Category: Soapworld

Yesterday Channel 4 teen-soap Hollyoaks unleashed, finally, its new look opening titles and revamped theme tune. What do you think of the refresh? Yesterday Channel 4 teen-soap Hollyoaks unleashed, finally, its new look opening titles and revamped theme tune. What do you think of the refresh?

Barbara Windsor praises EastEnders boss Bryan Kirkwood for the ending he gave her character – soap icon Peggy Mitchell – last week. “I absolutely loved what EastEnders did with my exit. Bryan Kirkwood [pictured left] is a very clever producer. He looked at my very first episode and decided my exit should be about Peggy and Phil. My very first […]

As one era ends – with Peggy Mitchell bidding farewell to Albert Square – a new one is about to dawn with the return of old slapper Kat Moon and her wannabe comedian husband Alfie to EastEnders. To mark the return of the couple the BBC have created a ‘wild east’ style trailer, (see it below). As ATV Exclusively revealed […]

  Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor) exit from EastEnders was seen by over 8 million viewers while Coronation Street toppled below 6 million viewers and Paul O’Grady’s new chat-show got off to a weak start. Our final ratings round-up of the week will once again start with the battle of the breakfast magazine programmes. Daybreak ended its first week on-air with […]

  Overnight ratings for Thursday reveal that the dramatic fire in the Queen Vic, in EastEnders, topped 8 million viewers. ITV’s crime/legal drama Law & Order returned with 5 million viewers. Ratings date for Thursday reveal that Daybreak once again held steady in the ratings. The performance of Daybreak across the week has been higher than the average for GMTV […]

Neighbours executive producer has exclusively told ATV Today that she wanted Paul Robinson shot for the 6000th episode. (Contains spoilers for UK viewers) Susan Bower told us that they had planned for Paul Robinson, played by Stefan Dennis, to be at the centre of a “Who Shot Paul Robinson” storyline, but due to classifications, this could not be done. Neighbours […]

  The start of dramatic week in EastEnders topped 9 million viewers for BBC One while ITV’s highly anticipated remake of Bouquet of Barbed Wire launches with over 5 million viewers. The start of a dramatic week of episodes in EastEnders saw the BBC One soap top 9 million viewers. This week’s episodes will see the Queen Vic burn down […]

  Former As The World Turns actor Paul Leyden is to join the cast of The Young and the Restless. Former As The World Turns actor Paul Leyden is to join the cast of The Young and the Restless. The actor played Simon Frasier between 2004 and 2010 on As The World Turns and isn’t the first former cast member […]