Sophie Langham Sophie Langham Sophie Langham is an English actress. She is most famous for playing one half of Walford's first lesbian couple, in the popular BBC soap opera, "EastEnders". Her character, Binnie Roberts, made her first appearance in 1994 and left in 1995. During her time on the show Langham's character and her on-screen girlfriend Della Alexander (Michelle Joseph) made headlines in the British press when "EastEnders" screened its first lesbian kiss. "EastEnders" added to the controversy by making Della and Binnie a mixed-race couple. Coincidentally, Sophie Langham and Michelle Joseph both attended Rose Bruford College within a year of each
Edward Binnie Edward Binnie Edward Beveridge Binnie (1884 in Stanley, Falkland Islands — 1956 in Sandefjord, Norway) was the second resident magistrate of South Georgia, serving from October 1914 to April 1927, during which time he resided at King Edward Point. He had previously served as customs officer on East Falkland Island in 1907, in which position he supervised the activities of whaling companies In 1912, Binnie became the first Resident Magistrate of Graham Land and the South Shetland Islands; in 1914, he was transferred to South Georgia. In 1922, he officiated at the funeral of Ernest Shackleton. In 1923, Binnie vacationed