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232-527: Roxanne Lizette "Roxy" Mitchell (also Slater ) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders , portrayed by Rita Simons . Roxy arrived in Walford with her sister Ronnie ( Samantha Womack ) on 24 July 2007 and decides to move permanently to Walford from Ibiza where they ran a bar together. Roxy is the younger of the two sisters. She is described as the "fire", as opposed to Ronnie's "ice". Simons took
464-632: A drugs mule . The character has proved popular with viewers, with Simons winning the "Best Newcomer" award at the Digital Spy Soap Awards in 2008 for her role in the soap opera. Roxy arrives in Walford with her sister, Ronnie Mitchell ( Samantha Womack ), from Ibiza , and they help run their aunt Peggy Mitchell 's ( Barbara Windsor ) public house, The Queen Victoria . Roxy's philandering fiancé Damian ( James Hillier ) follows them to Walford, and Roxy seduces him for money so she and Ronnie can buy
696-403: A surrogate mother for her gay friend Christian Clarke ( John Partridge ) and his partner Syed Masood ( Marc Elliott ) in 2011, but despite their attempt, she does not become pregnant. Roxy is left mortified upon discovering Ronnie's newborn baby, James Branning , died of sudden infant death syndrome and Ronnie swapped her baby with Kat Moon 's ( Jessie Wallace ) newborn, Tommy, who is also
928-725: A bath. Tiffany and Morgan then decide to run a bath for Bianca but leave the taps on when they go out. When they get home, the bath has overflowed and is leaking into the living room. Bianca is later caught stealing money and returns to prison, this time in Suffolk . Morgan and his family then moves to Suffolk to be near his mother, leaving his father in Walford. He returns for Janine's wedding to Michael Moon ( Steve John Shepherd ), along with Ricky, Tiffany and Ricky's sister Diane Butcher ( Sophie Lawrence ). Ricky and Ray argue over Morgan but eventually reconcile before Ricky and Morgan leave again. Morgan returns to Walford with his family for when Bianca
1160-693: A censorship apparatus for the inevitability of war. Due to the BBC's advancements in shortwave radio technology, the corporation could broadcast across the world during the Second World War. Within Europe, the BBC European Service would gather intelligence and information regarding the current events of the war in English. Regional BBC workers, based on their regional geo-political climate, would then further censor
1392-541: A coke habit". BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London , England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company , it evolved into its current state with its current name on New Year's Day 1927. The oldest and largest local and global broadcaster by stature and by number of employees,
1624-399: A complaint against him, and made legal threats. Lister then gave Stacey her stall. In April 2010, Lister was seen investigating Fatboy 's ( Ricky Norwood ) van, as Fatboy was trying to sell T-shirts from the vehicle without a market license. In May 2010, Syed Masood ( Marc Elliott ) asked Lister if he could start a market stall, and Lister suggested a mobile phone stall. While he was having
1856-534: A council lunch and decided to use Ian and Christian Clarke 's ( John Partridge ) events business, Fit for a Queen, to organise a party. He assumed Ian was gay and asked him out for a meal, during which Ian admitted he was not totally in love with his wife, Jane Beale ( Laurie Brett ). Edward invited Ian to be his guest when he collected his MBE from the Queen , but Ian was unable to attend as his daughter Lucy Beale 's ( Melissa Suffield ) had gone missing. In January 2009,
2088-577: A crush on Alfie. Kat sacks her from the pub and she moves back in with Phil. Phil once again takes control of the Queen Vic kicking Kat and Alfie out due to unpaid rent. He then appoints cousin Roxy as manager once again running it alongside Alfie and Kat. Roxy has brief flings with AJ Ahmed ( Phaldut Sharma ) and Michael, who she moves in with for a short time. When Alfie and Kat split up, Alfie asks Roxy to live with him and they declare their love for each other. Roxy
2320-504: A doctor's appointment in Paris. Roger "the Dodger" Grant , played by Max Gold, is a dodgy old friend of Mo Harris ( Laila Morse ). He appeared on 5 February 2008, selling some clothes to Stacey Branning ( Lacey Turner ) for her stall. Mo claimed the stock was faulty and tried to make the dye on a shirt run by pouring tea over it. When Stacey's mother Jean Slater ( Gillian Wright ) tried to wash
2552-515: A drink with Syed, Roxy Mitchell ( Rita Simons ) refused to serve Syed, which Lister interpreted as racism. In October 2010, Kat Moon ( Jessie Wallace ) squirted water at him, so he ordered Stacey to discipline or sack Kat. Stacey refused and squirted water at him as well, so he revoked Stacey's market trader's license. In March 2011, Lister offered Fatboy a month's trial on his own stall after Fatboy and Mo Harris ( Laila Morse ) argued over it. In April 2011, Lister complained to Billy that his stall
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#17328685716192784-428: A fall. In April 2008 she visits Gus out of the blue, as she has a coach ticket to use. She embarrasses him by assuming that he is dating Keisha (Suzie McGrath), and later gives him his mother's engagement ring. She was described as "the fiery aunt" by What's on TV and "the loud battle axe aunty of Gus" by BBC Birmingham . Speaking of her arrival, Lee said, "I'm absolutely over the moon to think I'm going to be in
3016-725: A fallen woman as she was previously married to Yusef Khan ( Ace Bhatti ) when she met Masood, and Imzamam made many advances toward her. Masood orders Inzamam to stand and tells him that he knows what he has done. Masood returns Inzamam's money and says he is not invited to the wedding and is not welcome in their home and he walks out of their house with his wife, Fatima ( Anu Hasan ) and children Ali ( Omar Kent ) and Jamila ( Sara Aisha Kent ). In May 2015, Fatima returns to Walford after being contacted by Shabnam, and reveals to Masood that she and Inzamam have separated and Inzamam has moved back to Pakistan. Jamila Inzamam , played by Sara Aisha Kent and Ali Inzamam played by Omar Kent , are
3248-525: A farewell meal, as Ronnie struggled to bond with her. Penny did not want to return to France but was persuaded by Jack. In March 2010, Ronnie asked Jack about Penny and he said she was doing fine without him. In October 2013, Jack moved to France to reconnect with Penny, briefly returning to Walford for a visit during Christmas 2015. After Jack's permanent return to Walford, Penny called in December 2016 to tell him she couldn't attend his wedding to Ronnie because of
3480-405: A father-figure to Amy (now Abbie Knowles). Roxy discovers that Ronnie was paying Aleks to date her, but eventually forgives Aleks when he declares his love for her publicly. When Alfie tells her that Aleks is married to Marta Shirovs ( Noeleen Comiskey ) and has a daughter Ineta Shirovs (Gledisa Osmani), they break up. Aleks convinces her that they have separated. Ronnie warns Roxy about her being
3712-599: A flashback episode broadcast on 5 September 2022, which focuses on the Mitchell family in the 1970s. Simons reprised her role on 27 April 2023 for a one-off appearance as a hallucination to her daughter, Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd). During Roxy's time on the show she has been married twice — to Sean Slater ( Robert Kazinsky ) and Alfie Moon ( Shane Richie ) — and engaged an additional three times — to Damian ( James Hiller ), Aleks Shirovs ( Kristian Kiehling ) and Dean Wicks ( Matt Di Angelo ). Her major storylines have included
3944-480: A football team." Kat manages to keep her temper following Roxy's revelations but warns her that she is not to do any further shifts in the pub and is to leave immediately, leading to Roxy moving on from Alfie. On 18 August 2016, it was reported that Roxy would be leaving the series in 2017 along with Ronnie after executive producer Sean O'Connor chose to write them both out. A spokesperson said: "We can confirm that Rita Simons will be leaving EastEnders . Having joined
4176-663: A furious row over Charlie and Dean, which turns violent. Roxy then reports Ronnie's murder of Carl to the police. This results in Roxy fighting with Sharon Mitchell ( Letitia Dean ) as the Mitchells despair of Roxy not seeing Dean as a rapist. When Jack returns, he finds out from Mick Carter ( Danny Dyer ) that Dean raped Linda, so he packs Amy's belongings and removes her from Roxy's care, pointing out that Roxy's feisty personality has gone since she started dating Dean. As Roxy ends her engagement to Dean, who has assaulted her again, he attempts to rape her but Shirley interrupts. A tearful Roxy
4408-425: A girl, named Amy (Amelie Conway), after Ronnie's daughter who was adopted as a newborn. Roxy and Sean plan to move to Dagenham , but then Sean discovers Jack is Amy's father on Christmas Day. He pretends to forgive Roxy and asks her to move away with him. He drives Roxy and Amy to a frozen lake, revealing he intends to kill them. Roxy gets Amy to safety, but she and Sean fall through the ice. They both survive, and in
4640-453: A handbag belonging to a market trader. She was caught and, in the struggle, hit and injured Lister. He called the police, resulting in Bianca's arrest and imprisonment. It later emerged that he had taken out a restraining order against Bianca, meaning that she could no longer go to the market or Bridge Street. In September, Lister threatened to call the police on Shirley Carter ( Linda Henry ), who
4872-746: A heart attack in the pool and he surmises cocaine was to blame. After their funerals, an inquest into the deaths concludes that Roxy drowned following a cardiac arrest when hitting the cold water and both deaths are ruled as misadventure , however, Jack still blames Roxy's drug use for Ronnie's death. In May 2019, Roxy's ex-husband Sean returns to Walford and picks Amy from school. He hopes to reunite with Roxy, unaware of her death. Jack takes Sean to Ronnie and Roxy's grave where he reveals this to Sean. Jack blames Roxy's drug use for Ronnie's death which leads to them fighting by their grave. Sean wears his and Roxy's wedding ring and he later speaks to Roxy's gravestone where he tells her that he will join her. Roxy's voice
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#17328685716195104-442: A knife on Minty Peterson ( Cliff Parisi ) after he confronted the group. Jay and Tegs fought after Jay criticized Tegs' harassment of Dot. After an apparent reconciliation, the gang asked Teg whether he was with them or Jay – Tegs then stabbed Jay in the leg, leaving him bleeding on the ground. Tegs' mum, Tina Teague (Kerry Ann White) tried to persuade Jay to drop the charges, but it went to an off-screen trial on 29 February when he
5336-461: A larger brand: in 2003, BBC Choice was replaced by BBC Three , with programming for younger adults and shocking real-life documentaries, BBC News 24 became the BBC News Channel in 2008, and BBC Radio 7 became BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2011, with new programmes to supplement those broadcast on Radio 4. In 2008, another channel was launched, BBC Alba , a Scottish Gaelic service. During this decade,
5568-493: A loose cannon, so I don't think she's going to get that anytime soon." Discussing Roxy's friendship with Alfie Moon ( Shane Richie ), Simons told Soaplife that although Roxy flirts with Alfie, she would not steal him from his wife Kat ( Jessie Wallace ). Roxy is the only person to ask Alfie how he feels after the death of his son Tommy Moon , which Simons said showed how close Roxy and Alfie have become as friends. The actress commented, "She cares about Alfie and can see that
5800-402: A lot of what he's feeling is hidden behind his sparky exterior. She's a bit like that too." In 2011, Roxy agrees to become a surrogate mother for Christian and his boyfriend Syed Masood . Simons explained that although Roxy would do anything for Christian out of love for him, she probably agrees for selfish reasons as well, as she is a single mother and wants what her friends have. She expressed
6032-411: A meal for the family but told him to leave when he mentioned his daughter, Sasha Dixon (Rebecca Sanneh). Morgan met Sasha but Bianca was furious when she found out. Realising that Bianca was having financial difficulties, Tiffany and Morgan went to see their step-great-grandmother Dot Branning ( June Brown ) at the launderette. She told them that when she had problems as a child, she felt better after
6264-536: A meal with Christian's sister Jane Beale ( Laurie Brett ) and her husband Ian Beale ( Adam Woodyatt ). Ashley left the meal early after Christian revealed that he was in love with Jane's ex-husband David Collins ( Dan Milne ). He and Christian broke up, and Christian moved in with the Beales. "Tegs" Teague , played by Ben Smith , was the ringleader of a gang called the E2. He appeared between 17 and 22 January 2008 along with
6496-423: A mistress; she orders her to give him an ultimatum. She does, and he arranges a holiday. On her wedding day to Charlie Cotton ( Declan Bennett ), Ronnie goes into labour. On the way to the hospital, Roxy, Charlie and Ronnie are all involved in a car accident after Charlie's father Nick Cotton ( John Altman ) cut the brakes as the vehicle crashes. Emma Summerhayes ( Anna Acton ) is killed after being run over by
