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 ...

Stunned EastEnders fans ... digging out a 40-year-old picture of a Walford legend. The cafe owner has been portrayed by actress Gillian Taylforth on and off since 1985. One fan recently took ...

When EastEnders launched on BBC One in 1985, Britain’s most popular soap ... As a child, I watched early episodes of EastEnders out of curiosity and quickly got hooked. After leaving home ...

John Altman was "shocked" by the language when rewatching an old episode of 'EastEnders'. The 73-year-old actor - who played 'Nasty' Nick Cotton in the BBC soap on and off between 1985 and 2015 - has ...

READ MORE: Helen Flanagan hits out at critics after night out with partner's 14-year-old ... "classic EastEnders", there are 57 episodes avalible between the BBC soap's debut year of 1985 and ...

When it comes to iconic soap operas, it's fair to say EastEnders is up there with some ... first graced our screens in February 1985. As the second wife of Pete Beale, portrayed by Peter Dean ...

The BBC One soap EastEnders has been on our screens for 40 years and the fictional London Borough of Walford was created to ...