 One of these was Zoe Tate (Leah Bracknell) coming out as a lesbian (a first on British pre-watershed TV) and another was the wedding of Annie and Leonard, which aired in October 1993.This storyline heralded a new era for the programme, but ratings were not as successful as originally believed.In October 1993, the show had turned 21 and a couple of months later celebrated by airing a story which would mark a turning point in its history.