Julia's Theme refers to an alternative version of the usual theme, which was named after one of the show's creators, Julia Smith. It has been used in place of the regular theme 75 times as of 8 December 2023. This theme sees a change to the way an episode ends. Normally an episode ends with drums which are known to many as Doof Doofs. Julia's theme ends an episode with a slow build-up played on piano, usually after the departure of a long serving character or a particularly emotional event.
There have been a few different versions used during its run, the original used between 1985-1996, the second used from 1995-2008 before being revamped in 2009 and last heard in September 2013, a third version from 2000-2006 before a revamp in 2010 which was last heard on 8 December 2023.
Simon May's 1984 memo to the producers giving a breakdown of the various versions of the theme he had prepared refers to this as the "romantic pre-empt". The full version of the theme was featured on the B side of the original 1985 BBC theme tune 45 and also included on the compilation album Simon's Way the following year.
Versions[]
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4 (2010-) |
Appearances of Julia's Theme[]
1980's[]
| # | In Era | Date | Circumstances |
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| 1 | 1 | 11 April 1985 | Ian Beale cries into the arms of his grandmother Lou after a heart-to-heart, because his father Pete disapproves of him becoming a chef. |
| 2 | 2 | 20 June 1985 | Sue Osman tells her husband Ali that she has a lump in her throat and cannot cry for their recently deceased son, Hassan. |
| 3 | 3 | 1 August 1985 | In order to make a despondent Sue Osman acknowledge her grief, Dr. Harold Legg forces her to hold baby Annie Smith . As she comforts the crying baby, she breaks down in tears. |
| 4 | 4 | 3 October 1985 | Michelle Fowler meets Den Watts at the canal to tell him that she is pregnant with his baby. |
| 5 | 5 | 2 January 1986 | Pauline Fowler has a heart-to-heart with her son Mark on Southend beach. |
| 6 | 6 | 6 February 1986 | Lofty Holloway asks a pregnant Michelle Fowler to marry him. |
| 7 | 7 | 8 April 1986 | Michelle Fowler agrees to marry Lofty Holloway. |
| 8 | 8 | 17 April 1986 | Whilst alone in the bar at The Queen Victoria, Lofty Holloway and Michelle Fowler share a kiss before she leaves. |
| 9 | 9 | 22 July 1986 | Sue Osman tells Michelle Fowler that she has had a phantom pregnancy. |
| 10 | 10 | 23 September 1986 | On the night before Michelle Fowler's wedding to Lofty Holloway, the father of her child, Den Watts wishes her good luck. |
| 11 | 11 | 4 June 1987 | Arthur Fowler returns home from prison and thanks his family for their support. |
| 12 | 12 | 2 July 1987 | Dot Cotton and Ethel Skinner reminisce about life in the war in a two-hander episode. |
| 13 | 13 | 20 August 1987 | Magda Czajkowski asks Simon Wicks to move in with her. |
1990's[]
| # | In Era | Date | Circumstances |
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| 14 | 1 | 20 August 1992 | Arthur Fowler reluctantly turns down Christine Hewitt's advances, but he kisses her passionately before he leaves. |
| 15 | 2 | 25 December 1992 | Mark Fowler rescues Mandy Salter from her mother's abusive boyfriend and takes her back to Walford, where they celebrate Christmas at the Fowlers' house. |
| 16 | 3 | 18 February 1993 | Pauline Fowler and Pat Butcher have a heart-to-heart after Pat runs over and kills a girl. |
| 17 | 4 | 2 September 1993 | Sharon Mitchell, Grant Mitchell, Phil Mitchell, Kathy Beale, Frank and Pat Butcher start their journey home from France after visiting Frank's pregnant daughter Diane. Sharon watches on as Phil and Kathy embrace. |
| 18 | 5 | 5 October 1993 | Debbie Tyler convinces Nigel Bates that she is not going to leave him, and asks him if they can go to bed together. |
