Jan
05
Television’s Christmas number one in 2011 was the popular ITV drama series Downton Abbey, which managed to push the perennial favourite EastEnders into second place. Julian Fellowes’ period drama recorded impressive viewing figures of 11.6 million, compared to the 11.3 million viewers who tuned in to watch the usual festive fun at the Queen Vic. …
May
19
At the end of her present contract, Pauline Quirke will be leaving Emmerdale, she has confirmed. She will be leaving the role of Hazel Rhodes on the ITV1 soap as the conclusion of this year. She will then be taking on the sitcom Birds of a Feather in a stage version in 2012. She …
Jan
08
The show plot may have sent a shudder into the bodies of many Eastender’s viewers with Ronnie Branning swapping the body of her dead baby who died of cot death with another of Kat and Alfie Moon. The scenes upset the whole nation over the holiday season. Social networking sites and internet forums were almost …
Dec
06
One half of the entire TV audience switched on to watch Coronation Street last night, as devastation struck in the form of a tramcar crash. Over 14 million watched as an explosion ripped open The Joinery, and caused a tram to dive from the viaduct above. In the ensuing destruction, the Corner Shop and The …
Nov
13
Eleven million viewers watched William Tarmey’s character, Jack Duckworth, make his exit from Coronation Street. Reporters said that it was among the most touching scenes they’d ever experienced on a soap opera. In the culminating episode, Jack is scene celebrating his 74th birthday amid his friends at Rovers Return. The character is seen leaving the …
Sep
03
In its first reviews, Coronation Street was panned by critics, with little excitement or appeal to be found. The executives who put it on the air even called it “dreary” and did not hold high hopes for the show. The producer was told to find something to replace it with, but decades later, Coronation Street …
Jul
03
Jessie Wallace, the actress that played Kat on the EastEnders will soon star in a new drama that documents the start of Coronation Street according to a new announcement by the BBC. Wallace will be playing Pat Phoenix who has starred as Elsie Tanner on the soap since its early days. The famous soap celebrated …
May
21
FORMER stars of Channel 4 soap Brookside are backing an internet Campaign to bring out a “Best of” DVD. An online petition already has more than 4,600 fan signitures and now previous cast members are calling for episodes to be re-released including, Dean Sullivan, Louis Emerik, Suzanne Collins, Bryan Murray, Steven Fletcher, Stephanie Chambers, Kris …