Pam St Clement

She remains one of Eastenders’ longest-serving cast members, arriving in Albert Square as Pat Butcher in June 1986. Entered into soap legend for her love of statement earrings, blue eyeshadow and horndog Frank, we were devastated when the character got pancreatic cancer, leaving in 2012. Thankfully, Pam has returned for guest spots, once as a hallucination and another as Ian Beale’s concussion dream.