EastEnders is a British, night time drama, that has been on since February 1985. It happens to be my all time favourite show. I first discovered it whilst living in New York back in 1989. I was flipping channels and landed on this programme that looked like it was filmed in black and white. It instantly struck me because it was so different. There was no glamour, just a lot of activity in a neighborhood where everyone seemed to be connected somehow. I asked my neighbor, who was from England, if she was familiar with it. After one question about the goings-on, she stated, "Oh, thats EastEnders!"
The Queen Victoria Public House (aka The Queen Vic) is pictured above. It is "the local" and the heart of the square.
I was fortunate enough to be watching it on PBS in 1989, and the storyline was 1986. As you may know, the PBS stations that show EastEnders are many years behind. Our PBS station, TPT in Minnesota, is currently showing the episodes from the middle of 2003. Our own PBS in California was unable to continue, so we have adopted www.TPT.org, and devote our fundraising to that station.
I have enjoyed watching many years of episodes via, PBS, BBCAmerica, Dish Network, and tape trains. When one option ceases, I quickly find another. I am a complete Anglophile and love all things EastEnders!
In future I will post different clubs and info available to fans who live in the United States. Feel free to reach me on Twitter at velvet007
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