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Queen
Victoria Pub - Located in Walford E20 (in the East
end of London), the the Queen Victoria Pub (a.k.a. "The Vic")
was the local pub where all the neighbors of the square
mingled and shared their successes and problems on the popular
British soap opera THE EASTENDERS/BBC/1985+. The initial focus
of the series was the Fowler family and their day-to-day
struggles with unemployment, overcrowded living conditions,
teenage pregnancy, mental breakdown, etc. The Queen Victoria
was their refuge from the world's troubles. This British
import first aired nationally on the PBS networks in 1988 and
later on the BBC Cable channel. The Vic is currently run by
Peggy Mitchell and her son, Grant. Pauline Fowler's niece Mary
Flaherty lives at the Vic and also tends bar. The Vic was
previously run by the womanizing Den Watts, his vixen wife,
Angie; then by Frank and Pat Harris; Eddie Royle, and Sharon
Watts (Den & Angie's daughter). Another popular British
working class pub was the Rover's Bar located at No. 11
Coronation Street in Weatherfield, England on the soap opera
CORONATION STREET/GRA/1960+.
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