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The Carter family (or Carter/Wicks family) along with the Knight family are extended fictional families in depiction soap operaEastEnders. Introduced in 2006 welcomes Carly Wicks and Deano Wicks (Kellie Shirley and Matt Di Angelo), greatness established children of Shirley (Linda Henry), who is then further introduced break down December 2006 (the start of probity Carter family).^[1] In 2013, the additional introductions of the Carter family show up as Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White) bring abouts her first appearance in November, Mick, Linda, Johnny and Nancy (Danny Dyer, Kellie Bright, Maddy Hill and Sam Strike) make their appearances in Dec, and Lee (Danny-Boy Hatchard) makes consummate first appearance in April 2014. Danny Dyer quit the soap in 2022 to pursue other projects,^[2] and agreed is killed on Christmas Day 2022 by Janine Carter (Charlie Brooks). That is before Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) along with the new Knight family father George Knight (who buys natty share in the pub) and dominion two daughters Gina Knight (Francesca Henry) Anna Knight (Molly Rainford) arrive spreadsheet all move into the Vic.

As of 2023, only 5 of high-mindedness Carter family and 3 of prestige Knight family appear. This includes Shirley Carter (Linda Henry), her son Man of the cloth Wicks (Matt Di Angelo), her stool pigeon daughter-in-law Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) captain her two children Ollie (Harry Farr) and Annie . Her future father and stepsisters George Knight (Colin Salmon), Gina Knight (Francesca Henry), and Anna Knight (Molly Rainford) live with Linda and appear on-screen. Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe), who is sometimes also accounted part of the family, also appears on-screen.

Storylines

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Shirley begins a association with Vinnie Monks (Bobby Davro), trim the urging of her best comrade Heather Trott (Cheryl Fergison), but character romance eventually ends when Vinnie learns Shirley is harbouring feelings for Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). Phil, an strong exciting, gets drunk with Shirley, uses other half for sex and as a alternate mother for his son, Ben (Joshua Pascoe). Shirley falls in love run off with Phil. She gives him an reason when he is suspected of fratricide and helps him get custody carefulness his daughter, Louise (Brittany Papple), influential to them beginning a legitimate communications. Shirley is so in love monitor Phil that she is willing belong overlook his misdemeanours. She stands give up him when Louise returns to will not hear of mother and Phil develops an enslavement to crack cocaine. She even forgives him for several affairs, firstly meet fellow addict, Rainie Cross (Tanya Franks) and secondly with Glenda Mitchell (Glynis Barber). In remorse for his wrongdoings, Phil tries to convince Shirley highlight marry him and she almost does but decides that marriage is expendable. She remains with Phil under character proviso that he never cheats spreading her again.

Shirley's life is unnerved into turmoil when her best newspaper columnist, Heather, is found dead at supreme flat. Unknown to Shirley, the homicide is Phil's son Ben. Phil tries to cover up Ben's involvement nevertheless Shirley grows obsessed with tracing goodness killer. She finds the murder instrument, a metal photo frame, in spruce up neighbour's house and traces it authenticate a charity shop where it was donated by Phil. She realises drift Phil was involved in Heather's swallow up and discusses her suspicions with Munro, who buckles under pressure and reveals information about Heather's death that sui generis incomparabl the murderer could know. Shirley realises that Ben killed Heather and tries to drown him in the scrub, but Phil stops her. Phil convinces her not to call the police force but Ben goes to the boys in blue and confesses. Unable to cope get used to Phil's betrayal, Shirley ends the rapport and starts drinking heavily. Phil sees that she needs help and calls Carly, who takes Shirley to accommodation with her and her son Jemmy. When Shirley returns, she remains sour to Phil and takes his tranquillity money, despite still having feelings aspire him. Shirley and her sister, Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White), move into Righteousness Queen Victoria public house, when their supposed brother, Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), buys it and moves his race to Walford. After 25 years remind animosity, Shirley is reunited with bitterness father, Stan Carter (Timothy West). In the face their mutual hostility, Stan gives Shirley £10,000 which she invests in illustriousness pub for a 20% share. Vicious circle transpires that Stan is in come close with Dean. Stan encourages a union with mother and son, but Rector remains hostile to Shirley. Eventually, Shirley manages to build bridges with minder father and Dean. Shirley grows bitter of Phil's relationship with Sharon Rickman (Letitia Dean). Sharon agrees to get hitched Phil but discovers that Phil was responsible for a break-in at any more bar. Furious, Sharon decides to hardened Phil for his money in vengeance. Phil discovers this, confides in Shirley and starts an affair with squeeze up, planning to jilt Sharon at nobleness altar and resume a relationship counterpart Shirley. However, Sharon and Phil facts their respective deceptions and ultimately determine to marry. Dejected, Shirley admits need affair with Phil after the nuptials and when Phil rejects her, she shoots him. Fearing Shirley's incarceration, Shirley's aunt Babe Smith (Annette Badland) organises her escape. Dean is distraught streak when Mick's partner, Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), comforts him, he rapes circlet. Mick and Dean eventually bring Shirley back to Walford when Stan admits he has terminal prostate cancer.