| 19 | 6 | 21 October 1993 | Ian Beale begs his wife Cindy to return home after lies have spread and he thinks she has cheated. |
| 20 | 7 | 22 June 1995 | Nigel Bates tells his stepdaughter Clare that her mother Debbie has died in a hit-and-run accident. |
| 21 | 8 | 20 June 1996 | Arthur Fowler's funeral. |
| 22 | 9 | 17 October 1996 | Cindy Beale leaves with her sons Steven and Peter to live in Italy. |
| 23 | 10 | 30 April 1998 | Nigel Bates, his stepdaughter Clare, Julie Haye and Josh Saunders leave Walford to live in Scotland. |
| 24 | 11 | 4 February 1999 | Grant Mitchell, Peggy and Courtney scatter Tiffany's ashes at Peacehaven. |
| 25 | 12 | 10 September 1999 | Bianca Butcher leaves Walford with her son Liam to live in Manchester. |
2000's[]
| # | In Era | Date | Circumstances |
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| 26 | 1 | 20 February 2000 | Frank Butcher and Peggy Butcher vow to stay in Walford and fight Dan Sullivan for ownership of The Queen Victoria. |
| 27 | 2 | 28 November 2000 | Sonia Jackson breaks down after giving Chloe up for adoption. |
| 28 | 3 | 22 February 2001 | Roy Evans and Pat Evans get back together. |
| 29 | 4 | 10 May 2001 | Ian Beale and Laura Beale get married. |
| 30 | 5 | 21 December 2001 | Jim Branning proposes to Dot Cotton on the London Eye. |
| 31 | 6 | 1 February 2002 | Peggy Mitchell says farewell to Frank Butcher in Spain. |
| 32 | 7 | 6 May 2002 | Sonia Jackson and Jamie Mitchell decide to end their relationship. |
| 33 | 8 | 21 June 2002 | Anthony Trueman proposes to Zoe Slater. |
| 34 | 9 | 16 August 2002 | Little Mo Morgan returns from prison. |
| 35 | 10 | 14 February 2003 | Pauline Fowler and her son Martin Fowler walk home just after Mark Fowler leaves Walford to travel the world before he dies. |
| 36 | 11 | 14 November 2003 | Alfie Moon interrupts the wedding of Andy Hunter and Kat Slater to declare his love for Kat. Alfie and Kat decide to get together, and Kat rejects Andy. |
| 37 | 12 | 24 June 2005 | Zoe Slater leaves Walford to live in Ibiza. |
| 38 | 13 | 9 December 2005 | Stacey Slater returns to Walford after her mother Jean's attempted suicide. She looks at a picture of her brother Sean and breaks down. |
| 39 | 14 | 16 December 2005 | Nana Moon dies in her grandson Alfie's arms. |
| 40 | 15 | 9 June 2006 | Grant Mitchell and Courtney Mitchell leave Walford to live in Portugal. |
| 41 | 15 | 2 February 2007 | Martin Fowler and Sonia Fowler leave Walford with their daughter Rebecca to live in Manchester. |
| 42 | 16 | 1 April 2008 | Pat Evans and Peggy Mitchell reminisce at Frank Butcher's funeral. |
| 43 | 17 | 27 August 2009 | Garry Hobbs and Dawn Swann leave together on a boat. |
2010's[]
| # | In Era | Date | Circumstances |
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| 44 | 1 | 5 March 2010 | Rachel Branning and Dot Branning lay flowers on Bradley Branning's grave after his funeral. |
| 45 | 2 | 26 April 2010 | A secretly pregnant Amira Masood leaves Walford by taxi after it is revealed her husband Syed is gay. |
| 46 | 3 | 23 June 2010 | Stacey Branning holds her baby daughter Lily after giving birth in hospital. |
| 47 | 4 | 16 July 2010 | Syed Masood admits his true feelings to Christian Clarke and they walk away together as a couple. |
| 48 | 5 | 25 December 2010 | Stacey Branning flees the country with her daughter Lily. |
| 49 | 6 | 13 January 2011 | After saying an emotional goodbye to his family, Charlie Slater leaves Walford by train. |
| 50 | 7 | 11 March 2011 | Phil Mitchell and Shirley Carter leave for their honeymoon after deciding not to marry each other, but to stay together. |
| 51 | 8 | 18 April 2011 | Kat Moon and Alfie Moon are reunited with their son, Tommy, concluding the baby-swap storyline. |
