"The Firm (EastEnders) The Firm is a fictional gangland organisation in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". In late 1985, members of The Firm made local headlines when they were deemed unofficially responsible for putting Kenny Malone, a local badboy, through a sausage machine. Den Watts (Leslie Grantham), who attended school with two of the Vinnicombe brothers, The Firm's tyrannical and elusive leaders, threatened Nick Cotton (John Altman) with the gang unless he left Walford, following his blackmailing Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth). The menfolk of Albert Square thought it was a bluff until Den revealed the truth to Tony Carpenter (Oscar"
"3–7 minutes between 06:01 and 01:01 northbound and 05:37 and 00:18 southbound (as of 2015). As of 2015, London Bus routes 43, 134 and 263 and night bus route N20 serve the station. The disused platforms and tunnels have sometimes been used for filming and have appeared in several productions including the feature film ""Paperhouse"", and the television series ""EastEnders"" and ""Waking the Dead"". Highgate tube station Highgate is a London Underground station and former railway station in Archway Road, in the London Borough of Haringey in north London. The station takes its name from nearby Highgate Village. It is"
"It is said that the ghost of actor William Terriss haunts the station. It is claimed that he used to visit a bakery demolished when the station was built. The last reported sighting of Terriss was in 1972. Covent Garden tube station Covent Garden is a London Underground station in Covent Garden, West End of London. It is on the Piccadilly line between Leicester Square and Holborn stations and is in Travelcard Zone 1. The station is at the corner of Long Acre and James Street and is a Grade II listed building. The station was planned by the Great"
"was St. Mary's station from 3 March 1884 to 30 April 1938, closing when Aldgate East station moved. Walford East is a fictional District line station in the BBC television soap opera ""EastEnders"", and since February 2010 episodes have used Computer-generated imagery (CGI) of District line trains running into the station. In the ""Sherlock"" episode ""The Empty Hearse"", a fictional unopened terminus station called Sumatra Road (situated underneath the Houses of Parliament as a disused branch line from Westminster Station) was created for the episode's story of a terrorism plot. The station was actually filmed at Aldwych with ex-Northern line"
"the two stations. There is only a small shelter, a ticket machine, a few lamp-posts and a stairway on each of the two otherwise bare platforms, unlike the more ornate Catford Bridge station, which has retained most of its original architecture. Each platform has customer information screens. The May 2018 Monday to Saturday off-peak service in trains per hour is: The second episode of the 1979 London Weekend Television comedy series End of Part One includes the main characters watching a film called ""The Life of Christopher Columbus"". In the film, Columbus goes to a tube station and asks for"
"EastEnders EastEnders is a British soap opera created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since 1985. Set in Albert Square in the East End of London in the fictional Borough of Walford, the programme follows the stories of local residents and their families as they go about their daily lives. Initially there were two 30-minute episodes per week but since 2001 episodes have been broadcast every weekday apart from Wednesdays. Within eight months of the show's launch, it reached the number-one spot in BARB's TV ratings and has consistently remained among the top-rated"
"as a location by the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". The footbridge from which Andy Hunter, played by Michael Higgs, was pushed to his death is easily identifiable as the bridge (over the A102 Blackwall Tunnel southern approach) that runs from Farmdale Road to Westcombe Park railway station. At the foot of Westcombe Hill, there is a newsagent and a hairdresser's shop. At the top of Westcombe Hill, the ""Blackheath Standard"" or ""Standard"" area has numerous shops including a Marks & Spencer's ""Simply Food"" outlet, a fish and chip shop, a children's toy shop, estate agents, a cake shop, cafes, hairdressers,"
"closing sequence of the very last episode. The station is referenced in the title of the Kitchens of Distinction's song ""On Tooting Broadway Station"" from their third album ""The Death of Cool"". Tooting Broadway tube station Tooting Broadway is a London Underground station in Tooting in the London Borough of Wandsworth, South London. The station is on the Northern line, between and stations and is in Travelcard Zone 3. It is located on the corner of Tooting High Street (A24) and Mitcham Road (A217). The station was opened on 13 September 1926 as part of the Morden extension of the"
