EastEnders 1985
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What is EastEnders?
EastEnders is a British television soap opera that premiered in nineteen eighty-five on BBC One. The series depicts the everyday lives of working-class residents living in Albert Square, a traditional Victorian terrace setting located in the fictional London Borough of Walford.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1985
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 7,275
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Feb 19, 1985
- Last aired
- Jun 29, 2026
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- BBC One
- Genres
- Soap, Drama, Crime
- Updated
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Overview
EastEnders is a British television soap opera that premiered in nineteen eighty-five on BBC One. The series depicts the everyday lives of working-class residents living in Albert Square, a traditional Victorian terrace setting located in the fictional London Borough of Walford. Created by Tony Holland, Julia Smith and Tony Jordan, the show has become a significant part of British television history. The programme features an ensemble cast including actors such as Adam Woodyatt, Steve McFadden, Letitia Dean and Gillian Taylforth. Known for addressing contemporary social issues, EastEnders has explored numerous important topics throughout its long-running history. The show continues to produce new episodes and remains a popular fixture on British television, maintaining a dedicated viewership and generating regular media coverage through news outlets and entertainment platforms.
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“A gritty British soap exploring life in a tight-knit East London community.”
Reasons to watch
- Strong ensemble cast
- Realistic portrayal of working-class life
- Long-running storylines with emotional depth
Keep in mind
- Can be emotionally heavy
- Slow pacing at times
Watch it if you enjoy character-driven dramas set in close-knit communities.
Suitable for mature audiences due to occasional intense themes and dramatic storylines.
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Cast
Adam Woodyatt
Ian Beale
June Brown
Dot Cotton
Letitia Dean
Sharon
Wendy Richard
Pauline
Pam St. Clement
Pat Butcher
Natalie Cassidy
Sonia Fowler
Steve McFadden
Phil Mitchell
Emma Barton
Honey Mitchell
Jamie Borthwick
Jay Brown
Jessie Wallace
Kat Slater
Rudolph Walker
Patrick
Jacqueline Jossa
Lauren Branning
Episode guide
Season 1 · 91 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 1 Feb 19, 1985
- E2 2 Feb 21, 1985
- E3 3 Feb 26, 1985
- E4 4 Feb 28, 1985
- E5 5 Mar 5, 1985
- E6 6 Mar 7, 1985
- E7 7 Mar 12, 1985
- E8 8 Mar 14, 1985
- E9 9 Mar 19, 1985
- E10 10 Mar 21, 1985
- E11 11 Mar 26, 1985
- E12 12 Mar 28, 1985
- E13 13 Apr 2, 1985
- E14 14 Apr 4, 1985
- E15 15 Apr 9, 1985
- E16 16 Apr 11, 1985
- E17 17 Apr 16, 1985
