EastEnders airs on BBC One at 7.30pm on Mondays to Thursdays. Stream on iPlayer on the same days at 6am. Check out more of ...

notable for being Robert De Niro’s first foray into TV. Will EastEnders make it to 50? I couldn’t say but I hope so. For me, it represents a reliable half-hour of silliness, a welcome full ...

When that first episode premiered ... who accuse EastEnders of miserabilism aren’t paying attention. Humour has long lurked beneath the histrionics, such as when 16-year-old Sharon, on being ...