6728-456: A mobile phone so they could call each other. Jay sneaked out and was given a knife by Tegs, which was later found by Jay's father, Jase Dyer ( Stephen Lord ) and his girlfriend Dawn Swann ( Kara Tointon ). The next day, the gang stole several packs of cigarettes from the local shop, the Minute Mart. They harassed Dot by making silent phone calls and knocked on her door and ran away. Tegs pulled
6960-536: A month's rent paid in advance. In July, Lister issued Fatboy with a warning for kicking his own stall, but Fatboy decided to abandon his stall before he could be disciplined. He warned Eddie Moon ( David Essex ) about fly-tipping and was threatened by Eddie's son Tyler (Tony Discipline). Lister later accepted a bribe from Eddie. In November, Lister appeared following reports that someone was selling Dutch Father Christmas toys and asked Alfie Moon ( Shane Richie ) if he knew anything. Alfie denied any knowledge, although it
7192-429: A new love interest for Shabnam Masood ( Zahra Ahmadi ). In April, he introduced Ricky Butcher 's ( Sid Owen ) fiancée, Melinda ( Siobhan Hayes ), as well as Bianca Jackson 's ( Patsy Palmer ) children, Whitney ( Shona McGarty ), Morgan (Devon Higgs) and Tiffany ( Maisie Smith ). In April, he also introduced Denise Fox 's ( Diane Parish ) ex-husband, Lucas Johnson ( Don Gilet ), and Opal Smith ( Rustie Lee ),
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7424-456: A new playground. While trying to make a sandwich, Morgan accidentally squirted tomato ketchup on a hoody belonging to his recently deceased uncle, Billie Jackson ( Devon Anderson ). Liam hid it and later tried to wash the stain out but their grandmother Carol Jackson ( Lindsey Coulson ) saw it and slapped him. Morgan startsed to follow Liam around, fearing he would die as well, but Ricky and Janine reassured him. He ran away from home after Bianca
7656-510: A new romance, saying "She's supposed to be the slapper of the Square—but hardly. Okay, she slept with Jack Branning once, was married to Sean and had a thing with Dr Al for about five minutes. But she hasn't had a bit of stuff for ages, so I think she's due some romance. Not that there's anyone on the Square she fancies. [...] She wants nothing more than a ring on her finger and to settle down, but she's
7888-599: A news and information service. In 1978, BBC staff went on strike just before the Christmas, thus blocking out the transmission of both channels and amalgamating all four radio stations into one. Since the deregulation of the UK television and radio market in the 1980s, the BBC has faced increased competition from the commercial sector (and from the advertiser-funded public service broadcaster Channel 4 ), especially on satellite television, cable television, and digital television services. In
8120-489: A number of additional channels and radio stations have been launched: Radio 5 was launched in 1990, as a sports and educational station, but was replaced in 1994, with BBC Radio 5 Live to become a live radio station, following the success of the Radio 4 service to cover the 1991 Gulf War . The new station would be a news and sport station. In 1997, BBC News 24 , a rolling news channel, launched on digital television services, and
8352-478: A passport, she believes he is intending to flee the country with her daughter. She threatens to report this, and Jack withdraws his bid for custody; Amy is returned to her mother. Roxy is comforted by her friend and boss, Alfie Moon ( Shane Richie ), after her attempts to seduce Max Branning ( Jake Wood ) are made public. Realising she has feelings for Alfie, she confesses she loves him. Although Alfie admits to being tempted, he remains faithful to his wife Kat, who
8584-401: A pervert. In May, Denise Fox ( Diane Parish ) asked Lister to get involved with Patrick Trueman ( Rudolph Walker ) but Lister said he had no say over the shop, which Patrick owned. In June, Whitney and Lauren Branning ( Jacqueline Jossa ) asked Lister for a stall, but he was reluctant as Whitney had lost a stall for not paying her rent. However, he agreed as long as the arrears were paid and
8816-465: A photo of him with his trousers down, which they used to blackmail him to get their stall back. In June, Lister spoke to Ian Beale ( Adam Woodyatt ) about his new restaurant and introduced him to Danny Pennant ( Gary Lucy ). Ian hoped that Danny would find someone to invest in his new business. After Lister lost his job, he was replaced by Aleks Shirovs ( Kristian Kiehling ). In August 2016, Lister interviewed Carmel Kazemi ( Bonnie Langford ) for
9048-503: A picture of her and said she was ugly with make-up that looked like it had been done by Edward Scissorhands . Shabnam bumped into Jalil on a night out in R&;R nightclub, where they flirted. Jalil and Shabnam later shared a kiss, but during a conversation with the Masood family, he said he thought modern Muslim women like Shabnam provided "great entertainment" but were not marriage material. Zainab
9280-681: A proposal to cut 4,000 jobs, and to privatise parts of the BBC, disrupted much of the BBC's regular programming. In 2006, BBC HD launched as an experimental service and became official in December 2007. The channel broadcast HD simulcasts of programmes on BBC One , BBC Two , BBC Three and BBC Four as well as repeats of some older programmes in HD. In 2010, an HD simulcast of BBC One launched: BBC One HD . The channel uses HD versions of BBC One's schedule and uses upscaled versions of programmes not currently produced in HD. The BBC HD channel closed in March 2013 and
9512-414: A recurring basis thereafter. His next appearance was when Tamwar Masood ( Himesh Patel ) sought approval for a new stall, which Lister accepted. In August 2008, Billy Mitchell ( Perry Fenwick ) got a job as the market cleaner but Lister sacked him when he lost his cart. In October 2008, Ronnie Mitchell ( Samantha Janus ) phoned him because Danielle Jones ( Lauren Crace ) was selling stolen nightwear in
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9744-445: A relationship, much to Phil and Ronnie's annoyance, especially as Roxy is not looking after Amy. Ronnie tries to get Carl to break up with Roxy, and when he refuses, she buys tickets for her and Roxy to return to Ibiza. Carl tries to outmaneuver Ronnie by inviting Roxy on a holiday of his own, but when he fails to turn up Roxy leaves with Ronnie for Ibiza instead. They return to Walford three months later and Ronnie confesses to Roxy that
9976-539: A series of strikes; however, the BBC stated that the cuts were essential to move the organisation forward and concentrate on increasing the quality of programming. On 20 October 2010, the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced that the television licence fee would be frozen at its current level until the end of the current charter in 2016. The same announcement revealed that the BBC would take on
10208-491: A sexual advance to her, and she leaves, forcing her to consider selling her house. On the day before Syed's wedding to Amira, Masood takes Inzamam to dinner to ask if he can help with some money. Inzamam does not know who is getting married as nobody has told him about it and also does not know that Zainab is pregnant. Masood asks Zainab why she did not invite Inzamam to the wedding and she says she forgot, but he realises she did it deliberately. She tells him that Inzamam sees her as
10440-853: A sexual exploitation storyline involving Rob Grayson ( Jody Latham ). The storyline with Tony won EastEnders a Royal Television Society Programme Award in 2008. Morgan Butcher (also Jackson-King ), played by Devon Higgs, is the son of Bianca Jackson ( Patsy Palmer ) and Ray Dixon ( Chucky Venn ). He made his first appearance on 1 April 2008 but was not credited in the role until 8 September 2009. He left in 2014, along with his mother and half-sister Tiffany Butcher ( Maisie Smith ). Morgan made an unannounced return on 3 November 2016 when he and Tiffany returned for their adoptive sister Whitney Dean ( Shona McGarty ) and Lee Carter 's ( Danny-Boy Hatchard ) wedding. Morgan, his mother and siblings Tiffany Dean ( Maisie Smith ), Liam Butcher ( James Forde ) and Whitney were evicted by their landlord. After
10672-534: A shed on the allotment. Jordan tries to contact her on her mobile phone as she has promised to contact him. Jordan and Abi discover her body when they volunteer to clean the shed for Charlie Slater ( Derek Martin ). They decide to raise funds for a tree to be planted in Trina's memory in Albert Square's gardens, but unknown to everyone, Lucas murders Denise's ex-husband Owen Turner ( Lee Ross ) and buries his corpse under
10904-538: A son, Jordan ( Michael-Joel David Stuart ), from his previous relationship with Trina Johnson ( Sharon Duncan-Brewster ). His profile on the official EastEnders website describes him as "an upstanding member of the community, a far cry from the youth he once was." His storylines include causing Trina's death and covering it up, murdering Denise's ex-husband Owen Turner ( Lee Ross ), and attempting to kill Denise. For his portrayal of Lucas, Gilet has received several award nominations, including Serial Drama Performance at
11136-419: A strict set of editorial guidelines that all programs must adhere to, to ensure that the violence portrayed was suitable for pre-watershed viewing." Kris Green from Digital Spy defended the episode saying, "I have to say that it wasn't as gruesome as I'd imagined it would be. There's no screaming, no scuffling – it's all quiet and it happens in about 10 seconds." Selina Branning , played by Daisy Beaumont ,
11368-477: A temporary hiatus in 2016, with Roxy off screen from 1 January until 4 May 2016. Following the announcement that Womack would be leaving the series, Simons' departure was also announced. Roxy departed the series in scenes broadcast on 1 January 2017, when she drowned in a hotel swimming pool along with Ronnie. Simons returned in 2019 to record a voiceover as Roxy, which was broadcast on 3 May 2019. A younger version of Roxy, played by Elodie de Rohan Willner, appeared in
11600-625: A wish for Roxy to grow up and be less moody. Simons also said she wanted Roxy to be successful in a forthcoming revenge storyline following Roxy's discovery that Phil and Shirley stole her money, telling Soaplife magazine, "[The plan is] to steal back the money [Phil] stole from her. Glenda's in on it with Roxy and they plan to rob the club for what's rightfully Roxy's." In April 2011, Roxy discovers that Ronnie swapped her dead baby, James , with Kat Moon 's healthy son, Tommy. Speaking to Digital Spy , Simons discussed Roxy and Ronnie's relationship and how Ronnie's crime affects them. She stated that Roxy
11832-575: Is also described as "a troublesome and cheeky lass" with a "feisty, red-head personality, which she no doubt inherits from screenmum [ sic ] Bianca". For her portrayal of Tiffany, Smith won the 'Best Dramatic Performance for a Young Actor or Actress' award at the British Soap Awards in 2009. Lucas Johnson , played by Don Gilet , is the estranged father of established character Chelsea Fox ( Tiana Benjamin ) and ex-husband of Denise Fox ( Diane Parish ), who he later remarries. He has
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#173286857161912064-467: Is away visiting family. Roxy and Alfie remain friends and colleagues despite Roxy's growing affection for him. After Alfie goes to visit Kat, Roxy becomes concerned for Jean Slater 's ( Gillian Wright ) welfare and asks Alfie to return home. He returns with Kat, who throws Roxy out. Seeing that Alfie is in financial difficulty, Roxy gives him a loan from Amy's Child Trust Fund. Suspicious of Roxy and Alfie's friendship, Kat confronts Roxy and she admits she had
12296-511: Is by far the worst Roxy has ever felt in her entire life. The guilt is absolutely killing her. I really hope the viewers sympathise with her Filming was hard and it got to the stage where she couldn't even look at Sam without crying. What she's done to Ronnie is so out of order, but if she could take it back, she would." Making it clear that what happened between Roxy and Jack was a one-off, she stated: "There's no lingering attraction between them [...] He makes Roxy's skin crawl." Simons also considered
12528-404: Is declined. Roxy asks Ronnie to lend her the money, so Ronnie asks her to help Amy with her homework but afterwards Roxy says she enjoyed it so much she does not want any money for it. Roxy is then upset to discover that Ronnie and Jack plan to move out of London, taking Amy with them. Roxy is also angry when Jack decides to sell the house Ronnie and Roxy co-own, but he tells her she well get half of
12760-495: Is definitely something between them. It was revealed that Roxy will confess her feeling for Alfie to his wife Kat Moon ( Jessie Wallace ) when she returns to the square. A source told the Daily Star Sunday "Everyone has been eagerly awaiting Kat's return to Albert Square and it doesn't disappoint. Roxy confesses all in a bid to stay on friendly terms with Kat and Alfie. He then decides the best distraction would be to set up
12992-520: Is delighted when Alfie decides to divorce Kat, though it leads to more hostility between Kat and Roxy, which leads to a physical fight. Roxy and Alfie decide to try for a baby and Kat is upset about this. When a builder, Josef (Aleksander Mikic), tries to steal money from the pub's till and later the safe, Kat helps Roxy to stop him and Roxy thanks Kat but then accuses her of trying to win Alfie back. Initially Kat promises Roxy that she will not tell Alfie about
13224-478: Is discovered under the tree, Jordan gets upset every time the tree is mentioned and reveals he had a dream where a hand came out of the ground. Lucas promises to get the council to replace the tree. Jordan and Abi argue when he feels she does not care and their friendship ends. He wonders if it is his fault that the people around him are dying. When the truth emerges that Lucas allowed Trina to die, killed Owen and kidnapped Denise, Jordan tries to stick by his father when
