Ratings
3.9
5
Series Details
Seasons: 40
Total Episodes: 6810
Creators: Julia Smith , Tony Holland
Networks: BBC One
Status: Returning Series
First Air Date: Feb 19, 1985
Recent Air Date: Apr 11, 2024
Run Time: m
In Production: Yes
Original Language: English
Age Rating: 12
Website: Link
Production Companies: BBC Studios Drama Productions
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Main Cast
Episodes
Episode 1
02 January 1986 - 02/01/1986
1986 in Walford starts with the Fowlers taking a trip to Southend to find Mark. On finding him, one of the first thing he and Michelle realise is they're both now parents.
Episode 2
07 January 1986 - 07/01/1986
Den gets an early call from David in Ilford. Angie thinks it was Jan but is even more irritated when she learns that Den is up to his eyebrows in some dodgy goods again.
Episode 3
09 January 1986 - 09/01/1986
Angie is at the Walford nick giving her statement about the car accident and they telephone Den since she says she took the car without permission. He lies and tell them that he gave her the car to use. Later Quick comes to the Vic and tells Den that as an accessory after the fact he'll be in trouble as well if he doesn't tell the truth. Den goes back to see the WPC and changes his story.
Episode 4
14 January 1986 - 14/01/1986
Den and Kathy go to court with Angie leaving Debbie to take care of the pub lunches and Simon and Lofty to manage the bar. Debbie goes a bit overboard trying to fancy up the plates which go unappreciated by Arthur, Pete and the others. The case is delayed and Den returns in the late.
Episode 5
16 January 1986 - 16/01/1986
Ali calls about the flat at 47B to arrange for a look. Sue is anxious to see it so it is agreed that they can see it the same day. Ali gets the key from Naima and they have a few embarrassing moments about what happened when Ali helped her move her things out. It seemed that they had sex in the empty flat.
Episode 6
21 January 1986 - 21/01/1986
Two blokes have been in the shop flexing muscles and threatening violence if Naima doesn't cough up protection money, and the old Bill don't much seem to care.
Episode 7
23 January 1986 - 23/01/1986
As Ali and Sue open the café before dawn, Beresford and Victor get out of their Merc and force their way in. Victor puts Ali's arm in a lock and Beresford calmly explains Mr Scanlon's scheme to provide the immigrants protection for £10 per week and tells them to think about it for 24 hours.
Episode 8
28 January 1986 - 28/01/1986
Andy is surprised when Debbie brings Naima home followed by DS Quick who is lugging a Zed bed for the front room. He is quite upset when Debbie informs him that in order to help with the finances since she quit her job, she decided to take in a lodger.
Episode 9
30 January 1986 - 30/01/1986
Beresford and Victor are waiting outside the café in Beresford's Mercedes when Ali and Sue open up. Victor goes in to collect the first weekly £10 protection money. Sue quickly gives him the money over Ali's protest. They then go to Tony's house and Beresford goes in. Tony laughs at his insurance scheme and hits him very hard in the stomach.
Episode 10
04 February 1986 - 04/02/1986
Den closes the bar early after Jan appears with the news that her dad died. As soon as Angie realises who the new arrival is she shoots upstairs and sits in the darkened kitchen. With all the tension at the pub, Simon goes home with Lofty to spend the night while John Fisher sleeps on the sofa upstairs at the pub.
Episode 11
06 February 1986 - 06/02/1986
Sharon comes downstairs to the bar and just stares at Jan who tries to explain how her situation with Den happened. Sharon doesn't say anything but listens rather sympathetically. When Jan decides it's time for her to leave she asks where she could freshen up. Sharon says upstairs and Jan smiles saying not "up there" (where Angie was). She asks about "down here" and Sharon motions toward the corner saying "but the water's cold".
Episode 12
11 February 1986 - 11/02/1986
Lou tells Ethel that she gave Simon Albert's watch. Pauline overhears and is upset with Lou for giving the watch to Simon. Pauline claims it should have been given to her as she was the first born. Lou is taken back by this objection and says nothing.
