EastEnders facts for kids

Dot Cotton, Ethel Skinner and Lou Beale were Walford's original pensioners.

EastEnders is a soap opera in the United Kingdom. It has been running since February 1985, and has had over 5700 episodes. The programme is a rival of Coronation Street and Emmerdale. It is usually shown on BBC One.

The programme is in a pretend area of East London, called Walford. It is filmed in Elstree, a village in Borehamwood. Like Coronation Street, most action is around a local pub. The pub in EastEnders is called The Queen Vic.

Arguments between members of one family, or between different families, are often in the storyline.

It has won six BAFTA awards.

Images for kids

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  Julia Smith and Tony Holland, the creators of EastEnders

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  EastEnders original titles sequence, 1985–1993

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  Bryan Kirkwood, executive producer (2010–2012)

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  The Queen Victoria Public House (as it looked from November 1992 to September 2010) is the main focus point of Albert Square (pictured).

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  The Butcher/Jackson living room in 2008.

See also

In Spanish: EastEnders para niños