[257] A week of episodes in 2011 saw filming take place on a beach in Thorpe Bay[258] and a pier in Southend-on-Seaduring which a stuntman was injured when a gust of wind threw him off balance and he fell onto rocks[259][260] with other scenes filmed on the Essex coast. The Queen Vic legend took her final bow from the BBC soap - making for a monumental event in the show's history [238] Last-minute scenes have also been recorded to reference the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War in 1995, the two-minute silence on Remembrance Day 2005 (2005 also being the year for the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar), Barack Obama's election victory in 2008,[239] the death of Michael Jackson in 2009,[240] the 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review,[241] Andy Murray winning the Men's Singles at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships,[242] the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, the birth of Prince George of Wales,[243] Scotland voting no against independence in 2014, and the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Great War. Viewers criticised the decision, feeling that some of the characters had potential to add to the soap. [325], According to Barbara Jurgen who re-wrote the scripts for a Dutch audience he said "The power of the show is undeniable. [322][323] Additionally, episodes of EastEnders are available on-demand through RT Online for seven days after their original screening. This marked the first time that it had been used for anything other than EastEnders. On 9 July 1987, it was announced that the show would be aired in the United States on PBS. The videotape editor used the director's notes so they knew which scenes the director wanted to appear in a particular episode. EastEnders has had varying success with ethnic minority characters. It continues to draw in hefty viewing figures even in the age of streaming services. ", "EastEnders Boss Lorraine Newman Quits As Soap's Ratings Plummet", "Twitter / dominictc: Had an amazing three years", "EastEnders' new producer shares gossip and teasers- full text", "EastEnders boss: I refuse to tick boxes on race or sexuality", "At last: EastEnders will reveal Who Killed Lucy? Corrie's first episode was not a critical success, with one columnist predicting it wouldn't last longer than 3 weeks. [276] In 2017, it was revealed that Danny Dyer (Mick Carter) and Adam Woodyatt (Ian Beale) were the highest-paid actors in EastEnders, earning between 200,000 and 249,999, followed by Laurie Brett (Jane Beale), Letitia Dean (Sharon Watts), Tameka Empson (Kim Fox), Linda Henry (Shirley Carter), Scott Maslen (Jack Branning), Diane Parish (Denise Fox), Gillian Taylforth (Kathy Beale) and Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater), earning between 150,000 and 199,999. After more than 30 years a new Albert Square is being constructed on a former car park elsewhere on the Elstree site. 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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. This page explores the viewing history and figures of Emmerdale from 1972 to present day. It's been frozen in aspic for too long. [71] In April and May 2010, Kirkwood axed eight characters from the show,[72][73] Barbara Windsor left her role of Peggy Mitchell, which left a hole in the show, which Kirkwood decided to fill by bringing back Kat and Alfie, which he said would "herald the new era of EastEnders. [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". The press were invited to Elstree to meet the cast and see the lot, and stories immediately started circulating about the show, about a rivalry with ITV (who were launching their own market-based soap, Albion Market) and about the private lives of the cast. [110] Jon Sen, the show's executive producer, expressed his excitement at the new series, dubbing it "a unique opportunity to see from the cast themselves just what it is like to be part of EastEnders". He told entertainment website Digital Spy, "It's really important that the feel of the week is active and exciting and not too reflective. 