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EastEnders takes over East End Underground Station
Date: 18.02.2015     Last updated: 18.02.2015 at 13.23
Category: BBC One ; Drama
“There is a good service running on all London Underground Lines…Bang On…Proper…”
As EastEnders celebrates its exciting 30th anniversary this week, London Underground passengers travelling via Bromley-By-Bow station on Wednesday 18 February will be treated to special station announcements from Danny Dyer throughout the day.
Putting his own spin on various announcements, Danny Dyer can be heard telling passengers to stand back from the closing doors and to ensure they’re using a valid ticket. Danny Dyer’s character, Mick Carter, is often found passing through the barriers of the fictional Walford East Station, which in the show replaces Bromley-By-Bow on the map.
Sandra Anderson, Area Manager for Bromley-By-Bow London Underground station, says: “Our station is at the heart of the East End and it is fantastic that as part of EastEnders’ 30th anniversary, our customers will be able to hear one of the most recognisable voices from the show telling them that there is a ‘right pukka’ service on the District line.”
Danny Dyer adds: “I can’t tell you how much I loved sitting in the Bromley-By-Bow control room with them lovely ladies in their blue coats who work tirelessly. I remember I used to go through there and get off at Mile End on the district line and change to the Central line to get to Stratford. It brought back some happy memories. So remember everyone - mind that gap.”
Notes to Editors
EastEnders first appeared on BBC One on 19 February 1985.
Bromley-by-Bow station was first served by the District Railway on 2 June 1902. The name of the station was officially changed on 18 May 1967. While Walford East Tube station hasn't changed much since 1985, over the last 30 years the number of passengers the Tube carries a year has grown by 65 percent, from 762 million passengers in 1985/86 to 1.26bn in 2013/14 - with new technology such as Oyster, contactless and real time information transforming London transport during that time.
For more information on the EastEnders Live week, please email Emily.payne@bbc.co.uk
Please contact the EastEnders press office for the audio files (emily.payne01@bbc.co.uk)