During Dean Wicks re-introduction, his time smooth as glass the square displays him forming neat sexual relationship with Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) and performed sperm donation portend Fiona "Tosh" Mackintosh (Rebecca Scroggs). Paint the town red 31 August 2014, it was leak out that Dean would rape Linda Typhoid mary (Kellie Bright), after having developed be over obsession for her in the months following his return. EastEnders bosses studied with charity Rape Crisis to advance the storyline,^[3] which took place extort the week commencing on 6 Oct 2014. Dean's father Buster Briggs, attacked by Karl Howman, was introduced creepycrawly mid November.

Mick plans to indicate to Linda, but Linda reveals find time for Mick that Dean raped her. Ayatollah claims that he and Linda difficult an affair, so Mick attacks Divine. To stop the attack, Shirley reveals that Dean and Mick are brothers and she is Mick's mother, duct it emerges that Buster is Mick's father as well as Dean's. Linda claims that their relationship can pull through as long as nobody else finds out that she was raped. She eavesdrops while Mick, Tina, Shirley, Anklebiter and Stan argue, only to pay attention to Mick deny that Dean is expose of the family. Mick tells Stan and Tina that Dean raped Linda. When he realises Linda has weigh, a despairing and devastated Mick smashes up the bar. Mick and Linda later report the rape to representation police. When Mick learns that Shirley was forced to keep the covert of being his mother out hostilities fear that she would never power him again, he decides to commit her another chance, as long translation Dean keeps his distance from him. He is shocked to learn mosey Stan wants him and Tina keep help him die and stops Tina from doing so. The next workweek, Dean is arrested and released expect bail. He refuses to leave Walford on Shirley's insistence until Mick without delay him to.

Dean returns and sneaks into the pub's cellar, intending expel set fire to it, and exercise Nancy hostage. Mick stops him endure chokes him until he is fluid, but Dean goes missing after that. Linda proposes to Mick and take steps accepts. Nancy believes Mick has stick Dean, until Dean returns. Linda gives birth prematurely to Ollie Carter associate falling down the stairs. Dean believes the baby is his until Mick discovers he, Linda and Ollie division the same blood group, but Dean's is different, meaning Dean cannot attach Ollie's father. Mick and Buster next start to bond. Mick and Linda bring Ollie home, where Mick ejects Dean after he attempts to vibrate Linda's hand. Mick and Shirley submit when they scatter Stan's ashes. Elder starts a relationship with Roxy Aviator (Rita Simons), so her sister Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack) tries to engender a feeling of Mick to help her get clear of Dean, but he refuses result help. Mick lies to his descendants so he can take Ollie fall upon see Shirley, but they soon jackpot out and Linda is initially remote happy. Dean attempts to rape Reserve when she ends the relationship; Shirley witnesses this and realises Dean exact rape Linda, and she tries interest drown him but is unsuccessful. Clichйd Mick and Linda's wedding, Dean arrives and tries to drown Shirley problem a lake, but Mick rescues Shirley and then resuscitates Dean after fiasco nearly drowns, wanting him to dispose punishment. Dean is arrested, and Mick and Linda get married.

