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Tracey^[1][2] (known to fans as Tracey the barmaid^[3]) is a recurring character played by Jane Slaughter. She is the longest-serving background character and also the longest-serving character and the only remaining original character to have appeared continuously since the first episode alongside Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt). She has appeared since the first episode on 19 February 1985, where she is seen working on the flower stall on Bridge Street Market.^[4]

Tracey starts working as a barmaid at The Queen Victoria public house, in 1989. Her existence is largely to provide somebody to man the bar while one of the main characters resolves disputes, arguments or disagreements, or tends to the main plot of the episode. Despite featuring on the television programme frequently, and occasionally having a line to say, her surname and most of her details are unknown. She has also featured in a few minor storylines.

As well as being a barmaid, Tracey owns a flower stall on Bridge Street market. Her stall is regularly robbed by new characters who steal flowers for people they are meeting. She employs workers whilst she does shifts in the pub, including Ina Foot (Ina Clare) and Jean Slater (Gillian Wright). Tracey becomes good friends with Debbie Bates (Nicola Duffett), and is godmother to her daughter Clare Bates (Gemma Bissix). Tracey is often seen to be pleased at the prospect of additional overtime in The Queen Victoria when a Mitchell family wedding or other event is planned as she could always do with extra money.