EastEnders (1998) | |
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No. of episodes | 161 (+3 supplemental) |
Release | |
Original network | BBC One |
Original release | 1 January 31 December 1998 | –
Season chronology |
EastEnders is a British soap opera, examining the domestic and professional lives of working class people who live in the fictitious London Borough of Walford in the East End of London. The show airs on BBC One and entered its 14th broadcasted year on 1 January 1998 with its 1554th episode, with Jane Harris continuing her role as executive producer until Matthew Robinson took over. EastEnders aired 161 episodes in 1998, with the the typical week comprising three half-hour episodes on BBC One, in a time slot of 7.30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 8.00 pm on Mondays.
Cast and characters
editIn 1997, Diane Parish was cast in the role of Lola Christie, a love interest for Mick McFarlane (Sylvester Williams); the character debuted on 22 January.[1] Six months later, Parish opted to leave the serial after receiving another job.[2] January 1998 saw the introduction of a new Italian family, the di Marcos, who were billed to "rival" the Mitchell family.[3] The family of eight consists of grandparents Bruno di Marco (Leon Lissek) and Luisa di Marco (Stella Tanner), their daughter-in-law Rosa di Marco (Louise Jameson), her children Beppe di Marco (Michael Greco), Gianni di Marco (Marc Bannerman), Teresa di Marco (Leila Birch) and Nicky di Marco (Carly Hillman), and Beppe's young son Joe di Marco (Jake Kyprianou).[4] Louise Raymond, the estranged wife of Terry Raymond (Gavin Richards) and mother of Tiffany Mitchell (Martine McCutcheon) and Simon Raymond (Andrew Lynford), was introduced in May 1998. Carol Harrison was cast in the role.[5] Following the axing of several ethnic minority characters, producers decided to create new characters to replace them. The Jamacian relatives of Mick and a new "heart-throb" Asian doctor were announced.[6] Josie McFarlane (Joan Hooley), the mother of Mick, and Kim McFarlane (Krystle Williams), the foster daughter of Josie, were introduced in August 1998.[citation needed] Three new characters were announced in July 1998: Melanie Healy (Tamzin Outhwaite), Fred Fonseca (Jimi Mistry) and Jamie Mitchell (Jack Ryder). Robinson promised that the characters have "subtle qualities to spice up Walford" and would feature in "strong" plots.[7] Melanie is the relative of an existing character and is described as "a real man-eater".[7] Fred is the Square's new resident general practitioner (GP) and billed as "a womanising bachelor with a silky bedside manner".[7] Jamie is the "tearaway" cousin of Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) who becomes "a real handful" for the Mitchell family.[7] Barbara Keogh was cast as pensioner Lilly Mattock in 1998, making her first appearance on 5 November. The character creates a "comedy double act" with her flatmate Dot Cotton (June Brown).[8] Lucy Benjamin was cast as Lisa Shaw, a "home-wrecking blonde".[9] In September 1998, it was announced that Martin Kemp would join the cast as "smooth operator" Steve Owen in late December.[10] Kemp dubbed the character "a sensitive guy and very intelligent", and a show spokesperson commented, "Steve's going to give Grant Mitchell a run for his money, but with his head, not his fists."[10] Robinson revealed that Kemp was selected from 20 actors and chosen because he is "a very subtle actor".[10] Saskia Duncan (Deborah Sheridan-Taylor), Steve's obsessive former girlfriend, was also introduced in December.[citation needed]
After a stint on the soap in 1997, Janet Dibley reprised her role as Lorna Cartwright in February 1998.[11] Dibley was offered a year-long contract extension in March, but declined it as she disagreed with the planned storylines for Lorna. Despite further offers from producers, including a pay rise, she quit the soap and Lorna departed in April.[11] Original character Nick Cotton (John Altman) made another return in March for a one-month guest stint.[12] After taking maternity leave in 1997, Shobu Kapoor reprised her role as Gita Kapoor in July 1998.[citation needed]
Frank Butcher (Mike Reid) became the first character to depart in 1998 at the conclusion of Reid's guest stint. Reid later opted to reprise the role permanently and the character returned in May 1998.[citation needed] Michelle Collins and Gillian Taylforth, who portray Cindy Beale and Kathy Beale respectively, chose to leave the series in 1998; their departures aired in April 1998.[13] Paul Bradley decided to leave the serial at fear of being typecast as a nerd after portraying Nigel Bates since 1992.[14] Victoria Gould, who portrays Polly Becker, quit her role in 1998; the character departed in September 1998.[15] Several cast members were written out of the serial in 1998 following Robinson's appointment, including Elizabeth Kelly (Nellie Ellis), Clare Grogan (Ros Thorne), Matthew Silver (Ben Mitchell), Karen Henthorn (Julie Haye), Jon Lee (Josh Saunders), Gemma Bissix (Clare Bates), Jamila Massey (Neelam Kapoor), Deepak Verma (Sanjay Kapoor), Kapoor (Gita Kapoor), Lissek and Tanner (Bruno and Lisa di Marco), and Paul Moriarty (George Palmer).[15][16]
The following is a full list of the EastEnders 1998 cast.
