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EastEnders

4.2IMDb229 votesMixed
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1985 –42 seasons · 7275 episodes~30 min per episodeTV-PGReturning series
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

June Brown

June Brown

Dot Cotton

5255 eps

Adam Woodyatt

Adam Woodyatt

Ian Beale

5474 eps

Emma Barton

Emma Barton

Honey Mitchell

2432 eps

Jamie Borthwick

Jamie Borthwick

Jay Brown

2016 eps

Jessie Wallace

Jessie Wallace

Kat Slater

2569 eps

Steve McFadden

Steve McFadden

Phil Mitchell

4321 eps

Joe Swash

Joe Swash

Mickey Miller

1461 eps

Jo Joyner

Jo Joyner

Tanya Lauren Cross

1665 eps

Shona McGarty

Shona McGarty

Whitney Dean

1455 eps

Lorna Fitzgerald

Lorna Fitzgerald

Abi Branning

1874 eps

Scott Maslen

Scott Maslen

Jack Branning

1878 eps

Derek Martin

Derek Martin

Charlie Slater

2458 eps

Gillian Taylforth

Gillian Taylforth

Kathy

2699 eps

Rudolph Walker

Rudolph Walker

Patrick

3556 eps

Cliff Parisi

Cliff Parisi

Minty Peterson

1875 eps

Nitin Ganatra

Nitin Ganatra

Masood Ahmed

1458 eps

Kim Medcalf

Sam Mitchell

1416 eps

Lacey Turner

Lacey Turner

Stacey Branning

2480 eps

Laila Morse

Laila Morse

Mo Harris

2875 eps

Melissa Suffield

Melissa Suffield

Lucy Beale

1454 eps

Wendy Richard

Wendy Richard

Pauline

3244 eps

Charlie Brooks

Charlie Brooks

Janine Malloy

2388 eps

Perry Fenwick

Perry Fenwick

Billy Mitchell

3596 eps

Shane Richie

Shane Richie

Alfie Moon

2090 eps

Samantha Womack

Samantha Womack

Ronnie Mitchell

1668 eps

Ricky Groves

Ricky Groves

Garry Hobbs

2214 eps

Rita Simons

Rita Simons

Roxanne Lizette "Roxy" Mitchell

1459 eps

Jake Wood

Jake Wood

Max Branning

1876 eps

Lucy Speed

Lucy Speed

Natalie Evans

1745 eps

Linda Henry

Linda Henry

Shirley Carter

2793 eps

Nina Wadia

Nina Wadia

Zainab Masood

1458 eps

Angela Wynter

Angela Wynter

1463 eps

John Bardon

John Bardon

Jim Branning

2593 eps

Mohammed George

Gus Smith

1462 eps

Charlie G. Hawkins

Charlie G. Hawkins

Darren Miller

1876 eps

Laurie Brett

Laurie Brett

2133 eps

Himesh Patel

Himesh Patel

Tamwar Masood

1458 eps

Matt Di Angelo

Matt Di Angelo

Deano Wicks

1457 eps

Diane Parish

Diane Parish

1937 eps

Letitia Dean

Letitia Dean

Sharon

4622 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How EastEnders actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

EastEnders reads strongest on Serialized, Emotional Weight and Tension.

SerializedVery strong7.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Emotional WeightStrong6.7

How much the series is designed to affect you.

TensionStrong6.5

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Character DepthStrong5.6

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.5

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

BingeabilityLight3.4

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.

The run

Seasons

42 seasons · 7275 episodes.

  • Season 0 · Complete

    Specials

    198815 episodes

    Special installments of the series.

