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Since its premiere in 1985, ''EastEnders'' has had a large impact on popular culture. ==In television== A charity special crossover between the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and ''EastEnders'', ''Dimensions in Time'', was filmed in 1993 for Children in Need and ran in two parts on 26 November and 27 November 1993. It has been proven as non-canon by various references of ''Doctor Who'' as fiction in ''EastEnders'', and vice versa. ''EastEnders'' has participated in numerous other Children in need and other fundraisers.〔"(BBC Children In Need 2004 )" ''BBC Press Office''. URL last accessed 2007-02-18〕 Characters have also been spoofed in the successful BBC comedy sketch show, ''The Real McCoy'' (1991–1995). ''EastEnders'' and its characters were frequently spoofed in the impressionist sketch show ''Big Impression'', starring Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona. ''Big Impression'' once screened a one-off special, focusing on ''EastEnders'', called ''Alistair McGowan's BigEnders''. The cartoon sketch show ''2DTV'' has also spoofed ''EastEnders'' on many occasions. The character of Pauline Fowler was mentioned in the successful BBC drama ''This Life'' in 1997. In one episode of the show two key characters, Anna and Ferdy, watched an episode of ''EastEnders'' on television and mocked Pauline's hysterics and her well documented tendency to wear cardigans. A special episode of ''A Question of Sport'', ''A Question of EastEnders'', was screened in 2000 to mark the show's fifteenth anniversary. A sketch in a 1995 episode of ''A Bit Of Fry And Laurie'' is set in the Fowlers' kitchen, with Fry, Laurie, Imelda Staunton and Clive Mantle parodying the speech and mannerisms of the characters of Pauline Fowler and Pete Beale. The dramatic drums at the end of every episode were parodied by ''SMTV Live'' in a ''Friends'' spoof entitled ''Chums''. The name ''EastEnders'' is spoofed in a series of pornographic films called ''RearEnders'', which also spoof the ''EastEnders'' logo.〔"(''RearEnders 2'' video cover )". URL last accessed 2007-02-07〕 In the last ever episode of ''Gimme Gimme Gimme'', "Decoy", Linda faked a terminal illness to stop her flatmate, Tom, from moving out. When Tom discovered her lie, Linda defended herself by saying "Well, it worked for Angie Watts!", to which Tom replied "Den and Angie were married!" In this episode, Tom also mentioned throughout the series that he had had a role in ''EastEnders'', as an extra, buying a cagoule from Bianca Jackson's clothes stall. Linda also has a stuffed toy called Carol Jackson. In the third series of ''Bo' Selecta!'', there was a weekly sketch called 'EastEndings', featuring Ali Osman and Kat Moon.〔"(Reviews )", ''thecustard.tv''. URL last accessed 2006-11-19〕 An episode of ''Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'' entitled "War, Hurrgh!" contains references to Peggy and Grant Mitchell, Angie Watts and Pat Butcher. The episode also ended with the same theme music as ''EastEnders''. Another episode, "Speedycruise!" referred to Pauline and Martin Fowler, and the episode "Finger Sniffing" also refers to Peggy. Also, in the episode "When Janet Met Johnny", Donna sings the line "Don't stay in watching ''EastEnders''." Also, in an episode of ''Pulling'', the character of Donna asks "Who am I going to tell when I have an idea for a new plotline in ''EastEnders''?". In November 2005, Catherine Tate appeared in another sketch for Children In Need. The segment was a crossover between ''EastEnders'' and ''The Catherine Tate Show'', featuring Barbara Windsor as Peggy Mitchell, Kacey Ainsworth as Little Mo Mitchell and Lacey Turner as Stacey Slater from ''EastEnders'' and Tate as her well-known character Lauren Cooper from ''The Catherine Tate Show''.〔"(Catherine Tate appears in Walford )", ''bbc.co.uk''. URL last accessed 2007-02-18〕 Shaun Williamson frequently plays himself in Ricky Gervais's ''Extras'', where he is referred to at all times as "Barry from ''EastEnders''". Derek Martin (Charlie Slater) appeared in episode three in the third series of ''Little Britain'' in 2005. The sketch primarily focused around the character Marjorie Dawes telling her Fat Fighters group not to mention the fact that Martin is in ''EastEnders'', then mentioning it herself. In the Comic Relief special of ''Little Britain'', the character Dennis Waterman refers to his "daughter - the one in ''EastEnders''". This is a reference to the real actor Dennis Waterman, who is the father of Hannah Waterman, who played Laura Beale in the show. In one episode of children's show ''TMi'', featuring an interview with Matt Di Angelo (Deano Wicks) and Belinda Owusu (Libby Fox), host Mark Rhodes dressed up as Pauline Fowler, clutching a stuffed toy dog and grimacing at the camera, for a game. In 2006 in the Doctor Who episode Army of Ghosts Barbara Windsor as Peggy Mitchell in ''EastEnders'', where she bars a ghost whom she presumes to be Den Watts from The Queen Victoria. Watts, presumed killed in 1989, returned to the soap in 2003, before being killed a second time in 2005 after being written out of the show. For Red Nose Day 2007, Aardman Animations created a ''Creature Comforts'' style short featuring the dog Wellard, who appeared in various places including Albert Square and outside a pub called The Dirty Den, asking other dogs for charity donations, attempting to sell his offspring and being put in prison.〔"(You'll Love The Big One! )", ''The Daily Mirror''. URL last accessed 2007-03-23.〕 In the 2007 documentary ''F * * * Off, I'm Ginger'', Charlie Clements discussed his character Bradley Branning's geekiness, and the relation to his ginger hair. Pauline and Sonia Fowler were mentioned in the fourth episode of ''Gavin & Stacey''. The fifth episode also referred to Shobu Kapoor by her character name, Gita, and mentioned Pat Butcher. In ''The Kevin Bishop Show'', Kevin Bishop portrays the actor David Mitchell who arrives in Albert Square as the third Mitchell brother. The sketches include parodies of the characters Peggy Mitchell and Stacey Slater and are filmed in the style of ''Peep Show'', in which David Mitchell stars. In 2010 in the Doctor Who episode The Beast Below the Queen Vic pub can be seen briefly in the background. Later in Doctor Who Confidential in the episode "All About the Girl" it was revealed not to be the real Queen Vic pub but a set cut out. In December 2014, Olly Murs appeared in a special episode made for his ITV TV special ''A Night In With Olly Murs''. In the episode, Murs stops off at Albert Square and meets Alfie Moon who mistakes him for Bruno Mars. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「EastEnders in popular culture」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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