Category: Soapworld

ABC daytime soap All My Children is reportedly in danger of being axed due to low ratings. Reports in America claim that ABC are considering axing the soap after 41 years because of its consistently low ratings so far this year. Previously cancellation rumours about sister soap One Life to Live often cited low ratings as the cause for its […]

The BBC has ordered a spin-off from The Archers for BBC Radio Four Extra (formally BBC Radio 7). Listeners to BBC Radio 4 Extra can enjoy more stories from Ambridge with the launch of a new series, Ambridge Extra, on the digital network next month.  Ambridge Extra will give listeners the chance to spend more time with Archers characters and […]

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has denied to ATV Today it is planning to axe the Scottish soap River City as part of cut backs at the corporation. EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has denied to ATV Today it is planning to axe the Scottish soap River City as part of cut backs at the corporation. An article in The Guardian (see bottom of […]

Brooke Vincent has criticised Coronation Street fans who have criticised the soap’s lesbian storyline. Brooke Vincent has criticised Coronation Street fans who have criticised the soap’s lesbian storyline. Vincent plays Sophie Webster in the Granada soap and is currently involved in a lesbian romance with Sian Powers (Sacha Parkinson). However, while the storyline has proved popular with younger fans some […]

Actor Ted Shackelford is temporarily leaving CBS soap The Young and the Restless and being replaced by actor Kin Shriner. Actor Ted Shackelford is temporarily leaving CBS soap The Young and the Restless and being replaced by actor Kin Shriner. Shackelford plays Jeffrey Bardwell on the CBS soap having originally joined in 2006 in the role of William Bardwell. Shackelford […]

Coronation Street bosses have planned an emotional exit for Liz McDonald when the Rovers Landlady bows out of the Granada soap. Coronation Street bosses have planned an emotional exit for Liz McDonald when the Rovers Landlady bows out of the Granada soap. Actress Beverley Callard announced she was leaving the soap last year having played Liz, on and off, since […]

Coronation Street actresses Brooke Vincent and Sacha Parkinson have dismissed reports that they’ll leave the Granada soap if storyliners break-up their on-screen characters. Coronation Street actresses Brooke Vincent and Sacha Parkinson have dismissed reports that they’ll leave the Granada soap if storyliners break-up their on-screen characters. The two actresses were interview for Heat magazine where they implied they would quit […]

Joan Collins has talked about the proposed return of the 1980s soap Dynasty, hinting she may be involved in the project.       Joan Collins has talked about the proposed return of the 1980s soap Dynasty. Collins played the super-bitch Alexis Morrell-Carrington-Colby-Dexter in the soap joining in its second series and remaining until its finale in 1989 and returning […]