What was eastenders going to be called

Yes, you read that correctly! Den, Angie and Sharon were the first resident family at The Vic when the show started, but their original character names were Jack, Pearl and Tracey. Even the eagle-eyed fans among you may have missed the fact that Dot has worn the same red dress on the Christmas day episodes every year since Creators Julia Smith and Tony Holland were actually born in East London and decided to merge the names of their hometowns — Walthamstow and Stratford — to create the perfect setting for EastEnders.

They put the two place names together to create the legendary Walford. If you open the front door to The Vic in real life, you would be walking into an empty space with only a bar corner. The studio which houses the interior of the pub is located elsewhere on the set. Face to Face 4 February First TV Sports commentary 4 February The Wombles 5 February A Night of Comic Relief 5 February Greenwich Time Signal - the 'pips' 5 February Grange Hill 8 February BBC Three is launched 9 February Doomwatch 9 February Bagpuss 12 February Feels a bit like coming home.

Sign up to get alerts for soaps and receive television and entertainment email newsletters from our award-winning editorial team. By entering your details, you are agreeing to Radio Times terms and conditions and privacy policy. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thankfully, because we really do love to hate him, Ian has not said goodbye to the square permanently, but he will be off-screen for a lengthy period of time after surviving the poisoning plot and skulking away from Walford on the tube.

EastEnders confirmed at the beginning of that Davood would be leaving his role as Kush as part of an explosive storyline set to unfold later in the year. It was confirmed that Davood's EastEnders role been axed after producers made the choice not to renew his contract in favour of a dramatic exit.

Jake Wood left his role as Max Branning in EastEnders back in February as part of a huge storyline as his affair with Linda Carter came to a bitter end. He told fans at the time: "I have loved playing Max Branning who amongst other things in that time has had 4 marriages, 10 affairs, 4 children 2 dying from falling from the roof of The Queen Vic , been buried alive, watched unwanted DVDs at Xmas and perhaps most traumatising of all…shared a hot tub with Ian Beale. Jump directly to the content.

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