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. As noted in the 1994 behind-the-scenes book, EastEnders: The First 10 Years, after filming, tapes were sent to the videotape editor, who then edited the scenes together into an episode. This was also the lowest ever audience share, with just 19.6 per cent. [41] Having set up the transition to the new schedule, the first trio of episodesdubbed The Vic siegemarked Lewis's departure from the programme. Notably, from 1985 to 1988, author and television writer Hugh Miller wrote 17 novels, detailing the lives of many of the show's original characters before 1985, when events on screen took place. [189], EastEnders has a high cast turnover and characters are regularly changed to facilitate storylines or refresh the format. The programme has since attempted to address these issues. In the show's narrative, Albert Square is a 19th-century street, named after Prince Albert (18191861), the husband of Queen Victoria (18191901, reigned 18371901). Viewers felt that the scenes were too violent and graphic for a pre-watershed time slot. Over the years they have been joined by the likes of Mo Butcher (Edna Dor), Jules Tavernier (Tommy Eytle), Marge Green (Pat Coombs), Nellie Ellis (Elizabeth Kelly), Jim Branning (John Bardon), Charlie Slater (Derek Martin), Mo Harris (Laila Morse), Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker), Cora Cross (Ann Mitchell), Les Coker (Roger Sloman), Rose Cotton (Polly Perkins), Pam Coker (Lin Blakley), Stan Carter (Timothy West), Babe Smith (Annette Badland), Claudette Hubbard (Ellen Thomas), Sylvie Carter (Linda Marlowe), Ted Murray (Christopher Timothy), Joyce Murray (Maggie Steed), Arshad Ahmed (Madhav Sharma), Mariam Ahmed (Indira Joshi) and Vi Highway (Gwen Taylor). Kate Lock also wrote four novels centred on more recent characters; Steve Owen (Martin Kemp), Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp), Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) and Tiffany Mitchell (Martine McCutcheon). Bridget Robb, acting chief of the BASW, said the storyline provoked "real anger among a profession well used to a less than accurate public and media perception of their jobs .. EastEnders' shabby portrayal of an entire profession has made a tough job even tougher."[400]. [8], There was anxiety at first that the viewing public would not accept a new soap set in the south of England, though research commissioned by lead figures in the BBC revealed that southerners would accept a northern soap, northerners would accept a southern soap and those from the Midlands, as Julia Smith herself pointed out, did not mind where it was set as long as it was somewhere else. [50] The scandal led to Grantham's departure from the soap, but the occasion was used to mark the 20th anniversary of EastEnders, with an episode showing Den's murder at the Queen Vic pub. [211] On each set all the appliances are fully functional such as gas cookers, the laundry washing machines and The Queen Victoria beer pumps. [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. [273], According to the book How to Study Television, in 1995 EastEnders cost the BBC 40,000 per episode on average. RIVALS LASH SEEDY EASTENDERS" and "CLEAN UP SOAP! "[197], In the 1980s, EastEnders featured "gritty" storylines involving drugs and crime, representing the issues faced by working-class Britain under Thatcherism. [13], The project had a number of working titlesSquare Dance, Round the Square, Round the Houses, London Pride and East 8. "[396], In 2022, EastEnders aired their first male rape scene which saw Lewis Butler (Aidan O'Callaghan) rape Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden). Santer officially left EastEnders in March 2010, and was replaced by Bryan Kirkwood. However, a spokesperson told MailOnline that the show's figures had been impacted by its decision to drop a week's worth of episodes directly onto the iPlayer while the Euros and Olympics were in full swing. [34], According to Brake, the departure of two of the soap's most popular characters, Den and Angie Watts (Anita Dobson), left a void in the programme, which needed to be filled. 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? The decision was criticised by Martin McGrath of Equity, who said: "Trying to produce quality TV on the cheap is doomed to fail." Peggy Mitchell death: Eastenders suicide was watched by 41% of UK TV viewing audience. Emmerdale was watched by 8.1 million people. [233] This time difference has been known to cause problems when filming outdoor scenes. This was done by a number of means, including chipping the pavements, using chemicals to crack the top layer of the paint work, using varnish to create damp patches underneath the railway bridge, and making garden walls in such a way they appeared to sag. We are always mindful of the timeslot in which EastEnders is shown and we took great care to signpost this storyline prior to transmission, through on-air continuity and publicity as well as providing a BBC Action Line at the end of the episode which offers advice and support to those affected by the issue". The increased competition from ITV meant that EastEnders viewing figures were down . [179][180] Despite this, the programme has been criticised by the Commission for Racial Equality, who argued in 2002 that EastEnders was not giving a realistic representation of the East End's "ethnic make-up". [228] Off-set locations that have been used for filming include Clacton (1989), Devon (September 1990), Hertfordshire (used for scenes set in Gretna Green in July 1991), Portsmouth (November 1991),[33] Milan (1997), Ireland (1997),[248] Amsterdam (December 1999),[249] Brighton (2001) and Portugal (2003). Before this, the BBC conducted its audience research while the separate ITV companies sub-contracted out the task to other organisations, in the main TAM (Total Audience Measurement) and AC Neilson. 