EastEnders original theme tune and opening credits in FULL and high quality! - EastEnders - BBC

[dizneluver]

This is awesome!! I remember when this came out in the US on PBS!

[andrewemilyemma1]

Love easties xxx

[unflayhound]

it use to be good.but what has happened to this show.bring back a nick cotton type + free tv for the world

[WebFangz]

High Quality my ASS !

[DOLLY1960DOLLY]

@WebFangz I don't think you will find better quality anywhere else my friend... this was taken from the exact first episode, a VideoTape

[AlexxAlexander]

Was this show shot on film back then? It looks like it. The music is pretty similar now but have less Christmas bells going on.

[Nunsweepit421]

@AlexxAlexander No, it was video tape.

[ganstakja]

the first ever episode was in 1985 not 1984, it says in the description 1984, but it's meant to be 1985 :)

[DOLLY1960DOLLY]

@ganstakja Well it was originally supposed to broadcast in 1984, they did make a mistake here though. 

[Nuckeles]

this is just gay

[CBCcorp]

@Nuckeles why are you watching it then!

[Nuckeles]

@CBCcorp because i wanted to see what it sounded like!

[grantcalder123]

yeah totally groovy man im gonna trip acid to this later in my moms bed x:):):):):):):):):):):)

only one graham taylor

[macrobioticman]

Soaps are a load of fucking bullshit please axe them all, fucking stupid unrealistic lame story lines! Fucking bollox to it all!

[LDman95]

This looks kind of weird, the theme tune is great, but the title sequence looks a bit scary, like more realistic.

[arubaforever]

One question. Why?

[xxjazzie98xx]

i prefer this

[NotFamousKid]

this was pish

[tuzathedarknight]

I gues this was before they had the duff duffs. And before the o2 arena

[jleer1]

@tuzathedarknight They had duff duffs at the end of the episodes, but not duting the title sequence above. The o2 arena was formally known as the milenium dome, because it was officially opened in the year 2000 to signify the end and begining of a milenium. This title sequence was created before that year.

[Andrewskater642]

the dome is not there :L

[jleer1]

@Andrewskater642 The full name was the milenium dome (now the 02 arena), because it was officially opened in the year 2000: the end, and begining of a milenium. This title sequence was created before the year 2000.

[hollowmenrule]

where can I find full episodes of all seasons? someone must have recorded them? these are just clips and bits, I want it all, and geordie2 is down, so don't suggest that one!

[MegaEnzi]

really blue water and the bells are really high Lol :))

[MatthewDavidParr]

Notice in todays episodes the color of the water is more blue so that London looks more 'eco friendly'.

[Highrollercanada420]

@MatthewDavidParr When in reality its far more green lol

[DaveyC95]

The duff duffs were not added until 1995 when the shitty jazz theme was dropped and a slightly remixed version of the original theme was added.That was when the show went three episodes a week adding an episode on a Monday.

[pluto1111777]

@DaveyC95 it was actually in the spring of 1994 that the jazy theme was dropped. it lasted less than a year, and when the newly updated 'original' first appeared (in 1994) it came complete with the duff duffs lol

[tuzathedarknight]

London looks quite strange without the 02 arena or milenium dome. And hey what happened to the duff duffs?

[TheSI3DRemakist]

@tuzathedarknight, the duff duffs were never part of the opening theme tune for quite some time

[pluto1111777]

@TheSI3DRemakist thats right, it was duff duff-less until 1993 when the jazzy theme appeared for a year then in 1994 when a re-recorded version of the old tune appeared it came with the duff duffs lol

[AutomanZ]

Ricccccky ... i used 2 work wiv nick berrys cousin and uncle and met sid owen .. what a twat sorry he really is .. nick berry's sister was dating him and she was also the face for M&S lingerie .... she was a nice person and right down to earth.

[rosie5800]

oh yeh no 02 arena ha

[alphaecho100]

Looks like half of London has burned down........

all those black patches.

Is that just a big empty space where the Millenium Dome is / was yet to be built?

[pluto1111777]

@alphaecho100 I always remember when I was a kid thinking someone had set fire to the map haha alot of it was old dockland areas which over the years have altered dramatically, and obviously reflected in the newer titles.

[heyyousexypants]

This is actually the best version of the theme except the duff duff's at the beginning.

[superxysiu]

Like it!!!!!!!!!1 Poland ;p

[peachysoph]

WHERE DID THE TRIANGLES GOOOOOOOOO!¬¬ loool

[JBOwl4life]

The tune's much better than the current one!

[nov3019892008]

its like a christmas carol lmao

[Sangster237]

nice

[radiodj1520]

I Believe This Was "Eastenders" Video Open From February 19, 1985.

[alexandermadden1987]

The pier shaped is replaced where the dome is

[charlie1y]

u can tell this is totaly fake not even the river thames just cardboard, the 21st century is better than that

[nakedmambo]

@charlie1y Be quiet child.

[CaptainBuckRogers]

Love this theme.

[ukuk2012ukukuk2012uk]

is this not the tune now again?

