EastEnders (1985– )

The everyday lives of the inhabitants of Albert Square in the East-End of London.

Stars:

Steve McFadden, Adam Woodyatt, Pam St. Clement

154 wins & 227 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Steve McFadden	...	Phil (2332 episodes, 1990-2013)
Adam Woodyatt	...	Ian (2271 episodes, 1985-2013)
Pam St. Clement	...	Pat (1812 episodes, 1986-2012)
June Brown	...	Dot (1612 episodes, 1985-2013)
Barbara Windsor	...	Peggy (1548 episodes, 1994-2010)
Wendy Richard	...	Pauline (1528 episodes, 1985-2006)
Perry Fenwick	...	Billy (1217 episodes, 1998-2013)
Sid Owen	...	Ricky (1208 episodes, 1988-2012)
Letitia Dean	...	Sharon (1122 episodes, 1985-2013)
Todd Carty	...	Mark (1080 episodes, 1990-2003)
Patsy Palmer	...	Bianca (1001 episodes, 1993-2013)
Ross Kemp	...	Grant (997 episodes, 1990-2006)
Natalie Cassidy	...	Sonia (983 episodes, 1993-2011)

Storyline

A British soap that has been running since 1985, about the lives of people living on Albert Square in the fictitious Walford borough of East London.

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Plot Keywords:

east end | small town | face slap | argument | famous opening theme | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

BBC Online [United Kingdom]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 February 1985 (UK)

Also Known As:

East 8

Filming Locations:

Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (1985-1991) Stereo (1991-)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 1993, the show's theme tune was updated to a Jazzy version, first heard on 11 May 1993. However, it proved very unpopular with the viewers and was replaced with a remix of the original theme tune only 11 months later, from 11 April 1994.

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Goofs

When Phil and Grant are in the woods with Danny, the camera's shadow is visible several times.

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Quotes

[When big Mo was 'Miss Whiplash', Little Mo answers the phone]
Little Mo: You've been a naughty boy?... What did you do?... Oh I'm sure you didn't mean to, you sound ever so sorry.

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Crazy Credits

From 1993 - 1999, the series title's was an updated version which included a green river with a colored city of East London. Drum beat were also added to the beginning of the theme.

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Connections

Referenced in The Choir: Episode #1.3 (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Theme"
by Simon May and Leslie Osborne

User Reviews

Brainwashed with soapy pap

Licence fees to watch this trash, And pay for it with hard-earned cash? Humourless, no hint of laughter, God knows how it won a BAFTA!

We've now been subjected to "Eastenders" for twenty years. When, oh when is the Great British public going to see this awful soap for what it is? Crass Pap! This programme no more depicts reality in the East End of London than everyday life in Beirut, and never has done.

The Eastenders I know (the real ones) are kind, courageous, hardworking and loyal. And one of their greatest attributes is humour. It was the Eastenders who went through the worst of the London blitz and still stuck two fingers up to Hitler. And what do we see on our screens for five days of the week (including an omnibus)? Nothing but a bunch of moaning, wailing, "dead from the neck up" wimps, who seem to do little else than sit in a pub all day sniping at each other. What a great advert for Britain that is!! Do the writers actually believe this garbage they're pumping out? Obviously the woolly-minded section of the public does, but then I've heard that apparently anyone can be brainwashed into believing anything.