Eldorado (1992)
Eldorado is a 1992 soap series created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland. It stars Jesse Birdsall, Sandra Sandri and Roger Walker.
Eldorado was a British soap opera that ran for only one year, from 6 July 1992 to 9 July 1993. Set in the fictional town of Los Barcos on the Costa del Sol in Spain and based around the lives of British and European expats, the BBC hoped it would be as successful as EastEnders and replicate some of the sunshine and glamour of imported Australian soaps such as Home and Away and Neighbours. A co-production between the BBC and independent production company Cinema Verity, Eldorado aired three times a week in a high-profile evening slot on the mainstream channel BBC1, filling the slot vacated by Terry Wogan's chat show Wogan, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.00pm. In spite of a high-profile advertising campaign on television, radio and in the press preceding the launch, the programme was not initially a popular hit with viewers and critics. Ratings improved with a radical overhaul, but it was eventually cancelled by the new controller of BBC1, Alan Yentob.
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What is Eldorado about?
Eldorado was a British soap opera that ran for only one year, from 6 July 1992 to 9 July 1993. Set in the fictional town of Los Barcos on the Costa del Sol in Spain and based around the lives of British and European expats, the BBC hoped it would be as successful as EastEnders and replicate some of the sunshine and glamour of imported Australian soaps such as Home and Away and Neighbours. A co-production between the BBC and independent production company Cinema Verity, Eldorado aired three times a week in a high-profile evening slot on the mainstream channel BBC1, filling the slot vacated by Terry Wogan's chat show Wogan, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.00pm. In spite of a high-profile advertising campaign on television, radio and in the press preceding the launch, the programme was not initially a popular hit with viewers and critics. Ratings improved with a radical overhaul, but it was eventually cancelled by the new controller of BBC1, Alan Yentob.
When was Eldorado released?
Eldorado was released on 6 July 1992.
How many episodes does Eldorado have?
Eldorado has 158 episodes across 1 seasons.
Who made Eldorado?
Eldorado was created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland.
Cast
- Jesse Birdsall as Marcus Tandy
- Sandra Sandri as Pilar Moreno
- Roger Walker as Bunny Charlson
- Kathy Pitkin as Fizz Charlson
- Patricia Brake as Gwen Lockhead
- Campbell Morrison as Drew Lockhead
- Julie Fernandez as Nessa Lockhead
- Josh Nathan as Blair Lockhead
- William Lucas as Stanley Webb
- Hilary Crane as Rosemary Webb
- Faith Kent as Olive King
- Buki Armstrong as Gerry Peters-Smith