From 2001 to 2022, it was broadcast at 7:30pm on Tuesday and Thursday, and 8pm on Monday and Friday. There'll be those moments for some of our longer-serving characters that briefly reflect on themselves and how they've changed. In what was a record-breaking year for the streaming service, the FIFA World Cup - which aired at the. [296][297][298][299], EastEnders was regularly repeated at 10pm on BBC Choice from the channel's launch in 1998, a practice continued by BBC Three for many years until mid-2012 with the repeat moving to 10:30pm. The show lost many of its significant characters during this period. [125] Clenshaw's first major decision as executive producer was the axing of five series regulars: Peter Beale (Dayle Hudson), Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ), Jada Lennox (Kelsey Calladine-Smith), Dana Monroe (Barbara Smith) and Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold). Write by: Before this, the BBC conducted its audience research while the separate ITV companies sub-contracted out the task to other organisations, in the main TAM (Total Audience Measurement) and AC Neilson. [350] On 21 September 2004, Louise Berridge, the then executive producer, quit following criticism of the show. [340] In the spin-off, the Moons visit Ireland where they "search for answers to some very big questions". [218], In 2014, then executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins said that he wanted Albert Square to look like a real-life east London neighbourhood so that the soap would "better reflect the more fashionable areas of east London beloved of young professionals" giving a flavour of the "creeping gentrification" of east London. [119][120] Similar clips featuring the show's own characters (Bailey Baker and Peter Beale) were featured on Doctors and Emmerdale during the week. [231] During the filming week, actors can film for as many as eight to twelve episodes. The expanded set will feature new areas for characters and plot lines . Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) returned 14 years after he was believed to have died, a feat repeated by Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) in 2015. Over the years EastEnders has typically featured a number of elderly residents, who are used to show vulnerability, nostalgia, stalwart-like attributes and are sometimes used for comedic purposes. [97] Jon Sen was announced on 10 December 2018 to be taking on the role of executive producer. [234][235] EastEnders is normally recorded using four cameras. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. [190] The show has also become known for the return of characters after they have left the show. From 10 August 2001, EastEnders then added its fourth episode (shown on Fridays). This was attributed to a conflicting one-hour special episode of Emmerdale on ITV1; however, ratings for the 10pm EastEnders repeat on BBC Three reached an all-time high of 1.4million; however, there have been times when EastEnders had higher ratings than Emmerdale despite the two going head-to-head. Only five years ago it was pulling in up to 12million viewers almost five times as many. in 30th anniversary show in February", "Dominic Treadwell-Collins set to depart as Executive Producer", "EastEnders boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins quits after two and half years", "End of an era! [173][174] This has spurred criticism, most notably from the actress Anna Wing, who portrayed Lou Beale in the show. She also felt that EastEnders had been cleaned up as a result of her protests, though she later commented that EastEnders had returned to its old ways. According to data published by The Mirror, Corrie's. It was 4.99 million - way down on last winter's figures. [333] A new breed of behind-the-scenes programmes have been broadcast on BBC Three since 1 December 2006. [344], The launch show in 1985 attracted 17.35million viewers. saga. And EastEnders, the show in 10th position, had the. [20] Ethel Skinner was based on an old woman she met in a pub, with ill-fitting false teeth, and a "face to rival a neon sign", holding a Yorkshire Terrier in one hand and a pint of Guinness in the other. storyline, which saw Bradley's wife Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) reveal that she was the murderer. [250] The episode shown on 9 April 2007 featured scenes filmed at St Giles Church and The Blacksmiths Arms public house in Wormshill, the Ringlestone Inn, two miles away and Court Lodge Farm in Stansted, Kent. [282][283], EastEnders output then increased to three times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 April 1994 until 2 August 2001. Home. It shouldn't just be a distraction from your own life, it should be an exploration of the life shared by the audience and the characters. Seventh place was taken up by the animation. Robinson also earned tabloid soubriquet "Axeman of Albert Square" after sacking a large number of characters in one hit, and several more thereafter. [332] As part of the BBC's digital push, EastEnders Xtra was introduced in 2005. It is the 30th anniversary of Eastenders and all the hype is around the live show on Thursday. [34] Such characters included Julie Cooper (Louise Plowright)a brassy maneater; Marge Greena batty older lady played by veteran comedy actress Pat Coombs; Trevor Short (Phil McDermott)the "village idiot"; his friend, northern heartbreaker Paul Priestly (Mark Thrippleton); wheeler-dealer Vince Johnson (Hepburn Graham) and Laurie Bates (Gary Powell), who became Pete Beale's (Peter Dean) sparring partner. The following episode dropped 600k. This was also the lowest ever audience share, with just 19.6 per cent. "[219] The BBC announced that they would rebuild the EastEnders set[220] to secure the long-term future of the show, with completion expected to be in 2018. Corrie meanwhile had an average of 7.6 million viewers that year but by last year. [329][330] In 1993, the two-part story "Dimensions in Time", a charity cross-over with Doctor Who, was shown. [385], In March 2008, scenes showing Tanya Branning (Jo Joyner) and boyfriend, Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky), burying Tanya's husband Max (Jake Wood) alive, attracted many complaints. [207] It was initially built in 1984 with a specification that it should last for at least 15 years at a cost of 750,000. On 9 July 1987, it was announced that the show would be aired in the United States on PBS. Mental health issues were confronted in 1996 when 16-year-old Joe Wicks developed schizophrenia following the off-screen death of his sister in a car crash. Recently on EastEnders viewers have seen Tiffany Butcher (Maisie Smith) become addicted to face fillers, spending all her and husband Keegan Baker's (Zack Morris) money. Viewing figures