13456-710: Is due to be released from prison soon, but when he finds out, he forbids Roxy from meeting her at the prison gates. Instead, Kat meets Ronnie and brings her back to Walford. Ronnie and Roxy spend time together while Alfie is out, but he returns early to find them together, so tells Roxy to choose between him and Ronnie. Roxy chooses Alfie, but is miserable, so starts seeing Ronnie in secret. Michael sees them and tells Alfie, who nearly ends his and Roxy's engagement, but instead, tells Roxy they must leave Walford immediately to sort out their relationship. When they return, Roxy tells Ronnie she can no longer see her, but Alfie sees Roxy crying, so announces their wedding date and invites Ronnie to
13688-406: Is due to go to France to visit Jack, Charlie asks Roxy if they can join her. After Roxy drops Amy off at the airport the next day, she learns that Charlie wants to take Matthew with them. Although initially hesitant, she says she wants to come with him. However, when she learns that Ronnie has been prescribed anxiety medication, she tells Ronnie the plan and they conspire against Charlie together. Roxy
13920-532: Is falling in love with her but says they should stay apart. Roxy confesses to Ronnie about her one-night stand, and their relationship becomes strained. Roxy turns to drink and has sex with Dean Wicks ( Matt Di Angelo ), later admitting that she likes him. She asks Dean to keep their relationship secret, due to him being hated by the community for raping Linda Carter ( Kellie Bright ). Ronnie discovers their relationship and tries to stop them from seeing each other. However, they carry on seeing each other. Whilst Dean
14152-792: Is found by Linda and her mother Elaine Peacock ( Maria Friedman ), who support her. Linda encourages her to tell the police, which Roxy does. Shirley then attempts to drown Dean who finally admits he raped Linda before running away from the police. Roxy is examined in the hospital with bruises and scars left by Dean on her body, and gives her statement. Roxy visits Glenda and decides to leave the country, but Glenda enlists Ronnie to try to stop her. They are unsuccessful after Roxy tells Ronnie she has controlled her all her life and she needs to be alone. Roxy leaves Amy with Jack, who also departs Walford shortly after, in January 2016. One month later, Roxy does not return for Dean's court case, where he pleads not guilty and
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#173286857161914384-615: Is found by Phil and taken to hospital where he is left in a coma with a fractured skull. Wracked with guilt, Ben confesses to the police that he attacked Jordan, while Jordan is brought out of his medically induced coma. When he is discharged, his family throw him a party. In Jordan's police statement, he says that Ben attacked him for no reason. However, after Denise is visited by Jane Beale ( Laurie Brett ), who doesn't believe Ben would attack Jordan for no reason, she talks to Jordan and gets him to reveal that he had been bullying Ben. Jordan then decides to change his statement. When Owen's corpse
14616-585: Is happy at his aunt's house, so Denise reluctantly lets him stay there. Almost five years later, Denise receives a visit from the police, who say someone in custody has been arrested and given her address as theirs. Eventually, Denise discovers that it is Jordan, and he has been involved in a knife attack and has been released on bail. After learning from Gloria that she hasn't seen Jordan in years and after visiting Lucas in prison following her concerns, Denise decides to track Jordan down. After she gets into contact with him, Jordan arrives in Walford and confronts her in
14848-554: Is happy that they agree to remain friends. Jordan then says goodbye to his sister Chelsea and Libby, who are moving away after their ordeal in Walford. On his birthday, Jordan receives a card from his father, but asks Ricky Butcher ( Sid Owen ) to throw it away, and says he has to now look after Denise. However, Jordan is unable to speak to Denise about Lucas, so stays in contact with his aunt Gloria MacDonald ( Michele Austin ). Denise discovers they have been in contact for several months and allows Jordan to spend Christmas with her. Jordan
15080-437: Is hiding from Ronnie, he finds the hidden camera Ronnie is using to spy on Roxy and Charlie. When Ronnie threatens him, Dean tells Roxy about this, and, when Roxy confronts Ronnie, they argue, then Roxy moves in with Dean. When Ronnie and Charlie's marriage begins to fall apart after Ronnie has sex with Vincent Hubbard ( Richard Blackwood ), Roxy tries to convince Ronnie to repair the marriage for Matthew's sake. However, when Amy
15312-539: Is in Karachi visiting their sick father. He is rude and sexist towards Masood's wife Zainab Masood ( Nina Wadia ) and daughter Shabnam Masood ( Zahra Ahmadi ), but praises his son Tamwar Masood 's ( Himesh Patel ) achievements. He is shocked to see that Jay Brown ( Jamie Borthwick ) has graffitied "Shabnam is a hore [ sic ]" on the Masoods' wall. He later meets up with Zainab, and she asks him for money. He makes
15544-402: Is in love with Alfie Moon ( Shane Richie ). Alfie and Roxy share a strong friendship and Roxy starts to see him as her "ideal man". After a confrontation with Cora Cross ( Ann Mitchell ), Roxy goes to see Alfie and they have a heart-to-heart which leads Alfie to hug Roxy, making her realise that she is in love with him. Richie admitted that he did not want Alfie to cheat on Kat with Roxy. Alfie
15776-414: Is just like Lucas, so Jordan leaves. He is then kicked and beaten by a gang. The next day, Denise hears from police that Jordan is in trouble again, so tracks him down to his squat, where he reveals that it was his girlfriend, Amelle Ellington (Sophia Brown), who took drugs but died from an overdose, and now he has inherited her debt. When Denise returns to Walford, she has brought Jordan back as well and it
16008-409: Is later heard when Sean replays an old voicemail left by Roxy when they were married. In April 2023, Roxy appears as a hallucination to Amy (now portrayed by Ellie Dadd ) at a family therapy meeting, where she tells her not to give up amidst Amy's ongoing struggles with her mental health and self-harming . Both Mitchell sisters were featured heavily in a BBC marketing campaign. Several promos aired on
16240-442: Is loyal to Ronnie, despite Ronnie's mistakes, and would stand by her, but has conflicting feels as she finds it hard to come to terms with what Ronnie did. She called Roxy "quite a moral person", but her loyalty to her sister would most likely win. She said it is hard on their relationship, comparing it to when Roxy discovered that Ronnie was raped by their father as a child. Roxy tries to help release Ronnie from prison, and Simons said
16472-406: Is no longer addicted to drugs, and he says he is going to marry Denise. Eventually, Jordan and Trina bond, but he is unhappy that Trina is excluded from a family holiday. He tells Trina about the holiday and she arrives to try to stop it. Jordan becomes friends with Ben Mitchell (Charlie Jones) and Abi Branning ( Lorna Fitzgerald ). Trina is killed while trying to seduce Lucas, and he leaves her in
16704-442: Is not welcome. Unlike Inzamam and Ali, Jamila and Fatima are not credited in this appearance. In May 2015, Fatima returns to Walford and reveals that she and Inzamam have separated and Inzamam has moved back to Pakistan, so only Ali is living with her. It is implied that Jamila went to live with either her father or another relative. Jordan Johnson , played by Michael-Joel David Stuart from 2008 to 2010 and Joivan Wade in 2016,
16936-500: Is obviously of paramount importance." Reith succeeded in building a high wall against an American-style free-for-all in radio in which the goal was to attract the largest audiences and thereby secure the greatest advertising revenue. There was no paid advertising on the BBC; all the revenue came from a tax on receiving sets. Highbrow audiences, however, greatly enjoyed it. At a time when American, Australian and Canadian stations were drawing huge audiences cheering for their local teams with
17168-600: Is one of my best friends." In August 2017, Simons and Womack were longlisted for Best Exit at the Inside Soap Awards , while Roxy and Ronnie's deaths were longlisted for Best Show-Stopper. Both nominations made their shortlists, but they did not win any awards. In 2020, Sara Wallis and Ian Hyland from The Daily Mirror placed Roxy 34th on their ranked list of the Best EastEnders characters of all time, writing that she had " a string of bad relationships, feuds and
17400-532: Is paid and she has money coming in. Jack refuses to let her see Amy. Roxy appears in discomfort and pain, and tells her relative Billy Mitchell ( Perry Fenwick ) that she has £10,000 worth of cocaine inside her and she thinks something has gone wrong. Jack and Jay Brown ( Jamie Borthwick ) find out, and when Roxy passes the bags of drugs through her system, she tells Jack and Billy she has flushed them but reveals to Jay that she has kept them, and he offers to help her sell them. However, they both change their minds for
17632-644: Is pregnant and tells Sean that he is the father, while she and Ronnie plan to return to Ibiza. They leave, but Ronnie soon returns looking for Roxy, revealing that after they argued in Ibiza, she disappeared. It transpires Roxy is living with their father Archie Mitchell ( Larry Lamb ) in Weymouth , to Ronnie's horror. Roxy is adamant she will live with Archie but Sean persuades her to return to Walford, telling her he loves her. They move in together upon their return, and later marry. Roxy goes into premature labour and gives birth to
17864-605: Is released from prison but is saddened when his father moves away. He is also not pleased when Bianca returns from a trip to Manchester announces that her new boyfriend, Terry Spraggan ( Terry Alderton ), and his children, TJ Spraggan (George Sargeant) and Rosie Spraggan (Jerzey Swingler), are moving in. The couple split up but later reunite and decide to move to Milton Keynes, taking Tiffany, Morgan, TJ and Rosie with them. Morgan and Tiffany return in November 2016 for Whitney's wedding to Lee. They tell her that Bianca cannot make it to
18096-598: Is remanded in custody until a retrial in June, so Ronnie calls her to inform her of this. She returns in May having been assaulted. She is hospitalised but discharges herself. Glenda has also returned, looking for Roxy as she took money from her and Danny before disappearing. Roxy tells Ronnie that she needs money to pay off a debt, so Ronnie gives her money, and Roxy gives some of it to Glenda as long as Glenda never returns to Walford. Roxy leaves, and when she returns, she tells Ronnie her debt
18328-416: Is responsible for operational management and delivery of services within a framework set by the board, and is chaired by the director-general , currently Tim Davie , who is chief executive and (from 1994) editor-in-chief. The corporation has the following in-house divisions covering the BBC's output and operations: Amy Mitchell The following is a list of characters that first appeared in
18560-405: Is revealed that he has a son, JJ Johnson (Zayden Kareem). Vincent pays off the drug debt and Jordan decides to enrol on a carpenter course at college. Jordan visits Lucas in prison when he finds a torn up visiting order and again with Denise, where Lucas tells Jordan he has a plan to get a job in the kitchens and then escaping. They persuade Denise to put in a good word so Lucas can get a job and on
18792-520: Is stolen by her cousin Phil Mitchell ( Steve McFadden ) and his partner Shirley Carter ( Linda Henry ). Glenda, who is having an affair with Phil, discovers the theft; when Phil dumps her, she urges Roxy to steal back her money as revenge, but they are caught. Phil manages to convince Roxy that it is Glenda who stole her money; he plants money in Glenda's wardrobe and Roxy sends her away. Roxy agrees to be
19024-524: Is stunned when Dean, jealous of Charlie, burns her with a hair straightener. Dean becomes insecure that Roxy is spending time working with Masood Ahmed ( Nitin Ganatra ), so employs her as manager of his salon. When she says he needs to take himself less seriously, Dean cuts a chunk out of her hair in anger, but immediately apologises and proceeds to give her a proper haircut. As a result of this, Ronnie worries about Dean trying to control Roxy. Roxy and Ronnie have
19256-744: Is the market inspector at Bridge Street market. He is the successor of Marie Matthews (Susan Cruse). He first appeared on 3 January 2008, but his first name was not revealed until 7 June 2013, which would be his last appearance for three years. Wilton reprised the role in 2016 for one episode broadcast on 15 August. The character was reintroduced for a story with Robbie Jackson ( Dean Gaffney ) in July 2017, and again in December 2017. He then appeared in one episode broadcast in July 2018. The character made further appearances on 7 January 2020 and 28 December 2021. In his first appearance, Lister sacked his assistant, Bradley Branning ( Charlie Clements ). He appeared on
19488-441: Is the result of a one-night stand between Bianca and a man who is unknown to viewers. The man his family thinks is his father, Tony King is serving a prison sentence for assaulting a teenager who had allegedly threatened Morgan's stepsister, Whitney Dean ( Shona McGarty ), though it is found out that Tony is not his biological father. Morgan along with Bianca, Liam, Whitney and Tiffany, have been called 'The Jackson Five' In 2011,