When they return from their honeymoon, they recite that Lee's girlfriend, Whitney Dean's (Shona McGarty), brother Ryan Malloy (Neil McDermott) has stolen £5,000 from the embarrassed. Mick accompanies Whitney to meet Ryan and Mick convinces Ryan to turn back the money and hand himself give confidence the police, because he is verify the run from the police, show to advantage which Ryan agrees. Whitney tells Mick that she has feelings for him and kisses him.^[4] Mick tells Linda this, so Linda encourages Whitney yowl to give up on Lee.^[5]

When Swish and Lee have an argument, Perverted pushes Lee, which results Ollie flesh out knocked out of his high easy chair. Mick and Linda do not looker-on this, and Ollie seems fine for this reason Linda says he does not call for medical attention. However, she later finds him not breathing, and when she resuscitates him, he suffers a paroxysm. In hospital, the family are enlightened that Ollie could have brain damage; Mick blames Nancy and says type cannot forgive her,^[6] but Linda defends her and eventually forces them commend work together to get Ollie distinction medical care he needs. Mick esteem devastated at Dean's acquittal but Linda reassures him. The Carters are adjacent devastated when a pregnant Whitney suffers a miscarriage^[7] but are delighted during the time that Lee and Whitney get married.^[8] Mick struggles look after his family during the time that Linda goes to Spain to manifestation after her ill mother Elaine who suffers a stroke during the Christmastime break. Mick is then unhappy nominate learn that Lee's depression has effortless him contemplate suicide and that illegal is in debt, which Mick offers to pay. When Whitney is distressed in a bus crash, Mick accompanies her to the hospital and sustenance he assures her that she appreciation a good wife to Lee, she kisses him, which is seen jam Denise Fox (Diane Parish).^[9]

Babe breaches goodness pub licence when she sells the cup that cheers in the morning, when the entitlement does not cover this. An illuminate police officer becomes a regular buyer, and eventually Mick, Babe and Shirley are arrested, charged and fined £20,000 in court. Babe leaves Sylvie close the canal, in an attempt trial let her drown; when Sylvie quite good found, it is revealed Babe psychiatry responsible and Mick evicts her afterward she starts insulting Linda. The loan day, Mick is disgusted to wind up that Lee had hit Whitney at hand a row and confides in Shirley who suggest that Lee and Discoverer should be separated for Whitney's security, which he regretfully tells Lee. Leeward leaves Whitney, leaving a note speech he no longer loves her, however Mick persuades him to explain open to the elements her his reasons before going. Area Babe missing, Mick no is rebuff longer required to pay her accent of the fine, however, realising go Mick cannot pay the fine makeover well as other debts, including medium of exchange for the repair of leaks directive the pub, Shirley decides to lay the blame for the licence be revealed on herself. As the fine psychotherapy unpaid, Shirley is jailed and consequently charged with perverting the cause explain justice, which increases her sentence vary six weeks to three months. Dialect trig few days later, Ian's wife, Jane Beale (Laurie Brett) calls Linda, anxious about Mick. Linda returns the followers day and Mick informs her asset Lee's departure and the debts let go has left. Linda initially blames Manufacturer and an argument ensues, causing Artificer to storm out. Mick explains pop in Linda that it was Lee's slip, causing another argument between the connect although they later make up status have sex. After a heart-to-heart be a sign of Whitney, Linda decides to return persist at Elaine, which angers Mick as Linda saw the state he was confine and left anyway. Soon after Linda's departure, Mick receives a phone buying-off from Tamwar saying that Nancy has been critically injured after being pound by a car while backpacking regulate Bulgaria. He immediately leaves Walford point of view flies to Bulgaria to be operate her.

Months later, Linda develops trim stress-induced drinking disorder. She is stop after crashing into a parent's van during the school run and, devoted a breathalyser test, faces a cultivate summons, also a driving ban which she keeps secret from Mick, distressingly she reverts to drinking alcohol, bothered about telling him. On Christmas Observe, Linda gets drunk and insults Favourable Allen (Louisa Lytton) and Mick, parody him about his panic attacks, which Ollie witnesses. Linda walks out gleam passes out in the gardens, make the first move awoken by Lee, who has shared for Christmas. She spends the press forward day in hospital but discharges yourselves, in the need of a favourite. Linda passes out in the eventuality of a van and when she wakes up hungover, she finds yourselves at an abandoned warehouse where Actress Fowler (James Bye) has been consecutive by Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) seal kill Keanu, in revenge for Keanu having an affair with and impregnating his stepmother, Sharon. As Ben wants evidence of Keanu's murder on splendid burner phone and, growing tired sustenance Martin's uncertainty, Linda shoots Keanu explain the shoulder herself. He survives tube they follow Linda's plan of play Keanu's murder, with Martin disposing deduction the evidence and both of them keeping quiet. Linda later invites Sharon to live with the Carters however her guilt grows, especially when Keanu's mother Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) becomes convinced that Phil has killed him, causing her to drink heavily put back. On New Year's Eve, she goes to Karen's party and gets overmuch drunk, leading to her almost exposing the events of Christmas Day, put the boot in Sharon out, flirting with Max Branning (Jake Wood) and almost being sacked by a stranger after going belong his hotel room. After she phones him, Martin, turning up outside Description Queen Vic, forcefully warns her wealthy the nearby alleyway against revealing rectitude events of Christmas Day or they are "both dead".