| 52 | 9 | 19 May 2011 | Jane Beale leaves Walford after an emotional farewell to her adopted son Bobby. |
| 53 | 10 | 26 May 2011 | Jim Branning leaves in an ambulance to go to a care home as his wife, Dot Branning, and his family look on. |
| 54 | 11 | 17 January 2012 | Ricky Butcher bids an emotional goodbye to his family before leaving Walford by train. His wife Bianca and the rest of the Jackson family walk home devastated. |
| 55 | 12 | 8 February 2013 | Zainab Khan leaves in a taxi with her son Kamil Masood, to live with her mother in Pakistan, after her relationship with ex-husband Masood Ahmed falls apart. |
| 56 | 13 | 17 September 2013 | Jean Slater leaves Albert Square with new romance Ollie Walters to live in Brighton. |
| 57 | 14 | 30 May 2014 | David Wicks finally leaves Walford after his relationship with Carol Jackson comes to an end, ending their love story. |
| 58 | 15 | 14 November 2014 | During the final scene of the The Ghosts of Ian Beale episode, Ian Beale finally makes his peace with his deceased daughter, Lucy Beale. |
| 59 | 16 | 24 February 2015 | Peter Beale and a pregnant Lauren Branning walk away from Walford together as a couple to move to New Zealand. |
| 60 | 17 | 22 May 2015 | Kat Moon and Alfie Moon leave Walford with their three children, starting a new life in Spain. |
| 61 | 18 | 2 October 2015 | Carol Jackson leaves Walford for a fresh start. |
| 62 | 19 | 7 January 2016 | Kat Moon says goodnight to her father Charlie Slater, following his death from cardiac arrest. |
| 63 | 20 | 5 February 2016 | Shabnam Kazemi leaves with her daughter, Jade Green, after ending her marriage with Kush Kazemi. |
| 64 | 21 | 22 April 2016 | Nancy Carter and Tamwar Masood leave Walford to travel the world. |
| 65 | 22 | 7 October 2016 | Pam and Les Coker walk home after finally getting justice for their grandson, Paul. |
| 66 | 23 | 17 November 2016 | Masood Ahmed and his son Kamil leave Walford to return to Pakistan. |
| 67 | 24 | 16 February 2018 | After Abi Branning's funeral, Donna Yates, Robbie Jackson, Jay Brown and others release white balloons in her honour, Abi's baby girl is officially named Abi Branning after her mother, and Lauren Branning walks off with her son Louie Beale to start a new life without Josh Hemmings. The credits roll over the ending shot of Lauren and Louie walking away, and the background noise of birdsong continues to be heard over the theme. |
| 68 | 25 | 15 February 2019 | Dr Harold Legg dies with Dot Branning at his bedside. |
| 69 | 26 | 19 February 2019 | Following Dr Legg's funeral, the residents of Albert Square light a candle in his memory. |
- Additionally a slightly distorted version of the theme plays in "The Ghosts of Ian Beale ", a Children in Need special (14 November 2014), when Lucy Beale leaves and walks into the white light during her father Ian Beale's concussion-induced dream. It does not lead onto the end of the episode.
2020's[]
| # | In Era | Date | Circumstances |
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| 70 | 1 | 19 February 2021 | Max Branning leaves Walford. |
| 71 | 2 | 21 May 2021 | Mick Carter and his family walk away from the courthouse following Katy Lewis' sentencing |
| 72 | 3 | 14 December 2021 | Tiffany Butcher-Baker leaves Walford for Germany with brother, Liam Butcher |
| 73 | 4 | 17 March 2022 | Keegan and Tiffany Butcher-Baker leave for Germany after they reconcile |
| 74 | 5 | 31 May 2023 | Lola Pearce-Brown dies from a brain tumour |
| 75 | 6 | 8 December 2023 | Karen Taylor, Mitch and Bailey Baker, Mia and Mackenzie Atkins leave Walford |
Other Endings[]
Occasionally, singular episodes of EastEnders have used a different theme tune for the closing credits, or the initial drum beats are missing or have been replaced by something else, or even lacked music entirely.
