She quotes endlessly from the Bible and it ridicules religion to some extent. EastEnders has been filmed at the BBC Elstree Centre since its inception, with a set that is outdoors and open to weather. With public interest so high, the media began investigating the private lives of the show's popular stars. [15] Julia Smith came up with the name Eastenders after she and Holland had spent months telephoning theatrical agents and asking "Do you have any real East Enders on your books?" Oates began her role in October, and continued to work with Yorke until the end of the year to "ensure a smooth handover". Recently on EastEnders viewers have seen Tiffany Butcher (Maisie Smith) become addicted to face fillers, spending all her and husband Keegan Baker's (Zack Morris) money. 23h. Take viewing figures for 14-20 March. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [134] In September 2011, the postcode for Albert Square was revealed in an episode as E20 6PQ. Such characters have included Pat Butcher (Pam St Clement), Tiffany Mitchell (Martine McCutcheon) and Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace). Only after EastEnders began, and featured the characters of Tony Carpenter and Kelvin Carpenter, did Coronation Street start to feature black characters, for example. It is shown on BBC UKTV from Mondays to Thursdays at 8pm. [324], In 1991 the BBC sold the programme's format rights to a Dutch production company IDTV, the programme was renamed Het Oude Noorden (Translation: Old North). Something went wrong, please try again later. [234][235] EastEnders is normally recorded using four cameras. [368], In 2003, cast member Shaun Williamson, who was in the final months of his role of Barry Evans, said that the programme had become much grittier over the past 10 to 15 years, and found it "frightening" that parents let their young children watch. ", "Is EastEnders the lifeblood of the BBC? But data has shown that Walford's woes outdo those on the Corrie cobbles. [233] This time difference has been known to cause problems when filming outdoor scenes. The series went behind the scenes of the show and spoke to some of the cast members. Such figures are vital to commercial organisations such as the BBC in that high audience figures remain an important political argument for the justification and continuation of the licence fee system although they are just as crucial to ITV as they are the basis on which they charge other companies for advertisement slots. Smith thought "Eastenders" "looked ugly written down" and was "hard to say", so decided to capitalise the second "e". ", "Grant Mitchell's 9 greatest EastEnders moments, from Sharongate to kung-fu fighting", "Dirty Den: how the EastEnders bad boy became the biggest soap star of them all", "EastEnders' Steve John Shepherd: Michael Moon is a psychopath", "EastEnders new bad boy Derek - the long-lost villainous brother", "EastEnders bad boy Richard Blackwood reveals surprising secret of Dot Cotton actress June Brown", "EastEnders legend looks unrecognisable after quitting BBC soap 31 years ago", "Ex EastEnders heartthrob Paul Nicholls joins exciting new BBC drama", "EastEnders' Jamie Mitchell actor Jack Ryder says fame at 17 was "tough to cope with", "EastEnders heartthrob Nigel Harman reveals the behind the scenes drama over whether Dennis could punch Phil Mitchell! Digital Spy opined that the ratings drop was accredited to "lacklustre storylines" and thought that storylines on rival soaps were better. [369], In 2005, the BBC was accused of anti-religious bias by a House of Lords committee, who cited EastEnders as an example. Yorke was given the task of introducing the soap's fourth weekly episode. However, there have been times when EastEnders had higher ratings than Emmerdale despite the two going head-to-head. At its height in the 80s it broke records, topping 30million . [228] Each day, between 25 and 30 scenes are recorded. His return in late 2003 was watched by over 16 million viewers, putting EastEnders back at number one in the rating war with the Coronation Street; however, other storylines, such as one about a kidney transplant involving the Ferreiras, were not well received,[50] and although Den Watts's return proved to be a ratings success, the British press branded the plot unrealistic and felt that it questioned the show's credibility. She was also critical of language such as "bleeding", "bloody hell", "bastard" and "for Christ's sake"; however, Whitehouse also praised the programme, describing Michelle Fowler's decision not to have an abortion as a "very positive storyline". [16] They took a holiday in Playa de los Pocillos, Lanzarote, and started to create the characters. Both Smith and Holland were unhappy about the January 1985 launch date, favouring November or even September 1984 when seasonal