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Release Date:
19 February 1985 (UK)
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Plot:
The everyday lives of the inhabitants of Albert Square in the East-End of London. full summary
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115 wins
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136 nominations
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(752 articles)
Gays of our Lives (November 24, 2009)
(From AfterElton.com. 23 November 2009, 7:27 PM, PST)
Kara Tointon: 'I'd love EastEnders return'
(From digitalspy. 23 November 2009, 12:28 PM, PST)
(From AfterElton.com. 23 November 2009, 7:27 PM, PST)
Kara Tointon: 'I'd love EastEnders return'
(From digitalspy. 23 November 2009, 12:28 PM, PST)
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A national treasure!
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 14 of 1076)| Steve McFadden | ... | Phil (1,861 episodes, 1990-2009) | |
| Adam Woodyatt | ... | Ian / ... (1,818 episodes, 1985-2009) | |
| Pam St. Clement | ... | Pat / ... (1,563 episodes, 1986-2009) | |
| Wendy Richard | ... | Pauline / ... (1,406 episodes, 1985-2006) | |
| Barbara Windsor | ... | Peggy (1,368 episodes, 1994-2009) | |
| June Brown | ... | Dot / ... (1,278 episodes, 1985-2009) | |
| Sid Owen | ... | Ricky (991 episodes, 1989-2009) | |
| Todd Carty | ... | Mark (986 episodes, 1990-2003) | |
| Ross Kemp | ... | Grant (971 episodes, 1990-2006) | |
| Letitia Dean | ... | Sharon / ... (928 episodes, 1985-2006) | |
| Natalie Cassidy | ... | Sonia (881 episodes, 1993-2007) | |
| Perry Fenwick | ... | Billy (872 episodes, 1998-2009) | |
| John Bardon | ... | Jim (785 episodes, 1996-2009) | |
| Gillian Taylforth | ... | Kathy / ... (745 episodes, 1985-2000) |
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East 8 (UK) (working title)
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30 min
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In August 2006, the show went through a bad patch averaging only 3.9 million viewers per episode.
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Crew or equipment visible: When Phil and Grant are in the woods with Danny, the camera's shadow is visible several times.
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Featured in "This Morning: (2009-03-30)" (2009)
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Theme
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What Happened to Jake Moon?more
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EastEnders is described by the BBC as a drama and so it should be. There is a strange snobbery concerning soap operas and though EE is on four times a week it is so well-written and performed that I think of it as a drama and not a soap opera.
A recent episode, featuring three seperate conversations - Laura/Garry, Kat/Zoe and Ant/Patrick - was absolutely outstanding. It was what EastEnders does best, filling a half hour with some of the best acting and dialogue I have seen on TV, and not many shows could pull off half an hour of just talking and keep it interesting. The show is famous for its 'two-handers' such as Dot and Ethel/Matthew and Steve which were all outstanding.
As a scriptwriter I find EastEnders to be consistently excellent and would certainly recommend it as a template for aspiring writers who wish to learn how to write and write it well.
A national treasure.