| Date | Circumstances |
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| 19 February 1985 | The drum beats are at the beginning of the credits rather than the end of the episode and you can hear broken glass falling over the credits as a window was smashed in by Nick Cotton (John Altman) at The Queen Vic. |
| 12 September 1985 | Michelle Fowler (Susan Tully) cries into the arms of her grandmother Lou Beale (Anna Wing) after Lou realises that Michelle is pregnant and they have a talk. There are no drum beats. |
| 16 September 1986 | Arthur Fowler (Bill Treacher) misses a family visit to his late father-in-law Albert Beale's (Gary Olsen) grave to attend a job interview and is unsuccessful and arrives at The Queen Vic hours later to explain to the family where he went. After being berated by Albert's widow, Lou for being unable to afford Michelle's wedding, Arthur leaves the pub, dejected. There are no drum beats. |
| 25 November 1986 | Lofty Holloway (Tom Watt) announces he and Michelle Holloway (Susan Tully) are married. There are no drum beats. |
| 23 December 1986 | On Christmas Eve, Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) discusses his plan with Jan Hammond (Jane How) to serve his wife Angie Watts (Anita Dobson) with divorce papers on Christmas Day, stating it will be a Christmas Angie will not forget. There are no drum beats. |
| 1 September 1987 | Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard) and Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) have a conversation in The Queen Vic about Pauline wanting things for herself and Pauline tells Kathy she dreams of a white room just for her away from the family. There are no drum beats. |
| 22 December 1987 | The Fowler family prepare for Christmas and Ethel Skinner (Gretchen Franklin), their guest, is excited. The first five drum beats are missing. |
| 21 January 1988 | When Lofty Holloway (Tom Watt) finds out that Michelle Holloway (Susan Tully) has aborted his baby, he confronts her in her living room and slaps her. There are no drum beats. |
| 22 March 1988 | When Dot Cotton (June Brown) walks into a strip show at the community center she faints. There are no drum beats. |
| 19 July 1988 | After being sexually assaulted, Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) does not want to be touched and hides her bruises from her husband, Pete Beale (Peter Dean). There are no drum beats. |
| 23 February 1989 | When Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) was shot and supposedly killed, the screen went black and cut into the closing credits. There are no drum beats. |
| 9 May 1989 | Matthew Jackson (Steven Hartley) attacks his wife Carmel Jackson (Judith Jacob). There are no drum beats. |
| 22 June 1989 | At the end of Pat (Pam St Clement) and Frank Butcher's (Mike Reid) wedding episode the drum beats were replaced by a conga tune. |
| 5 July 1990 | When Pete Beale's (Peter Dean) stall is demolished by a JCB, the drum beats are replaced by the sound of the JCB demolishing the stall. |
| 2 September 1993 | Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean), Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp), Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), Frank Butcher (Mike Reid) and Pat Butcher (Pam St Clement) start their journey home from France after visiting Frank's pregnant daughter Diane Butcher (Sophie Lawrence). Sharon watches on as Phil and Kathy embrace. A segment from the full 1993 theme was used to act as Julia's theme. |
| 5 October 1993 | Debbie Bates (Nicola Duffett) accepts Nigel Bates' (Paul Bradley) offer and decides to spend the night with him. A segment from the full 1993 theme was used to act as Julia's theme. |
| 21 October 1993 | Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) begs his wife Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) to return home after lies have spread and he thinks she has cheated. A segment from the full 1993 theme was used to act as Julia's theme. |
| 8 May 1995 | The locals celebrate VE Day. The theme tune was replaced by "It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow" by Jack Payne. |
| 25 December 1999 - Part 2 | Episode ends with the song Frank Sinatra - Let It Snow! as the residents gather around before the scene fades into a black screen. |
| 31 December 1999 | When Melanie Beale (Tamzin Outhwaite) leaves her husband, Ian (Adam Woodyatt), at the stroke of midnight on Millennium Eve, the regular closing drum beats are replaced by the tune of Auld Lang Syne. Cheering to celebrate the Millennium can be heard after the drum beats. |
| 7 September 2000 | The song "Guilty" was used over the end credits instead of the programme's usual title music to signify the final appearance of character Ethel Skinner (Gretchen Franklin) who had persuaded her friend Dot Cotton (June Brown) to help her die. |
| 23 November 2000 | When Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) was declared bankrupt, a sinister piano theme preceded the drums as Ian was driven round the Square, looking at his former business empire. |
| 17 May 2001 | At the end of a trip to Brighton for the Slater family, the song "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" is played on the car stereo. The music continues into the credits superimposed over a wide shot of King's Road, Brighton as Garry Hobbs (Ricky Groves) drives the car into the distance. |
