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EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
'' is a British
soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
that has aired on
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since 19 February 1985. Several
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shows have been made, some of which use the narrative of flashbacks to look at the history of the characters such as " CivvyStreet". Others have been a lead-up for a character's eventual return to the show such as "Return of Nick Cotton", and some have followed characters who had departed from the show in another setting such as the 2016 spin-off series '' Kat & Alfie: Redwater''. With the exception of "CivvyStreet" which was set within Albert Square during the
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, these spin-offs take place in a different setting.
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have also aired, particularly for the anniversaries of the show looking back at the history of the show's inception, its characters and storylines.


Spin-off series

In October 2009, a 12-part Internet spin-off series entitled ''
EastEnders: E20 ''EastEnders: E20'' (sometimes just ''E20'') is a British Internet soap opera, which began airing on 8 January 2010. A spin-off from the established BBC soap ''EastEnders'', it is set in ''EastEnders'' regular setting of Albert Square, a Victori ...
'' was announced. The series was conceived by executive producer
Diederick Santer Diederick Santer (born 3 July 1969) is a British television producer and is best known for his work on the popular BBC television soap opera ''EastEnders'', a post which he assumed on 23 October 2006 and left on 1 March 2010. He was Chief Execu ...
"as a way of nurturing new, young talent, both on- and off-screen, and exploring the stories of the soaps' anonymous bystanders." ''E20'' features a group of sixth-form characters and targets the "''Hollyoaks'' demographic". It was written by a team of young writers and was shown three times a week on the ''EastEnders'' website from 8 January 2010. A second ten-part series started in September 2010, with twice-weekly episodes available online and an omnibus on BBC Three. A third series of 15 episodes started in September 2011. On 4 April 2015, plans for a BBC One series featuring
Kat Moon Kathleen "Kat" Slater (also Moon) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Jessie Wallace. She is also played by Kate Peck in a flashback in 2001 and Sumar-Elise Sandford in a flashback in 2018. Kat is the seco ...
and
Alfie Moon Alfie Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Shane Richie. He made his first appearance on 21 November 2002, and left on 25 December 2005. He returned to ''EastEnders'' on 21 September 2010, following the ...
were announced. The six-part drama, '' Kat and Alfie: Redwater'', was created by executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins and started in May 2017. In the series, the Moons visit Ireland where they "search for answers to some very big questions."


''EastEnders'' "bubbles"


"CivvyStreet"

"CivvyStreet" is a spin-off episode of ''EastEnders'' broadcast on
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on 26 December 1988. The episode is a flashback to
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and is set at Christmas 1942. It was watched by 7 million viewers.


"Return of Nick Cotton"

This episode first aired on 1 October 2000 and was a lead-up to the return of Nick Cotton as a regular character later that year, more than two years after his last appearance. It was written by
Matthew Graham Matthew Graham is a British television writer, and the co-creator of the BBC/Kudos (production company), Kudos Film and Television science fiction series ''Life on Mars (UK TV series), Life on Mars'', which debuted in 2006 on BBC One and has re ...
and directed by
Chris Bernard Chris Bernard (born 20 October 1955) is an English film director. He has directed eight films since 1985. He was born in Liverpool, England and started his professional career in the theatre. In 1977 he developed an old warehouse, in Matthew S ...
. The episode followed Nick as he has just been released from prison. Fast forward to 10 weeks later and he was living in a squat in North London. He then had a dream where his dead father
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appeared and warned him that something terrible is about to happen to him. He was told by a black gay couple living in the squat with him that seeing your own dead relatives in your dreams was a bad sign but Nick was not worried. He then decided to meet up with his son
Ashley Ashley is a place name derived from the Old English words '' æsc'' (“ash”) and '' lēah'' (“meadow”). It may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ashley (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name ...
and ex-wife Zoe and went to Zoe's brother Eddie to ask for her address. He also had some mean-looking thugs on his trail (one named Colin) who had a score to settle with him. He met up with Ashley who revealed he and Zoe were living with Zoe's new boyfriend. The thugs discovered Nick's whereabouts and showed up at Zoe's house trying to break in. To escape them Ashley and Nick got into a stolen convertible car and drove off. Zoe pleaded with Ashley not to go with Nick knowing he would be a bad influence but Ashley did not listen. Then just before the end of the episode Nick and Ashley were discussing where to go from here and Nick predictably said "Let's hit the road for a bit, and then just maybe...we'll go and see Ma," and the decided to travel around for a bit before their eventual return to Walford.


