List of minor EastEnders characters (2000)

The following is a list of minor characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2000, by order of first appearance.

Ralph Clemens
Ralph Clemens was a man who wanted to buy Terry and Irene Raymond's recently-purchased Triumph car. Terry originally refused to sell it for £1250, but Ralph then bought the car for £2500.

Will Harper
Will Fielding was a private investigator who was hired by Steve Owen to find out who was terrorising him by slashing his tyres, covering his flat in red paint and vandalising his nightclub, e20. At first Steve suspected Claudia Fielding, but Harper confirmed that she was residing in America. The culprit turned out to be Matthew Rose, but he got to Steve before Harper could figure this out.

Sophie Braddock
Sophie Braddock attended Walford High School with Sonia Jackson, Nicky di Marco and Jamie Mitchell. Sonia was jealous of her and nicknamed her "Braddock the Haddock". Jamie asked her out on a date, much to the annoyance of Sonia. The date went well, and Jamie was shocked when Sophie had sex with him in his godfather Phil's bed.

Maureen Carter
Maureen Carter was Irene Raymond's aunt. Maureen arrived in Walford visiting Irene and her husband Terry. She was unpopular with Terry, and outstayed her welcome, eventually leaving Walford and going home. While she was living in Albert Square, she tried to seduce Jim Branning.

Family

 * Niece: Irene Raymond
 * Great nephew: Tony Hills
 * Great nieces: Sarah Hills, Nina Harris

Barbara Owen
Barbara Jacqueline Owen was first seen in July 2000 as Steve and Jackie Owen's poisonous mother. At the time, Steve was going through a drugs problem and visited his mother after finding out she was dying of heart disease. Barbara was obsessed with the British Royal Family, though not so caring about her own children.

Barbara later attended Steve's wedding to Melanie, taking a shine to Phil Mitchell, to the point of putting his photograph on her mantelpiece.

Steve later visited Barbara while she was in a critical condition and confronted her about the abuse she'd showered on him when he was a child. She responded by talking about the problems she'd had with his father and asked that Steve kiss her. He reluctantly gave her a peck on the forehead but she insisted he kiss her on the lips. When he leaned forward, Barbara grabbed him, gave him several passionate kisses, told him that he was an attractive man and died. Only Melanie attended Barbara's funeral while Steve was playing away with a strange woman.

Family

 * Son: Steve Owen
 * Daughter: Jackie Owen

Adam Cherry
The Reverend Adam Cherry was the vicar who conducted Ethel Skinner's funeral in September 2000.

James Stocksbridge
James Stocksbridge was Ian Beale's solicitor when he was declared bankrupt. He also mentioned to Sandra di Marco that he had worked with Ian to win custody of his children, Steven, Peter and Lucy, as Sandra wanted to gain custody of her son Joe from her ex-husband Beppe.

Ameena Badawi
Ameena Badawi was Sonia Jackson's social worker when Sonia gave birth to baby Chloe in 2000, aged 15. Ameena tried to persuade Sonia that it would be best to try and bond with her baby. She also thought it would be best for Sonia to tell her mother, Carol that she now had a baby.

Ameena was later promoted, and Sonia's case was taken over by Diane Irving.

John Charrington
John Charrington was Ian Beale's accountant. He advised Ian not to invest in the construction of flats in Walford, a piece of advice Ian ignored, which led to him eventually being declared bankrupt.

Helen Graham
Helen Graham was an employee of the housing association interested in buying the flats Ian Beale was having built, until he was declared bankrupt.

Danny Harrison
Danny Harrison was a building contractor who was working on 'Beale's Homes' in 2000, converting a school into flats for Ian Beale. He was upset when Ian went behind his back and went to another building contractor.

Ian refused to pay Danny, so he spread rumours of Ian's financial situation, which eventually reached the new builders working on the development, causing a workers' strike. When Ian didn't pay Danny, he was eventually declared bankrupt.