audiences would be higher, but the BBC stayed firm, and Smith and Holland had to concede that, with the massive task of getting the Elstree Studios operational, January was the most realistic date; however, this was later to be changed to February. [181] This was part of producer Diederick Santer's plan to "diversify", to make EastEnders "feel more 21st century". [13] Smith and Holland had eleven months in which to write, cast and shoot the whole thing; however, in February 1984, they did not even have a title or a place to film. [136] The late 2010s saw the newly introduced Taylor family become central to the show's main storylines,[137] and in 2019, the first Sikh family, the Panesar', were introduced. In 2001, EastEnders clashed with Coronation Street for the first time. Jonathan Hordle/Shutterstock. However, viewers flocked to the show and it's still going strong 61 years later. [156] Following criticism aimed at the show's over-emphasis on "gangsters" in 2005, such characters have been significantly reduced. 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Over the years they have been joined by the likes of Mo Butcher (Edna Dor), Jules Tavernier (Tommy Eytle), Marge Green (Pat Coombs), Nellie Ellis (Elizabeth Kelly), Jim Branning (John Bardon), Charlie Slater (Derek Martin), Mo Harris (Laila Morse), Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker), Cora Cross (Ann Mitchell), Les Coker (Roger Sloman), Rose Cotton (Polly Perkins), Pam Coker (Lin Blakley), Stan Carter (Timothy West), Babe Smith (Annette Badland), Claudette Hubbard (Ellen Thomas), Sylvie Carter (Linda Marlowe), Ted Murray (Christopher Timothy), Joyce Murray (Maggie Steed), Arshad Ahmed (Madhav Sharma), Mariam Ahmed (Indira Joshi) and Vi Highway (Gwen Taylor). [237] During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, actors filmed short scenes following the tournament's events that were edited into the programme in the following episode. It shouldn't just be a distraction from your own life, it should be an exploration of the life shared by the audience and the characters. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. [39] Lewis and Greaves formulated a new regime for EastEnders, giving the writers of the serial more authority in storyline progression, with the script department providing "guidance rather than prescriptive episode storylines". Viewing figures Ratings chart for the year At launch, EastEnders was shown on BBC One. This was also the lowest ever audience share, with just 19.6 per cent. [296][297][298][299], EastEnders was regularly repeated at 10pm on BBC Choice from the channel's launch in 1998, a practice continued by BBC Three for many years until mid-2012 with the repeat moving to 10:30pm. The first episode was watched by 17 million viewers. [10], Once they had decided on their 23 characters, they returned to London for a meeting with the BBC. This was attributed to a conflicting one-hour special episode of Emmerdale on ITV1; however, ratings for the 10pm EastEnders repeat on BBC Three reached an all-time high of 1.4million; however, there have been times when EastEnders had higher ratings than Emmerdale despite the two going head-to-head. In their place, Robinson introduced new long-running characters including Melanie Healy, Jamie Mitchell, Lisa Shaw, Steve Owen and Billy Mitchell. [23], Through the next few months, the set was growing rapidly at Elstree, and a composer and designer had been commissioned to create the title sequence. [10] They also looked at Brookside but found there was a lack of central meeting points for the characters, making it difficult for the writers to intertwine different storylines, so EastEnders was set in Albert Square. Her eldest sister, Lou, had married a man named Albert Beale and had two children, named Peter and Pauline. [123] From the week commencing on 7 March 2022, the show has been broadcast every weekday from Monday to Thursday in a 7:30 pm slot, making it the first time in the show's history that the programme will air permanently on Wednesdays. John Yorke returned as a temporary executive consultant. [33] The first time this happened was in December 1985 when Pauline (Wendy Richard) and Arthur Fowler (Bill Treacher) travelled to the Southend-on-Sea to find their son Mark, who had run away from home. [305] These have since been taken down. [329][330] In 1993, the two-part story "Dimensions in Time", a charity cross-over with Doctor Who, was shown. Holland drew on the names of his own family for the characters. [227], The majority of EastEnders episodes are filmed at the BBC Elstree Centre in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. [179][180] Despite this, the programme has been criticised by the Commission for Racial Equality, who argued in 2002 that EastEnders was not giving a realistic representation