It's actually a very common issue in London for poor families. Overcrowded housing. I knew people who slept 2, 3 or 4 to a room and have 12 people in a house.
Matt Williams now there is Kat Stacey Martin Big mo Hope Lily Arthur Bertie Earl Tommy Tiffany Bex Whitney Alfie Hayley I know alfie and Hayley are away but they still do live thier So I’m the house there is 16 😂
Always saw the moving Slaters in as the beginning of a brand new era for the EastEnders. Brand new family, never before mentioner or even alluded to, but made immediate and lasting impact even to this day.
I think it was pretty much round this point I started watching EastEnders regularly. I'd seen bits of it now and again before hand, but never really got into it properly til around this point. Don't watch it anymore though as I eventually started finding it depressing years later and lost interest.
@AndrewChapman same I started watching it with the kat zoey mother reveal story. I watched until 2021 and then lockdown was going on. I lost interest in it and never got back into it.
@@csedeeuploads6930 at least we have Stacey, Jean and Hayley and Shaun coming back this year so you never know little mo, Belinda,Lynn or even Zoe could come back
@@csedeeuploads6930 They were to The Square what The Snyders were to the US Soap As The World Turns who came on in 1985. Also, both Kat & Zoe were in the same situation that Lily & Iva Snyder where a Paternity Confession shocks them.
@@csedeeuploads6930 Yea, in the US on Another World (1964-1999) The Frame Family were a prominent part of The Storylines but by the time the 1990's came along, The "Only" Frame was Steven Frame (His Grandmother was Rachel Davis Matthews Frame Cory Cory Hutchins), and his Grandfather was the Late Steven Frame. Also what made UK Soaps different from US Soaps is that they actually bring in a Family, in The US they bring in One Character and if the Fans like them, then they create a Family for them.
@@carconnor73 nah, fuck being an adult. I'd wanna be a child again for 1 more day. No responsibilities, no harm or pressure, just pure joy and love. But I respect your preference man 👍
I think that The Slaters, Truemans and Taylors are going to be one of the most memorable Families that arrived in the 2000's. What's so eerie was that when the Slaters arrived it was on the same day that The US Soap Opera Guiding Light got Cancelled after 72 years on the air 57 on TV.
@@d.lhudson3875 No the "Date" September 18th. Also Kacey Ainsworth is kicking butt on Granchester. She should win an Emmy (US's Highest Acting Honor) for her work as Cathy who was a Career Woman. Also isn't it amazing that Simone Lahbib guest starred on the show as well.
In The US, they bring in One Person and if they gel, they get a Family. Terry Lester (Jack Abbott #1) debuted on The Young & The Restless in 1981 then by 1983 the Abbots were the new Family in town who to this day batlle The Newmans.
God, so much has happened since then. It's amazing how Kacey Ainsworth is now on Granchester and her Daughter is played by Simone Lahbib's Daughter Skye.
@@minionmama2754 Sure what could they do with her? The Slater sisters were good in their early years but by late 2005 they'd gone stale really. Kat has only become bearable in her comeback that the annoying Shane Richie has finally fucked off. Her whole 2010-2016 I couldn't stand her as they just recycled the same old Kat/Alfie crap.
This was next to The introduction of The Taylors in 2017 one of the most memorable. Isn't it amazing how Kacey Ainsworth (Ex-Little Mo), Suranne Jones (Ex-Karen McDonald Coronation Street) and Jenna Louise Coleman (Ex-Jasmine Emmerdale) are now icons on Granchester, Gentleman Jack and Victoria. They remind me of Julianne Moore who besides being the Second Hostess after Laura Linney of Masterpiece Theater also made her bones on Soaps most notably on As The World Turns from 1983-1986 where she played Sisters/Cousins Frannie Hughes & Sabrina Fullterton. She even came back in 2010 before it got cancelled.
You know what's so quirky. They debut on September 18 2000 and Nine Years Later Guiding Light (US) goes off of the air after 72 Years on TV first 15 on Radio then debuting on TV in 1952.