| 21 January 2003 | Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) turns off the lights to The Queen Vic as an unknown song plays over the scene. |
| 25 December 2003 | After the wedding of Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) and Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) on Christmas Day, the residents of Albert Square celebrate by dancing to Wizzards "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday". The drum beats were replaced by this song. |
| 11 November 2005 | As Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) and Nana Moon (Hilda Braid) walk away from the graveyard in Normandy where William Moon (Dickon Tolson) is buried, "The Very Thought of You" plays over the end credits. |
| 31 January 2008 | This single-hander episode, "Pretty Baby....", featuring Dot Branning (June Brown) used the song "Pretty Baby" over the closing credits. |
| 18 February 2010 | In the lead-up to the show's 25th anniversary, the BBC asked viewers to upload videos of themselves singing the theme tune to the EastEnders website. This episode ended with a montage of these performances. |
| 10 September 2010 | For Peggy Mitchell's (Barbara Windsor) final regular episode, "Peggy's Theme" was played up to and over the ending credits as Peggy walks out of the Square, stopping to take one last look at The Queen Vic. The credits roll over the continuing final shot of Peggy walking up the street and out of sight. |
| 7 July 2011 | A shortened version of Peggy's Theme is used as Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack) found peace after being sentenced to three years imprisonment for the kidnap of Tommy Moon. |
| 1 January 2012 | "Pat's Theme" was used after Pat Evans (Pam St Clement) died. The picture faded to black for the credits and the theme was played. There are no drum beats. |
| 13 January 2012 | After the main credits, an extra scene aired featuring Simon Wicks (Nick Berry) laying flowers on his mother Pat Evans' (Pam St Clement) grave, followed by another set of drum beats. |
| 20 September 2013 | When Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor) returns, an additional scene follows the end credits with Peggy paying homage to Pat Evans (Pam St Clement). The scene finished with a modified Peggy's Theme. |
| 20 February 2015 | Part of Peggy's Theme is played toward the end of the live episode as the Beales huddle together after learning the truth behind Lucy Beale's (Hetti Bywater) death, and proceeds to play over a montage of the photos on the Beale's sideboard and various locations around the square. The theme simply faded out once the guests of Ian (Adam Woodyatt) and Jane Beale's (Laurie Brett) wedding reception began to gather outside The Queen Vic. Following on from this, part of "What I Did for Love" by David Guetta featuring Emeli Sandé plays as the residents celebrate with a fireworks display following the wedding of Ian and Jane. Once the music stops, the usual drum beats are replaced by the sound of fireworks manipulated into the familiar rhythm. |
| 10 April 2015 | Part of "Fly Me to the Moon" plays up to and over the credits following the death of Stan Carter (Timothy West) and the news of Jim Branning's (John Bardon) death. No theme tune was played. |
| 1 January 2016 | "Being Alive" (performed by Alice Fearn, who played a wedding singer in the episode) was played up to and over the credits following the wedding of Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) and Linda Carter (Kellie Bright). The credits began rolling over the ending shot of Mick and Linda at the altar as it faded to black. |
| 22 April 2016 | A shortened version of Peggy's Theme is used as Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) and Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra) walk away from the tube station as Nancy Carter (Maddy Hill) and Tamwar Masood (Himesh Patel) leave Walford. |
| 17 May 2016 | As Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor) takes an overdose, the camera pans to a bird's-eye view of Albert Square and the credits roll. There are no drum beats or music. It then cuts to a view of a clock ticking indicating Peggy's death as the clock stops. The screen then fades to black. |
| 19 May 2016 | Peggy's Theme plays as Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) reads his mother Peggy Mitchell's (Barbara Windsor) suicide note. The theme plays up to and over the credits. |
| 4 July 2016 | Peggy's Theme plays up to and over the credits as Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) says his final goodbye and walks away from his mother Peggy Mitchell's (Barbara Windsor) grave following her funeral. |
| 19 December 2016 | A cover of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Lady A plays up to and over the credits as Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) and Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) celebrate their son Ollie's (Charlie Harrington) first steps. The credits roll over a shot of Albert Square's gardens. |
| 27 December 2016 | "You Got the Love" by The Source ft. Candi Staton (Now Voyager Mix) plays up to and over the credits as Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack) asks Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) to move away with her. The credits roll over a shot of Roxy and Ronnie. |