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. 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." Millions of EastEnders viewers have turned their back on the long-running soap, according to the latest reports. [37] The majority of EastEnders' characters are working-class. The highest rated episode of EastEnders is the Christmas Day 1986 episode, which attracted a combined 30.15 million viewers who tuned into either the original transmission or the omnibus to see Den Watts hand over divorce papers to his wife Angie. [66], From 4 February 2010, CGI was used in the show for the first time, with the addition of computer-generated trains.[67]. Most Read. Episodes are roughly two weeks behind the UK. 1990 was EastEnders' sixth year. It was also shown after the Sunday omnibus. In response to the criticism, EastEnders apologised for offending real life detectives and confirmed that they use a police consultant for such storylines. The poor ratings motivated the press into reporting viewers were bored with implausible and ill-thought-out storylines. [304], On 1 December 2012, the BBC uploaded the first 54 episodes of EastEnders to YouTube, and on 23 July 2013 they uploaded a further 14 episodes bringing the total to 68. As what Mal Young described as "two of EastEnders' most successful years", Yorke was responsible for highly rated storylines such as "Who Shot Phil? [391][392][393], In October 2014, the BBC defended a storyline, after receiving 278 complaints about 6 October 2014 episode where pub landlady Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) was raped by Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo). Brake suggested that Ferguson was responsible for bringing in a new sense of vitality and creating a programme that was more in touch with the real world than it had been over the previous year.[34]. [250] In 2003, filming took place at Loch Fyne Hotel and Leisure Club in Inveraray, The Arkinglass Estate in Cairndow and Grims Dyke Hotel, Harrow Weald, north London, for a week of episodes set in Scotland. [148], The show often includes strong, brassy, long-suffering women who exhibit diva-like behaviour and stoically battle through an array of tragedy and misfortune. UK Viewing Figures In March 1992, H&A was getting 14.43 million viewers. In 2006, EastEnders became largely dominated by the Mitchell, Masood and Branning families, though the early 2010s also saw a renewed focus on the Moon and Slater family, and, from 2013 onwards, the Carters. The Strictly special, which was won by pop star Anne-Marie, was watched by an average of 5.8 million viewers, according to overnight figures from the BBC. The ratings are not combined with the omnibus before 29 June 1998, but are combined thereafter. The top 50 programmes on TV based on the size of their total viewing audience over the week (including live, VOSDAL, time-shifted and total audience viewing figures). [33] The first time this happened was in December 1985 when Pauline (Wendy Richard) and Arthur Fowler (Bill Treacher) travelled to the Southend-on-Sea to find their son Mark, who had run away from home. Berridge was responsible for some ratings success stories, such as Alfie and Kat Slater's relationship, Janine Butcher getting her comeuppance, Trevor Morgan and Jamie Mitchell's death storylines and the return of one of the greatest soap icons, Den Watts, who had been presumed dead for 14 years. It's a far cry from the 30million who tuned in to. However, EastEnders has also been commended for representing real-life issues and spreading awareness on social topics. Tournament officials have revealed encouraging viewing figures for the men's, women's and wheelchair competitions so far, with broadcast figures up to and including last Sunday showing a cumulative total of more than 18.7million viewers. [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[199] 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,[199] and Phil Mitchell's (Steve McFadden) alcoholism and violence towards wife Kathy. 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. The Circle was the new kid on the reality TV block when it 'entered the chat' in 2018, with the show . [359] In January 2010, the average audience was higher than that of Coronation Street for the first time in three years. Seventh place was taken up by the animation. 