Peter Andrew "Pete" Buchanan played by Kai Owen, made his first on-screen appearance on 2 June 2015. The concept and name of the character was announced on 8 April 2015, whilst additional details such as casting was announced on 10 April 2015. Pete is Reenie McQueen's (Zöe Lucker) ex-boyfriend, it is revealed that he sexually assaulted Porsche McQueen (Twinnie Lee Moore) when she was 15 years old and subjected her younger sisters, Celine (Sarah George) and Cleo (Nadine Mulkerrin), to varying levels of abuse.