Drama from Albert Square only online
About Series 1
See Albert Square like you've never seen it before - through the eyes of four teenagers - exclusively on the EastEnders website!
Fantastic four
EastEnders: E20 introduces Zsa Zsa Carter, Fat Boy, Leon Small and Mercy Olubunmi, who crash into the Square seeking solace from family life.
With nowhere to live and no one else to turn to they begin to depend on one another for support.
The foursome end up squatting together in 89b George Street and the highs and lows of their shared problems cement their friendship forever.
Developing new talent
As part of the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s drive to develop and nurture exciting new talent, EastEnders: E20 has been written by 13 new London writers aged between 17 and 22 who attended a summer school where they created and wrote the online drama.
"Developing an online spin-off using Albert Square as a playground has been fantastic," revealed E20 producer Deborah Sathe. "It is so exciting to see these four young Londoners collide with the residents of Walford. The E20 site really celebrates these characters to the max and there will be lots of added extras!"
"I have no idea what to expect with this, and that excites me hugely," added Executive Producer Diederick Santer. "That's what's brilliant about the entire project - we're asking a whole new set of people to come at EastEnders from a fresh angle and to surprise us - and the audience - with what they do."
Mixing it up...
Another way to involve fresh, new talent in EastEnders: E20 was a competition to create the drama's theme tune. Pairing up with ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 1, 1Xtra and Asian Network the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ offered remixers, DJs and music fans a unique opportunity to become part of EastEnders history by remixing the iconic theme for the E20 title sequence.
The write stuff
Emer Kenny, who plays Zsa Zsa, was one of the thirteen writers. "I'm really thrilled to have been given the opportunity to both write for and act in a show connected with such an iconic drama as EastEnders," she said. "Kids these days use their laptops more than their televisions, so it's really exciting to be a part of a project that's taking drama online and connecting with these viewers."
"These talented writers are creating a whole new Walford, infused with their own experiences of London life," added Diederick Santer. "A fresh perspective on a British classic, EastEnders: E20 will - I hope - delight new audiences and EastEnders diehards alike."
Familiar faces
EastEnders: E20 stands alone in terms of its storylines so that it can be enjoyed by viewers unfamiliar with EastEnders, but there will be crossover treats for regular fans too - both in the online series and the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ One programme. Expect to see, Zsa Zsa, Fat Boy, Leon and Mercy bump into some familiar faces from The Square as the E20 story cross through into the main show.
Tuning in
Between E20's launch on 8 January 2010 and the time of writing (25 January 2010), its episodes and supporting content have received 1.7 million views across the EastEnders website and ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ iPlayer - figures that will continue to grow.
"I'm knocked out by these figures!" revealed Diederick Santer. "For our little side project, something that started life as an experiment, to go so big is very exciting. I'm delighted in particular that the 13 young London writers who wrote the series have reached such an audience with their first professional work."
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Cast, so far...
Zsa Zsa Carter Emer Kenny
Fat Boy Ricky Norwood
Leon Small Sam Attwater
Mercy Olubunmi Bunmi Mojekwu
Andy Steve North
Benjamin Damien Lynch
Celia Marsha Henry
Lucas Johnson Don Gilet
Mo Harris Laila Morse
Lucy Beale Melissa Suffield
Zainab Massod Nina Wadia
Masood Ahmed Nitin Ganatra
Jane Beale Laurie Brett
Heather Trott Cheryl Fergison
Ian Beale Adam Woodyatt
Coach Roberts Grant Davis
Paul Trussel Malcolm Small
Nurse Warren Rhiannon Rafferty-Harper
Shirley Carter Linda Henry
Receptionist Eloise Joseph
Mrs Olubunmi Jay Byrd
Tamwar Masood Himesh Patel
Libby Fox Belinda Owusu
Patrick Trueman Rudolph Walker
Bus Driver Glen Wilson
Writers
Episode 1 Alex Oates
Episode 2 Emer Kenny
Episode 3 Florence Vincent
Episode 4 Kashman Harris
Episode 5 Abigail Pahnke
Episode 6 Muge Ahmet
Episode 7 Charlie George Weedon
Episode 8 Matt Williamson
Episode 9 Nicole Lecky
Episode 10 D.D. Farrell
Episode 11 Joyce Lee & Nadia Gasper
Episode 12 William Hunt
Crew
Executive Producers Diederick Santer, John Yorke
Producer Deborah Sathe
Director Michael Keillor
Series Consultant Matthew Evans
Script Editor Esther Springer
Series Story Producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins
Production Manager Ruth-Peters-Train
Editor Rob Platt
Post-Production Supervisor Ayesha Granville
Theme tune remix Carl Darling
Original theme tune Simon May
Line Producer Sue Mather
Music composed by Michael Palmer
Assistant Script Editor Karen Steele
Series Producer Lorraine Newman
Script Producer Sharon Batten
Senior Script Editor Peter Mattessi
series Scheduler Kayla Miller
Programme Scheduler Matt McHale
First Assistant Director Mark Taylor
Third Assistant Director Jodi Cowman
Script Supervisor Anna Charlton
Second Assistant Director Sandra Jones
Location Manager Chris Bunyan
Series Designer Kirsten Dudley
Designer Alison Butler
Art Director Miriam Doyle
Graphics Co-ordinator Lucie Sims
Prop/Setting Supervisor Terry Murrell
Props Steve Barnes, Kenny Kimber, Simon Naylor
Construction Manager Andy Lindsay
Carpenters J Prosser, S Wells, D Hearn, D Paynton
Painters A Burton, M Squibb, D Nation, G Miller
Series Costume Designer Di Humphreys
Costume Designer Jane Langdale
Costume Dresser Lucy Stack
Supporting Artiste Dresser Issie Gibbons
Wardrobe Supervisor Ruth Munden
Series Make-Up Designer Karen Perkins
Make-up Designer Zoe Styles
Make-Up Assistants Molly Rose Grayson, Hannah Burton
Lighting Director Darryl Thornton
Lighting Vision Supervisors Roger Francis
Jill Cotter
Resources Manager Geoff Ward
Sound Supervisors Paul Crichton
Nigel Holmes
Camera Supervisor David Bowden
Senior Production Electricians Martin Bull
Gwilym Roberts
Vision Mixer Tracey Bateman
Third Assistant Director Jodi Cowman
Runner Ben Brooks
Assistant Sound Operator John Brady
Camera Operators Alan (Paul) Holman
David Sanders
Duncan Unsworth
Matthew Hart
Peter Woodley
Eastenders Lot Assistants Chris McCullough
David Neill
Gareth Lowndes
Joanne Nellis
Jon Spencer-Smith
Tom Webster
Production Electricians Angus Macrae
Gary Fowler
Paul Hynes
Paul McLoughlin
Sound Assistants Anthony Brown
Gerrard Parke
Ron Stewart
Tom Gilmore
Studios Engineers Andrew James
Paul-Julian Haynes
Peter Galpin
Tim Allen
Studios RM Craig Dancy
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