List of EastEnders spin-off characters

The following is a list of fictional characters that appeared in televised spin-offs of the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

Albert Beale
Albert William Beale appeared in the 1988 EastEnders spin-off Civvy Street, played by Gary Olsen. He also appeared in the EastEnders novels by Hugh Miller.

Albert and his wife Lou moved into 45 Albert Square shortly after their wedding. They had seven children. Their first child, Maggie, was conceived out of wedlock and adopted out to an Irish family shortly after she was born. Albert and Lou then had four sons (Kenny, Harry, Ronnie and Pete) and two daughters (Dora and Pauline). Dora, Ronnie and Harry never appeared in the TV series.

When Albert died in 1970, Ronnie inherited the stall, but had since discovered he had a fatal heart defect so he passed the stall onto Pete.

Two years before Albert's death, his grandson Mark Fowler was born, and bore Albert as his middle name. Ian Beale was born a year later, also having Albert as his middle name. 15 years after Albert's death, a third grandson with the middle name Albert was born, this time Martin Fowler.


 * Family
 * Wife: Lou Beale (deceased)
 * Sons: Harry Beale, Kenny Beale, Ronnie Beale (deceased), Pete Beale (deceased)
 * Daughters: Maggie Flaherty, Dora Beale, Pauline Fowler (deceased)
 * Grandsons: David Wicks, Ian Beale, Conor Flaherty, Eamonn Flaherty, John Flaherty, Tommy Flaherty, Mark Fowler (deceased), Martin Fowler
 * Granddaughters: Elizabeth Beale, Michelle Fowler
 * Great grandsons: Joe Wicks, Peter Beale, Bobby Beale, Eamonn Flaherty Jr., Mark Fowler Jr.
 * Great granddaughters: Bianca Jackson, Karen Wicks (deceased), Lucy Beale, Mary Flaherty, Colette Flaherty, Kylie Flaherty, Rebecca Miller, Vicki Fowler
 * Great great grandson: Liam Butcher
 * Great great granddaughter: Natasha Butcher (deceased)
 * Aunt: Dolly Beale (deceased)

Harry Beale
Harry Beale appeared in the 1988 EastEnders spin-off Civvy Street, played by Aaron Mason. He also appeared in the EastEnders novels by Hugh Miller.

was born to Albert and Louise Beale in 1936, their first legitimate child. He lived with his mother until his twenties, when he moved to York in Yorkshire, and took a job in a hotel. He was quickly promoted to hotel manager, but struggled to find a girlfriend. He eventually became an alcoholic, and would turn up to his mother's house in Albert Square, Walford drunk and unruly. He eventually lost contact with Lou, after his drunken visits got worse. He was not heard from in Walford again.


 * Family
 * Father: Albert Beale (deceased)
 * Mother: Lou Beale (deceased)
 * Brothers: Kenny Beale, Ronnie Beale (deceased), Pete Beale (deceased)
 * Sisters: Maggie Flaherty, Dora Beale, Pauline Fowler (deceased)
 * Nephews: David Wicks, Ian Beale, Conor Flaherty, Eamonn Flaherty, John Flaherty, Tommy Flaherty, Mark Fowler, Martin Fowler
 * Nieces: Elizabeth Beale, Michelle Fowler
 * Great nephews: Joe Wicks, Peter Beale, Bobby Beale, Eamonn Flaherty Jr., Mark Fowler Jr.
 * Great nieces: Bianca Jackson, Karen Wicks (deceased), Lucy Beale, Mary Flaherty, Colette Flaherty, Kylie Flaherty, Rebecca Miller, Vicki Fowler
 * Great great nephew: Liam Butcher
 * Great great niece: Natasha Butcher (deceased)
 * Uncle: Terence Medeemey
 * Aunts: Liz Medeemey (deceased), Queenie Medeemey (deceased), Elsie Medeemey (deceased), Doris Miller (deceased), Flo Medeemey
 * Great aunt: Dolly Beale (deceased)
 * Second cousin once removed: Nellie Ellis

Ronnie Beale
Ronnie Beale appeared in the 1988 EastEnders spin-off Civvy Street, played by Chase Marks. He also appeared in the EastEnders novels by Hugh Miller.

Ronnie was born to Albert and Louise Beale, their third child, and second son. He lived with his mother until he married a woman named Gail, then he moved into his own flat in Walford. The Beale family business, a fruit and vegetable stall in Bridge Street, was passed on to Ronnie upon the death of his father.

In 1964, Ronnie discovered he had a heart condition that would eventually be fatal. He decided to move away from London so his family would not have to watch him die. He passed the stall on to his brother Pete, who he had taken in after he had been homeless, after leaving his wife Pat. He and Gail moved away, and it has been confirmed by the official EastEnders website that he has since died.


 * Family
 * Father: Albert Beale (deceased)
 * Mother: Lou Beale (deceased)
 * Brothers: Kenny Beale, Harry Beale, Pete Beale (deceased)
 * Sisters: Maggie Flaherty, Dora Beale, Pauline Fowler (deceased)
 * Wife: Gail Beale
 * Nephews: David Wicks, Ian Beale, Conor Flaherty, Eamonn Flaherty, John Flaherty, Tommy Flaherty, Mark Fowler, Martin Fowler
 * Nieces: Elizabeth Beale, Michelle Fowler
 * Great nephews: Joe Wicks, Peter Beale, Bobby Beale, Eamonn Flaherty Jr., Mark Fowler Jr.
 * Great nieces: Bianca Jackson, Karen Wicks (deceased), Lucy Beale, Mary Flaherty, Colette Flaherty, Kylie Flaherty, Rebecca Miller, Vicki Fowler
 * Great great nephew: Liam Butcher
 * Great great niece: Natasha Butcher (deceased)
 * Uncle: Terence Medeemey
 * Aunts: Liz Medeemey (deceased), Queenie Medeemey (deceased), Elsie Medeemey (deceased), Doris Miller (deceased), Flo Medeemey
 * Great aunt: Dolly Beale (deceased)
 * Second cousin once removed: Nellie Ellis

Stan Porter
Stanley "Stan" Porter was a fictional character in a special episode of the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. He was played by Sam Kelly in the episode, EastEnders: Pat and Mo, but played by Callum Dixon in flashbacks within the episode.

Stan lived in the East End of London near Walford in the 1960s. He lived near his sister Mo, her husband Jimmy, and Jimmy's sister Pat. He was known as a dodgy salesman, once robbing an undertaker's shop for silk used to line coffins, and selling it as fabric to make dresses.

He attended the planting of a tree in memory of Jimmy Harris, his brother-in-law, after getting out of prison in 2004. He told a bus driver that he had "done life for murder", but it is unclear whether this was the truth.


 * Family
 * Sister: Mo Harris
 * Nephew: Billy Harris
 * Nieces: Viv Slater (deceased), Jean Harris
 * Great nieces: Lynne Hobbs, Kat Moon, Belinda Peacock, Little Mo Mitchell
 * Great great nephew: Freddie Mitchell
 * Great great nieces: Zoe Slater, Vivienne Hobbs (deceased)