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EastEnders is a long-running British soap opera that has aired on BBC One since 19 February 1985. Since its inception, several spin-offs have been produced, including books, television documentaries, videos, music singles and an album. During the run up to the first episode of EastEnders, interest with the public was already high, something which continued afterwards. EastEnders proved as successful as was hoped for by the BBC in its first years, so they capitalised on it with a number of products.

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Books

Many novels relating to EastEnders have been produced. Between 1985 and 1988, Hugh Miller wrote a series of 12 books focussing on several characters in the show. The books told the characters' backstories from before the show's inception in February 1985. Miller also wrote a series of four books called Teen EastEnders. Similar to the original 12 books, they focussed on teenage characters in the show.

A further four novels were written by Kate Lock between 1998 and 2001. Two of these explored the backstories of the characters Grant Mitchell [1] and Steve Owen, [2] with the other two being "secret diaries" of characters Bianca Jackson [3] and Tiffany Mitchell, [4] giving an insight into the characters lives during storylines that were airing at the time.

Several non-fiction books have been produced, including EastEnders: The Inside Story [5] in 1987, which was written by the show's creators, Tony Holland and Julia Smith.

Non-fiction books

TitleAuthorYearPublisherISBN
EastEnders Special (1987 Annual)Barraclough, John1986Grandreams ISBN   978-0-8622-7384-2
EastEnders: The Inside Story Smith, Julia and Holland, Tony 1987 BBC Books ISBN   978-0-563-20601-9
Public Secrets: EastEnders and its AudienceBuckingham, David1987 BFI ISBN   978-0-85170-210-0
Albert SquareMiller, Hugh and Harris, Keith1987 David & Charles ISBN   978-0-7153-9135-8
EastEnders Special (1988 Annual)Barraclough, John1987Grandreams ISBN   978-0-86227-482-5
EastEnders Special (1989 Annual)Lynch, Tony and Bain, Morag1988Grandreams ISBN   978-0-86227-626-3
How to Speak EastEnders : A Brief Glossary of Cockney Expressions1988Lionheart Television ISBN   978-9-57022-032-2
The Colour Black: Black Images in British TelevisionDaniels, Therese and Gerson, Jane (eds.)1989 BFI ISBN   978-0-85170-232-2
The EastEnders HandbookKingsley, Hilary1991 BBC Books ISBN   978-0-563-36292-0
Gill and Mark StoryDawson, Susanna1993 Red Fox Books ISBN   978-0-09931-841-5
The EastEnders Programme GuideMonroe, Josephine1994 Virgin Publishing ISBN   978-0-86369-825-5
EastEnders: The First 10 Years: A Celebration [lower-greek 1] Brake, Colin1994 BBC Books ISBN   978-0-563-37057-4
EastEnders: Real SoapSinotok, Karen1999Generation Publications ISBN   978-1-903009-04-8
Who's Who in EastEndersLock, Kate2000 BBC Books ISBN   978-0-563-55178-2
Essential "Eastenders" Scripts: Models for Writing (Student Book)Gould, Mike2003 Folens Publishers UK ISBN   978-1-8430-3444-5
Essential "Eastenders" Scripts: Models for Writing (Teacher Book)Midghall, Diane2003 Folens Publishers UK ISBN   978-1-8430-3445-2
EastEnders: 20 years in Albert SquareSmith, Rupert2005 BBC Books ISBN   978-0-563-52165-5
EastEnders Annual 2009Randall, Tim2008 BBC Books ISBN   978-1-84607-555-1
Albert Square & Me: The Actors of EastEndersJaffee, Larry (ed.)2009 iUniverse ISBN   978-1-4401-5987-9
1001 Reasons Why Eastenders is Pony! Bushell, Garry 2009Pennant Books ISBN   978-1-906015-40-4
Celebrating 25 Years of EastEndersMirror Series2010 The Mirror ISBN   978-0-95623-739-2
The Ultimate Unofficial EastEnders Quiz BookCobham, Ed2010 Summersdale Publishers ISBN   978-1-84953-098-9
Walford State of Mind: EastEnders as Reported by the Walford GazetteJaffee, Larry2011East End Company ISBN   978-0-61542-920-5

