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 ...

Bushell on the Box: veteran TV critic Garry Bushell brands EastEnders a melodramatic mess, awash with lazy plots, dodgy politics, and crazy twists.

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

Cindy Beale is at the forefront of some big scenes on EastEnders ... Michelle first joined the BBC soap just three years after it started in 1985. During that time, she's had a romance - or ...

The soap's longest serving actor Adam Woodyat, who plays Ian Beale ... their first ever lines were with Adam incredulously exclaiming: "You want me to remember what I said in 1985!" EastEnders ...

Following his failed marriage to Gail Platt (Helen Worth), Martin Platt embarked on a relationship with 16-year-old Katy Harris. Viewers may remember the controversial relationship, given that Martin ...

As the show's launch neared ... Bill Treacher was the first actor to be cast in EastEnders in 1985. He portrayed Arthur Fowler for 11 years, a character marked by a nervous breakdown, two stints ...

EASTENDERS' 40th anniversary episodes start next week and they will signal Natalie Cassidy’s final days on Albert Square. The explosive episodes, which begin on February 17, could see the show ...

So fans will expect some explosive stories to mark the show's ... first actor to be cast in EastEnders in 1985. He portrayed Arthur Fowler for 11 years, a character marked by a nervous breakdown ...

EastEnders stalwart Adam Woodyatt has unveiled ... Consequently, Adam, who has played Ian Beale since 1985, settled into life in a campervan situated "in a field in Devon". Originally, the vehicle ...

EastEnders' Ian Beale is ... Day – is denied entry to No 45 by Ian, Kathy and Peter as she tries to get in. She then pleads with Ian at Beale's Eels, though accusations quickly fly, and Ian ...