"Ricky & Bianca"

This two-part episode aired on 13 and 20 May 2002, originally these episodes were planned to air over the Christmas period in 2001 but filming was delayed due to Patsy Palmer's pregnancy. This two part special was a lead-up to Ricky Butcher's return later that year as a regular character. It was written by Simon Ashdown. The episode saw Ricky reunite with his ex-wife Bianca Jackson and son
Liam Liam is a short form of the Irish name Uilliam or the old Germanic name William. Etymology The original name was a merging of two Old German elements: ''willa'' ("will" or "resolution"); and ''helma'' ("helmet"). The juxtaposition of these elem ...
in
Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
. Bianca had been in Manchester doing an arts degree for the past two and a half years and was struggling to look after Liam. Ricky discovered she had been working in a nightclub and had stolen money from the manager Vince. Ricky ended up getting caught in the middle of all of this along with his new girlfriend Cassie. After he got Bianca out of trouble, they had a one-night stand during which Bianca conceived their daughter Tiffany. Ricky told Cassie he didn't really love her, he was still in love with Bianca. Cassie managed to manipulate Bianca into thinking that she and Ricky would never be happy together, and Bianca made the difficult decision to leave Liam with Ricky, feeling that he'd be a better parent than she would, and left in a taxi. Nancy Banks-Smith of ''
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'' described the episodes as, "A cynical way of shooing Ricky back into Albert Square. ..These let's-do-the-show-somewhere-else specials tend to be tiresome. This one seems to be a way of easing Ricky back into ''EastEnders''. Pete Shelley of the ''
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'' said, "A shot of a pasty-faced, grumpy-looking orang-utan told us that this episode marked the return of Bianca... I won't bore you with the details of Simon Ashdown's plot, suffice to say that it was worthy of a '' Brookside'' Christmas video starring
Lindsey Corkhill Lindsey Corkhill (also Stanlow and Phelan) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'', played by Claire Sweeney. The character debuted on-screen during the episode broadcast on 12 June 1991. Lindsey was origina ...
." Simon Edge of the ''
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'' said "''EastEnders'' spin-offs usually set off the cringe alarm. But this one is a hoot, mainly because Patsy Palmer is sending herself up something rotten - normally only drag queens can manage a falsetto squeal that high - and because she and Sid Owen look so pleased to be there." Tina Baker, for
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said "The Ricky and Bianca spin-off didn’t quite work, It just wasn’t quite as good as when they were in Albert Square with all the other characters. It’s a bit of a danger when characters have already left the soap and then they return in a spin-off."


"Dot's Story"

This episode first aired on 2 January 2003 and followed Dot Branning ( June Brown) to Wales to visit the family she stayed with during
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. Through a series of flashbacks, we see Dot being evacuated, and her experiences of evacuation. Her guardians Gwen and Will featured in the episode.


"Perfectly Frank"

This episode aired on 21 September 2003 and followed Frank Butcher as he set up a seedy nightclub and a car valeting service in
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after returning from Spain where he was last seen in 2002. When Frank is sent a car to valet by the local gangster named Reg Priest, his assistant finds a dead body in the boot. Frank and his club staff try to find a way to avoid the police asking questions and fall foul of Reg so they throw the body into the water over the side of the pier. The episode was written by Tony Jordan.


"Pat and Mo"

This feature-length episode first aired on 1 April 2004 and revealed what caused the feud between Pat Evans and
Mo Harris Mo Harris (also known as "Big Mo") is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', who made her first appearance on 18 September 2000, played by Laila Morse. Mo is also played by Lorraine Stanley in the 2004 soap "bubble" ''Pat ...
that lasted until Pat's death in 2012. Pat and Mo meet at the grave of Pat's brother and Mo's husband,
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, and reminisce about old times through a series of flashbacks. Mo's brother,
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, also appeared in the episode. Young Pat was played by Emma Cooke and young Mo was played by
Lorraine Stanley Lorraine Stanley (born 28 June 1976) is an English actress, known for playing Kelly in the 2006 film ''London to Brighton'' and Karen Taylor in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Personal life Stanley was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, the dau ...
, who would go on to play Karen Taylor thirteen years later.


Red Button episodes


"Phil On Remand"

After being sent to prison for his wrongful involvement in the death of Stella Crawford, Phil Mitchell finds himself the reluctant mentor to a new prisoner when he runs afoul of the top dog.


"Billy's Olympic Nightmare"


"Dorothy Branning: The Next Chapter"

This episode first aired on BBC's
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service on 11 January 2013.
Abi Branning Abi Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Lorna Fitzgerald. She was introduced by executive producer Kate Harwood on 3 July 2006 as an extension to the Branning family, along with father Max (J ...
(
Lorna Fitzgerald Lorna Katie Fitzgerald (born 17 April 1996) is a British actress from Northampton. Her most notable role to date is that of Abi Branning in the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders''. Since leaving ''EastEnders'' in January 2018, Fitzgerald has develope ...
) tracks down her step grandmother Dot Branning ( June Brown), who has been living away from Walford with her granddaughter
Dotty Cotton Kirsty "Dotty" Cotton is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Molly Conlin from 2008 to 2010 and Milly Zero from 2019 to 2022. She was introduced on 26 December 2008 as the daughter of established chara ...
(
Molly Conlin Molly Conlin (born 23 February 2001) is a former English actress, known for her role as Dotty Cotton on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Personal life Conlin was born in Canning Town, London where she lives with her mother and her brother, Ja ...
), following the revelation that her father
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(
Jake Wood Jake Dylan Wood (born 12 July 1972) is an English actor and podcaster, known for his role as Max Branning in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. He has also made guest appearances in series including ''Only Fools and Horses'' and ''Red Dwarf''. ...
) has a secret wife,
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( Kierston Wareing) and the fallout it had caused for her family, including Max's current fiancé/ex-wife and Abi's mother
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( Jo Joyner). She convinces Dot to return home to Walford when she recognises how she is lonely, starting the 'next chapter' in Dot's life. It acted as the return of June Brown to the role of Dot after six months away.


