Amid the huge explosions and killer bathtubs, there has been another defining moment of EastEnders’ 40th anniversary ... Angie and on-screen husband Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) back in the ...

EastEnders legend Anita Dobson has returned ... chatting about her character's relationship with husband Den Watts (played by the late Leslie Grantham). The original landlord and landlady of ...

A screenwriter who penned an EastEnders episode watched by more ... him seven years later to write the cliffhanger moment as Dennis Rickman made his debut. Mr Lloyd started out writing children's ...

In honour of EastEnders' milestone, here's a look back on a major storyline from each of the 40 years it has been on air. Dirty Den got 16 ... and the sad death of Dennis Rickman JrCredit: BBC ...

Another key ingredient of the early years of EastEnders also happened at the last minute: the pairing of the actors behind Angie and her bad-boy husband Den Watts, played by Leslie Grantham.

Dobson cemented her place as EastEnders royalty, playing the Queen Vic's very first landlady. The character was part of a record-breaking episode, which saw her husband 'Dirty' Den Watts handing ...