How EastEnders was created, from the theme tune to Angie and Den

Samuel Spencer & Shola LeeBBC NewsBBCIn the early research stages of EastEnders, multiple cities were considered for the new soap, from Manchester to London to Birmingham, according to BBC archive documents.But one audience report recommended that a serial set in a working-class neighbourhood in London would probably have the most widespread appeal.This would also set the soap apart from other big series of the…