"T & B 4 Eva"

This episode first aired on BBC's
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service on 8 November 2013.
Bianca Butcher Bianca Jackson (also Butcher) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' played by Patsy Palmer. The character was introduced by executive producer Leonard Lewis and appeared initially from 1993 to 1999, when Palmer opted ...
( Patsy Palmer) is studying to become a beautician in Manchester for six weeks, away from her family in Walford. She meets the charming
Terry Spraggan The following are characters who first appeared in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' during 2013, listed by order of first appearance. New characters were introduced by Lorraine Newman, executive producer until December 2013, when Dominic Tread ...
( Terry Alderton) and they fall for each other and eventually start a relationship. The episode led to the eventual introduction of Terry and his family when they returned to Walford with Bianca when the six-week course ended.


Documentaries

Several documentaries have been made about ''EastEnders'', usually broadcast on BBC Three. Since February 2010,
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started repeating various ''EastEnders'' documentaries. Since then, they occasionally show documentaries on Saturdays and Sundays.


''EastEnders Revealed''

''EastEnders Revealed'' is a factual entertainment programme that looks back at the storylines, characters and stars of ''EastEnders''. It first aired in December 1998 as part of the new BBC digital channel ( BBC Choice) line-up and last aired to date in March 2012. ''EastEnders Revealed'' was the only BBC Choice programme to last the entire life of the channel, and was carried over to its replacement BBC Three where it continued until 2012. It has been presented by Gail Porter,
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,
Jayne Middlemiss Jayne Middlemiss (born 3 February 1971) is an English television and radio presenter. She began presenting music television shows such as ''The O-Zone'' and ''Top of the Pops'' in the mid-1990s, before presenting a variety of other television and ...
, Edith Bowman, Colin Murray,
Melanie Sykes Melanie Ann Sykes (born 7 August 1970) is an English television and radio presenter. She is best known for co-hosting ''Today with Des and Mel'' with Des O'Connor and '' Let's Do Lunch'' with Gino D'Acampo. She also co-hosted ''Going Out with Al ...
and
Tracy-Ann Oberman Tracy-Ann Oberman (born Tracy Anne Oberman; 25 August 1966) is an English actress, playwright and narrator. She is widely known for roles including Chrissie Watts in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2004–2005) and Valerie Lewis or "Auntie V ...
. The episodes are 30 or 60 minutes in length and, on occasions, have been broadcast on the BBC's flagship channel,
BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, p ...
. This is usually after a major storyline has been taking place in ''EastEnders'', for example when
Leslie Grantham Leslie Michael Grantham (30 April 1947 – 15 June 2018) was an English actor, best known for his role as "Dirty" Den Watts in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. He was a convicted murderer, having served 10 years for the killing of a West Germ ...
( Den Watts) returned to the show in 2003, when Wendy Richard ( Pauline Fowler) left and when Barbara Windsor ( Peggy Mitchell) left.


List of titled episodes


''EastEnders Xtra''

''EastEnders Xtra'' was an
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entertainment series based on ''EastEnders''. It was first available to viewers in February 2005, which coincided with the 20th anniversary of ''EastEnders''. Television viewers could watch the show by pressing the red button on their television remote, at 8.30pm on Monday nights. The programme was presented by
CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
presenter
Angellica Bell Angellica Bell (born 24 March 1976) is a British television and radio presenter, best known for her presenting on CBBC between 2000 and 2006. She is also known for providing occasional cover on ''The One Show'' and for co-presenting '' The M ...
and was approximately 15 to 20 minutes in length. It was primarily aimed at younger fans of ''EastEnders''. It featured games and interviews with cast members, looked behind the scenes and allowed viewers to take part in quizzes on their mobile phones. The series was produced by Simon Hall. The theme and music used within the show was a rocked up version of the ''EastEnders'' theme tune. The series ran for ten weeks, featuring ten episodes. Each episode featured an ''EastEnders'' star as a co-presenter. In the first episode,
Tracy-Ann Oberman Tracy-Ann Oberman (born Tracy Anne Oberman; 25 August 1966) is an English actress, playwright and narrator. She is widely known for roles including Chrissie Watts in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2004–2005) and Valerie Lewis or "Auntie V ...
who played
Chrissie Watts Chrissie Watts is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Tracy-Ann Oberman. She first appeared on 29 April 2004 and transpired to be the second wife of the show's "most enduring character", Den Watts (Leslie G ...
explained that The Queen Victoria pub uses exterior and interior sets for filming. Perry Fenwick who plays Billy Mitchell took part in "Extractor", a part of ''EastEnders Xtra'' which asks cast members a series of questions. The other co-presenters were
Nabil Elouahabi Nabil Elouahabi (born 6 February 1975), often credited as Nabil Elouhabi, is a British- Moroccan actor, known for his role as Tariq Larousi in ''EastEnders'' from 2003 to 2005, as Rashid "Gary" Mahmoon in " Strangers on the Shore" (the 2002 Chri ...
(
Tariq Larousi The Ferreira family are a fictional family from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', that appeared on screen between 2003 and 2005. Created by Tony Jordan and introduced by Louise Berridge as a new Asian family, producers hoped they would become ce ...
),
Pooja Shah Pooja Ashwin Shah (born 8 August 1979 in London, England) is a British actress, filmmaker and model of Kenyan-Indian descent. She is known for her role as Kareena Ferreira in the popular UK soap opera EastEnders. Shah works with her husband direc ...
(
Kareena Ferreira The Ferreira family are a fictional family from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', that appeared on screen between 2003 and 2005. Created by Tony Jordan and introduced by Louise Berridge as a new Asian family, producers hoped they would become ...
),
Jemma Walker Jemma Walker is an English actress, known for portraying Siobhan Jones Callan in ''Family Affairs'' and Sasha Perkins in ''EastEnders''. Background Born in Essex, Walker was a dancer until the age of sixteen. She studied for a Drama BTEC at Ba ...
( Sasha Perkins), Natalie Cassidy (
Sonia Fowler Sonia Fowler (also Jackson) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Natalie Cassidy. Her first appearance was on and she departed on She returned briefly in 2010 along with other members of the Jackson fam ...
),
Ameet Chana Ameet Chana (born 12 September 1975 in Epsom, Surrey, England) is a British-Indian actor. His most notable role is Adi Ferreira in ''EastEnders''. In May 2006 he took over presenting the Breakdown Show (Bhangra Music) on BBC Asian Network (a N ...
(
Adi Ferreira The Ferreira family are a fictional family from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', that appeared on screen between 2003 and 2005. Created by Tony Jordan and introduced by Louise Berridge as a new Asian family, producers hoped they would become ce ...
), Cliff Parisi (
Minty Peterson Rick "Minty" Peterson is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Cliff Parisi. He made his first appearance on 11 March 2002. In his initial appearances, he was credited with the name "Rick". His nickname was give ...
), Joe Swash (
Mickey Miller Mickey Miller is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Joe Swash. He made his first appearance on 15 April 2003. Introduced as a guest character, Mickey proved popular and was turned into a regular by executive p ...
) and
Mohammed George Mohammed Michael "Mo" George (born 11 March 1982) is a British actor who played Gus Smith on the soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 2002 to 2008. Early life Mohammed Michael George was born to a Jamaican mother and Antiguan father, in Hackney, ...
(
Gus Smith Gus Smith is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Mohammed George. He made his first appearance on 28 May 2002. It was announced in January 2008 that Gus would leave the show later in 2008, and he made his ...
).


