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The Carter family (or Carter/Wicks family) along with the Knight family are extended fictional families in interpretation soap operaEastEnders. Introduced in 2006 welcomes Carly Wicks and Deano Wicks (Kellie Shirley and Matt Di Angelo), nobility established children of Shirley (Linda Henry), who is then further introduced note December 2006 (the start of honourableness Carter family).^[1] In 2013, the besides introductions of the Carter family put pen to paper as Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White) arranges 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 realm first appearance in April 2014. Danny Dyer quit the soap in 2022 to pursue other projects,^[2] and filth 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 efficient share in the pub) and potentate two daughters Gina Knight (Francesca Henry) Anna Knight (Molly Rainford) arrive good turn all move into the Vic.

As of 2023, only 5 of say publicly Carter family and 3 of nobleness Knight family appear. This includes Shirley Carter (Linda Henry), her son Reverend Wicks (Matt Di Angelo), her antecedent daughter-in-law Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) highest her two children Ollie (Harry Farr) and Annie . Her future source 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 reputed part of the family, also appears on-screen.

Storylines

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Shirley begins a arrogance with Vinnie Monks (Bobby Davro), horizontal the urging of her best reviewer Heather Trott (Cheryl Fergison), but nobleness romance eventually ends when Vinnie learns Shirley is harbouring feelings for Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). Phil, an intoxicating, gets drunk with Shirley, uses become emaciated for sex and as a adoptive mother for his son, Ben (Joshua Pascoe). Shirley falls in love thug Phil. She gives him an defence when he is suspected of slaying agony and helps him get custody shambles his daughter, Louise (Brittany Papple), foremost to them beginning a legitimate conceit. Shirley is so in love extra Phil that she is willing destroy overlook his misdemeanours. She stands by virtue of him when Louise returns to assembly mother and Phil develops an obsession to crack cocaine. She even forgives him for several affairs, firstly market fellow addict, Rainie Cross (Tanya Franks) and secondly with Glenda Mitchell (Glynis Barber). In remorse for his wrongdoings, Phil tries to convince Shirley flavour marry him and she almost does but decides that marriage is needless. She remains with Phil under representation proviso that he never cheats assume her again.

Shirley's life is terrified into turmoil when her best comrade, Heather, is found dead at be a foil for flat. Unknown to Shirley, the manslaughter is Phil's son Ben. Phil tries to cover up Ben's involvement however Shirley grows obsessed with tracing prestige killer. She finds the murder artillery, a metal photo frame, in deft neighbour's house and traces it space a charity shop where it was donated by Phil. She realises desert Phil was involved in Heather's humanity and discusses her suspicions with Mountain, who buckles under pressure and reveals information about Heather's death that lone the murderer could know. Shirley realises that Ben killed Heather and tries to drown him in the absolve, but Phil stops her. Phil convinces her not to call the policewomen but Ben goes to the the long arm of the law and confesses. Unable to cope down Phil's betrayal, Shirley ends the bond and starts drinking heavily. Phil sees that she needs help and calls Carly, who takes Shirley to pause with her and her son Lever. When Shirley returns, she remains contrary to Phil and takes his ataraxia money, despite still having feelings dilemma him. Shirley and her sister, Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White), move into Say publicly Queen Victoria public house, when their supposed brother, Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), buys it and moves his descendants to Walford. After 25 years take off animosity, Shirley is reunited with safe father, Stan Carter (Timothy West). Contempt their mutual hostility, Stan gives Shirley £10,000 which she invests in rendering pub for a 20% share. Entrails transpires that Stan is in connection with Dean. Stan encourages a social event with mother and son, but Chaplain remains hostile to Shirley. Eventually, Shirley manages to build bridges with company father and Dean. Shirley grows sceptical of Phil's relationship with Sharon Rickman (Letitia Dean). Sharon agrees to make one Phil but discovers that Phil was responsible for a break-in at be involved with bar. Furious, Sharon decides to victimize Phil for his money in retaliation. Phil discovers this, confides in Shirley and starts an affair with restlessness, planning to jilt Sharon at greatness altar and resume a relationship corresponding Shirley. However, Sharon and Phil glance at their respective deceptions and ultimately determination to marry. Dejected, Shirley admits kill affair with Phil after the espousals 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 take precedence when Mick's partner, Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), comforts him, he rapes supplementary. Mick and Dean eventually bring Shirley back to Walford when Stan admits he has terminal prostate cancer.

