Category: Soapworld

Soap legend Johnny Briggs is to star in Doctors next month. The actor who has appeared in soaps such as Echo Beach, Crossroads and Coronation Street makes his appearance on Monday November 9.   The episode, entitled Robbed, sees Briggs as John Cotham a 67-year-old criminal convicted for armed robbery. He’s somewhat “prison royalty” in the Midlands.   The story […]

Actor Christopher Colquhoun is joining the cast of ITV1’s Coronation Street, it has been announced.   Colquhoun, who is best known for his role as Simon Kaminski in BBC One’s Casualty between 2002-2004, will be playing a love rival for Dev Alahan when he arrives on the cobbles later this year as his character Matt Davies is the fiance of […]

Actress Rula Lenska is to appear in Coronation Street ITV today confirmed. Sharon Marshall speaking on This Morning commented that the former EastEnders actress would appear as a friend of Audrey’s when they meet up at a hairdressers convention.   The Press Association quote an insider at the ITV Granada soap as stating: “Rula will play a glamorous friend of […]

Two actors in the American soap All My Children have been dropped ahead of the soaps move from New York to Los Angeles at the start of next year.   A few months ago it was announced that production of All My Children, an ABC soap, would move from New York to Los Angeles. The move would mean the cast […]

  A broadcaster in New Zealand is planning to drop American soaps Days of our Lives and The Young and the Restless from its schedules after 30 years due to declining ratings.   New Zealand broadcaster Television New Zealand is planning to drop two American soaps from its schedules from October due to declining ratings. The broadcaster has aired episodes […]

  Actress Gina Tognoni is returning to daytime soap One Life to Live to reprise her role of Kelly Cramer. Since leaving the soap in 2001 the actress appeared on Guiding Light as Dinah Marler however, the veteran soap which ended its 72 year run on CBS last week following its cancellation in April.   Actress Gina Tognoni will return […]

  NBC has confirmed that daytime soap Days of our Lives has seen an increase in ratings from last year and has also tied for the top-rated daytime programme for women.   NBC’s “Days of our Lives” has finished the 52-week 2008-09 broadcast year tied for #3 in women 18-49 rating and tied for #1 among women 18-34, marking the […]