Novels

TitleAuthorYearPublisherCentral character(s)ISBN
EastEnders - Book One: Home Fires BurningMiller, Hugh1986Inner Circle Books Lou Beale ISBN   978-1-85018-045-6
EastEnders - Book Two: Swings and RoundaboutsMiller, Hugh1986Inner Circle Books Beale family ISBN   978-1-85018-050-0
EastEnders - Book Three: Good IntentionsMiller, Hugh1986Inner Circle Books Debbie Wilkins and Andy O'Brien ISBN   978-1-85018-049-4
EastEnders - Book Four: The Flower of Albert SquareMiller, Hugh1986Inner Circle Books Ethel Skinner ISBN   978-1-85018-052-4
EastEnders - Book Five: Blind SpotsMiller, Hugh1986Inner Circle Books Den and Angie Watts ISBN   978-1-85018-059-3
EastEnders - Book Six: Hopes and HorizonsMiller, Hugh1986Inner Circle Books Lofty Holloway ISBN   978-1-85018-061-6
Teen EastEnders - Solid GroundMiller, Hugh1986 André Deutsch Sharon Watts ISBN   978-0-233-98123-9
Teen EastEnders - Growing PainsMiller Hugh1986 André Deutsch Cassie Carpenter ISBN   978-0-233-98124-6
EastEnders - Book Seven: The Baffled HeartMiller, Hugh1987Inner Circle Books Dot Cotton ISBN   978-1-85018-068-5
EastEnders - Book Eight: Growing WildMiller, Hugh1987Inner Circle Books Mary Smith ISBN   978-1-85018-069-2
EastEnders - Book Nine: A Place in LifeMiller, Hugh1987Inner Circle Books Lofty Holloway ISBN   978-1-85018-076-0
EastEnders - Book Ten: A Single ManMiller, Hugh1987Inner Circle Books Colin Russell ISBN   978-1-85018-077-7
EastEnders - Book Eleven: Taking ChancesMiller, Hugh1987Inner Circle Books James Willmott-Brown ISBN   978-0-586-07228-8
EastEnders - Book Twelve: Elbow RoomMiller, Hugh1988Inner Circle Books Simon Wicks ISBN   978-1-85018-081-4
Teen EastEnders - HeroesMiller, Hugh1988Lions Simon Wicks ISBN   978-0-00-693235-2
Teen EastEnders - An Eye for BusinessMiller, Hugh1988Lions Barry Clark ISBN   978-0-00-693236-9
EastEnders - Blood Ties: The Life and Loves of Grant MitchellLock, Kate1998 BBC Books Grant Mitchell ISBN   978-0-563-38483-0
EastEnders - Tiffany's Secret DiaryLock, Kate1998 BBC Books Tiffany Mitchell ISBN   978-0-563-55104-1
EastEnders - Bianca's Secret DiaryLock, Kate1999 BBC Books Bianca Jackson ISBN   978-0-563-55162-1
EastEnders - Steve Owen: Still WatersLock, Kate2001 BBC Books Steve Owen ISBN   978-0-563-53722-9

Television

Several EastEnders spin-off episodes have been produced, which look at the history of some of the characters using flashbacks. They are also often used as a lead up for a character's return to the show or follow characters who have departed from the show in another setting outside the usual location of Albert Square. The first of these was CivvyStreet , which aired in December 1988. It was set in Albert Square during World War II and featured younger versions of some of the soap's characters. Other episodes include Dot's Story , Perfectly Frank , Ricky & Bianca , Pat and Mo and Return of Nick Cotton .

Documentaries have also been produced, particularly for the 10th, 15th and 20th anniversaries of the show looking back at the history of the show's inception, its characters and storylines. A behind-the-scenes documentary, EastEnders Revealed , aired regularly on BBC Choice and continued on BBC Three after the closure of BBC Choice. The first episode was in October 1999 and the show continued regularly until October 2005, with a few episodes still being made after this. A series of documentary shows, similar to EastEnders Revealed aired from 2006. EastEnders Xtra was an interactive series available between February and May 2005 via BBCi.