  • Official poster for Series 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Series 1

    198591 episodes

    6.2IMDb

    Best episode · S01E01 1

  • Official poster for Series 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Series 2

    1986105 episodes

    1.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Series 3

    1987107 episodes

  • Official poster for Series 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Series 4

    1988104 episodes

    1.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Series 5

    1989104 episodes

  • Official poster for Series 6

    Season 6 · Complete

    Series 6

    1990104 episodes

  • Official poster for Series 7

    Season 7 · Complete

    Series 7

    1991105 episodes

  • Official poster for Series 8

    Season 8 · Complete

    Series 8

    1992106 episodes

  • Official poster for Series 9

    Season 9 · Complete

    Series 9

    1993105 episodes

  • Official poster for Series 10

    Season 10 · Complete

    Series 10

    1994142 episodes

    1.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 11

    Season 11 · Complete

    Series 11

    1995157 episodes

    1.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 12

    Season 12 · Complete

    Series 12

    1996161 episodes

    1.1IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 13

    Season 13 · Complete

    Series 13

    1997162 episodes

    1.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 14

    Season 14 · Complete

    Series 14

    1998164 episodes

  • Official poster for Series 15

    Season 15 · Complete

    Series 15

    1999169 episodes

  • Season 16 · Complete

    Series 16

    2000160 episodes

    1.0IMDb

  • Season 17 · Complete

    Series 17

    2001179 episodes

    1.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 18

    Season 18 · Complete

    Series 18

    2002211 episodes

    1.3IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 19

    Season 19 · Complete

    Series 19

    2003210 episodes

    1.5IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 20

    Season 20 · Complete

    Series 20

    2004209 episodes

    1.5IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 21

    Season 21 · Complete

    Series 21

    2005209 episodes

    1.7IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 22

    Season 22 · Complete

    Series 22

    2006207 episodes

    1.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 23

    Season 23 · Complete

    Series 23

    2007208 episodes

    4.5IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 24

    Season 24 · Complete

    Series 24

    2008208 episodes

    1.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 25

    Season 25 · Complete

    Series 25

    2009209 episodes

    1.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 26

    Season 26 · Complete

    Series 26

    2010204 episodes

    1.2IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 27

    Season 27 · Complete

    Series 27

    2011210 episodes

    1.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 28

    Season 28 · Complete

    Series 28

    2012206 episodes

    1.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 29

    Season 29 · Complete

    Series 29

    2013213 episodes

    1.3IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 30

    Season 30 · Complete

    Series 30

    2014206 episodes

    1.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 31

    Season 31 · Complete

    Series 31

    2015209 episodes

    1.4IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 32

    Season 32 · Complete

    Series 32

    2016210 episodes

    1.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 33

    Season 33 · Complete

    Series 33

    2017209 episodes

  • Official poster for Series 34

    Season 34 · Complete

    Series 34

    2018206 episodes

    2.9IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 35

    Season 35 · Complete

    Series 35

    2019210 episodes

  • Official poster for Series 36

    Season 36 · Complete

    Series 36

    2020138 episodes

  • Official poster for Series 37

    Season 37 · Complete

    Series 37

    2021209 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 38

    Season 38 · Complete

    Series 38

    2022209 episodes

  • Official poster for Series 39

    Season 39 · Complete

    Series 39

    2023210 episodes

  • Official poster for Series 40

    Season 40 · Complete

    Series 40

    2024210 episodes

  • Official poster for Series 41

    Season 41 · Complete

    Series 41

    2025211 episodes

    5.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Series 42

    Season 42 · Complete

    Series 42

    2026125 episodes

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from 1

S01E01

1

4.5IMDb6 votes

The whereabouts of a missing elderly resident of Albert Square is revealed. Arthur and Pauline have a secret that they won’t be able to keep for long. There is trouble in the Queen Victoria pub.

19 Feb 198530 min

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from 06/08/2026

S42E125

06/08/2026

6 Aug 202629 min
Still from 05/08/2026

S42E124

05/08/2026

5 Aug 202628 min
Still from 04/08/2026

S42E123

04/08/2026

4 Aug 202628 min
Still from 03/08/2026

S42E122

03/08/2026

3 Aug 202626 min
Still from 30/07/2026

S42E121

30/07/2026

30 Jul 202629 min
Still from 29/07/2026

S42E120

29/07/2026

29 Jul 202629 min

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

Recognition

Awards

1 win

BAFTA Awards

1 win · latest 2016

  • WinnerBritish Academy Television Awards2016

    EastEnders · EastEnders

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

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