― Emma, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― DG, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Michael Jones, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― N., Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
scuse me.
― Alan Trewartha, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Graham, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Ally C, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
It is satisfactory that my home land is the only landscape that serves as background as the little happy-go-lucky moments in 'EastEnders', though...Another San Miguel, please!
― Arantxa, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
YOU BITCH!
YOU COW!
We're lookin' for ROY!
― Brian MacDonald, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― misterjones, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
This programme has really taken a turn for the better! I am impressed. Okay so little mo is still a wet whimpering sap, and Chrissie still acts and looks like a pantomime dame, but Wow - the Moon brothers? Give me a piece of that - quick!
― Buck naked in the bushes, Wednesday, 26 January 2005 13:52 (nineteen years ago) link
Actually, Patrick, didn't we find out a while ago that he's technically not your son? Hmm?
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 14:57 (nineteen years ago) link
also, ian and jane + sexual congress = vomit.
― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 14:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Rachel Verinder, Wednesday, 26 January 2005 15:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stevem On X (blueski), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 15:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 15:18 (nineteen years ago) link
i demand an appearance by bricktop & co to 'sort out' Andy.
― Ste (Fuzzy), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 15:22 (nineteen years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 16:53 (nineteen years ago) link
I like the new Ronnie Kray 'loves his mother, only kills his own' type East End gangster. Have we found out what the connection between him and Pat is yet?
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 17:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 17:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 18:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― One day all things will come sliced, Thursday, 27 January 2005 10:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stevem On X (blueski), Thursday, 27 January 2005 10:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ste (Fuzzy), Thursday, 27 January 2005 10:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 27 January 2005 10:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stevem On X (blueski), Thursday, 27 January 2005 11:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 27 January 2005 13:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Phantom of the Operating System (kate), Thursday, 27 January 2005 13:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 27 January 2005 13:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― My Aunt Eileen On X (blueski), Thursday, 27 January 2005 13:31 (nineteen years ago) link
So Paul Trueman is properly dead then? I was hoping they were going to keep it open, in a Dirty Den kind of way.
Eastenders has got so much better since they dropped the absurd pretence that Leslie Grantham is supposedly attractive to women and made him into the durty old man everyone really thinks he is. Did you hear Den say "its so vulgar having your photo in the paper" the other week?
Also there's a Den whodunnit coming up, apparently. Soap whodunnits are always great in a preposterous kind of way.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 27 January 2005 13:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stevem On X (blueski), Thursday, 27 January 2005 13:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 27 January 2005 13:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ste (Fuzzy), Thursday, 27 January 2005 13:48 (nineteen years ago) link
will anyone tell the difference?
― Stevem On X (blueski), Thursday, 27 January 2005 15:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 27 January 2005 15:14 (nineteen years ago) link
I was terribly disappointed at Andy Hunters death, I was expecting him to be torn apart by Alfie or Patrick, but hey ho, can't have all the square murderers.
Gosh, I'm sad.
― Rumpington Lane, Monday, 21 February 2005 14:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 21 February 2005 14:55 (nineteen years ago) link
how did Den fake his dead pulse?
― Ste (Fuzzy), Monday, 21 February 2005 16:06 (nineteen years ago) link
Andy's death was cool, especially the ruthless economy of it. Actually the Andy story was much more compelling than the Den storyline, I thought.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 21 February 2005 16:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ste (Fuzzy), Monday, 21 February 2005 16:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Penelope_111 (Penelope_111), Monday, 21 February 2005 16:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Monday, 21 February 2005 16:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― alix (alix), Monday, 21 February 2005 16:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Monday, 21 February 2005 16:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Penelope_111 (Penelope_111), Monday, 21 February 2005 16:24 (nineteen years ago) link
I don't know what you are referring to and google gives a lot of conflicting information so please do take it to corrie rolling.
I can't get over some of the acting in Eastenders and suppose I've always felt this way. It's either so pantomimey or so gruff and dull and one-note. A lot of Emmerdale actors are poor but most of the bad ones at least have a modicum of charm. Corrie's cast still has charm in abundance even when it's bad. Who are the charming or charismatic performers in Eastenders? As grindingly depressing as Ee can be it's the tin ear with comedy that truly lets them down. That heist episode with Mick in novelty slippers truly beggared belief.
