The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, that aired in 2008, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by executive producer Diederick Santer. Santer introduced four characters in January, , a new market inspector; Christian Clarke, the brother of Jane Beale and two members of the Branning family, and . In March, he introduced , a new love interest for Shabnam Masood and in April he introduced Ricky Butcher's fiancée, as well as Bianca Jackson's children, Whitney, and Tiffany. Also in April he introduced Denise Fox's ex-husband, Lucas Johnson, and , the aunt of Gus and Juley Smith. In May he extended the Johnson family and introduced Lucas's son, as well as introducing , a new love interest for Charlie Slater. In July, he introduced two members of the long-established Mitchell family, Archie Mitchell and Danielle Jones. In August, he introduced , the son of Vinnie and in September, Tony King, arrived as the partner of Bianca, and , the new GP of Walford. November saw the only birth of the year, , the child of Roxy Mitchell and Jack Branning. The final introduction of the year was Dotty, Nick Cotton's daughter, in December.