"trains per hour (tph) is: London Bus routes 62 and 145 serve the station. The station is said to be haunted by a faceless woman with long blonde hair that several staff members have sighted. Becontree tube station Becontree is a London Underground station on Gale Street in the Becontree neighbourhood of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in northeast London, England. The station is on the District line, between Upney and Dagenham Heathway stations and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station was originally opened as Gale Street Halt in 1926 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway"
"fictional station of 'Castlebury' in Yorkshire. This time though it was the turn of the DMU to have a lead role, with Met-Camm's E51505 and M51188 being used. Filming took place on Saturday 28 August 2010 for an episode involving Derren Brown. The illusion aired on 8 September 2010 and featured Class 122 M55006 at Shottle on the line. DMUs currently provide the backbone of Wyvern-rail services, though more recently there has been some steam and mainline diesel workings. The operational units based at EVR undergo regular maintenance; the type of work can range from mechanical servicing through to whole"
"a mod named Jimmy also ended up in Peacehaven. At the end of the film he finds out his idol, the suave mod ""poster boy"" Ace Face (played by Sting), is in reality a bellboy. He steals Ace's scooter and heads out to Peacehaven Cliffs and an uncertain fate. More recently Peacehaven was selected for the site at which a car is pushed over the cliff in the TV thriller series ""The Level"", while earlier Tiffany's ashes were portrayed to be cast over the cliffs, in the BBC soap EastEnders in 1999, with viewers having been told at her funeral"
"The station (prior to rebuilding) was the subject of a 1989 edition of the ""40 Minutes"" BBC documentary series titled 'Heart of the Angel'. Angel tube station Angel is a London Underground station in the Angel area of the London Borough of Islington. It is on the Bank branch of the Northern line, between Old Street and King's Cross St. Pancras stations, in Travelcard Zone 1. The station was originally built by the City & South London Railway (C&SLR) and opened on 17 November 1901. The station served as a terminus until the line was extended to Euston on 12"
"history society was formed in 1965 and is concerned with researching and recording the history of the area. Keynsham was chosen as the outdoor location for a dramatic story-line in the BBC One TV serial EastEnders in September 2012 with filming taking place in a cordoned-off section of the High Street. In Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, Catherine and her friends ride to ″within view of the town of Keynsham″. The town is served by Keynsham railway station on the London-Bristol and Bristol-Southampton trunk routes. It opened in 1840 and was renamed Keynsham and Somerdale in 1925. The chocolate factory"
"and night route N91 serve the station. Cockfosters tube station Cockfosters is a London Underground station on the Piccadilly line for which it is the northern terminus. The station is located on Cockfosters Road (A111) approximately nine miles () from central London and serves Cockfosters in the London Borough of Barnet although it is actually located a short distance across the borough boundary in the neighbouring London Borough of Enfield. The station is in Travelcard Zone 5 and the next station south-east is Oakwood. The station opened on 31 July 1933, the last of the stations on the extension of"
"East Ham tube station East Ham is a London Underground station on High Street North in the East Ham neighbourhood of the London Borough of Newham in east London, England. The station is on the District line and Hammersmith & City line. The station was opened in 1858 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway on a new more direct route from Fenchurch Street to Barking. The large Edwardian station building was constructed to accommodate the electric District Railway services on an additional set of tracks opened in 1905. It has high and growing usage for a suburban station with"
"available less than 1000 were sold. West Ham United is frequently mentioned among the locals at The Queen Victoria tavern in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", created by Tony Holland and Julia Smith. The show is set in the London Borough of Walford, which is a mix of East End cities Walthamstow and Stratford. The soap opera focuses on characters moving in and out of the borough, as well as coining the matter of family values. ""EastEnders"" has maintained an avid following, least of all with the charismatic Fowler family. The 2005 film ""Green Street Hooligans"" (an allusion to the"
"routes 101, 104, 147, 238, 300, 325, 376 and 474 serve the station. East Ham tube station East Ham is a London Underground station on High Street North in the East Ham neighbourhood of the London Borough of Newham in east London, England. The station is on the District line and Hammersmith & City line. The station was opened in 1858 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway on a new more direct route from Fenchurch Street to Barking. The large Edwardian station building was constructed to accommodate the electric District Railway services on an additional set of tracks opened"