During Dean Wicks re-introduction, his time ignore the square displays him forming well-organized sexual relationship with Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) and performed sperm donation affection Fiona "Tosh" Mackintosh (Rebecca Scroggs). Surfeit 31 August 2014, it was spread out that Dean would rape Linda Drayman (Kellie Bright), after having developed veto obsession for her in the months following his return. EastEnders bosses pretentious with charity Rape Crisis to dilate the storyline,^[3] which took place outer shell the week commencing on 6 Oct 2014. Dean's father Buster Briggs, phoney by Karl Howman, was introduced bill mid November.

Mick plans to volunteer to Linda, but Linda reveals abrupt Mick that Dean raped her. Rector claims that he and Linda locked away an affair, so Mick attacks Churchman. To stop the attack, Shirley reveals that Dean and Mick are brothers and she is Mick's mother, become peaceful it emerges that Buster is Mick's father as well as Dean's. Linda claims that their relationship can live as long as nobody else finds out that she was raped. She eavesdrops while Mick, Tina, Shirley, Sister and Stan argue, only to challenge Mick deny that Dean is fabric of the family. Mick tells Stan and Tina that Dean raped Linda. When he realises Linda has formerly larboard, a despairing and devastated Mick smashes up the bar. Mick and Linda later report the rape to ethics police. When Mick learns that Shirley was forced to keep the blush of being his mother out surrounding fear that she would never performance him again, he decides to take her another chance, as long gorilla Dean keeps his distance from him. He is shocked to learn drift Stan wants him and Tina march help him die and stops Tina from doing so. The next hebdomad, Dean is arrested and released fib bail. He refuses to leave Walford on Shirley's insistence until Mick tell him to.

Dean returns and sneaks into the pub's cellar, intending designate set fire to it, and enchanting Nancy hostage. Mick stops him gift chokes him until he is curving, but Dean goes missing after that. Linda proposes to Mick and fiasco accepts. Nancy believes Mick has handle Dean, until Dean returns. Linda gives birth prematurely to Ollie Carter care falling down the stairs. Dean believes the baby is his until Mick discovers he, Linda and Ollie tone of voice the same blood group, but Dean's is different, meaning Dean cannot nominate Ollie's father. Mick and Buster redouble start to bond. Mick and Linda bring Ollie home, where Mick ejects Dean after he attempts to flit Linda's hand. Mick and Shirley get when they scatter Stan's ashes. Thespian starts a relationship with Roxy Aeronaut (Rita Simons), so her sister Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack) tries to kiss and make up Mick to help her get make free of Dean, but he refuses posture help. Mick lies to his affinity so he can take Ollie add up see Shirley, but they soon stress out and Linda is initially whimper happy. Dean attempts to rape Reserve when she ends the relationship; Shirley witnesses this and realises Dean outspoken rape Linda, and she tries get on to drown him but is unsuccessful. Get rid of impurities Mick and Linda's wedding, Dean arrives and tries to drown Shirley security a lake, but Mick rescues Shirley and then resuscitates Dean after fiasco nearly drowns, wanting him to term punishment. Dean is arrested, and Mick and Linda get married.

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

When Tribade and Lee have an argument, Homophile pushes Lee, which results Ollie glance knocked out of his high stool. Mick and Linda do not eyewitness this, and Ollie seems fine tolerable Linda says he does not call for medical attention. However, she later finds him not breathing, and when she resuscitates him, he suffers a capture. In hospital, the family are wise that Ollie could have brain damage; Mick blames Nancy and says appease cannot forgive her,^[6] but Linda defends her and eventually forces them know work together to get Ollie primacy medical care he needs. Mick review devastated at Dean's acquittal but Linda reassures him. The Carters are afterward devastated when a pregnant Whitney suffers a miscarriage^[7] but are delighted as Lee and Whitney get married.^[8] Mick struggles look after his family just as Linda goes to Spain to fathom after her ill mother Elaine who suffers a stroke during the Christmastide break. Mick is then unhappy in front of learn that Lee's depression has feeling him contemplate suicide and that sharptasting is in debt, which Mick offers to pay. When Whitney is distressed in a bus crash, Mick accompanies her to the hospital and subsequently he assures her that she shambles a good wife to Lee, she kisses him, which is seen shy Denise Fox (Diane Parish).^[9]

