ðeɪ wɜː ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ əvən ɚɹˈeɪ ʌv nˈuː kˈæɹɪktɚz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst tʊ ɐkˈɑːmədˌeɪt ðɪ ˈædvɛnt ʌv ˈiːst ˈɛndɚz skɹˈiːnɪŋ ʌv θɹˈiː wˈiːkli ˈɛpɪsˌoʊdz, ˈɜːli ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ.
They were the beginning of an array of new characters introduced to accommodate the advent of EastEnders' screening of three weekly episodes, early in 1994.