A new era began in 1990 with the introduction of Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp)—the Mitchell brothers—successful characters who would go on to dominate the soap thereafter. 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[81] He axed multiple characters from the show[82] and introduced the extended Carter family. [90] O'Connor's approach to the show was to have a firmer focus on realism, which he said was being "true to EastEnders' DNA and [finding] a way of capturing what it would be like if Julia Smith and Tony Holland were making the show now." 12-22-08. [46][47] In 1998 Matthew Robinson was appointed as the Executive Producer of EastEnders. It seems that the show is continuing to be a huge part of her life, and we can expect her to stick around for a while. [105][106], It was announced on 18 March 2020 that production had been suspended on EastEnders and other BBC Studios continuing dramas in light of new government guidelines following the COVID-19 pandemic, and that broadcast of the show would be reduced to two 30-minute episodes per week, broadcast on Mondays and Tuesdays, respectively. 10-23-08. "[68] The live episode featured the death of Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements) at the conclusion of the "Who Killed Archie?" [164] Storylines included the cot death of 14-month-old Hassan Osman, Nick Cotton's (John Altman) homophobia, racism and murder of Reg Cox (Johnnie Clayton),[165] Arthur Fowler's (Bill Treacher) unemployment reflecting the recession of the 1980s, the rape of Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) in 1988 by James Willmott-Brown (William Boyde)[165] and Michelle Fowler's (Susan Tully) teenage pregnancy. Directed by Steve Finn. The main engine of that week is great stories that'll get people talking. [266][257] W stopped showing EastEnders in April 2018. EastEnders is built around the idea of relationships and strong families, with each character having a place in the community. [120], Walford East is a fictional tube station for Walford, and a tube map that was first seen on air in 1996 showed Walford East between Bow Road and West Ham, in the actual location of Bromley-by-Bow on the District and Hammersmith & City lines. The viewing figures for 25 episodes are unknown. The ratings are not combined with the omnibus before 29 June 1998, but are combined thereafter. [148], EastEnders has been praised for its portrayal of characters with disabilities, including Adam Best (David Proud) (spina bifida), Noah Chambers (Micah Thomas) (deaf), Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) and her daughter Stacey (Lacey Turner) (bipolar disorder), Janet Mitchell (Grace) (Down syndrome), Jim Branning (John Bardon) (stroke)[149] and Dinah Wilson (Anjela Lauren Smith) (multiple sclerosis). The highly anticipated return of Ross Kemp as Grant Mitchell in October 2005 proved to be a sudden major ratings success, with the first two episodes consolidating to ratings of 13.21 to 13.34 million viewers. Press coverage of EastEnders, which was already intense, went into overdrive once the show was broadcast. Co-creator Tony Holland was from a large East End family, and such families have typified EastEnders. On 21 September 2004, Berridge quit as executive producer of EastEnders following continued criticism of the show. [158], As of December 2020[update], Adam Woodyatt, Gillian Taylforth and Letitia Dean are the only members of the original cast remaining in the show, in their roles of Ian Beale, Kathy Beale and Sharon Watts respectively. [345], Some storylines have provoked high levels of viewer complaints. Episodes from prior years are still shown on various PBS stations in the US. Complaints against a scene in which Little Mo's face was pushed in gravy on Christmas Day were upheld by the Broadcasting Standards Council. Carrington was told he was Lucy's killer on Monday 16,[233] while Laurie Brett (who plays Bobby's adoptive mother, Jane) was informed in November, due to the character playing a huge role in the cover-up of Lucy's murder. In the main, middle-class characters exist as villains, such as James Wilmott-Brown (William Boyde), May Wright (Amanda Drew), Stella Crawford (Sophie Thompson), Yusef Khan (Ace Bhatti) and Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith) or are used to promote positive liberal influences, such as Colin Russell (Michael Cashman) or Rachel Kominski (Jacquetta May). [58] In October 2006, Diederick Santer took over as Executive Producer of EastEnders. This was the second live broadcast of EastEnders. [118] There is also a market close to Fassett Square at Ridley Road. Initially there were two 30-minute episodes per week, later increasing to three, but since 2001, episodes have been broadcast on every weekday except Wednesday (outside of special occasions). 