EastEnders won the battle with 8.4 million viewers (41% share) while Coronation Street lagged with 7.3 million viewers (34 per cent share). [224] The BBC said the new set would be more suitable for HD filming and better reflect the modern East End of London. 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]. Episodes are shown roughly one week after their UK broadcast. EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985. [17] Holland created the Beale and Fowler family, drawing on his own background. ", "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? Jonathan Hordle/Shutterstock. [46][47] In 1998 Matthew Robinson was appointed as the Executive Producer of EastEnders. [340], Until its closure, BBC Store released 553 EastEnders episodes from various years, including the special episode "CivvyStreet", available to buy as digital downloads. [138][147] These characters are often seen as being loud and interfering but most importantly, responsible for the well-being of the family. 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. He axed the majority of the Di Marco family, except Beppe di Marco, and helped introduce popular characters such as the Slater family. He told entertainment website Digital Spy, "It's really important that the feel of the week is active and exciting and not too reflective. 3-min read. RIVALS LASH SEEDY EASTENDERS" and "CLEAN UP SOAP! EastEnders has always featured a culturally diverse cast which has included black, Asian, Turkish, Polish and Latvian characters. saga. 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. Debbie, Andy and Mary represented more modern-day individuals. After a successful revamp of the soap, Ferguson decided to leave EastEnders in July 1991. Viewing Figures are the number of viewers or households watching a television programme at any given time. [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. The Beale and Fowler family represented the old families of the East End, who had always been there. 2) Only two ratings are unavailable - ratings for episodes 29 and 30. 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. Viewing figures peaked at 16.6million, which was the highest viewed episode in seven years. After footage is recorded, the material is sent digitally to the post-production team. The increased competition from ITV meant that EastEnders viewing figures were down . Approximately 800 photographs were taken and pieced together to create one big image. She made reference to representation of family life and emphasis on psychological and emotional violence within the show. 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. 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Just 1.7 million switched on to watch the episode - a far cry from the whopping 30.1 million viewers that sat down in front of the box for the 1986 Christmas episode which saw Dirty Den hand divorce papers to Angie. Mary Whitehouse, social critic, argued at the time that EastEnders represented a violation of "family viewing time" and that it undermined the watershed policy. EastEnders Christmas Day special is reported to have only pulled in pulled in 2.9 million viewers, which was less than Emmerdale and Coronation Street. They then published their data as millions of viewers. After more than 30 years a new Albert Square is being constructed on a former car park elsewhere on the Elstree site. [271] The episode was then copied onto D3 video. [281] Sets, costumes, paste pots and paint are all recycled by the design department. For its 25th anniversary in February 2010, a live episode was broadcast in which Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) was revealed as Archie Mitchell's (Larry Lamb) killer. After it aired, many took to Twitter to express how unimpressed they were with the Christmas episode. [284] This caused some controversy as the first Friday episode clashed with Coronation Street, which was moved to 8pm to make way for an hour-long episode of rural soap Emmerdale. The 23rd October saw Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor bow out in the BBC Centenary Special, The Power of the Doctor. "[91] O'Connor planned to stay with EastEnders until the end of 2017, but announced his departure on 23 June 2017 with immediate effect,[92] saying he wanted to concentrate on a career in film. [176] Other examples include Paul Priestly (Mark Thrippleton) and Trevor Short (Phil McDermott),[177] In 1989 especially, characters were brought in who were deliberately conceived as comic or light-hearted. We hope that this story will help raise the public's awareness of cot death, which claims 300 babies' lives each year. Digital Spy opined that the ratings drop was accredited to "lacklustre storylines" and thought that storylines on rival soaps were better. [4] Demolition on the old set commenced in November 2022.[5]. It's a far cry from the 30million who tuned in to. ", "EastEnders casts Balvinder Sopal as Suki Panesar", "EastEnders: Phil Mitchell's 14 most explosive feuds ranked! [29] Following the launch, both group discussions and telephone surveys were conducted to test audience reaction to early episodes. The long-running storyline of Mark Fowler's HIV was so successful in raising awareness that in 1999, a survey by the National Aids Trust found teenagers got most of their information about HIV from the soap, though one campaigner noted that in some ways the storyline was not reflective of what was happening at the time as the condition was more common among the gay community. [33] Producer Mike Gibbon was given the task of running the show and he enlisted the most experienced writers to take over the storylining of the programme, including Charlie Humphreys, Jane Hollowood and Tony McHale. ", "Is EastEnders the lifeblood of the BBC? Other recurring character types that have appeared throughout the serial are "cheeky-chappies" Pete Beale (Peter Dean), Alfie Moon (Shane Richie), Garry Hobbs (Ricky Groves) and Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami), "lost girls" such as Mary Smith (Linda Davidson), Donna Ludlow (Matilda Ziegler), Mandy Salter (Nicola