- E18 18 Apr 18, 1985
- E19 19 Apr 23, 1985
- E20 20 Apr 25, 1985
- E21 21 Apr 30, 1985
- E22 22 May 2, 1985
- E23 23 May 7, 1985
- E24 24 May 9, 1985
- E25 25 May 14, 1985
- E26 26 May 16, 1985
- E27 27 May 21, 1985
- E28 28 May 23, 1985
- E29 29 May 28, 1985
- E30 30 May 30, 1985
- E31 31 Jun 4, 1985
- E32 32 Jun 6, 1985
- E33 33 Jun 11, 1985
- E34 34 Jun 13, 1985
- E35 35 Jun 18, 1985
- E36 36 Jun 20, 1985
- E37 37 Jun 25, 1985
- E38 38 Jun 27, 1985
- E39 39 Jul 2, 1985
- E40 40 Jul 4, 1985
- E41 41 Jul 9, 1985
- E42 42 Jul 11, 1985
- E43 43 Jul 16, 1985
- E44 44 Jul 18, 1985
- E45 45 Jul 23, 1985
- E46 46 Jul 25, 1985
- E47 47 Jul 30, 1985
- E48 48 Aug 1, 1985
- E49 49 Aug 6, 1985
- E50 50 Aug 8, 1985
- E51 51 Aug 13, 1985
- E52 52 Aug 15, 1985
- E53 53 Aug 20, 1985
- E54 54 Aug 22, 1985
- E55 55 Aug 27, 1985
- E56 56 Aug 29, 1985
- E57 57 Sep 3, 1985
- E58 58 Sep 5, 1985
- E59 59 Sep 10, 1985
- E60 60 Sep 12, 1985
- E61 61 Sep 17, 1985
- E62 62 Sep 19, 1985
- E63 63 Sep 24, 1985
- E64 64 Sep 26, 1985
- E65 65 Oct 1, 1985
- E66 66 Oct 3, 1985
- E67 67 Oct 8, 1985
- E68 68 Oct 10, 1985
- E69 69 Oct 15, 1985
- E70 70 Oct 17, 1985
- E71 71 Oct 22, 1985
- E72 72 Oct 24, 1985
- E73 73 Oct 29, 1985
- E74 74 Oct 31, 1985
- E75 75 Nov 5, 1985
- E76 76 Nov 7, 1985
- E77 77 Nov 12, 1985
- E78 78 Nov 14, 1985
- E79 79 Nov 19, 1985
- E80 80 Nov 21, 1985
- E81 81 Nov 26, 1985
- E82 82 Nov 28, 1985
- E83 83 Dec 3, 1985
- E84 84 Dec 5, 1985
- E85 85 Dec 10, 1985
- E86 86 Dec 12, 1985
- E87 87 Dec 17, 1985
- E88 88 Dec 19, 1985
- E89 89 Dec 24, 1985
- E90 90 Dec 26, 1985
- E91 91 Dec 31, 1985
Season 2 · 105 episodes
- E1 92 Jan 2, 1986
- E2 93 Jan 7, 1986
- E3 94 Jan 9, 1986
- E4 95 Jan 14, 1986
- E5 96 Jan 16, 1986
- E6 97 Jan 21, 1986
- E7 98 Jan 23, 1986
- E8 99 Jan 28, 1986
- E9 100 Jan 30, 1986
- E10 101 Feb 4, 1986
- E11 102 Feb 6, 1986
- E12 103 Feb 11, 1986
- E13 104 Feb 13, 1986
- E14 105 Feb 18, 1986
- E15 106 Feb 20, 1986
- E16 107 Feb 25, 1986
- E17 108 Feb 27, 1986
- E18 109 Mar 4, 1986
- E19 110 Mar 6, 1986
- E20 111 Mar 11, 1986
- E21 112 Mar 13, 1986
- E22 113 Mar 18, 1986
- E23 114 Mar 20, 1986
- E24 115 Mar 25, 1986
- E25 116 Mar 27, 1986
- E26 117 Apr 1, 1986
- E27 118 Apr 3, 1986
- E28 119 Apr 8, 1986
- E29 120 Apr 10, 1986
- E30 121 Apr 15, 1986
- E31 122 Apr 17, 1986
- E32 123 Apr 22, 1986
- E33 124 Apr 24, 1986
- E34 125 Apr 29, 1986
- E35 126 May 1, 1986
- E36 127 May 6, 1986
- E37 128 May 8, 1986
- E38 129 May 13, 1986
- E39 130 May 15, 1986
- E40 131 May 20, 1986
- E41 132 May 22, 1986
- E42 133 May 27, 1986
- E43 134 May 29, 1986
- E44 135 Jun 3, 1986
- E45 136 Jun 5, 1986
- E46 137 Jun 10, 1986
- E47 138 Jun 12, 1986
- E48 139 Jun 17, 1986
- E49 140 Jun 19, 1986
- E50 141 Jun 24, 1986
- E51 142 Jun 26, 1986
- E52 143 Jul 1, 1986
- E53 144 Jul 3, 1986
- E54 145 Jul 8, 1986
- E55 146 Jul 10, 1986
- E56 147 Jul 15, 1986
- E57 148 Jul 17, 1986
- E58 149 Jul 22, 1986
