It has been 40 years since EastEnders first hit television screens on February 19, 1985, and viewers fell in love with ...

Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) was a brash teenager in the show's debut episode, living at The Queen Vic with her fiery parents ...

EastEnders marks its 40th anniversary next week and to celebrate the occasion, Daily Star has taken a look at where the ...

The BBC soap saw two iconic EastEnders characters return to the show on Thursday's episode as they surprised Billy Mitchell ...

Actress Jaime Winstone has said it was an "overwhelming feeling" reprising the role of a young Peggy Mitchell for an upcoming ...

EastEnders celebrates its 40th anniversary in February 2025 and the show's gearing up to celebrate its big birthday in style. "Whilst we’re still keeping the finite details of the 40th close to ...

On 19th February 1985, 13 million viewers tuned into the first episode of EastEnders, which saw Arthur Fowler (Bill Treacher), Ali Osman (Nejdet Salih) and Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) force their ...

The BBC has confirmed a schedule shake-up for EastEnders episodes airing during the 40th-anniversary week. Fans of the soap will know that episodes are usually released early, at 6am, on BBC ...

EastEnders has revealed full details of the dramatic explosion in The Vic next week, confirming that not everyone will survive the huge 40th-anniversary episodes. Reiss Colwell has held Bianca ...

Ross Kemp as Grant Mitchell, Barbara Windsor as Peggy Mitchell and Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell in EastEnders in 2005. BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron And she has no truck with snobbery around ...

There's been a change to the usual release schedule for EastEnders for its 40th anniversary celebrations. The long-running BBC soap will mark the special occasion next week after having debuted in ...