Stapleton), Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan), Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), and Hayley Slater (Katie Jarvis), delinquents such as Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick), Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold), Bobby Beale (Eliot Carrington/Clay Milner Russell) and Keegan Baker (Zack Morris), "villains" such as Nick Cotton (John Altman), Trevor Morgan (Alex Ferns), May Wright (Amanda Drew), Yusef Khan (Ace Bhatti), Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb), Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo), Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ) and Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith), "bitches" such as Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins), Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), Sam Mitchell (Danniella Westbrook/Kim Medcalf),[172] Chrissie Watts (Tracy-Ann Oberman), Lucy Beale (Melissa Suffield/Hetti Bywater), Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald), Babe Smith (Annette Badland) and Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal), "brawlers" or "fighters" such as Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer), Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), Shirley Carter (Linda Henry), Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons), Chelsea Fox (Tiana Benjamin/Zaraah Abrahams), Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), Dawn Swann (Kara Tointon) and Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley), and cockney "wide boys" or "wheeler dealers"[10] such as Frank Butcher (Mike Reid), Alfie Moon (Shane Richie), Kevin Wicks (Phil Daniels), Darren Miller (Charlie G. Hawkins), Fatboy (Ricky Norwood), Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) and Kheerat Panesar (Jaz Deol). [359] In January 2010, the average audience was higher than that of Coronation Street for the first time in three years. The show takes a look behind the scenes of the EastEnders and investigates particular places, characters or families within 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". Everything you need to know about EastEnders returnee", "Danniella Westbrook wants to return to EastEnders but fears the show just uses her for publicity", "Young viewers switch from BBC to the internet", "I stopped watching Albert Square.. Now I like Emmerdale", "Johann Hari: Why "Coronation Street" fills me with pride", "Coronation Street and EastEnders battle it out for coveted CRE Race in the Media Award", "30 Years Today, First Gay Character Appeared In "EastEnders". But data has shown that Walford's woes outdo those on the Corrie cobbles. Co-creator Tony Holland was from a large East End family, and such families have typified EastEnders. This meant that EastEnders would clash with Emmerdale, but the producers stated that due to the importance of online streaming figures, they were not concerned about the soaps clashing on the live television guides. This was also the lowest ever audience share, with just 19.6 per cent. The following day the show received its lowest ever ratings at that time (6.2 million) when ITV scheduled an hour-long episode of Emmerdale against it. 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. The Dutch version was re-written from already existing EastEnders scripts. 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. She was succeeded by Corinne Hollingworth. [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. [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. In 2002, Louise Berridge succeeded Yorke as the Executive Producer. In 2021, "UEFA Euro 2020: England vs Denmark" recorded the largest TV viewing audience of the year, with 18.4 million individuals watching the program. However, ratings for the 10 pm EastEnders repeat on BBC Three reached an all-time high of 1.4 million. According to The Sun, the figures are more worrying for producers as rivals such as Coronation Street and Emmerdale are regularly attracting over four million viewers. [278][279] With a total cost of 696,000, the difference was covered from the 20092010 series budget for EastEnders. ALT. in 30th anniversary show in February", "Dominic Treadwell-Collins set to depart as Executive Producer", "EastEnders boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins quits after two and half years", "End of an era! 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). Realising the futility of the situation, Grade decided to move the show to the later 7:30pm slot. [117][118] During the week, beginning from 1 November, a social media clip featuring Maria Connor from Coronation Street was featured on the programme while Cindy Cunningham from Hollyoaks was also referenced. The viewing figures for 52 episodes are not combined with the omnibus. 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). [269] Bywater only discovered Bobby was responsible for Lucy's death on the morning of Thursday, 19 February, several hours before they filmed the scenes revealing Bobby as Lucy's killer. 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. Santer officially left EastEnders in March 2010, and was replaced by Bryan Kirkwood. And EastEnders, the show in 10th position, had the. [126], The central focus of EastEnders is the fictional Victorian square Albert Square in the fictional London Borough of Walford. You have to show shades of that change, but certain things are immutable, I would argue, like The Vic and the market. [315] It is aired in Australia on Satellite & Streaming services on BBC UKTV, from Mondays to Thursdays 7:50pm8:30pm with two advertisement breaks of five minutes each. EastEnders celebrated its 25th anniversary on 19 February 2010. [57] This episode later went on to win British Soap Award for "Best Single Episode". Take viewing figures for 14-20 March. [223] In March 2019 there was criticism from a group of MPs about how the BBC handled the redevelopment of the set. Posted on: February 14, 2023 Download The key viewing figures In January, adults watched an average of 2 hours of commercial linear TV each day. [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. [124] On 