What is List of EastEnders characters (1996)?
The following is a list of fictional characters that first appeared in the [[BBC]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'' in 1996, by order of first appearance. ==Ben Mitchell== {{Infobox soap character | series = EastEnders | image= | imagesize= | caption= | name= Ben Mitchell | portrayer= Matthew Silver (1996–1998) <br> Morgan Whittle (1999–2001) <br> Charlie Jones (2006–2010) <br> Joshua Pascoe (2010–2012) <br> Harry Reid (2014–2018) | introducer= [[Jane Harris (producer)|Jane Harris]] (1996) <br> [[Matthew Robinson (producer)|Matthew Robinson]] (1999) <br> [[John Yorke (producer)|John Yorke]] (2001) <br> [[Kate Harwood]] (2006) <br> [[Bryan Kirkwood (producer)|Bryan Kirkwood]] (2010) <br> [[Dominic Treadwell-Collins]] (2014) | years= 1996–2001, 2006–2012, 2014–2018 | first=Episode 1266 <br>{{start date|1996|3|21|df=y}} | last= Episode 5637<br />{{end date|2018|1|12|df=y}} | classification=[[List of past EastEnders characters#Last appeared in 2018|Former; regular]] | family=[[Mitchell family|Mitchell]] | occupation= Student <br> Mechanic <br> Businessman | father=[[Phil Mitchell]] | mother=[[Kathy Beale]] | halfbrothers= [[Ian Beale]] <br> [[Raymond (EastEnders)|Raymond]] | halfsisters= [[Donna Ludlow]] <br>[[Louise Mitchell]] | daughters= [[Lexi Pearce]] | grandmothers= [[Peggy Mitchell]] | uncles= [[Ted Hills]] <br> [[Grant Mitchell (EastEnders)|Grant Mitchell]] | aunts= [[Sam Mitchell (EastEnders)|Sam Mitchell]] | nephews= [[Peter Beale]] <br> [[Bobby Beale (EastEnders)|Bobby Beale]] | nieces= [[Lucy Beale]] | cousins= [[Tony Hills]] <br> [[Sarah Hills]] <br> [[Mark Fowler Jr (2016 character)|Mark Fowler Jr]] <br> [[Courtney Mitchell]] <br> [[Ricky Mitchell]] | relatives= [[Sal Martin]] <br> [[Archie Mitchell]] <br> [[Ronnie Mitchell]] <br> [[Roxy Mitchell]] <br> [[Billy Mitchell]] <br> [[Janet Mitchell]] <br> [[William Mitchell]] <br> [[Amy Mitchell]] <br> [[Lola Pearce]] }} {{-}} ==Joe Wicks== {{Infobox soap character | series = EastEnders |image= |imagesize= |name=Joe Wicks |portrayer=[[Paul Nicholls (actor