Binnie Roberts her girlfriend Della Alexander were the first lesbian couple to be featured in "EastEnders". Their inclusion was an attempt to portray positive examples of characters who just happen to be homosexual. Their lesbian kiss accounted for some 45 percent of viewer complaints to the BBC regarding "EastEnders" in 1994; provoking more complaints than any other television programme that year (according to research published by the Broadcasting Standards Council in 1995). In 2005 their lesbian kiss was featured in E4's "X Rated: Top 20 Most Controversial TV Moments"; a documentary examining British TV's most talked about on-screen moments. It was placed
Binnie Roberts gives the gossips something to talk about. Binnie spends most of her time on the Square trying to force Della to conform to her lesbian ideals. She regularly pressurises her to 'come out' to her mother and generally bosses her around making demands, which often causes blazing rows between them. Despite this, Binnie usually has Della's best interests at heart and the two genuinely love each other. In 1995 Binnie and Della decide that they have had enough of Walford and they decide to make a new start of things in Ibiza. They both depart in May 1995. Binnie and