Walford Olympic Park). Walford's fictional tube station, Walford East, is located on the "EastEnders" tube map in the position normally occupied by the real Bromley-by-Bow tube station. As part of 2010 Children In Need charity appeal, Walford became twinned with Weatherfield in a special programme uniting the two soaps "EastEnders" and "Coronation Street" called "East Street". The main setting of "EastEnders" is Albert Square, where many of the characters reside. Central to the Square is the garden. The garden is home to Arthur Fowler's bench, which was placed there in memory of him. The bench is also known as the 'Bench
Matthew Rose (EastEnders) could show it to the police and clear my name". Absolom was nominated in the 'Most Popular Actor' category at the 1999 National Television Awards for his performance as Matthew. In 1998 he won 'Best Soap Actor' award at the TV Quick awards. In 2000, Absolom was awarded 'Best Actor' at the British Soap Awards. Matthew Rose (EastEnders) Matthew Rose is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Joe Absolom from 26 August 1997 to 3 February 2000. He was introduced in 1997. In a deviation from typical casting protocol, the role of Matthew was constructed