• 2027: The Questions

    New Year’s Day gave us a flashforward episode so packed with chaos, clues and cryptic stares that even Sharon Watts would’ve needed a stiff drink to process it. Before we catch up to that fateful night in 2027, there are some very big questions Walford needs to answer — and…

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  • Sharon Watts

    The original ‘Princess’ of Albert Square, Sharon Watts was the adopted daughter Queen Vic icons Den and Angie Watts. It may have given her local icon status, but all of the headache as she watched her parents’ marriage disintegrate at an alarming rate, as she was caught in the middle…

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  • Kathy Beale

    Kathy Cotton has been part of the fabric of Albert Square since the very beginning, and has the unenviable job of being Ian Beale’s mum. I mean, someone has to be right? Nope, despite appearances, Kathy is a boat load of compassion wrapped up in a warm hug – providing…

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  • The Year Was… 2023

    King Charles III was crowned. Barbie became an unexpected movie hit and Ncuti Gatwa made history as the Fifteenth Doctor in Doctor Who. The Eurovision Song Contest came from Liverpool and Oppenheimer reminded us of the human race’s past sins, as half the countries on the planet, sadly, seemed to…

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  • The Year Was… 2022

    Politics became a game of musical chairs as the Tories played at Prime Minister of the Week. The cost of living crisis rose sharply and, just after celebrating the longest reign of any monarch in British history in her Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II passed away. On television, millions watched…

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  • The Year Was… 2021

    Boris Johnson locked us in. Biden became President. The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip, passed away. Friends reunited, Disney + launched and Taylor Swift was Fearless. In Walford we would see an original depart with no immediately signs of a return and several old faces would return, including the ultimate…

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  • Walford Gazette #36

    That was one heck of a week, huh? I got exactly what I wanted: emotion, pathos and references galore! And to top it all off, we got the brief return of a very-much alive Jake Moon, as Joel Beckett made a surprise cameo to aid Chrissie’s final scenes as she…

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  • The Year Was… 2020

    The world ground to a halt in 2020. The world was gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought streaming services, zoom meetings and TikTok dance videos to the forefront of entertainment as we all locked ourselves in and prayed for daylight!

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  • The Year Was… 2019

    Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire, Trump was impeached and everyone, even the news presenters, got sick of hearing about Brexit. Lewis Capaldi’s Someone You Loved was everywhere, the final season of Game of Thrones disappointed many while in cinemas, the Avengers assembled for their Endgame, bringing 11 years of intertwined…

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  • The Year Was… 2018

    Russian chemicals in Salisbury! Royal Weddings! Prince Louis makes 3! On television, Big Brother ended and Jodie Whittaker took the helm of the TARDIS. We lost Professor Stephen Hawking, Aretha Franklin and Stan Lee and at the movies, Gaga shone in A Star is Born and the Avengers entered their…

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  • The Year Was… 2017

    Donald Trump polarised the world. Meghan married her prince in a fairy-tale ceremony. Hugh Hefner, Sir Roger Moore and Sir John Hurt passed away. On television, This is Us tugged at heartstrings and Ed Sheeran conquered the music charts. In the world of Walford, Max Branning had one thing on…

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