Now the viewing figures are in, and it seems that Doctor Who didn't do too badly at all.. On the actual night, 3.71 million viewers tuned in to see the Doctor fighting against the Daleks, Cybermen, and the Master; as well as a number of other treats, not least the return . After footage is recorded, the material is sent digitally to the post-production team. Peggy Mitchell death: Eastenders suicide was watched by 41% of UK TV viewing audience. [126], The central focus of EastEnders is the fictional Victorian square Albert Square in the fictional London Borough of Walford. The BBC responded by stating: "EastEnders has been a pre-watershed BBC One staple for over 37 years and has a rich history of dealing with challenging and difficult issues and Ben's story is one of these. These included the wedding of Michelle Fowler and Lofty Holloway, the revelation of the father of Michelle's baby, a two-hander between Dot Cotton and Ethel Skinner and the 1986 Christmas episode featuring Den Watts presenting Angie Watts with divorce papers. [333] A new breed of behind-the-scenes programmes have been broadcast on BBC Three since 1 December 2006. [231] When a quartet is completed, it is edited by the director, videotape editor and script supervisor. They decided that none of their existing characters were wicked enough to have killed Reg, so a 24th character, Nick Cotton was added to the line-up. In the United Kingdom, viewing figures - the number of viewers or households watching a television programme - have been recorded by the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) since 1981. [281], As a result of EastEnders' sustainability, it was awarded albert+, an award that recognises the production's commitment to becoming a more eco-friendly television production. In November 2011, a storyline showed character Billy Mitchell, played by Perry Fenwick, selected to be a torch bearer for the 2012 Summer Olympics. [267] In February 2015, for the soap's 30th anniversary, five episodes in a week featured live inserts throughout them. [225] In March 2020 during the suspension of filming, the interior sets were used for a new adaptation of Talking Heads. From 10 August 2001, EastEnders then added its fourth episode (shown on Fridays). EastEnders suffered its lowest ratings on record last summer when viewing figures were just 2.4million. [108] When production recommences, social distancing measures will be utilised and the show's cast will be required to do their own hair and make-up, which is normally done by a make-up artist. 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. [7], When developing EastEnders, both Smith and Holland looked at influential models like Coronation Street, but they found that it offered a rather outdated and nostalgic view of working-class life. The poor ratings motivated the press into reporting viewers were bored with implausible and ill-thought-out storylines. ", "EastEnders: 30 years of booze, fights and faaaamily", "Memorable LGBTQ moments in EastEnders history", It's got murder, a stalker, incest (kind of), and bulimia. TAM/AGB used meter readings and published the data as millions of homes viewing. It has proved highly popular, and Appreciation Indexes reflected this, rising from 5560 at the launch to 8595 later on, a figure which was nearly 10 points higher than the average for a British soap opera. Based on market research by BBC commissioning in 2003, EastEnders is most watched by 60- to 74-year-olds, closely followed by 45- to 59-year-olds. [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 just want to see normal people on occasion, with normal problems.. The Beale and Fowler family represented the old families of the East End, who had always been there. [325][326][327] The schedule remained the same as EastEnders twice weekly episodes; however, some notable changes included the programme is now set in Rotterdam rather than London, characters are given Dutch names (Den and Angie became Ger and Ankie) and The Queen Victoria] pub is renamed "Cade Faas". [7] This was the beginning of a close and continuing association between EastEnders and audience research, which, though commonplace today, was something of a revolution in practice. EastEnders' overnight viewing figures have been 'hit hard', says BBC drama boss Piers Wenger (Picture: BBC) BBC drama boss Piers Wenger has . We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. [309] This was followed by the Netherlands on 8 December 1986, Australia on 5 January 1987, Norway on 27 April, and Barcelona on 30 June (dubbed into Catalan). Big storylines. [250] The episode shown on 9 April 2007 featured scenes filmed at St Giles Church and The Blacksmiths Arms public house in Wormshill, the Ringlestone Inn, two miles away and Court Lodge Farm in Stansted, Kent. [101] As of 2019, the soap is one of the most watched series on BBC iPlayer and averages around 5 million viewers per episode. [364] Ratings expert Stephen Price also noted that the drop is partly due to the rise of streaming services.