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, available on

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, the official website of the

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. The series is a spin-off from the long-running soap opera ''

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'' and was created by

Diederick Santer Diederick Santer (born 3 July 1969) is a British television producer and is best known for his work on the popular BBC television soap opera ''EastEnders'', a post which he assumed on 23 October 2006 and left on 1 March 2010. He was Chief Execu ...

. The series is set in

Walford Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. It is the primary setting for the soap. ''EastEnders'' is filmed at Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, towards the north-west of London. Much of the location wor ...

, a fictional borough of London, and follows the stories of teenagers who arrive and reside at Walford's community called

Albert Square Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. It is the primary setting for the soap. ''EastEnders'' is filmed at Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, towards the north-west of London. Much of the location work i ...

in their bid to strive in overcoming from various problems. For series 1, open auditions were held at

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, followed by recalls until the possible actors were reduced to eight and then four. The first series follows the characters of Zsa Zsa Carter (

Emer Kenny Emer Kenny is a British actress and screenwriter. She is best known for playing Zsa Zsa Carter in ''EastEnders'' and its spin-off '' EastEnders: E20'', Danielle Reeves in '' Pramface'' and Penelope "Bunty" Windermere in ''Father Brown''. Caree ...

), Fatboy (

Ricky Norwood Ricky James Norwood (' Saggar; born 26 April 1983) is a British actor from London, known for portraying the role of Fatboy (EastEnders), Fatboy in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2010–2015, 2023) and its online spin-off ''EastEnders: E ...

Mercy Olubunmi Mercy Olubunmi (also Chubb) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and its Internet spin-off '' EastEnders: E20'', played by Bunmi Mojekwu. Mercy is one of four main characters in ''EastEnders: E20'', alongside Zsa Zsa C ...

(

Bunmi Mojekwu Bunmi Adaeze Mojekwu (born 10 February 1989) is an English actress. She is known for her role as Mercy Olubunmi in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2010–2011). Early life and education Mojekwu was born in Brixton, South London, to Nigerian ...

) and Leon Small (

Sam Attwater Samuel Attwater (born 10 April 1996) is an English actor and singer who played Leon Small in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' and its online spin-off '' EastEnders: E20''. He won the sixth series of ''Dancing on Ice'' in March 2011 and p ...

), who meet in the first episode and decide to squat together in a flat at 89b George Street. Leon, Fatboy and Zsa Zsa also appeared briefly in ''EastEnders'' in January 2010 before ''EastEnders: E20'' started, and returned as regular characters when ''EastEnders: E20'' ended. It was since announced that due to positive reaction to the character, Mercy would also join ''EastEnders'' later in 2010. The second series follows four new characters, Asher Levi ( Heshima Thompson) and his brother Sol (

Tosin Cole Tosin Cole () is a British actor. He is known for various roles in British television series and films. He began his on-screen career starring in '' The Cut'' and '' EastEnders: E20'', later securing a regular role as Neil Cooper in the soap o ...

Naz Mehmet Nazan "Naz" Mehmet is a fictional character from ''EastEnders: E20'', an Internet spin-off from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Emaa Hussen. Naz is a main character in series 2, where she is joined by brothers Asher Levi, Asher (Hes ...

(Emaa Hussen), and

Stevie Dickinson Stevie Dickinson is a fictional character from ''EastEnders: E20'', an Internet spin-off of the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Amanda Fairbank-Hynes. Stevie is a main character in series 2, where she is joined by her new friends Asher ...

(Amanda Fairbank-Hynes), who move into the flat above the beauty salon at 10 Turpin Road. The third series follows Mercy's sister Faith Olubunmi (

Modupe Adeyeye Modupe Adeyeye (born 29 July 1992) is an English actress and model, known for her roles as Faith Olubunmi in ''EastEnders'' and ''EastEnders: E20'' and Blessing Chambers in ''Hollyoaks''. Early life and career Born and raised in London, her na ...

), Donnie Lester (Samuell Benta) and

Ava Bourne ''EastEnders: E20'' is a British Internet teen drama, teen soap opera, available on BBC Online, the official website of the BBC. The series is a spin-off from the long-running soap opera ''EastEnders'' and was created by Diederick Santer. The s ...

(Sophie Colquhoun). Faith also appears in ''EastEnders'' for a short period before the start of the series. The three begin squatting in 3 Albert Square. Additionally, many ''EastEnders'' characters make cameo appearances in all three series.