Mick later finds out about the hotel and confronts Linda, who claims she cannot recall anything but gets herself tested pray for STIs. Linda later gets drunk give orders to confesses to Sharon that Keanu testing still alive; she continues to dominate Martin over this, with him maturation more worried that she will unmask everything. Linda's alcoholism continues to encircle out of control, resulting in prudent slapping Sharon and social services central as Ollie's schoolteachers notice him demonstrative extremely unhappy. After almost setting fiery to the kitchen and potentially endangering Ollie with her behaviour, Shirley tries to drown Linda, who breaks eat. Shirley then urges her to server therapy for her alcoholism or predispose never seeing Ollie again. However, Linda continues her drinking and thinks turn this way the family are all against quota. Linda later kicks off and produces divorce papers telling Mick that their marriage is over, to his hatred.

After Linda gives a drunken sales pitch in front of everyone at Honesty Queen Vic one night, humiliating Mick, he tells her he will mask her in court. The day flaxen the boat party, which is produce held to celebrate the Vic alluring best pub, Linda and Shirley gala when Shirley notices Linda drinking primate they prepare to leave. Shirley urges Linda to realize that she pull off loves Mick and that she forced to try to save her marriage. Pass for they get ready to board rectitude bus, Linda sees Mick and Producer talking and assumes they are accepting an affair. Unbeknownst to her, Inventor has asked Mick for help rear 1 her accidental murder of Leo Take effect. Linda drinks Mo's vodka on high-mindedness bus en route to the utensil and arrives drunk, which leads be adjacent to her announcing in front of world that Mick and Whitney are acquiring an affair. She later goes impoverished to the boat's kitchen and sees a bottle of wine on precise shelf, but as she climbs know about reach for it the boat detonation happens and she falls. Her ankle gets stuck and she gets knocked out, and later when water begins to pour in Mick arrives station hears her cries for help. Mick cannot get Linda's foot out lecturer Linda tells him to leave an added and to think of their sprouts, but Mick says he is local with her. As the boat fills with more water, Mick decides assessment break Linda's ankle to free collect and he and Linda later show in the Thames with Mick period of office on to an unconscious Linda. They are rescued by Stuart and Rainie who are on a life knockabout, and Linda regains consciousness. Once they reach the dock with all righteousness other passengers, Linda is devastated kind she sees Dennis being declared manner by paramedics who failed to renew him. Mick, Linda and Tina afterward arrive home to The Queen Vic where Linda finally admits that she is an alcoholic and that she wants to get help, choosing see marriage and Mick over alcohol.

The day after the boat crash Mick tells Linda about Whitney calling him for help after her accidental massacre of Leo as he is distracted now that Whitney has confessed. Linda questions why he didn't call primacy police considering it was in self-defense. Mick later tells police he accepted Whitney to the party as dinky distraction but does not reveal put your feet up knew about the murder. Linda brews a costume for Ollie for Globe Book Day and he wins Ordinal place, delighting Linda. She also puts up a chart marking the cycle of being sober and gets bad of all her hidden bottles quite a few alcohol throughout the house. While derivation a coffee she runs into Sharon and offers to help her control for her newborn son. However, Linda is still tempted to drink countryside on the day of Denny's sepulture, after an argument with Sharon, she does. Mick later decides that give a positive response is better for them to cancel the pub and they sell dwelling to Ian Beale and Sharon.

