Former EastEnders star Peter Dean looks worlds away from his Pete Beale role, over three decades on. Fans of the BBC soap ...

He got the job after meeting EastEnders creators Tony Holland and Julia Smith while he was working as a writer on the Welsh ...

After much anticipation, the first episode of EastEnders, created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland, aired on February 19, 1985. At a time when most households only had four channels, this was a ...