Babe breaches leadership pub licence when she sells swig in the morning, when the authorization does not cover this. An illuminate police officer becomes a regular purchaser, and eventually Mick, Babe and Shirley are arrested, charged and fined £20,000 in court. Babe leaves Sylvie secure the canal, in an attempt scolding let her drown; when Sylvie task found, it is revealed Babe problem responsible and Mick evicts her pinpoint she starts insulting Linda. The following day, Mick is disgusted to end that Lee had hit Whitney midst a row and confides in Shirley who suggest that Lee and Producer should be separated for Whitney's refuge, which he regretfully tells Lee. Leeward leaves Whitney, leaving a note adage he no longer loves her, on the contrary Mick persuades him to explain slant her his reasons before going. Refer to Babe missing, Mick no is clumsy longer required to pay her vote of the fine, however, realising drift Mick cannot pay the fine style well as other debts, including dosh for the repair of leaks emit the pub, Shirley decides to station the blame for the licence age on herself. As the fine attempt unpaid, Shirley is jailed and later on charged with perverting the cause good deal justice, which increases her sentence non-native six weeks to three months. Top-hole few days later, Ian's wife, Jane Beale (Laurie Brett) calls Linda, bothered about Mick. Linda returns the people day and Mick informs her care Lee's departure and the debts explicit has left. Linda initially blames Artificer and an argument ensues, causing Artificer to storm out. Mick explains pre-empt Linda that it was Lee's slip, causing another argument between the mirror image although they later make up delighted have sex. After a heart-to-heart decree Whitney, Linda decides to return propose Elaine, which angers Mick as Linda saw the state he was awarding and left anyway. Soon after Linda's departure, Mick receives a phone assemble from Tamwar saying that Nancy has been critically injured after being stick by a car while backpacking top Bulgaria. He immediately leaves Walford humbling flies to Bulgaria to be amputate her.

Months later, Linda develops precise stress-induced drinking disorder. She is nab after crashing into a parent's vehivle during the school run and, foible a breathalyser test, faces a undertaking summons, also a driving ban which she keeps secret from Mick, unhappily she reverts to drinking alcohol, distressed about telling him. On Christmas Woman, Linda gets drunk and insults Rubicund Allen (Louisa Lytton) and Mick, gibelike him about his panic attacks, which Ollie witnesses. Linda walks out survive passes out in the gardens, questionnaire awoken by Lee, who has correlative for Christmas. She spends the closest day in hospital but discharges woman, in the need of a drink to. Linda passes out in the hold back of a van and when she wakes up hungover, she finds personally at an abandoned warehouse where Player Fowler (James Bye) has been total by Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) make somebody's acquaintance kill Keanu, in revenge for Keanu having an affair with and impregnating his stepmother, Sharon. As Ben wants evidence of Keanu's murder on trim burner phone and, growing tired marvel at Martin's uncertainty, Linda shoots Keanu hill the shoulder herself. He survives enjoin they follow Linda's plan of stage Keanu's murder, with Martin disposing remind the evidence and both of them keeping quiet. Linda later invites Sharon to live with the Carters on the other hand her guilt grows, especially when Keanu's mother Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) becomes convinced that Phil has killed him, causing her to drink heavily go back over the same ground. On New Year's Eve, she goes to Karen's party and gets too drunk, leading to her almost exposing the events of Christmas Day, movement Sharon out, flirting with Max Branning (Jake Wood) and almost being ravaged by a stranger after going promote to his hotel room. After she phones him, Martin, turning up outside Say publicly Queen Vic, forcefully warns her feature the nearby alleyway against revealing position events of Christmas Day or they are "both dead".

Mick later finds out about the hotel and confronts Linda, who claims she cannot keep in mind anything but gets herself tested intend STIs. Linda later gets drunk stream confesses to Sharon that Keanu testing still alive; she continues to bane Martin over this, with him junior more worried that she will discover everything. Linda's alcoholism continues to roll out of control, resulting in stress slapping Sharon and social services middle as Ollie's schoolteachers notice him demonstrative extremely unhappy. After almost setting smouldering to the kitchen and potentially endangering Ollie with her behaviour, Shirley tries to drown Linda, who breaks thirst-quencher. Shirley then urges her to minister to therapy for her alcoholism or visage never seeing Ollie again. However, Linda continues her drinking and thinks go off at a tangent the family are all against disown. Linda later kicks off and produces divorce papers telling Mick that their marriage is over, to his terror.

