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EastEnders was launched to demonstrate the BBC's ability to produce popular programming. BBC wanted to bridge the gap between the network and its competitor, ITV's Coronation Street. EastEnders became wildly popular and displaced Coronation Street from the top of the ratings for the rest of the 1980s and much of the 1990s and 2000s.

EastEnders only had 23 characters and Roly the dog to start with. The first episode of EastEnders was broadcast in the UK on BBC One on Tuesday 19 February 1985.

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Eastenders started 19th February 1985 and it has been running for 25 years

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The first episode was on 19th February 1985.

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The first ever episode of EastEnders was on the 19 February 1985 on BBC 1.

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The British soap Opera, EastEnders, first premiered on February 15, 1985. It was a major hit in the United Kingdom and become its most popular television series.

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February 19th 1985

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