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[46][47] In 1998 Matthew Robinson was appointed as the Executive Producer of EastEnders. During the winter period, filming can take place up to twelve weeks in advance, due to less daylight for outdoor filming sessions. [223] In March 2019 there was criticism from a group of MPs about how the BBC handled the redevelopment of the set. Hollingworth shared the award with the next Executive Producer, Jane Harris. 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. The lowest estimate we received was 7.2 million. [383] A suicide was also planned, but the character this storyline was assigned to was not revealed. 26 Dec 1986 24/12/1998 EastEnders Grant and. 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". cake and eat it' as Ofcom figures show many children under 13 use the main . Monthly TV Viewing Report: November 2021 In November, adults watched an average of 2 hours 5 minutes of commercial linear TV each day. In January 1993, it topped 15 million with 15.1 million for Monday 11th January 1993. This rating is not combined with the omnibus; the lowest rating for an episode with a combined rating was 12.87million. The BBC did not use meter readings but instead used audience questionnaires based on the memory of the sample they chose. Co-creator Tony Holland was from a large East End family, and such families have typified EastEnders. [15] Julia Smith came up with the name Eastenders after she and Holland had spent months telephoning theatrical agents and asking "Do you have any real East Enders on your books?" The viewing figures for 16 episodes are not combined with the omnibus. Episodes are roughly two weeks behind the UK. ", "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. Corrie's audience figures have dropped by 19 per cent in the past four years while EastEnders has fallen almost double this by around 37 per cent. "The soaps' dominance of traditional TV appears to be on the wane, no longer impervious to challenge from the linear opposition and losing fans to the streamers," he said. The Osmans, Jefferys and Carpenters represented the more modern diverse ethnic community of the East End. [381] Unused storylines penned by Yallop, which were revealed in the press during the trial, included the death of Cindy Beale's (Michelle Collins) infant son Steven; Sufia Karim (Rani Singh) being killed during a shotgun raid at the corner shop; Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard) dying of undiscovered cancer;[382] and an IRA explosion at the Walford community centre, killing Pete Beale (Peter Dean) and Diane Butcher (Sophie Lawrence), and leaving Simon Wicks (Nick Berry) paralysed below the waist. "[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. [124] On 2 June 2022, EastEnders aired an episode celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The Beale and Fowler family represented the old families of the East End, who had always been there. [356][357][358], The ratings increased in 2010, thanks to the "Who Killed Archie?" [209] The main buildings on the square consisted originally of hollow shells, constructed from marine plywood facades mounted onto steel frames. The show lost many of its significant characters during this period. [286] According to the EastEnders website, there are on average 208 episodes outputted each year. [173][174] This has spurred criticism, most notably from the actress Anna Wing, who portrayed Lou Beale in the show. [110] Beginning on 22 June 2020, Dooley interviews two cast members together in the show's restaurant set while observing social distancing measures. [329][330] In 1993, the two-part story "Dimensions in Time", a charity cross-over with Doctor Who, was shown. It has been criticised for various storylines, including the 2010 baby swap storyline which attracted over 6,000 complaints, as well as complaints of showing too much violence and allegations of national and racial stereotypes. [7], The show's creators were both Londoners, but when they researched Victorian squares, they found massive changes in areas they thought they knew well; however, delving further into the East End of London, they found exactly what they had been searching for: a real East End spiritan inward-looking quality, a distrust of strangers and authority figures, a sense of territory and community that the creators summed up as "Hurt one of us and you hurt us all". [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. Disney sequel Mary Poppins Returns, which starred Emily Blunt in the title role, took the sixth slot as viewers joined in on the family fun on BBC One. 2) Only two ratings are unavailable - ratings for episodes 29 and 30. The soap was beaten in the 7.30pm time slot by Victoria Coren. The show's creators opted for E20 instead of E19 as it was thought to sound better.[129]. Smith thought "Eastenders" "looked ugly written down" and was "hard to say", so decided to capitalise the second "e". . storyline and the second wedding of Ricky Butcher and Bianca Jackson, and the show's first live episode on 19th February 2010. The railway bridge is based upon one near BBC Television Centre which carries the Hammersmith & City line over Wood Lane W12, and the Queen Vic on the former College Park Hotel pub in Willesden at the end of Scrubs Lane at the junction with Harrow Road NW10 just a couple of miles from BBC Television Centre. The characters of Andy O'Brien and Debbie Wilkins were created to show a modern couple with outwardly mobile pretensions, and Lofty Holloway to show an outsider; someone who did not fit in with other residents. In 2014, the BBC announced plans to rebuild the set entirely. The British Film Institute described Market in Honey Lane thus: "It was not an earth-shaking programme, and certainly not pioneering in any revolutionary ideas in technique and production, but simply proposed itself to the casual viewer as a mildly pleasant affair. Sometimes I just want to see Dot Cotton moaning that the price of biscuits has gone up 10p. saga. When they compared the characters they had created, Smith and Holland realised they had created a cross-section of East End residents. In 2014, the omnibus moved back to around midnight on Friday nights, and in April 2015, the omnibus was axed, following detailed audience research and the introduction of 30-day catch up on BBC iPlayer and the planning of BBC One +1. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End of London. 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). This article or section is incomplete! 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[178] Middle-class characters do occasionally become regulars, but have been less successful and rarely become long-term characters. "[197], In the 1980s, EastEnders featured "gritty" storylines involving drugs and crime, representing the issues faced by working-class Britain under Thatcherism. storyline, 10.84million viewers tuned in for the 30th anniversary episode itself in an hour long special on 19 February 2015 (peaking with 11.9million). Coronation Street began in 1960 so why did the the BBC wait so long to broadcast a soap opera. [99] Although, since Yorke and Oates' reigns, opinions towards the storylines have become more favourable, with storylines such as Ruby Allen's (Louisa Lytton) sexual consent, which featured a special episode which "broke new ground"[100] and knife crime, both of which have created "vital" discussions. [333] A new breed of behind-the-scenes programmes have been broadcast on BBC Three since 1 December 2006. 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EastEnders' viewing figures continue to dwindle and Kara believes other shows might have the . "[390] By 7 January, that storyline had generated the most complaints in show history: the BBC received about 8,500 complaints, and media regulator Ofcom received 374; however, despite the controversy, EastEnders pulled in rating highs of 910million throughout the duration of the storyline. Pauline's family, the Beales, consisted of Pauline's twin brother Pete Beale (Peter Dean), his wife Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) and their teenage son Ian (Adam Woodyatt). Figures show that on July 31 the London-based soap opera recorded its lowest ever viewing figures since the show first aired in 1985. 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). Hit British soaps including EastEnders and Coronation Street have seen a significant drop in their viewing figures, it has been claimed. [290][291] It reverted to a weekend daytime slot as from January 2013 on BBC Two. [318] It was also shown on BBC Prime in Asia, but when the channel was replaced by BBC Entertainment, it ceased broadcasting the series. During her time at EastEnders, Berridge introduced popular characters such as Alfie Moon, Dennis Rickman,[48] Chrissie Watts, Jane Beale, Stacey Slater[49] and the critically panned Indian Ferreira family.[50]. [324], In 1991 the BBC sold the programme's format rights to a Dutch production company IDTV, the programme was renamed Het Oude Noorden (Translation: Old North). Ratings expert Stephen Price told Broadcast magazine that the issue is also partly to do with streaming services. Her eldest sister, Lou, had married a man named Albert Beale and had two children, named Peter and Pauline. 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. EastEnders is built around the idea of relationships and strong families, with each character having a place in the community. [139] The live-episode averaged 15.6million viewers, peaking at 16.6million in the final five minutes of broadcast. It's a far cry from the 30million who tuned in to. Kathleen Hutchison was swiftly appointed as the Executive Producer of EastEnders, and was tasked with quickly turning the fortunes of the soap. Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall guest starred in the episode; it also marked the first executive producer credit for Clenshaw. Danny Dyer has been a mainstay on EastEnder in recent years, Emmerdale spoilers for next week: April's terror over bully and child kidnap horror, A lack of iconic characters is said to be harming EastEnders' viewing figures, Corrie spoilers: Daisy's tragic past unveiled after medical crisis for Daniel's baby Bertie. [66], From 4 February 2010, CGI was used in the show for the first time, with the addition of computer-generated trains.[67]. John Yorke became the Executive Producer of EastEnders in 2000. [371], 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". EastEnders Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. "[325] The Dutch version began broadcasting on VARA 13 March 1993 but was cancelled after 20 episodes. The BBC received complaints from viewers who were unhappy with the content in the episode. TAM/AGB used meter readings and published the data as millions of homes viewing. The new scenes from the new set will first appear from new episodes airing in spring. [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. The following day, the anniversary week was rounded off with another fully live episode (the second after 2010) with 9.97 million viewers watching the aftermath of the reveal, the Beale family finding out the truth of Lucy's killer and decided to keep it a secret. EastEnders has always featured a culturally diverse cast which has included black, Asian, Turkish, Polish and Latvian characters. [37] The majority of EastEnders' characters are working-class. Within days, a scandalous headline appeared "EASTENDERS STAR IS A KILLER". They suggested that the average proportion of visible minority faces on EastEnders was substantially lower than the actual ethnic minority population in East London boroughs, and it, therefore, reflected the East End in the 1960s, not the East End of the 2000s. [236] Using a plan devised by co-creators Smith and Holland, five minutes of material was cut from four of the pre-recorded episodes preceding the election. [278] When repeats and omnibus editions are shown, the BBC pays additional fees to cast