19720-473: Is the son of Lucas Johnson ( Don Gilet ) and the half-brother of Chelsea Fox ( Tiana Benjamin ), who arrives on Chelsea's birthday with his father. He is described on the EastEnders website as a "cheeky chap" who "lights up the room with his winning smile". He is also described as a "talented boy who works hard at school". He first appears on 23 May 2008, and leaves on 21 December 2010. On 9 January 2016, it
19952-426: Is then left further distraught along with Linda when Dean is later found not guilty, despite Roxy and Dean's mother Shirley giving testimony in court. Roxy struggles to be a good mother to Amy, especially when Ronnie suggests that Roxy take Amy shopping, but not knowing this, Jack books a trip to Paris, which upsets Roxy when she finds out, and when Roxy wants to buy an expensive gift for Amy's birthday, her credit card
20184-529: Is there but eventually enjoys his company. Jordan leaves with his father after locals blame him for Tony King ( Chris Coghill ) being allowed to work with children. Jordan and Lucas return a month later and stay at the B&;B before preparing to leave for Leeds. After Denise proposes to Lucas, Jordan reveals that Lucas is still married to Trina. Unknown to Jordan and Denise, Trina had been looking for Lucas and he knows her whereabouts. She asks about Jordan and says she
20416-626: The Archbishops of Canterbury and York came to St Paul's to broadcast to the UK and the world on the National Day of Prayer. BBC employees during the war included George Orwell who spent two years with the broadcaster. During his role as prime minister during the war, Winston Churchill delivered 33 major wartime speeches by radio, all of which were carried by the BBC within the UK. On 18 June 1940, French general Charles de Gaulle , in exile in London as
20648-605: The BBC soap opera EastEnders , which aired in 2008 (in order of first appearance). All characters were introduced by executive producer Diederick Santer , who introduced four characters in January: Mr. Lister ( Nick Wilton ), a new market inspector; Christian Clarke ( John Partridge ), the brother of Jane Beale ( Laurie Brett ); and two members of the Branning family, Selina ( Daisy Beaumont ) and Penny ( Mia McKenna-Bruce ). In March, he introduced Jalil Iqbal ( Jan Uddin ),
20880-526: The BBC Television Service ) started from Alexandra Palace in November 1936, alternating between an improved Baird mechanical 240-line system and the all-electronic 405-line Marconi-EMI system which had been developed by an EMI research team led by Sir Isaac Shoenberg . The superiority of the electronic system saw the mechanical system dropped early the following year, with the Marconi-EMI system
21112-936: The MediaCityUK development in Salford , with BBC Three moving online only in 2016, the sharing of more programmes between stations and channels, sharing of radio news bulletins, more repeats in schedules, including the whole of BBC Two daytime and for some original programming to be reduced. BBC HD was closed on 26 March 2013, and replaced with an HD simulcast of BBC Two; however, flagship programmes, other channels and full funding for CBBC and CBeebies would be retained. Numerous BBC facilities have been sold off, including New Broadcasting House on Wilmslow Road in Manchester. Many major departments have been relocated to Broadcasting House in central London and MediaCityUK in Salford, particularly since
21344-661: The 'Best Newcomer' award at the Digital Spy Soap Awards in 2008 for the part of Roxy and also collected an award at the Dublin awards and the TV Now awards. She also won the National Television Award 2008 for Best Newcomer. Singer Duncan James said that he watches EastEnders to follow Roxy. Speaking to Inside Soap , James said "I like to watch the show and see what they're doing with her character. Purely because Rita
21576-495: The 2011 National Television Awards . He appeared from 3 April 2008 to 30 July 2010 and again from 1 January to 10 March 2016. Opal Smith , played by Rustie Lee , is the aunt of Gus Smith ( Mohammed George ) and Juley Smith ( Joseph Kpobie ). She was introduced in February 2008 for two episodes, on 8 and 10 April 2008. Opal is first mentioned on screen in May 2007, when Gus has to go to Wolverhampton to look after her following
21808-514: The 2025–26 season of the Women's Super League campaign. The BBC is a statutory corporation , independent from direct government intervention, with its activities being overseen from April 2017 by the BBC Board and regulated by Ofcom . The chairman is Samir Shah. The BBC is a state owned public broadcasting company and operates under a royal charter . The charter is the constitutional basis for
22040-467: The BBC announced a BBC News savings target of £80 million per year by 2022, involving about 520 staff reductions. The BBC's director of news and current affairs Fran Unsworth said there would be further moves toward digital broadcasting, in part to attract back a youth audience, and more pooling of reporters to stop separate teams covering the same news. In 2020, the BBC reported a £119 million deficit because of delays to cost reduction plans, and
22272-537: The BBC employs over 21,000 staff in total, of whom approximately 17,200 are in public-sector broadcasting. The BBC was established under a royal charter , and operates under an agreement with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport . Its work is funded principally by an annual television licence fee which is charged to all British households, companies, and organisations using any type of equipment to receive or record live television broadcasts or to use
22504-506: The BBC has played a prominent role in British life and culture. It is sometimes informally referred to as the Beeb or Auntie . In 1923 it launched Radio Times (subtitled "The official organ of the BBC"), the first broadcast listings magazine; the 1988 Christmas edition sold 11 million copies, the biggest-selling edition of any British magazine in history. Britain's first live public broadcast
22736-565: The BBC is subject to an additional 'Agreement' between it and the Culture Secretary , and that its operating licence is to be set by Ofcom, an external regulatory body . It used to be that the Home Secretary be departmental to both Agreement as well as Licence, and regulatory duties fall to the BBC Trust , but the 2017 charter changed those 2007 arrangements. The charter, too, outlines
22968-630: The BBC network in summer 2007. Using the slogan "The square, under new management", one promo depicted both sisters as party girls, dancing, serving tequila in The Queen Victoria public house (The Vic), shocking the older residents with their raunchy antics and squirting men with a soda syphon to the tune of " The Girls " by Calvin Harris . This scene was recreated for the sisters' final episode in 2017. Two other trailers featured Ronnie and Roxy (Samantha Womack and Rita Simons) speaking individually. To
23200-741: The BBC released minutes of the board meeting which led to Greg Dyke's resignation. Unlike the other departments of the BBC, the BBC World Service was funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office . The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, more commonly known as the Foreign Office or the FCO, is the British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom abroad. A strike in 2005 by more than 11,000 BBC workers, over
23432-440: The BBC suddenly became the primary source of news for the duration of the crisis. The crisis placed the BBC in a delicate position. On the one hand Reith was acutely aware that the government might exercise its right to commandeer the BBC at any time as a mouthpiece of the government if the BBC were to step out of line, but on the other he was anxious to maintain public trust by appearing to be acting independently. The government
23664-477: The BBC was granted sufficient leeway to pursue the government's objectives largely in a manner of its own choosing. Supporters of the strike nicknamed the BBC the BFC for British Falsehood Company. Reith personally announced the end of the strike which he marked by reciting from Blake's " Jerusalem " signifying that England had been saved. While the BBC tends to characterise its coverage of the general strike by emphasising
23896-531: The BBC", was priced at tuppence (two pence ) on newsstands, and quickly sold out its run of a quarter of a million copies. Mid-1925 found the future of broadcasting under further consideration, this time by the Crawford committee. By now, the BBC, under Reith's leadership, had forged a consensus favouring a continuation of the unified (monopoly) broadcasting service, but more money was still required to finance rapid expansion. Wireless manufacturers were anxious to exit
24128-459: The BBC's airwaves. In 1937, a MI5 security officer was given a permanent office within the organisation. This officer would examine the files of potential political subversives and mark the files of those deemed a security risk to the organisation, blacklisting them. This was often done on spurious grounds; even so, the practice would continue and expand during the years of the Cold War. There
24360-535: The BBC's censorship office, which surveilled and edited American coverage of British affairs. By 1940, across all BBC broadcasts, music by composers from enemy nations was censored. In total, 99 German, 38 Austrian and 38 Italian composers were censored. The BBC argued that like the Italian or German languages, listeners would be irritated by the inclusion of enemy composers. Any potential broadcasters said to have pacifist, communist or fascist ideologies were not allowed on
24592-512: The BBC's revenue comes from its commercial subsidiary BBC Studios (formerly BBC Worldwide ), which sells BBC programmes and services internationally and also distributes the BBC's international 24-hour English-language news services BBC News , and from BBC.com, provided by BBC Global News Ltd. In 2009, the company was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in recognition of its international achievements in business. Since its formation in 1922,
24824-679: The BBC's streaming service, iPlayer . The fee is set by the British Government , agreed by Parliament , and is used to fund the BBC's radio, TV, and online services covering the nations and regions of the UK. Since 1 April 2014, it has also funded the BBC World Service (launched in 1932 as the BBC Empire Service), which broadcasts in 28 languages and provides comprehensive TV, radio, and online services in Arabic and Persian . Some of
25056-510: The BBC, and sets out the BBC's Object, Mission and Public Purposes. It emphasises public service , (limited) editorial independence , prohibits advertising on domestic services and proclaims the BBC is to "seek to avoid adverse impacts on competition which are not necessary for the effective fulfilment of the Mission and the promotion of the Public Purposes". The charter also sets out that
25288-575: The British government's asylum policy on social media. Lineker was suspended from his position on Match of the Day before being re-instated after receiving overwhelming support from his colleagues. The scandal was made worse due to the connections between BBC's chairman, Richard Sharp, and the Conservative Party. In April 2023, Richard Sharp resigned as chairman after a report found he did not disclose potential perceived conflicts of interest in his role in
25520-500: The CBBC Channel and CBeebies Channel. In addition to the television channels, new digital radio stations were created: 1Xtra , 6 Music and Radio 4 Extra . BBC 1Xtra was a sister station to Radio 1 and specialised in modern black music, BBC 6 Music specialised in alternative music genres and BBC7 specialised in archive, speech and children's programming. The following few years resulted in repositioning of some channels to conform to
25752-676: The Corporation's governance and regulatory arrangements as a statutory corporation, including the role and composition of the BBC Board. The current Charter began on 1 January 2017 and ends on 31 December 2027; the Agreement being coterminous. The BBC Board was formed in April 2017. It replaced the previous governing body, the BBC Trust, which itself had replaced the board of governors in 2007. The board sets
25984-642: The GPO and the BBC had become deadlocked and the Postmaster General commissioned a review of broadcasting by the Sykes Committee. The committee recommended a short-term reorganisation of licence fees with improved enforcement in order to address the BBC's immediate financial distress, and an increased share of the licence revenue split between it and the GPO. This was to be followed by a simple 10 shillings licence fee to fund broadcasts. The BBC's broadcasting monopoly
26216-522: The Mitchell sisters after all... and you don't wanna find that out the hard way." Discussing Roxy, Ronnie said "Roxy will always be my kid sister. Fights, broken hearts, over the years we've had them all. She can be quite a handful, and she's definitely gonna stir things up around here. But remember, wherever Roxy Mitchell is... I'm right behind." The promotion was received favourably by Leigh Holmwood, television journalist for The Guardian newspaper and MediaGuardian.co.uk. He commented, "now there's more to
26448-498: The Prime Minister, maintained the censorship of editorial opinions on public policy, but allowed the BBC to address matters of religious, political or industrial controversy. The resulting political "talk series", designed to inform England on political issues, were criticised by members of parliament, including Winston Churchill, David Lloyd George and Sir Austen Chamberlain . Those who opposed these chats claimed that they silence