Regular cast
edit- Joe Absolom as Matthew Rose
- Marc Bannerman as Gianni di Marco
- Lucy Benjamin as Lisa Shaw
- Leila Birch as Teresa di Marco
- Paul Bradley as Nigel Bates
- June Brown as Dot Cotton
- Todd Carty as Mark Fowler
- Tony Caunter as Roy Evans
- Melanie Clark Pullen as Mary Flaherty
- Desune Coleman as Lenny Wallace
- Michelle Collins as Cindy Beale
- Daniella Denby-Ashe as Sarah Hills
- Janet Dibley as Lorna Cartwright
- Richard Driscoll as Alex Healy
- Richard Elis as Huw Edwards
- Perry Fenwick as Billy Mitchell
- Russell Floyd as Michael Rose
- Dean Gaffney as Robbie Jackson
- Victoria Gould as Polly Becker
- Seán Gleeson as Conor Flaherty
- Michael Greco as Beppe di Marco
- Clare Grogan as Ros Thorne
- Carol Harrison as Louise Raymond
- Karen Henthorn as Julie Haye
- Mark Homer as Tony Hills
- Joan Hooley as Josie McFarlane
- Louise Jameson as Rosa di Marco
- Shobu Kapoor as Gita Kapoor
- Ross Kemp as Grant Mitchell
- Barbara Keogh as Lilly Mattock
- Jon Lee as Josh Saunders
- Leon Lissek as Bruno di Marco
- Andrew Lynford as Simon Raymond
- Martin Kemp as Steve Owen
- Jamila Massey as Neelam Kapoor
- Martine McCutcheon as Tiffany Mitchell
- Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell
- Jimi Mistry as Fred Fonseca
- Paul Moriarty as George Palmer
- Tamzin Outhwaite as Melanie Healy
- Sid Owen as Ricky Butcher
- Patsy Palmer as Bianca Butcher
- Diane Parish as Lola Christie
- Caroline Paterson as Ruth Fowler
- Mike Reid as Frank Butcher
- Wendy Richard as Pauline Fowler
- Gavin Richards as Terry Raymond
- Jack Ryder as Jamie Mitchell
- Nadia Sawalha as Annie Palmer
- Leslie Schofield as Jeff Healy
- Deborah Sheridan-Taylor as Saskia Duncan
- Pam St. Clement as Pat Evans
- Stella Tanner as Luisa di Marco
- Gillian Taylforth as Kathy Mitchell
- Dominic Taylor as Nick Holland
- Roberta Taylor as Irene Hills
- Deepak Verma as Sanjay Kapoor
- Tilly Vosburgh as Susan Rose
- Sylvester Williams as Mick McFarlane
- Shaun Williamson as Barry Evans
- Barbara Windsor as Peggy Mitchell
- Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale
Recurring and guest cast
edit- James Alexandrou as Martin Fowler
- John Altman as Nick Cotton[α]
- Priya Bilkhu as Sharmilla Kapoor
- Gemma Bissix as Clare Bates
- Sonny Bottomley as Liam Butcher
- Natalie Cassidy as Sonia Jackson
- Stephen Churchett as Marcus Christie
- Nicola Cowper as Gina Williams
- Karin Diamond as Hayley Edwards
- Carly Hillman as Nicky di Marco
- Elizabeth Kelly as Nellie Ellis[α]
- Jake Kyprianou as Joe di Marco
- Lawrence Lambert as Eliot Saunders
- Campbell Morrison as Charlie Mason
- Carissa and Josephine O'Meara as Courtney Mitchell
- Chelsey Paden as Jessie Moore
- Casey Anne Rothery as Lucy Beale
- Edward Savage as Steven Beale
- Matthew Silver as Ben Mitchell
- Alex Stevens & Joseph Shade as Peter Beale[β]
- Simon Thomsen as Richard Crowe
- Krystle Williams as Kim McFarlane
- Ella Wortley as Cindy Williams
List of episodes
editDuring 1998, EastEnders typically aired three half-hour episodes in a time slot of 8.00 pm on Mondays, 7.30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The episodes were broadcast on BBC One. A weekly omnibus edition was also broadcast on Sundays. Jane Harris continued her role as executive producer until Matthew Robinson took over.