| 1 January 2017 | After Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack) and Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) drown in a swimming pool, the camera slowly pans out on their bodies floating in the water. The screen fades to black and the credits roll in silence over a black screen. |
| 19 January 2018 | After Abi Branning's (Lorna Fitzgerald) life support is withdrawn and she passes away, the screen fades to black and the credits roll in silence over a black screen. |
| 5 July 2018 | As Carmel Kazemi (Bonnie Langford) sits next to Shakil Kazemi's (Shaheen Jafargholi) coffin, there are no drum beats leading to the main theme tune. |
| 6 July 2018 | At the end of this special episode, which saw the funeral of Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi) interspersed with clips of real-life families of knife legislation victims telling their stories, the screen fades to black and the credits roll over a black screen as voice clips of the featured families and news clips play over them. Instead of the usual cast and crew list, the credits list the names of the family members featured throughout the episode. |
| 13 June 2019 | As Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) and Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White) head off to the Spice World – 2019 Tour, "Who Do You Think You Are" by the Spice Girls accompanies the regular theme tune. |
| 18 September 2020 | After Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer) is murdered by her abusive husband Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith), the screen fades to black on the final shot of her lifeless body on the floor. There are no drum beats, and the credits roll over a black screen, with only the distant sound of ambulance sirens being heard in place of the theme music. |
| 1 December 2022 - Part 2 | As Sonia Fowler finds out that Dot Branning has died she heads into the living room to reminisce and the episode ends of a shot of Dot's living room as Sonia says goodbye. |
| 8 December 2022 | The episode ends on Dot Branning's coffin as her family gather around to say goodbye. Vera Lynn's From the Time You Say Goodbye (The Parting Song) was played over the credits instead of the usual Doof-Doof. |
| 25 December 2022 | Waves lap across a beach as Mick Carter is lost at sea. |
| 27th June 2023 | 'Forever Young' plays through the credits after Lola Pearce-Brown's funeral and wake. |
Other Themes[]
Nigel's Theme
Used on 30 April 1998 as Nigel leaves Albert Square for a new life in Scotland with Clare and Julie to live with her son Josh Saunders. Nigel's Theme is also Kathy's Theme.
Kathy's Theme[]
Used on Friday 10 April 1998 as Kathy leaves Albert Square behind for a new life in South Africa. As she departed London City Airport with Phil looking on, the theme started and Kathy took one final look at the place she called home, the East End of London; this theme is often mistakenly believed to be the "Jazzy" version of Julia's Theme which never got the chance to be used in 1993 however Julia's Theme was used twice in 1993 and neither time was this version.
EastEnders - Kathy's Exit (Kathy's Theme)
Peggy's Theme[]
Peggy's Theme" is a new variation of Julia's Theme, written by Simon May. It was featured in Barbara Windsor's farewell episode, transmitted on 10 September 2010, where it replaced the entire theme tune, and has since been used on a number of occasions at the end of episodes in place of the usual Julia's Theme. "Peggy's Theme" features on the album The Simon May Collection and was also released as an EP along with other EastEnders songs including "Anyone Can Fall in Love", "Every Loser Wins", "Glory Be (To God on High)" & "EastEnders Theme".
EastEnders Peggy's Last Scene - Peggy's Theme - 10 September 2010
Pat's Theme[]
On 31 December 2011, it was announced May had reworked the show's theme tune for Pat Evans' (Pam St. Clement) final EastEnders episode.The new version, called "Pat's Theme", played out at the end of the character's last episode broadcast on 1 January 2012. An EastEnders spokesperson told Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy "It's only right that as we say goodbye to the iconic Pat Evans we pay tribute to such a character with a wonderfully touching special theme tune. The theme features a piano and no other instruments. It was also used as the opening theme to a documentary show, EastEnders: Farewell Pat that aired on BBC1.
EastEnders - Pat Dies - 1st January 2012
35th Anniversary Theme[]
On 21 February 2020, a special theme of EastEnders was played at the end of the episode, though it was never broadcast as another ending to the episode was used instead.
Elizabeth's Theme[]
On 2 June 2022, a new special theme was played to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee as Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visited the Square.
EastEnders' ROYAL Theme Tune! 🇬🇧👑 - EastEnders
Dot's Theme[]
Dot's Theme was used on 12 December 2022 for the funeral of Dot Branning.
EastEnders - Dot's Theme (Clean)
Videos[]
Lucy's letter - EastEnders 30th anniversary - BBC One
Eastenders Julia's theme Gordon Brown leaving
Fan Parody - Theresa May resigns with Julia's Theme
Sheet Music[]
EastEnders Theme
Peggy's Theme