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== Spin-offs and merchandise ==
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{{See also|List of EastEnders television spin-offs}}

On 26 December 1988, the first ''EastEnders'' "bubble" was shown, titled "[[CivvyStreet]]". Since then, "[[Return of Nick Cotton]]" (2000), "[[Ricky & Bianca]]" (2002), "[[Dot's Story]]" (2003), "[[Perfectly Frank (EastEnders)|Perfectly Frank]]" (2003) and "[[Pat and Mo]]" (2004) have all been broadcast, each episode looking into lives of various characters and revealing part of their backstories or lives since leaving ''EastEnders''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/jan/19/broadcasting.tvandradio|access-date=27 January 2021|date=19 May 2004|first=Gareth|last=McLean|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=Spin off when you're winning}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a13403/pat-and-mo-star-in-eastenders-spin-off/|title=Pat and Mo star in "Eastenders" spin-off|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date= 10 February 2004|access-date=27 January 2021|first=Kris|last=Green}}</ref> In 1993, the two-part story "[[Dimensions in Time]]", a charity cross-over with ''[[Doctor Who]]'', was shown.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/dimensionstime/detail.shtml|title=Dr Who: The Classic Series: Dimensions in time|access-date=3 December 2018}}</ref>

In 1998, ''[[EastEnders Revealed]]'' was launched on [[BBC Choice]] (now BBC Three). The show takes a look behind the scenes of the ''EastEnders'' and investigates particular places, characters or families within ''EastEnders''. An episode of ''EastEnders Revealed'' that was commissioned for BBC Three attracted 611,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3759714.stm|title=Record ratings for Little Britain|work=BBC|date=20 October 2004|access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref> As part of the BBC's digital push, ''[[EastEnders Xtra]]'' was introduced in 2005. The show was presented by [[Angellica Bell]] and was available to digital viewers at 8:30&nbsp;pm on Monday nights. It was also shown after the Sunday omnibus. The series went behind the scenes of the show and spoke to some of the cast members.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/news/news_content/news_20050218_n2.shtml|work=BBC|date=2 March 2005|title=BBC EastEnders News: Want More? Get Xtra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050302011836/http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/news/news_content/news_20050218_n2.shtml|access-date=27 January 2020|archive-date=2 March 2005}}</ref> A new breed of behind-the-scenes programmes have been broadcast on BBC Three since 1 December 2006. These are all documentaries related to current storylines in ''EastEnders'', in a similar format to ''EastEnders Revealed'', though not using the ''EastEnders Revealed'' name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcthree/2006-12-01|title=BBC Three&nbsp;– 1 December 2006&nbsp;– BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

In October 2009, a 12-part online spin-off series entitled ''[[EastEnders: E20]]'' was announced. The series was conceived by executive producer Diederick Santer "as a way of nurturing new, young talent, both on- and off-screen, and exploring the stories of the soaps' anonymous bystanders."<ref name=Rushton>{{Cite news|author= Rushton, Katherine|date= 22 October 2009|url= http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multi-platform/web-drama-comes-of-age-with-eastenders-spin-off/5007149.article|title= Web drama comes of age with EastEnders spin-off|work= Broadcast|access-date=22 October 2009}}</ref> ''E20'' features a group of sixth-form characters and targets the "''[[Hollyoaks]]'' demographic". It was written by a team of young writers and was shown three times a week on the ''EastEnders'' website from 8 January 2010.<ref name=Rushton /> A second 10-part series started in September 2010, with twice-weekly episodes available online and an omnibus on BBC Three.<ref name="pressoffice2">{{cite press release |title=Walford returns to web with second series of EastEnders: E20 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/04_april/08/eastenders.shtml |publisher=BBC |date=8 April 2010 |access-date=9 April 2010}}</ref> A third series of 15 episodes started in September 2011.<ref name="Series 3 PR">{{cite press release|title=EastEnders joins forces with Michael Wood and Wallace & Gromit to inspire a life full of learning for BBC audiences|publisher=[[BBC]] Press Office|date=27 September 2010|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/09_september/27/learning.shtml|access-date=27 September 2010}}</ref>

''EastEnders'' and rival soap opera ''Coronation Street'' took part in a [[crossover episode]] for [[Children in Need]] on 19 November 2010 called [[East Street (Children in Need)|''East Street'']].<ref name="Love">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/news/a286665/enders-corrie-cin-crossover-confirmed/|title=Soaps&nbsp;&nbsp;– 'Enders, Corrie "CIN" crossover confirmed&nbsp;– Digital Spy|last=Love|first=Ryan|date=8 November 2010|website=Digital Spy|access-date=13 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/news/a288267/in-pictures-enders-corrie-crossover/|title=In Pictures: 'Enders, Corrie crossover|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=17 November 2010|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=17 November 2010|location=London}}</ref> On 4 April 2015, ''EastEnders'' confirmed plans for a BBC One series featuring Kat and Alfie Moon.<ref name="Redwater">{{cite news|last1=Noah|first1=Sherna|title=First look at Eastenders Irish spin-off Redwater... but have producers learned from previous "Oirish" mistakes?|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/first-look-at-eastenders-irish-spinoff-redwater-but-have-producers-learned-from-previous-oirish-mistakes-34928952.html|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=22 December 2016|date=1 August 2016}}</ref> The six-part drama, ''[[Kat & Alfie: Redwater]]'', was created by executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins and his team.<ref name="Redwater" /> In the spin-off, the Moons visit Ireland where they "search for answers to some very big questions".<ref name="Redwater" />

Until its closure, [[BBC Store]] released 553 ''EastEnders'' episodes from various years, including the special episode "CivvyStreet", available to buy as digital downloads.<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC Store EastEnders|url=https://store.bbc.com/eastenders|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308232830/https://store.bbc.com/eastenders|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 March 2016|publisher=[[BBC Store]]|access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=EastEnders: CivvyStreet|url=https://store.bbc.com/eastenders-civvystreet|publisher=[[BBC Store]]|access-date=16 December 2016}}{{dead link|date=September 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{dead link|date=September 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{dead link|date=September 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{dead link|date=September 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>