The soap has also produced a number of charity specials for Children in Need. Some notable episodes include: Dimensions in Time , a crossover with the science fiction series Doctor Who ; "Pudding Lane", which relocates the characters to 1666 during the Great Fire of London; and "East Street", a crossover with the ITV soap Coronation Street ). The charity specials are not considered canon.

On 4 April 2015, EastEnders bosses announced plans of a new six-part BBC drama series featuring iconic couple Kat (Jessie Wallace) and Alfie Moon (Shane Richie). The series, Redwater , will follow the characters as they move to Ireland. Speaking at the time, executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins commented: "In the next few weeks on EastEnders, viewers will witness several huge twists for Kat and Alfie Moon that will change their lives forever. Now is the perfect time to take two of EastEnders’ most beloved and enduring characters out of their comfort zone as they head to Ireland to search for answers to some very big questions... My team here are very excited about creating a whole new drama that stands apart from EastEnders while taking our style of storytelling to a place of stories, myth, secrets and immeasurable beauty." [6]

Internet and BBC Red Button

EastEnders' official website is located on the BBC Programmes website at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m86d and is part of BBC Online, the official website of the BBC. It was previously located at www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders. The website formerly contained information on the cast and characters, games, news and interviews but only the character information and interviews are now available, but are no longer updated and are in the "archive" section of the site. The website was redesigned in 2007, with the new version going live on 20 April 2007. Another updated website went live in December 2009, to tie in with the show's 25th anniversary in February 2010. The site contained new features and was based on feedback from users of the website. [7] Occasionally, a character in the show sets up their own website and these are sometimes created in reality, such as godlypodly.co.uk.

In October 2009, a spin-off series entitled EastEnders: E20 was announced. Conceived by executive producer Diederick Santer, it was developed "as a way of nurturing new, young talent, both on- and off-screen, and exploring the stories of the soaps' anonymous bystanders." [8] EastEnders: E20's characters are a group of sixth form students and it targets the " Hollyoaks demographic". It was written by a team of young writers and was shown on the EastEnders website in January 2010. [8] A second series was commissioned for later in 2010, and a third series for 2011.

An internet mini-series, Lauren's Diaries, began in 2010, featuring Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) and giving an insight into her thoughts and feelings. A second series started in April 2011. The episodes feature on the EastEnders website. [9] Another mini-series on the internet, called The B&B , started in 2012. The four-episode spin-off takes on the style of a fly-on-the-wall documentary, featuring Kim Fox (Tameka Empson), working at her bed and breakfast. [10] Tamwar Tales – The Life of an Assistant Market Inspector is a four-episode spin-off starting in 2013, featuring the character of Tamwar Masood (Himesh Patel). [11] Various other mini-episodes have appeared online and on the Red Button, showing extra scenes. These have included the two-part "Amira's Secret" from 2011, [12] [13] 2012's "Phil on Remand" [14] and "Billy's Olympic Nightmare". [15] Poppy Meadow (Rachel Bright) and Fatboy (Ricky Norwood) were also at the centre of a Red Button episode, showing how they spent their Christmas together, entitled "All I Want for Christmas". [16]

EastEnders' first audio drama, EastEnders: The Podcast, started on 28 November 2018, consisting of four episodes. [17]

Videos and DVDs

The first EastEnders video, released on 22 September 1986, was EastEnders – The Queen Vic, which looked at the major events in the lives of Angie Watts, Den Watts, Jan Hammond and Michelle Fowler, such as the birth of Michelle's baby, Vicki. [18] The next video EastEnders – The Den and Angie Years, released in 1994. It included all of Den and Angie's moments such as their second honeymoon. In 1998, EastEnders – The Mitchells – Naked Truths was released, which was put together by writers such as Simon Ashdown, Tony Jordan and Christopher Reason. This video looked back at some of the most memorable storylines of Phil, Grant and Peggy Mitchell. This was essentially a two-hander between Phil and Grant, set in The Queen Victoria public house, intercut with flashbacks.

A 40 minute VHS was released in 1993, entitled The Gill and Mark Story. The VHS was only available to education institutions and followed that story of Gill and Mark's HIV storyline. [19]

To celebrate 15 years of EastEnders, a special video, 15 Years of EastEnders, was released. The video included some of the highlights of the show, including Den serving Angie with divorce papers, Grant discovering his wife Sharon and his brother Phil's affair, Tiffany Mitchell's death and funeral, and Carol Jackson confronting her daughter Bianca over her relationship with Dan Sullivan.

