How many deaths have there been in eastenders?

There have been a total of 139 deaths in EastEnders, as of 2023. This includes both main and recurring characters. The first death in the series was Pauline Fowler, who died of a heart attack in 1994. The most recent death was that of Dot Cotton, who died in 2023.

Here is a list of all of the deaths that have occurred in EastEnders, in chronological order:

* Pauline Fowler (1994) - heart attack

* Mark Fowler (2004) - car accident

* Steve Owen (2002) - shot by Phil Mitchell

* Den Watts (2005) - murdered by Chrissie Watts

* Andy Hunter (2010) - stabbed by Stella Crawford

* Danielle Jones (2011) - killed in a fire

* Derek Branning (2012) - heart attack

* Heather Trott (2012) - murdered by Ben Mitchell

* Lucy Beale (2014) - murdered by Bobby Beale

* Ian Beale (2016) - murdered by Max Branning

* Kathy Beale (2020) - murdered by Ben Mitchell

* Dot Cotton (2023) - stroke