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. [340] The six-part drama, Kat & Alfie: Redwater, was created by executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins and his team. [83] He also introduced a long-running storyline, "Who Killed Lucy Beale? Call The Midwife: 5.4m 3. 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[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. [329][330] In 1993, the two-part story "Dimensions in Time", a charity cross-over with Doctor Who, was shown. It is estimated that the show's new set is costing 86million of licence fee cash. Pauline and Pete's domineering mother Lou Beale (Anna Wing) lived with Pauline and her family. Erin Pizzey, who became internationally famous for having started one of the first women's refuges, said that EastEnders had done more to raise the issue of violence against women in one story than she had done in 25 years. He said that "EastEnders has always had a distinctly different tone from the other soaps but over time we've diluted our unique selling point. [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. Channel 5's #DinosaurWithStephenFry held on to a fair amount of its audience, pulling in 0.89M for episode 2; this marks a drop of 28%. EastEnders ratings dropped to lowest figures in the soap's 36-year history (Image: BBC). [173][174] This has spurred criticism, most notably from the actress Anna Wing, who portrayed Lou Beale in the show. [133] E20 was entirely fictional when it was created, as London East postal districts stopped at E18 at the time. [138][147] These characters are often seen as being loud and interfering but most importantly, responsible for the well-being of the family. EastEnders has received both praise and criticism for many of its storylines, which have dealt with difficult themes including violence, rape, murder and abuse. Newman stepped down as executive producer after 16 months in the job in 2013 after the soap was criticised for its boring storylines and its lowest-ever figures pointing at around 4.8million. [340] In the spin-off, the Moons visit Ireland where they "search for answers to some very big questions". Moments of drama are often timed to peak with optimum viewing figuresand Christmas is a notoriously volatile time on Albert Square. Jean Slater homeless in TRAGIC cancer plot twist? The aftermath episode, which aired on Friday 20, was completely live and explained in detail Lucy's death. She was also critical of language such as "bleeding", "bloody hell", "bastard" and "for Christ's sake"; however, Whitehouse also praised the programme, describing Michelle Fowler's decision not to have an abortion as a "very positive storyline". [225] In March 2020 during the suspension of filming, the interior sets were used for a new adaptation of Talking Heads. [58] In October 2006, Diederick Santer took over as Executive Producer of EastEnders. Such characters have included Pat Butcher (Pam St Clement), Tiffany Mitchell (Martine McCutcheon) and Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace). The series went behind the scenes of the show and spoke to some of the cast members. The number was similar to the previous year, despite a captive audience, with coronavirus restrictions confining people to their homes. [236] The result of the 2010 general election was referenced on 7 May 2010 episode. 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. [368], In 2003, cast member Shaun Williamson, who was in the final months of his role of Barry Evans, said that the programme had become much grittier over the past 10 to 15 years, and found it "frightening" that parents let their young children watch. We have worked closely with organisations and experts in the field to tell this story which we hope will raise awareness of sexual assaults and the issues surrounding them. [361] In 2013, the average audience share for an episode was around 30 per cent. [123] From the week commencing on 7 March 2022, the show has been broadcast every weekday from Monday to Thursday in a 7:30 pm slot, making it the first time in the show's history that the programme will air permanently on Wednesdays. [115] The release of these boxsets was extended for a further five weeks, due to similar impacts caused by the 2020 Summer Olympics. The I'm A Celebrity 2022 final blew last year's viewing figures out of the water with an increase of more than 3,000,000 viewers. Diederick santer took over as executive producer of EastEnders ' characters are regularly changed to facilitate storylines or the... New Albert Square is being constructed on a former car park elsewhere on the Elstree site was. 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