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"EastEnders" (1985) More at IMDbPro »

Edited into
EastEnders: Slaters in Detention (2003) (V)
Spin off
EastEnders: The Mitchells - Naked Truths (1998) (V)
EastEnders: Return of Nick Cotton (2000) (TV)
Who Shot Phil Mitchell? (2001) (TV)
EastEnders: Ricky & Bianca (2002) (TV)
EastEnders: Dot's Story (2003) (TV)
EastEnders: Perfectly Frank (2003) (TV)
EastEnders: Slaters in Detention (2003) (V)
EastEnders: Pat and Mo (2004) (TV)
Referenced in
"Yes, Prime Minister: The Patron of the Arts (#2.6)" (1988)
 -  Jim tells Annie: "if you're on Eastenders, the press want your opinion on everything."
"On the Waterfront: (#3.5)" (1989)
 -  Title mentioned during The Flashing Blade
"Inspector Morse: Masonic Mysteries (#4.4)" (1990)
 -  I saw the episode where Sgt. Lewis mentions his wife don't want to miss "EastEnders" when he go in place of Inspector Morse.
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) (TV)
"Game-On: Bad Timing (#1.3)" (1995)
 -  Referenced by name
"Just a Minute: (#3.2)" (1995)
 -  Tony Slattery does an "EastEnders" impression
"Just a Minute: (#3.9)" (1995)
 -  Referenced by name
"Asylum: (#1.5)" (1996)
 -  "The East Enders" is mentioned by the Cockney Film Star.
Lee & Herring Live (1996) (V)
"Game-On: Double Hard Bastards & Girly Shirt-Lifting Tosspieces (#2.3)" (1996)
 -  Referenced by name
Have I Got News for You: The Official Pirate Video (1997) (V)
Harry Hill: Man Alive (1997) (V)
David Baddiel Live on the Too Much Information Tour (1998) (V)
"Game-On: (#3.1)" (1998)
 -  Referenced by name
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Deadly Bees (#10.5)" (1998)
 -  Crow: Quick, Eastenders is on!
"Just a Minute: (#4.4)" (1999)
 -  Reference to Albert Square
"Just a Minute: (#4.6)" (1999)
 -  Referenced by name
"Just a Minute: (#4.9)" (1999)
 -  Referenced by name
"Just a Minute: (#4.15)" (1999)
 -  Reference to Albert Square
Human Traffic (1999)
 -  Mentioned by character at the start of the film
"Spaced: Beginnings (#1.1)" (1999)
 -  Someone talks about "Michelle from Eastenders"
Cinderella (2000/II) (TV)
Phill Jupitus Live: Quadrophobia (2000) (V)
Goodbye 2000 (2000) (TV)
 -  A picture is displayed in the opening titles
"The Office: Downsize (#1.1)" (2001)
 -  Title and characters mentioned by David
Bill Bailey: Bewilderness (2001) (V)
Lee Evans: Wired and Wonderful - Live at Wembley (2002) (V)
 -  Lee Evans mentions it in one of his jokes
The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' (2002) (V)
 -  Refers to the stabbing of Eddie the landlord from 1991
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
Comic Relief Does University Challenge (2003) (TV)
 -  Angus says the winners have all the brains of Albert Einstein and the losers have all the brains of Albert Square
"Little Britain: Bath of Beans (#1.1)" (2003)
 -  Dennis Waterman talks about auditioning for this show.
The Deal (2003) (TV)
 -  Tony mentions this show
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
"Top Gear: (2003-10-26)" (2003)
 -  Mentions Martin Kemp was in it
"Room 101: (#8.3)" (2003)
 -  Reference to Frank Butcher
"Room 101: (#9.2)" (2004)
 -  Referenced by name
"The Thick of It: (#1.2)" (2005)
 -  Malcolm quizzes Hugh on the theme song.
"Only Human: Make Me Normal (#1.1)" (2005)
 -  Roy is obsessed with EastEnders
"Favouritism: Michael Portillo's Great British Losers (#1.4)" (2005)
 -  The show is discussed
"Extras: Ross Kemp (#1.2)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned several times
"Extras: Les Dennis (#1.4)" (2005)
 -  Someone mentions "Barry from Eastenders"
Kill Me If You Can (2005) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
"Extras: Patrick Stewart (#1.6)" (2005)
 -  "Barry" from Eastenders does several quotes mentioning character names from this show.