26680-632: The Square for his dad Frank's funeral and turns up with Melinda – but is it true love or just a fling between them?" Whitney Dean , played by Shona McGarty , was the adopted daughter of long-running character Bianca Jackson ( Patsy Palmer ), and was introduced on 1 April 2008 when Palmer returned to the series after a six-year absence. Whitney was described as "a teenage drama queen, unable to engage brain before mouth and constantly finding herself in and out of trouble". Her storylines have revolved around her fractured family life, including her sexual abuse by Bianca's partner Tony King ( Chris Coghill ), and
26912-484: The Square. I can't wait." She said the opportunity was tremendous and brilliant as she had always wanted to appear in EastEnders . Inzamam Ahmed , played by Paul Bhattacharjee , is the brother of Masood Ahmed ( Nitin Ganatra ). He first appears on 13 May 2008, and returns on 1 January 2010 for the wedding of Masood's son Syed Masood ( Marc Elliott ) and Amira Shah ( Preeya Kalidas ). Inzamam first visits Walford to check up on his brother's family while Masood
27144-492: The UK's first Independent local radio station, LBC came on-air in the London area. As a result of the Pilkington Committee report of 1962, in which the BBC was praised for the quality and range of its output, and ITV was very heavily criticised for not providing enough quality programming, the decision was taken to award the BBC a second television channel, BBC2 , in 1964, renaming the existing service BBC1 . BBC2 used
27376-573: The United States, the GPO proposed that it would issue a single broadcasting licence to a company jointly owned by a consortium of leading wireless receiver manufacturers, to be known as the British Broadcasting Company Ltd , which was formed on 18 October 1922. John Reith , a Scottish Calvinist , was appointed its general manager in December 1922 a few weeks after the company made its first official broadcast. L. Stanton Jefferies
27608-513: The Walford Gazette reported that Tunstall was involved in a scandal with a young man, and he stepped down as councillor. Jalil Iqbal , played by Jan Uddin , was a friend of the Masood family who appeared between 17 and 28 March 2008. Jalil was described as a "hunk" and it was said that he and Shabnam Masood ( Zahra Ahmadi ) would embark on "an affair of the heart". Family matriarch Zainab Masood ( Nina Wadia ) invited Jalil to stay with
27840-622: The air and forced the British government finally to regulate radio services to permit nationally based advertising-financed services. In response, the BBC reorganised and renamed their radio channels. On 30 September 1967, the Light Programme was split into Radio 1 offering continuous "Popular" music and Radio 2 more "Easy Listening". The "Third" programme became Radio 3 offering classical music and cultural programming. The Home Service became Radio 4 offering news, and non-musical content such as quiz shows, readings, dramas and plays. As well as
28072-434: The arrival of Roxy and Ronnie will herald a new golden age for the soap? Or maybe the BBC marketing department is just very good at putting a trailer together..." In addition to the trailers, the BBC also planned a "glitzy" EastEnders BBC Radio 1 competition to promote the arrival on the Mitchell sisters, called "I love R&R" (Ronnie and Roxy). It ran from the end of June 2007, and included online promotion and video via
28304-496: The attack in revenge. Jack took Penny and Selina out for Penny's birthday, and afterwards they kissed in Selina's flat. Selina revealed the next day how upset Penny was that Jack was not there when she woke up. Selina decided to move to France where her parents lived, taking Penny with her. Penny visited Jack in April 2008 and was cold towards Ronnie, preferring to go shopping with her aunt Tanya Branning ( Jo Joyner ). Tanya cooked Penny
28536-589: The aunt of Gus ( Mohammed George ) and Juley Smith ( Joseph Kpobie ). In May, he extended the Johnson family and introduced Lucas's son, Jordan ( Michael-Joel David Stuart ), as well as introducing Brenda Boyle ( Carmel Cryan ), a new love interest for Charlie Slater ( Derek Martin ). In July, he introduced two members of the Mitchell family : Archie Mitchell ( Larry Lamb ) and Danielle Jones ( Lauren Crace ). In August, he introduced Callum Monks ( Elliott Jordan ),
28768-511: The bath when he leaves her alone. She is revived but Jack accuses Roxy of neglect then attempts to gain custody of Amy; he is awarded this temporarily and stops Roxy having any contact with Amy. Roxy hires a solicitor, Jimmie Broome (Samuel James), who suggests she discredit Jack. The animosity has a negative effect on Amy, so Roxy and Jack agree not to argue in front of her. They momentarily soften towards each other, which leads to sex, but after Roxy discovers Jack has forged her signature to get Amy
29000-407: The best for the future." Following the 1 January 2017 episode in which Ronnie and Roxy drown in a swimming pool, the BBC released a 10-second alternate ending clip on their Snapchat account, in which Ronnie survives, finding Roxy's corpse on a pool table with Jack. It then cuts to a hospital where Ronnie is shown grieving when Roxy dies in hospital from a suspected drug overdose. Rita Simons won
29232-481: The best thing she can do for Amy may be to allow Ronnie to adopt her. After an emotional discussion, Ronnie agrees to the adoption. Roxy then starts using drugs again. On Ronnie's hen night, Roxy tells Ronnie that she is not going to the wedding and will be in Tenerife instead. Ronnie insists that Roxy is at the wedding and also asks her to move to Essex with her, Jack and Amy. A few nights later, Roxy embarrasses herself at
29464-426: The bible that he did not do it, so Lucas believes him, and he tells Phil that he thinks Ben did it. This eventually turns out to be true, and Ben reveals that Jordan has been bullying him, so Phil and Lucas leave them with Minty Peterson ( Cliff Parisi ) to help them bond. After Minty leaves them alone, Jordan insults Ben, so Ben throws him to the ground and attacks him with a spanner, leaving him there. The next day he
29696-426: The biological son of Roxy's boyfriend Michael Moon ( Steve John Shepherd ). Before Ronnie is tried in court, Michael attempts to frame Ronnie for kidnapping Tommy a second time to ensure she will receive a custodial sentence. Roxy finishes with Michael as a result, but the damage sticks and, to Roxy's horror, Ronnie is given three years imprisonment. When Ben Mitchell (Joshua Pascoe) babysits Amy, she almost drowns in
29928-458: The broadcast of baseball, rugby and hockey, the BBC emphasised service for a national rather than a regional audience. Boat races were well covered along with tennis and horse racing, but the BBC was reluctant to spend its severely limited air time on long football or cricket games, regardless of their popularity. John Reith and the BBC, with support from the Crown , determined the universal needs of
30160-455: The car and Ronnie is seriously injured and comatised . While Ronnie is in her coma, Roxy and Charlie have sex, later agreeing that it was a mistake. Later, Charlie learns that Roxy has feelings for him. Aleks finds out that Roxy and Charlie had sex, and he and Roxy make plans to leave for Latvia immediately, but they split after Roxy admits to Aleks she does not love him, so Aleks leaves with Marta and Ineta. Charlie admits to Roxy that he thinks he
30392-606: The challenge of better reflecting and representing a changing UK". Since 2017, the BBC has also funded the Local Democracy Reporting Service , with up to 165 journalists employed by independent news organisations to report on local democracy issues on a pooled basis. In 2016, the BBC Director General Tony Hall announced a savings target of £800 million per year by 2021, which is about 23% of annual licence fee revenue. Having to take on
30624-589: The character of Ray Dixon was announced, played by Chucky Venn , who was to play Morgan's biological father. In April 2014, Palmer announced she was leaving EastEnders and in July 2014, the departure of Higgs and Smith was announced. Show bosses said that whilst they are "sad" about them leaving after six years, the decision "was right for the Butcher family as Bianca would never leave her youngest children behind." Vicky Prior from Metro commented that Morgan "recently proved an excellent comedy partner for Tiffany" and
30856-421: The children a bedtime story. Ronnie and Roxy reminisce about their time on the square and talk optimistically about their future whilst getting increasingly drunk. They find the hotel's swimming pool and Roxy jumps in. Ronnie is shocked to see her unconscious at the bottom of the pool and attempts to rescue her, but her wedding dress weighs her down and she drowns alongside Roxy. Later, Jack is informed Roxy suffered
31088-726: The children of Inzamam Ahmed ( Paul Bhattacharjee ) and Fatima Inzamam , and nephew and niece of Inzamam's brother Masood Ahmed ( Nitin Ganatra ). They make their first appearance on 13 May 2008, when they and their father attend a meal with Masood's wife Zainab Masood ( Nina Wadia ) and her children, Shabnam Masood ( Zahra Ahmadi ) and Tamwar Masood ( Himesh Patel ), as their father wants to check up on his brother's family. They return on 1 January 2010 for Syed Masood ( Marc Elliott ) and Amira Shah 's ( Preeya Kalidas ) wedding. along with their father and mother Fatima Inzamam , when they are due to attend Syed and Amira's wedding, but they leave with their parents after Masood tells Inzamam he
31320-464: The closure of BBC Television Centre in March 2013. On 16 February 2016, the BBC Three television service was discontinued and replaced by a digital outlet under the same name, targeting its young adult audience with web series and other content. Under the new royal charter instituted in 2017, the corporation must publish an annual report to Ofcom, outlining its plans and public service obligations for
31552-492: The clothes stall. In May 2009, Lister closed down Stacey Slater 's ( Lacey Turner ) stall and in September of that year, he closed it again and gave it to Ryan Malloy ( Neil McDermott ). In February 2010, Stacey and her friend Becca Swanson (Simone James) decided to set up a stall but Lister turned them down as he did not like Stacey. Becca dressed up and pretended to be from Walford Council. She told Lister that Stacey had lodged
31784-408: The corporation began to sell off a number of its operational divisions to private owners; BBC Broadcast was spun off as a separate company in 2002, and in 2005, it was sold off to Australian -based Macquarie Capital Alliance Group and Macquarie Group Limited and rebranded Red Bee Media . The BBC's IT , telephony and broadcast technology were brought together as BBC Technology Ltd in 2001, and
32016-464: The day they plan to escape, Jordan takes Paul Coker 's ( Jonny Labey ) car and tries to get Denise to come. Denise tells Jordan that Lucas is poisoning him and she wants to protect him as he is her child like Chelsea and Libby. Jordan gets angry when he finds out the police have been called and Denise persuades him to tell them about Lucas. Jordan is then arrested and held on remand. Denise visits Jordan in prison, having discovered that JJ's mother, Amelle,
32248-553: The division was later sold to the German company Siemens IT Solutions and Services (SIS). SIS was subsequently acquired from Siemens by the French company Atos . Further divestments included BBC Books (sold to Random House in 2006); BBC Outside Broadcasts Ltd (sold in 2008 to Satellite Information Services ); Costumes and Wigs (stock sold in 2008 to Angels Costumes ); and BBC Magazines (sold to Immediate Media Company in 2011). After
32480-407: The facilitation of a loan to Prime Minister Boris Johnson . Dame Elan Closs Stephens was appointed as acting chairwoman on 27 June 2023, and she would lead the BBC board for a year or until a new permanent chair has been appointed. Samir Shah was subsequently appointed with effect from 4 March 2024. In October 2024 it was announced that the BBC along with Sky Sports signed a deal to broadcast
32712-404: The family and work in their post office for a while, trying to set him up with her daughter, Shabnam. Shabnam was initially against this, as she remembered Jalil as a "geek" from her childhood, but was attracted to him when she saw him again. Zainab set them up with a romantic meal, listening in on their conversation using a baby monitor. Shabnam discovered that Jalil had a girlfriend, but Zainab saw
32944-419: The family slept at a bus shelter and Bianca assaulted a police officer, Morgan and his siblings spent a week in care before the family moved to Walford , where they moved in with his great-grandmother Pat Evans ( Pam St Clement ). A family party was held where Morgan and his half-siblings met their extended family. Bianca entered Morgan into a Beautiful Baby Competition at The Queen Victoria public house but
33176-447: The first fully electronic television system in the world to be used in regular broadcasting. The success of broadcasting provoked animosities between the BBC and well-established media such as theatres, concert halls and the recording industry. By 1929, the BBC complained that the agents of many comedians refused to sign contracts for broadcasting, because they feared it harmed the artist "by making his material stale" and that it "reduces
