Eldorado

30min

Soap

Drama

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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6th Jul 1992

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8th Jul 1992

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10th Jul 2002

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13th Jul 1992

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15th Jul 1992

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17th Jul 1992

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20th Jul 1992

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22nd Jul 1992

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24th Jul 1992

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27th Jul 1992

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29th Jul 1992

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31st Jul 1992

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3rd Aug 1992

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5th Aug 1992

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7th Aug 1992

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10th Aug 1992

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12th Aug 1992

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14th Aug 1992

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17th Aug 1992

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19th Aug 1992

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26th Aug 2002

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28th Aug 2002

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31st Aug 1992

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2nd Sep 1992

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7th Sep 1992

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9th Sep 1992

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14th Sep 1992

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16th Sep 1992

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18th Sep 1992

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25th Sep 1992

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28th Sep 1992

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30th Sep 1992

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2nd Oct 1992

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5th Oct 1992

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7th Oct 1992

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9th Oct 1992

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12th Oct 1992

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26th Oct 1992

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28th Oct 1992

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2nd Nov 1992

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4th Nov 1992

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6th Nov 1992

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9th Nov 1992

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11th Nov 1992

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13th Nov 1992

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16th Nov 1992

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18th Nov 1992

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20th Nov 1992

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23rd Nov 1992

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25th Nov 1992

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27th Nov 1992

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30th Nov 1992

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2nd Dec 1992

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4th Dec 1992

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7th Dec 1992

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9th Dec 1992

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11th Dec 1992

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14th Dec 1992

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16th Dec 1992

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18th Dec 1992

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21st Dec 1992

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23rd Dec 1992

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28th Dec 1992

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28th Dec 1992

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30th Dec 1992

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1st Jan 1993

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4th Jan 1993

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6th Jan 1993

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8th Jan 1993

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11th Jan 1993

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13th Jan 1993

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15th Jan 1993

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20th Jan 1993

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25th Jan 1993

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27th Jan 1993

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29th Jan 1993

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1st Feb 1993

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3rd Feb 1993

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5th Feb 1993

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8th Feb 1993

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10th Feb 1993

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12th Feb 1993

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12th Feb 1993

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17th Feb 1993

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19th Feb 1993

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22nd Feb 1993

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24th Feb 1993

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26th Feb 1993

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1st Mar 1993

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5th Mar 1993

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8th Mar 1993

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12th Mar 2002

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15th Mar 1993

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17th Mar 1993

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19th Mar 2002

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22nd Mar 1993

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24th Mar 1993

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26th Mar 1993

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31st Mar 1993

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2nd Apr 1993

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5th Apr 1993

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7th Apr 1993

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9th Apr 2002

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12th Apr 1993

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14th Apr 1993

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16th Apr 1993

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7th May 1993

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14th May 1993

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17th May 1993

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19th May 1993

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21st May 1993

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24th May 1993

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26th May 1993

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28th May 1993

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28th May 1993

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2nd Jun 1993

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4th Jun 1993

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7th Jun 1993

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9th Jun 1993

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11th Jun 1993

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14th Jun 1993

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16th Jun 1993

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18th Jun 1993

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21st Jun 1993

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23rd Jun 1993

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25th Jun 1993

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28th Jun 1993

Episode 155

155. Episode 155

30min

7th Jul 1993

Nessa come to blows with her parents and feels the world is treating her as inferior. Trish learns that Alex is in town and not out at sea on his boat like he told her and Blair drives Pilar to a remote location where Marcus gives her news of their relationship ceasing. As Pilar runs off to tag a lift from the roadside, Blair hears two shots from the building Marcus Tandy went into...

Episode 156

156. Episode 156

30min

9th Jul 1993

The sun sets on Eldorado and several residents decide to leave El Barcos and fly back to Britain, or that is their plan. Nessa learns a secret she rather she didn't demand to know. Rosemary Webb gets to a surprise guest after an unexpected knock at the door and Stanley goes missing. Pilar learns that Marcus Tandy is dead after his car exploded, but the sun sets for a happier time....

Episode 157

157. Episode 157

Episode 158

158. Episode 158

First air date

6th Jul 1992

Last air date

28th Aug 2002

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks