Starring: Adam Woodyatt, June Brown, Pam St. Clement, Steve McFadden, Wendy Richard
Genres: Drama
Trivia: There is a shop in the square called Barratt's Bargain Corner, cleverly incorporating the BBC's initials.
Trivia: As of March 2010, Adam Woodyatt remains the only cast member still in the show from its inception in Feb 85. Still a bit behind Bill Roache, who has played Ken Barlow in Corrie since it began in 1960.
Trivia: 23 July 2009: In this episode, Ruth Gemmell plays Debra, the mother of Ryan (Neil McDermott). In real life, Gemmell is only thirteen years older than McDermott.
Other mistake: When Lucy is in the cafe watching the mother and her children, the mother repeats the same dialogue.
Frank Butcher: I'll tell you what, pal, you talk to me like that again and you're gonna get a dry slap.
Question: Is outdoor Albert Square a set or a real life location? If its a set, how do they get the trains to run by so realistically and how do they get so many extras? If it's real, where is it?
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Answer: Albert Square is a set in the BBC studios in Borehamwood, on the north side of London. The trains, to the best of my knowledge, are simply a bit of the old TV magic. As far as the extras go - it's not difficult to get extras in reasonable numbers through agencies.
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