We Love Pat
A Walford legend passes away this week.
Share your love for Pat and celebrate her best bits, her loves, her style and more at the I Love Pat app
What's going on here then?
It doesn't take a genius to read the body language. Should Ricky tell Bianca the truth? And should she forgive him?
She's a style icon, a seductress, a port in a storm for Walford's waifs and strays - and she's worn more earrings than you've had hot dinners (probably).
Watch videos, see pictures, and spread your love for a Walford legend - visit the I Love Pat app
Himesh Patel thinks he's seeing double as he takes us behind the scenes in the second of two 'making of' features about this year's smokin' seasonal episodes!
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Himesh Patel makes Christmas go with a bang as he takes us behind the scenes in the first of two 'making of' features about this year's flamin' fabulous festive episodes!
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Time's nearly up for Walford legend Pat, as this first look at the moving New Year EastEnders episode trailer reveals...
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After weeks of speculation, Ben has confessed that he's been stalking Phil.
We caught up with actor Joshua Pascoe to find out more.
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So it's the end... or is it?
From atop Her throne on the bar of the Queen Vic - HRH Walford delivers Her Christmas address to you. Discover Her highlights of the year by watching the video now!
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Zainab and Yusef - the explosive conclusion
Things come to a head between Zainab and Yusef. We always knew that someone was going to get hurt. But were you expecting this outcome? And what happens next??
Merry Christmas, Walford!
Meanwhile, here's how other residents of Albert Square are spending the big day... Who do you think most deserves to have a happy Christmas?
With only a day to go before we discover who's stalking Phil, we thought it was time to look back at the story so far - Hollywood style!
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So it's the end... or is it?
Here's the final installment of the Epic EastEnders Quiz 2011!
You don't have to cast your mind back too far for these ones - test your knowledge of the past 3 months in Walford. Did anyone manage to get all the answers right for all 12 months!?
Enjoy!
You can play the entire Epic EastEnders 2011 Quiz now!
Tomorrow's Advent Calendar treat will be after the episode, at around 9.20pm...
Derek the halls with boughs of holly! With Christmas coming, we're serving up a tasty portion of spoiler pics to last you the next TWO weeks. We'll be back with more on 3rd January.
Turkey Crown
Tension ensues at the Branning's as Cora suggest Derek sits at the head of the table. Will Max let his big bro carve the turkey in his own house?
A moment not to mistletoed!
Pat and Patrick celebrate the festive season at The Vic with a kiss. Is this the start of something more serious?
The stalker strikes again! After a night out Phil and Shirley come home to find a burning tree outside their house. Will Phil's determination to discover his nemesis continue, or should he make like a Christmas tree and leave?
Well, none of us will have long to wait - we'll all discover who's stalking Phil on Christmas Day at 9pm!
In the second of two exclusive previews of the upcoming Farewell to Pat documentary, the EastEnders cast look back at Pat's relationship with Peggy.
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In the first of two exclusive previews of the upcoming Farewell to Pat documentary, the EastEnders cast look back at Pat's relationship with Frank.
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It's not long now until we discover who's stalking Phil. Find out who on Christmas Day...
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It's CHRRRIIIIIIIIIIIISSSTTMMAAASSSS week. And look! Bianca's back!
How cute is Christmas-tree Tiffany CRUSHING Bianca with the relief of having her back. But... how happy will B be when she finds out what Ricky's been up to while she's been gone *glares tellingly at Mandy*
And if that doesn't get you in the Christmas spirit. Perhaps these festive pics of Patrick and Mo will....
In the third and final of our mini Christmas video diaries from Himesh Patel (aka Tamwar), Marc Elliott (Syed) has a hairy moment and Rick Norwoord (Fatboy) ponders the meaning of life!
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Himesh will return to host two explosive behind-the-scenes features later in the month!
We may moan at their awfulness but, deep down, everyone loves a terrible Christmas cracker joke.
And what' s even better than an awful Christmas cracker joke? An awful EastEnders Christmas cracker joke of course! Here are a few of our favourites...
Q: Who does Yusef work for during Christmas?
A: The National Elf Service
Q: What is Bianca's favourite Christmas Carol?
A: Her mum in a Santa hat.
Q: What did Tiffany get after eating all the Christmas decorations?
A: Tinselitus
Knock Knock.
Who's there?
O' Kim.
O' Kim who?
O' Kim All Ye Faithful!
Q: What is Jack Branning's favourite festive bank holiday?
A: Boxing Day
Q: Why is Walford just like the planet Jupiter?
A: Because it's got loads of Moons!
Q: What are Mandy's favourite crisps?
A: Salter Vinegar
Knock Knock.
Who's there?
Abi
Abi who?
Abi New Year!
Q: Where does Mo get all her dodgy Christmas presents from?
A: Fat Elves
We know you can do much better than us, so please send us your EastEnders jokes by commenting on this blog entry.
Here's a sneaky peak at a picture from the Christmas day episode!
When Kim notices a mysterious present under the tree she (obviously!) presumes it's for her. When she realises it actually for her sis Denise a tussle ensues... Who ends up opening the black box, and what's inside?