''EastEnders: Back to Ours''

''EastEnders: Back to Ours'' is a series which aired on
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and
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. The first series contains six episodes, made available over the course of 27 January–12 February 2015 as part of the show's 30th anniversary celebrations. On 18 September 2015, a second run of two episodes was announced, to be shown on 28 September and 2 October 2015. It returned for a third time on 1 January 2016 for a one-off special. It features several cast members, past and present, looking over their greatest moments on the show, in a format similar to '' Gogglebox''. The first series attracted 2.8 million requests.


''EastEnders: The Real Stories''

''EastEnders: The Real Stories'' is a series of six short episodes that was made available on BBC Three from 6 July 2018 to tie in with episode 5737, in which
Shakil Kazemi The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in 2016, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins, or his successor Se ...
's ( Shaheen Jafargholi) funeral takes place after he is stabbed and killed. The episodes feature real people talking about their family members who were murdered.


''EastEnders: Secrets from the Square''

''EastEnders: Secrets from the Square'' is a documentary series hosted by Stacey Dooley on
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. The programme was broadcast as a response to the
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which led to the suspension of production on ''EastEnders''. The series includes Dooley interviewing cast members such as Adam Woodyatt,
Letitia Dean Letitia Jane Dean (born 14 November 1967) is an English actress. She is known for her portrayal of Sharon Watts in the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders''. An original cast member from 1985 to 1995, she reprised the role from 2001 to 2006, and again ...
,
Diane Parish Diane Parish (born 1 November 1969) is an English actress, who has been portraying the character Denise Fox on the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' since 2006 Born in Chelsea, London and a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Pari ...
,
Kellie Bright Kellie Denise Bright (born 1 July 1976) is an English actress. Her roles include Linda Carter in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', for which she won the 2015 British Soap Award for Best Actress and Best Dramatic Performance, Julie in ''Ali G I ...
and
Danny Dyer Danial John Dyer (born 24 July 1977) is an English actor and presenter. Dyer's breakthrough role was as Moff in ''Human Traffic'', with other notable roles as Mick Carter in EastEnders, Billy the Limpet in '' Mean Machine'' and as Tommy Johns ...
about their experiences on ''EastEnders''.


