1985: Do REAL East Enders Like EASTENDERS? | Breakfast Time | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

[@NeilBates1]

I saw a Pete Beale, an Ethel and a couple of Paulines being asked if the characters in Eastenders were anything like real life.

[@Harry-fk5of]

Thanks for uploading in the native 50fps, and wow look at those REAL Eastenders, another world!

[@christopher9727]

No hope in going to the past come to the loving savior today Seek his Holy Spirit in prayer today he can give you peace confort and guidance today Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@josiahgreen-moth4820]

I can't believe that it been 38 years nearly 40 years

[@Greenwillow]

30 odd years later and its one of the most depressing soaps on TV😏

[@heinkle1]

38 ;)

[@Greenwillow]

Almost 40 years of depressing storylines🤔

[@heinkle1]

@@Greenwillow 😂

[@OlafProt]

They definitely left out the humour. That was always present in Corrie. Poor old 1:41 Wendy Richard. Never has anyone been made to look more and more dour as the years went on. Darn that Xmas club money.

[@lewis7515]

I don't comprehend how miserable anyone has to be find EastEnders entertaining - unrelentingly miserable and low-aspirational: absolute trash. 'Cradle to Grave', captured much more of the shade, and glorious light, of the working-class landscape.

[@ltipst2962]

What I find most fascinating is everyone watching that small corner TV - I'd also v much like to know that last blokes job.

[@benfisher1376]

I can remember when Eastenders began I was a little kid. It was definitely more realistic in the first few years.

[@christopher9727]

No hope in going to the past come to the loving savior today Seek his Holy Spirit in prayer today he can give you peace confort and guidance today Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@westminsterwatcher5152]

Fascinating footage!

[@BOZ_11]

the water in majorca dont taste like what it oughta

[@OlafProt]

4:55 now that, is a fur coat my dears.

[@mattsan70]

These days not a single cockney can be found in the east end of London.

[@danielpalmersofficial]

I would watch the 1980s series, but I wouldn’t bother with the rest. ✌️😂

[@horrorfan7148]

I wonder what the surviving participants would think of eastenders now lol

[@MoInspire]

Lots of people say EastEnders is depressing but what about Coronation Street Emmerdale and Hollyoaks, aren't they depressing too??

[@garycooper9207]

Yes. Emmerdale is like United Colours of Benetton. Not very realistic..

[@MoInspire]

@@VictoryRRR Yeah but to be fair, Hollyoaks is more depressing than EastEnders when you really look at it due to the teenage dramas conflict and all that!!

[@kimeojin1234]

As a non-Brit.. why would anyone watch such a sad and depressing show? Does it have a complicated storyline, or action, or.. anything that would make you want to watch it...?

[@collegeslammer]

The Archers isn't. It's just a dramatic radio program.

[@BuJammy]

Imagine if Eastenders decided, overnight, to show what the East End is really like, now in 2023. The whole country would say "what?".

[@benfisher1376]

They'd never do that, it would need subtitles

[@LondonPestControl]

You be would need subtitles

[@andyc6542]

@@benfisher1376 Steady on there pal. I got called out for being racist on the comments here...

[@benfisher1376]

@Andy C it's not racist, it's the truth. There are mostly other languages spoken in East London than English.

[@danielfreeley5217]

@@LondonPestControl i live there, can confirm english language is widely used & understood

[@garryleeks4848]

There’s not a east end anymore , shame great people, great banter and spirit

[@andyc6542]

Agreed. That's multi culturalism England for you - let the immigrants in, even if they can't speak the language or have any skills, and look after them more than the people born and bred here.

[@MrNinjaFish]

If it wasn't for the political climate in Britain the BBC ought to bring back the Play For Today series. That's the trouble with soaps, they need storylines and constant death because apparently that's what keeps people gripped for some reason - an addiction to misery. They could also do the decent thing and find a way to advertise where the actors might be appearing in a play or wherever, surely that's within the bounds of BBC regulations.

[@bluestar8434]

All that cockney slang is old hat now.

[@TinLeadHammer]

50 fps, good color delineation yet tube camera head - is this the first-generation Betacam? Hey the BBC Archive, please provide more metadata for your uploads!

[@MarkGenner-xz4zu]

Soaps

[@kathysamuels1465]

Once the first characters went out of. Lou ethel dot pauline arther it was lost ,

[@2511dhall]

What made shows better was the 5 Channels at that time, BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, Channel 4 and S4C.

[@WedgePee]

Channel 5 wouldn’t launch for another 12 years!

[@wolfblitzer1981]

I've not watched it since Pete Beale was killed I've never got over it truth be told 😂😂😂

[@tixie1895]

Eastenders used to be good for the first 10-15 years. It’s horrendous now, don’t know how anyone can watch it.

[@TonyEnglish23]

Exactly! Characters such Ben, Callum, and Eve ruined it for me. If they got rid of them, and that black face monstrosity on the side of the house across the road from The Vic, it would be a much better show.

[@FF-so3su]

30 years later and the state of Britain is more depressing than ever before

[@coconutsmarties]

It's really not though, is it. There never were any Good Old Days - just selective memories.

[@Pedro8k]

It is still all doom and gloom we have enough of that in real life

[@bbrown5463]

Long live Easrenders!!!

[@andyc6542]

Sad to see this.. 'Old school' Cockneys are a dying breed now unfortunately. Thanks to multi culturalism and governments making it so easy for ethnicities to settle here, its a culture we see less and less of nowadays.

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

Like the Jews, Irish, blacks and Indians who’ve been there for many many years? Decades, the Victorian times. How far you want to go back to reclaim your misty eyed old school cockneys? The east end has always been a melting pot.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

The whole history of England has been multiculturalism.

[@T--xk3hf]

Oops, you're not allowed to say that anymore mate

[@gcooper642]

Time marches onwards. We don't have picts or vikings anymore either

[@pupface]

I was looking for the racist in the comments

[@TheOllieowles]

Nah it’ll never last 😬⚒️

[@kinomusic9110]

They should ask this again in 2023. Problem is they couldn't do it in English because the locals wouldn't understand lol.

[@coconutsmarties]

Interesting that every comment of yours on this channel is a barely veiled reference to immigrants.

[@melgrant7404]

It was rubbish when it started and still is.

[@anthonymcnamee6297]

Plastic

[@andyc6542]

Metal

[@andyc6542]

Wood

[@andyc6542]

Steel

[@andyc6542]

Granite

[@scottandrewbrass]

Brass.

[@yourallc-unts]

Who knew Shawn's mum from this is England would be a eastenders fan