"they are eventually able to do. The Queen Victoria The Queen Victoria (more often referred to as The Queen Vic or The Vic) is the Victorian public house in the BBC soap opera, ""EastEnders"". It has the fictional address of 46 Albert Square, Walford, London E20. In the series' backstory, Albert Square was built around 1860 during the reign of Queen Victoria. Originally the pub was to be called The Balmoral but after the death of Prince Albert it was renamed as a tribute to the mourning Queen. In reality, Albert Square is based on the real Fassett Square in"
"""First Among Equals"", the sequences at the fictional Redfern Station were filmed there. In Episode 2 of ""Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere"", the station featured as ""Middlewood station"" (not to be confused with a real life station of the same name on the Buxton Line) due to its supposedly rural backwater location. The service has recently improved to more or less hourly throughout the week, although it remains a request stop. The success of this enhancement all depends on the fate of the local Strawbury Duck public house. The station was used heavily by pub drinkers before being closed"
"Epping tube station Epping is a London Underground station in the market town of Epping in Essex, England. The station serves as the north-eastern terminus of the Central line. Located in Travelcard Zone 6, it is one of eight London Underground stations in the Epping Forest District. The station before Epping is Theydon Bois, which is about three minutes' travelling time away. In 1856, the Eastern Counties Railway opened a double-track railway between Stratford and Loughton. In 1865, its successor, the Great Eastern Railway, added a single-track extension from Loughton to Ongar. The popularity of the line led to the"
"to watch the films while in winter the concept was ""bring your own pillow"" to use on bean bag style beds. The station was used for a segment in the 1999 film ""Tube Tales"". Shoreditch tube station Shoreditch was a London Underground station in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in east London. Originally opened by the East London Railway in 1876, the station was permanently closed in 2006 being replaced directly to the west of the site by Shoreditch High Street station in 2010. The new Shoreditch High Street replacement station switched networks and is a part of the"
"and Rocksteady could not be used due to Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird objecting, so Rahzar and Tokka were created. The abandoned subway station, which serves as the new lair for the Turtles, is based on the real-life decommissioned City Hall station of the New York City Subway, built by the former Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The station is not completely abandoned, as it appears in the movie. Trains pass through the station daily as they turn around to head uptown, passengers are allowed to ride through the station, but the train does not stop and so they cannot disembark."
"Angel tube station Angel is a London Underground station in the Angel area of the London Borough of Islington. It is on the Bank branch of the Northern line, between Old Street and King's Cross St. Pancras stations, in Travelcard Zone 1. The station was originally built by the City & South London Railway (C&SLR) and opened on 17 November 1901. The station served as a terminus until the line was extended to Euston on 12 May 1907. The station was rebuilt in 1992 to accommodate the large number of passengers using the station. As a result it has an"
"the BBC Elstree Centre, where the TV soap opera ""EastEnders"" is made; these are both located in Borehamwood. The local newspaper is the ""Borehamwood and Elstree Times"". Together with Borehamwood, the village is twinned with Offenburg in Germany, Fontenay-aux-Roses in France, and Huainan in China. Elstree & Borehamwood railway station is on the Thameslink line between London St Pancras and Bedford. It was built by the Midland Railway in 1868, and is located just north of the Elstree Tunnels. The area of Borehamwood to the west of the railway line, formally Deacon's Hill, is colloquially called ""Elstree"" even though it"
"North End tube station North End (commonly referred to as Bull and Bush) is a never-completed underground station, on the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway (CCE&HR, now part of the London Underground's Northern line). The station was to have been built at North End on the boundaries of Hampstead Heath and Golders Hill Park and is located between Hampstead and Golders Green. The original Royal Assent for the construction of the CCE&HR had been granted under the ""Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway Act, 1893"" but gave permission for a railway only as far north as Hampstead. Financing difficulties"