From 1 January to 26 June, official ratings are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB), which were published in Broadcast, and the figures are not combined with each week's respective omnibus edition. From 29 June 1998, official ratings are taken from the BARB website, and are all combined with the ombibus.[17] Airdates and credits are taken from BBC Genome.[18]
January
edit# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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1554 | 1 | 30 minutes | Julian Holmes | Lisselle Kayla | 14.54[19] | ||
1555 | 2 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Susan Boyd | 15.35[20] | ||
1556 | 3 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Susan Boyd | 15.37[20] | ||
1557 | 4 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Christopher Reason | 14.02[20] | ||
This episode was broadcast on Wednesday at 8.00 pm as part of a week of five episodes.[21] | |||||||
1558 | 5 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Christopher Reason | 15.52[20] | ||
1559 | 6 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Christopher Reason | 13.81[20] | ||
This episode was broadcast on Friday at 8.00 pm as part of a week of five episodes.[22] | |||||||
1560 | 7 | 30 minutes | Tim Leandro | Lynne Dallow | 15.45[23] | ||
1561 | 8 | 30 minutes | Tim Leandro | Annie Wood | 15.91[23] | ||
1562 | 9 | 30 minutes | Tim Leandro | Annie Wood | 14.97[23] | ||
1563 | 10 | 30 minutes | Clare Kilner | Lisa Evans | 15.70[24] | ||
1564 | 11 | 30 minutes | Clare Kilner | Nicholas Hicks-Beach | 14.81[24] | ||
1565 | 12 | 30 minutes | Clare Kilner | Nicholas Hicks-Beach | 14.36[24] | ||
1566 | 13 | 30 minutes | Robert Gabriel | Nicholas Hicks-Beach | 15.46[25] | ||
1567 | 14 | 30 minutes | Robert Gabriel | Christopher Reason | 14.45[25] | ||
1568 | 15 | 30 minutes | Robert Gabriel | Christopher Reason | 14.45[25] |
February
edit# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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1569 | 16 | 30 minutes | Steve Shill | Stephen Tredre | 14.52[26] | ||
1570 | 17 | 30 minutes | Steve Shill | Rob Gittins | 14.61[26] | ||
1571 | 18 | 30 minutes | Steve Shill | Rob Gittins | 14.46[26] | ||
1572 | 19 | 30 minutes | Adrian Bean | Mark Illis | 15.05[27] | ||
1573 | 20 | 30 minutes | Adrian Bean | Keith Temple | 12.46[27] | ||
1574 | 21 | 30 minutes | Adrian Bean | Keith Temple | 14.10[27] | ||
1575 | 22 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Clare McIntyre | 14.38[29] | ||
1576 | 23 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Tony McHale | 14.26[29] | ||
1577 | 24 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Tony McHale | 13.73[29] | ||
1578 | 25 | 30 minutes | Haldane Duncan | Tony McHale | 14.84[30] | ||
1579 | 26 | 30 minutes | Haldane Duncan | Lisselle Kayla | 14.41[30] | ||
1580 | 27 | 30 minutes | Haldane Duncan | Barrie Shore | 14.27[30] |
March
edit# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1581 | 28 | 30 minutes | Ray Kilby | Susan Boyd | 13.71[31] | ||
1582 | 29 | 30 minutes | Ray Kilby | Susan Boyd | 14.80[31] | ||
1583 | 30 | 30 minutes | Ray Kilby | Lynne Dallow | 14.28[31] | ||
1584 | 31 | 30 minutes | Brett Fallis | Joanne Maguire | 13.73[32] | ||
1585 | 32 | 30 minutes | Brett Fallis | Joanne Maguire | 14.95[32] | ||
1586 | 33 | 30 minutes | Brett Fallis | Joanne Maguire | 08.01[32] | ||
1587 | 34 | 30 minutes | Penelope Shales | Tony Basgallop | 13.43[34] | ||
1588 | 35 | 30 minutes | Penelope Shales | Tony Basgallop | 14.21[34] | ||
1589 | 36 | 30 minutes | Penelope Shales | Lilie Ferrari | 13.37[34] | ||
1590 | 37 | 30 minutes | Tim Leandro | Jo O'Keefe | 14.25[35] | ||