I remember this episode so clearly. I was only 16 and the Square needed some new blood. Beppe's family was meant to be that new blood but they just didn't work I hated Big Mo at first, didn't seem like there was any redeeming qualities to her and I loved Pat, so didn't like how Mo disrespected her 😂 also, because they were so popular and there were so many of them, they ended up in almost every scene for a good few years to the point of overload. Overall, they were one of the best families ever introduced to the show, though.
They were at their best from 2000-mid 03. In their later years the writers seemed to run out of ideas for them. Little Mo after Trevor just didn't work as well and she started to become annoying in her last few years-her affair with Alfie was car crash. Zoe went downhill in 2004 and the lesbian affair was nonsense and then they turned her into the bunny boiler with Den trying to get her pregnant which again was nonsense but the writers redeemed her in 2005 in her last months and she became decent again as she was good in the murder story line.
I know what you mean. I remember on Mad Men Smoking was always a Must. They even have on one of The DVD's The History of Cigarettes in America. Another fun fact was that alot of the Old School Chick Lit Authors from Patricia Highsmith who wrote The Price Of Salt/Carol, as well as others like Rona Jaffe always wrote their Stories while smoking Cigarettes.
Damn this takes me back! I was a young 20 year old just starting out in life... 20 years of lifetime past but Yet watching this now it seems like it was yesterday **sigh**
I actually remember this episode. Someone's funeral was the same day they moved in (I think it was Ethel Skinner's) and people in the square were mad Charlie's taxi or the van blocked the glass carriage that had the body getting by.
I would be so cool next year that when EastEnders Celebrates 35 Years, they do a "Special" Tribute to The Slaters. So much has happened to them. By the way what happened to Belinda. Isn't it amazing to know that after all of these years, Ian still has issues with The Slaters.
I wasn't keen on this era as The Slaters tended to hog every single storyline for a good few years. The Mitchell and Jacksons before them never did this they were still part of a good emsemble cast hence why the nineties will always be the best era of Eastenders in my eyes.
Yeah I agree. The late 90s/early 00s EastEnders was genuinely good viewing, with some good characters that were played well by good actors (Mike Reid/Frank Butcher for example). These days it's dreadful most of the time with absurd characters and terrible acting. Actually these days it's more like the Inbetweeners than a soap!
nailed it. from this moment to today there has always be the concentration on one family at the expense of the rest of the show, after this lot the Brannings were centre then the carters
I realized that in The UK A Whole New "Family" come in at the same time. In The US they bring in One Character and if they are liked then they bring in a Family. When Terry Lester Debuted as Jack Abbott #1 on The Young & The Restless his Family came in slowly. Now they are next To The Newmans The Two Longest Running Family who are like the Capulets and Montagues of Genoa City. Also it's going to be kind of sad when Laila Morse (Big Mo) leaves. My God, how much things have changed in 20 years and this September Rudolph Walker will celebrate 20 Years as Patrick Trueman.
Well. the Slaters arrived when a funeral (Ethel's) was happening, and now Iqra and Habiba (Masood's family) have arrived right when Dr Legg's funeral was happening! Iqra and Habiba didn't make as much immediate impact, tho!
Another Family who arrived who were terrific were The Dingles, Tates & Kings on Emmerdale. Although most of them have moved away or are "Dead", their ripple effect still exists to this day.
What's so eerie is that The US Soap Opera Guiding Light was cancelled on September 18 2009. Crystal Chappel who played Olivia Spencer talked about her Webseries Venice and The BBC's Website Crashed because so many Fans watched The Love Story between Olivia & Natalia. F/X almost wanted to do a US Version of Bad Girls but they couldn't agree on rights and stuff. A lot of Fans wanted her to play The US Helen Stewart.
I just realized that none of The Slaters lived on their own. Even now Kat & Big Mo never had their own Independence. I think that Kacey Ainsworth (Ex-Little Mo), Joanne Froggatt (Coronation Street) and Suranne Jones (Coronation Street) have really taken UK Viewing by storm and many US Fans watch them on PBS and HBO.