― Britain's Sexiest Cow (jed_), Wednesday, 25 July 2018 23:31 (five years ago) link
This show is really grim. I've gone through periods of watching it recently because I've been looking after my quite ill mother and she has it on but she stopped watching it on the reg because it was getting her down. I saw tonight's though and, omg, mum otm.
― brokenshire (jed_), Thursday, 1 November 2018 23:01 (five years ago) link
The Sharon-Keanu affair storyline complete with extended shirtless scenes seems dreamed up by a lab to be as camp as possible on paper and yet utterly useless on screen
― boxedjoy, Friday, 2 November 2018 11:46 (five years ago) link
How many people live in Martin and Stacey's house?
― brokenshire (jed_), Friday, 4 January 2019 20:13 (five years ago) link
15?
― brokenshire (jed_), Friday, 4 January 2019 20:16 (five years ago) link
not only that but a lot of them are small children - a total nightmare
I was also agog at the new Slater family tradition which seems to be recreating the dance routine from Mean Girls?!
― boxedjoy, Friday, 4 January 2019 22:12 (five years ago) link
The general consensus is between 15 and 17 people, so let's do some maths and see if that is correct: there's Stacey and her three children (four) Jean, Kat and Mo (seven), Whitney and Tiffany (nine), Martin (10), Hayley and her newborn (12) and now Alfie and the kids (16).
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a25406097/eastenders-how-many-people-stacey-fowler-house/
I forgot about Tiffany.
― brokenshire (jed_), Friday, 4 January 2019 23:00 (five years ago) link
Ben Mitchell as a camp arch-villain in the style of Brendan from Hollyoaks - completely at odds with a lot of the character's history but watching it play out on screen has been hilarious
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 20:14 (five years ago) link
I stopped watching and have only just learnt I missed a '30 years on' appearance from Lofty and Mary the Punk.
https://youtu.be/FMIn07983n0
― Luna Schlosser, Thursday, 18 April 2019 18:23 (five years ago) link
Which was utterly pointless as anyone they would have recognised was on panto leave
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 18 April 2019 20:33 (five years ago) link
Eastenders is really good just now
― boxedjoy, Monday, 2 September 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link
What an episode tonight… Serious fire, heroics, a birth, comedy. The ratings fight back is clearly on.
― Luna Schlosser, Monday, 13 September 2021 20:26 (two years ago) link
"Comedy"
― boxedjoy, Monday, 13 September 2021 20:57 (two years ago) link
Well the Jack scenes were in the time-honoured line of EastEnders’ tin eared feel for comedy, but I did like Jean’s expression at the end.
― Luna Schlosser, Monday, 13 September 2021 21:09 (two years ago) link
I haven't watch Stenders in ages, but I couldn't resist the lure of the 1979 episode. Sadly, it wasn't very good, but I love the idea, and the casting was spot on. They haven't done a high-concept episode in such a long time. I hope they're getting back into them more.
― trishyb, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 14:01 (one year ago) link
both Eastenders and Corrie are really, really bad at the moment. Eastenders is improving slightly, I really like Stacey's surprise lesbian wife and the Panesar mum, but there is a lot of nothing happening and I need Ben to simply not be in it for a while.
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 19:46 (one year ago) link
I really like EastEnders - but am aware I do cut it a lot of slack. The writers have just got rid of two young characters - Dana and Jada - that were starting to develop well after shaky starts. Janine as pantomime villain is getting a bit tiresome though.
― Luna Schlosser, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 20:08 (one year ago) link
I really liked Dana. It was nice to see a young woman who wasn't a sexy siren with a secret or a troubled vixen with a heart of a gold.
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 20:13 (one year ago) link
Eve (the aforementioned lesbian wife) is great, but they really need to use her in a major plot. I like all of the Panesars. I really like Bobby Beale’s range of expressions.
― Luna Schlosser, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 20:14 (one year ago) link
I see that Lofty and Mary the Punk, and Colin and Barry, will be back briefly ‘for Dot’s final farewell’ this autumn.
― Luna Schlosser, Wednesday, 12 October 2022 11:11 (one year ago) link
and Lauren! Jac Jossa must be bored of making sponsored Instagram content. It will be interesting to see how they handwave away Ian, Max, Carol and Bianca all not being there.
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 12 October 2022 15:17 (one year ago) link
Maybe they will be? You know how they like to stack the surprises.