of the East End's "ethnic make-up". Two special anniversary books have been written about the show; EastEnders: The First 10 Years: A Celebration (ISBN978-0-563-37057-4) by Colin Brakein 1995 and EastEnders: 20 Years in Albert Square (ISBN978-0-563-52165-5) by Rupert Smith in 2005. BBC EastEnders has endured dwindling ratings in recent months. In response to the criticism, EastEnders apologised for offending real life detectives and confirmed that they use a police consultant for such storylines. [139] The matriarchal role is one that has been seen in various reincarnations since the programme's inception, often depicted as the centre of the family unit. [20] Ethel Skinner was based on an old woman she met in a pub, with ill-fitting false teeth, and a "face to rival a neon sign", holding a Yorkshire Terrier in one hand and a pint of Guinness in the other. EastEnders adapts. On 21st September 2004, Louise Berridge, the then executive producer, quit following criticism of the show. On one occasion following a scene in an episode broadcast in October 2002, where Phil brutally beat his godson, Jamie Mitchell (Jack Ryder), 31 complaints came from viewers. [85], Sean O'Connor, former EastEnders series story producer and then-editor on radio soap opera The Archers, was announced to be taking over the role. Despite once being the highest-rated soap, it dropped to third in the rankings in 2021, behind Coronation Street and Emmerdale, with 4.09 million viewers. [277], A 2011 report from the National Audit Office (NAO) showed that EastEnders had an annual budget of 29.9million. "[219] The BBC announced that they would rebuild the EastEnders set[220] to secure the long-term future of the show, with completion expected to be in 2018. [309] BBC Worldwide licensed 200 hours of EastEnders for broadcast in Serbia on RTS (dubbed into Serbian); it began airing the first episode in December 1997. EastEnders has received both praise and criticism for most of its storylines, which have dealt with difficult themes, such as violence, rape, murder and child abuse. EastEnders has had varying success with ethnic minority characters. [344] EastEnders two biggest ratings rivals are the ITV soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale. Ted Barrington, the Irish Ambassador to the UK at the time, described the portrayal of Ireland as an "unrepresentative caricature", stating he was worried by the negative stereotypes and the images of drunkenness, backwardness and isolation. [45] Harris was responsible for the critically panned Ireland episodes and Cindy Beale's attempted assassination of Ian Beale, which brought in an audience of 23 million in 1996, roughly four million more than Coronation Street. [220], In May 2016 the rebuild was delayed until 2020 and forecast to cost in excess of 15million,[221] although the main part of the set is scheduled to be able to start filming in May 2019. [278] When repeats and omnibus editions are shown, the BBC pays additional fees to cast and scriptwriters and incurs additional editing costs, which in the period 20092010, amounted to 5.5million. [28] The next day, viewing figures were confirmed at 17million. [314], The series was screened in Australia by ABC TV from 1987 until 1991. During his reign, EastEnders won the BAFTA for "Best Soap" in consecutive years 1999 and 2000 and many other awards. Later on in the same evening, a special flashback episode averaged 10.3 million viewers and peaked with 11.2 million. "[12], The target launch date was originally January 1985. [173][174] This has spurred criticism, most notably from the actress Anna Wing, who portrayed Lou Beale in the show. Emmerdale was watched by 8.1million viewers. [125] Clenshaw's first major decision as executive producer was the axing of five series regulars: Peter Beale (Dayle Hudson), Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ), Jada Lennox (Kelsey Calladine-Smith), Dana Monroe (Barbara Smith) and Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold). In November 2011, a storyline showed character Billy Mitchell, played by Perry Fenwick, selected to be a torch bearer for the 2012 Summer Olympics. [284] This caused some controversy as the first Friday episode clashed with Coronation Street, which was moved to 8pm to make way for an hour-long episode of rural soap Emmerdale. Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) returned in August 2012 for her third stint on the show. [33] By the end of 1992, Greaves left and Lewis became executive and series producer. "The expansion of minority representation signals a move away from the traditional soap opera format, providing more opportunities for audience identification with the characters and hence a wider appeal". The BBC did not use meter readings but instead used audience questionnaires based on the memory of the sample they chose. Pauline's family, the Beales, consisted of Pauline's twin brother Pete Beale (Peter Dean), his wife Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) and their teenage son Ian (Adam Woodyatt). This led to the introduction of some characters who were deliberately conceived as comic or light-hearted. The top 50 programmes on TV based on the size of their total viewing audience over the week (including live, VOSDAL, time-shifted and total audience viewing figures). storyline, which was revealed in a special live episode of the show that drew a peak of 17 million viewers; and the "Who Killed Lucy Beale?" Many other cast members only found out at the same time as the public, when the episode was broadcast. [195] Creator/producer Julia Smith declared that "We don't make life, we reflect it". On Monday night that dropped even. Sen also confirmed that the episodes will still air on BBC One throughout the week. Everything you need to know about EastEnders returnee", "Danniella Westbrook wants to return to EastEnders but fears the show just uses her for publicity", "Young viewers switch from BBC to the internet", "I stopped watching Albert Square.. Now I like Emmerdale", "Johann Hari: Why "Coronation Street" fills me with pride", "Coronation Street and EastEnders battle it out for coveted CRE Race in the Media Award", "30 Years Today, First Gay Character Appeared In "EastEnders". After a successful revamp of the soap, Ferguson decided to leave EastEnders in July 1991. [71] In April and May 2010, Kirkwood axed eight characters from the show,[72][73] Barbara Windsor left her role of Peggy Mitchell, which left a hole in the show, which Kirkwood decided to fill by bringing back Kat and Alfie, which he said would "herald the new era of EastEnders. The table below summaries the chart rankings for EastEnders for each year since 1985. [282][283], EastEnders output then increased to three times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 April 1994 until 2 August 2001. [101] As of 2019, the soap is one of the most watched series on BBC iPlayer and averages around 5 million viewers per episode. The first episode was watched by 2.2 million but by early 1973 other regions . "[325] The Dutch version began broadcasting on VARA 13 March 1993 but was cancelled after 20 episodes. With the change to the ITV network in 1968, when stations such as Associated Rediffusion were dropped and new stations such as Thames Television and London Weekend Television began, the independent stations and other interested parties (acting under the name of JICTAR, the Joint Industry Committee for Television Advertising Research, formed in the early 1960s) passed the contract for collating the data passed to AGB, today AGB Neilson, who still collate the data for the entire UK industry, BBC now included, on BARB's behalf to this day. EastEnders suffered its lowest ratings on record last summer when viewing figures were just 2.4million. In tragedy theres humour. ", "ITV Manhunt: Ex-EastEnders heartthrob who played Joey Branning is starring alongside Martin Clunes in The Night Stalker", "Davood Ghadami joins "EastEnders" as new heartthrob", "BBC EastEnders' fans switch off from gangster storyline after villain Jonah Tyler returns to Albert square", "Who was Lofty Holloway? Mental health issues were confronted in 1996 when 16-year-old Joe Wicks developed schizophrenia following the off-screen death of his sister in a car crash. John Yorke, the former BBC's head of drama production, put this down to Tony Holland's "gay sensibility, which showed a love for strong women". [317], EastEnders is shown on BBC Entertainment (formerly BBC Prime) in Europe and in Africa, where it is approximately six episodes behind the UK. [40] He left EastEnders in 1994 after the BBC controllers demanded an extra episode a week, taking its weekly airtime from 60 to 90 minutes. On 21 September 2004, Berridge quit as executive producer of EastEnders following continued criticism of the show. [35], By the end of 1989 EastEnders had acquired a new executive producer, Michael Ferguson, who had previously been a successful producer on ITV's The Bill. The Wheel: 4.6m EastEders. [50] The scandal led to Grantham's departure from the soap, but the occasion was used to mark the 20th anniversary of EastEnders, with an episode showing Den's murder at the Queen Vic pub. [138] Key people involved in the production of EastEnders have stressed how important the idea of strong families is to the programme. [275] In 2011, it was reported that actors receive a per-episode fee of between 400 and 1,200, and are guaranteed a certain number of episodes per year, perhaps as few as 30 or as many as 100, therefore annual salaries could range from 12,000 to 200,000 depending on the popularity of a character. [63] The second and third featured Stacey Slater and Dawn Swann, respectively. It should be entertaining but it should also be informativethat's part of our unique BBC compact with the audience. "[335] E20 features a group of sixth-form characters and targets the "Hollyoaks demographic". The exterior set for the fictional Albert Square is located in the permanent backlot of the BBC Elstree Centre, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, at .