jean slater, played by gillian wright, is the mother of stacey slater (lacey turner). she appears in december 2004 briefly and in december 2005. she returns as a recurring character in june 2006 and begins making regular appearances from november 2006 when she moves in with the slater family in walford. jean departs on 13 january 2011 when she admits herself into a psychiatric hospital after becoming severely depressed. she returns to walford on 29 march 2011.