

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.
Julia Smith
BBC One
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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...
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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....
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Marcus Tandy

Pilar Moreno

Bunny Charlson

Fizz Charlson

Gwen Lockhead

Drew Lockhead

Nessa Lockhead

Blair Lockhead

Stanley Webb

Rosemary Webb

Olive King

Gerry Peters-Smith