<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> EastEnders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Soap opera </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Julia Smith </Li> <Li> Tony Holland </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written by </Th> <Td> Various </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> Various </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Present cast </Li> <Li> Former cast </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Theme music composer </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Simon May </Li> <Li> Leslie Osborne </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opening theme </Th> <Td> EastEnders theme tune </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language (s) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 5,721 (as of 8 June 2018) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive producer (s) </Th> <Td> Various (currently John Yorke; Executive Consultant) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Various (Sharon Batten) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location (s) </Th> <Td> BBC Elstree Centre </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Camera setup </Th> <Td> Video, multiple - camera setup </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 30 minutes (with occasional longer / shorter episodes) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company (s) </Th> <Td> BBC Studios </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> BBC One </Li> <Li> BBC One HD (2010--) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 576i 4: 3 (1985--1999) </Li> <Li> 576i 16: 9 DTV (1999--2010) </Li> <Li> 1080i 16: 9 HDTV (2010--) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Audio format </Th> <Td> Stereo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> 19 February 1985 (1985 - 02 - 19)--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Het Oude Noorden (1993) </Li> <Li> EastEnders Revealed (1998--2012) </Li> <Li> EastEnders: E20 (2010--2011) </Li> <Li> Kat & Alfie: Redwater (2017) </Li> <Li> Various spin - offs </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> EastEnders </Th> </Tr>

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