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- Ian Albert Beale is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Adam Woodyatt. He is the drama's longest-serving main character and one of four remaining original characters, the others being his mother Kathy Beale (Gilian Taylforth), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) and Tracey (Jane Slaughter).
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Ian Albert Beale is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Adam Woodyatt. He is the drama's longest-serving main character and one of four remaining original characters, the others being his mother Kathy Beale ( Gilian Taylforth ), Sharon Watts ( Letitia Dean ) and Tracey ( Jane Slaughter ).
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Ian Albert Beale is the son of Pete Beale and Kathy Cotton, father of Peter, Lucy and Bobby Beale, and adoptive father of Steven Beale and Cindy Jr. He is also the half-brother of David Wicks, Donna Ludlow, and Ben Mitchell. He is portrayed by Adam Woodyatt and made his first appearance on 19 February 1985.
1985-1989: Teenage years
As a teenager, Ian argues with his father Pete over his desire to become a caterer - but his grandmother Lou Beale encourages him. When his cousin Michelle Fowler falls pregnant, Ian is initially suspected to be the father and gets confronted by his parents about it. He starts a relationship with Tina Hopkins in 1987 and the pair decide to move in together, renting one of Tony Carpenter's flats. Ian eventually loses his virginity to her, to his glee. Ian and Tina break up when Tina's parents make an unannounced visit and are unhappy with their living conditions, so they take Tina away from Walford. In 1988, Ian's uncle Kenny Beale and cousin Elizabeth Beale visit from New Zealand Ian and Elizabeth taking a liking to each other, but they break up when Elizabeth constantly flirts with men and she returns home. Ian then begins to develop a relationship with Donna Ludlow, not knowing she is his half-sister until Kathy reveals the truth to him; Kathy was sexually abused as a teenager and gave Donna up for adoption. Ian later supports Kathy when she gets raped by her former boss James Willmott-Brown in his pub, The Dagmar. After graduating from catering college, Ian buys Ali's café. Ian has several failed romances, including one with his childhood friend, Sharon Watts. As such, he and Sharon remain close friends even though she became romantically interested in barman Simon 'Wicksy' Wicks - who was believed to be Ian's half-brother at one point.
1989-1990: Relationship with Cindy and birth of Steven
Ian meets Cindy Williams in 1988 and soon they get engaged in the following year. However, Cindy has a one-night stand with Simon beforehand and she ends up getting pregnant as a result of this. Cindy marries Ian and claims that the baby she is expecting, Steven Beale, is his, resulting in Ian attempting suicide when he learns the truth. He recovers and causes Simon to have a car accident in revenge so Simon, Cindy and Steven leave Walford together in December 1990.
1991-1995: Reconciliation and birth of twins
Soon enough, Ian immerses himself in his catering business. As time goes on, his exploitative working practices cause him to alienate his family, along with his friends and employees altogether. He and Cindy later reconcile in 1992 and Ian is overjoyed to become a father to twins, Peter and Lucy Beale in 1993. After opening a fish and chip shop, Ian becomes so obsessed with building his business empire that he partially neglects Cindy.
Murders/manslaughter victims
1.Dennis Rickman Jr (21 February 2020) (manslaughter) - Locked Dennis in the room of a boat for having his son Bobby beaten up, Phil Mitchell would then cause the boat to crash, Ian went back to save Dennis and managed to get him out but it was too late and Dennis drowned.
Connected murders and deaths
1.Lucy Beale (18 April 2014) (association) - Helped cover up the crime in order to protect his son Bobby who had killed his sister.
•Ian Beale is one of the original twenty-three characters written by the creators of EastEnders, Tony Holland and Julia Smith. He has gone on to be the longest-running character in the soap's history.
•Ian has a feud with Phil Mitchell that developed in the 1990s and still is ongoing in presently, making it one of EastEnders' longest serving feuds.
•As of 2023, Ian has the third highest number of Doof-Doofs of any character in EastEnders' history with 221, only behind Sharon Watts (249) and Phil Mitchell (359).
•Because the actress playing Ian's mother Kathy Beale was fair-haired, they also wanted him to be fair, and because of Gillian Taylforth's age, he also had to look very young. Ian was meant to be fourteen years old when the programme first aired, but because of licensing regulations, the actor cast was required to be a sixteen-year-old who could "play down".
•In 1990, Ian's age was increased, and he celebrated his twenty-first birthday two years after his eighteenth. The producers felt Ian needed to be a bit older and more mature for storylines planned for him later that year.
•In August 2020, it was announced that Adam Woodyatt would be taking an extended break from the show. Ian temporarily departed from the series in January 2021. In May 2021, Woodyatt was asked on The One Show about how long his break would last and he stated it would be about 2022 "the earliest" due to his over commitments in the upcoming months. This break marks the longest period of time Ian has been absent from the show. In June 2022, he ruled out any plans to return at the time.
•"Yeah, course she will." (first line) (19 February 1985)
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Oct 8, 2024 · EastEnders' David Wicks made his big comeback this week, and he was soon reunited onscreen with Walford legends Ian and Cindy Beale. Contains spoilers from Tuesday's iPlayer episode.
Apr 28, 2021 · Ian Beale has become a household name in the UK after appearing in EastEnders for more than three and a half decades. He is played by legendary actor Adam Woodyatt, who joined the soap as a teenager not long after leaving the Sylvia Young Theatre School.
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Jun 22, 2023 · Ian Beale is making his return to EastEnders after a number of years, leaving fans thrilled. However, there is a big gap that needs filling after his exit back in January 2021.
Occupation: Restauranteur. Ian's been everything from a loan shark to a property tycoon. Thankfully the fish and chip shop, fruit and veg stall, cafe and Beale's have seen him through the...
Jan 18, 2024 · Ian is back Walford after a break from the Square. (Image credit: BBC) Ian's one of EastEnders' most iconic characters. He's been in the show since the very first episode and he's had a LOT of memorable storylines.
