EastEnders is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a week of dramatic episodes - but the London Borough of Walford, where the soap is set, is actually not real
EastEnders marks its 40th anniversary, highlighting the fictional London Borough of Walford, where the series is set. The show is filmed at Elstree Studios, not in London. The name "Walford" was created by show creators Julia Smith and Tony Holland, blending "Wal" from a street in Dalston, where Holland lived, with "ford," inspired by East London place names like Stratford and Romford.
