Heartbeat in Australia
A forthcoming episode of ITV Yorkshire’s police-drama series Heartbeat will be partly set in Australia.
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Kitty McGeever becomes British soap’s first blind actress with Emmerdale role
Kitty McGeever has become the first blind actress to star in a British soap after landing a role in Emmerdale.
Read moreConcerns for Callard
‘Friends’ of Coronation Street favourite Bev Callard have expressed their concern to The Sun newspaper about her wellbeing. The publication suggests that associates of the ‘normally bubbly actress’, who has played Liz MacDonald in the show on-and-off since 1989, have said they are worried about her because she’s been absent from the Granada studios for over a week. One friend […]
Read moreTonight’s EastEnders to feature only black characters in a soap first
EastEnders is about to clock up another soap first as tonight’s episode features an all-black cast.
Read moreSeagulls could hamper Corrie move
Seagulls could hamper plans to move the filming of Coronation Street from its present location to a new base at MediaCityUK.
Read moreCorrie Ghosts and Criminal Lookalikes
Welcome to the second edition of the Soap File for 2009. Critic Vivian Summers casts her spell, we mean views, over the past week or so in Soap Opera.
Read moreMarc Elliott joins EastEnders
EastEnders’ Masood family is set to get a new addition as older son Syed Masood will join his family in Albert Square later this year. The much mentioned Syed will be played by Marc Elloit. Contains BBC Press Release. Marc Elliott will join EastEnders, playing the character of Syed Masood, appearing on screen from May 2009. Syed is […]
Read moreHollyoaks Stars to present 4Music Show
Matt Littler and Darren Jeffries, better known to fans of Hollyoaks as Max and OB, will present a new show on 4Music. Hollyoaks favourites Matt Littler and Darren Jeffries, aka Max and OB in the C4 soap, are to front a new Battle of the Bands style show on 4Music. The show, The Versus Chart, will see Littler and Jeffries […]
Read moreAward Winning actor joins EastEnders
Multi-award winning actor Edward Woodward is to join the cast of BBC One soap EastEnders. Multi-award winning actor Edward Woodward has landed a role in BBC One soap EastEnders. The 78 year old actor, who has won Golden Globe and Bafta awards, will play Tommy Clifford in EastEnders. The character will arrive in Albert Square looking for Patrick Trueman [Rudolph […]
Read moreTabloid votes Steve McDonald Favourite Soap Character
The People, have named Coronation Street’s Steve McDonald as the nation’s favourite soap character.
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