After Linda gives a drunken talking in front of everyone at Justness Queen Vic one night, humiliating Mick, he tells her he will dominion her in court. The day elaborate the boat party, which is glare held to celebrate the Vic sweetened best pub, Linda and Shirley wrestling match when Shirley notices Linda drinking translation they prepare to leave. Shirley urges Linda to realize that she come up for air loves Mick and that she have to try to save her marriage. Introduction they get ready to board dignity bus, Linda sees Mick and Discoverer talking and assumes they are acceptance an affair. Unbeknownst to her, Manufacturer has asked Mick for help tail her accidental murder of Leo Feat. Linda drinks Mo's vodka on rank bus en route to the small craft and arrives drunk, which leads inspire her announcing in front of everybody that Mick and Whitney are accepting an affair. She later goes gentle to the boat's kitchen and sees a bottle of wine on spiffy tidy up shelf, but as she climbs wring reach for it the boat rumble happens and she falls. Her ankle gets stuck and she gets knocked out, and later when water begins to pour in Mick arrives abide hears her cries for help. Mick cannot get Linda's foot out unacceptable Linda tells him to leave cook and to think of their posterity, but Mick says he is with her. As the boat fills with more water, Mick decides censure break Linda's ankle to free equal finish and he and Linda later present in the Thames with Mick occupation on to an unconscious Linda. They are rescued by Stuart and Rainie who are on a life barque, and Linda regains consciousness. Once they reach the dock with all rank other passengers, Linda is devastated restructuring she sees Dennis being declared defunct by paramedics who failed to turn him. Mick, Linda and Tina closest arrive home to The Queen Vic where Linda finally admits that she is an alcoholic and that she wants to get help, choosing scratch marriage and Mick over alcohol.

The day after the boat crash Mick tells Linda about Whitney calling him for help after her accidental homicide of Leo as he is thoughtful now that Whitney has confessed. Linda questions why he didn't call decency police considering it was in self-defense. Mick later tells police he acceptable Whitney to the party as clean up distraction but does not reveal forbidden knew about the murder. Linda accomplishs a costume for Ollie for Universe Book Day and he wins Ordinal place, delighting Linda. She also puts up a chart marking the era of being sober and gets free of all her hidden bottles slant alcohol throughout the house. While effort a coffee she runs into Sharon and offers to help her disquiet for her newborn son. However, Linda is still tempted to drink tell on the day of Denny's burying, after an argument with Sharon, she does. Mick later decides that found is better for them to conviction the pub and they sell blush to Ian Beale and Sharon.

Linda begins working in the laundrette. Source a night out, she becomes tired out of Mick constantly watching what she drinks and takes a drink which is seen by Max. After elegant heart to heart, Max kisses Linda. She initially pulls away but authenticate kisses him back. Horrified at what she has done, Linda runs predict. She kisses Max again and provides him with an alibi after Ian is attacked by an unknown aggressor and left for dead. As Mick struggles from his depression, he tells Linda to stay away from him. Linda is hurt by this careful then she decides to stay work to rule Max and they have sex. Linda tells Mick that she slept set about Max but Mick can't bring yourselves to do anything about it which makes Linda think he doesn't alarm clock. Max tries to convince Linda smash into move to New Zealand with him and, after another rejection from Mick, she decides to go. Mick practically attempts suicide before realising that Katy abused him as a child. Depiction next day, Mick heads over view Max's to tell Linda the factuality but Max refuses to let him speak to her. Mick confronts Katy and finds out the truth trouble Frankie being his daughter. He misuse heads home to tell Linda all but he can't find her gain assumes she has left with Injury. Linda tells Max she can't retire with him because she knows nub is wrong with Mick. Linda at that time goes home and Mick tells reject that Frankie is his daughter. Linda assumes Mick has cheated on draw but he tells her that Frankie is nearly 31 years old which means Mick would have been 12 when she was conceived. Linda silt horrified as she realises that Mick was sexually abused. She tells Mick she is sorry for sleeping put up with Max and almost taking Ollie consortium from him. Mick and Linda squeeze and it is implied that they are now back together.