Episode 13
13 February 1986 - 13/02/1986
Some thugs show up in the Square looking for Simon. Angie hits up Dot for her sleeping pills to add to her collection. The café and shop are vandalised with red paint and most everyone including the postman pitch in to help clean up.
Episode 14
18 February 1986 - 18/02/1986
Angie plumbs the depths of despair when Den tells her he's moving out. Wicksy's true motive for returning to the Square comes to light when he tries to con Pete into giving him a loan.
Episode 15
20 February 1986 - 20/02/1986
Ethel puts posters around the square trying to find her missing little Willie. Angie sends her off early from her cleaning at the pub so she can look for him.
Episode 16
25 February 1986 - 25/02/1986
Den returns early morning in a cab as Angie covers for him telling Sharon he is walking Roly. Sharon is in a bad mood and nasty to both of them. John Fisher comes by early on his day off to pick up the rest of his gear. He has been worried about Angie since the night before and probably wants to see that she is OK.
Episode 17
27 February 1986 - 27/02/1986
Tony takes his laundry to the launderette and Dot tells him all about her date the night before with "a darky" who wined and dined her. Tony confronts her that he saw her in the "Burger Barn" last night on her own. He tells her to give up the dating stories before everyone finds out the truth and laughs at her. She says they do anyway but gets him to promise not to tell anyone.
Episode 18
04 March 1986 - 04/03/1986
Angie's slumped over the kitchen table at the Vic full of gin and pills. Time's moving on and it's the small hours when Den finds her.
Episode 19
06 March 1986 - 06/03/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 20
11 March 1986 - 11/03/1986
'We were made for each other... you know that. Den and me. Made for each other. Whatever anybody says.'
Episode 21
13 March 1986 - 13/03/1986
Kath's getting wind of Angie's suicide attempt and it's worrying her. It's her day to watch out for Angie and she's pampering her with hot soup and heart-to-hearts.
Episode 22
18 March 1986 - 18/03/1986
Michelle begins to feel the pinch. She's feeling lonely and it's dawned on her that she's got the rest of her life and the baby to care for on her own.
Episode 23
20 March 1986 - 20/03/1986
Tony and Lofty are beginning to galvanise the Square into making preparations for the carnival. Kelvin and Ian have been delegated costume dying - and things go badly wrong.
Episode 24
25 March 1986 - 25/03/1986
In the Vic, the Melbourne Star promotion is in full swing. Lofty and Wicksy are fighting over customers and trying to spot the 'mystery guest' from the brewery.
Episode 25
27 March 1986 - 27/03/1986
Den and Michelle have one of their rare but revealing heart-to-hearts. Den's surprised she's behaving like an immature kid over the birth of their baby.
Episode 26
01 April 1986 - 01/04/1986
Carnival time in the Square and it goes with a real swing. Lofty's running round like a demented amateur director on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Episode 27
03 April 1986 - 03/04/1986
Hannah and Cassie stayed the night at Tony's after, Hannah's boyfriend hit Cassie once again and Tony gave him a smack.
Episode 28
08 April 1986 - 08/04/1986
Kelvin tries to reason with Cassie that she needs to stop getting in the way all the time if she wants Hannah and Tony to get back to together.
Episode 29
10 April 1986 - 10/04/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 30
15 April 1986 - 15/04/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 31
17 April 1986 - 17/04/1986
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Episode 32
22 April 1986 - 22/04/1986
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Episode 33
24 April 1986 - 24/04/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 34
29 April 1986 - 29/04/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 35
01 May 1986 - 01/05/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 36
06 May 1986 - 06/05/1986
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Episode 37
08 May 1986 - 08/05/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 38
13 May 1986 - 13/05/1986
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Episode 39
15 May 1986 - 15/05/1986
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Episode 40
20 May 1986 - 20/05/1986
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Episode 41
22 May 1986 - 22/05/1986
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Episode 42
27 May 1986 - 27/05/1986
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Episode 43
29 May 1986 - 29/05/1986
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Episode 44
03 June 1986 - 03/06/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 45
05 June 1986 - 05/06/1986
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Episode 46
10 June 1986 - 10/06/1986
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Episode 47
12 June 1986 - 12/06/1986
Pat arrives in Walford to a mixed reception. Pete and Kathy have a fight with her in the pub, while Wicksy is worried that she's purely out to cause trouble around Albert Square.
