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E20 comin' at ya!

Lou|10:04 UK time, Thursday, 7 January 2010

If you haven't heard the hype about the EastEnders' new online drama E20, where ya been? Let me guess... curled up in a blanket, clutching a mug of builders' tea and buried in chocolate wrappers. 

What's the deal? Four street-wise teenagers hit Walford with a bang and move into the Square. Meet tomboy Zsa Zsa ("smurfette"), wheeler-deeler Fatboy ("innit, bruv"), Christian Mercy ("you're disrespecting my faith"), and pretty boy Leon ("don't touch the face")... they're about to shake up the Square and it's residents!

E20 gang, Mo Slater meets Fatboy and Mercy

Wanna know what happens in the opener on Friday from 8.30pm? Read on my friends.

It's all action, action, action (with rockin' sountracks). In a nut:

Zainab bumps into Zsa Zsa, as she's being chased across the Square. Fatboy attempts to fleece Big Mo (nice try), and Masood has a strange meeting with Mercy and the wheeler deeler in the dark. The troubled foursome meet up and begin their journey, as they squat at 89b Albert Square. Shock horror.

Enjoy a tour around the set with the lovely Emer Kenny (Zsa Zsa) on Radio 1's website.

Wanna know even more? Tune in. Episode one airs on Friday, 8th Jan at 8.30pm. www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/e20/. It's epic.

Comments

  • Comment number 1.

    CAN'T WAIT FOR THEM TO COME!! WILL IT AIR ON TV OR ONLINE THO??

  • Comment number 2.

    @ EastEndersfanever , Its online

  • Comment number 3.

    And the brilliant thing is, it's onn straight after eastenders!! :) can't wait!! x

  • Comment number 4.

    im looking forward to it

    but will it be better then eastenders???

    :)

  • Comment number 5.

    Shame I wont be able to watch it , I am going out arh . Wonder if it will be available on IPlayer?

  • Comment number 6.

    not long now until we see e20 waited for so long now!

  • Comment number 7.

    i just watched it

    OMG its fab

    be nice if they made it longer

    and its quite hard to follow

    like about mercy with the pregnacy test,i dont get that!!

    love it though

    xx

  • Comment number 8.

    Like the new spin off but wish it was a bit longer, as you just get into it and it finishes..... Nice one Eastenders looking forward to episode 2 already :)

  • Comment number 9.

    Just watched the first episode, it's really great, fast moving and a brilliant sister show to the best soap ever. Well done!

  • Comment number 10.

    omg this is so good i cant belive it i wish it was longer and it was on tv but ohh well :-)!! its great! cant wait till tommorow

  • Comment number 11.

    I saw it tonight impressive! I like it I like the music and Zsa Zsa is hot! Happy Silver Anniversary EastEnders!

  • Comment number 12.

    Im a 23 year old eastenders fan, wouldnt like it to be turned into another skins. There is a stark contrast in the acting, camera work, setting, lighting, and general feel to eastenders and this e20 episode, if they don't improve the style, predictability, and ease up on the need to "sex up" eastenders, i feel this charade will be shortlived, and any of my friends who like eastenders like it for what it is.. if they wanted hollyoaks or skins they would watch it. a word to the producers, dont jeprodise an ever popular primetime progam.

  • Comment number 13.

    bigknives I see where you are coming from but I think they are just trying out lots of new projects for their Silver Anniversary. I mean it's not like E20 is on TV to rival or take over EE but it's a bit of fun a little spin off to show how far the EE journey has been. It ends on Jan 25th and you don't HAVE to watch it. Hope u get what I'm saying :).

  • Comment number 14.

    bigknives i agree with bbeaky and i can see where your coming from because there a lot of "sex" in E20 with kids and i know a lot of people watch it. like my little sister 11 year old and she watches it and i don't think its that relevant but as i said i agree with bbeaky i think there testing new projects. :).

  • Comment number 15.

