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EastEnders

British soap opera
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Summary

EastEnders is a television series[1]. EastEnders ranks in the top 2% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,422 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Julia Smith[3], Tony Holland[4]
  • Award received: British Academy Television Awards[5]
  • Composer: Simon May[6]
  • Genre: soap opera[7], drama television series[8]
  • Cast member: Shona McGarty[9], Ross Kemp[10], Patsy Palmer[11], Maddy Hill[12], Gillian Taylforth[13], Letitia Dean[14], Adam Woodyatt[15], June Brown[16], Jenna Russell[17], Susan Tully[18], James Barriscale[19], Laura Howard[20], Anita Dobson[21], Rudolph Walker[22]
  • Production company: British Broadcasting Corporation[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
  • Commons category: EastEnders[25]
  • Original broadcaster: BBC One[26], BBC Two[27]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[28]
  • Start time: February 19, 1985[29]
  • Narrative location: London[30]
  • Official website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m86d[31]
  • Topic's main category: Category:EastEnders[32]
  • Theme music: EastEnders theme tune[33]
  • Location of creation: BBC Elstree Centre[34]
  • Number of episodes: 7512[35]
  • Title: EastEnders[36]
  • List of characters: list of EastEnders characters[37], list of former EastEnders characters[38]
  • Duration: 30 minutes[39]
  • Number of seasons: 42[40]
  • Hashtag: eastenders[41]
  • Camera setup: video camera[42]

Why It Matters

EastEnders has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] EastEnders is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did EastEnders receive?

Honors received include British Academy Television Awards[5].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . awards.bafta.org. awards.bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bat_smg', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', '
    Threads username → bbceastenders
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Instagram username: bbceastenders"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of episodes → {'amount': '+7512'}
    P14821 → 88512
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  3. 7w ago · ~2026-46217-18 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of episodes → {'amount': '+7512'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Number of episodes: 7,482"
  4. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14813 → 113793
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  5. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com drama id → EAST_ENDERS
    Number of episodes → {'amount': '+7512'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Eiga.com drama id: EAST_ENDERS, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/278977345|イーストエンダーズ (#278977345)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7657|‎Eiga.com drama]]"
  6. 21w ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit → eastenders
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Subreddit: eastenders, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/144657401|eastenders (#144657401)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5569|Subreddit Director"
  7. 22w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location of creation → BBC Elstree Centre
    Tv maze series id → 793
    Production company → British Broadcasting Corporation
    Original broadcaster → BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Two
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tv maze series id: 793, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257439|batch #257439]]"
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