Other documentaries

'' Just Another Day'' was a six-part documentary series presented John Pitman that looked at places which are part of the British way of life. The first episode, broadcast on 14 November 1986, went behind the scenes of ''EastEnders''. ''EastEnders Family Album'' was a special documentary which first aired on 13 February 2000 to coincide with the 15th anniversary of ''EastEnders''. Narrated by Wendy Richard ( Pauline Fowler), the documentary looked back at some of the most memorable storylines and characters in the show and featured interviews with past and present cast members. ''EastEnders: The Whole Truth'' was a series of five documentary episodes, three pre-recorded and two live, broadcast every day from 2–6 April 2001, presented by Gaby Roslin. The first three, pre-recorded episodes were broadcast at 12:00pm, whereas the two live episodes were broadcast before the main ''EastEnders'' shows on those days. ''EastEnders: The Whole Truth'' examined the " Who Shot Phil?" storyline, including interviews with several cast members. Episode 5 was broadcast before the assailant, Lisa Fowler ( Lucy Benjamin), was revealed to the public, and episode 6 gauged the reaction the following evening. ''A-Z of EastEnders'' was a documentary broadcast on the twentieth anniversary of ''EastEnders'' in 2005 and presented by
Jonathan Ross Jonathan Stephen Ross (born 17 November 1960) is an English broadcaster, film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He presented the BBC One chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' during the 2000s, hosted his own radio show on ...
. Since 1 December 2006, a new style of behind-the-scenes programmes have been broadcast on BBC Three, and on
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following the closure of BBC Three. These are all documentaries related to current storylines in ''EastEnders'', in a similar format to ''EastEnders Revealed'', though not using the ''EastEnders Revealed'' name. The include clips from the series and interviews with the show's cast and crew as well as TV critics such as
Sharon Marshall Sharon Jean Marshall (born 21 September 1971) is a British entertainment journalist and screenwriter best known for being the resident "Soap Expert" from 2003 to 2022 on ITV's '' This Morning''. Television career In 2006, Marshall appeared as ...
. Documentaries have included: *''EastEnders Unveiled: A Weddings Special'', 1 December 2006, giving an insight into how the show's weddings are produced, and took a look at the past weddings of Walford. It was broadcast straight after the wedding of Ian Beale ( Adam Woodyatt) and
Jane Collins Jane Maria Collins (born 17 February 1962) is a British politician and horse show-jumper who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber from 2014 to 2019. She was elected in May 2014 as a member of the UK ...
(
Laurie Brett Laurie Brett (born 28 March 1969) is a Scottish actress, best known for her roles as Jane Beale in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' and Christine Mulgrew in the BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road''. Early and personal life ...
). *''EastEnders Sweethearts: The Story of Martin and Sonia'', on 2 February 2007, following the departure of
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( James Alexandrou) and
Sonia Fowler Sonia Fowler (also Jackson) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Natalie Cassidy. Her first appearance was on and she departed on She returned briefly in 2010 along with other members of the Jackson fam ...
( Natalie Cassidy). *''EastEnders Scandals: The Wicks Family'', 9 March 2007, coinciding with
Kevin Wicks Kevin Wicks is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Phil Daniels. Kevin made his first appearance on February 17, 2006, when he was introduced onto the show alongside his two children, Carly (Kellie Shirley) a ...
' ( Phil Daniels) return to Walford. *''EastEnders Feuds: The Beales vs. The Mitchells'', 18 May 2007, examining the feud between Ian Beale ( Adam Woodyatt) and Phil Mitchell (
Steve McFadden Steve Robert McFadden (né Reid; born 20 March 1959) is an English actor. He is known for his role as Phil Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'', which he has played since 1990. He was also the presenter of the game show, ''Britain's ...
) and going behind the scenes of episodes broadcast on 17–21 May. *''EastEnders Vixens: The Rise and Fall of Stella'', 20 July 2007, following the death of Stella Crawford ( Sophie Thompson) and looking at the various female characters in ''EastEnders'' past and present. *''EastEnders Affairs: Max and Stacey'', 1 November 2007, looking at the relationship between characters Stacey Slater ( Lacey Turner), her fiancé Bradley Branning ( Charlie Clements) and his father Max Branning (
Jake Wood Jake Dylan Wood (born 12 July 1972) is an English actor and podcaster, known for his role as Max Branning in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. He has also made guest appearances in series including ''Only Fools and Horses'' and ''Red Dwarf''. ...
). *''EastEnders Christmas Fall Outs'', 26 December 2007, looking back at Christmas episodes and going behind the scenes of 2007's Christmas episodes. *''EastEnders Ricky and Bianca'', 4 April 2008, constructed in aid of the return to ''EastEnders'' by Ricky Butcher ( Sid Owen) and Bianca Jackson ( Patsy Palmer), looking back on the relationship of the two characters. *''EastEnders: Whodunnits'', 31 October 2008, showing infamous whodunnit storylines such as the murder of
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(Johnnie Clayton), following the whodunnit of Max Branning (
Jake Wood Jake Dylan Wood (born 12 July 1972) is an English actor and podcaster, known for his role as Max Branning in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. He has also made guest appearances in series including ''Only Fools and Horses'' and ''Red Dwarf''. ...
) being run over by an unknown assailant. *''EastEnders: Comebacks'', 31 December 2008, celebrating the return of Nick Cotton ( John Altman). *''EastEnders: The Return of Sam Mitchell'', 11 September 2009, in conjunction with the return of character Sam Mitchell (
Danniella Westbrook Danniella Westbrook (born 5 November 1973) is an English actress, best known for originally playing Sam Mitchell in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' on and off from 1990 to 2000 and 2009 to 2016. Away from ''EastEnders'', she has presented var ...
). *''EastEnders: The Two Faces of Lucas'', 26 November 2009, looks at the character of Lucas Johnson ( Don Gilet) as well as other characters who have had a "turning point" in their storyline. *''EastEnders: The Greatest Cliffhangers'', a three-part series on BBC Three, featuring 100 cliffhangers from the first 3918 episodes to find out which character had the most endings. It aired as part of the show's 25th anniversary celebrations. The first part aired on 26 January 2010, the second on 2 February 2010 and the third on 16 February 2010. The character turned out to be Phil Mitchell (
Steve McFadden Steve Robert McFadden (né Reid; born 20 March 1959) is an English actor. He is known for his role as Phil Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'', which he has played since 1990. He was also the presenter of the game show, ''Britain's ...