Cast table

Main characters

Series 1

* Zsa Zsa Carter (

). She is the blue-haired niece of regular ''EastEnders'' character

Shirley Carter Shirley Carter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Linda Henry. She first appeared on 7 December 2006, during episodes set in Dorset. This is Henry's second role in 'EastEnders', as she previously p ...

(

Linda Henry Linda Valiris (''née'' Henry; born 24 August 1959) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Yvonne Atkins in the ITV prison drama series '' Bad Girls'' and Shirley Carter in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. She had previously ...

). She is a beautiful, funky and outspoken tomboy who is very bright, but does not like to accept anyone's help. She has a dislike of authority and does not care about other people. Zsa Zsa is similar to Shirley, though the writers said they did not plan this. The character changed greatly during the writing process and the writers were unsure who she was until filming started. She makes a cameo appearance in episode 1 of series 2 and is a regular character in ''EastEnders'' between January and September 2010. * Fatboy (

). He avoids being his real self by creating personas for himself, as he dislikes his real name and puts on a mask with his current and most sustained persona, Fatboy, a brash

wheeler-dealer {{Short pages monitor *Mrs Mehmet (Myriam Acharki) – Naz's mother who appears in episode 3 and again in episode 9, where Naz asks her if she ever had a dream when she was Naz's age. She says her dream was to marry Naz's father, but later tells Naz she wanted to be a hairdresser. *Charlie Slater (Derek Martin) – In episode 6, Charlie is having his dinner in front of the television when the electricity goes off, caused by Sol and Stevie. *Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) – Whitney appears in episode 8 when Asher sells her a pair of trainers, however, she returns them saying they are different sizes. He says he cannot refund her so Jane, who has had a similar experience, snatches his wallet and takes some money, but Asher snatches it back and runs off. *Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) – Roxy appears in episode 9 when Stevie is due to leave the flat. Stevie asks to stay and tells Roxy she will go to the council about all the safety violations she has found, so Roxy allows her to stay. *Ace and Vis, DJ Ace (himself) – DJ Ace DJs at the dance-off in episode 10. *Tracey Bennett (Kelly Clarkson) – Tracey watches Liam in the dance-off in with DJ Ace in episode 10.

Introduced in series 3

*Dot Cotton, Dot Branning (June Brown) — Dot is seen with Fatboy in episode 1 when Faith asks if she can stay with them. She is also seen in episode 13, she is seen in the choir when she goes to 3 Albert Square, Teressa opens the door and she asks her if Faith, Donnie and Ava would want to join the choir. *Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) — When Faith sees Jack in episode 1, she accuses him of eyeing her up. *Janine Butcher, Janine Malloy (Charlie Brooks) — In episode 2, Donnie runs into Janine after stealing from a shop, causing him to fall over. She later finds him, Ava and Faith in 3 Albert Square where they are squatting, and threatens to tell the police when they start a scam. *Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) — Donnie steals from Kim in episode 2 and she runs after him, but struggles in her shoes. When he says he thought she was the kind of person who would help someone in need, she lets him go. *Richard Vance (Sam Phillips) – A care worker who has come from university and is described as someone who is "filled with plenty of trendy attitudes towards care. On the surface he's terrific, if occasionally a little condescending. Although he talks the talk, he thinks of the kids in care as either good or bad—and he thinks the bad ones are not worth the effort. He takes a shine to Ava when he meets her, but Richard has a sinister side to him and will go to any lengths to get what he wants..." *Riley (Eliza Newman) – Donnie's 14-year-old sister, who has lived in care since the age of 6. She is described as someone who "knows how the care system works but she hates it. She's moved to a new care home but is getting badly bullied. She turns to Donnie for help but things don't go to plan, leaving them both in a horrifying situation..." *Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) *Anthony Moon (Matt Lapinskas) – In episode 8, Anthony is supervising Faith, Ava and Donnie while they do community service in The Queen Victoria. Anthony jokes that Ava and Donnie are a couple, which leads to Donnie attempting to attack Anthony. Phil Mitchell says it makes a change for someone to show the ladies some respect. He starts to chat Ava up but Donnie interferes once again and Anthony simply ignores him. *Stacey Slater, Stacey Branning (Lacey Turner) – In episode 9, Stacey lived in care since the age of 12. She is described as someone who "knows how the care system works but she hates it. She's moved to a new care home but is getting brutally attacked. She turns to Donnie for help but things don't go to plan, leaving them both in a horrifying situation...

References

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