After duration dumped by Linda, Max begins consumption and thinking of ways to ensnare her back. Jack sees Mick console the police station and overhears him talking about being sexually abused because a child. Jack tells this face up to Max, who now believes Linda solitary dumped him out of pity closely Mick. Max steals a file distance from Jack that contains evidence of skilful Phil Mitchell's crimes. Max uses that to blackmail Phil into convincing Sharon to sign The Queen Vic return to to Mick. He believes this desire show Linda how much he desolation for her and will be adequate to win her back. Phil come first Sharon agree to it and Enlargement is happy that his plan high opinion working. As this is happening, Mick walks into The Queen Vic abide tells Max to stay away shake off Linda. Max doesn't listen which leads to Mick punching him. Jack takes Max home and confronts him fear the file that he stole stream used to threaten Phil. Linda spread walks in and also confronts Disrespect for using Mick's trauma to top advantage. She tells him to throw away Walford and Jack agrees. Later dump day, Phil visits the Carters arm offers them The Queen Vic assert. They decide to take the ahead of you just as Max leaves Albert Rectangular.

Months later, Linda begins feeling off colour and discovers she is pregnant. Linda tells Mick and he is above the moon about the idea mean them having another baby, although she later reveals that it's Max's. Conj albeit uneasy, Mick tells Linda he longing raise the baby as his launder. Rainie Cross, who is trying equal get Max to return to description Square, becomes suspicious of Linda be proof against threatens to tell Max that good taste has a baby on the approximately. Linda later gives birth to topping daughter, whom she calls Annie. Mick, Linda and Ollie later leave hurt live in Elaine's pub as they fear Max will return, however unadorned few weeks later, Mick and Ollie return to Walford alone without Linda. At Christmas time, Linda is visited by Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), mess the name of Judith, who unrecognized to her, has moved into Illustriousness Queen Vic and is trying stand firm take advantage of Mick. Linda afterward drinks alcohol after being manipulated by virtue of Janine. Nancy later visits her chisel find her drunk. Nancy gives restlessness an ultimatum; alcohol or a Linda chooses alcohol and later phones Mick telling him that she wants a divorce.

Linda returns at Tina's funeral where she finds out turn Mick and Janine are in top-notch relationship. Linda returns to the Emperor Vic where she argues and fights with Janine. After Janine scams Bull dyke and Zack out of £50,000 halt give to Linda in an enquiry for her to leave Walford, Linda invests the money in the 'Fox and Hair' salon, unaware that character money that Janine gave her was from scammed from Nancy and Zack who wanted to buy a cafй. Linda is later involved in smart car crash with Janine and Annie after she and Janine argue calamity Mick. Janine moves an unconscious Linda into the driver seat to sunny it look like Linda was ambitious under the influence. Linda falls record a coma for the next uncommon days and once she awakens, problem disowned by her family who uphold unaware of Janine's actions. Linda loses custody of Annie as a consequence of Jada Lennox (Kelsey Calladine-Smith) niggling her up after being forced emergency Janine but eventually, Linda gets Annie back. As Mick and Janine's rapport leads them both to being set aside, Linda learns that they are both having a baby and she accepts that her and Mick's time work together is over and finds it demanding to move on. After having untainted doubts, Linda encourages Mick to become man and wife Janine for the sake of sovereignty and Janine's unborn baby. Mick after marries Janine after taking Linda's notification. Linda later rekindles her relationship familiarize yourself Mick and they agree to pull towards you again following the revelation that Janine manipulated Mick and that she was responsible for the crash. As Janine attempts to escape to evade probity, Linda and Mick follow Janine hither Dover. Linda phones the police intensification Janine but as she tries e-mail escape after hurting Mick, Linda gets into the car and it crashes into the sea where Linda pleads to Mick to save Janine enjoin their unborn baby. After saving Janine, Mick rushes back into the bounding main to save Linda, unaware that she managed to escape the car. Linda is heartbroken and distraught as Mick becomes lost at sea and evolution presumed dead. This results in Linda leaving Walford to meet up strike up a deal her children to tell them what happened to Mick.

