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Picture Tribute: Richard Thorp

Mike Watkins May 22, 2013 ATV Network Crossroads Emergency Ward 10 Emmerdale ITV The Cedar Tree Yorkshire Television

Richard worked for ATV over many years, and shared with us a collection of photographs – many of which have never been seen before, or…

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Emmerdale veteran Richard Thorp passes away

Mike Watkins and Lynn Swift May 22, 2013 Alan Turner Emergency Ward 10 Emmerdale Richard Thorp

Emmerdale veteran Richard Thorp has died at the age of 81.

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UK Soaps’ top rating episodes

Mike Watkins May 17, 2013 Coronation Street Crossroads EastEnders Emergency Ward 10 Emmerdale

Let’s figure it out… With figures released yesterday showing that one time fourth UK soap in the ratings top ten – Emmerdale – had unceremoniously…

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They were in Crossroads?

Mike Watkins April 3, 2013 A Country Practice Arthur Marshall Billy Wright Bob Monkhouse Call My Bluff Carl Wayne Coronation Street Crimestoppers Crossroads David Jason Derek Farr Diane Keen Dixon Of Dock Green Doctor Who Don Henderson Duncan Goodhew EastEnders Ed Doolan Elaine Paige Emergency Ward 10 Emmerdale Fern Britton Frank Middlemass Fred Feast Gabrielle Drake Gavin and Stacey General Hospital Hilda Braid Jeff Stewart JoAnne Good Joe Loss Johnny Briggs Jon Finch Kathy Staff Ken Dodd Larry Grayson Last of the Summer Wine Malcolm McDowell Margaret John Marjie Lawrence Noele Gordon Only Fools and Horses Ronald Allen Saturday Variety Simon Lowe Stuart White Sue Nicholls Tales Of The Unexpected Terence Rigby The Comic Strip Presents The Generation Game The Young Doctors Tony Britton Upstairs Downstairs Wendy Padbury

25 Years ago on Easter Monday, April 4th 1988, the UK’s third most watched soap ended. For most of its life it had been the…

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Keep it up Downstairs comes to DVD

ATV Today February 25, 2013 Aimi Macdonald Compact Crossroads Diana Dors Downton Abbey Emergency Ward 10 Françoise Pascal Hazel Adair Jack Wild Mary Millington Peter Ling Upstairs Downstairs Willie Rushton

With the success of Downton Abbey for ITV it isn’t surprising the spoof of 1970s period drama Upstairs Downstairs is coming to DVD. Keep it…

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EyeSpy: Remembering Peter Gilmore

Doug Lambert February 8, 2013 ATV Network BBC Carry Ons Casualty Doctor Who Emergency Ward 10 Heartbeat ITV Ivanhoe The Onedin Line The Rag Trade

Actor Peter Gilmore died at the weekend in a London hospice aged 91. He was best known for his work on the Carry On movies,…

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Second series of UK’s General Hospital to be released on DVD

Doug Lambert January 30, 2013 ABC Albion Market Angels ATV ATV Elstree Crossroads DVD Elstree Studios Emergency Ward 10 Emmerdale Farm Families General Hospital Holby City Judy Loe Lew Grade London Bridge Lynda Bellingham Patricia Maynard Revelations Ronald Leigh-Hunt Rooms The Cedar Tree

A second volume of episodes of the UK’s General Hospital is to be released on DVD in the Summer.

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Medical Soap Angels To Be Released On DVD

Doug Lambert January 29, 2013 Angela Bruce Angels Casualty DVD EastEnders Eldorado Emergency Ward 10 General Hospital Judith Jacobs Julia Smith Julie Dawn Cole Kathryn Apanowicz Lesley Dunlop Paula Milne Pauline Quirke Shirley Cheriton Tony Holland

The first series of BBC One‘s medical soap Angels, screened in the late 1970s and early 1980s, is set to be released on DVD.

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EastEnders and Coronation Street top festive television

Mike Watkins December 14, 2012 Coronation Street EastEnders Emergency Ward 10 YouView

It may be a little presumptuous to have such a headline, but research by YouView suggests that UK soap is going to be as popular…

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From Soap Opera to Superstar

Mike Watkins December 2, 2012 Baywatch Crossroads Dallas Dark Shadows Dynasty EastEnders Emergency Ward 10 General Hospital USA Grange Hill Guiding Light Home and Away Murder She Wrote Neighbours The Young Doctors Weavers Green X Factor

Soap operas have for many years brought in ‘big names’ for a quick ratings boost or publicity stunt, but what about those who went from saga…

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