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}513932N 01640W / 51.65889N 0.27778W / 51.65889; -0.27778, and is outdoors and open to the weather. 28th December 1968 Christmas in the Street - 5,900,000 million homes (15th place) 22nd December 1975 Annie and Betty's Coronation Street Memories - 6,600,000 million homes (5th place) [210] The drains around the set are real so rainwater can naturally flow from the streets. Jack, Pearl and Tracey Watts were created to bring "flash, trash, and melodrama" to the Square (they were later renamed Den, Angie and Sharon). This was done by a number of means, including chipping the pavements, using chemicals to crack the top layer of the paint work, using varnish to create damp patches underneath the railway bridge, and making garden walls in such a way they appeared to sag. The police claimed that such scenes were "damaging" to their reputation and added that the character DC Deanne Cunningham (Zo Henry) was "irritatingly inaccurate". As EastEnders is shown pre-watershed, there were worries that some scenes in this storyline were too graphic for its audience. [376], In 2008, the show was criticised for stereotyping their Asian and Black characters, by having a black single mother, Denise Fox (Diane Parish), and an Asian shopkeeper, Zainab Masood (Nina Wadia). February 27, 2023 alexandra bonefas scott No Comments . [257] A week of episodes in 2011 saw filming take place on a beach in Thorpe Bay[258] and a pier in Southend-on-Seaduring which a stuntman was injured when a gust of wind threw him off balance and he fell onto rocks[259][260] with other scenes filmed on the Essex coast. [15][129] Other parts of the Square and set interiors are based on other locations. They contravened the rules regarding protection of children by appropriate scheduling, appropriate depiction of violence before the 9p.m. watershed and appropriate depiction of potentially offensive content. During the storyline, DCI Jill Marsden (Sophie Stanton) and DC Wayne Hughes (Jamie Treacher) talk to locals about the case and Hughes accepts a bribe. http://bit.ly/1Kyx8Ja Moira is shocked to see Cain has arrived home from prison. Rishi Sunak oversaw wasteful government spending and departmental losses that cost the taxpayer up to 26.8 billion, Labour has said. [139] During the 30th anniversary week in which there were live elements and the climax of the Who Killed Lucy Beale? She was succeeded by Corinne Hollingworth. It's a far cry from the 30million who tuned in to. On 9 July 1987, it was announced that the show would be aired in the United States on PBS. Mary Whitehouse, social critic, argued at the time that EastEnders represented a violation of "family viewing time" and that it undermined the watershed policy. [274] A 2012 agreement between the BBC, the Writers' Guild of Great Britain and the Personal Managers' Association set out the pay rate for EastEnders scripts as 137.70 per minute of transmission time (4,131 for 30 minutes), which is 85 per cent of the rate for scripts for other BBC television series. Now the viewing figures are in, and it seems that Doctor Who didn't do too badly at all.. On the actual night, 3.71 million viewers tuned in to see the Doctor fighting against the Daleks, Cybermen, and the Master; as well as a number of other treats, not least the return . [191] Speaking extras, including Tracey the barmaid (Jane Slaughter) (who has been in the show since the first episode in 1985), have made appearances throughout the show's duration, without being the focus of any major storylines. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. [26] The credits were later updated when the Millennium Dome was built.