Michelle Collins played the character of Cindy Beale between 1988 and 1998 and returned ... A special hour-long episode of EastEnders will air on the show’s anniversary, Wednesday, February ...

The original EastEnders matriarch departed the programme in 1988 after appearing in 232 episodes, with her final scene seeing her tear through the Beale and Fowler families one final time.

Dobson, 75, played Queen Vic pub barmaid Angie Watts from 1985 to 1987, starring in the first ever episode of the BBC soap ... Vic was destroyed in a gas explosion. Dobson left EastEnders in 1988 ...

"Since the very first episode, Anita instantly created a character that the audience adored and she not only shaped EastEnders into the show it is today but also had a huge impact on British ...

Anita Dobson has said returning to EastEnders to play Angie Watts brought ... played the landlady of the Queen Vic pub between 1985 and 1988. Speaking on BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex, she said ...