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Sophie Louise Langham (born 1976) is an
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actress who was born on the
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. She is most famous for playing one half of
Walford Walford is a fictional borough of east London in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. It is the primary setting for the soap. ''EastEnders'' is filmed at Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, towards the north-west of London. Much of the location work i ...
's first
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couple, in the popular
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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 ...
''. Her character,
Binnie Roberts Binnie Roberts is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Sophie Langham from 9 June 1994 until 16 May 1995. Binnie is an out and proud lesbian, which is in stark contrast to her shy and retiring girlfriend, Della ...
, made her first appearance in 1994 and left in 1995. During her time on the show Langham's character and her on-screen girlfriend
Della Alexander Della Alexander is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' played by Michelle Joseph from 1 March 1994 until 16 May 1995. Della is the first lesbian character to be featured on the show. Storylines Della arrives in Walford ...
(
Michelle Joseph Michelle Joseph (born May 1970) is a British actress. Acting career Joseph is most famous for playing Walford's first lesbian resident, Della Alexander, in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' from 1994–1995. Other acting credits include: * ...
) made headlines in the British press when ''EastEnders'' screened its first lesbian kiss. ''EastEnders'' added to the controversy by making Della and Binnie a
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couple.Tipping the Velvet
", ''BBC''. URL last accessed on 2007-01-29. Coincidentally, Sophie Langham and Michelle Joseph both attended
Rose Bruford College Rose Bruford College (formerly Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance) is a drama school in the south London suburb of Sidcup. The college has degree programmes in acting, actor musicianship, directing, theatre arts and various discipli ...
within a year of each other. Since leaving ''EastEnders'' Langham has appeared in episodes of ''
Jonathan Creek ''Jonathan Creek'' is a long-running British mystery crime drama series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. It stars Alan Davies as the titular character, who works as a creative consultant to a stage magician while also solvi ...
'' (1998), ''
The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...
'' (1997; 2001), ''
Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...
'' (2003) and ''
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'' (2004).


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* English soap opera actresses English television actresses Living people Alumni of Rose Bruford College 1976 births {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub