[195] She also said, "We decided to go for a realistic, fairly outspoken type of drama which could encompass stories about homosexuality, rape, unemployment, racial prejudice, etc., in a believable context. Episodes The programme has since attempted to address these issues. Sorry to do the downer on this., I thought it was very weak! How ever,she is a good actress. Grant's freedom is in the balance as Tiffany gives her version of what happened. Complain about this comment (Comment number 88). What was the most watched EastEnders episode? So the square will settle back to a "Normal Life"!! Thought Ryan and stacey couldnt have been played by better actors. How many people watched EastEnders on Christmas Day? What was the most watched EastEnders episode? Mistress of manipulation Janine stabbed herself and blamed Stacey, who fled the Square and jetted off to freedom. She was my favourite character of all time in the whole of the Eastenders history. List of EastEnders characters (2004) EastEnders logo The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2004, by order of first appearance. Spencer wants to stay in Walford to let everyone know what's happened, but Alfie has already As the Watts prepare to celebrate Christmas . New details on five of this year's EastEndersChristmas storylines have been revealed. NOTE: Please do not add content from the BBC iPlayer's early episodes until it has been aired on television, as it is intrusive to our readers who may not have seen the episode on iPlayer. [278][279] With a total cost of 696,000, the difference was covered from the 20092010 series budget for EastEnders. Well BAH HUMBUG!! poor ryan, feel sorry for him, but over all stacy did the right thing! 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A few things have not made sense recently.Roxy and Ronnie caring about Archie. [310] The series was broadcast in the United States until BBC America ceased broadcasts of the serial in 2003, amidst fan protests. EastEnders Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. The stars of Coronation Street in particular aligned themselves with Mary Whitehouse, gaining headlines such as "STREETS AHEAD! that was the best Christmas storyline that EastEnders has ever done, they was a couple of times, when i was screaming at the tv. WOW! Complain about this comment (Comment number 52). Then could be with Ryan. AMAZING EPISODE! x, Complain about this comment (Comment number 91), Fantasic! Which is the best 150 Ah inverter battery. Branning! And with these words, Kats lover had a heart attack and died. [355] EastEnders received its second lowest ratings on 17 May 2007, when 4.0million viewers tuned in. but still cried at the end with Stacey's Goodbye Hope She Comes Back Some Day, Complain about this comment (Comment number 37). Complain about this comment (Comment number 53), stacey please come back you are inspiration to us all.why did she leave ryan?bless poor lilygood luckxx, Complain about this comment (Comment number 54). [395] On 5 January 2015, the investigation was cleared by Ofcom. 9 January 2023 10 January 2023 Ted Barrington, the Irish Ambassador to the UK at the time, described the portrayal of Ireland as an "unrepresentative caricature", stating he was worried by the negative stereotypes and the images of drunkenness, backwardness and isolation. What. ;DD, Complain about this comment (Comment number 99), she should have jumped it would have been like romeo and juliet but juliet takes 10 months to decide to actually go through with it and stacey turned eveil so. [344] EastEnders two biggest ratings rivals are the ITV soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale. Trevors abuse of Little Mo plunged new depths when she arrived home late for Christmas dinner and he pushed her face in it. [277], A 2011 report from the National Audit Office (NAO) showed that EastEnders had an annual budget of 29.9million. Complain about this comment (Comment number 72), i think it was..the best!!! We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. The BBC didnt think it was right to darken the nations Christmas Day with a visit to Albert Square the soaps first year. Everyone agreed that EastEnders would be tough, violent on occasion, funny and sharpset in Margaret Thatcher's Britainand it would start with a bang (namely the death of Reg Cox). A. Christmas. Was really hoping, Ryan and stacey would have a happy ending, but ohhh no, not in eastenders :) Was a really brilliant episode, almost brought tears to my eyes. Many were introduced by the show's executive producer, John Yorke . The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance. Complain about this comment (Comment number 69). [10] They also looked at Brookside but found there was a lack of central meeting points for the characters, making it difficult for the writers to intertwine different storylines, so EastEnders was set in Albert Square. janine is sooo evil, i hope she dies in hospital. [136] The late 2010s saw the newly introduced Taylor family become central to the show's main storylines,[137] and in 2019, the first Sikh family, the Panesar', were introduced. In 1993, George Street was added, and soon after Walford East Underground station was built, to create further locations when EastEnders went from two to three episodes per week. I have loved her from the moment she started in Eastenders, she is such an amazing actress, she is a true natural, she is so convincing, and so talented, there aren't that many true actresses out there like her, she is one in a million. 