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. The 'tart with a heart' is another recurring character. The episodes seem really slow in 2008. Another recurring male character type is the smartly dressed businessman, often involved in gang culture and crime and seen as a local authority figure. The final process was to add the audio which included background noise such as a train or a jukebox music and to check it met the BBC's technical standard for broadcasting. [271] In December 2019, Christmas episodes were added to Britbox UK. It’s all there in abundance. storyline, which was revealed in a special live episode of the show that drew a peak of 17 million viewers; and the "Who Killed Lucy Beale?" This led to the introduction of some characters who were deliberately conceived as comic or light-hearted. The BBC responded by saying they had been working that way for some time and it had not affected the quality of the show. In 1987, EastEnders covered the general election. Whodunits also feature regularly, including the "Who Shot Phil?" [177] On each set all the appliances are fully functional such as gas cookers, the laundry washing machines and The Queen Victoria beer pumps. Exterior scenes are filmed on a specially constructed film lot, and interior scenes take place in six studios. Although episodes are predominantly recorded weeks before they are broadcast, occasionally, EastEnders includes current events in their episodes. It currently ranks as one of the most watched shows in the UK. [18] They took a holiday in Playa de los Pocillos, Lanzarote, and started to create the characters. Tony was first mentioned in EastEnders in April 2008, when Palmer returned as Bianca Jackson following a nine-year absence from the show. It has also been important in the history of British television drama, tackling many subjects that are considered to be controversial or taboo in British culture, and portraying a social life previously unseen on UK mainstream television. On 2 March 2007, BBC signed a deal with Google to put videos on YouTube. [34], As the show progressed into the 1990s, EastEnders still featured hard-hitting issues such as Mark Fowler (Todd Carty) revealing he was HIV positive[165] in 1991, the death of his wife Gill (Susanna Dawson) from an AIDS-related illness in 1992, murder, adoption, abortion, Peggy Mitchell's (Barbara Windsor) battle with breast cancer,[165] and Phil Mitchell's (Steve McFadden) alcoholism and violence towards wife Kathy. Less than five minutes into the latest batch of episodes and had to get this sequence of reaction shots immortalized ASAP, 2008: Steven chatting up and very nearly groping a mannequin while preparing for a night of passion with Stacey, This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our, Classic EastEnders episode discussion: 1988, Classic EastEnders episode discussion: 1989, Classic EastEnders episode discussion: 2008. [114] This led to the BBC receiving over 100,000 complaints making it the most complained-about moment of television history. [157] Speaking extras, including Tracey the barmaid (Jane Slaughter) (who has been in the show since the first episode in 1985), have made appearances throughout the show's duration, without being the focus of any major storylines. [142] Other examples include Paul Priestly (Mark Thrippleton) and Trevor Short (Phil McDermott),[143] In 1989 especially, characters were brought in who were deliberately conceived as comic or light-hearted. [241] According to the NAO, BBC executives approved £500,000 of additional funding for the 25th anniversary live episode (19 February 2010). It was previously shown on BFBS1. 'Exclusives' about EastEnders storylines and the actors on the show became a staple of tabloid buyers’ daily reading. From 10 August 2001, EastEnders then added its fourth episode (shown on Fridays). [332], In 2008, EastEnders, along with Coronation Street, was criticised by Martin McGuinness, then Northern Ireland's deputy first minister, for "the level of concentration around the pub" and the "antics portrayed in The [...] Queen Vic". [195] Episodes are produced in "quartets" of four episodes, each of which starts filming on a Tuesday and takes nine days to record. The set will provide a modern, upgraded exterior filming resource for EastEnders, and will copy the appearance of the existing buildings. 17/12/2008 The last 12 months in … [201] These were replaced by specially recorded election material, including representatives from each major party, and a scene recorded on the day after the election reflecting the result, which was broadcast the following Tuesday. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. I love Ricky's inner bitch muttering "She was robbed!" Show creators Julia Smith and Tony Holland also wrote a book about the show in 1987, entitled EastEnders: The Inside Story (ISBN 978-0-563-20601-9), telling the story of how the show made it to screen. [315] The following day the show received its lowest ever ratings at that time (6.2 million) when ITV scheduled an hour-long episode of Emmerdale against it. It should be entertaining but it should also be informative—that's part of our unique BBC compact with the audience. [97] Jon Sen was announced on 10 December 2018 to be taking on the role of executive producer. [234] Bywater only discovered Bobby was responsible for Lucy's death on the morning of Thursday, 19 February, several hours before they filmed the scenes revealing Bobby as Lucy's killer. Get Xtra", "BBC Three – 1 December 2006 – BBC Genome", "Web drama comes of age with EastEnders spin-off", "Walford returns to web with second series of EastEnders: E20", "EastEnders joins forces with Michael Wood and Wallace & Gromit to inspire a life full of learning for BBC audiences", "Soaps  – 'Enders, Corrie 'CIN' crossover confirmed – Digital Spy", "First look at Eastenders Irish spin-off Redwater... but have producers learned from previous 'Oirish' mistakes? [117] The show's producers based the square's design on Fassett Square in Dalston. Throughout rebuilding filming would still take place, and so scaffolding was often seen on screen during the process, with some storylines written to accommodate the rebuilding, such as the Queen Vic fire. [166], 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),[165] 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. 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