EastEnders

EastEnders is a popular and award-winning television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985 and continuing to date.EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in Albert Square, a Victorian square of terraced houses, a pub, a street market and various small businesses in the East End of London, United Kingdom. The series was originally screened as two half-hour episodes per week. Today four episodes are broadcast each week on BBC One (each episode is repeated on BBC Three at 10pm) and an omnibus edition screens on Sunday afternoons. It is one of the UK's highest-rated programmes, often appearing near or at the top of the week's BARB ratings. Within eight months of its launch, it reached the number one spot in the ratings, and has almost consistently remained among the top-rated programmes in Britain ever since. The average audience share for an episode is currently between 35 and 45%. Created... full article at wikipedia