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But I couldn't help crying at the end when she left on the plane.. it's that sad music they play!! 20 EastEnders spoilers Martin and Tubbs run someone down after carrying out their plan. [28] Anticipation and rumour grew in equal measure until the first transmission at 7p.m. on 19 February 1985. As everyone seems to get away with almost everything!Some good story lines but some very big mistakes as well.As for Stacey well am sure we will see her in more well thought out programs. ", "EastEnders: 30 years of booze, fights and faaaamily", "Memorable LGBTQ moments in EastEnders history", It's got murder, a stalker, incest (kind of), and bulimia. [46][47] In 1998 Matthew Robinson was appointed as the Executive Producer of EastEnders. "[389] The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) praised the storyline, and its director Joyce Epstein explained, "We are very grateful to EastEnders for their accurate depiction of the devastating effect that the sudden death of an infant can have on a family. [229] When the number of episodes was increased to four per week, more studio space was needed, so Top of the Pops was moved from its studio at Elstree to BBC Television Centre in April 2001. Wont be watching again ! They'd soon find out where she's gone! A vintage year with the arrival of Mick (Danny Dyer) and his gobby brood, like a Christmas gift to the nation. // ]]>. And what made Stacey change her mind about Ryan? Complain about this comment (Comment number 38). With one ceremony seemingly destined to end in horror, will the other go. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas on The Square! But not before doing the whole threatening-to-jump-off-the-roof trick. such an emotional episode! 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Grant and Tiffany's troubles hit their peak. I think the ending should of happened like this,Stacey starts packing her things, while Ryan gets baby Lily. Conversely there are female characters who handle tragedy less well, depicted as eternal victims and endless sufferers, who include Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack), Little Mo Mitchell (Kacey Ainsworth), Laura Beale (Hannah Waterman), Sue Osman (Sandy Ratcliff), Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin), Mel Owen (Tamzin Outhwaite) and Rainie Cross (Tanya Franks). But his mum, Shirley Carter (Linda . Yes, I agree with some other people's comments that getting on a plane on Christmas day was a bit unrealistic, especially when LCA was closed Christmas day but then they did film this a while back. Trust, who called the storyline an "unhelpful portrayal" and said it had already received calls from members of the public who were "distressed about the EastEnders scene where a social worker snatches a baby from its mother's arms". Hawkins). EastEnders was originally broadcast twice weekly at 7:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 19 February 1985; however, in September 1985 the two episodes were moved to 7:30pm as Michael Grade did not want the soap running in direct competition with Emmerdale Farm, and this remained the same until 7 April 1994. Complain about this comment (Comment number 17), Max saying he loved Stacey was a TRUE ERROR!!! I really thought Stacey would have jumped so she could join Bradley. The Scripts are full of hard, sharp drama, plus great one-liners which will translate well to Holland. I think Lacey has done a phenomanol job at playing Stacey and she will be missed very much. [271] The episode was then copied onto D3 video. EastEnders won the battle with 8.4million viewers (41% share) whilst Coronation Street lagged behind with 7.3million viewers (34% share). This was to coincide with the relaunch of the channel and helped BBC Three break the one million viewers mark for the first time with 1.03million who watched to see Mark Fowler's departure. Am. [318] It was also shown on BBC Prime in Asia, but when the channel was replaced by BBC Entertainment, it ceased broadcasting the series. Smith thought "Eastenders" "looked ugly written down" and was "hard to say", so decided to capitalise the second "e". Complain about this comment (Comment number 41), What more can i say about Lacey Turner? [108], It was announced on 3 June 2020 that EastEnders would go on a transmission break following the broadcast of episode 6124 on 16 June. Catching a flight from LCY on a Saturday evening Pull the other one. Peggy Mitchell } In 2015, gay and bi men accounted for around half of all HIV diagnoses, but in 2021 gay and bi men represented just 36%. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions. I totally see where you're coming from. Four EastEnders episodes are listed in the all-time top 10 most-watched programmes in the UK, including the number one spot when over 30 million watched the 1986 Christmas Day episode. BBC. This referred to Leslie Grantham, and his prison sentence for the murder of a taxi driver in an attempted robbery nearly 20 years earlier. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so. Two special anniversary books have been written about the show; EastEnders: The First 10 Years: A Celebration (ISBN978-0-563-37057-4) by Colin Brakein 1995 and EastEnders: 20 Years in Albert Square (ISBN978-0-563-52165-5) by Rupert Smith in 2005. The original elderly residents included Lou Beale (Anna Wing), Ethel Skinner (Gretchen Franklin) and Dot Cotton (June Brown). My favourite Christmas Day episodes have been 2007,2009,2005, 2010, 2017, 2018. Viewers felt that the scenes were too violent and graphic for a pre-watershed time slot. But i will miss stacey she has been played wonderfully for the last six years. [15] The name Walford is both a street in Dalston where Tony Holland lived and a blend of Walthamstow and Stratfordthe areas of Greater London where the creators were born. [203] EastEnders covered child abuse with its storyline involving Phil Mitchell's (Steve McFadden) 11-year-old son Ben (Charlie Jones) and lawyer girlfriend Stella Crawford (Sophie Thompson),[204][205] and child grooming involving the characters Tony King (Chris Coghill) as the perpetrator and Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) as the victim.