Joining the cast for series five is Welsh star Suzanne Packer who is playing Jenn's mother Anne Jackson. Speaking about what ...

The BBC website read: "To honour the creators of EastEnders, Julia Smith and Tony Holland, what should Sonia name her baby?" But who are Julia and Tony? Julia Smith and Tony Holland created the ...

They came up with the idea of a show that focused on close-knit working-class families and EastEnders was launched two years later. Tony Holland was the script editor (Picture: PA) Julia Smith was ...

In a tragic tale that could have been lifted from an EastEnders script ... cut short when she was murdered by her brother, Tony McCluskie, on March 1, 2012. Then aged 35, McCluskie killed his ...

These names were chosen in honour of EastEnders' original creators, Julia Smith and Tony Holland. Julia served as a producer while Tony was a script editor. The pair met in 1971 and started ...

Forty years ago, the BBC launched its flagship soap opera and a large ensemble of actors suddenly found fame. But what happened next?

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Lauren and Bianca helped deliver Sonia's baby girl who she named Julia. Her name was a nod to Julia Smith, one of the two creators of EastEnders along with Tony Holland.

Two names were proposed; Julia and Toni. The two monikers were in tribute to EastEnders' original creators, Julia Smith and Tony Holland. Julia was a producer while Tony was a script editor.