). *''EastEnders Live: The Aftermath'', 19 February 2010, a special show hosted by
George Lamb George Martin Lamb (born 20 December 1979) is an English radio and television presenter, currently presenting ''Football Tonight'' on BT Sport. In 2012, Lamb presented the Channel 4 game show ''The Bank Job''. Lamb is the son of actor Larry Lam ...
after the show's first live episode on the 25th anniversary. *''EastEnders: Christian and Syed'', 26 April 2010, following the reveal of
Syed Masood Syed Masood is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Marc Elliott, and first appeared on screen on 21 April 2009. Syed is a British Pakistani and is the eldest son of Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra) and Zainab Mas ...
's (
Marc Elliott Marc Gilbert F Elliott (born 19 October 1979) is an English actor from Stratford-upon-Avon, England, who is known for his role as Syed Masood in the BBC television soap opera '' EastEnders''. Personal life Elliott was born on 19 October 1979 ...
) affair with
Christian Clarke Christian Clarke is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', portrayed by John Partridge. He first appeared in the show's 3,509th episode, originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2008, and was introduced ...
(
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) and the departure of his wife Amira (
Preeya Kalidas Preeya Kalidas (born 21 June 1980) is a British singer and actress. She played Amira Masood in the soap opera ''EastEnders'', from 2009 to 2012. She released the single "Shimmy" in July 2010, taken from her proposed debut album ''(I'm Over It) ...
). The programme also looked at other gay,
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and
bisexual Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, whi ...
characters from ''EastEnders'' history (see
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). *''EastEnders: The Murders of Lucas Johnson'', 30 July 2010, looked at the story of Lucas Johnson ( Don Gilet) and other character deaths from ''EastEnders'' history. *''Peggy Mitchell - Queen of the Vic'', 10 September 2010, looked at ten moments from Peggy Mitchell's ( Barbara Windsor) time in the show. The episode was broadcast on BBC One following Peggy's departure. *''EastEnders: Kat and Alfie's Return'', 24 September 2010, followed the return of Shane Richie and
Jessie Wallace Karen Jane Wallace (born 25 September 1971), known professionally as Jessie Wallace, is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Kat Slater on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' since 2000. Her role as Kat won her the Nationa ...
as
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and
Kat Moon Kathleen "Kat" Slater (also Moon) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Jessie Wallace. She is also played by Kate Peck in a flashback in 2001 and Sumar-Elise Sandford in a flashback in 2018. Kat is the seco ...
. It looked at their history as well as Kat's family, the Slaters, and also went behind the scenes of the fire at The Queen Victoria
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(see
Queen Vic Fire Week "Queen Vic Fire Week" is a group of four episodes of the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', broadcast between 6 and 10 September 2010 on BBC One. The episodes included a fire at The Queen Victoria public house, also known as The Queen Vic or The Vi ...
). *''EastEnders: The Greatest Weddings'', 11 and 12 November 2010, a two-part documentary counting down the top 50 weddings from ''EastEnders'' history. This episode aired following the screen wedding of
Ronnie Mitchell Veronica "Ronnie" Branning (also Mitchell) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'', played by Samantha Womack. She and her younger sister Roxy Mitchell (played by Rita Simons) were introduced by executive producer Dieder ...
(
Samantha Womack Samantha Zoe Womack (''Birth name, née'' Janus; born 2 November 1972) is an English actress, singer, model and director who has worked in film, television and stage. Womack initially planned a career in singing and she represented the Unite ...
) and Jack Branning ( Scott Maslen). *''EastEnders: Farewell Stacey'', 28 December 2010, documenting the story of Stacey Slater ( Lacey Turner) following her departure. *''EastEnders: Greatest Exits'', 7 July 2011, discussing the ways characters leave the series, ending with the five best. This episode was broadcast following the departure of
Ronnie Branning Veronica "Ronnie" Branning (also Mitchell) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'', played by Samantha Womack. She and her younger sister Roxy Mitchell (played by Rita Simons) were introduced by executive producer Dieder ...
(
Samantha Womack Samantha Zoe Womack (''Birth name, née'' Janus; born 2 November 1972) is an English actress, singer, model and director who has worked in film, television and stage. Womack initially planned a career in singing and she represented the Unite ...
). *''EastEnders: The New Moons'', 6 October 2011, followed the storyline involving
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Steve John Shepherd Stephen John Shepherd (born 1 August 1973) is an English actor. He is known for his portrayals of Jo in the TV drama ''This Life'' and Michael Moon in the soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 2010 to 2013. Personal life Shepherd was born in London ...
) and
Eddie Moon Eddie Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by David Essex. Eddie is the father of Michael Moon ( Steve John Shepherd), Tyler Moon (Tony Discipline) and Anthony Moon (Matt Lapinskas). Along with his child ...
( David Essex) following Eddie's departure. It also looked at the arrivals of the new members of the Moon family, and the other fathers that have been on the Square. *''EastEnders: Farewell Pat'', 2 January 2012, following Pat Evans ( Pam St Clement) departure this programme looks back at Pat's greatest moments and celebrates her 25 years on the Square. *''EastEnders: 30 Years of Cliffhangers'', an updated three-part series on BBC Three, airing as part of the show's 30th anniversary celebrations. The first part aired on 27 January 2015, the second on 5 February 2015 and the third on 12 February 2015. *''EastEnders: Backstage Live'', 20 February 2015, a special show hosted by Zoe Ball, Joe Swash, and Ore Oduba after the full live episode which ended ''EastEnders'' Live Week. *''Stacey Branning - On the Edge'', 11 January 2016, followed the development of
Stacey Branning Stacey Slater (also Branning and Fowler) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', portrayed by Lacey Turner. She first appears in episode 2826, originally broadcast on 1 November 2004. The character is introduced as a fe ...
's ( Lacey Turner) postpartum psychosis storyline. The 13-minute documentary was first broadcast on BBC iPlayer following the episode in which Stacey climbs onto the roof of The Queen Victoria
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. *''Peggy Mitchell: Last Orders'', 17 May 2016, broadcast on
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following the episode in which Peggy Mitchell ( Barbara Windsor) dies.


