EastEnders: How It Happened | Episode 2 [Documentary]

Episode Two of a Weekly Documentary series detailing the origins of Britain's Favourite TV Show. EastEnders can only be described as a phenomenon. It has gripped the nation for 35 years and counting, finding itself on our television screens every week since February 1985. From Mick Carter, to Dirty Den, from Pat Butcher to Shirley Carter and from Kate Oates to Julia Smith, in this short film, let’s have a look at just how this jewel in the BBC’s crown happened… -- Based Upon 'EastEnders: The Inside Story' by Julia Smith and Tony Holland