The following is a list of fictional characters that appeared in televised spin-offs of the BBC soap opera EastEnders, but have not appeared in EastEnders itself.
CivvyStreet
Albert Beale
Albert Beale appeared in the 1988 EastEnders spin-off CivvyStreet, played by Gary Olsen. He also appeared in the EastEnders novels by Hugh Miller. Albert and his wife Lou moved into 45 Albert Square shortly after their wedding. They had seven children. Their first child, Maggie, was conceived out of wedlock and adopted by an Irish family shortly after she was born. Albert and Lou had four sons (Kenny, Harry, Ronnie and Pete) and three more daughters (Dora, Norma and Pauline). Dora, Norma, Ronnie and Harry never appeared in the TV series. Albert fought in World War II, and was awarded the War Medal 1939–1945 — which is now in Ian Beale's possession. When Albert died in 1965, Ronnie inherited the stall but discovered he had a fatal heart defect and passed the stall onto Pete. Albert's three grandsons that appeared in the show, Mark Fowler, Ian Beale and Martin Fowler, all have Albert as a middle name.
Harry Beale
Harry Beale appears in the 1988 EastEnders spin-off CivvyStreet, played by Aaron Mason. He also appears in the EastEnders novels by Hugh Miller. Harry is born to Albert and Louise Beale in 1936, their first legitimate child. He lives with his mother until his twenties, when he moves to Bradford in Yorkshire, and takes a job in a hotel. He is quickly promoted to hotel manager, but struggles to find a girlfriend. He eventually becomes an alcoholic, and regularly turns up to his mother's house in Albert Square, Walford drunk and unruly.
He eventually loses contact with Lou, after his drunken visits get worse. He sends flowers to his family's weddings and funerals.
Ronnie Beale
Ronnie Beale appears in the 1988 EastEnders spin-off CivvyStreet, played by Chase Marks. He also appears in the EastEnders novels by Hugh Miller. Ronnie is born to Albert and Louise Beale, their third child, and second son. He lives with his mother until he marries a woman named Gail, then he moves into his own flat in Walford. The Beale family business, a fruit and vegetable stall in Bridge Street, is passed on to Ronnie upon the death of his father. In 1964, Ronnie discovers he has a heart condition that will eventually be fatal. He decides to move away from London so his family will not have to watch him die. He passes the stall on to his brother Pete, whom he had taken in after he had been homeless, after leaving his wife Pat. He and Gail move away, and it has been confirmed by the official EastEnders website that he has died since.
Other characters
Lou's mother, played by Avis Bunnage, is the mother of Lou Beale and her siblings. She lives with her and her husband Albert at 45 Albert Square during the Second World War. Richard and Marty, played by Otto Jarman and Julian Hill, are two American soldiers that Lou Beale (Karen Meagher) and Ethel Skinner (Alison Bettles) dance and drink with. Lou invites Richard back to her house (45 Albert Square) but then feels guilty for not honoring her husband Albert Beale (Gary Olsen) and asks Richard to leave. Ray and Lil Sewell, played by Robert Putt and Frances Cuka, are the landlord and landlady of The Queen Victoria pub during World War II. William Skinner is played by Ian Brimble. William is the husband of Ethel Skinner. They begin dating during the Second World War and eventually marry. William dies in 1970 but Ethel outlives him by 30 years. They have no children.
Return of Nick Cotton
Eddie Newton
Eddie "the Extinguisher" Newton appears in the episode Return of Nick Cotton, a special spin-off episode dedicated to the character of Nick Cotton (John Altman). He is the brother of Zoe Newton (Tara Ellis) who was once married to Nick Cotton. Nick tracks him down to North London where Eddie is selling extinguishers. Nick asks him for ex-wife Zoe and son Ashley's (Frankie Fitzgerald) whereabouts. Although Eddie is reluctant to tell him about Zoe's whereabouts he eventually reveals where she works when Nick threatens him with one of his extinguishers.