Ferreira family

Ferreira family
EastEnders family
The core Ferreira family (L-R: Ash, Dan, Kareena, Ronny, Adi)
First appearance	Episode 2528 3 June 2003
Last appearance	Episode 2910 22 March 2005
Created by	Tony Jordan
Introduced by	Louise Berridge
Duration	2003–2005
Family members Dan Ferreira Portrayed by Dalip Tahil Relationship Head of family First appearance Episode 2528 3 June 2003 Last appearance Episode 2650 30 December 2003 Pushpa Ferreira Portrayed by Madhur Jaffrey Relationship Wife of Dan First appearance Episode 2544 1 July 2003 Last appearance Episode 2570 15 August 2003 Ash Ferreira Portrayed by Raji James Relationship Son of Dan and Pushpa First appearance Episode 2529 5 June 2003 Last appearance Episode 2910 22 March 2005 Occupation Minicab controller, lecturer Adi Ferreira Portrayed by Ameet Chana Relationship Son of Dan and Pushpa First appearance Episode 2529 5 June 2003 Last appearance Episode 2910 22 March 2005 Occupation Minicab driver Ronny Ferreira Portrayed by Ray Panthaki Relationship Son of Dan and Pushpa First appearance Episode 2529 5 June 2003 Last appearance Episode 2910 22 March 2005 Occupation DJ, minicab driver Kareena Ferreira Portrayed by Pooja Shah Relationship Daughter of Dan and Pushpa First appearance Episode 2528 3 June 2003 Last appearance Episode 2910 22 March 2005 Occupation Bar staff Tariq Larousi Portrayed by Nabil Elouahabi Relationship Son of Dan and an unknown woman First appearance Episode 2529 5 June 2003 Last appearance Episode 2910 22 March 2005 Occupation Promoter, minicab driver

The Ferreira family are a fictional family from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, that appeared on screen between 2003 and 2005. Created by Tony Jordan and introduced by Louise Berridge as a new Asian family, producers hoped they would become central to the show. However, after Indian actor Dalip Tahil was forced to leave due to a controversy over his work permit, a major plot involving the family had to be scrapped and was replaced with a kidney transplant storyline that was branded "boring". It was later revealed that the dropped storyline involved Dan being murdered by his children and buried in a shallow grave. The characters were also called "unrealistic", "annoying", and "unlikeable" by many of the show's fans and critics. They were blamed for a decline in the show's viewing figures and were eventually axed by Kathleen Hutchison after bosses struggled to find storylines for the family. Jordan later admitted the family's members were "the least successful characters [he] created".