What has Ainsworth done? I agree on the other 2 having pretty decent tv careers post soap but Ainsworth hasn't nor is she anywhere in the same league as Suranne Jones in her post soap career. Jones and Sarah Lanchashire were 2 of the most successful in British tv post soap. Probably the only 1s who did notably well post Eastenders on tv/film were Ben Hardy, Ross Kemp, Nick Berry and Sue Tully and Kemp and Tully really excelled in non acting gigs. Tamzin Outwaite was expected to do better on tv after her Eastenders 2002 exit but didn't and had some big flops like Red Cap.
@@shanefolan Oh I know that. When The Cast of Downton Abbey came to New York to promote the Show, they were treated to a Basketball Game. The folks were more excited to see them then see Lebron James play. He met them and told them how much he loved the show.
I don't think it's that unrealistic. I come from a typical working class family and I can't think of anybody, certainly no female that has lived alone. Myself included
@@GodsFaveSim I told US Soap Fans about what happened and they were blown away. A similar thing happened on As The World Turns where Lisa Brown (RIP) told Lily Walsh (played by Martha Byrne) that she was her "Real" Mother, like Kat she too was raped at 13 and gave her child up for adoption. Martha grew up on Television and even wrote Three Episodes for The Bold & The Beautiful.
I discovered Eastenders when they played it on a PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) on a Detroit Channel. I was hooked although it was 10 years behind. Now I watch it on a Ethnic Channel focusing on The Indian Community although they are Nine Months behind. I am at the Storyline where Bobby "Hits" Dennis. Then I got on a Whim "Slaters In Detention". Charlie would turn over in his grave if he saw how bad they fell.
The funeral of Ethel Skinner. Also first appearance of Garry Hobbs, Kat Slater, Lynne Slater, Little Mo Morgan, Charlie Slater, Zoe Slater & Mo Harris.
I remember this quite well, though for me, it was maybe 2007-2008 when these episodes aired here in my country. We were far behind in stotylines as you can imagine. Unfortunately, Eastenders doesn't air in my area anymore. I think the Slater family was my favorite. Does anyone know who's house they took over? If there was anyone living in #23 before them, that is.
You wouldn't want to watch it now anyway. It's absolutely awful compared to what it used to be. It should be axed instead of our tax money wasted by the greedy BBC.
I would have loved for Pat to go to Genoa City, WI and hang out with Mrs. Chancellor. That would have been smashing. Now Janine is back in town. I would have loved for Erika Slezak who played Viki on One Life To Live from 1971 until it's cancellation until 2011 who won Seven Daytime Emmys America's Highest TV Honor. She would have been brilliant as a Distant Relative of Frank.
@John Smith: There have always been different female characters in Eastenders, Kat Slater falls under the "Tart with a Heart" character. Liked Jessie Wallace's hairstyle back then though and glad they gave her less of the spray on tan as much eventually, they were comparing her to the Tango soft drink advert slogan for a while.
Wait until The Baileys arrive on Coronation Street. The First Authentic Black Family to ever live on The Street in 59 Years. Even Ian McLeod was "ashamed" that Weatherfield never had a Black Family. I am looking forward to seeing foks reactions and how their "True Colors" Come out.
They are terrible actors except for the straight son. That's your first authentic black family on a small street in Manchester. When you look through the lens of, everyone's a racist if the have a negative perception of actors who happen to be black, you are a racist yourself.
If you can, check out the Feud with Viki/Dorian on One Life To Live (US) 1968-2011. Viki continuously blamed Dorian for her Father Victor Lord's Death but it wasn't until she did some hypnotism did she realize "she" did it. She suffered from Multiple Personality Disorder, and Repressed Memory Syndrome. Also Dorian as Town Mayor was so supportive of Gay Rights she married a Woman although she's straight just to prove a point.