1591 | 38 | 30 minutes | Tim Leandro | Keith Temple | 14.48[35] | ||
1592 | 39 | 30 minutes | Tim Leandro | Keith Temple | 13.99[35] | ||
1593 | 40 | 30 minutes | Julian Holmes | Stephen Tredre | 13.77[36] | ||
1594 | 41 | 30 minutes | Julian Holmes | Nicholas Hicks-Beach | 12.86[36] |
April
edit# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1595 | 42 | 30 minutes | Julian Holmes | Nicholas Hicks-Beach | 13.19[36] | ||
1596 | 43 | 30 minutes | Stephen Garwood | Tony McHale | 13.19[37] | ||
1597 | 44 | 30 minutes | Stephen Garwood | Tony McHale | 13.87[37] | ||
1598 | 45 | 30 minutes | Stephen Garwood | Tony McHale | 13.46[37] | ||
1599 | 46 | 65 minutes | Geoff Feld | Christopher Reason | 13.48[37] | ||
This episode begins with a pre-titles dream sequence of Kathy in prison being interrogated by Pat; Kathy awakens from the dream and the titles begin. The episode was broadcast on Friday at 8.30 pm as an extra, extended episode.[38] | |||||||
1600 | 47 | 30 minutes | Philippa Langdale | Lisa Evans | 14.09[39] | ||
1601 | 48 | 30 minutes | Philippa Langdale | Annie Wood | 14.73[39] | ||
1602 | 49 | 30 minutes | Philippa Langdale | Annie Wood | 13.70[39] | ||
1603 | 50 | 30 minutes | Haldane Duncan | Tony Basgallop | 12.69[40] | ||
1604 | 51 | 30 minutes | Haldane Duncan | Tony Basgallop | 13.92[40] | ||
1605 | 52 | 30 minutes | Haldane Duncan | Lisselle Kayla | 12.71[40] | ||
1606 | 53 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Mark Illis | 12.49[41] | ||
1607 | 54 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Simon Ashdown | 13.56[41] | ||
1608 | 55 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Simon Ashdown | 13.30[41] |
May
edit# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1609 | 56 | 30 minutes | Brett Fallis | Shaun Prendergast | 9.25[42] | ||
1610 | 57 | 30 minutes | Brett Fallis | Rob Gittins | 13.92[42] | ||
1611 | 58 | 30 minutes | Brett Fallis | Rob Gittins | 11.48[42] | ||
This episode was shown at 8.30 pm.[43] | |||||||
1612 | 59 | 30 minutes | Pip Short | Christopher Reason | 12.84[44] | ||
1613 | 60 | 30 minutes | Pip Short | Christopher Reason | 12.59[44] | ||
1614 | 61 | 30 minutes | Pip Short | Christopher Reason | 11.74[44] | ||
1615 | 62 | 30 minutes | Julie Edwards | Al Hunter Ashton | 11.93[45] | ||
1616 | 63 | 30 minutes | Julie Edwards | Barry McCarthy | 12.08[45] | ||
1617 | 64 | 30 minutes | Julie Edwards | Keith Temple | 11.40[45] | ||
1618 | 65 | 30 minutes | Tim Leandro | Joanne Maguire | 11.89[46] | ||
1619 | 66 | 30 minutes | Tim Leandro | Joanne Maguire | 13.55[46] | ||
1620 | 67 | 30 minutes | Tim Leandro | Joanne Maguire | 11.80[46] |
June
edit# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1621 | 68 | 30 minutes | David Richardson | Tony McHale | 13.00[47] | ||
1622 | 69 | 30 minutes | David Richardson | Tony McHale | 14.09[47] | ||
1623 | 70 | 30 minutes | David Richardson | Rachel Pole | 12.23[47] | ||
1624 | 71 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Tony Basgallop | 13.62[48] | ||
1625 | 72 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Tony Basgallop | 13.46[48] | ||
1626 | 73 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Tony Jordan | 9.45[48] | ||
This episode was shown on Friday at 8.00 pm[49] due to live coverage of the 1998 FIFA World Cup on 11 June.[50] | |||||||
1627 | 74 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Keith Temple | 11.51[52] | ||
1628 | 75 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Keith Temple | 10.63[52] | ||
1629 | 76 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Julie Wassmer | 10.86[52] | ||