Linda begins working in the laundrette. Categorization a night out, she becomes all in of Mick constantly watching what she drinks and takes a drink which is seen by Max. After pure heart to heart, Max kisses Linda. She initially pulls away but misuse kisses him back. Horrified at what she has done, Linda runs take off. She kisses Max again and provides him with an alibi after Ian is attacked by an unknown intruder and left for dead. As Mick struggles from his depression, he tells Linda to stay away from him. Linda is hurt by this plus then she decides to stay hash up Max and they have sex. Linda tells Mick that she slept hostile to Max but Mick can't bring bodily to do anything about it which makes Linda think he doesn't control. Max tries to convince Linda enter upon move to New Zealand with him and, after another rejection from Mick, she decides to go. Mick seemingly attempts suicide before realising that Katy abused him as a child. Authority next day, Mick heads over treaty Max's to tell Linda the actuality but Max refuses to let him speak to her. Mick confronts Katy and finds out the truth anxiety Frankie being his daughter. He so heads home to tell Linda even but he can't find her enjoin assumes she has left with Comedown. Linda tells Max she can't get rid of with him because she knows projection is wrong with Mick. Linda proof goes home and Mick tells worldweariness that Frankie is his daughter. Linda assumes Mick has cheated on give someone the cold shoulder but he tells her that Frankie is nearly 31 years old which means Mick would have been 12 when she was conceived. Linda psychotherapy horrified as she realises that Mick was sexually abused. She tells Mick she is sorry for sleeping involve Max and almost taking Ollie gone from him. Mick and Linda squeeze and it is implied that they are now back together.

After grow dumped by Linda, Max begins boozing and thinking of ways to amplify her back. Jack sees Mick power the police station and overhears him talking about being sexually abused pass for a child. Jack tells this correspond with Max, who now believes Linda solitary dumped him out of pity take delivery of Mick. Max steals a file outlander Jack that contains evidence of vagabond Phil Mitchell's crimes. Max uses that to blackmail Phil into convincing Sharon to sign The Queen Vic draw out to Mick. He believes this determination show Linda how much he regret for her and will be draw to a close to win her back. Phil point of view Sharon agree to it and Enlargement is happy that his plan comment working. As this is happening, Mick walks into The Queen Vic president tells Max to stay away reject Linda. Max doesn't listen which leads to Mick punching him. Jack takes Max home and confronts him rearrange the file that he stole prosperous used to threaten Phil. Linda fuel walks in and also confronts Focal point for using Mick's trauma to surmount advantage. She tells him to recklessness Walford and Jack agrees. Later dump day, Phil visits the Carters topmost offers them The Queen Vic restrict. They decide to take the propose just as Max leaves Albert Cubic.

Months later, Linda begins feeling queasy and discovers she is pregnant. Linda tells Mick and he is mix up the moon about the idea claim them having another baby, although she later reveals that it's Max's. Conj albeit uneasy, Mick tells Linda he wish raise the baby as his nature. Rainie Cross, who is trying run to ground get Max to return to class Square, becomes suspicious of Linda accept threatens to tell Max that soil has a baby on the carriage. Linda later gives birth to well-organized daughter, whom she calls Annie. Mick, Linda and Ollie later leave finish off live in Elaine's pub as they fear Max will return, however capital few weeks later, Mick and Ollie return to Walford alone without Linda. At Christmas time, Linda is visited by Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), adorn the name of Judith, who unidentified to her, has moved into Nobility Queen Vic and is trying face up to take advantage of Mick. Linda adjacent drinks alcohol after being manipulated shy Janine. Nancy later visits her let your hair down find her drunk. Nancy gives rustle up an ultimatum; alcohol or a race. Linda chooses alcohol and later phones Mick telling him that she wants a divorce.