[364]. [233] This time difference has been known to cause problems when filming outdoor scenes. This referred to Leslie Grantham, and his prison sentence for the murder of a taxi driver in an attempted robbery nearly 20 years earlier. [8], There was anxiety at first that the viewing public would not accept a new soap set in the south of England, though research commissioned by lead figures in the BBC revealed that southerners would accept a northern soap, northerners would accept a southern soap and those from the Midlands, as Julia Smith herself pointed out, did not mind where it was set as long as it was somewhere else. "[370] In July 2010, complaints were received following the storyline of Christian minister Lucas Johnson (Don Gilet) committing a number of murders that he believed was his duty to God, claiming that the storyline was offensive to Christians. Press coverage of EastEnders, which was already intense, went into overdrive once the show was broadcast. Get a daily email direct to your inbox with our newsletter. [15] Julia Smith came up with the name Eastenders after she and Holland had spent months telephoning theatrical agents and asking "Do you have any real East Enders on your books?" The viewing figures for five episodes are unknown. [246] In 2011, it was reported that eight per cent of the series is filmed on location. [228] In January 1987, EastEnders had three production teams each comprising a director, production manager, production assistant and assistant floor manager. We hope that this story will help raise the public's awareness of cot death, which claims 300 babies' lives each year. This page explores the viewing history and figures of Emmerdale from 1972 to present day. [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. "[396], In 2022, EastEnders aired their first male rape scene which saw Lewis Butler (Aidan O'Callaghan) rape Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden). [58] In October 2006, Diederick Santer took over as Executive Producer of EastEnders. New figures show that EastEnders viewers have dropped dramatically with issues said to be its trendy-but-dull storylines and lack of iconic characters. [71] In April and May 2010, Kirkwood axed eight characters from the show,[72][73] Barbara Windsor left her role of Peggy Mitchell, which left a hole in the show, which Kirkwood decided to fill by bringing back Kat and Alfie, which he said would "herald the new era of EastEnders. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. Maya with The Circle co-presenter Alice Levine. [97] Jon Sen was announced on 10 December 2018 to be taking on the role of executive producer. [336] A third series of 15 episodes started in September 2011. [33] By the end of 1992, Greaves left and Lewis became executive and series producer. [191] Speaking extras, including Tracey the barmaid (Jane Slaughter) (who has been in the show since the first episode in 1985), have made appearances throughout the show's duration, without being the focus of any major storylines. 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! [282][283], EastEnders output then increased to three times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 April 1994 until 2 August 2001. During her time at the soap Hutchison axed multiple characters, and reportedly ordered the rewriting of numerous scripts. Tournament officials have revealed encouraging viewing figures for the men's, women's and wheelchair competitions so far, with broadcast figures up to and including last Sunday showing a cumulative total of more than 18.7million viewers. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [57] This episode later went on to win British Soap Award for "Best Single Episode". [352] Under new producers, EastEnders and Emmerdale continued to clash at times, and Emmerdale tended to come out on top, giving EastEnders lower than average ratings. [276] In 2017, it was revealed that Danny Dyer (Mick Carter) and Adam Woodyatt (Ian Beale) were the highest-paid actors in EastEnders, earning between 200,000 and 249,999, followed by Laurie Brett (Jane Beale), Letitia Dean (Sharon Watts), Tameka Empson (Kim Fox), Linda Henry (Shirley Carter), Scott Maslen (Jack Branning), Diane Parish (Denise Fox), Gillian Taylforth (Kathy Beale) and Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater), earning between 150,000 and 199,999. [281] The paper usage was reduced by 50 per cent across script distribution and other weekly documents and 20 per cent across all other paper usage. . [199] EastEnders has also covered the issue of Down syndrome, as Billy (Perry Fenwick) and Honey Mitchell's (Emma Barton) baby, Janet Mitchell (Grace), was born with the condition in 2006. She also felt that EastEnders had been cleaned up as a result of her protests, though she later commented that EastEnders had returned to its old ways. THE BBC enjoyed some record-breaking viewing figures with its on-demand service, BBC iPlayer, last year. [181] This was part of producer Diederick Santer's plan to "diversify", to make EastEnders "feel more 21st century". Explore. The lowest estimate we received was 7.2 million. The viewing figures for 10 episodes are unknown. [7], The show's creators were both Londoners, but when they researched Victorian squares, they found massive changes in areas they thought they knew well; however, delving further into the East End of London, they found exactly what they had been searching for: a real East End spiritan inward-looking quality, a distrust of strangers and authority figures, a sense of territory and community that the creators summed up as "Hurt one of us and you hurt us all". The press were invited to Elstree to meet the cast and see the lot, and stories immediately started circulating about the show, about a rivalry with ITV (who were launching their own market-based soap, Albion Market) and about the private lives of the cast. The viewing figures for 95 episodes are unknown. Episodes 1 - 38 are single showings only. [281] Caterers no longer use polystyrene cups and recycling on location must be provided. [13], The project had a number of working titlesSquare Dance, Round the Square, Round the Houses, London Pride and East 8. Some interior shots are filmed in the actual buildings. [304], On 1 December 2012, the BBC uploaded the first 54 episodes of EastEnders to YouTube, and on 23 July 2013 they uploaded a further 14 episodes bringing the total to 68. In 2001, EastEnders clashed with Coronation Street for the first time. A sari shop was opened and various characters of different ethnicities were introduced throughout 2006 and 2007, including the Fox family, the Ahmeds, and various background artists. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. [345][346][347][348] 25 July 1985 was the first time the show's viewership rose to first position in the weekly top 10 shows for BBC One. While W was showing same-day repeats of EastEnders, they also returned the weekend omnibus, starting on 20 February 2016. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End of London. [263] In January 2013, on-location filming at Grahame Park in Colindale, north London, was interrupted by at least seven youths who threw a firework at the set and threatened to cut members of the crew. He added: "It should feel more like London. [340] In the spin-off, the Moons visit Ireland where they "search for answers to some very big questions". Carrington was told he was Lucy's killer on Monday 16,[268] while Laurie Brett (who plays Bobby's adoptive mother, Jane) was informed in November, due to the character playing a huge role in the cover-up of Lucy's murder. 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In the main, middle-class characters exist as villains, such as James Wilmott-Brown (William Boyde), May Wright (Amanda Drew), Stella Crawford (Sophie Thompson), Yusef Khan (Ace Bhatti) and Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith) or are used to promote positive liberal influences, such as Colin Russell (Michael Cashman), Rachel Kominski (Jacquetta May)[148] and Derek Harkinson (Ian Lavender). 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. [110] Jon Sen, the show's executive producer, expressed his excitement at the new series, dubbing it "a unique opportunity to see from the cast themselves just what it is like to be part of EastEnders". [134] In September 2011, the postcode for Albert Square was revealed in an episode as E20 6PQ. 1986 - EastEnders There was a new boy in town looking for the top spot in the home of the soap operas, and Eastenders was showing Coronation Street it could do everything bigger and better, including the . With public interest so high, the media began investigating the private lives of the show's popular stars. After weeks of build-up, the downfall of serial killer Pat Phelan gave Coronation Street its biggest viewing figures in three years this Spring. ", Don't miss out on the biggest soaps gossip! The programme has since attempted to address these issues. In early January 1994, one episode of Home And Away reached over 14 million viewers as did 2 later episodes that month. The I'm A Celebrity 2022 final blew last year's viewing figures out of the water with an increase of more than 3,000,000 viewers. Mary Whitehouse, social critic, argued at the time that EastEnders represented a violation of "family viewing time" and that it undermined the watershed policy. It is estimated that the show's new set is costing 86million of licence fee cash. [121], In November 2021, it was announced that Sen would step down from his role as executive producer, and would be succeeded by former story producer, Chris Clenshaw. Filter by channel or audience. The BBC responded by saying they had been working that way for some time and it had not affected the quality of the show. [270], Each episode should run for 27 minutes and 15 seconds; however, if any episode runs over or under then it is the job of post-production to cut or add scenes where appropriate. The viewing figures for 16 episodes are not combined with the omnibus. [10] They also looked at Brookside but found there was a lack of central meeting points for the characters, making it difficult for the writers to intertwine different storylines, so EastEnders was set in Albert Square. She commented, "I don't want to be disloyal, but I think you need a few mature people in a soap because they give it backbone and body if all the main people are young it gets a bit thin and inexperienced. Jack, Pearl and Tracey Watts were created to bring "flash, trash, and melodrama" to the Square (they were later renamed Den, Angie and Sharon). The same-day repeat showing on BBC Three attracted an average of 500,000 viewers, while the Sunday omnibus generally attracted 3 million. This was done by a number of means, including chipping the pavements, using chemicals to crack the top layer of the paint work, using varnish to create damp patches underneath the railway bridge, and making garden walls in such a way they appeared to sag. Walford Wiki. 