Eldorado

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Eldorado was a British soap opera that aired for just one year, from July 6, 1992, to July 9, 1993. Set in the fictional town of Los Barcos on the Costa del Sol in Spain, it revolved around the lives of British and European expats. The BBC hoped it would achieve the same success as EastEnders and capture some of the sunshine and glamour of popular Australian soaps like Home and Away and Neighbours. A co-production between the BBC and the independent production company Cinema Verity, Eldorado was broadcast three times a week in a prime evening slot on the mainstream channel BBC1, filling the time vacated by Terry Wogan's chat show Wogan, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7:00 PM. Despite a high-profile advertising campaign on television, radio, and in the press leading up to its launch, the show did not initially resonate with viewers or critics. Ratings improved after a significant overhaul, but it was ultimately canceled by the new controller of BBC1, Alan Yentob.