Eastenders spin-off puts Walford on the web
Thursday 22 October 2009
Latest in News
On Facebook
Arts & Ents blogs
Mario & Vidis: An album makes you rethink what you’ve been doing
In 2007 Marijus Adomaitis teamed up with Vidmantas Cepkauskas to form Mario & Vidis – Lithuania...
Beth Jeans Houghton interview: “I hate London”
Falling from the limelight is often damaging to any artist and devastating at the start of a career....
Turbo Records going into overdrive for 2012
Last year I interviewed Tiga, owner of Canadian label Turbo Records, about his ZZT project - which h...
EastEnders is venturing beyond TV screens, with an online spin-off series which will take a fresh look at Albert Square through the eyes of young newcomers.
A team of 13 new London writers aged between 17 and 22 created and wrote the online drama - called EastEnders: E20.
The new show will go live in January 2010 in the run-up to EastEnders celebrating its 25th anniversary on February 19.
The web-based series will follow four new teenage characters, whose casting is yet to be announced, who arrive in Albert Square, each searching for an escape from their regular lives.
Those behind the new show said storylines will stand alone so that they can be enjoyed by viewers who don't normally watch EastEnders.
"Crossover treats" are also promised for regular fans, both in the web series and the popular BBC1 soap.
EastEnders executive producer Diederick Santer said: "These talented writers are creating a whole new Walford, infused with their own experiences of London life.
"A fresh perspective on a British classic, EastEnders: E20 will - I hope - delight new audiences and EastEnders diehards alike."
EastEnders: E20 will be available at bbc.co.uk/eastenders in January 2010.
- 1 Spotify: 1 million plays, £108 return
- 2 Apple admits it has a human rights problem
- 3 Kate Allen: It's time for America to put an end to this shameful scandal
- 4 Lightning kills an entire football team
- 5 I was born to be a killer. Every night I see the Devil in my dreams
- 6 Now The Sun tries to call in its favours from Downing Street
- 7 BBC to issue global apology for documentaries that broke rules
- 8 Mona Lisa's 'twin sister' is discovered – 500 years late
- 9 Rhodri Marsden: What we like and what we don't like are often closer than you'd think
- 10 Modern lovers: The 'sexual body warriors' and pioneers transforming 21st-century relationships
- 1 BANNED: The most controversial films
- 2 Spotify: 1 million plays, £108 return
- 3 Trending: Multiple award winners
- 4 Picture preview: Lucian Freud drawings
- 5 Mona Lisa's 'twin sister' is discovered – 500 years late
- 6 Last night's viewing - America's Serial Killer: True Stories, Channel 4; Protecting Our Children, BBC2
- 7 OK Go: How video saved the radio stars
Free trial of new Independent iPad app
Get your daily dose of the best of British journalism, sponsored by American Airlines
Win a three-week coastal jaunt
Spend three weeks exploring every nook and cranny of gorgeous Atlantic Canada.
Amazing restaurant offers
Three glasses of free champagne and a special menu at 46 top London restaurants.
Latest Independent competitions
Win anything from gadgets to five-star holidays on our competitions and offers page.
Commercial thought leaders
Watch the best in the business world give their insights into the world of business.
Career Services
Day In a Page
No secularism please, we're British
Working as a jail torturer ruined my life
New Arsenal face an old question of credibility in San Siro




Comments