So miss the 80s Eastenders

In the early years, I remember when the show was listed in the Radio Times, rather than a summary of the storyline for each episode, they would reproduce a line from the script, so it was fun to work out which character it was, and in what context.

That’s my dad Taffy ❤️ unfortunately passed away 6/2/2021.

Victoria Wood saw this and based her spoof Acorn Antiques documentary on it. She based the Marion Clune character on Julia Smith.

OMG. I LOVE how (unintentionally) CAMP this all is!!!!!!!!!! hilarious

Julia Smith seems to have been one formidable lady. The way she was going round watching the scenes, I would not have been able to perform with her eyeing me like that lol

Susan tully great wee lassie.

i wish they would repeat all the early eastenders episodes

The narrator sounds like doom is literally just around the corner.

Those were the days.

These television studios at BBC Elstree were known all over The United Kingdom in the 1980s, where EastEnders had become a National institution.

As we all know things don't end well with lofty and Michael

So many others now dead sleep well and condolences to David’s family and friends. The Sun has blood on its hand disgusting paper!

oh my God this is a fab video. thank you so much for upload

Susan Tully 💖💖💖

The early fasteners are on now on drama at 12 noon

Anyone got the Eastenders 10 Year Anniversary documentary? Would love to watch that again.

It was so much better in the beginning.. They ended up adding too many characters too many story lines that got so silly, two many couples trying to be Den and Angie

Hey absolutely great you have all these wonderful clips from the 80s. Do you have the set from the time when Kathy agrees to do all the knitting for Mehmet and it all went wrong? I believe it was early 1987

I remember Susan Tully reviewed the new releases for Smash Hits in 1985, one of which was Bucks Fizz’s single Magical, featuring new girl Shelley Preston. She basically slated it, ending by saying it’s important for them to get back in the charts again with their new member, but I think it’s awful, I don’t like them at all. Then about 7 years later on EastEnders, it was young Martin Fowler’s birthday, they were playing pass the parcel or something, and Bucks Fizz’s previous single You & Your Heart So Blue was playing in the background, presumably with the sole purpose of pissing Susan off by the crew for a jolly jape lol.

Love this, thanks endersfan, btw why was it on bbc two and not on bbc one? xxxxx

Sian parry 73 been washed east end been washed oll the tame and I lived it oll the tame and I never missed it ❤😅

Thank you!

could you please do me a copy of this as i am a big fan of Eastenders i will pay for it thank you mike

Used like EastEnders. Dull these days

what was written on the backing where the eastenders sign was stuck on ?

miss lofty

Julia Smith. The Iron Lady Of EastEnders.

whens this

Jesus how depressing and negative is the narrator, TV was presented so differently back then

sowt it😆

God. What a depressing load of crap.

Make your mind up Shirley, do you want to be recognised or not, you have the public to thank for your fame and didn’t seem to have any qualms about glamorous photo shoots with Ross Davidson.

Perishing outside.

Nice and foggy.

Naff handbags haha