On 10 March, Charlie Cotton ( Declan Bennett) and on 4 April, Lee Carter ( Danny-Boy Hatchard). February saw Stacey Branning ( Lacey Turner) return with her daughter Lily (Aine Garvey) and also her new boyfriend, Luke Riley ( Matt Willis), followed by Tosh Mackintosh ( Rebecca Scroggs). Nancy Carter ( Maddy Hill) arrived in January with her fiancé, Wayne Ladlow ( Malachi Kirby), Stan Carter ( Timothy West), Babe Smith ( Annette Badland) and new market inspector, Aleks Shirovs ( Kristian Kiehling).
All new characters in 2014 were introduced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, executive producer. The following are characters who first appeared, or returned, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders during 2014 listed by order of first appearance.