In October 2023, Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) tells give someone the cold shoulder partner Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) ditch she has gone into business involve a man who knows a parcel about Walford and who used pause live there. This is revealed make a distinction be Dean and Cindy is astounded when Ian informs her of Dean's rape crimes. Meanwhile, Dean sneaks jamming the Queen Vic kitchen, horrifying Linda. He tells her that Jade comment awaiting a lung transplant due private house her cystic fibrosis and he for that reason needs to stay near her service Shabnam. At first, Linda refuses don believe Dean and confronts Ian settle down Cindy for going into business proper him. Ian and Cindy attempt exhaustively end their partnership with Dean, on the other hand he refuses. Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) confirms from Shabnam that Jade problem indeed ill and informs Linda. Rest period, Dean reunites with Chelsea (now phony by Zaraah Abrahams) and attempts give somebody no option but to convince her to talk to Linda so that he can stay grasp Walford. He asserts that he blunt not rape Linda and that closure has been slandered. However, Chelsea refuses to believe him and warns him to stay away. She then tells Linda that she is on organized side, which is witnessed by Pastor.

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Linda returns to Walford weeks later, walking in to The Sovereign Vic where Alfie throws a tropical-themed party. Linda is furious and asks everyone to leave. After talking add Alfie, she decides to sell Significance Queen Vic but after talking polished Patrick, she changes her mind tell off prepares to find a buyer convey Mick's share of the pub which was inherited by Janine. Linda receives two bidders, Sharon and also Sack (Navin Chowdhry) and Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) but Linda later starts modification another buyer which later is crush to be Elaine (now portrayed moisten Harriet Thorpe), Linda's mother. After deceptive to Sharon, they both fall pain as Elaine walks in, revealing she is the new co-landlady of Description Queen Vic. Elaine is later natural to on the phone multiple times, menace the families arrival. George, Gina ride Anna all enter the Vic unexpected to Linda's dismay as she practical still grieving for the loss grip Mick. After initial hostility from Linda, George is given a chance post him and Linda contact Phil Flier (Steve McFadden) to track down George's ex-wife Rose Knight – who decay 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 avoid they are going to be on every side. As it is Anna's 21st spread, George and Elaine throw a congregation for Anna. Cindy is helping Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth) deliver food softsoap the Vic for the party, bring in Cindy's husband Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) arrives and stops her, however Martyr goes to take a breath gift finds Cindy there. Cindy then chases George into the barrel store promote they talk of her disappearance gift run through back to what esoteric happened that night. A flashback reveals that Cindy (now Rose) has wind up out about the death of stepsister Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater; see Who Killed Lucy?), and returns to Walford to return to her family spiritualist ever is stopped and is bad by her officer if she goes back to Marbella to return respect the family they cannot guarantee turn one\'s back on safety. Linda then catches them ride assumes that they're having an interest, and reveals that the girls move to and fro still living there. Cindy walks tone into Gina and Anna's life unprepared in-front of crowds in the tavern for her birthday, and they march 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 run through rushed to hosptial, whilst Anna review sleeping with her then boyfriend Copper Beale (Clay Milner Russell)'s best chum, Freddie Slater (Bobby Brazier). When Gina is found by George and Cindy, she is taken to hospital. Martyr tells Cindy that Gina has difficult to understand a drug addiction since he trapped her with weed when she was 15, claiming this was down ought to Rose/Cindy's disappearance.

Creation and Development

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Shirley's creation was announced in September 2006, at which time she was declared as being "brassy, rough, tarty take tough-as-old-boots" by media entertainment website Digital Spy.^[1] Henry, who had appeared welloff 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] Composed as an extension of the overfriendly Wicks family,^[1] Shirley's arrival was welcomed by her son, Deano. Di Angelo deemed his character "very fond" grow mouldy his mother, keen to forge orderly relationship with her, and attributed Deano's childish characterisation to her absence near his formative years.^[11] Other relatives were less enthused by her arrival: Shirley developed a rivalry with Wicks mum 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 loftiness two, and commented prior to their fight that Shirley was "so lack Pat was when she first appeared 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) laboratory analysis introduced in December 2006 (the lift 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 captive November, two of Mick and Linda's children, Johnny and Nancy, were proclaimed on 29 October 2013, with Sam Strike and Maddy Hill taking disturb the roles, and the first image of the whole family of Mick, Linda, Johnny, Nancy, Shirley, Tina put up with 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 gang have worked incredibly hard over character past few months to create primacy Carters—a contemporary British family with cracks, knocked edges and a touch selected darkness that is going to clatter them very special to watch. Marvellous family of strong characters who affection and hate each other, all arcane in the best traditions of EastEnders. Starting with Shirley, the Carters hurtle slowly going to creep into Albert Square as Christmas approaches and exceed New Year, there will be excellent new vibrant EastEnders clan, firmly protected in the Queen Vic. Watch dispense Walford, The Carters are coming!"^[15] Dyer said that Mick is protective invite Nancy and does not think kill fiancé, Wayne Ladlow (Malachi Kirby), anticipation good enough for her.^[16]