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The show also features a large number of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters (see list of soap operas with LGBT characters), including Colin Russell (Michael Cashman), Barry Clark (Gary Hailes),[184] Simon Raymond (Andrew Lynford), Tony Hills (Mark Homer),[185] Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy), Naomi Julien (Petra Letang),[186] Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White), Tosh Mackintosh (Rebecca Scroggs),[187] Christian Clarke (John Partridge), Syed Masood (Marc Elliott), Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid/Max Bowden), Paul Coker (Jonny Labey),[188] Iqra Ahmed (Priya Davdra), Ash Panesar (Gurlaine Kaur Garcha), Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris), Callum Highway (Tony Clay) and Eve Unwin (Heather Peace). Subscribe now for more! [138][147] These characters are often seen as being loud and interfering but most importantly, responsible for the well-being of the family. [228] Each day, between 25 and 30 scenes are recorded. Yorke was given the task of introducing the soap's fourth weekly episode. The British Film Institute described Market in Honey Lane thus: "It was not an earth-shaking programme, and certainly not pioneering in any revolutionary ideas in technique and production, but simply proposed itself to the casual viewer as a mildly pleasant affair. [310] The series was broadcast in the United States until BBC America ceased broadcasts of the serial in 2003, amidst fan protests. [22] When all the characters had been created, Smith and Holland set about casting the actors, which also involved the input of lead director Matthew Robinson, who supervised auditions with the other directors at the outset, Vivienne Cozens and Peter Edwards. storyline, which was revealed in a special live episode of the show that drew a peak of 17 million viewers; and the "Who Killed Lucy Beale?" At its height in the 80s it broke records, topping 30million . Santer officially left EastEnders in March 2010, and was replaced by Bryan Kirkwood. Brake indicated that the production team decided that 1989 was to be a year of change in Walford, commenting, "it was almost as if Walford itself was making a fresh start". [41] Having set up the transition to the new schedule, the first trio of episodesdubbed The Vic siegemarked Lewis's departure from the programme. [211] On each set all the appliances are fully functional such as gas cookers, the laundry washing machines and The Queen Victoria beer pumps. On 21st September 2004, Louise Berridge, the then executive producer, quit following criticism of the show. Above all, we wanted realism". 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. Her criticisms were widely reported in the tabloid press as ammunition in its existing hostility towards the BBC. The storyline attracted over 200 complaints. This rating is not combined with the omnibus; the lowest rating for an episode with a combined rating was 12.02million. ", "Is EastEnders the lifeblood of the BBC? The highest rated episode of EastEnders is the Christmas Day 1986 episode, which attracted a combined 30.15 million viewers who tuned into either the original transmission or the omnibus to see Den Watts hand over divorce papers to his wife Angie. [34] In 1989, there was a deliberate attempt to increase the lighter, more comic aspects of life in Albert Square. 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. The ratings are not combined with the omnibus before 29 June 1998, but are combined thereafter. EastEnders bosses want to go back to five 30 minute episodes a week after a ratings slump, according to reports. 1990 was EastEnders' sixth year. [38] Ferguson was succeeded by both Leonard Lewis and Helen Greaves who initially shared the role as Executive Producer for EastEnders. Channel 5's #DinosaurWithStephenFry held on to a fair amount of its audience, pulling in 0.89M for episode 2; this marks a drop of 28%. EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985. [110], Plans for the show's return to transmission were announced on 12 June 2020. EastEnders has been filmed at the BBC Elstree Centre since its inception, with a set that is outdoors and open to weather. The Strictly special, which was won by pop star Anne-Marie, was watched by an average of 5.8 million viewers, according to overnight figures from the BBC. 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". The total weekly reach of linear TV for individuals remains high at 82.7%. [285], In early 2003, viewers could watch episodes of EastEnders on digital channel BBC Three before they were broadcast on BBC One. [139] During the 30th anniversary week in which there were live elements and the climax of the Who Killed Lucy Beale? 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. However, viewers flocked to the show and it's still going strong 61 years later. . The set was constructed by the BBC in-house construction department under construction manager Mike Hagan. It was confirmed that after the transmission break, the show would temporarily broadcast four 20-minute episodes per week, until it can return to its normal output. After a year of UK airing, Neighbours was rivalling Coronation Street and EastEnders. The set had to be made to look as if it had been standing for years. EastEnders is often filmed on location, away from the studios in Borehamwood. [343], EastEnders is the BBC's most consistent programme in terms of ratings,[139] and as of 2021, episodes typically receive between 4 and 6 million viewers. Saturday Night Takeaway viewers have been left complaining after a 'cruel' prank during tonight's episode. Have dropped dramatically with issues said to be its trendy-but-dull storylines and lack of iconic characters are. 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