This episode was shown on Wednesday at 7.50 pm[54] due to live coverage of the 1998 FIFA World Cup on 18 June.[55] | |||||||
1630–1631 | 77 | 60 minutes | Robert Gabriel | Annie Wood | 11.43[57] | ||
Due to live coverage of the 1998 FIFA World Cup on 22 and 23 June, the two episodes that would normally have been shown on those days were combined into an hour-long episode, shown on Thursday.[56] | |||||||
1632 | 78 | 30 minutes | Robert Gabriel | Annie Wood | 9.80[57] | ||
This episode was broadcast on Friday at 7.00 pm due to the week's schedule being disrupted by live coverage of the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[58] | |||||||
1633 | 79 | 30 minutes | Ray Kilby | Lisselle Kayla | 10.91 | ||
July
edit# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1634 | 80 | 30 minutes | Ray Kilby | Lisselle Kayla | 12.14 | ||
This episode was broadcast on Wednesday at 8.00 pm[60] due to live coverage of the 1998 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday 30 June.[61] | |||||||
1635 | 81 | 30 minutes | Ray Kilby | Christopher Reason | 14.98 | ||
1636 | 82 | 30 minutes | Tom Hooper | Christopher Reason | 14.82 | ||
1637–1638 | 83 | 65 minutes | Tom Hooper | Simon Ashdown | 15.86 | ||
Due to live coverage of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, there was no episode on Tuesday 8 June, but the episode that would normally have been broadcast on that day was combined with the Thursday episode into a 65-minute episode, shown at 7.25 pm.[62] This episode was followed by three special episodes. | |||||||
1639 | 84 | 30 minutes | Julie Edwards | Clare McIntyre | 14.68 | ||
1640 | 85 | 30 minutes | Julie Edwards | Carol Noble | 15.81 | ||
1641 | 86 | 30 minutes | Julie Edwards | Barrie Shore | 15.13 | ||
1642 | 87 | 30 minutes | Brett Fallis | Lilie Ferrari | 14.05 | ||
1643 | 88 | 30 minutes | Brett Fallis | Rob Gittins | 14.93 | ||
1644 | 89 | 30 minutes | Brett Fallis | Rob Gittins | 15.34 | ||
1645 | 90 | 30 minutes | Dez McCarthy | Lynne Dallow | 13.13 | ||
1646 | 91 | 30 minutes | Dez McCarthy | Christopher Reason | 14.56 | ||
1647 | 92 | 30 minutes | Dez McCarthy | Christopher Reason | 14.95 |
August
edit# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1648 | 93 | 30 minutes | Philippa Langdale | Tony Basgallop | 14.12 | |
1649 | 94 | 30 minutes | Philippa Langdale | Tony Basgallop | 14.23 | |
1650 | 95 | 30 minutes | Philippa Langdale | Tony Basgallop | 14.40 | |
1651 | 96 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Tony McHale | 12.71 | |
1652 | 97 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Tony McHale | 13.39 | |
1653 | 98 | 30 minutes | Geoff Feld | Tony McHale | 15.89 | |
1654 | 99 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Jo O'Keefe | 14.48 | |
1655 | 100 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Joanne Maguire | 15.21 | |
1656 | 101 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Joanne Maguire | 16.51 | |
1657 | 102 | 30 minutes | Kenneth Glenaan | Rachel Pole | 14.26 | |
1658 | 103 | 30 minutes | Kenneth Glenaan | Keith Temple | 14.53 | |
1659 | 104 | 30 minutes | Kenneth Glenaan | Keith Temple | 14.03 | |
1660 | 105 | 30 minutes | Adrian Bean | Annie Wood | 14.16 |
September
edit# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1661 | 106 | 30 minutes | Adrian Bean | Annie Wood | 15.06 | ||
1662 | 107 | 30 minutes | Adrian Bean | Julie Wassmer | 15.30 | ||
1663 | 108 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Julie Wassmer | 12.70 | ||
1664 | 109 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Barry McCarthy | 14.68 | ||
1665 | 110 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Annie Wood | 15.88 | ||