[26]. She commented, "I don't want to be disloyal, but I think you need a few mature people in a soap because they give it backbone and body if all the main people are young it gets a bit thin and inexperienced. The Scripts are full of hard, sharp drama, plus great one-liners which will translate well to Holland. [350] On 21 September 2004, Louise Berridge, the then executive producer, quit following criticism of the show. UK Viewing Figures In March 1992, H&A was getting 14.43 million viewers. The BBC received complaints from viewers who were unhappy with the content in the episode. Scuba Certification; Private Scuba Lessons; Scuba Refresher for Certified Divers; Try Scuba Diving; Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) The stars of Coronation Street in particular aligned themselves with Mary Whitehouse, gaining headlines such as "STREETS AHEAD! [6] The first people to whom David Reid, then head of series and serials, turned were Julia Smith and Tony Holland, a well established producer/script editor team who had first worked together on Z-Cars. We have a very wide range of content - there's a strong 80s focus with trivia on EastEnders and Grange Hill, but you can also find articles on popular contemporary TV programmes such as Breaking Bad and The Sopranos. This was attributed to a different one-hour special episode of Emmerdale on ITV1. This rating is not combined with the omnibus; the lowest rating for an episode with a combined rating was 13.89million. ", Ethel Skinner's death, Jim Branning and Dot Cotton's marriage, Trevor Morgan's domestic abuse of his wife Little Mo Morgan, and Kat Slater's revelation to her daughter Zoe Slater that she was her mother. This episode, which showed the funeral of Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi) interspersed with real people talking about their true-life experiences of knife crime. Viewing figures peaked at 16.6million, which was the highest viewed episode in seven years. The first episode of the week features exclusive interviews with the show's cast, while the second episode will be a repeat of "iconic" episodes of the show. The show lost many of its significant characters during this period. In what was a record-breaking year for the streaming service, the FIFA World Cup - which aired at the. [95] On 8 August 2018, it was announced that Kate Oates, who has previously been a producer on the ITV soap operas Emmerdale and Coronation Street, would become Senior Executive Producer of EastEnders, as well of Holby City and Casualty. The finger of blame was also pointed towards the show's lack of distinctive icons like those of yesteryear, such as Peggy Mitchell and Dot Branning, while Corrie has stuck by its veteran stars like Bill Roache who plays Ken Barlow. "[389] 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. In the show's narrative, Albert Square is a 19th-century street, named after Prince Albert (18191861), the husband of Queen Victoria (18191901, reigned 18371901). Question 9: How many viewers watched the Friday 4th June 2010 episode of the popular BBC1 soap series EastEnders? [232][228] The episodes are usually filmed about six[228] to eight weeks in advance of broadcast. [41] Lewis felt that producing an hour of "reasonable quality drama" a week was the maximum that any broadcasting system could generate without loss of integrity. 25th July 1985 was the first time the show's viewership rose to the first position in the weekly top 10 shows for BBC One. "[396], In 2022, EastEnders aired their first male rape scene which saw Lewis Butler (Aidan O'Callaghan) rape Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden). [265], EastEnders has featured seven live broadcasts. 26 Dec 1986 24/12/1998 EastEnders Grant and. [344], The launch show in 1985 attracted 17.35million viewers. [252], Other locations have included the court house, a disused office block, Evershed House,[253][254] and St Peter's Church,[255] all in St Albans, an abandoned mental facility in Worthing,[256] and a wedding dress shop in Muswell Hill, north London. The postcode for the area, E8, was one of the working titles for the series. . [231] During the filming week, actors can film for as many as eight to twelve episodes. The show takes a look behind the scenes of the EastEnders and investigates particular places, characters or families within EastEnders. [352] Under new producers, EastEnders and Emmerdale continued to clash at times, and Emmerdale tended to come out on top, giving EastEnders lower than average ratings. This theme encompasses the whole Square, making the entire community a family of sorts, prey to upsets and conflict, but pulling together in times of trouble. [94], In July 2018, a special episode was aired as part of a knife crime storyline. [276], In 2014, two new studios were built and they were equipped with low-energy lighting which has saved approximately 90,000 kwh per year. [107] A spokesperson confirmed that the decision was made to reduce transmission so that EastEnders could remain on-screen for longer. The characters don't know that it's the 25th anniversary of anything, so it'd be absurd to contrive too many situations in which they're reflective on the past. [269] Bywater only discovered Bobby was responsible for Lucy's death on the morning of Thursday, 19 February, several hours before they filmed the scenes revealing Bobby as Lucy's killer. The Circle was the new kid on the reality TV block when it 'entered the chat' in 2018, with the show . 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