Episode 48
17 June 1986 - 17/06/1986
Pat is intent on causing trouble for her ex-husband, Pete. So she tells Pauline exactly what she thinks of him, but Pauline loyal as ever and in defence of her brother, slaps Pat.
Episode 49
19 June 1986 - 19/06/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 50
24 June 1986 - 24/06/1986
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Episode 51
26 June 1986 - 26/06/1986
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Episode 52
01 July 1986 - 01/07/1986
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Episode 53
03 July 1986 - 03/07/1986
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Episode 54
08 July 1986 - 08/07/1986
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Episode 55
10 July 1986 - 10/07/1986
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Episode 56
15 July 1986 - 15/07/1986
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Episode 57
17 July 1986 - 17/07/1986
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Episode 58
22 July 1986 - 22/07/1986
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Episode 59
24 July 1986 - 24/07/1986
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Episode 60
29 July 1986 - 29/07/1986
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Episode 61
31 July 1986 - 31/07/1986
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Episode 62
05 August 1986 - 05/08/1986
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Episode 63
07 August 1986 - 07/08/1986
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Episode 64
12 August 1986 - 12/08/1986
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Episode 65
14 August 1986 - 14/08/1986
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Episode 66
19 August 1986 - 19/08/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 67
21 August 1986 - 21/08/1986
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Episode 68
26 August 1986 - 26/08/1986
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Episode 69
28 August 1986 - 28/08/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 70
02 September 1986 - 02/09/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 71
04 September 1986 - 04/09/1986
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Episode 72
09 September 1986 - 09/09/1986
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Episode 73
11 September 1986 - 11/09/1986
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Episode 74
16 September 1986 - 16/09/1986
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Episode 75
18 September 1986 - 18/09/1986
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Episode 76
23 September 1986 - 23/09/1986
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Episode 77
25 September 1986 - 25/09/1986
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Episode 78
30 September 1986 - 30/09/1986
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Episode 79
02 October 1986 - 02/10/1986
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Episode 80
07 October 1986 - 07/10/1986
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Episode 81
09 October 1986 - 09/10/1986
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Episode 82
14 October 1986 - 14/10/1986
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Episode 83
16 October 1986 - 16/10/1986
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Episode 84
21 October 1986 - 21/10/1986
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Episode 85
23 October 1986 - 23/10/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 86
28 October 1986 - 28/10/1986
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Episode 87
30 October 1986 - 30/10/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 88
04 November 1986 - 04/11/1986
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Episode 89
06 November 1986 - 06/11/1986
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Episode 90
07 November 1986 - 07/11/1986
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Episode 91
13 November 1986 - 13/11/1986
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Episode 92
18 November 1986 - 18/11/1986
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Episode 93
20 November 1986 - 20/11/1986
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Episode 94
25 November 1986 - 25/11/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 95
27 November 1986 - 27/11/1986
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Episode 96
02 December 1986 - 02/12/1986
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 97
04 December 1986 - 04/12/1986
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Episode 98
09 December 1986 - 09/12/1986
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Episode 99
11 December 1986 - 11/12/1986
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Episode 100
16 December 1986 - 16/12/1986
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Episode 101
18 December 1986 - 18/12/1986
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Episode 102
23 December 1986 - 23/12/1986
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Episode 103
25 December 1986 - 25/12/1986 - Part 1
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Episode 104
25 December 1986 - 25/12/1986 - Part 2
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Episode 105
30 December 1986 - 30/12/1986
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Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Art | Production Design |
Keith Harris
|
| Editing | Editor |
Tony Holland
|
| Production | Producer |
Julia Smith
|
| Sound | Music |
Keith Harris
|
| Department | Role | Name |