Pop back on the 22nd Dec for a bumber selection of Walford Christmas and New Year pics!
Following our Facebook shout-out for your Christmas messages to the cast (which hundreds of you responded to) we caught up with Tony Discipline (aka Tyler Moon) and Matt Lapinskas (aka Antony Moon) in between filming to give them a very special Christmas card filled with all of your messages.
Things are really hotting up in the Square - and you can see exactly how hot as we exclusively premiere the explosive EastEnders Christmas trailer online.
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Don't miss EastEnders on Christmas day at 9pm on BBC One!
Here's the penultimate part of the 2011 Epic Quiz! See if you can remember everything that happened from July - September... Go on - give it a go!
The final part of the quiz will be released on the 23rd December, so pop back and play between your present wrapping and turkey prepping!
Enjoy...
"Roll up, roll up! Cross my palm with silver (no credit, no refunds!) and I'll tell you what the future holds for all of you..."
'Mystic' Mo Harris has gazed deeply into her antique crystal ball (twenty knicker each, with a pack of genuine reproduction Tarot cards thrown in while stocks last... ) and plucked ten tantalising teasers from the ether. They'll all really happen in 2012, but what could they mean?
With nearly 28 years of history to consider, it's essential for the EastEnders story team to have all the facts and figures about the show's characters at their fingetips to ensure the series' continuity is as accurate as possible.
We've delved deep in the the EastEnders character 'bible' to bring you 20 top facts about the residents of Walford:
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Look how happy our Heather is to have Santa by her side. Now all she needs is to have a man of her own for the rest of the year - is that what Heather's asked for this Christmas?
All (black) eyes on Bianca
Hurrah! Bianca's back in Walford! What a treat for the Butcher clan... But how did she get that shiner? And after last week's barny, has she forgiven Ricky?
Now every young girl dreams of being an angel, so we decided to make young Tiffany Butcher's wishes come true by creating a Tree-Top Tiffany. It's perfect for you to place on top of your tree this Christmas!
Below, you will find instructions on how to transform the Tree-Top Tiffany printout into your very own Christmas Angel!
You will need:
Scissors
Sticky Tape
Glue Stick
Love, love, love
There must have been a bumper delivery of misteltoe in Walford this week, as it's snogs ahoy for Heather and Lauren... Hmm... Whits doesn't look best pleased, does she?
Hopefully Fats can put the smile back on the face of his baby girl. Let's hope it's not a talking Santa which whispers private messages d'amour for Whitney's ears only. What if Tiff were to find it??
Fights!
Looks like Bianca didn't get the misteltoe brief. Or Shirley... Does Ricky deserve his telling off? Is Bianca as much to blame as he is? And could Heather be stalking Phil? Survey the evidence so far
Jean Slater is one of Walford's most experimental cooks - think Heston Blumenthal in a glittery cardi. Obviously, Sausage Surprise is her signature dish, but we happened across this amazing recipe in a cookery book, stashed under the sink in the Vic's kitchen. Perhaps a nice addition to your Christmas-week meal planner?
"Now, they say people eat with their eyes as well as their mouths. I create all of my signature dishes with this in mind. If it looks good enough to eat, it IS good enough to eat, that’s my motto!
My Fishy Basket is so easy to make. But to look at it you'd think you'd spent HOURS slaving in the kitchen.
In fact, on the two occasions that I've made this dish, several people have refused point blank to dig in, saying that it looks too good to eat!!!! Didn’t touch a morsel! Just enjoyed looking at it! Isn’t that funny!?"
Jean's Fishy Basket (Pannier de Poisson Exotique)
Ingredients*
Frozen scampi
Box of fish sticks
Veggies (anything you've got in the cupboard!)
Rollmops
* I’m very conscious of food miles and source all of my ingredients locally in the Minute Mart, Walford.
Here's this weeks Sunday photo spoiler for you!
Heather's helping out in Santa's grotto at The Vic when Andrew comes to see her (bless him). What does he do to deserve a Christmas smacker from Miss Trott?!
Come back on Tuesday for more spoiler pics !
In the second of our mini Christmas video diaries from Himesh Patel (aka Tamwar), it's the turn of Nitin Ganatra (Masood) and Nina Wadia (Zainab) to step into the spotlight - with a bit of food fun!
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Don't forget to come back tomorrow for another festive treat. If you're a latecomer to this year's advent calendar, here's what you've missed so far.
Here's the second installment of the EastEnders 2011 Epic Quiz! Can you remember what happened from April to June in Walford? Can you?
Have a go at these three new quizzes - test your knowledge to see if you can get 10 out of 10!
The next installment of the quiz will be released on the 15th Dec...
Ho ho ho! Lots of you commented on the lovely illustrations that went with our Christmas rhyme this week - The Janine Who Stole Christmas Part 1 and Part 2.
Well now you can have them as your very own wallpapers. Just click one to download it, right click on an image, 'set as background' ('set as desktop background' if you have a Mac) and voila! A beautiful festive tableau on your actual computer screen.