The first EastEnders DVD was Slaters in Detention, released in November 2003 and also available on VHS. It contained a special comedic episode of EastEnders starring the Slater family. It was written by Tony Jordan, who helped devise the characters. It began with the female members of the Slater family dressed up in school uniform for a local disco, and they end up in a police cell where they reflect on the events of their lives, such as Kat revealing that Zoe was her daughter and Little Mo's marriage to Trevor Morgan. It also includes outtakes and an alternative ending to Little Mo's trial. [20]

An interactive DVD game was released in October 2005, entitled An A-Z Tour of Albert Square, exclusively available through BBC's Reading and Writing (RaW) campaign on BBC Online. The DVD is hosted by Adam Woodyatt as he challenges viewers to answer questions to unlock classic clips from the shows history. [21] [22]

A DVD entitled EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford was released on 8 February 2010 to coincide with the show's 25th anniversary. It focuses on the characters Tiffany Dean (Maisie Smith) and Liam Butcher (James Forde) in the run up to their mother Bianca Jackson's (Patsy Palmer) wedding to their father Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen). Cast interviews and archive footage also feature. [23]

A DVD, The Best of EastEnders, was released in November 2018, featuring some of the show's most iconic moments from the last 33 years.

Music releases

The EastEnders theme tune was released on record in 1986 featuring the orchestra of the themes creator, Simon May. The tune was later turned into a song, titled "Anyone Can Fall in Love". The lyrics were created by Don Black, and it was recorded in 1986 by EastEnders star Anita Dobson, known as Angie Watts in the show. It reached number four in the UK Singles Chart, and Dobson appeared on shows such as Top Of The Pops and Wogan , to promote the song.

A one-off album entitled The EastEnders' Sing-A-Long Album was released in 1986 on BBC Records. It featured most of the original cast and was an album of medleys containing well known cockney knees-up songs such as "Knees Up Mother Brown" and "Roll Out the Barrel". The record is notable for containing a Doctor Legg solo effort, performed by the actor who portrayed the character, Leonard Fenton. The album reached number 54 in the UK Albums Chart. [24]

Two songs from the show were released as singles. "Every Loser Wins" by Nick Berry (Simon Wicks) reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. "Something Outa Nothing" by Letitia Dean (Sharon Watts) and Paul Medford (Kelvin Carpenter) reached number 12. Both songs were featured in a storyline where the characters formed a band called The Banned.

In 1999, BBC Music in association with Telstar released a single with performances by Barbara Windsor (Peggy Mitchell) and Mike Reid (Frank Butcher). They came together to release the song "The More I See You", based on their characters' wedding.

A version of the theme tune, called "Peggy's Theme", features on the album The Simon May Collection and was also released as an EP along with other EastEnders songs including "Anyone Can Fall in Love". [25] [26]

Other merchandise

One of the first products was a BBC EastEnders Knitting Collection pattern book which was released exclusively to high street store Woolworths in 1986. It contains many of EastEnders' characters at the time wearing the patterns shown in the book.

In 1988, a board game titled EastEnders the Game was released based on the characters and setting of the show. This game has since been reproduced. Since then there have also been items such as an EastEnders fridge magnet featuring The Queen Victoria pub and a hand-painted ceramic teapot based on The Queen Victoria, which was designed by Anne Rowe.

There has also been EastEnders the Arcade Game, which was published by Macsen Software in 1987. The game was available for the ZX Spectrum 48K. In the Xleague TV series, Wez and Larry's Top Tens, it was voted the third worst video game based on a TV license of all-time.

In November 2006, a wall calendar for 2007 was released, featuring pictures of the cast dressed as characters from William Shakespeare's plays, in aid of Children in Need. [27] A range of EastEnders T-shirts were released through Topshop in 2010. [28]

In 2014 a wall calendar was commissioned to be sold in aid of Children in Need which shows some of the cast semi nude to link in with a storyline in the show itself. [29]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ An update version of this book was released 2 November 1995, in a paperback format, ISBN   978-014025-339-9.

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