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Australia is a Commonwealth of Nations country and a continent of about 21 million people, The Capital is Canberra. It is occasionally mentioned in the script of EastEnders. A handy place to send characters so that viewers don't expect to see them again, or to dredge up "long-lost" relatives without having to explain why they have not been mentioned before. It has also produced the occasional actor or another production worker.
The show was first shown in Australia in 1987. It was first screened on the channel ABC TV until 1991 before being transferred to Satellite & Streaming services on BBC UKTV, from Mondays to Thursdays at 7:50 pm with two advertisements breaks of five minutes each. Episodes are shown roughly one week after their UK broadcast.
Characters currently living in Australia[]
- Maxwell Moon (2003-)
- Spencer Moon (2005-)
- Sid Clarke (2006-)
- Carly Wicks (2012-)
- Judith Thompson (prior to 2017-)
- Reverend George Stevens (2017-)
- Mark Fowler (2018-)
- Michelle Fowler (2018-)
- Masood Ahmed (2019-)
- Ted Murray (2019-)
- Clare Butcher (prior to 2022-)
- Shirley Carter (2022-)
Characters who have previously lived in Australia[]
- SJ Fletcher (prior to 2006-2006)
- Vicki Fowler (prior to 2014-2025)
- Tamwar Masood (2016-2020)
- Nancy Carter (2020-2021)
- Dean Wicks (prior to 2023-2023)
- Ross Marshall (prior to 2023-2025)
- Joel Marshall (prior to 2023-2025)
- Sharon Watts (2024)
- Albie Watts (2024)
- Martin Fowler (2024)
Characters currently visiting Australia[]
- Sharon Watts (April-)
- Albie Watts (April-)
- Ian Beale (June-)