[TheSI3DRemakist]

its funny cuz the thames is filthy.....and here its sky blue

[impriyal]

woop loving eastenders!!!!

[kingofkeyboards]

lol no o2 arena back then

[Hoover1100]

@NorthernConservative no it isn't actually, some racist little tory making up untrue facts like something the daily mail would spew out. hilarious!

[laurenburdess10]

I miss Peggy coz she was Eastenders but at least we get our laughter again with Kat and Alfie oh how i do love them xx

[MrSybok1]

the big white circle bulding not there it is on the new one lol but this is my fav EastEnders theme the new one nt as good as this 1 luv it but i miss peggy the queen vic will never be the same )..=

[laurenburdess10]

@MrSybok1 yh the big white circle is the millenium dome i miss Peggy she was eastenders xx

[jodytheboy]

@MrSybok1 lol the legacy of the millenium dome that we were promised is still alive i see 'big white circle buildin'

[Sheepy80218]

Looks like theres been fires in some places!

[BWCandyGurlXx]

Wow So different!¬!¬!¬!¬!¬!¬

[kevkev96kodom]

IT SOUNDS A BIT LIKE A CHRISTMAS JINGLE

[CardClashersHub]

1985? lmao.

[hasablad69]

Where does the "East End" ---uhm, end, and the "West End" begin? And is the east end all full of cockney bums and the west end full of toft?

[pgtipschimp1]

funny the update date youtube was not around then

[multicolouredzebra]

@pgtipschimp1 Whoever uploaded it did that on pupose, make it 1985, because that was when it was aired. To make it funny. You idiot. -_- .. .

[harmeet42]

i swear there was words 2 this

[rjconnolly64]

@harmeet42 That was "I'll always believe in you" by Anita Dobson I think.

[Callumlilley]

And Feb 19th is the same date i was born. :)

[MrBaris999]

snm

[jazzynet1]

Back when this first came out, i was dragged into watching it with an old flame. To be honest, I eventually was looking forward tp seeing Denny. I noticed that the british comedcy Are You Being Served had that guy Denny and the girl who played his Sister in it's show as well.

later

[scotstricker]

i have the full length 2.52 version of this on vinyl very crackley though

[cantbeatutube]

no doof doof lol

[flowerpillowUK]

@CokeColaForTheWin things are a lot more polluted now.

[eddyfieldhouse]

Funny not seeing the millenium dome there ;-)

[CoolCammy1]

But you have to admit the River Thames has never been that blue

[rocksoliddude1]

eastfatfuckingdweebs

[pivoterdennisavj]

this is youtubes oldest video i suppose it was added in 19feb 1985 (and i don't know why they say that it is jawed if he addes his video on 2005....)

[desigayboi]

hahaha Eastenders title song

when i was 3 years old

[loudbed]

@k3lly, never a truer word spoken, jammie i dont like going to the beach and seeing skinny arses and saggy tits, dont stop me lookin twice tho.,,,if thats ok by u mind.

[dancingkatie1991]

@loudbed Who are you talking to?

[k3llz67]

what are u water, 12 ? grow up theres a luv.!

[jennettemccurdyfanxx]

woah the waters really blue!

[jammie2411]

if u dont like it y did u watch this video? :P

[k3llz67]

the biggest load of shit on tv

[dalekgun]

This is actually the best version of the theme.

[BEATHROKZ]

1985 IT WAS EPISODE 1

[n7ftd]

i miss england

[vikinggang]

lol u left england?

[travisandolly]

stacy dunnit

[Jasey2007]

when i was little i used to think it was newspaper all stuck together lmao

[TheHoboshowz]

Google maps xD

[JBOwl4life]

I want them to bring this intro theme back,

Instead of the current one they have.

[1977UK]

I much prefer longer credits and no chatting over them! Please listen TV makers!

[pufferfishish]

Too right! I remember in the Eighties the closing theme was so long that it included the middle eight twice!

and most of the characters were credited individually and were on screen for one bar at a time.

I couldn't think of another show with a longer closing credits sequence.

[roloisthebest1]

omg i cant belive it

[lilblu007]

HAPPI 25TH B-DAI EASTENDERS.....!

[ambermee123]

STACY DUIT!

[RayRocksMySocks]

Happy Birthday, Eastenders! Have a happy Live show! x

[frodoireland]

Happy Birthday Eastenders

[ThexBigxGHx97x]

EASTENDERS LIVE TONIGHT!!!!!!! Who Killed Archie?? x

[dotheworldafavour]

@ThexBigxGHx97

noooo no no no , its not who killed archie , its WHODUNNIT?

[ThexBigxGHx97x]

Ha Lol x

[naik345]

lol

[Nosoamusing]

LOOOOOL why is this posted in 1985?

Swear Youtube wasn't even invented :S

[bazooo123]

it says 1985 because that was when eastenders started

[JOHNNYCFC18]

yea butyoutube hasnt been goingtat long lol

[YoungJayyRocker]

lool yeah you have a point

[Abul4lyf]

WTF dis was uploaded in 1985 februrary 19th

[Sub2Me4Sora]

i hope they use this for friday

[jessiebabyxXx09]

@Sub2Me4Sora cant wait for friday bradley commits suicide!!!