― trishyb, Wednesday, 12 October 2022 19:23 (one year ago) link
Eve (the aforementioned lesbian wife) is great, but they really need to use her in a major plot. I Can’t complain about tonight’s developments on that front …. Also distracts from the terrible Alfie
― Luna Schlosser, Wednesday, 12 October 2022 20:30 (one year ago) link
I don't understand how Brian Conley and Shane Ritchie can both be in it at the same time. Surely it's one diamond geezer end-of-the-pier entertainer at a time?
― trishyb, Wednesday, 12 October 2022 20:55 (one year ago) link
Denise and Jack? Are they honestly going to pair up every single adult with every other adult at some stage in this programme? Can't wait till Phil and Martin have their spring awakening and end up together for six months.
― trishyb, Monday, 17 October 2022 18:34 (one year ago) link
Jack’s become incredibly dull and in dire need of a good plot. He’s been basically reduced to overprotective dad. Rumours are he’s about to stray from Denise.
― Luna Schlosser, Monday, 17 October 2022 20:12 (one year ago) link
I've only just found out they're a couple and now I'm furious that he's going to cheat on her. Who with? Is it his turn with Sharon?
― trishyb, Monday, 17 October 2022 22:15 (one year ago) link
Jack's already been engaged to Sharon.
― ailsa, Tuesday, 18 October 2022 12:37 (one year ago) link
Jesus christ, this programme.
― trishyb, Tuesday, 18 October 2022 13:10 (one year ago) link
Innit though. it's like how everyone in Corrie is no more than one degree of separation from Steve, Gary, Leanne or Maria.
― ailsa, Tuesday, 18 October 2022 13:16 (one year ago) link
I read an interview with the Maria actress in one of the soap mags lying around my grandparents' house a few weeks ago and she was saying the character has had 31 partners in her 20-odd years at Corrie.
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 18 October 2022 15:35 (one year ago) link
I'm sure I said it earlier in this thread, but it is always funny when anyone in a soap lays out the history of any house or character on the street/square/close. It always sounds just crazy.
― trishyb, Tuesday, 18 October 2022 15:48 (one year ago) link
Who with?Keep watching … Duff Duff duff duff du du du duff
― Luna Schlosser, Tuesday, 18 October 2022 19:55 (one year ago) link
Tonight, we say goodbye to a Walford legend. 7:35pm on @BBCOne #EastEnders #RememberDot pic.twitter.com/miw1QLZsFu— BBC EastEnders (@bbceastenders) December 12, 2022
― Luna Schlosser, Monday, 12 December 2022 16:26 (one year ago) link
[wipes away a tear]Good to see Colin, Mary, Lofty and Ian.
― Luna Schlosser, Monday, 12 December 2022 20:18 (one year ago) link
I was expecting it to be cheesy and full of pomp, but I thought it was really good considering how it could have been otherwise... until they started comparing her to the Queen. It took me right out of it. Also, everybody standing up in the church felt like a Harry Hill TV Burp moment.
― boxedjoy, Monday, 12 December 2022 21:07 (one year ago) link
Yes that was a real clanger
― Luna Schlosser, Monday, 12 December 2022 21:11 (one year ago) link
Toe-curling, because it was nicely done until that point. Ian lurking in a bush was unexpected. They brought it back at the cemetery though, Jack throwing her cigarettes onto her coffin, Abide With Me seguing into the theme tune...
― ailsa, Tuesday, 13 December 2022 14:02 (one year ago) link
Rip Mick… a full Vera Lynn farewell complete with White Cliffs of Dover.
― Luna Schlosser, Sunday, 25 December 2022 22:36 (one year ago) link
he'll be back, Harold Bishop/Dee Bliss style
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 25 December 2022 22:49 (one year ago) link
We absolutely reckoned he's up for the full Harold Bishop reveal. Janine husbands should really stay away from cliffs.
― ailsa, Monday, 26 December 2022 22:04 (one year ago) link
The actress playing Lola is doing an incredible job.
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 20 May 2023 10:37 (eleven months ago) link
Cindy reportedly returning from the grave in a few months, with Ian. How many of Ian's wives have tried to murder him? He doesn't bear a grudge.
― technopolis, Saturday, 20 May 2023 17:43 (eleven months ago) link