Whitburn is on long service leave from March to July 2012, during which time John Yorke, a former executive producer of EastEnders, is acting editor.

Founder producer / director ( 1989 – 95 ) was Matthew Robinson who, after Byker Grove, became executive producer of EastEnders, Head of Drama BBC Wales and now runs Khmer Mekong Films in Cambodia.

Eldorado was conceived by EastEnders creators Julia Smith and Tony Holland, and was executive produced by Verity Lambert, who had made her reputation as an in-house producer for the BBC, and had previously launched the BBC's successful science fiction television series Doctor Who.

In January 2002, it was rumored that Coronation Street executive producer Carolyn Reynolds would be axing a number of character in a bid for the show to beat BBC One soap opera EastEnders in the ratings.

* Bryan Kirkwood-Former Producer of Hollyoaks and current executive producer of EastEnders

Famous ex-editors include the BBC news presenters Jeremy Paxman and David Frost, film director Michael Winner, the late television presenter Richard Whiteley, Financial Times editor Andrew Gowers, novelist Robert Harris, novelist and biographer Graham Lord, historian Jonathan Spence, Factory Records founder Tony Wilson and BBC1's EastEnders executive producer Matthew Robinson.

Kathleen Hutchison served alongside Mal Young as co-executive producer from 2003 to 2004, when she left the series to become executive producer of EastEnders.

EastEnders has got a new executive producer – Bryan Kirkwood – and, as executive producers so often do, he's decided to spend his first few days hiding in a bush, taking out several characters with a poisoned blowpipe.

In 2000, EastEnders executive producer John Yorke decided to introduce the " classic " Slater family.

During 1989, Holland and Smith left EastEnders and executive producer Mike Gibbon took control, heralding a new era for the show.

In 1998, the executive producer of EastEnders, Matthew Robinson, announced that he was officially retiring Dr Legg.

Ferns was surprised by the storyline which saw Trevor rape Little Mo, opining that EastEnders executive producer John Yorke " really put his neck on the line by doing it.

Ferguson was executive producer of the BBC soap opera, EastEnders between 1989 and 1991.

Because of Ferguson's success with the programme, Peter Cregeen-the head of series at the BBC-“ poached ” him in 1989 to become the executive producer of BBC1's flagship soap opera, EastEnders.

EastEnders executive producer Louise Berridge said Carty had made a " fantastic contribution " to the soap and Mark has been a " pivotal figure " on Albert Square, but the character had finally run its course.

" BBC controller of continuing drama, John Yorke, commented Richard " occupies a huge place in people's hearts ", and executive producer Kate Harwood said, " For many years Wendy simply was EastEnders for the audience and Pauline's indomitable nature typified the grit and fight that embodies the EastEnders spirit ... We thank her for everything she has done for the show.

Kat was described as the " sexiest " of the four sisters and a bit of a tart. In 2000, EastEnders executive producer John Yorke decided to introduce the " classic " Slater family.

Coronation Street was lagging behind the BBC's rival soap EastEnders in the ratings, so a new executive producer, Brian Park, was brought in to revitalise the show and attract younger viewers.

The most famous post being the executive producer of BBC's EastEnders between 2002 and 2004.

On 21 September 2004 Berridge quit as executive producer of EastEnders following continued criticism of the show.

In 1998, EastEnders acquired a new executive producer, Matthew Robinson.

" EastEnders executive producer John Yorke said of Outhwaite's departure, " Tamzin has created one of the most-loved characters and ( with Martin Kemp ) one half of the most-admired on-screen couple in EastEnders since the show started.

Due to the stresses of internal feuding, producer Julia Smith had a nervous breakdown and left the soap opera, to be replaced by Corinne Hollingworth, who had previously worked on EastEnders and brought about many changes to Eldorado by hiring new scriptwriters, creating extra rehearsal time, and removing many of the inexperienced and poor actors who had attracted criticism.

Six years after her initial exit, Dean was lured back to EastEnders by producer John Yorke, where she reprised the role of Sharon from 2001 to 2006.

In February 2012, producer Bryan Kirkwood announced that Dean would make a third return to EastEnders, having been absent for a period of six years.

Pauline was created by scriptwriter Tony Holland and producer Julia Smith as one of EastEnders ' original characters.

* Actress Carol Harrison who played Louise Raymond in EastEnders during the late 1990s

* EastEnders ( 2008 ) as Detective Sergeant Louise Hills

On 21 September 2004, Hutchison was appointed Executive Producer of the BBC television soap opera EastEnders, after Executive Producer, Louise Berridge, resigned following prolonged critical and public criticism of the show.

Victoria Louise " Vicki " Fowler is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Emma Herry from the character's birth in 1986 to 1988, Samantha Leigh Martin from 1988 to 1995, and Scarlett Johnson from 2003 to 2004.