33408-431: The first time; they invite him to stay. He gains Roxy's trust, but she is unaware that he and their estranged mother Glenda Mitchell ( Glynis Barber ) are planning to steal her inheritance. Glenda double-crosses Danny, exposing the con, claiming Danny has been abusing her and that he is not really Archie's son. Roxy tells Danny to leave and asks Glenda to stay. Roxy spends frivolously until she only has £20,000 left and this
33640-429: The following year, BBC Choice was launched as the third general entertainment channel from the BBC. The BBC also purchased The Parliamentary Channel, which was renamed BBC Parliament . In 1999, BBC Knowledge launched as a multimedia channel, with services available on the newly launched BBC Text digital teletext service (later rebranded as BBC Red Button), and on BBC Online . The channel had an educational aim, which
33872-402: The forthcoming ending of the remaining £253 million funding towards pensioner licence fees would increase financial pressures. In January 2021, it was reported that former banker Richard Sharp would succeed David Clementi , as chairman, when he stepped down in February. In March 2023, the BBC was at the centre of a political row with football pundit Gary Lineker , after he criticised
34104-499: The four national channels, a series of local BBC radio stations were established in 1967, including Radio London . In 1969, the BBC Enterprises department was formed to exploit BBC brands and programmes for commercial spin-off products. In 1979, it became a wholly owned limited company, BBC Enterprises Ltd. In 1974, the BBC's teletext service, Ceefax , was introduced, created initially to provide subtitling, but developed into
34336-612: The full cost of running the BBC World Service and the BBC Monitoring service from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and partially finance the Welsh broadcaster S4C . Further cuts were announced on 6 October 2011, so the BBC could reach a total reduction in their budget of 20%, following the licence fee freeze in October 2010, which included cutting staff by 2,000 and sending a further 1,000 to
34568-414: The gardens, warning her to leave him alone. Denise's sister Kim Fox-Hubbard ( Tameka Empson ) sees Jordan and hits him with her bag, cutting him, so Denise takes him home to clean his wound. Kim, Patrick and Kim's husband Vincent Hubbard ( Richard Blackwood ) are against him staying even though he owes money to people who want to hurt him. Angry, Jordan pushes Denise but then apologies, but Patrick says he
34800-633: The government. Throughout the 1930s, political broadcasts had been closely monitored by the BBC. In 1935, the BBC censored the broadcasts of Oswald Mosley and Harry Pollitt . Mosley was a leader of the British Union of Fascists , and Pollitt a leader of the Communist Party of Great Britain . They had been contracted to provide a series of five broadcasts on their parties' politics. The BBC, in conjunction with The Foreign Office of Britain, first suspended this series and ultimately cancelled it without
35032-405: The higher resolution 625-line standard which had been standardised across Europe. BBC2 was broadcast in colour from 1 July 1967 and was joined by BBC1 and ITV on 15 November 1969. The 405-line VHF transmissions of BBC1 (and ITV) were continued for compatibility with older television receivers until 1985. Starting in 1964, a series of pirate radio stations (starting with Radio Caroline ) came on
35264-433: The incident, but when Roxy tells Janine Butcher ( Charlie Brooks ) that Kat is having a relationship with her estranged husband Michael, Kat tells Roxy that she has to tell Alfie about the attempted robbery. Roxy is later delighted when she discovers that Kat and Alfie's divorce has been finalised, but is upset when Alfie does not tell her about it. Alfie proposes to Roxy and she accepts. Roxy does not tell Alfie that Ronnie
35496-495: The instrumental sound of " Little Green Bag " by George Baker (famously used in the Quentin Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs ), each sister discussed their sibling, giving snippets of information on their personality and the dynamics of their relationship. Discussing Ronnie, Roxy said "My big sister Ronnie, she'd do anything to stop me getting hurt, including getting hurt herself. Boy she means business. We mean business. We're
35728-512: The introduction of Roxy and Ronnie's mother, Glenda Mitchell ( Glynis Barber ) in 2010, Simons stated that Roxy had Archie's genes while Ronnie had Glenda's. Before Glenda's introduction, Archie is murdered by an unseen person, and Simons stated that she did not think Roxy was the killer, but said that in the last few days of Archie's life, she saw what he was really like, though she believed that Roxy would still forgive Archie regardless. In December 2010, Simons stated she hoped that Roxy would have
35960-484: The job and recommended Stacey. Stacey's pride was bruised when she discovered that Martin was the first choice, and she resigned. Martin told Lister he would like to accept the job, but Lister had already appointed Honey Mitchell ( Emma Barton ). In April 2013, when Bianca and Kat put a note on Lister's back saying "prat", Heat said, "we know Lister is a prat, and a pompous one at that, but you were never going to get away with it." Wilton confirmed his departure from
36192-534: The late 1980s, the BBC began a process of divestment by spinning off and selling parts of its organisation. In 1988, it sold off the Hulton Press Library, a photographic archive which had been acquired from the Picture Post magazine by the BBC in 1957. The archive was sold to Brian Deutsch and is now owned by Getty Images . In 1987, the BBC decided to centralize its operations by the management team with
36424-665: The leader of the Free French, made a speech, broadcast by the BBC, urging the French people not to capitulate to the Nazis. In October 1940, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret made their first radio broadcast for the BBC's Children's Hour , addressing other children who had been evacuated from cities. In 1938, John Reith and the Government of the United Kingdom , specifically the Ministry of Information which had been set up for WWII, designed
36656-433: The local nightclub. However, Jack Branning ( Scott Maslen ) usurps Roxy, buying the club and going into partnership with Ronnie, whom he also dates. Roxy starts dating Sean Slater ( Robert Kazinsky ), but Ronnie tries to break them up when she discovers Sean is a drug dealer. It later emerges Roxy was once addicted to cocaine. After arguing with Ronnie, Roxy gets extremely drunk and has sex with Jack. She later discovers she
36888-469: The long running BBC1 soap, apparently...Yes, it's the new sexed-up, soft focus, raunchy EastEnders trailer and it's hitting your TV screens now. In a bid to welcome the Mitchell sisters to Albert Square, the beeb have pulled out all the stops and come up with a very slick marketing campaign indeed." Referencing to the soap's reputation for being miserable and depressing, Holmwood said that the upbeat trailers were "about as un- EastEnders as you can get...Maybe
37120-489: The loss-making consortium, and Reith was keen that the BBC be seen as a public service rather than a commercial enterprise. The recommendations of the Crawford Committee were published in March the following year and were still under consideration by the GPO when the 1926 United Kingdom general strike broke out in May. The strike temporarily interrupted newspaper production, and with restrictions on news bulletins waived,
37352-535: The market inspector position. In July 2017, he had a meeting with new market inspector Robbie Jackson ( Dean Gaffney ) to discuss 'big changes' to the market and told Robbie that he had until Christmas to eject Donna Yates ( Lisa Hammond ) from the market. In December 2021, Stacey and her ex-husband Martin Fowler ( James Bye ) both applied for the role of market inspector. Lister gave the job to Martin, after discovering that Stacey lied on her CV. However, Martin declined
37584-436: The market traders' party after taking cocaine. She calls Glenda, who collects her. Roxy returns a day later to pack her things and refuses to go to Ronnie's wedding in fear she will ruin it, saying she is going to move in with Glenda and Danny. However, she changes her mind after Ronnie shows how much Roxy means to her. At the wedding, Roxy agrees to give Ronnie away but is uncertain once more, believing Ronnie needs to tell Jack
37816-543: The material their broadcasts would cover. Nothing was to be added outside the preordained news items. For example, the BBC Polish Service was heavily censored due to fears of jeopardising relations with the Soviet Union . Controversial topics, i.e. the contested Polish and Soviet border, the deportation of Polish citizens, the arrests of Polish Home Army members and the Katyn massacre , were not included in Polish broadcasts. American radio broadcasts were broadcast across Europe on BBC channels. This material also passed through
38048-482: The modest, church-going elderly or a member of the Clergy . Until 1928, entertainers broadcasting on the BBC, both singers and "talkers" were expected to avoid biblical quotations, Clerical impersonations and references, references to drink or Prohibition in the United States , vulgar and doubtful matter and political allusions. The BBC excluded popular foreign music and musicians from its broadcasts, while promoting British alternatives. On 5 March 1928, Stanley Baldwin,
38280-571: The money from the sale. Donna helps Roxy to realise that letting Amy live with Jack and Ronnie will be the best thing for Amy, but then Roxy suspects Jack of having an affair with Billy's partner Honey Mitchell ( Emma Barton ) and tells Ronnie this, but Jack denies it. Roxy also agrees to move away to be near Amy but soon changes her mind. Roxy fears that Amy will not remember her, and she starts drinking heavily but when Phil tells her off and she forgets to collect Amy from school, she realises her problems and asks Donna if she can change. Donna suggests that
38512-413: The new corporation adopted the coat of arms , including the motto "Nation shall speak peace unto Nation". British radio audiences had little choice apart from the upscale programming of the BBC. Reith, an intensely moralistic executive, was in full charge. His goal was to broadcast "All that is best in every department of human knowledge, endeavour and achievement.... The preservation of a high moral tone
38744-425: The next year. In its 2017–18 report, released July 2017, the BBC announced plans to "re-invent" its output to better compete against commercial streaming services such as Netflix . These plans included increasing the diversity of its content on television and radio, a major increase in investments towards digital children's content, and plans to make larger investments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to "rise to
38976-413: The notice of the public. Less radical politicians faced similar censorship. In 1938, Winston Churchill proposed a series of talks regarding British domestic and foreign politics and affairs but was similarly censored. The censorship of political discourse by the BBC was a precursor to the total shutdown of political debate that manifested over the BBC's wartime airwaves. The Foreign Office maintained that
39208-416: The opinions of those in Parliament who are not nominated by Party Leaders or Party Whips, thus stifling independent, non-official views. In October 1932, the policemen of the Metropolitan Police Federation marched in protest at a proposed pay cut. Fearing dissent within the police force and public support for the movement, the BBC censored its coverage of the events, only broadcasting official statements from
39440-420: The outcome were Ronnie to find out about the betrayal, speculating: "One thing the Mitchells are good at is sweeping things under the carpet. And these girls have been through so much together. Perhaps in time, Ronnie could find it in her heart to forgive Roxy..." She mentioned the character's relationship with friend Christian Clarke , assessing that Roxy would be "really lost without him. He's her rock". With
39672-480: The paternity of her daughter Amy Mitchell (Abbie Knowles), becoming Landlady of The Queen Victoria , becoming a millionairess before squandering all the money on frivolous spending, her popular friendship with Christian Clarke ( John Partridge ), a feud with Alfie's ex-wife Kat Slater ( Jessie Wallace ), one-night stands with her sister's two husbands Jack Branning ( Scott Maslen ) and Charlie Cotton ( Declan Bennett ), Dean's attempted rape of her, and becoming
39904-407: The people of Britain and broadcast content according to these perceived standards. Reith effectively censored anything that he felt would be harmful, directly or indirectly. While recounting his time with the BBC in 1935, Raymond Postgate claims that BBC broadcasters were made to submit a draft of their potential broadcast for approval. It was expected that they tailored their content to accommodate
40136-435: The positive impression created by its balanced coverage of the views of government and strikers, Seaton has characterised the episode as the invention of "modern propaganda in its British form". Reith argued that trust gained by 'authentic impartial news' could then be used. Impartial news was not necessarily an end in itself. The BBC did well out of the crisis, which cemented a national audience for its broadcasting, and it
40368-422: The post, with a note saying 'We regret, etc.'" In the 1930s music broadcasts also enjoyed great popularity, for example the friendly and wide-ranging BBC Theatre Organ broadcasts at St George's Hall , London by Reginald Foort , who held the official role of BBC Staff Theatre Organist from 1936 to 1938. Television broadcasting was suspended from 1 September 1939 to 7 June 1946, during the World War II , and it