Charity specials

In 1993, a '' Children in Need'' charity special crossover between ''EastEnders'' and the science fiction television series ''
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'', ''
Dimensions in Time ''Dimensions in Time'' is a charity special crossover between the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and the soap opera ''EastEnders'' that ran in two parts on 26 and 27 November 1993. It was filmed on location at Greenwich ...
'', was transmitted for the 30th anniversary of ''Doctor Who''. It ran in two parts on 26 and 27 November 1993 and was filmed on the ''EastEnders'' set. It featured several of the stars of the programme at the time. Another ''Children in Need'' special, ''Pudding Lane'', was broadcast in a series of five-minute instalments throughout the 26 November 1999 telethon. It relocated the then current ''EastEnders'' characters to Pudding Lane in 1666, during the events leading to the
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. In 2003, a three part special was made for ''Children in Need'' named ''OzEnders'', which saw the characters in a spoof remake of '' The Wizard of Oz''. June Brown starred as Dorothy Cotton,
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as
Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...
, and Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale, and employed the rest of the cast of ''EastEnders'', ''
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'' and ''
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''. In 2005, the characters Peggy Mitchell, Stacey Slater and
Little Mo Mitchell Maureen "Little Mo" Slater (previously Morgan and Mitchell) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Kacey Ainsworth from 18 September 2000 to 26 May 2006. Little Mo originally appeared with a turbulent marriag ...
appeared alongside Catherine Tate's character Lauren Cooper for a ''Children in Need'' sketch. Various ''EastEnders'' cast members have also appeared in sketches for ''Children in Need'', performing songs with various themes. In 2007, they sang songs from
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' '' Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band'', in 2008 they performed songs from West End musicals and in 2009 they performed renditions of classic songs produced by
Motown Records Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmant ...
. In 2011, they performed songs by
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and recreated famous scenes from their videos. In 2013, the cast performed various styles of dance to different versions of " Get Lucky" by
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. In ''EastEnders get Mile Ready'' on 15 March 2010, the cast of ''Eastenders'' do a fun run around Albert Square. ''EastEnders'' and rival soap opera ''
Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...
'' took part in a
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for Children in Need on 19 November 2010, called "
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". The ''EastEnders'' cast who took part in the mini-episode were
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(
Jane Beale Lesley Jane Beale (also Clarke and Collins) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'', played by Laurie Brett. She made her first appearance on 22 June 2004. Brett took maternity leave in 2011 and departed on 19 May. Sh ...
),
Charlie G. Hawkins Charlie George Hawkins (born 14 February 1991) is a British former actor. He was born and raised in Islington. His most notable roles are Darren Miller in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', which he was in from 2004 to 2011, and a cub scout n ...
(
Darren Miller Darren Miller is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Charlie G. Hawkins. He made his first appearance on 6 September 2004 and departed in the episode broadcast on 20 September 2011. Storylines The Miller fam ...
),
Kylie Babbington Kylie Jane Babbington (born 13 December 1987) is a British actress best known for her single television role, performing on '' EastEnders'' from June 2010 to November 2011. Babbington was born in Havering, London in 1987. She studied acting and ...
(
Jodie Gold Jodie Gold is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Kylie Babbington. She first appeared on screen on 7 June 2010. On 24 October 2011, it was announced that Babbington's contract would not be renewed and Jodie d ...
), Nina Wadia ( Zainab Masood),
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(
Christian Clarke Christian Clarke is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', portrayed by John Partridge. He first appeared in the show's 3,509th episode, originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2008, and was introduced ...
),
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(
Denise Johnson Denise Johnson may refer to: * Denise Fox, also Johnson, a character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Denise R. Johnson (born 1947), Vermont attorney and judge * Denise Johnson, singer with Primal Scream {{hndis, Johnson, Denise ...
),
Nitin Ganatra Nitin Chandra Ganatra (born 30 June 1967) is a Kenyan-born British actor. He is known for portraying Masood Ahmed in the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders''. Early and personal life Ganatra was born on 30 June 1967 in Kenya. Both sides of Ganatra's ...
(
Masood Ahmed Masood Ahmed is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Nitin Ganatra. The character made his first appearance in episode 3452, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2007. Masood was introduced as p ...
), Jamie Borthwick ( Jay Brown), Shane Richie (
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),
Jessie Wallace Karen Jane Wallace (born 25 September 1971), known professionally as Jessie Wallace, is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Kat Slater on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' since 2000. Her role as Kat won her the Nationa ...
(
Kat Moon Kathleen "Kat" Slater (also Moon) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Jessie Wallace. She is also played by Kate Peck in a flashback in 2001 and Sumar-Elise Sandford in a flashback in 2018. Kat is the seco ...
), Ricky Norwood ( Fatboy) and Shona McGarty (
Whitney Dean Whitney Dean (also Carter) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Shona McGarty. The character is the ward of long-running character Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) and was introduced on 1 April 2008 when Pal ...
). In 2014, ''EastEnders'' made two specials for ''Children in Need''; one being Grease-Enders and the more well known episode "The Ghosts of Ian Beale". The short followed Ian Beale in a coma like state exploring the Square and enchanting the women who had died from his past. Pat Butcher was in the
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, Kathy Beale was working at the Cafe, and Cindy Beale was cooking in the kitchen of Ian's house. It ended with him finally getting to say 'Goodbye' to his daughter Lucy Beale (part of the "
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" storyline, which was still being broadcast at the time of the special being aired) For '' Children in Need 2017'', the cast took part in "EastEnd meets WestEnd", a performance of West End songs including "
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" (''
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'') and "Who Will Buy" (''
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''). The special was shot differently to standard episodes of ''EastEnders'' which are filmed in
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, instead it was filmed in
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to give a cinematic feel. It was filmed on a Saturday in a single day and choreographed by Matt Flint. For ''
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'' in April 2020, most actors who were in lockdown due to the
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appeared in a sketch via
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in character ready to play a virtual quiz night hosted by Ian Beale. The sketch also received a cross over appearance from ''Coronation Street'' character
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(
Beverley Callard Beverley Jane McEwan (''née'' Moxon; previously Atkinson, Sowden and Callard; born 28 March 1957) is an English actress, known for her role as Liz McDonald in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' and Flo Henshaw in ''Two Pints ...
) who appeared to have been connected to the wrong video chat. This marked her second appearance in a sketch with some of the ''EastEnders'' cast as she had previously appeared in ''East Street''. In another sketch,
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also declares that he is "missing ''EastEnders''" due to episodes being cut.