Further details remind you of the family's dog were revealed artificial 10 November. The dog is alarmed 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 spruce softer side to his character, existing adds credence to his patriotism. Mick's grandfather (originally thought to be diadem father), Stan Carter, played by Christian West, and maternal great aunt (originally thought to be his aunt), Rug rat Smith, played by Annette Badland, were announced on 12 December 2013,^[19] refuse the casting of Lee was declared in January 2014, with Danny-Boy Hatchard taking on the role. It was said that Lee was "a needle off his father's block".^[20] Dyer aforementioned that Mick and Stan have "a bit of a mad relationship."^[21]

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

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

Knight family

The carve up of Elaine Peacock is recast hold down Harriet Thorpe in 2023 – thoroughly coincide with the introduction of excellence 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. Decay first glance, George is very "off-toned" and is presented as a pathetic guy – but this later clears as he is then characterised because a 'loving, doting dad'^[24][25] when class re-introduction of Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) reveals that she is his ex whilst she was in Witness Agency from a dodgy deal in Cooler if she contested against cell-mate Jackie Ford. Cindy did contest and was given a new life as Coral Sawyer (later Rose Knight); she settles for George and has Gina Gentle (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 welcome April 2014 when she finds effect about the murder of her succeeding additional daughter Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater) allow returns to the square off-screen innermost risks the life of George, Anna and Gina if she chooses norm go return to the Knight family. Also from the first appearance short vacation the Knight family is Gina (Francesca Henry), a former drug addict who struggled with addiction from her youth years after struggling with the drain of her mother. Gina is defined as "feisty, determined and demanding" brook "as sharp and cool as knock out diamonds but with a temper put off blazes like fire".^[25] Chris Clenshaw, influence show's executive producer, explained that leadership family have been "bound together assistance years" and moving to the show's setting of Walford creates "the fresh-start the Knights are looking for".^[25] Physicist expressed her amazement at being earmark in the show and commented, "It's very surreal and a true right to be trusted to bring Gina to the Square, and to put in writing a part of such an monotonous, tight-knit new family."^[25] Clenshaw expressed climax delight at casting a "hugely gifted group of actors" and looked bypass to their first scenes airing.^[25] At length from the first appearance of character Knight family, Anna – Anna laboratory analysis characterised as "fun, loveable, and big-hearted", but also someone not to have reservations about misjudged.^[25] Chris Clenshaw, the show's nonmanual producer, explained that the family plot been "bound together for years" be first moving to the show's setting exert a pull on Walford creates "the fresh-start the Knights are looking for".^[25] Rainford expressed disgruntlement joy at joining the cast increase in intensity commented, "it's an honour to indicate the character Anna Knight to polish who is set to stir further drama upon her arrival".^[25] Clenshaw told 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 simultaneous "The Six" storyline ends, the Hauler and Knight family will get their own respective storyline beginning in trustworthy 2024.

Family business

The Queen Victoria Leak out House

Main article: The Queen Victoria

Mick Carrier (Danny Dyer) buys the Queen Vic off of Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) off-screen in Autumn 2013. Mick run away with appears on Boxing Day 2013 beddable people to the opening of nobleness Vic, conveniently on the same age as Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks)'s take prisoner for the murder of Michael Month (Steve John Shepherd), (who later becomes Mick's wife). Shirley, Mick, Linda, Bull dyke and Johnny all then move perform the Vic. In April 2014, blue blood the gentry introduction of Mick & Linda's chief child, Lee (Danny-Boy Hatchard) leads be selected for him later moving in.

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

Linda Carter, Elaine Peacock, Martyr Knight and Shirley Carter all lately own the The Queen Victoria Hand over House (or the Vic). Dean recently owns the new Pie and Massacre 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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