EastEnders 1985

Screenshots of EastEnders' first year. Sorry for the poor quality -- these are taken from rips of video tapes. Submissions of shots from other early years of the show are welcome!

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EastEnders Episode 31

Kelvin stops by looking for Michelle, accidentally scares Lou, and gets an earful (a racist one) from her.

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EastEnders Episode 31

Saeed and Naima confront Ali and Sue about the fact that both of them have been collecting money from Saeed and Naima for the same debt.

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EastEnders Episode 31

Naima, Saeed, and Den realize that Ali and Sue have secretly been collecting money from all of them to buy Ali a new car after Naima wrecked his old one.

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EastEnders Episode 31

Angie, sick of the sappy love song Sharon’s been playing over and over, rips the jukebox plug out of the wall mid-song.

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EastEnders Episode 31

Angie apologizes for giving the bracelet Tony gave her to Sharon, but explains that she couldn’t risk being caught with it – and reminds Tony that things are over between them.

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Tony sees the bracelet he gave Angie on Sharon’s wrist. Sharon says it was a gift from her mother.

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EastEnders Episode 31

Arthur finally starts doing some housework, now that Pauline has been hospitalized, starting with the laundry. Kathy offers to do it for him, but he insists – it’s time he started pulling his weight!

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EastEnders Episode 31

Kathy is covering Pauline’s shift in the launderette while she’s in the hospital.

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EastEnders Episode 31

Michelle comes home to find Arthur moping about Pauline maybe losing the baby – but he’s still not doing any housework!

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EastEnders Episode 31

Ali tries to get money from Angie and Den for a new car, since their dog caused the accident that totaled his old one. They’re having none of it.

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Ethel has to help with medicating Lou’s shingles sores because Pauline is in hospital and Lou won’t let Arthur do it. “I didn’t spend 30 years hiding behind a wardrobe door from my husband to expose myself to Arthur!”, she says.

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EastEnders Episode 31

Dr. Legg tells Arthur that he is sick of him slacking off, and that if Pauline loses the baby, he will hold Arthur personally responsible.

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EastEnders Episode 31

Pauline worries about who will take care of her household while she’s in hospital.

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EastEnders Episode 31

Pauline is taken in an ambulance after collapsing at the launderette and having abdominal pain all night. Arthur and Dr. Legg (as well as half the square) look on.

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EastEnders Episode 30

Pauline doesn’t feel well after working a double-shift to cover for Dot – while pregnant with Martin.

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EastEnders Episode 30

Pauline has to come back to work because Dot is off sick and one of the machines is overflowing.

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EastEnders Episode 30

Dot can’t work her shift due to having one of her migraines, so she leaves a note for people to go to Pauline if they need help.