List of EastEnders characters introduced in 2020

Frankie Lewis (Rose Ayling-Ellis), a deaf character who befriends Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden), is introduced in May.

[4] The character is billed as a "fiercely confident" and "bold" teacher who "won't be afraid to leave his mark on the soap".

[4] Jon Sen, the show's executive producer, described Isaac as someone arriving with "bravado, charisma and his fair share of charm".

[7][8] Suki is introduced as the mother of Kheerat (Jaz Deol), Jags (Amar Adatia), Vinny (Shiv Jalota) and Ash (Gurlaine Kaur Garcha).

[7] The character was billed as the "fiercely protective" and "larger than life" matriarch of the established Panesar family who "always knows best" and is "not one to be reckoned with".

[7] Jon Sen, the show's executive producer, said that Sopal brings "a unique blend of steeliness and charm" to the role.

[11] Her various feuds have also been a focal point for the character, with Suki's rivalries including the entire Mitchell and Slater family units.

It was initially thought for the first three and a half years of his life that his father was Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) as a result of his one year-long affair with Sharon.

Albie is born at the local funeral parlour in the episode broadcast on 21 February 2020, as part of the programme's 35th anniversary celebrations, after being delivered by Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth).

[21] Laura visits Gray at his home to congratulate him on the result of Kush's case and to wish him luck for Whitney's bail hearing.

She tells him that Whitney needs to receive bail and warns him that Sophie Rundell (Suzanne Ahmet) will be the prosecution solicito at the hearing.

Gray loses the bail hearing, so Laura visits him at his home to warn him that he will be formally suspended during the following week, devastating him.

[28] A few months after this, Gray attends a colleague's birthday party, now accompanied by Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) when he encounters Laura again.

After making the most of the free bar, Gray vents that he thinks Laura has a vendetta against him since she won't give him a promotion or any complex cases at work.

Viewers predicted that Laura would become Gray's fourth murder victim after Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer), Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White) and Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami).

[33] Jon Sen, the show's executive producer, expressed his delight at working with Ayling-Ellis and exploring the deaf community in the new story.

[32] EastEnders worked with the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS), disability charity Sense and other experts to portray Frankie and Ben's story accurately.

[33] Richard Kramer, the chief executive of Sense, agreed with Swinbourne that there was not enough disability representation in the media, so was pleased to learn EastEnders were featuring a story on hearing loss and introducing a new deaf character.

Frankie and Zack Hudson (James Farrar) accidentally run Nancy over with a car whilst on a driving lesson and cover it up.

[42] Upon the character's introduction, she is revealed to be the adoptive grandmother of Raymond Dawkins, the biological son of Denise and Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden).

[41] To portray the scenes with "sentiment", Paris recalled her own experiences from the death of her brother, who was shot eighteen years previously.

[48] Gary Gillatt from Inside Soap praised the character, writing, "Mica Paris has incredible presence as Ellie.

[52] The character is introduced as the mother of Frankie Lewis (Rose Ayling-Ellis) and former social worker of Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), who she sexually abused when he was a child.

[37] Lahbib expressed her excitement at joining the cast and teased that Katy would have "a lasting impact on the Carters and will test their strength as a family".

[51] Jon Sen, the show's executive producer, said that Katy's story is "important" with an "impact on the Carters set to be everlasting".

[51] When the character arrives in Walford, she is introduced as the mother of Frankie Lewis (Rose Ayling-Ellis) and it is revealed that she used to work in a children's home, where Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) was a resident.

Katy stands trial after pleading guilty and in spite of Frankie's positive character statement, she is sentenced to ten years imprisonment and is placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely.

Lahbib also confirmed that prior to playing Katy, she did research including speaking to survivors of sexual abuse, watching documentaries and reading books.

[54] Mila Marwa, portrayed by Ruhtxjiaïh Bèllènéa, made her first appearance on 15 December 2020 when she is introduced as a woman who competes with Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) for a job at the Prince Albert club.

After the pair argue and drop a bottle of alcohol, Mila explains the mistake, and Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) hires her due to her honesty.