40600-434: The pressure from these quarters and uneasiness among the staff of the licensing authority, the General Post Office (GPO), was sufficient to lead to a ban on further Chelmsford broadcasts. But by 1922, the GPO had received nearly 100 broadcast licence requests and moved to rescind its ban in the wake of a petition by 63 wireless societies with over 3,000 members. Anxious to avoid the same chaotic expansion experienced in
40832-464: The promotion as a "precautionary measure", though it is unknown whether the competition breached the BBC ban. Winners were instead told that they would be getting a tour of the EastEnders set, and the website was closed down on 26 July 2007. Simons has described Roxy's insecurities, commenting: "whatever insecurities she's got, she has a shag". Discussing the storyline which saw Roxy sleep with Ronnie's boyfriend, Jack Branning , Simons has said: "This
41064-402: The public should not be aware of their role in the censorship. From 1935 to 1939, the BBC also attempted to unite the British Empire's radio waves, sending staff to Egypt, Palestine , Newfoundland , Jamaica, India, Canada and South Africa. Reith personally visited South Africa, lobbying for state-run radio programmes which was accepted by South African Parliament in 1936. A similar programme
41296-423: The radio and television divisions joining forces together for the first time, the activities of the news and currents departments and coordinated jointly under the new directorate. During the 1990s, this process continued with the separation of certain operational arms of the corporation into autonomous but wholly owned subsidiaries , with the aim of generating additional revenue for programme-making. BBC Enterprises
41528-636: The reason Carl didn't show up to take her away was because Ronnie had murdered in him in self-defence several hours earlier. Despite initially struggling with the confession, Roxy forgives her sister, and together they buy their own house on the square. When Carl's mother, Nora White ( Lynn Farleigh ), arrives looking for Carl, Roxy wants to help convince her that Carl has moved away from Walford, but Ronnie intervenes and pretends to be her instead. Ronnie pays Aleks Shirovs ( Kristian Kiehling ) to date Roxy, but she becomes distrusting of him and tells him to stop. Aleks continues to date her and falls for her, acting as
41760-587: The rest of the family run out, but then leaves in fear when he discovers that, rather than outright killing Trina, Lucas could have saved her but chose not to. Lucas is then arrested. When Jordan visits Denise with the rest of the family, he does not speak and just clutches his Bible. Finding it hard to come to terms with what has happened, Jordan eventually opens up to Patrick Trueman ( Rudolph Walker ), crying on his shoulder. The next day he worries that no one will want to be friends with him because they all know about Lucas. However, after he ends his romance with Abi, he
41992-420: The rest of the gang. The gang harassed Dot Branning ( June Brown ) by wolf-whistling at her and calling her a zombie, prompting Shirley Carter ( Linda Henry ) to tell them to leave Dot alone. The gang, including Tegs' friend Ziggy (Ashley Horne), stole DVDs from Winston 's ( Ulric Browne ) market stall, with the help of Jay Brown ( Jamie Borthwick ). Tegs asked Jay if he wanted to join the gang and gave him
42224-707: The sake of their families, and Roxy puts effort into finding work, and agrees to help Donna Yates ( Lisa Hammond ) on her market stall. Roxy starts a relationship with Andy Flynn ( Jack Derges ) but Roxy struggles with being intimate because her last relationship was with Dean, and she admits that she is not ready for a relationship. She later learns that Andy is in fact Gareth Jones, Ronnie's dead daughter Danielle Jones ' ( Lauren Crace ) adoptive brother, who has been plotting revenge on Ronnie as he blames her for Danielle's death. Despite Andy telling Roxy that his feelings for her were genuine, she firmly believes that he used her to get to Ronnie and she coldly tells him to leave. Roxy
42456-443: The sales of OBs and costumes, the remainder of BBC Resources was reorganised as BBC Studios and Post Production , which continues today as a wholly owned subsidiary of the BBC. The 2004 Hutton Inquiry and the subsequent report raised questions about the BBC's journalistic standards and its impartiality. This led to resignations of senior management members at the time including the then Director General, Greg Dyke . In January 2007,
42688-423: The show in 2007, Rita immediately won the hearts of the audience in the role of Roxy Mitchell and between her and Samantha Womack they created one of the most iconic duos EastEnders has ever seen. Alongside Samantha, Rita was recently offered to take part in the same big storyline that will see the Mitchell sisters depart Walford forever, but we will not be releasing any further details at this time. We wish Rita all
42920-435: The show, played by Kitty Castledine . She returned alongside her cousin, Lauren Branning ( Jacqueline Jossa ), on 1 January 2024. Jack's girlfriend Ronnie Mitchell ( Samantha Janus ) finds tickets for a ballet, which Jack says are for Penny as it is her birthday and she loves dancing. Ronnie answered the phone to Selina and later met her. Penny entered the room in a wheelchair, and Selina asked Ronnie if she knew why Penny
43152-406: The soap on his website, adding that he was unable to film Lister's departure scenes as planned due to pantomime commitments. Wilton said: "I originally went into the soap for three episodes that went out in January 2008, but ended up staying for six years, during which time I met some lovely people, had a lot of fun and a few really good story lines." Christian Clarke , played by John Partridge ,
43384-543: The son of Vinnie ( Bobby Davro ), and in September Tony King ( Chris Coghill ) was introduced as the partner of Bianca. Poppy Merritt (Amy Darcy) was also introduced as the new GP of Walford. November saw the only birth of the year, Amy Mitchell , the child of Roxy Mitchell ( Rita Simons ) and Jack Branning ( Scott Maslen ). The final introduction of the year was Dotty ( Molly Conlin ), Nick Cotton 's ( John Altman ) daughter, in December. Robert Lister , usually referred to as Mr. Lister and played by Nick Wilton ,
43616-419: The stain out, the top was ruined. Gold also played Dougie Briggs in 1994, and his casting as Roger was criticised by entertainment website Digital Spy 's television critic Dek Hogan who said it was "an insult to the audience" as Briggs was such an iconic role. Edward Tunstall , played by Miles Anderson , was a councillor who appeared between 7 and 29 February 2008. He met Ian Beale ( Adam Woodyatt ) at
43848-441: The storyline marks a transition for Roxy as she starts to grow up and stand on her own feet with Ronnie out of her every-day life. "There's undeniable chemistry between Alfie and Roxy, but at the end of the day, he's still married to Kat and he loves her to bits. Plus, I'm not sure whether Alfie would want to have a relationship with Roxy – she's got a lot of baggage." —Shane Richie (2012) In March 2012, Roxy realises that she
44080-508: The storyline to be "slow-burning". Simons later admitted that she does not know whether she will be sharing an on-screen kiss with Richie. Speaking to Press Association , Simons commented "It's been lovely to work with Shane, he's a great actor. We haven't had a kissing scene yet, I don't know if we will. He's a very generous actor." Roxy later daces more heartbreak when her friend Christian Clarke ( John Partridge ) says that Alfie does not love her, leading to Roxy denying this saying that there
44312-427: The strategy for the corporation, assesses the performance of the BBC's executive board in delivering the BBC's services, and appoints the director-general. Ofcom is responsible for the regulation of the BBC. The board consists of the following members: The executive committee is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the broadcaster. Consisting of senior managers of the BBC, the committee meets once per month and
44544-410: The tree. Ben dares Jordan to drink alcohol that Ben stole from his family's pub. Lucas catches him and threatens to get Ben's father Phil Mitchell ( Steve McFadden ) involved but Jordan insists it was his idea and nothing to do with Ben. Jordan is annoyed when he sees Ben's sister Louise kicking Trina's tree and she later blames him for locking her in a shed when it was actually Ben. Jordan swears on
44776-413: The truth about Roxy moving away with them before marrying him. Ronnie dismisses this, but runs off in tears when walking down the aisle. Roxy makes Ronnie tell Jack, who understands that Ronnie needs Roxy and agrees to let Roxy come with them. At the wedding party, Roxy and Max dance and flirt, and afterwards they go to her room for sex but are interrupted by Ronnie, who asks Roxy to join her while Jack reads
45008-563: The value of the artist as a visible music-hall performer". On the other hand, the BBC was "keenly interested" in a cooperation with the recording companies who "in recent years ... have not been slow to make records of singers, orchestras, dance bands, etc. who have already proved their power to achieve popularity by wireless." Radio plays were so popular that the BBC had received 6,000 manuscripts by 1929, most of them written for stage and of little value for broadcasting: "Day in and day out, manuscripts come in, and nearly all go out again through
45240-586: The wake of this Sean flees. Roxy then begins dating local GP Al Jenkins ( Adam Croasdell ), however their relationship ends when someone complains that he is seeing his patient. Archie continually attempts to ruin Roxy's relationship with Ronnie, but it takes Roxy a long time to acknowledge the extent of her father's duplicity and his attempts to destroy Ronnie. Archie is murdered, having made numerous enemies in Walford. Roxy inherits Archie's estate, including £3 million. Following Archie's funeral, Roxy meets their younger brother Danny Mitchell ( Liam Bergin ) for
45472-470: The website iloverandr.com. The prize consisted of VIP tickets to a special party, which was to be attended by EastEnders actors and Radio 1 DJ Dave Pearce . Despite inviting the winners to attend, Radio 1 cancelled the event due to orders from BBC director general Mark Thompson , who called a halt to all BBC radio, TV and online competitions following a review of its programming, which uncovered scores of editorial breaches. Radio 1 reportedly decided to cancel
45704-405: The wedding because she is ill. Morgan offends Babe Smith ( Annette Badland ) by heaving over her food. Morgan attends the wedding and leaves again with Tiffany after the reception. Morgan is described by the Daily Mirror as "the most spoilt out of all of the [Jackson] kids. He's a boisterous, adventurous lad and can hold his own among Bianca's rabble. Morgan only eats chicken nuggets". Morgan
45936-402: The wedding. Alfie and Ronnie spend time together, but she is suspicious that he still has feelings for Kat, and warns him not to hurt Roxy. However, after the death of Michael, even Roxy notices how Alfie looks to Kat for comfort. At Roxy's hen party, Ronnie expresses her doubts about the upcoming marriage to Roxy, and the sisters argue. This leads to Roxy declaring that she does not want Ronnie at
46168-488: The wedding. Ronnie attends anyway and the sisters reconcile. Kat walks in during the ceremony, but Alfie continues his wedding vows and they marry. However, Roxy soon realises that Alfie still loves Kat and orders him to go to her as she is leaving for Ibiza. He does so, and Ronnie and Phil worry about Roxy, who gets drunk and humiliates herself. Phil then gets revenge on Alfie on Roxy's behalf by selling The Queen Vic. Roxy has sex with Carl White ( Daniel Coonan ) and they begin
46400-444: The £700 million cost for free TV licences for the over-75 pensioners, and rapid inflation in drama and sport coverage costs, was given as the reason. Duplication of management and content spending would be reduced, and there would be a review of BBC News . In September 2019, the BBC launched the Trusted News Initiative to work with news and social media companies to combat disinformation about national elections. In 2020,
46632-488: Was "looking forward to seeing these two grow in character and also as actors." Tiffany Butcher (also Dean ), played by Maisie Smith , is the daughter of long-running character Bianca Jackson ( Patsy Palmer ), introduced on 1 April 2008 when Palmer returned to the series after a six-year absence. Tiffany is described as having a "cute, butter-wouldn't-melt exterior", which "masks her somewhat mature understanding of adult matters. She sees all, hears all and knows all". She
46864-442: Was a widely reported urban myth that, upon resumption of the BBC television service after the war, announcer Leslie Mitchell started by saying, "As I was saying before we were so rudely interrupted ..." In fact, the first person to appear when transmission resumed was Jasmine Bligh and the words said were "Good afternoon, everybody. How are you? Do you remember me, Jasmine Bligh ... ?" The European Broadcasting Union
47096-446: Was adopted in Canada. Through collaboration with these state-run broadcasting centres, Reith left a legacy of cultural influence across the empire of Great Britain with his departure from the corporation in 1938. Experimental television broadcasts were started in 1929, using an electromechanical 30-line system developed by John Logie Baird . Limited regular broadcasts using this system began in 1932, and an expanded service (now named
