chrissie persuades Den to eventually sign thereby making Chrissie co-owner of the pub. Amanda leaves after the vow-renewal ceremony, urging Chrissie not to go soft on Den.
A few months later, after Den's death, Chrissie is desperate to get full control of the pub and asks Amanda for help. Amanda returns to Walford, at which time Chrissie tells her that Den has run off with another woman and is in hiding again. Amanda wants to track him down, but Chrissie convinces her that it will take a long time to find him, and that she cannot stand to live in The Queen Victoria any longer, as Den's children Sharon and Dennis have returned. Amanda is aware of the way Den placed Sharon above all others, including Chrissie, and is resentful of her presence. Chrissie forges Den's signature on papers that give her full control of the pub, getting Amanda, after much hesitancy, to sign as a witness. Amanda then leaves Walford, taking the papers to lodge at court and Chrissie puts the pub up for sale.

Tina Stewart

Tina Stewart is played by Charlotte Avery.
Tina is the girlfriend of Johnny Allen. She was previously his mistress for 10 years, and supported him when his wife and older daughter were killed in a house fire. After making peace with Johnny's daughter Ruby, Tina finally moves in with Johnny, where they seem to enjoy some measure of domestic tranquility between crises. She feels uncomfortable when Johnny hires an attractive barmaid, Amy, for his nightclub Scarlet, and Ruby later finds him kissing Amy, leading to her telling Tina about the whole incident. Johnny openly admits to having a fling and shocks Tina with his attitude by trying to brush it off as though it is nothing, telling Tina to forget it. Tina eventually learns what Johnny is really like upon discovering his nefarious activities, and leaves Albert Square for good.

Ruby Allen

Ruby Allen, played by Louisa Lytton, is the daughter of Johnny Allen. Ruby arrives in Walford after being at boarding school, and so she does not know her father well. However Johnny's criminal activities and violent habits soon become apparent to Ruby, and it horrifies her. However Johnny is equally as horrified in Ruby's choice of boyfriends; firstly Juley Smith and then Sean Slater. Sean is the brother of Ruby's best friend, Stacey, but Ruby and Stacey have a tempestuous friendship, and often argue.

Margaret Wilson

Margaret Wilson, played by Janet Amsden, is the adoptive grandmother of Sonia and Martin Fowler's daughter, Rebecca Miller, and mother of Rebecca's adoptive mother, Sue Miller. When Sue, along with her husband Neil were killed in a car crash in 2005 Margaret became the parental guardian of Rebecca.
Margaret is first seen when Sonia visits her to see Rebecca. Margaret discovers that Sonia is Rebecca's biological mother, but after initially being hostile, she allows Sonia, along with Martin and Martin's mother Pauline to continue to visit Rebecca. On 15 December 2005, Margaret admits that she is getting tired so she lets Pauline, Martin and Sonia look after Rebecca for Christmas 2005. On 1 May 2006, Margaret visits Sonia to tell her she wants her and Martin to be Rebecca's legal guardians. Just days later, she is disgusted with Sonia, as she discovers that Sonia has left Martin and lied about being together. Sonia later visits Margaret, who is almost convinced to allow Sonia back into Rebecca's life, until Sonia tells Margaret she is in a relationship with another woman, Naomi Julien. The next day, Martin visits Margaret and convinces her that Rebecca would be more secure with him and Pauline. On 1 June 2006, Martin receives a phone call to say Margaret has died. Margaret's funeral is on Monday 12 June 2006.