1666–1667 | 111 | 60 minutes | Tom Hooper | Simon Ashdown | 12.61 | ||
This episode was broadcast on Sunday at 8.00 pm as an extra, extended episode.[63] | |||||||
1668 | 112 | 30 minutes | Julie Edwards | Christopher Reason | 15.31 | ||
1669 | 113 | 30 minutes | Julie Edwards | Christopher Reason | 14.36 | ||
1670 | 114 | 30 minutes | Julie Edwards | Christopher Reason | 14.86 | ||
1671 | 115 | 30 minutes | Julian Holmes | Rob Gittins | 13.72 | ||
1672 | 116 | 30 minutes | Julian Holmes | Rob Gittins | 14.10 | ||
1673 | 117 | 30 minutes | Julian Holmes | Roy Gaunt | 15.12 | ||
1674 | 118 | 30 minutes | Susan Tully | Jo O'Keefe | 14.09 | ||
1675 | 119 | 30 minutes | Susan Tully | Jo O'Keefe | 14.64 |
October
edit# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1676 | 120 | 30 minutes | Susan Tully | Joanne Maguire | 16.33 | ||
1677 | 121 | 30 minutes | Paul Carney | Lilie Ferrari | 15.29 | ||
1678 | 122 | 30 minutes | Paul Carney | Doug Briggs | 15.65 | ||
1679 | 123 | 30 minutes | Paul Carney | Lynne Dallow | 16.40 | ||
1680 | 124 | 30 minutes | Tim Leandro | Tony Basgallop | 15.36 | ||
1681 | 125 | 30 minutes | Tim Leandro | Tony Basgallop | 15.02 | ||
1682 | 126 | 30 minutes | Tim Leandro | Tony Basgallop | 16.25 | ||
1683 | 127 | 30 minutes | Philip Draycott | Annie Wood | 16.04 | ||
1684 | 128 | 30 minutes | Philip Draycott | Annie Wood | 15.07 | ||
This episode was shown on Wednesday at 7.30 pm[64] due to live coverage of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup on Tuesday 20 October.[65] | |||||||
1685 | 129 | 30 minutes | Philip Draycott | Annie Wood | 16.41 | ||
1686 | 130 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Tony McHale | 17.16 | ||
1687 | 131 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Tony Jordan | 18.34 | ||
A two-hander between Pat and Peggy. Roy drives out of Albert Square, almost hitting Pat. Peggy takes Pat home and tells Pat she knows she was with Frank the night before; Pat insists they only talked as she had had an argument with Roy. Peggy says Pat still loves Frank but she says she loves Roy and Frank loves Peggy. Pat admits to still having feelings for Frank but says she cannot go back to the past and Roy is her future. Pat finds a letter from Roy saying it is over and she will not see him again; Peggy says Frank will find Roy. Two police officers turn up and PC Newland tells Pat that Roy's car has been found abandoned, having been involved in an incident, and there was blood on the driver's seat; Peggy tells Pat that Roy will be fine. Peggy then accuses Pat of being jealous after they start talking about Peggy and Frank's upcoming wedding; Pat says Peggy's relationship with Frank will never be as good as hers way and he is only with Peggy because she does not want him. Pat says something could have happened between them the night before if she had encouraged it. They insult each other, throw wine glasses and then slap each otheraround the face. Thr doorbell the rings and they rush to answer it. | |||||||
1688 | 132 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Tony Jordan | 19.05 | ||
A two-hander between Roy and Frank. |
November
edit# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1689 | 133 | 30 minutes | Adrian Bean | Keith Temple | 16.90 | |
1690 | 134 | 30 minutes | Adrian Bean | Keith Temple | 18.24 | |
1691 | 135 | 30 minutes | Adrian Bean | Rob Gittins | 17.31 | |
1692 | 16 | 30 minutes | Robert Gabriel | Rob Gittins | 17.14 | |
1693 | 137 | 30 minutes | Robert Gabriel | Jo O'Keefe | 17.24 | |
1694 | 138 | 30 minutes | Robert Gabriel | Jo O'Keefe | 18.36 | |
1695 | 139 | 30 minutes | Kenneth Glenaan | Julia Honour[γ] | 16.95 | |