for related broadcasts Besides the regular episodes of Coronation Street, the following programmes also made the weekly charts. Thus, central to Albert Square is The Queen Victoria Public House (also known as The Queen Vic or The Vic). [33] The first time this happened was in December 1985 when Pauline (Wendy Richard) and Arthur Fowler (Bill Treacher) travelled to the Southend-on-Sea to find their son Mark, who had run away from home. When Emmerdale Farm began it started off as just a regional programme. The characters don't know that it's the 25th anniversary of anything, so it'd be absurd to contrive too many situations in which they're reflective on the past. EastEnders celebrated its 25th anniversary on 19 February 2010. The Royal Wedding attracted just 13.59m viewers for its single-channel broadcast, the lowest figure for a number one show since ratings began. [11], A previous UK soap set in an East End market was ATV's Market in Honey Lane; however, between 1967 and 1969 this show, which graduated from one showing a week to two in three separate series (the latter series being shown in different time slots across the ITV network) was very different in style and approach from EastEnders. Santer came up with several plans to mark the occasion, including the show's first episode to be broadcast live, the second wedding between Ricky Butcher and Bianca Jackson and the return of Bianca's relatives, mother Carol Jackson, and siblings Robbie Jackson, Sonia Fowler and Billie Jackson. [37] The majority of EastEnders' characters are working-class. [7] After the concept was put to them on 14 March 1983, Smith and Holland then went about putting their ideas down on paper; they decided it would be set in the East End of London. Examples include Steve Owen (Martin Kemp),[164] Jack Dalton (Hywel Bennett),[165] Andy Hunter (Michael Higgs),[166] Johnny Allen (Billy Murray)[167] and Derek Branning (Foreman). [32], Writer Colin Brake suggested that 1989 was a year of big change for EastEnders, both behind the cameras and in front of them. [111] Filming recommenced on 29 June,[112] with episodes airing from 7 September 2020. [18], EastEnders has an emphasis on strong family matriarchs, with examples including Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard) and Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor), helping to attract a female audience. The producer might have asked for further changes to be made. From 25 December 2010 - 29 April 2011 and 31 July 2012 - 13 August 2012 to the show was repeated on BBC HD in a Simulcast with BBC Three. [366], EastEnders has been criticised for being too violent, most notably during a domestic violence storyline between Little Mo Morgan (Kacey Ainsworth) and her husband Trevor Morgan (Alex Ferns). [36] As the new production team cleared the way for new characters and a new direction, all of the characters introduced under Gibbon were axed from the show at the start of the year. This process is overseen by BARB (Broadcasters Audience Research Board) who were set up jointly by the BBC and the then ITV group of companies and began operating on 1st August 1981. 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[200], In the early 2000s, EastEnders covered the issue of euthanasia with Ethel Skinner's (Gretchen Franklin) death in a pact with her friend Dot Cotton (June Brown), the unveiling of Kat Slater's (Jessie Wallace) sexual abuse by her uncle Harry (Michael Elphick) as a child (which led to the birth of her daughter Zoe (Michelle Ryan), who had been brought up to believe that Kat was her sister), the domestic abuse of Little Mo Morgan (Kacey Ainsworth) by husband Trevor (Alex Ferns) (which involved marital rape and culminated in Trevor's death after he tried to kill Little Mo in a fire),[199] Sonia Jackson (Natalie Cassidy) giving birth at the age of 15 and then putting her baby up for adoption, and Janine Butcher's (Charlie Brooks) prostitution, agoraphobia and drug addiction. In reality, Fenwick carried the torch through the setting of Albert Square, with live footage shown in the episode on 23 July 2012. [263] In January 2013, on-location filming at Grahame Park in Colindale, north London, was interrupted by at least seven youths who threw a firework at the set and threatened to cut members of the crew. EastEnders fans will know that Danny Dyer left his role as Mick Carter on Christmas Day last year (Sunday December 25, 2022). Holland also created Pauline's unemployed husband Arthur Fowler, their children Mark and Michelle, Pete's wife Kathy and their son Ian. The storyline, 10.84 million viewers tuned in for the 30th-anniversary episode itself in an hour-long special on 19 February 2015 (peaking with 11.9 million). [341][342], An example of EastEnders' popularity is that after episodes, electricity use in the United Kingdom rises significantly as viewers who have waited for the show to end begin boiling water for tea, a phenomenon known as TV pickup. Finding out about her. [276] According to the NAO, BBC executives approved 500,000 of additional funding for the 25th anniversary live episode (19 February 2010). 1990 was EastEnders' sixth year. The original elderly residents included Lou Beale (Anna Wing), Ethel Skinner (Gretchen Franklin) and Dot Cotton (June Brown). She was succeeded by Corinne Hollingworth. The 30-year-old singer and her professional dance partner Graziano Di Prima were victorious after performing a thrilling cha cha, which earned them a perfect score of 40 from the judges. [261][262] In 2012, filming took place in Keynsham, Somerset. As what Mal Young described as "two of EastEnders' most successful years", Yorke was responsible for highly rated storylines such as "Who Shot Phil? The BBC did not use meter readings but instead used audience questionnaires based on the memory of the sample they chose. RIVALS LASH SEEDY EASTENDERS" and "CLEAN UP SOAP! [193] Tracey is the longest-serving female character in the show, having appeared since 1985, albeit as a minor character. [377] There has been criticism that the programme does not authentically portray the ethnic diversity of the population of East London,[378][379] with the programme being "twice as white" as the real East End. The BBC responded by saying they had been working that way for some time and it had not affected the quality of the show. He classed 1989's changes as a brave experiment, and suggested that while some found this period of EastEnders entertaining, many other viewers felt that the comedy stretched the programme's credibility. [305] These have since been taken down. [216][217] The set was consequently rebuilt for high definition on the same site, using mostly real brick with some areas using a new improved plastic brick. 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