On the 19 February 1985, 13 million viewers settled down in front of their televisions to watch the BBC's bold venture into the world of soap opera. EastEnders, which began as a twice-weekly ...

@libbyhamer commented: "Petition for BBC to put every episode of EastEnders from 1985 onwards on iPlayer #EastEnders40." Weighing in on the topic, @NSKLOnline said: "After the #EElive episode ...

She said in a statement: "I am so excited. I have always watched the show, and I was born in February 1985, so I'm the same age as EastEnders! It's so cool to be playing a character like Vicki ...

"This year Kathy Beale is now the same age as her mother in law Lou Beale was when she first appeared in 1985. #EastEnders." @FurnandoB said: "To be fair my mum is 75 and looks same age as Cathy.

EastEnders is a BBC soap opera that follows the lives of those who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford, in East London, which launched in 1985. Want to know the latest goings ...