1696 | 140 | 30 minutes | Kenneth Glenaan | Lisselle Kayla/Julia Honour [γ] | 17.90 | |
1697 | 141 | 30 minutes | Kenneth Glenaan | Lisselle Kayla/Julia Honour [γ] | 17.39 | |
1698 | 142 | 30 minutes | Dez McCarthy | Ben Cooper | 15.63 | |
1699 | 143 | 30 minutes | Dez McCarthy | Lynne Dallow | 17.47 | |
1700 | 144 | 30 minutes | Dez McCarthy | Lynne Dallow | 16.67 | |
1701 | 145 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Rachel Pole | 17.26 |
December
edit# | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1702 | 146 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Joanne Maguire | 19.92 | ||
1703 | 147 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Barrie Shore | 20.18 | ||
1704 | 148 | 30 minutes | Susan Tully | Jenny Lecoat | 18.19 | ||
1705 | 149 | 30 minutes | Susan Tully | Carol Noble | 18.44 | ||
1706 | 150 | 30 minutes | Susan Tully | Rob Gittins | 18.67 | ||
1707 | 151 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Lisa Evans | 16.13 | ||
1708 | 152 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Julie Wassmer | 17.76 | ||
1709 | 153 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Julie Wassmer | 17.71 | ||
1710–1711 | 154 | 60 minutes | Julie Edwards | Tony McHale | 17.10 | ||
1712 | 155 | 30 minutes | Julie Edwards | Tony McHale | 19.42 | ||
1713 | 156 | 30 minutes | Julie Edwards | Tony McHale | 17.5 | ||
1714 | 157 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Annie Wood | 16.15 | ||
This episode was broadcast on Friday at 5.25 pm as an extra episode for the Christmas period.[67] | |||||||
1715 | 158 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Annie Wood | 22.14 | ||
This episode was broadcast on Friday at 8.30 pm as an extra episode for the Christmas period.[68] | |||||||
1716 | 159 | 30 minutes | Jim Shields | Julian Perkins | 19.07 | ||
1717 | 160 | 30 minutes | Jim Shields | Doug Briggs | 21.14 | ||
This episode was shown at 7.40 pm.[69] | |||||||
1718 | 161 | 45 minutes | Jim Shields | Simon Ashdown | 18.48 | ||
This episode was shown at 7.00 pm.[70] |
Supplemental episodes
editTitle | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
"EastEnders in Paris – Part 1"[71] | 15 minutes | Sarah Harding | John Derek | 10 July 1998 | 9.82 | |
"EastEnders in Paris – Part 2"[72] | 10 minutes | Sarah Harding | John Derek | 11 July 1998 | 8.38[73] | |
Huw, Lenny, Robbie and Barry's Paris trip is not going as planned and gets worse when Barry informs them there are only two tickets available (Broadcast at 8.15 pm). | ||||||
"EastEnders in Paris – Part 3"[74] | 10 minutes | Sarah Harding | John Derek | 12 July 1998 | 5.43[73] | |
Huw, Lenny, Robbie and Barry end up going to the World Cup match. Roy and Pat have other ideas and visit the Rodin Museum, where they kiss. This episode was aired as a segment within the 1998 World Cup Final itself (broadcast at 7.25 pm).[73] |
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ a b Nellie and Nick are former regular characters but made guest appearances in 1998.
- ^ The role of Peter was recast in 1998 from Stevens to Shade.
- ^ a b c Julia Honour is a pseudonym used when a member of the editorial staff has to completely rewrite a poor early script draft from a commissioned writer, or when the original writer is unable to finish the script for any reason.[66]
References
edit- ^ Lock 2000, p. 68
- ^ Convey, Olivia (22 October 1998). "So That's Where Lola Went to...; EastEnders Actress Helps ITV to Pick Up the Pieces in the Race against Casualty". The News Letter. p. 31. Retrieved 8 December 2019 – via Questia.
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