- E59 150 Jul 24, 1986
- E60 151 Jul 29, 1986
- E61 152 Jul 31, 1986
- E62 153 Aug 5, 1986
- E63 154 Aug 7, 1986
- E64 155 Aug 12, 1986
- E65 156 Aug 14, 1986
- E66 157 Aug 19, 1986
- E67 158 Aug 21, 1986
- E68 159 Aug 26, 1986
- E69 160 Aug 28, 1986
- E70 161 Sep 2, 1986
- E71 162 Sep 4, 1986
- E72 163 Sep 9, 1986
- E73 164 Sep 11, 1986
- E74 165 Sep 16, 1986
- E75 166 Sep 18, 1986
- E76 167 Sep 23, 1986
- E77 168 Sep 25, 1986
- E78 169 Sep 30, 1986
- E79 170 Oct 2, 1986
- E80 171 Oct 7, 1986
- E81 172 Oct 9, 1986
- E82 173 Oct 14, 1986
- E83 174 Oct 16, 1986
- E84 175 Oct 21, 1986
- E85 176 Oct 23, 1986
- E86 177 Oct 28, 1986
- E87 178 Oct 30, 1986
- E88 179 Nov 4, 1986
- E89 180 Nov 6, 1986
- E90 181 Nov 7, 1986
- E91 182 Nov 13, 1986
- E92 183 Nov 18, 1986
- E93 184 Nov 20, 1986
- E94 185 Nov 25, 1986
- E95 186 Nov 27, 1986
- E96 187 Dec 2, 1986
- E97 188 Dec 4, 1986
- E98 189 Dec 9, 1986
- E99 190 Dec 11, 1986
- E100 191 Dec 16, 1986
- E101 192 Dec 18, 1986
- E102 193 Dec 23, 1986
- E103 194 Dec 25, 1986
- E104 195 Dec 25, 1986
- E105 196 Dec 30, 1986
Season 3 · 107 episodes
- E1 197 Jan 1, 1987
- E2 198 Jan 6, 1987
- E3 199 Jan 8, 1987
- E4 200 Jan 13, 1987
- E5 201 Jan 15, 1987
- E6 202 Jan 20, 1987
- E7 203 Jan 22, 1987
- E8 204 Jan 27, 1987
- E9 205 Jan 29, 1987
- E10 206 Feb 3, 1987
- E11 207 Feb 5, 1987
- E12 208 Feb 10, 1987
- E13 209 Feb 12, 1987
- E14 210 Feb 17, 1987
- E15 211 Feb 19, 1987
- E16 212 Feb 24, 1987
- E17 213 Feb 26, 1987
- E18 214 Mar 3, 1987
- E19 215 Mar 5, 1987
- E20 216 Mar 10, 1987
- E21 217 Mar 12, 1987
- E22 218 Mar 17, 1987
- E23 219 Mar 19, 1987
- E24 220 Mar 24, 1987
- E25 221 Mar 26, 1987
- E26 222 Mar 31, 1987
- E27 223 Apr 2, 1987
- E28 224 Apr 7, 1987
- E29 225 Apr 9, 1987
- E30 226 Apr 14, 1987
- E31 227 Apr 16, 1987
- E32 228 Apr 21, 1987
- E33 229 Apr 23, 1987
- E34 230 Apr 28, 1987
- E35 231 Apr 30, 1987
- E36 232 May 5, 1987
- E37 233 May 7, 1987
- E38 234 May 12, 1987
- E39 235 May 14, 1987
- E40 236 May 19, 1987
- E41 237 May 21, 1987
- E42 238 May 26, 1987
- E43 239 May 28, 1987
- E44 240 Jun 2, 1987
- E45 241 Jun 4, 1987
- E46 09/06/1987 Jun 9, 1987
- E47 243 Jun 11, 1987
- E48 244 Jun 16, 1987
- E49 245 Jun 18, 1987
- E50 246 Jun 23, 1987
- E51 247 Jun 25, 1987
- E52 248 Jun 30, 1987
- E53 249 Jul 2, 1987
- E54 250 Jul 7, 1987
- E55 251 Jul 9, 1987
- E56 252 Jul 14, 1987
- E57 253 Jul 16, 1987
- E58 254 Jul 21, 1987
- E59 255 Jul 23, 1987
- E60 256 Jul 28, 1987
- E61 257 Jul 30, 1987
- E62 258 Aug 4, 1987
- E63 259 Aug 6, 1987
- E64 260 Aug 11, 1987
- E65 261 Aug 13, 1987
- E66 262 Aug 18, 1987
- E67 263 Aug 20, 1987
- E68 264 Aug 25, 1987
- E69 265 Aug 27, 1987
- E70 266 Sep 1, 1987
- E71 267 Sep 3, 1987
- E72 268 Sep 8, 1987
- E73 269 Sep 10, 1987
- E74 270 Sep 15, 1987
- E75 271 Sep 17, 1987
- E76 272 Sep 22, 1987
- E77 273 Sep 24, 1987
- E78 274 Sep 29, 1987
- E79 275 Oct 1, 1987
- E80 276 Oct 6, 1987