    I absolutely love this show, what a fantastic idea running something like this along side a soap, very original.I really think that it'll be too big to remain confined to internet only distribution, but certainly its a good way to promote what I hope will eventually be an ongoing series. I'd like to hope that after it's 12 episode run that it becomes popular enough for them to run a 20-30 min episode per weak along side the main soap. It's a very different take on eastenders, but with a good storyline and characters and it's good to see that it can occassionally crossover with the regular action. They'd be insane to stop this after 12 episodes, who can fault new young talent.

  • Comment number 16.

    loving e20!! i can understand why some people might disagree with it but its not like its staying this way.

    and i just have to say i dont think it is anything like skins or hollyoaks and to be honest im really interested in it. eastenders is great and i love the plots and storylines but e20 has just made it abit more exciting. i guess some people just dont like change but theres not much they can do about it. im all for it and cant wait for the next episode!!

  • Comment number 17.

    I have to say I'm loving E20. I was skeptical at first but its turned out to be really good in my view. I'd like to see more episodes made after the 12 listed as I believe this has the credentials to be a long running and successful show, whether they move it to television or not I dont really mind. If they do not make more episodes of E20 after the scheduled 12 then I think it would be a wise move to keep the characters in EastEnders. I like the characters, they are all well developed and they bring something new to the square. I like the style of the characters and admire how well they have been mixed considering the different backgrounds they all have. They are all definitely like a breath of fresh air that I would hate to see erased. Plus I think Zsa Zsa is pretty fit haha :) but seriously I think this could be really big and I certainly look forward to the up and coming episodes. Again I'd just like to recommend bringing these four characters in to the actual soap if there are going to be no more episodes of E20 made, I think they are great characters with potential for some great storylines. Keep up the good work :)

  • Comment number 18.

    Love the show and agree they would be stupid not to keep this show running and bring it to TV!

    Zsa Zsa reminds me of Mary the punk from the early days!

    Love it, just what the show needs

  • Comment number 19.

    I watched it tonight. and it was right up there with the youth of here and now. its funny and down to earth with great dialog plus with all the banter and of course the troubles and hardship that the youth have to cope and deal with of today cant bring on the next episode

    Theres only one thing that might get confusing people who watch Eastenders and may not have the internet. and cant use it or will not use the Internet to watch e20 it might confuse the people who just watch Eastenders I say BBC3 IT Willberz

  • Comment number 20.

    its well to short only 11 minuits long!

    wish it was half hour then it would be good ?

    or am i watchign the rong thing

  • Comment number 21.

    sadly i live in the netherlands, and i can not follow the online drama. it is still not available over here.

  • Comment number 22.

    to be honest does no one think its a slight copy of skins?

  • Comment number 23.

    Love it.. should def play this on BBC1..

  • Comment number 24.

    BRILL IDEA .... EASTENDERS E20 IS GREAT TO WATCH LOVE IT .... ITS THE NEW 2010 EASTENDERS FOR ALL DA YOUNG-ONS !!! YEH

  • Comment number 25.



    I think is Fab! and give a bit of fresh youthness into EE! It should carry on, I hope it will,the characters are good and so what if it looks a bit like skins or whatever, people live with your time!

    Wel done

  • Comment number 26.

    I love eastenders its amasing I think zar zar is cool what about you?

    write back

    thx for the commenets

    stargirlxx12

  • Comment number 27.

    cant gat it out of my head that stacy and bradly are having archies bbe

    can you

    write back

    thx for the comments

    stargirlxx12

  • Comment number 28.

    LOT this is fabulous, it's like my own life, its well hot. Can't believe how fit Leon is, ooooh those muscles fwaaaaaar. Tasty like some chicken fajitas........Keep going with it and I'l keep watching and enjoying it (too much) LOTS xoxoxoxox

  • Comment number 29.

    Hiya Guys, wow how hot is Leon? where did you find him? Don't want the show to ever end. I like to get jiggy to theme tune ITS MENTAL xx

  • Comment number 30.

    Leon is a total babe, :)

    e20 is amazing couldnt get over how good it was, the actor's were brilliant too. Zsa Zsa has to be my favourite, i love that girl and dont want the e20 gang to end. :D