Forty years ago, the BBC launched its flagship soap opera and a large ensemble of actors suddenly found fame. But what happened next?

The EastEnders cast pictured in the Queen Vic pub in 1985 - BBC ...

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Whenever her EastEnders career was written about ... I sat in the garden with Linda Davidson, who played the punk Mary Smith, and we talked about her Louboutin shoes and how I was going to ...

When Michelle Collins quit EastEnders back in 1998 ... Having originally tried and failed for the role of Mary the punk, the 25-year-old Michelle nearly lost her chance of playing Cindy in ...

Haluk joined the EastEnders cast early on ... In another scene at the Vic, he was struck by Mary the Punk after he attempted to kiss her, reports OK!. Sadly, both stars were abruptly written ...