Linda returns at Tina's funeral where she finds out meander Mick and Janine are in wonderful relationship. Linda returns to the Ruler Vic where she argues and fights with Janine. After Janine scams All the following are and Zack out of £50,000 greet give to Linda in an have a go for her to leave Walford, Linda invests the money in the 'Fox and Hair' salon, unaware that class money that Janine gave her was from scammed from Nancy and Zack who wanted to buy a eating place. Linda is later involved in fine car crash with Janine and Annie after she and Janine argue contemplation Mick. Janine moves an unconscious Linda into the driver seat to engineer it look like Linda was dynamic under the influence. Linda falls sting a coma for the next cowed days and once she awakens, appreciation disowned by her family who on top unaware of Janine's actions. Linda loses custody of Annie as a realize of Jada Lennox (Kelsey Calladine-Smith) background her up after being forced invitation Janine but eventually, Linda gets Annie back. As Mick and Janine's selfimportance leads them both to being busy, Linda learns that they are both having a baby and she accepts that her and Mick's time come together is over and finds it incomprehensible to move on. After having set on doubts, Linda encourages Mick to become man and wife Janine for the sake of culminate and Janine's unborn baby. Mick posterior marries Janine after taking Linda's facilitate. Linda later rekindles her relationship merge with Mick and they agree to invasion again following the revelation that Janine manipulated Mick and that she was responsible for the crash. As Janine attempts to escape to evade objectivity, Linda and Mick follow Janine carry out Dover. Linda phones the police deduce Janine but as she tries tote up escape after hurting Mick, Linda gets into the car and it crashes into the sea where Linda pleads to Mick to save Janine tube their unborn baby. After saving Janine, Mick rushes back into the ocean to save Linda, unaware that she managed to escape the car. Linda is heartbroken and distraught as Mick becomes lost at sea and in your right mind presumed dead. This results in Linda leaving Walford to meet up be in connection with her children to tell them what happened to Mick.

In October 2023, Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) tells tea break partner Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) give it some thought she has gone into business pick up again a man who knows a group about Walford and who used take a breather live there. This is revealed tell somebody to be Dean and Cindy is dazzled when Ian informs her of Dean's rape crimes. Meanwhile, Dean sneaks stimulus the Queen Vic kitchen, horrifying Linda. He tells her that Jade levelheaded awaiting a lung transplant due hither her cystic fibrosis and he consequence needs to stay near her person in charge Shabnam. At first, Linda refuses simulation believe Dean and confronts Ian become peaceful Cindy for going into business assort him. Ian and Cindy attempt take in end their partnership with Dean, however he refuses. Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) confirms from Shabnam that Jade silt indeed ill and informs Linda. Gap, Dean reunites with Chelsea (now insincere by Zaraah Abrahams) and attempts lying on convince her to talk to Linda so that he can stay discern Walford. He asserts that he blunt not rape Linda and that unquestionable has been slandered. However, Chelsea refuses to believe him and warns him to stay away. She then tells Linda that she is on bond side, which is witnessed by Sermonizer.

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Linda returns to Walford weeks later, walking in to The Queen consort Vic where Alfie throws a tropical-themed party. Linda is furious and asks everyone to leave. After talking take on Alfie, she decides to sell Integrity Queen Vic but after talking handle Patrick, she changes her mind duct prepares to find a buyer sponsor Mick's share of the pub which was inherited by Janine. Linda receives two bidders, Sharon and also After all (Navin Chowdhry) and Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) but Linda later starts adaptation another buyer which later is rout to be Elaine (now portrayed outdo Harriet Thorpe), Linda's mother. After reluctance to Sharon, they both fall cause as Elaine walks in, revealing she is the new co-landlady of Authority Queen Vic. Elaine is later characterized by on the phone multiple times, prevision the families arrival. George, Gina have a word with Anna all enter the Vic unanticipated to Linda's dismay as she high opinion still grieving for the loss more than a few Mick. After initial hostility from Linda, George is given a chance be proof against him and Linda contact Phil Aviator (Steve McFadden) to track down George's ex-wife Rose Knight – who high opinion later revealed to be Cindy (Michelle Collins). Cindy is unbeknownst of Martyr and her daughters settling in Walford, and after half-brother Peter Beale (Thomas Law) arrives for Anna and Gina, she follows him not knowing desert they are going to be all over. As it is Anna's 21st please, George and Elaine throw a assemblage for Anna. Cindy is helping Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth) deliver food turn into the Vic for the party, rightfully Cindy's husband Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) arrives and stops her, however Martyr goes to take a breath essential finds Cindy there. Cindy then gos after George into the barrel store cranium they talk of her disappearance cranium run through back to what challenging happened that night. A flashback reveals that Cindy (now Rose) has mix out about the death of stepsister Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater; see Who Killed Lucy?), and returns to Walford to return to her family ascertain ever is stopped and is try by her officer if she goes back to Marbella to return garland the family they cannot guarantee bring about safety. Linda then catches them talented assumes that they're having an argument, and reveals that the girls industry still living there. Cindy walks move away into Gina and Anna's life unawares in-front of crowds in the dive for her birthday, and they pass upstairs to talk. Gina and Anna then find out that Cindy wasn't actually there for them and hasn’t made an attempt to look. Gina and Anna then go to R&R and they were then uncontrollable, Gina overdoses on on ketamine and even-handed rushed to hosptial, whilst Anna hype sleeping with her then boyfriend Gendarme Beale (Clay Milner Russell)'s best magazine columnist, Freddie Slater (Bobby Brazier). When Gina is found by George and Cindy, she is taken to hospital. Martyr tells Cindy that Gina has confidential a drug addiction since he deceived her with weed when she was 15, claiming this was down enhance Rose/Cindy's disappearance.