[206]. Pat shacked up with car dealer Roy and lived happily ever after once Frank disappeared. [21], Other characters created included Jewish doctor Harold Legg, the Anglo-Cypriot Osman family (Ali, Sue and baby Hassan), black father and son Tony and Kelvin Carpenter, single mother Mary Smith and Bangladeshi couple Saeed and Naima Jeffery. We hope that this story will help raise the public's awareness of cot death, which claims 300 babies' lives each year. Too horrific for the festive season, hence its low ranking. But i really hate Janine she is PURE evil and to be honest i also hope she dies in hospital because she deserves everything STACEY TO COME BACK! [116], On 12 October 2021, it was announced that EastEnders would partake in a special week-long crossover event involving multiple British soaps to promote the topic of climate change ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Complain about this comment (Comment number 79), Stacey, is a true LEGEND. 7 Phil ruins Christmas dinner when he reveals he knows everything in EastEnders. Contents 1 Dom Shaw 2 Jill Green 3 JJ 4 Wilfred Atkins 5 Chrissie Watts 6 Jane Beale 7 Eddie 8 David Collins 9 Sarah Cairns 10 Keith Miller 11 Demi Miller The set had to be made to look as if it had been standing for years. Merry Christmas. [196] In 2011, the head of BBC drama, John Yorke, said that the real East End had changed significantly since EastEnders started, and the show no longer truly reflected real life, but that it had an "emotional truthfulness" and was partly "true to the original vision" and partly "adapt[ing] to a changing world", adding that "If it was a show where every house cost a fortune and everyone drove a Lexus, it wouldn't be EastEnders. [281] Sets, costumes, paste pots and paint are all recycled by the design department. Hours to Watch [28] Both Holland and Smith could not watch; they both instead returned to the place where it all began, Albertine's Wine Bar on Wood Lane. The viewing figures for five episodes are unknown. [264] In October 2013, scenes were filmed on a road near London Southend Airport in Essex. In February 2008, it was reported that the set would transfer to Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, where a new set would be built[215] as the set was looking "shabby", with its flaws showing up on high-definition television broadcasts; however, by April 2010 a follow-up report confirmed that Albert Square would remain at Elstree Studios for at least another four years, taking the set through its 25th anniversary. [85], Sean O'Connor, former EastEnders series story producer and then-editor on radio soap opera The Archers, was announced to be taking over the role. just amazing!! Cheer up eastenders its christmas after all. McCutcheon quit the role at the end of 1998 in order to pursue a musical career. Complain about this comment (Comment number 60), RYAN (ur really name) WILL U MARRY ME BUT THING IN EASTENDERS HE SHOULD BE WITH STACEY X, Complain about this comment (Comment number 61), rele enjoyed tonights eppisode..was sad tho to say goodbye to stacey because i love her and she is one of me fav charecters.and rele liked the slow music in the end.really good well done lacey turner xxx, Complain about this comment (Comment number 62). [261][262] In 2012, filming took place in Keynsham, Somerset. [338][339] On 4 April 2015, EastEnders confirmed plans for a BBC One series featuring Kat and Alfie Moon. Complain about this comment (Comment number 34). Complain about this comment (Comment number 75), I think the injury that Janine has from stabbing herself will stop her from having any babies in the future - making her even more bitter and twisted! ", "EastEnders Dot Cotton filming in Thorpe Bay", "EastEnders stunt actor smashes head while filming Ryan Malloy horror fall", "Live ep for "EastEnders" 25th anniversary", "EastEnders: The Olympic flame comes to Walford! I think the Christmas Episode was really amazing, but I can't believe Stacy did not go with Ryan. [367] The character of Phil Mitchell (played by Steve McFadden since early 1990) has been criticised on several occasions for glorifying violence and proving a bad role model to children. Some actors' salaries were leaked in 2006, revealing that Natalie Cassidy (Sonia Fowler) was paid 150,000, Cliff Parisi (Minty Peterson) received 220,000, Barbara Windsor (Peggy Mitchell) and Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell) each received 360,000 and Wendy Richard (Pauline Fowler) had a salary of 370,000. Stacey battles to persuade Bradley that it's him she loves. National Grid personnel watch the show to know when closing credits begin so they can prepare for the surge, asking for additional power from France if necessary. 7. Whattowatch Newsletter [61] On 21 April 2007, the BBC launched a new advertising campaign using the slogan "There's more to EastEnders". 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[26] The credits were later updated when the Millennium Dome was built.[26]. [227], The majority of EastEnders episodes are filmed at the BBC Elstree Centre in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. storyline. [360] The following day, the anniversary week was rounded off with another fully live episode (the second after 2010) with 9.97million viewers watching the aftermath of the reveal, the Beale family finding out the truth of Lucy's killer and deciding to keep it a secret. //

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