and scriptwriters and incurs additional editing costs, which in the period 20092010, amounted to 5.5million. [244][245] In 1986, EastEnders filmed overseas for the first time, in Venice, and this was also the first time it was not filmed on videotape, as a union rule at the time prevented producers taking a video crew abroad and a film crew had to be used instead. Big storylines. [308], EastEnders is broadcast around the world in many English-speaking countries. ", "EastEnders boss on Bobby reveal: 'It's the start of a bigger story', "EastEnders star Laurie Brett on Bobby: 'I've known since November', "EastEnders star Hetti Bywater on Bobby reveal: 'I was so shocked', "Sun, Sea, Sex, Sand and Conservatism in the Australian Television Soap Opera", "Revealed: The full list of the BBC's 96 highest-paid stars", "BBC spent 700,000 on EastEnders episode", "Total annual cost of the continuing dramas", "Eco-Enders EastEnders earns top sustainability award", "Why is EastEnders changing its time slot on BBC? EastEnders won the battle with 8.4million viewers (41% share) whilst Coronation Street lagged behind with 7.3million viewers (34% share). Therefore the first episode of EastEnders was watched by 13 million people which equates to 17.35 million people. Walford Wiki. [138][147] These characters are often seen as being loud and interfering but most importantly, responsible for the well-being of the family. [288], The omnibus edition, a compilation of the week's episodes in a continuous sequence, originally aired on BBC One on Sunday afternoons,[289] until 1 April 2012 when it was changed to a late Friday night or early Saturday morning slot, commencing 6 April 2012, though the exact time differed. 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. Hawkins). EastEnders has not had a brilliant year. On one occasion following a scene in an episode broadcast in October 2002, where Phil brutally beat his godson, Jamie Mitchell (Jack Ryder), 31 complaints came from viewers. THE BBC enjoyed some record-breaking viewing figures with its on-demand service, BBC iPlayer, last year. story arc in 2001 that attracted over 19 million viewers and was one of the biggest successes in British soap television; the "Who Killed Archie?" [54] Harwood stayed at EastEnders for 20 months before being promoted by the BBC. Get a daily email direct to your inbox with our newsletter. [104], In February 2020, EastEnders celebrated its 35th anniversary with a stunt on the River Thames leading to the death of Dennis Rickman Jr (Bleu Landau). [35], By the end of 1989 EastEnders had acquired a new executive producer, Michael Ferguson, who had previously been a successful producer on ITV's The Bill. EastEnders is the BBC's most consistent programme in terms of ratings. [19], The Watts and Mitchell families have been central to many notable EastEnders storylines, the show having been dominated by the Watts in the 1980s, with the 1990s focusing on the Mitchells and Butchers. Jana Bennett, the BBC's then director of production, later apologised for the episodes, stating on BBC1's news bulletin: "It is clear that a significant number of viewers have been upset by the recent episodes of EastEnders, and we are very sorry, because the production team and programme makers did not mean to cause any offence." Viewing figures peaked at 16.6million, which was the highest viewed episode in seven years. [202] The issue of illiteracy was highlighted by the characters of middle-aged Keith (David Spinx) and his young son Darren (Charlie G. "Exclusives" about EastEnders storylines and the actors on the show became a staple of tabloid buyers' daily reading. [190] The show has also become known for the return of characters after they have left the show. [228] In January 1987, EastEnders had three production teams each comprising a director, production manager, production assistant and assistant floor manager. On July 31 the BBC soap attracted just 1.7 million viewers, minuscule in comparison to the show's. 3-min read. [394] On 17 November 2014 it was announced that Ofcom will investigate over the storyline. [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. [94], In July 2018, a special episode was aired as part of a knife crime storyline. The show was presented by Angellica Bell and was available to digital viewers at 8:30pm on Monday nights. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the programme follows the stories of local residents and their families as they go about their daily lives. [78] Dominic Treadwell-Collins was appointed as the new executive producer on 19 August 2013[79][80] and was credited on 9 December. We have a very wide range of content - there's a strong 80s focus with trivia on EastEnders and Grange Hill, but you can also find articles on popular contemporary TV programmes such as Breaking Bad and The Sopranos. Street Star Bill Lashes "Steamy" EastEnders". [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. It should be noted that before the establishment of BARB, not only did BBC and ITV collect audience data separately but they collected and collated it using different methods. [295] Four specially selected episodes from 1985, 1986 and 1987 were also repeated on BBC1 on Friday evenings at 8pm under the banner "The Unforgettable EastEnders". [133] E20 was entirely fictional when it was created, as London East postal districts stopped at E18 at the time. Oates began her role in October, and continued to work with Yorke until the end of the year to "ensure a smooth handover". Robinson also earned tabloid soubriquet "Axeman of Albert Square" after sacking a large number of characters in one hit, and several more thereafter. 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. [236] 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. While W was showing same-day repeats of EastEnders, they also returned the weekend omnibus, starting on 20 February 2016. "[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. 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