Category: Soapworld

Finola Hughes is to return to ABC’s medical soap General Hospital. The actress will reprise her role of jet-setting Anna Devane once more during February – for the all important sweeps. Her return to the ABC soap – which by that point will be the last remaining daytime serial on the broadcaster – will tie into the departure of her […]

Sean Kenan has revealed he is being written out of CBS soap The Young and the Restless. The actor revealed to his followers on Twitter that he had been informed that producers had decided to write the character out of the soap once more. Kenan tweeted ‘Well, it’s just two weeks before Xmas and The Powers that Be have just […]

Australian Idol and Neighbours star Dan O’Connor is joining the cast of youth soap Hollyoaks. Channel 4 today announced a new character for their early evening saga Hollyoaks in the form of Ally, a military serviceman played by Dan O’Connor. Speaking about landing a part in the popular show, Dan says, “I’m really excited about joining Hollyoaks, especially with its […]

Edward MacLian has reportedly quit BBC One‘s Holby City. The Sun reports the actor has decided to quit the medical drama after two years. He plays registrar Greg Douglas in the series having joined the cast in 2010. The tabloid quotes the actor as saying ‘I haven’t signed another contract so January or February will be the end for me. […]

All My Children and One Life to Live: the saga continues! It seems that plans to continue the two soaps online might not be dead after all. Only two weeks ago Prospect Park released a statement announcing it was shelving plans to continue ABC soap One Life to Live online because it couldn’t secure the financing required. Shortly before that […]

Street of Dreams, the Coronation Street musical has been unveiled today by ITV. Here ATV Today’s SoapWorld takes a look up close and in large at the shows poster starring Paul O’Grady who is the star host, guiding the audience through momentous events in Corrie’s history in his own inimitable style. Street of Dreams, the Coronation Street musical has been […]

ABC‘s daytime talk show The View will mark the finale of One Life to Live with in January with an edition devoted to the daytime soap. Now its clear that One Life to Live will not continue, online as planned by Prospect Park, and will end in January talk-show The View has announced plans to air a tribute to the […]

An alternative end to ABC soap All My Children was filmed but not used because the series was expected to continue online. When ABC announced the cancellation of All My Children in April a finale was crafted by the soap’s creator, Agnes Nixon. However, the soap was then seemingly saved when ABC licensed it out to Prospect Park which planned […]

Neighbours have confirmed that the Kapoor family will be part of the soap’s regular cast and will move to Ramsay Street. The Australian soap has announced that the Kapoor family will become a regular fixture from early next year. Anjay Kapoor (Sachin Joab) has made several appearances in Neighbours already, as a local councillor, since the Summer. Priya Kapoor (Menik […]