Category: Soapworld

ITV is looking for a new sponsor for its flagship series, Coronation Street, following Harvey’s furniture stores decision not to renew their deal with the broadcaster. Simon Daglish, group commercial sales director at ITV, says “Coronation Street remains one of the jewels in ITV’s crown and this sponsorship package consistently delivers some of the highest audiences across any year, as […]

EastEnders actors Patsy Palmer and Lindsey Coulson are to be temporarily written out of the BBC One soap. The two actors will bow out of EastEnders for around six months over the Summer as Patsy Palmer has been granted time off to spend more time with her family. The temporary departure of actress Palmer will coincide with that of actress […]

The BBC has confirmed that the Sunday omnibus edition of EastEnders will no longer air on Sunday afternoons. The official website for the soap said that it will now air in a new late-night slot on Friday night / Saturday mornings. The EastEnders weekend repeat had traditionally been on a Sunday afternoon but over the past year has been shunted […]

Actress Florencia Lozano is to join ABC soap General Hospital continuing her role of Tea Delgado from defunct soap One Life to Live. Another character is making the journey from Llanview to Port Charles as actress Florencia Lozano has announced she will be appearing in medical soap General Hospital. The actress is not the first to crossover to the medical […]

Former All My Children head writer Lorraine Broderick has joined NBC soap Days of our Lives as co-head-writer. It has been revealed that Broderick will act as head-writer on the last remaining NBC soap alongside Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell. The trio replace writers Marlene McPherson and Darrell Ray Thomas Jr who were brought in by NBC as head-writers last […]

Hosted by Phillip Schofield the British Soap Awards return once more to celebrate the world of serial. As usual the big soaps battle it out for gongs ranging from the villagers in Emmerdale to the residents of Coronation Street and the teenagers of EastEnders.   SEXIEST MALE (Viewer vote) (Last year’s winner was Scott Maslen – EastEnders) Coronation Street:  Chris […]

Actress Renee Jones has quit NBC soap Days of our Lives. Warning: May contain spoilers. {jcomments on}The actress has played Lexie Carver on the last remaining soap for over 20 years and according to reports that makes her character the longest-running African-American character on television. However, TV Guide magazine reports that actress Renee Jones ahs decided to quit Days of […]

Popular television actress Sue Johnston is to join the cast of ITV soap Coronation Street. Producers on the Manchester based soap have confirmed that Johnston has been cast in the role of Gloria, the mother of Stella Price (Michelle Collins). The confirmation of Johnston’s role follows press stories linking her to the part in the soap. Producer Phil Collinson said […]

Scottish actor Alex Norton is to join the cast of BBC One drama Waterloo Road. Norton is probably best known for his role of DCI Matthew Burke in STV/ITV‘s crime drama Taggart. The future of Taggart is currently up in the air as while ITV have axed it STV are keen to continue the series and are seeking co-producers to […]

Soap actress Jacqueline MacInnes Wood has landed a role in CW pilot Arrow. The actress plays Steffy Forrester in CBS daytime soap The Bold and the Beautiful but has landed a role in The CW’s forthcoming superhero pilot Arrow based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow. The actress will appear in the pilot via flashbacks according to reports playing […]