In a plot twist worthy of its script from the early 1990s, long forgotten BBC soap Eldorado has made a shock TV return, almost 30 years after the axe fell on the Spanish set series.
Billed as 'EastEnders in the sun,' the BBC thought they had a sure fire ratings hit on their hands when Eldorado launched to great expense and fanfare in 1992. Confident viewers would love it, the broadcaster was rumoured to have ploughed somewhere in the region of £10m into Eldorado, even building a built a 'mini town' set near Marbella.
However, the high viewing figures the BBC hoped for and expected did not materialise and it was on screen for just 156 episodes, a fraction of the output of long-lasting soap juggernaut EastEnders. The show was slammed by TV critics and ratings fell off a cliff, going down to just 2.8m, despite its prime time slot.
