EastEnders in popular culture special episode of "A Question of Sport", "A Question of EastEnders", was screened in 2000 to mark the show's fifteenth anniversary. A sketch in a 1995 episode of "A Bit Of Fry And Laurie" is set in the Fowlers' kitchen, with Fry, Laurie, Imelda Staunton and Clive Mantle parodying the speech and mannerisms of the characters of Pauline Fowler and Pete Beale. The dramatic drums at the end of every episode were parodied by "SMTV Live" in a "Friends" spoof entitled "Chums". The name "EastEnders" is spoofed in a series of pornographic films called "RearEnders", which also spoof the "EastEnders"
Pauline Fowler setup of a woman named Lou Beale, with twin children Pete and Pauline, was recreated on-screen as the first family of "EastEnders", the Beales and Fowlers. Pauline's original character outline as written by Smith and Holland appears in an abridged form in their book, "EastEnders: The Inside Story". From the beginning, Smith considered the role ideal for Wendy Richard, with whom she had worked on the 1960s BBC soap, "The Newcomers"; Holland and Smith decided to approach her about the role, even though their casting policy was not to use "stars"—Richard was already well known in the UK for playing