As EastEnders celebrates its 40th anniversary, we take a look back at the couples who made our hearts swell with their love ...

And ahead of EastEnders' hotly-anticipated ... other parts before landing her role as Linda Carter and feeling less pressure than Danny Dyer [Mick Carter] who had to prove himself to critics.

TODAY is a big day in soapland as EastEnders celebrates its 40th anniversary. The BBC One soap made its debut on Tuesday, February 19, 1985 and since then, it has firmly established itself as a ...

EASTENDERS celebrated it’s 40 year anniversary last night with an explosive live episode. The celebrations started off with a ...

Following a dramatic year last year, we have finally entered EastEnders' 40th year in ... the man who had raped Mick's true love, Linda Carter. When Dean made his horrific return on Halloween ...

Pat Butcher - who was running a taxi firm ... in peril after a car accident, with Mick ending up lost at sea as he tried to save Linda. In a show first, EastEnders flashed forward months ahead ...

EastEnders has been ... and dad Mick (Danny Dyer, centre) both made their first appearances in the soap in December 2013. Johnny’s mother Linda (Kellie Bright) initially struggled with his ...

We’re paying tribute to the big-screen legends, musical icons, football stars and others who left a lasting impact on the ...