Download Janine's festive 1024x768 wallpaper
Download Kat's festive 1024x768 wallpaper
Download Phil's festive 1024x768 wallpaper
Download Tiffany's 1024x768 festive wallpaper
Illustrations by Martin Geraghty
Jamie Foreman, a.k.a. Derek Branning, gives us his best advice for any up-and-coming actor - including some from an EastEnders legend!
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Don't forget to come back tomorrow for another festive treat.
A big congratulations to Deborah Sathe, Producer of E20, who has won the Creative Innovation Award for her work on E20 at the Women in TV & Film Awards.
Debs has produced all three series of E20, which also won a Webby Award in 2011. She's a monumental talent and well deserving of her shiny new gong. Hooray!
Watch Series 3 of E20 now.
Read Part 1 of The Janine Who Stole Christmas
Christmas was cancelled, the presents were stolen.
The one stocking left, had nowt but a hole in.
Janine was indoors hogging everyone's treats
While Kat and young Tiff were out hunting the thief.
And yet, as she opened each gift with a giggle
Janine couldn't help feel a worrisome niggle
Revenge felt so good, yet she couldn't erase
The look of pure horror on Tiffany's face.
Poor Tiffany. Really she wasn't so bad.
In truth she didn't deserve to be sad
Now, Bianca gets nothing. Or Pat? Ha! Ha! Good!
But ransack Tiff's Christmas? Not even she could.
And so with a sigh, she went for her sack
So the Butchers at least would have their pressies back.
Really, such softness made Janine feel icky
But aside from young Tiff, she owed it to Ricky.
But as Janine dressed and got ready to peg it
Kat found some footprints and started to leg it
Towards Janine's house. Right up to the door
She was going to catch her and give her what for.
Meanwhile, Phil Mitchell woke up in his bed
And reached for his pressie, but found there instead
A note saying "You stupid old fool! You've been had!
You're a loser, a bully, a terrible dad.
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the Square
Not a person dared stir, dared e'en move a hair
Lest Santa, discovering them out of their bed,
Be tempted to divert to Weatherfield instead.
But hang on a minute, two souls WERE defying
The law of no moving, they weren't even trying.
Two people quite different, but in the same house
One sweet young princess, one cold-hearted louse.
Young Tiffany Butcher was creeping downstairs,
To check if Pa Christmas had answered her prayers
And delivered the gift that she wanted so dearly
She tiptoed and breathlessly peaked in and nearly...
Bumped into a person. A person, quite slim
If it was Santa Claus, he'd shrunk in his skin
This person was different, and this bit's quite shocking
This person was nicking each parcel, each stocking
Was grabbing each present and shoving it in
A sack with all the Square's Christmas presents in:
An Orient scarf, some leopard-print mitts,
A football, a bible, a Wham! Greatest Hits.
Who's stalking Phil?
Phil's losing his cool as the stalking campaign continues. And Billy loses his as well. Has Phil Mitchell met his match? Or will he regain the upper hand? Have you figured out who is stalking Phil?
Alfie and Kat. Can they get it back?
And as Alfie turns on the lights in The Vic, has Kat forgotten who she's supposed to be kissing under the mistletoe? Kat and Alfie are so right for each other. Why isn't it working anymore?
We're four days into December already - have you started defrosting the turkey yet? Hope you didn't buy it from Mo)!
Today we're looking back at highlights of the On Set With... videos we've filmed in the past year. Stand by for singing, snogging, tantrums, trophies... oh, and chicken hypnotism. All in a day's work for our fabulous cast!
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Don't forget to come back tomorrow for another festive treat.
Here's this weeks Sunday photo spoiler! Come back on Tuesday and we'll have a load more to show you.
While having a quick drink in The Vic, Lauren kisses a very willing Tyler. During this seemingly awkward moment, poor Anthony doesn't know where to look and Whitney clearly has a touch of the green-eyed monster! Uh Oh!
Don't forget to come back on Tuesday!
The countdown to Christmas continues. Day three and it's time to start writing those cards. Have you done all of yours yet? No? Well, help is at hand.
Why not make your own EastEnders Christmas cards - featuring this just-released festive snap of Ricky and Bianca?
Download the card either either as a jpeg image or a pdf file, print it onto an A4 sheet of paper, fold into four and you're done! What could be simpler? You'll have to find your own envelopes though!
Come back tomorrow for a new (video) festive treat...
Roll up, roll up, and play the first installment of the EastEnders 2011 Epic Quiz!
Test your knowledge and see if you can remember what happened in Walford from January to March (if you think you're hard enough)...
Don't forget to come back tomorrow for the third Christmas treat!
Can you believe that it's December already? We haven't even got our Christmas tree down from the loft, let alone written any cards...
Still, we're certainly in the mood to celebrate, and what better way to count down to Christmas than with an advent calendar? We have 24 days' worth of tasty morsels to get you in the mood for the big day, starting with the first in a short series of specially shot behind-the-scenes moments from none other that Himesh 'just call me Spielberg' Patel (aka Tamwar), featuring a dance tutorial from Ricky Norwood (aka Fats).
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Don't forget to come back tomorrow for another festive treat. They'll usually appear around noon, but times may vary depending on how much mulled wine and mince pies we had the night before!