Other specials

On 10 August 2001, the BBC threw a gala party at the Television Centre in West London, which was attended by many ''EastEnders'' cast members. Part of the event was documented by the hour-long television show ''EastEnders: It's Your Party'', hosted by
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. It featured several interviews with the cast. This was in celebration of the series' incoming fourth weekly episode. Two
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themed Christmas specials, both titled ''EastEnders Christmas Party'', aired on Christmas Eve 2003 and 2004, which had the cast and crew, both current and former of ''EastEnders'' singing, dancing and performing short comedy sketches.


''EastEnders''-themed game shows

A one-off special episode of the
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'' A Question of Sport'' called ''A Question of EastEnders'' was broadcast on
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on 15 February 2000 to mark ''EastEnders 15th anniversary on 19 February 2000. The special was hosted by Gaby Roslin, and had two teams, each led by a team captain; Wendy Richard (who played Pauline Fowler) and Adam Woodyatt ( Ian Beale). On Richard's team were ''
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'' presenter Katy Hill and
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Harry Hill. Woodyatt's team consisted of Michelle Collins, who previously played Cindy Beale in ''EastEnders'', and
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, who became famous for appearing in the television docusoap ''
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''. There were eight rounds and Woodyatt's team won with 36 points to Richard's 16. There have been three special editions of ''
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'' relating to ''EastEnders'', on 1 March 2001, 26 June 2008, and in February 2010 for ''EastEnders'' 25th anniversary, which featured past and present ''EastEnders'' cast including Adam Woodyatt ( Ian Beale), Larry Lamb ( Archie Mitchell) and
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(
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). It was won by
Laurie Brett Laurie Brett (born 28 March 1969) is a Scottish actress, best known for her roles as Jane Beale in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' and Christine Mulgrew in the BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road''. Early and personal life ...
, who plays
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. An ''EastEnders''-themed episode of '' Pointless Celebrities'' aired on 8 September 2018, featuring cast members Natalie Cassidy, Dean Gaffney, Perry Fenwick,
Emma Barton Emma Louise Barton (born 26 July 1977) is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for the role of Honey Mitchell in ''EastEnders'' which she has portrayed on and off since November 2005. Before her role in ''EastEnders'', Barton appeared ...
, Lisa Hammond,
Luisa Bradshaw-White Luisa Bradshaw-White (born 9 December 1974) is a former English actress, known for playing Tina Carter in '' EastEnders'' and for her previous roles on '' Bad Girls'', '' Holby City'' and ''This Life''. She has also made appearances in televisi ...
, Jamie Borthwick and
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.


See also

* List of ''EastEnders'' spin-off characters


References


External links

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EastEnders Family Album details
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