- E81 277 Oct 8, 1987
- E82 278 Oct 13, 1987
- E83 279 Oct 15, 1987
- E84 280 Oct 20, 1987
- E85 281 Oct 22, 1987
- E86 282 Oct 27, 1987
- E87 283 Oct 29, 1987
- E88 284 Nov 3, 1987
- E89 285 Nov 5, 1987
- E90 286 Nov 10, 1987
- E91 287 Nov 12, 1987
- E92 288 Nov 17, 1987
- E93 289 Nov 19, 1987
- E94 290 Nov 24, 1987
- E95 291 Nov 26, 1987
- E96 292 Dec 1, 1987
- E97 293 Dec 3, 1987
- E98 294 Dec 8, 1987
- E99 295 Dec 10, 1987
- E100 296 Dec 15, 1987
- E101 297 Dec 17, 1987
- E102 298 Dec 22, 1987
- E103 299 Dec 24, 1987
- E104 300 Dec 25, 1987
- E105 301 Dec 29, 1987
- E106 302 Dec 31, 1987
- E107 303 Dec 31, 1987
Season 4 · 104 episodes
- E1 304 Jan 5, 1988
- E2 305 Jan 7, 1988
- E3 306 Jan 12, 1988
- E4 307 Jan 14, 1988
- E5 308 Jan 19, 1988
- E6 309 Jan 21, 1988
- E7 310 Jan 26, 1988
- E8 311 Jan 28, 1988
- E9 312 Feb 2, 1988
- E10 313 Feb 4, 1988
- E11 314 Feb 9, 1988
- E12 315 Feb 11, 1988
- E13 316 Feb 16, 1988
- E14 317 Feb 18, 1988
- E15 318 Feb 23, 1988
- E16 319 Feb 25, 1988
- E17 320 Mar 1, 1988
- E18 321 Mar 3, 1988
- E19 322 Mar 8, 1988
- E20 323 Mar 10, 1988
- E21 324 Mar 15, 1988
- E22 325 Mar 17, 1988
- E23 326 Mar 22, 1988
- E24 327 Mar 24, 1988
- E25 328 Mar 29, 1988
- E26 329 Mar 31, 1988
- E27 330 Apr 5, 1988
- E28 331 Apr 7, 1988
- E29 332 Apr 12, 1988
- E30 333 Apr 14, 1988
- E31 334 Apr 19, 1988
- E32 335 Apr 21, 1988
- E33 336 Apr 26, 1988
- E34 337 Apr 28, 1988
- E35 338 May 3, 1988
- E36 339 May 5, 1988
- E37 340 May 10, 1988
- E38 341 May 12, 1988
- E39 342 May 17, 1988
- E40 343 May 19, 1988
- E41 344 May 24, 1988
- E42 345 May 26, 1988
- E43 346 May 31, 1988
- E44 347 Jun 2, 1988
- E45 348 Jun 7, 1988
- E46 349 Jun 9, 1988
- E47 350 Jun 14, 1988
- E48 351 Jun 16, 1988
- E49 352 Jun 21, 1988
- E50 353 Jun 23, 1988
- E51 354 Jun 28, 1988
- E52 355 Jun 30, 1988
- E53 356 Jul 5, 1988
- E54 357 Jul 7, 1988
- E55 358 Jul 12, 1988
- E56 359 Jul 14, 1988
- E57 360 Jul 19, 1988
- E58 361 Jul 21, 1988
- E59 362 Jul 26, 1988
- E60 363 Jul 28, 1988
- E61 364 Aug 2, 1988
- E62 365 Aug 4, 1988
- E63 366 Aug 9, 1988
- E64 367 Aug 11, 1988
- E65 368 Aug 16, 1988
- E66 369 Aug 18, 1988
- E67 370 Aug 23, 1988
- E68 371 Aug 25, 1988
- E69 372 Aug 30, 1988
- E70 373 Sep 1, 1988
- E71 374 Sep 6, 1988
- E72 375 Sep 8, 1988
- E73 376 Sep 13, 1988
- E74 377 Sep 15, 1988
- E75 378 Sep 20, 1988
- E76 379 Sep 22, 1988
- E77 380 Sep 27, 1988
- E78 381 Sep 29, 1988
- E79 382 Oct 4, 1988
- E80 383 Oct 6, 1988
- E81 384 Oct 11, 1988
- E82 385 Oct 13, 1988
- E83 386 Oct 18, 1988
- E84 387 Oct 20, 1988
- E85 388 Oct 25, 1988
- E86 389 Oct 27, 1988
- E87 390 Nov 1, 1988
- E88 391 Nov 3, 1988
- E89 392 Nov 8, 1988
- E90 393 Nov 10, 1988
- E91 394 Nov 15, 1988
- E92 395 Nov 17, 1988
- E93 396 Nov 22, 1988
- E94 397 Nov 24, 1988
- E95 398 Nov 29, 1988
- E96 399 Dec 1, 1988
- E97 400 Dec 6, 1988
- E98 401 Dec 8, 1988
- E99 402 Dec 13, 1988
- E100 403 Dec 15, 1988
- E101 404 Dec 20, 1988