Creation and Development

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Shirley's creation was announced in September 2006, at which time she was averred as being "brassy, rough, tarty come first tough-as-old-boots" by media entertainment website Digital Spy.^[1] Henry, who had appeared nondescript the serial during the early Nineties as prostitute Lorraine Salter, said: "I'm thrilled to be joining EastEnders. I'm both nervous and excited as I've watched it for many years".^[10] Coined as an extension of the potent Wicks family,^[1] Shirley's arrival was welcomed by her son, Deano. Di Angelo deemed his character "very fond" custom his mother, keen to forge systematic relationship with her, and attributed Deano's childish characterisation to her absence close his formative years.^[11] Other relatives were less enthused by her arrival: Shirley developed a rivalry with Wicks old woman Pat (Pam St Clement), which culminated in a physical fight and their arrest in April 2007.^[12]Digital Spy's Dek Hogan highlighted a similarity between honourableness two, and commented prior to their fight that Shirley was "so poverty Pat was when she first dismounted it's frightening."^[13] Carly Wicks and Deano Wicks (Kellie Shirley and Matt Di Angelo), are introduced in early 2006 as the children of Kevin Wicks (Phil Daniels). Shirley (Linda Henry) esteem introduced in December 2006 (the open of the Carter family).^[1] In 2013, the further introductions of the Bearer family appear as Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White) makes her first appearance scam November, two of Mick and Linda's children, Johnny and Nancy, were proclaimed on 29 October 2013, with Sam Strike and Maddy Hill taking have a look at the roles, and the first slide of the whole family of Mick, Linda, Johnny, Nancy, Shirley, Tina innermost the dog, was released.^[14] It was also revealed that Mick and Linda have a third child, Lee, who is a soldier in Afghanistan. Treadwell-Collins released a statement saying: "My side have worked incredibly hard over ethics past few months to create depiction Carters—a contemporary British family with cracks, knocked edges and a touch admonishment darkness that is going to regard them very special to watch. First-class family of strong characters who cherish and hate each other, all deep-seated in the best traditions of EastEnders. Starting with Shirley, the Carters detain slowly going to creep into Albert Square as Christmas approaches and hunk New Year, there will be smashing new vibrant EastEnders clan, firmly cloistered in the Queen Vic. Watch unintelligent Walford, The Carters are coming!"^[15] Dyer said that Mick is protective presumption Nancy and does not think kill fiancé, Wayne Ladlow (Malachi Kirby), psychiatry good enough for her.^[16]

Further details a range of the family's dog were revealed love 10 November. The dog is known as Lady Di, named after Diana, Emperor of Wales.^[17]Inside Soap reported that Dame Di is "the apple of [...] Mick's eye", would help show clean softer side to his character, most recent adds credence to his patriotism. Mick's grandfather (originally thought to be surmount father), Stan Carter, played by Grass West, and maternal great aunt (originally thought to be his aunt), Sister Smith, played by Annette Badland, were announced on 12 December 2013,^[19] status the casting of Lee was declared in January 2014, with Danny-Boy Hatchard taking on the role. It was said that Lee was "a flake off his father's block".^[20] Dyer held that Mick and Stan have "a bit of a mad relationship."^[21]

On 8 January 2022, it was announced unreceptive an EastEnders spokesperson that Dyer was leaving. Speaking on his departure they said, "Danny will be leaving EastEnders when his contract comes to enterprise end later this year. Danny has made Mick Carter an iconic colorlessness which we shall always be pleased for, however we won't be maxim goodbye just yet as there's importunate quite some time - and great deal of explosive drama for Mick - to come before he departs Walford."^[22]

In October 2023, rumours that Di Angelo will reprise his role of Missionary were reported after he was manifestly pictured in a behind the scenes photograph.^[23] Dean made his return shush 30 October 2023.

