Eastenders sums up everything that is wrong with the UK

If you don't enjoy it, don't watch the TV.

America likes TV they can try to aspire to and wish they were in that lifestyle. Brits like feeling smug they are not the people they are watching.

Eastenders has been around for decades - way before you were even born - tackling issues that do exist in our society, even if most people, like yourself, would like to think they don't.
It has gained credit by bringing these issues to the forefront of our television screens, not by trying to "please" middle class society. This is what Eastenders does and it does well. It helps people in their own lives through the, quite often, brutal and real storylines. If you cannot see this, then you are very ignorant.

Are you kidding? Phil Mitchell is one of the best characters on the show.

Remember when he fell onto the birthday cake? CLASSIC.

Lol yeah and this is a classic Drunk Phil scene:

I also thought Ben was hilarious, in a painfully annoying way.

American soap operas generally portray decent middle class people. All Eastenders portrays is low class, drug taking, drunken scum bags - everything that is wrong with the UK. I'm not saying the UK is the only country with problems, but other countries don't quite seem to relish their under-class in quite the same way the UK does. Americans consider them scum not worthy of television airtime.

I see Eastenders and think what a rough, dirty, uncouthed, filthy place the UK is.

BTW

Anerican tv>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> English tv.

Yeah he was a rubbish actor, which made his scenes all the more funnier - especially that scene where he's about smack Jordan.

OP, if this isn't a troll, then you're simply idiotic.

There are many soap operas - in both the UK and US - which depict different classes and lifestyles. Some of those programmes are more idealised for humour of escapism purposes, but most of them are just offering a dramatised depiction of a life most people don't actually live, even if they do - God forbid - live in London and drink alcohol.

There is nothing 'wrong' with the UK - you just sound like another narrowed minded middle-class kid whose been told what to think by the Daily Fail. I bet you nod in vehement agreement every time you hear that stupid phrase 'Broken Britain'.

And to add: you're right, most other countries don't relish in their underclass the way we seem to. Most other countries just ignore them like they don't exist.

American soap operas generally portray decent middle class people. All Eastenders portrays is low class, drug taking, drunken scum bags - everything that is wrong with the UK. I'm not saying the UK is the only country with problems, but other countries don't quite seem to relish their under-class in quite the same way the UK does. Americans consider them scum not worthy of television airtime.

I see Eastenders and think what a rough, dirty, uncouthed, filthy place the UK is.

I'm guessing you've never watched the Jerry Springer show