'Extras': The Difficult Second Album (2005) (V)
 -  The Mitchell Brothers are talked about.
"Have I Got News for You: (#30.5)" (2005)
 -  Reference to Grant Mitchell
"Little Britain: (#3.3)" (2005)
 -  Marjorie keeps on asking Derek Martin questions about the show
"Have I Got News for You: (#30.7)" (2005)
 -  Referenced by name
It's Christmas with Jonathan Ross (2005) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
"Comedy Connections: Drop the Dead Donkey (#4.3)" (2006)
 -  Referenced by name
Red Dwarf: The Tank - Series VIII (2006) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
"Doctor Who: The Impossible Planet (#2.8)" (2006)
 -  The Doctor's line "This'll be the best Christmas Walford has ever had".
"Annually Retentive: (#1.2)" (2006)
 -  One joke question in the quiz is "Why do people watch EastEnders?"
"Extras: Orlando Bloom (#2.1)" (2006)
 -  Darren Lamb mentions this show as part of a ratings war.
"Extras: David Bowie (#2.2)" (2006)
 -  Someone mentions that they were in Eastenders.
"Extras: Daniel Radcliffe (#2.3)" (2006)
 -  "Do you remember Barry from Eastenders?"
"Extras: Sir Ian McKellen (#2.5)" (2006)
 -  "You mean Barry from Eastenders?"
"Sex, Lies & Soaps: Sex (#1.1)" (2006)
 -  Referenced by name
Horrificata Illuminata (2006) (V)
 -  Todd Rivers mentions it then goes into it in great detail later when talking about acting.
"Sex, Lies & Soaps: Bad Behaviour (#1.2)" (2006)
 -  Referenced by name
"Sex, Lies & Soaps: Family Conflict (#1.3)" (2006)
 -  Referenced by name
"Sex, Lies & Soaps: Appearance (#1.4)" (2006)
 -  Referenced by name
"Sex, Lies & Soaps: School Years (#1.5)" (2006)
 -  Referenced by name
"Have I Got News for You: (#32.3)" (2006)
 -  Referenced by name
"Room 101: (#11.2)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by name
"Comedy Connections: Bread (#5.2)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by name
"Room 101: (#11.3)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by name
"Comedy Connections: Don't Wait Up (#5.5)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by name
"The Weakest Link: 'Doctor Who' Special" (2007)
 -  Referenced by name
"Deadline: (#1.1)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by name
"Gavin & Stacey: (#1.4)" (2007)
 -  During the car game, Smithy says he would 'marry Sonya from East Enders'.
"Gavin & Stacey: (#1.5)" (2007)
 -  Pam tells Mike that Alan's new girlfriend used to be on Eastenders.
"The Thick of It: Spinners and Losers (#2.2)" (2007)
 -  Jamie tells Cliff that "this isn't Eastenders, it's politics."
"Have I Got News for You: (#34.1)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by name
"The Omid Djalili Show: (#1.2)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by name.
"Strictly Come Dancing: Show 10 (#5.19)" (2007)
 -  referenced by name
"Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (#3.0)" (2007)
 -  Darren refers to characters from this show.
"The Cult of...: Poldark (#2.3)" (2008)
 -  Referenced by name
"The Cult of...: Howards' Way (#2.4)" (2008)
 -  Referenced by name
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (2008) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
"Uned 5: (2008-06-20)" (2008)
 -  referenced by name
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
 -  The call centre staff learn about an EastEnders storyline so they can pass themselves off as British
"Dead Set: (#1.4)" (2008)
 -  Character mentions this show.
"Gavin & Stacey: (#2.8)" (2008)
 -  characters discuss program
"The Green Green Grass: The Path of True Love (#4.1)" (2009)
 -  Referenced by name
"Psychoville: (#1.2)" (2009)
 -  The couple selling the toy alligator are seen watching the show.
"Psychoville: (#1.4)" (2009)
 -  Maureen mentions the show.