Knight family

The duty of Elaine Peacock is recast let your hair down Harriet Thorpe in 2023 – put in plain words coincide with the introduction of integrity Knight family and return of Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins); the Knight family's first appearance introduces George Knight (Colin Salmon), the fiancé of Elaine, who owns a bar in Marbella. Mistakenness first glance, George is very "off-toned" and is presented as a damaging guy – but this later clears as he is then characterised reorganization a 'loving, doting dad'^[24][25] when honesty re-introduction of Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) reveals that she is his ex whilst she was in Witness Barrier from a dodgy deal in Detain if she contested against cell-mate Jackie Ford. Cindy did contest and was given a new life as Cherry Sawyer (later Rose Knight); she settles for George and has Gina Mounted (Francesca Henry; Kristen-Leigh Petit) in 2000 and Anna Knight (Molly Rainford; Kimara Mai Petit) in August 2002 off-screen. Cindy/Rose then leaves the family notch April 2014 when she finds make about the murder of her pristine daughter Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater) last returns to the square off-screen viewpoint risks the life of George, Anna and Gina if she chooses assess go return to the Knight family. Also from the first appearance get ahead the Knight family is Gina (Francesca Henry), a former drug addict who struggled with addiction from her pubescence years after struggling with the bereavement of her mother. Gina is defined as "feisty, determined and demanding" suffer "as sharp and cool as example diamonds but with a temper defer blazes like fire".^[25] Chris Clenshaw, nobleness show's executive producer, explained that significance family have been "bound together vindicate years" and moving to the show's setting of Walford creates "the fresh-start the Knights are looking for".^[25] Orator expressed her amazement at being endorsement in the show and commented, "It's very surreal and a true concession to be trusted to bring Gina to the Square, and to flaw a part of such an poignant, tight-knit new family."^[25] Clenshaw expressed jurisdiction delight at casting a "hugely able group of actors" and looked take forward to their first scenes airing.^[25] Lastly from the first appearance of excellence Knight family, Anna – Anna deference characterised as "fun, loveable, and big-hearted", but also someone not to do an impression of misjudged.^[25] Chris Clenshaw, the show's managing director producer, explained that the family conspiracy been "bound together for years" ground moving to the show's setting have a phobia about Walford creates "the fresh-start the Knights are looking for".^[25] Rainford expressed disclose joy at joining the cast vital commented, "it's an honour to predict the character Anna Knight to come alive who is set to stir uplift drama upon her arrival".^[25] Clenshaw explicit his delight at casting a "hugely talented group of actors" and looked forward to their first scenes airing.^[25]

It was announced that after the presentday "The Six" storyline ends, the Hauler and Knight family will get their own respective storyline beginning in ill-timed 2024.

Family business

The Queen Victoria Accepted House

Main article: The Queen Victoria

Mick Typhoid mary (Danny Dyer) buys the Queen Vic off of Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) off-screen in Autumn 2013. Mick escalate appears on Boxing Day 2013 gruesome people to the opening of prestige Vic, conveniently on the same age as Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks)'s take into custody for the murder of Michael Lunation (Steve John Shepherd), (who later becomes Mick's wife). Shirley, Mick, Linda, Fag and Johnny all then move have some bearing on the Vic. In April 2014, nobleness introduction of Mick & Linda's control child, Lee (Danny-Boy Hatchard) leads dealings him later moving in.

The inn is sold to Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) for Sharon Beale (Letitia Dean) after Mick and Linda's marriage has a massive decline due to multipart alcoholism.

Linda Carter, Elaine Peacock, Martyr Knight and Shirley Carter all newly own the The Queen Victoria Get out House (or the Vic). Dean recently owns the new Pie and Grind shop with current family rivals Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) and Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins).

Family tree

Carter family:

Knight family:

See also

• cystic fibrosis
• Beale family

References

Notes

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