In January 2002, Berridge returned to EastEnders when she was appointed Series Producer of the show, and four months later she was promoted to Executive Producer.

When leaving EastEnders, her immediate superior Mal Young ( at the time BBC Controller of Continuing Drama Series ) said Berridge " will now be involved in a major new drama project.

She noted that although Ken had many relationships, " he could hardly be described as an early ' Dirty Den '", a character notable for his womanising in the soap opera, EastEnders.

The ' Ricky ' featured is almost certainly based on / actually meant to be EastEnders character Ricky Butcher, noted for having constantly bad luck throughout his tenure on the soap.

Philip William " Phil " Daniels ( born 25 October 1958, Islington ) is an English actor, most noted for film and television roles as cockneys such as Jimmy Cooper in Quadrophenia, Richards in Scum, Stewart in The Class of Miss MacMichael, Danny in Breaking Glass, Mark in Meantime, Billy the Kid in Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire, Kevin Wicks in EastEnders, DCS Frank Patterson in New Tricks and Grandad Trotter in the Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock & Chips.

Before starring in EastEnders, her most noted role was as Beth Nicholls in the popular nursing drama No Angels.

" The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths ( FSID ) praised the storyline, and its director Joyce Epstein explained, " We are very grateful to EastEnders for their accurate depiction of the devastating effect that the sudden death of an infant can have on a family.

An EastEnders spokesperson said, " We do not comment on future storylines but we have always said Ronnie will do the right thing and Tommy will be reunited with Kat.

An EastEnders spokesperson said, " We do not comment on future storylines but we have always said Ronnie will do the right thing and Tommy will be reunited with Kat.

Most characters in the series, from the dominatrix schoolmistress Rosa Coote to minor characters such as Inspector Dick Donovan, are either an established character from an existing work of fiction or an ancestor of the same, to the extent that individuals depicted in crowd scenes in Volume I have been said ( both by Moore, and in annotations by Jess Nevins ) to be visually designed as the ancestors of the cast of EastEnders.

Along with Gareth the cast also includes EastEnders Aaron Sidwell and Lil ' Chris.

More recently Peacehaven was selected for the site at which Tiffany's ashes were portrayed to be cast over the cliffs, in the BBC soap EastEnders in 1998, with viewers told she had spent happy childhood holidays there.

As a child actor he was cast in the role of Oliver Twist in the original run of Lionel Bart's musical Oliver !, but he is possibly best known for his role as Colin Russell in BBC TV's EastEnders – a character remembered for being a participant in the first gay kiss in a British soap opera.

In late 2004, he joined the cast of popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, playing gangster Johnny Allen.

He gravitated towards acting after being introduced to an agent by two long-term show-business friends, Mike Reid and Freddie Starr, for whom he had " minded ," and also after " minding " the cast of television shows such as EastEnders and The Bill.

In 2008 she joined the cast of EastEnders playing " Cynthia ".

He then put his acting career on hiatus and worked as a butcher in Wales for a brief period, before joining the cast of the then fledgling soap opera EastEnders.

EastEnders casting director Kat Collins had worked with him in a workshop before deciding to cast him as Darren Miller in 2004.

In the autumn of 2007, Maslen joined the cast of EastEnders as the character Jack Branning, the brother of Max Branning, who quickly takes a shine to Ronnie.

* Nina Wadia, cast member of British TV comedy series Goodness Gracious Me, and EastEnders

In 1987 he joined the cast of the popular BBC television soap opera EastEnders as Frank Butcher for which he gained much popularity over the years.

Mike's funeral was held on Tuesday 14 August 2007 at Little Easton Parish Church, Essex, and was attended by over 250 people including his former EastEnders co-stars Pam St Clement, Sid Owen, Michael Greco, Bobby Davro, June Brown, Barbara Windsor and other members of the EastEnders cast.

She played Pat Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1986 – 2012, becoming one of the programme's longest-serving cast members.

In 2006 he joined the cast of the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders playing Kevin Wicks.

In 2007, Wadia was cast as Zainab Masood in the long-running BBC soap opera EastEnders.

In June 2002, cast members from Holby City and Casualty competed against the EastEnders cast for the first Sport Relief fundraiser, in a segment dubbed " Sport in the Square ".

I know she does watch EastEnders and while she obviously misses being part of the cast, she still enjoys it.

In February 2009, EastEnders aired its first episode consisting of an entirely black cast.

Following the airing of EastEnders all-black cast for the first time in the show's history in 2009, the BBC received criticism for not adequately advertising the event.

In 1993, while she was still on the cast of EastEnders, Gayle signed with RCA Records and launched herself as a solo artist.

In 2004 Oberman moved away from comedy to join the BBC's long running soap drama EastEnders, after she was cast as Chrissie Watts, the second wife of " one of the best-loved villains in soap history ", ' Dirty ' Den Watts.