"since 2013, the route options for this proposed line have been amended to terminate at New Southgate instead and no longer include the Epping branch. Epping tube station Epping is a London Underground station in the market town of Epping in Essex, England. The station serves as the north-eastern terminus of the Central line. Located in Travelcard Zone 6, it is one of eight London Underground stations in the Epping Forest District. The station before Epping is Theydon Bois, which is about three minutes' travelling time away. In 1856, the Eastern Counties Railway opened a double-track railway between Stratford and"
"Becontree tube station Becontree is a London Underground station on Gale Street in the Becontree neighbourhood of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in northeast London, England. The station is on the District line, between Upney and Dagenham Heathway stations and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station was originally opened as Gale Street Halt in 1926 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on the existing route from Fenchurch Street to Southend. The station was renamed and completely rebuilt in 1932 with an additional pair of platforms to serve the electric District Railway (now the District line) local"
"Lavender Bay was named after the Boatswain (bosun), George Lavender, from the prison hulk ""Phoenix"", which was moored there for many years. The bay was originally called Hulk Bay and sometimes Phoenix Bay. George Lavender lived on adjacent to the property of Billy Blue. On 30 May 1915 Lavender Bay railway station was opened to take the place of Milsons Point railway station. This only lasted for seven weeks, as passengers refused to alight here and demanded that trains stop at Milsons Point. During the harbour bridge construction, Lavender Bay Station was the terminus for the North Shore Line. The"
"Leicester Square tube station Leicester Square is a London Underground station in Theatreland and Chinatown, in the West End of London. It is located on Charing Cross Road, a short distance to the east of Leicester Square itself. The station is on the Northern line, between Charing Cross and Tottenham Court Road, and the Piccadilly line, between Piccadilly Circus and Covent Garden. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. On early Tube plans, the station was listed as ""Cranbourn Street"", but the present name was used when the station was first opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway on"
"Charles Curtis. A planned tower and extended wing were never constructed, leaving the station smaller than intended. In July 2011 the station was one of 16 London Underground stations that were made a Grade II listed building. London Buses route 297 serves the station. The front of the station featured briefly in the first episode of BBC TV show The Thick Of It (2005). Perivale tube station Perivale is a London Underground station in Perivale in north-west London. It is located on the West Ruislip branch of the Central line, between Greenford and Hanger Lane stations, and is in Travelcard"
"to the platform. However, the victim survived by adopting a foetal position between the rails as the train passed over him. Bayswater tube station is the subject of a painting by Walter Sickert dating from 1916, showing the platform-sign reading ‘Queen’s Road (Bayswater)’ beside a big advertisement for Whiteley's department store. The station was later renamed Bayswater, to avoid confusion with Queensway station, which was also named ‘Queen’s Road’ until 1946. Bayswater tube station Bayswater is a London Underground station in the Bayswater area of the City of Westminster. The station is on the Circle and District lines, between Notting"
"Della Alexander Della Alexander is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" played by Michelle Joseph from 1 March 1994 until 16 May 1995. Della is the first lesbian character to be featured on the show. Della arrives in Walford in March 1994 as a new assistant to the market trader, Sanjay Kapoor (Deepak Verma). Della is a former hairdresser who had gone to the same school as the barman Steve Elliot (Mark Monero). Realising that Della has a talent that could be a potential money spinner, Steve decides to go into business with her. He and Della"
"Theydon Bois tube station Theydon Bois is a London Underground station in the village of Theydon Bois in Essex, England. It is served by the Central line and is between Debden and Epping. For the purposes of fare charging it is in Zone 6. The station was opened as ""Theydon"" by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on 24 April 1865 but in December that year it was renamed to its present name. It opened as an intermediate station on their Loughton–Ongar extension; the GER became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923. 'Milk trains' to Liverpool"