2 June 2022, EastEnders aired an episode celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Millions of EastEnders viewers have turned their back on the long-running soap, according to the latest reports. Other permanent staff included the producer's office, script department and designer, meaning between 30 and 35 people would be working full-time on EastEnders, rising to 60 to 70 on filming days. [310] The series was broadcast in the United States until BBC America ceased broadcasts of the serial in 2003, amidst fan protests. Recently on EastEnders viewers have seen Tiffany Butcher (Maisie Smith) become addicted to face fillers, spending all her and husband Keegan Baker's (Zack Morris) money. [33] In addition, several other long-running characters left the show that year including Sue and Ali Osman (Sandy Ratcliff and Nejdet Salih) and their family; Donna Ludlow (Matilda Ziegler); Carmel Jackson (Judith Jacob) and Colin Russell (Michael Cashman). [333] A new breed of behind-the-scenes programmes have been broadcast on BBC Three since 1 December 2006. [134] In September 2011, the postcode for Albert Square was revealed in an episode as E20 6PQ. "[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. In April 2018, it was announced that Drama would be showing repeats starting 6 August 2018 during weekdays[306] and they are also available on-demand on the UKTV Play catch-up service for 30 days after the broadcast. [107] A spokesperson confirmed that the decision was made to reduce transmission so that EastEnders could remain on-screen for longer. In January 2010, the average audience was higher than that of Coronation Street for the first time in three years. "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. In February 2016, the repeat moved to W, the rebranded Watch, after BBC Three became an online-only channel. [34] Such characters included Julie Cooper (Louise Plowright)a brassy maneater; Marge Greena batty older lady played by veteran comedy actress Pat Coombs; Trevor Short (Phil McDermott)the "village idiot"; his friend, northern heartbreaker Paul Priestly (Mark Thrippleton); wheeler-dealer Vince Johnson (Hepburn Graham) and Laurie Bates (Gary Powell), who became Pete Beale's (Peter Dean) sparring partner. [96] It was also announced that Oates was looking for an Executive Producer to work under her. [336] A third series of 15 episodes started in September 2011. BBC One EastEnders Down Memory Lane with Matt Di Angelo", Doctor Who episodes coming to your mobile phone, "Get your anoraks on trains are coming! The Osmans, Jefferys and Carpenters represented the more modern diverse ethnic community of the East End. Many people watched this together with friends and family, so the viewing figures were probably even higher than the 24.5 million suggests! Episodes airing on Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 (which featured an hour long episode and a second episode) all featured at least one live insert. [90] O'Connor's approach to the show was to have a firmer focus on realism, which he said was being "true to EastEnders' DNA and [finding] a way of capturing what it would be like if Julia Smith and Tony Holland were making the show now." Things Have Changed", "211 complaints to BBC over gay EastEnders storyline, but do the public care? Therefore the first episode of EastEnders was watched by 13 million people which equates to 17.35 million people. New Zealand became the first to broadcast EastEnders overseas, the first episode being shown on 27 September 1985. [218], In 2014, then executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins said that he wanted Albert Square to look like a real-life east London neighbourhood so that the soap would "better reflect the more fashionable areas of east London beloved of young professionals" giving a flavour of the "creeping gentrification" of east London. The main engine of that week is great stories that'll get people talking. [127] The show's producers based the square's design on Fassett Square in Dalston. While W was showing same-day repeats of EastEnders, they also returned the weekend omnibus, starting on 20 February 2016. It continues to draw in hefty viewing figures even in the age of streaming services. 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". Emmerdale was watched by 8.1million viewers. The set was constructed by the BBC in-house construction department under construction manager Mike Hagan. Kent said, "John Yorke is a Walford legend and I am thrilled that he will be joining us for a short period to oversee the show and to help us build on Sean's legacy while we recruit a long-term successor. [86] Treadwell-Collins left on 6 May[87] and O'Connor's first credited episode was broadcast on 11 July[88] Although O'Connor's first credited episode aired in July, his own creative work was not seen onscreen until late September. 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. A father-of-three has filed a complaint against YouTube for allegedly gathering data on children's viewing habits . Besides the regular episodes of EastEnders, the following programmes also made the weekly charts. [300][301] In 2015, the BBC Three repeat moved back to 10pm. [356][357][358], The ratings increased in 2010, thanks to the "Who Killed Archie?" It was 4.99 million - way down on last winter's figures. Stacey went on to struggle with the disorder herself. The Daily Mirror's Jamie Roberts felt that viewers had "turned their back" on the soap due to its lack of interesting stories and iconic characters. In March 1983, under two years before EastEnders' first episode was broadcast, the show was a vague idea in the mind of a handful of BBC executives, who decided that what BBC One needed was a popular bi-weekly drama series that would attract the kind of mass audiences that ITV was getting with Coronation Street. This latter measurement method changed on 1st August 1977 and the generally accepted conversion ratio is 2.2 viewers to one home (BFI). [210] The drains around the set are real so rainwater can naturally flow from the streets. 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