Category: Soapworld

Poor weather conditions boosted soap audiences last night – topping the day was EastEnders with over 11 million viewers. The BBC1 soap which will next month celebrate its 25th anniversary picked up 11.04m viewers a 41.9% share of the audience between 7.30pm and 8.00pm. The episode introduced several characters who will feature in the new online spin-off series E20. At […]

ITV has confirmed tonight that murderer Tracy Barlow [Kate Ford] is to return to Weatherfield later this year it cause more heartache and headache for her ever suffering parents Ken and Deidre.   Actress Kate Ford is set to return to Coronation Street as the wayward Barlow this spring. Corrie viewers will see Tracy in prison where she’ll become embroiled in […]

The wedding of Syed and Amira in EastEnders yesterday proved to be a hit with viewers as 11 million viewers tuned in – more than the number who saw the Christmas Day episode of the BBC soap.  EastEnders was the most watched programme of New Year’s Day with the wedding of Syed to Amira proving to be a hit with […]

Walford takes its first big step into the wider world of the web as the online spin-off series, EastEnders: E20, begins, introducing four new faces – Fatboy (Ricky Norwood), Leon Small (Sam Attwater), Mercy Olubunmi (Bunmi Mojekwu) and Zsa Zsa Carter (Emer Kenny).   The foursome crash into the Square seeking solace from family life. With nowhere to live and […]

BBC One’s daytime drama series Doctors is to air another five-part story following the success of last year’s Aftershock which examined the effects a stabbing had on a local community. The new five-part story, from Aftershock’s writer Dawn Harrison, focuses on a hostage situation and examines the events that led up to it. BBC One’s daytime drama series Doctors is […]

Popular entertainment news site Digital Spy is reporting that actress Margi Clarke is heading back to Coronation Street reprising her role of Jackie Dobbs. Popular entertainment news site Digital Spy is reporting that actress Margi Clarke is heading back to Coronation Street. Jackie Dobbs is returning to Weatherfield to cause more trouble for her son Tyrone and his adulterous wife […]

Actor George Costigan, known for his roles in Shirley Valentine, Calendar Girls and Rita, Sue and Bob Too, is to join the cast of ITV soap Emmerdale. George Costigan is to join the cast of Yorkshire based soap Emmerdale in the New Year. The actor will play Charlie Haynes, an old friend of Rodney, who quickly catches the eye of […]

Another American soap is recasting a character at the last minute because of storyline changes. This time it’s The Young and the Restless as they replace William Russ with Stephen Nichols for the character of Tucker McCall. Last week we reported how ABC soap General Hospital was recasting the character of Lisa Niles because of storyline changes. Original actress Julie […]