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EastEnders had paid tribute to 2 Albert Square icons – Pauline and Arthur Fowler – up of the show’s 40th anniversary.
The BBC soap celebrates a whopping 4 decades connected aerial adjacent week, and it would beryllium incorrect to people the juncture without recognising the talented archetypal cast who launched the improvement backmost successful 1985.
Amongst the 20 archetypal Walford residents were seasoned actors Wendy Richard and Bill Treacher, famed for roles successful Are You Being Served? and Dixon of Dock Green.
The pair, alongside teenage children Michelle and Mark (Susan Tully and David Scarboro), positive Pauline’s aged parent Lou Beale (Anna Wing), cemented the Fowler household arsenic 1 of the show’s astir iconic.
In the precise archetypal episode, Pauline consults Dr Legg (Leonard Fenton) astir her pregnancy, and a fewer months aboriginal she gave commencement to Martin (now James Bye).
He’s present the sole remaining big subordinate of the household near connected the show, alongside adoptive lad Arthur Jnr and girl Hope.
In tonight’s episode, Martin and his children harked backmost to a storyline from 1989, erstwhile Arthur Snr appeared connected the fictional gameshow Cat and Mouse.
Pauline signed her hubby up for the TV appearance, and a fewer weeks aboriginal the residents gathered successful The Queen Vic to ticker his winning performance.
Last week, we saw Martin archer woman Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) that helium wished that helium inactive had a transcript of the occurrence truthful that helium could retrieve his precocious dad.
She enactment her reasoning headdress on, and managed to way down idiosyncratic who had uploaded the episodes online.
To her dismay, Martin’s ex-wife Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) – who has been harbouring her feelings for him – suggested that they conscionable successful the pub, similar their nearest and dearest had done 36 years earlier, to ticker it.
Ian and Kathy Beale (Adam Woodyatt and Gillian Taylforth) were heart-warmed by the show of their much-missed household connected screen, whilst Martin looked tearful astatine proceeding his dad’s dependable again.
His step-daughter Lily Slater (Lillia Turner) was successful disbelief astatine her dada being sanction checked by the show’s big Dave Right (Neil McCaul), whilst Arthur Jnr yet got to spot his namesake.
EastEnders 40th day – Everything we cognize truthful far
Here's what EastEnders fans tin expect arsenic the soap celebrates its 40th day connected 19 February 2025:
A unrecorded episode
Having antecedently gone unrecorded for the 25th and 30th anniversaries successful 2010 and 2015, the soap volition beryllium beaming unrecorded to the nation erstwhile again during the 40th week.
This instalment volition aerial 1 time aft the large 4-0, connected Thursday February 20.
The occurrence volition besides people a immense EastEnders archetypal arsenic bosses are giving the assemblage the powerfulness to ballot connected the result of 1 storyline, with the actors having to respond to the effect unrecorded connected aerial – speaking of which…
Denise Fox decides... benignant of.
With Denise Fox (Diane Parish) having recovered herself successful a emotion triangle with Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) and Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara), fans volition decide whether she reunites with her estranged hubby Jack oregon picks her concealed lover.
We besides cognize that another 'history making' determination volition beryllium near to audiences to decide, with details yet to beryllium announced.
Grant Mitchell returns
Ross Kemp volition beryllium reprising his role arsenic the legendary Grant Mitchell to play a important portion successful the 40th celebrations.
‘Grant has ne'er been acold from the enactment and let’s conscionable say, this clip is nary antithetic arsenic helium surely comes backmost with a bang,’ Ross teased.
Cindy Beale’s attacker revealed
Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) was near for dormant erstwhile she was whacked implicit the caput with a shovel by a enigma assailant connected Christmas Day aft the truth astir her matter with erstwhile stepson Junior Knight (Micah Balfour) exploded.
With the digit of suspicion presently pointing astatine galore characters, Cindy’s attacker volition beryllium unmasked astatine past during the day week.
Special programming
Ahead of the large week, BBC Four volition broadcast EastEnders Sings astatine the BBC, a look backmost astatine archive performances from formed members from Top of the Pops.
Ross Kemp volition instrumentality a travel down Walford representation lane with a peculiar hour-long documentary called EastEnders: 40 Years connected The Square, taking fans down the scenes arsenic helium delves into the show’s past and relieves immoderate of the astir memorable moments.
BBC Three volition besides connection viewers a look astatine the explosive day storylines with a 45-minute interrogation peculiar – EastEnders Revealed: The Lock In – hosted by Joe Swash arsenic helium chats to immoderate of the actors who find themselves astatine the bosom of the day drama.
The Queen Vic explodes
As Billy and Honey Mitchell (Perry Fenwick and Emma Barton) hole to locomotion down the aisle, their favourite boozer The Queen Victoria volition pain to the ground.
Aerial pictures from filming amusement the pub blown to smithereens, with a car crashed into the side. There's besides a marquee successful the mediate of the Square Gardens - is this from the wedding?
Reflective connected Arthur’s breakdown successful 1986 – which was precocious mirrored successful scenes with Ian – Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) was near with nutrient for thought concerning her ex-husband Phil Mitchell’s (Steve McFadden) intelligence health.
Ruby got connection that Zack Hudson (James Farrar) was having occupation getting her babe lad Roman to sleep, and arsenic a effect she had to permission early.
As the remaining locals made their excuses and left, Martin was near unsocial with Stacey by his side. She was intelligibly smitten astatine the accidental to walk immoderate clip together.
With a consciousness of nostalgia successful the air, volition we yet spot Martin and Stacey reunite successful adjacent week’s immense week?
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