The iconic look for the Queen Victoria, that has been used since 1992.

The Queen Victoria is often referred to as 'The Vic' or 'The Queen Vic'. It is the fictional setting of a public house in the popular BBC soap opera, EastEnders. It is located in Walford, E20 - number 46 Albert Square. Jump to: navigation, search Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction... Jump to: navigation, search EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera which was first broadcast on February 19, 1985. ... Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ...

The pub was built in 1984 to 1985. The original pub was brown, and later on it was painted green and cream. Grant set fire to the pub for insurance money on Sharon's birthday in 1992. It was then repainted red. The internal sets are in a separate studio to the building situated in the Square. Jump to: navigation, search 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

The building was made to look as though it had stood for a hundred years - at this time when the Square would have been built, it was the reign of Queen Victoria. This saw the Square named after her husband - Albert and the pub named after her. Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ...

Landlords

When EastEnders first began it was managed by Den and Angie Watts until 1988 when their relationship ended. Pat and Frank Butcher then took over - they quit in 1990 and Eddie Royle took over. Dirty Den Watts is a character in the British soap opera Eastenders played by actor Leslie Grantham. ... Angie Watts, played by Anita Dobson, was a fictional character on the British soap opera EastEnders. ... Jump to: navigation, search Pat Evans (née Harris; formerly Beale, Wicks, Butcher) is a fictional character in the popular British soap opera EastEnders. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Eddie was murdered by Nick Cotton, and Sharon Watts took over. Nick Cotton (also known as Nasty Nick Cotton) is a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ... Sharon Watts (now known as Sharon Rickman) is a character on the popular BBC1 soap opera EastEnders, played by Letitia Dean. ...

She then lived there with Grant and Phil Mitchell, until her relationship ended with Grant. Sharon then left and the pub was sold to Peggy Mitchell, the mother of Phil and Grant. Jump to: navigation, search Peggy Mitchell is a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ...

Peggy married Frank Butcher and they ran it together. When Grant left in 1999, Phil sold his share of the pub to Dan Sullivan for a mere £5. Eventually, Phil bought back his share and threw Dan out. Jump to: navigation, search 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Peggy was forced to sell the Vic after Frank did a runner and left her penniless. Peggy was shocked when Sharon returned as the new co-owner of the pub with business partner Steve Owen.

In 2002, Sharon sold her share back to the Mitchells and Peggy appointed Alfie Moon as manager. In 2004, Den Watts tricked his way back behind the bar, in 2005 Den was killed and Chrissie was left managing the pub. Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Key Events in the Vic

• 1986: Den Watts served Angie with divorce papers on Christmas Day.
• 1992: Grant Mitchell set fire to the Vic in order to claim money on the insurance.
• 1994: "Sharongate": Sharon Watts was caught out when a taped confession of her affair with Phil was played in the bar by Grant.
• 1998: Tiffany Mitchell was pushed down the stairs by Grant.
• 2001: Pat Evans and Frank Butcher were humiliated by Peggy Mitchell when she exposed their affair.
• 2003: Kat and Alfie Moon were married on Christmas Day.
• 2004: Little Mo Mitchell was raped by Graham Foster.
• 2005: In the soap's 20th Anniversary episode, Den Watts was killed by wife Chrissie with Pauline Fowler's dog-shaped doorstop. He was later buried in concrete in the cellar.
• 2005: Den's body was discovered on the day of Sharon and Dennis Rickman's wedding.