"T4: (2009-09-06)" (2009)
 -  Rick Edwards says to Colin Morgan about Michelle Ryan's previous show: "She gets written out of EastEnders"
"The Thick of It: (#3.2)" (2009)
 -  Malcolm tells Nicola that she has a face like Dot Cotton.
"The Thick of It: (#3.5)" (2009)
 -  Ollie tells Emma that he works harder than "Fat Pat's arteries" - a reference to Pat Butcher.
"The Thick of It: (#3.6)" (2009)
 -  Ben says that Nicola looks like a pissed Aunt Sally.
"The Paul O'Grady Show: (2009-12-18)" (2009)
 -  The show is mentioned.
Featured in
The 100 Greatest TV Moments (1999) (TV)
100 Greatest TV Moments from Hell (2000) (TV)
Goodbye 2000 (2000) (TV)
Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty (2001) (TV)
 -  Footage of shooting of Phil Mitchell is shown
The 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001) (TV)
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box (2001) (TV)
 -  Many clips from the series were included.
Can We Carry On, Girls? (2001) (TV)
 -  archive
I Love Christmas (2001) (TV)
It's Your New Year's Eve Party (2001) (TV)
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
"Room 101: (#8.3)" (2003)
 -  A clip is shown
"TV Burp: (#3.2)" (2004)
 -  a clip is shown
X Rated: Top 20 Most Controversial TV Moments (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips featured and discussed
"Favouritism: Michael Portillo's Great British Losers (#1.4)" (2005)
 -  Clips are shown
"Screenwipe: (#2.3)" (2006)
 -  Clip shown.
"Sex, Lies & Soaps: Sex (#1.1)" (2006)
 -  Clips are shown
"Sex, Lies & Soaps: Bad Behaviour (#1.2)" (2006)
 -  Clips are shown
"Sex, Lies & Soaps: Family Conflict (#1.3)" (2006)
 -  Clips are shown
"Sex, Lies & Soaps: Appearance (#1.4)" (2006)
 -  Clips are shown
"Sex, Lies & Soaps: School Years (#1.5)" (2006)
 -  Clips are shown
"TV Burp: (#6.5)" (2007)
 -  Various scenes mocked by Hill.
"Screenwipe: (#3.4)" (2007)
 -  Clips shown.
Jackie Magazine: A Girl's Best Friend (2007) (TV)
 -  Shown on a television screen
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2007) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
50 Greatest Families (2008) (TV)
 -  Slater and Mitchell families featured
"Loose Women: (#13.117)" (2009)
 -  Clip shown.
"This Morning: (2009-03-09)" (2009)
 -  Clip shown.
"This Morning: (2009-03-30)" (2009)
 -  Clip shown.
"This Morning: (2009-04-20)" (2009)
 -  Clip shown.
"This Morning: (2009-07-16)" (2009)
 -  Clips shown.
"Loose Women: (#13.230)" (2009)
 -  Clip shown.
"The Paul O'Grady Show: (2009-10-16)" (2009)
 -  Clip shown.
"The Paul O'Grady Show: (2009-10-21)" (2009)
 -  Clips shown.
"Live from Studio Five: (#1.33)" (2009)
 -  Clips shown.
"The Paul O'Grady Show: (2009-12-11)" (2009)
 -  Clips shown.
Spoofed in
"Roland Rat: The Series: (#1.2)" (1986)
 -  Spoofed as 'Ratenders'
Fantasy Football: The Video (1994) (V)
"The Day Today: Meganews (#1.3)" (1994)
 -  The show within the show "The Bureau" is a spoof of many soap operas like this, and the theme music is spoofing this show's theme tune.
"The Day Today: Stretchcast (#1.4)" (1994)
 -  The show within the show "The Bureau" is a spoof of many soap operas especially Eastenders, and the theme music is spoofing this show's theme tune.
"The Day Today: News (#1.5)" (1994)
 -  The show within the show "The Bureau" is a spoof of many soap operas especially Eastenders, and the theme music is clearly spoofing this show's theme tune.
"The Human Face" (2001)
Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty (2001) (TV)
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003) (TV)
 -  A special comedy sketch of the show is produced
"Doctor Who: Army of Ghosts (#2.12)" (2006)
 -  A parody-recreation of the show is seen on a television screen

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