EastEnders is the one of the UK’s most popular long-running soaps, made by the BBC, about everyday life in east London, and the most complained about for storylines, which have dealt with violence, rape, murder and child abuse. Ratings have been falling recently with a new producer being pulled in.
The first programme transmitted at 7pm on 19 February 1985 on a Pisces New Moon trine Pluto and square Saturn, giving it grit and longevity; plus an enthusiastic Venus Mars in upfront Aries. It’s been muddling along in the past year with Solar Arc New Moon square Neptune; and although it’ll get a lift in 2018 from tr Uranus square its entertaining 5th house Jupiter, it will continue to struggle through a challenging transformation with tr Pluto opposition the Solar Arc MC in 2017 to 2019. Late in 2019/into 2020 it looks highly uncertain with Solar Arc Saturn conjunct Neptune. As with most terrestrial shows there has been a drop off in audience in recent years.
The first of the UK daily-life soaps was Coronation Street launched by ITV on 9 Dec 1960 at 7.30pm, which still continues. It has a showbiz 5th house Sun in Sagittarius; with Jupiter Saturn in earthy Capricorn in a gritty opposition to Mars in Cancer; and a confident Pluto trine Jupiter. It is labouring as well with tr Pluto opposition Mars at the moment and conjunct Saturn before the year end; and will be in a dip in 2019 with tr Neptune square its Sun; and Solar Arc Saturn square the Sun in 2020, which might bring closure.
Both soaps have Pluto in the financial 2nd and they have been money generators with spin offs along the way; both have confident Pluto Jupiter aspects; and both have three planets in the hard-working 6th house for the relentless schedule of shooting;
Thank goodness for that! I always hated those two soaps. Especially COrrie st with the dreary brass band and wet roofs opening in the 1960’s! Used to really depress me as a kid.