- E102 405 Dec 22, 1988
- E103 406 Dec 27, 1988
- E104 407 Dec 29, 1988
Season 5 · 104 episodes
- E1 408 Jan 3, 1989
- E2 409 Jan 5, 1989
- E3 410 Jan 10, 1989
- E4 411 Jan 12, 1989
- E5 412 Jan 17, 1989
- E6 413 Jan 19, 1989
- E7 414 Jan 24, 1989
- E8 415 Jan 26, 1989
- E9 416 Jan 31, 1989
- E10 417 Feb 2, 1989
- E11 418 Feb 7, 1989
- E12 419 Feb 9, 1989
- E13 420 Feb 14, 1989
- E14 421 Feb 16, 1989
- E15 422 Feb 21, 1989
- E16 423 Feb 23, 1989
- E17 424 Feb 28, 1989
- E18 425 Mar 2, 1989
- E19 426 Mar 7, 1989
- E20 427 Mar 9, 1989
- E21 428 Mar 14, 1989
- E22 429 Mar 16, 1989
- E23 430 Mar 21, 1989
- E24 431 Mar 23, 1989
- E25 432 Mar 28, 1989
- E26 433 Mar 30, 1989
- E27 434 Apr 4, 1989
- E28 435 Apr 6, 1989
- E29 436 Apr 11, 1989
- E30 437 Apr 13, 1989
- E31 438 Apr 18, 1989
- E32 439 Apr 20, 1989
- E33 440 Apr 25, 1989
- E34 441 Apr 27, 1989
- E35 442 May 2, 1989
- E36 443 May 4, 1989
- E37 444 May 9, 1989
- E38 445 May 11, 1989
- E39 446 May 16, 1989
- E40 447 May 18, 1989
- E41 448 May 23, 1989
- E42 449 May 25, 1989
- E43 450 May 30, 1989
- E44 451 Jun 1, 1989
- E45 452 Jun 6, 1989
- E46 453 Jun 8, 1989
- E47 454 Jun 13, 1989
- E48 455 Jun 15, 1989
- E49 456 Jun 20, 1989
- E50 457 Jun 22, 1989
- E51 458 Jun 27, 1989
- E52 459 Jun 29, 1989
- E53 460 Jul 4, 1989
- E54 461 Jul 6, 1989
- E55 462 Jul 11, 1989
- E56 463 Jul 13, 1989
- E57 464 Jul 18, 1989
- E58 465 Jul 20, 1989
- E59 466 Jul 25, 1989
- E60 467 Jul 27, 1989
- E61 468 Aug 1, 1989
- E62 469 Aug 3, 1989
- E63 470 Aug 8, 1989
- E64 471 Aug 10, 1989
- E65 472 Aug 15, 1989
- E66 473 Aug 17, 1989
- E67 474 Aug 22, 1989
- E68 475 Aug 24, 1989
- E69 476 Aug 29, 1989
- E70 477 Aug 31, 1989
- E71 478 Sep 5, 1989
- E72 479 Sep 7, 1989
- E73 480 Sep 12, 1989
- E74 481 Sep 14, 1989
- E75 482 Sep 19, 1989
- E76 483 Sep 21, 1989
- E77 484 Sep 26, 1989
- E78 485 Sep 28, 1989
- E79 486 Oct 3, 1989
- E80 487 Oct 5, 1989
- E81 488 Oct 10, 1989
- E82 489 Oct 12, 1989
- E83 490 Oct 17, 1989
- E84 491 Oct 19, 1989
- E85 492 Oct 24, 1989
- E86 493 Oct 26, 1989
- E87 494 Oct 31, 1989
- E88 495 Nov 2, 1989
- E89 496 Nov 7, 1989
- E90 497 Nov 9, 1989
- E91 498 Nov 14, 1989
- E92 499 Nov 16, 1989
- E93 500 Nov 21, 1989
- E94 501 Nov 23, 1989
- E95 502 Nov 28, 1989
- E96 503 Nov 30, 1989
- E97 504 Dec 5, 1989
- E98 505 Dec 7, 1989
- E99 506 Dec 12, 1989
- E100 507 Dec 14, 1989
- E101 508 Dec 19, 1989
- E102 509 Dec 21, 1989
- E103 510 Dec 26, 1989
- E104 511 Dec 28, 1989
Frequently asked questions
Where is EastEnders set?
It is set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London.
When did EastEnders first air?
The series premiered on 19 February 1985.
Who created EastEnders?
It was created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland.
What is the show about?
It follows the everyday lives of working-class residents living around Albert Square.
Is it still running?
Yes, it continues to air new episodes on BBC One.