EastEnders in popular culture featuring Ali Osman, Alan Jackson, Pete Beale and Nick Cotton and Kat Moon. An episode of "Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps" entitled "War, Hurrgh!" contains references to Peggy and Grant Mitchell, Angie Watts and Pat Butcher. The episode also ended with the same theme music as "EastEnders". Another episode, "Speedycruise!" referred to Pauline and Martin Fowler, and the episode "Finger Sniffing" also refers to Peggy. Also, in the episode "When Janet Met Johnny", Donna sings the line "Don't stay in watching "EastEnders"." Also, in an episode of "Pulling", the character of Donna asks "Who am I
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