Watts family

Watts family
EastEnders family
Left to right: Vicki, Dennis, Sharon, Den
First appearance	Episode 1 19 February 1985
Created by	Tony Holland and Julia Smith
Introduced by	Julia Smith (1985) John Yorke (2001) Bryan Kirkwood (2012)
Duration	1985–1995, 2001–2006, 2012–present
Family members Den Watts Angie Watts Chrissie Watts Sharon Watts Dennis Rickman Vicki Fowler Dennis Rickman Jnr Albie Watts Alyssa Lennox

The Watts family are a fictional family in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. The family consists of Den (Leslie Grantham), Angie (Anita Dobson), Sharon (Letitia Dean), Dennis (Nigel Harman), Chrissie (Tracy-Ann Oberman), Vicki (Scarlett Alice Johnson), Dennis Jnr (Bleu Landau), Albie and Alyssa. Sharon's half-brother Zack Hudson (James Farrar) is also considered to be part of the family.

The Watts family have been a major part of EastEnders since its inception in 1985, anchoring its early success in the mid to late 1980s and then again dominating the action with their various comebacks since 2001. Their longstanding "feud" with the Mitchell family has become a hallmark of the show,^[1] as has their warring for the Queen Vic pub, the original and traditional home of the Watts family.^[2] Over the years the fractured family has centred largely on Den and his "princess", Sharon, with familial affairs also being marked by Den's tumultuous marriages with his long-suffering first wife, Angie, and scheming second wife, Chrissie, as well as Sharon's relationship with Den's biological son Dennis.

The Watts family are one of EastEnders' original families (together with the Fowlers and Beales) and have been involved in many memorable storylines, have brought the show its biggest ratings, and have included some of its most iconic characters.^[3]