47328-464: Was announced Jordan would be returning with Joivan Wade taking over the role, and he made his first appearance on 8 February 2016. He appeared until 10 March 2016 when he was arrested for trying to help Lucas escape from prison. He made a further guest appearance on 1 April 2016. When Lucas arrives in Walford , he tells Chelsea's mother Denise Fox ( Diane Parish ) that Jordan's mother Trina ( Sharon Duncan Brewster ) abandoned him shortly after he
47560-416: Was born. He was in an incubator, addicted to heroin, as Trina was a drug addict. When Yolande Trueman ( Angela Wynter ) tries to get Chelsea to bond with Jordan, he finds cocaine in her handbag. Chelsea claims it is sherbet but Jordan is not deceived and tells her that their father helps drug addicts. When Jordan forgets his key to Lucas's flat, Yolande takes him to her B&B. Denise is not pleased that he
47792-498: Was diagnosed by Dr. Poppy Merritt (Amy Darcy) with chicken pox . Pat had to move out briefly, as she had never had the illness. When Tony was arrested for having a sexual relationship with Whitney, Morgan started asking for his dad. The family made up an excuse as he was too young to understand what Tony had done. Janine Butcher ( Charlie Brooks ) and Ryan Malloy ( Neil McDermott ) used Morgan to raise money for their rent, pretending they were his parents and were collecting money for
48024-515: Was dismissive when Ricky mentioned his ex-wife Bianca Jackson 's ( Patsy Palmer ) absence. At Frank's wake, it became clear that Melinda was only interested in what Frank had left to Ricky in his will. There was no financial gain, so Melinda quickly left in a bad mood. Later, Ricky announced that he and Melinda had split up, and Bianca told Pat that Melinda was responsible for Ricky's lack of contact with their son Liam Butcher ( James Forde ). An EastEnders source told Digital Spy : "Ricky returns to
48256-422: Was divided on how to handle the BBC, but ended up trusting Reith, whose opposition to the strike mirrored the PM's own. Although Winston Churchill in particular wanted to commandeer the BBC to use it "to the best possible advantage", Reith wrote that Stanley Baldwin 's government wanted to be able to say "that they did not commandeer [the BBC], but they know that they can trust us not to be really impartial". Thus
48488-438: Was engaged, and it was revealed on 2 March 2009 that Selina had married a man named James. Jack did not attend. Penny Branning , played by Mia McKenna-Bruce , is the daughter of Jack Branning ( Scott Maslen ) and his first wife Selina Branning ( Daisy Beaumont ). She appears between 21 January and 1 February 2008, and returns from 15 to 18 April 2008. On 6 November 2023, it was announced that Penny would be returning to
48720-477: Was first heard leaving a message for Jack with Ronnie Mitchell ( Samantha Womack ). Ronnie later visited Selina to discuss Jack not being allowed to see their daughter, Penny, a wheelchair user who was paralyzed from the waist down. Jack slept with Selina in his club's office, witnessed by Ronnie's sister Roxy Mitchell ( Rita Simons ). A week later, Selina phoned Jack to say she and Penny were leaving to live in France. On 1 December 2008, Jack told Ronnie that Selina
48952-441: Was followed by the Government's acceptance of the recommendation made by the Crawford Committee (1925–26) that the British Broadcasting Company be replaced by a non-commercial, Crown-chartered organisation: the British Broadcasting Corporation. The British Broadcasting Corporation came into existence on 1 January 1927, and Reith – newly knighted – was appointed its first director general. To represent its purpose and (stated) values,
49184-462: Was forced to withdraw him due to his age. A few days later he celebrated his third birthday at a restaurant with his family. It was initially thought that Morgan was the son of Bianca's partner, Tony King ( Chris Coghill ), but his ethnicity made it clear that this was not the case after Tony was released from prison. Bianca said Morgan was the result of a one-night stand with an unknown man, but had always seen Tony as his father. Morgan became ill and
49416-425: Was formed on 12 February 1950, in Torquay with the BBC among the 23 founding broadcasting organisations. Competition to the BBC was introduced in 1955, with the commercial and independently operated television network of Independent Television (ITV) . However, the BBC monopoly on radio services would persist until 8 October 1973 when under the control of the newly renamed Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA),
49648-456: Was getting married, and he thought he would feel left out at the wedding. Lister agreed to have the restraining order dropped and gave Bianca a £5 tip. He accidentally left £20 behind and later accused Bianca of stealing it, but apologized and gave her the money after it was found. In April 2013, Lister temporarily banned Bianca and Kat from trading on the market after they played various pranks on him. Kat pretended to seduce Lister and Bianca took
49880-408: Was having an affair with Muslim character Syed Masood ( Marc Elliott ), while Syed was engaged to Amira Shah ( Preeya Kalidas ). Ashley Jennings, played by Tony Boncza , was the fiancé of Christian Clarke ( John Partridge ), and appeared in the episode broadcast on 17 January 2008. He was described by Soaplife as Christian's rich " sugar daddy ". In the episode, Ashley and Christian had
50112-445: Was his relatives Tyler and Anthony Moon ( Matt Lapinskas ) who were involved. Anthony asked Fatboy to change them, so they no longer spoke Dutch , but Lister later saw one that played a jingle in Fatboy's voice. In April 2012, Lister complained to Bianca Butcher ( Patsy Palmer ) that rubbish from the café was overspilling into the market, so she angrily emptied the rubbish into the street. A few days later, Bianca attempted to steal
50344-532: Was in the wrong position, but Billy said nobody cared. Whitney Dean ( Shona McGarty ) asked for her stall back, and they got chatting. He moaned about his life as he got abused by stallholders regularly, and his wife had left him so he rarely saw his two children. He invited Whitney for a drink and comforted her, saying that her stepfather, Ricky Butcher ( Sid Owen ), was doing what was best for her. As Lister got up to leave, he fell onto Whitney, prompting Janine Butcher ( Charlie Brooks ) to threaten him and call him
50576-434: Was introduced to the show as a new gay character and the brother of Jane Beale ( Laurie Brett ), after show bosses saw how popular Antony Cotton 's character Sean Tully was in Coronation Street . Partridge's character was not as camp as Cotton's, and was described as "very suave and a real charmer" and a "savvy, bright character [who is] very fun." He made his first appearance on 17 January 2008. His main story line
50808-453: Was its first director of music. The company was to be financed by a royalty on the sale of BBC wireless receiving sets from approved domestic manufacturers. To this day, the BBC aims to follow the Reithian directive to "inform, educate and entertain". The financial arrangements soon proved inadequate. Set sales were disappointing as amateurs made their own receivers and listeners bought rival unlicensed sets. By mid-1923, discussions between
51040-609: Was jailed but was found. Morgan started asking questions about his father so Bianca told him his father was Barack Obama . Knowing the truth, Whitney secretly took Morgan to see Ray Dixon ( Chucky Venn ), his real father. Ray did not know about Morgan's existence and was delighted to meet his son. Whitney begged Morgan not to tell Bianca that he had met his father. Ray came to Walford to see Morgan but Bianca tried to hide him, before realising they had already met. She did not want Ray to have contact with Morgan until Whitney convinced her, and they spent time together. Bianca allowed Ray to cook
51272-406: Was left to BBC Radio broadcasters such as Reginald Foort to keep the nation's spirits up. The BBC moved most of its radio operations out of London, initially to Bristol , and then to Bedford . Concerts were broadcast from the Bedford Corn Exchange ; the Trinity Chapel in St Paul's Church, Bedford was the studio for the daily service from 1941 to 1945, and, in the darkest days of the war in 1941,
51504-457: Was lying drunk in the street. Later that month, he reprimanded Syed for not selling his usual stock. In November, Lister accused Cora Cross ( Ann Mitchell ) of stealing a bag that he donated to the charity shop she managed, which led to Cora being fired. When Lister went to the salon for a haircut, Bianca washed his hair. While it was awkward at first, the pair started to bond during conversations about their children. Lister told Bianca his daughter
51736-486: Was made explicit for the duration of its current broadcast licence, as was the prohibition on advertising. To avoid competition with newspapers, Fleet Street persuaded the government to ban news bulletins before 7 pm and the BBC was required to source all news from external wire services. The Radio Times , the world's first and longest-running radio and television listings magazine, was launched by Reith in September 1923. The first edition, subtitled "The official organ of
51968-533: Was made from the factory of Marconi Company in Chelmsford in June 1920. It was sponsored by the Daily Mail ' s Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe and featured the famous Australian soprano Dame Nellie Melba . The Melba broadcast caught the people's imagination and marked a turning point in the British public's attitude to radio. However, this public enthusiasm was not shared in official circles where such broadcasts were held to interfere with important military and civil communications. By late 1920,
52200-400: Was modified later on in its life to offer documentaries. In 2002, several television and radio channels were reorganised. BBC Knowledge was replaced by BBC Four and became the BBC's arts and documentaries channel. CBBC , which had been a programming strand as Children's BBC since 1985, was split into CBBC and CBeebies , for younger children, with both new services getting a digital channel:
52432-474: Was offended and sent him away. Melinda , played by Siobhan Hayes , was the fiancée of Ricky Butcher ( Sid Owen ). She appeared between 1 and 4 April 2008. Melinda came to Walford with Ricky for the funeral of his father, Frank Butcher ( Mike Reid ). She spent most of the time on the telephone to her father asking for £25,000 as a property deposit, which he failed to provide. She made several attempts to introduce herself to Pat Evans ( Pam St Clement ) and
52664-410: Was paralyzed from the waist down. Jack later claimed that when he was a police officer, he caught a drug dealer who deliberately hit Penny with his car when she and Selina were waiting at a bus stop. It was later revealed that Jack was a corrupt officer taking payment from a drugs baron in return for tip-offs. When Jack was unable to tip off the baron and he was arrested, one of his associates carried out
52896-410: Was reorganised and relaunched in 1995, as BBC Worldwide Ltd. In 1998, BBC studios, outside broadcasts, post production, design, costumes and wigs were spun off into BBC Resources Ltd. The BBC Research & Development has played a major part in the development of broadcasting and recording techniques. The BBC was also responsible for the development of the NICAM stereo standard. In recent decades,
53128-479: Was replaced by BBC Two HD in the same month. On 18 October 2007, BBC Director General Mark Thompson announced a controversial plan to make major cuts and reduce the size of the BBC as an organisation. The plans included a reduction in posts of 2,500; including 1,800 redundancies, consolidating news operations, reducing programming output by 10% and selling off the flagship Television Centre building in London. These plans were fiercely opposed by unions, who threatened
53360-415: Was sentenced to two years in a Young Offenders Institution . The storyline in which Tegs stabbed Jay was the first teenage gang-related attack featured in EastEnders . Kris Green from Digital Spy described him as 'out of control'. Ofcom received seven complaints about the stabbing episode. A BBC spokesperson responded to the complaints about the scenes being shown before the watershed: "The BBC has
53592-419: Was the ex-wife of Jack Branning ( Scott Maslen ), and mother of Penny Branning ( Mia McKenna-Bruce ). This was Beaumont's second role in EastEnders as she previously played Helen Graham in 2000. She was listed by Digital Spy as a suspect in Max Branning 's ( Jake Wood ) hit-and-run, but Lauren Branning ( Madeline Duggan ) was the culprit. She appeared between 21 January and 1 February 2008. Selina
53824-795: Was tipped to face temptation as the storyline developed. Speaking to an Inside Soap writer, Richie commented "As far as Alfie's concerned, he's a happily married man. He can see that Roxy is flirting with him, but he just thinks she's being friendly. They've got a great friendship and enjoy some good banter together, but Alfie banters with half of Albert Square." The following month, it was revealed that Roxy would confess her feelings to Alfie. Simons stated that she did not want Roxy and Alfie to have an affair, saying "Roxy knows it can't happen, but she can't help being in love with him. She leaves The Vic and says she just can't work there any longer. She just decides she has to leave because he goes on and on about Kat. It's too much for her." Simons added that she wanted
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