my wife and i watch this abortion from it beginning . i hat it immediately but my wife become hooked on it for a couple of year . for me it just get bad and bad and the character be all without question dreary and depress without any redeeming feature . my wife then grow tire of it and we stop watch altogether . occasionally i catch a clip of it or pass through it when channel surfing . there be always someone yelling at someone else or do something dreadful . there never seem to be any light moment or happiness of any kind . that be always my main gripe with it when we first watch it no humour . the writer seem to have no idea about drama they seem to think conflict be drama and and of course that be only one element of it . light and shade be sorely need and actor who can bring something to it . i be sure the actor in eastenders be competent but they have nothing to work with . it must be the most depressing acting job in showbiz . i fail to understand why the british public watch it and love it . what on earth do it say about our psyche . i have hear it say that it be just like real life it nothing like my life or anyone life i know and otherwise we would be fling ourselves from high building or under public transport . the theme it tackle be far from family view but still be show pre watershed . i love series like break bad or the wire but i would not expect to see them at 7 . 30 or 8 . 00 in the evening . the programme be trash writ large and should be avoid at all cost .