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Eastenders is 30 –
Eastenders the UK soap set in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End of London is 30 years old today. Based around the pub The Queen Vic the character with the most appearances is Phil Mitchell (played by Steve McFadden) with 2,525 episodes out of the 5,018 transmitted followed by Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) who has been in it since the first episode.
The Queen Victoria pub
Niagara falls freezes –
Parts of the Niagara Falls freeze over after a fourth winter storm in a month blew through the area. One of the coldest winters on the US eastern seaboard has seen people in Boston jumping into snowdrifts in their underwear.
Niagara Falls
Video of the Day –
NBC’s Amazing Drone Video Above the Majestic, Frozen Niagara Falls | NBC Nightly News
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Most appearances in Eastenders up to February 19th 2015 –
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| Steve McFadden | … |
Phil / … (2,525 episodes, 1990-2015)
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| Adam Woodyatt | … |
Ian / … (2,488 episodes, 1985-2015)
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| Pam St. Clement | … |
Pat / … (1,818 episodes, 1986-2012)
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| June Brown | … |
Dot / … (1,720 episodes, 1985-2015)
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| Barbara Windsor | … |
Peggy / … (1,554 episodes, 1994-2015)
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| Wendy Richard | … |
Pauline / … (1,536 episodes, 1985-2010)
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| Perry Fenwick | … |
Billy / … (1,353 episodes, 1998-2015)
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| Letitia Dean | … |
Sharon / … (1,282 episodes, 1985-2015)
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| Sid Owen | … |
Ricky / … (1,210 episodes, 1988-2012)
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| Patsy Palmer | … |
Bianca / … (1,146 episodes, 1993-2014)
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| Todd Carty | … |
Mark (1,082 episodes, 1990-2003)
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| Jessie Wallace | … |
Kat / … (1,077 episodes, 2000-2015)
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| Natalie Cassidy | … |
Sonia / … (1,070 episodes, 1993-2015)
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