[JOHNNYCFC18]

one question y is half the map black?

[stuey1979]

Coz they took black n white photos of the city...

[willmross]

the main difference is the millenium dome or now the (o2 arena). but it does look very weird seeing this again

[ant647448336]

thats well before the millenium stadium and london city airport (EGLC) :S

[JOHNNYCFC18]

yea it was digitally added as soon as it was built

[stuey1979]

It was never added, they produced a brand new title animation...

[JOHNNYCFC18]

well it says it waa added in the paper lol

[Pr3d4t0R6sic6]

no millenium dome there :P

[oldeastenderseps]

just the same as it looks now only better done

[MajorDmvUK]

Captial of wasteland!! Three dogs ahhhoooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, this is londonery of wasteland

[shabula49]

loook at london looks sooo different

[podum77]

I think eastenders should be banned because too many violent and murders that how peoples copy them, Just look what happen to 2 young boys went to jail for 5 yrs because of it

[Spyrobandi]

@podum77 because they watched EastEnders. Wow we better axe it. kids will be soon screaming Get Out Of My Pub and Oh I Say.

[davidwellard]

They put the dates back to let users know when the scene or in this case the titles aired on TV . It helps users out instead of them all asking "when did this happen"

[DahDahWahWahDah]

do i see the entry date as in the date they put it up on youtube as 1985? LOL

[martha368]

well obviously this was on T.V in 1985, they uploaded ot 2 utube this year with the BBC logo on t so no1 can breach copyright or claim it as there own. THERE. duh.

[martha368]

oWld lol u cant see the O2 arena!

[MattemoTV]

Wait! this wasn't uploaded in 1985! Because-

Youtube didn't exist

The internet didn't exist

And the big giveaway is that that BBC logo didn't exist until 1997!

[FrancisIdents]

lol being a bit pedantic there...

[iotv1]

the internet was created in the 60s

[CarBonkers]

wHERES THE MILLENIUM DOME? xd

[kjtnation]

The dome was built in the 1990s / 2000s.

[bogen1050]

@CarBonkers the dome was built in 1998 and opend to the public on 1/1/2000

[powerspyin2]

@CarBonkers the millenium dome/o2 arena was not bulit yet

[SourLimez]

i dont like the water goin back to being as blue as it is that water if full of piss and shit for one lol

[djbillyjump]

checkout my remix, just search my vids!

[FrancisIdents]

I love how you edited the uploading date to the 19th February 1985!

[skwaab]

@FrancisIdents wow, never would have noticed

[mookieiscookie]

hasnt really changed

[woodybarn66]

no millenium dome!

[JBroMCMXCI]

OH NOES!!1!

[SPTSuperSprinter156]

@woodybarn66

very true, christ, i remember when that abomination was being built, i feel so old... lol

[ianshillabeer]

@woodybarn66 There wouldn't be. That wasn't built until the late 90s. Before then, it was just nothing but either field or nothingness!

[SKullPancakes]

@woodybarn66 cos it werent built when this was made

[G4m3rPl4y3r]

lol

[RareTVShowsonDVD]

Well these were the 80s titles to Eastenders before all that was built DUH lol

[bbperv]

umm...that's wat i was pointing out lol

[themickeymouseband]

Well wherever it was its still a load of shite

[themickeymouseband]

Load of shit

[themickeymouseband]

Pluto11117777 This aint east London, Ive lived in East London since the day i was born. My family come from the east end and i can tell you now that rubbish they show is not the east end.

[pluto1111777]

that may be so, i don't know but the point is it's set in the east end hence the name eastenders! regardless of whether you think it's rubbish or not. I'm sure people living in the backstreets of manchester go 'it's not like that' or whatever, peopel always do but it doesn't mean its not set there!

[pluto1111777]

im talking about coronation street there btw lol

[bbperv]

no millenium dome! :O

[hannah08081]

i dont like the new one

[RegenerationStorm]

paper water and plastic buildings! it was pretty effective

[bogen1050]

how the fuck can u have "Paper water"?

[RegenerationStorm]

how the fuck can you ask me?! its on the title sequence!!!

[missmegziie123]

the bells in the song have gone and the picture has definitely changes LOL

[martha368]

hasnt changed much.

xx

[paddymason09]

bcoal

[themickeymouseband]

Who on earth though of crossing Walthamstow and Stratford together, what a load of crap

[pufferfishish]

...it was actually Romford, not Stratford, because Romford was where co-creator Tony Holland grew up

[themickeymouseband]

Why did they call this eastenders? Its nothing to do with the east end

[pluto1111777]

huh? because it's set in the east end of london lol

[andersanio]

cool!

[DarkFist94]

i dnt like this 1..lol the old one is way better

[NICHOLASSA1]

This was the first intro for eastenders lol. There is no "older one"