The document analyzes the opening scenes and theme song of the BBC television show "Eastenders" to establish key details about its setting and characters. It takes place in London near the O2 arena and Thames river. The melancholy theme song and scenes of a man sneaking out after a one night stand establish the working class characters and setting. Personal details in the woman's home, like dated decorations and a school bag, suggest she is a mother or grandmother.

1. Eastenders
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2. Without seeing the title of the
show, most people immediately
know that this is Eastenders .
The theme tune is also easily
recognisable as Eastenders.
The O2 arena and the river
Thames shows us that it is set
in London.
When we see the title it is
accompanied with the BBC
logo.

3. The title of the show
‘Eastenders’, gives us a more
specific area of which it is set.
The music suggests that the characters
lifestyles in the show are going to be boring.

4. The opening scene shows a man trying to
sneak out of a house, it suggests that he is
in somebody else's house.
As he begins to walk towards the
door, we see that he has had a one
night stand. This is shown to us
through meeting another character, a
woman who is tying her dressing
gown, which suggests that she has no
clothes on.
“A goodbye would’ve been nice.” the
dialogue shows that the woman is more
connected to the man than the man is
connected to her.

5. the house seems like it has not been
decorated for some years, which could
suggest that the woman is old fashioned
or does not have the money to
redecorate.
The cheap wooden frames and banister
accompanied with leopard print
wallpaper suggests the women is of
working class.
The school bags, felt tips and football
shows that she is either a mother or
grandmother and the teddy and pink
clothing on the banister also show she
has a daughter or grandaughter