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And when different showrunners come in and out, the characters seem - to morph into people that you dont recognise, so i think its— about having people that. are willing to be consistent, that care about those characters, that think about the audience. i and i still think theres - something fantastic there, but there is a lot of competition. you know, were going to have to accept that were not - going to see the viewing figures that den and angie got again. . but that doesnt mean - that they c...

I dont seem to see it across the landscape. you know, but its there. and if you do it, theyll listen to it. because remember that... i used to always say to our teams that you have to remember, and we alluded to it earlier, television is a second choice activity. people flock to watch when theyve got nothing else to do. and this is why we used to... we used to lose 1.5 to 2 million viewers as soon as the clocks went forward and people realised they had an extra hour of daylight to go outside. bu...

Who ran the pub, had been in it for ages. i thought he was wonderful. and i remember going up to him saying, "you are so lucky! it must be wonderful to be in a programme with so much security!" and through gritted teeth, he looked at me and said, "it is that very security that makes us feel insecure." and he was absolutely right, because you can never agree... i mean, my character years ago, thank god, you know, i was on a life support machine in birmingham general hospital, having been knocked ...

Saying, "you are so lucky! it must be wonderful to be in a programme with so much security!" and through gritted teeth, he looked at me and said, "it is that very security that makes us feel insecure." and he was absolutely right, because you can never agree... i mean, my character years ago, thank god, you know, i was on a life support machine in birmingham general hospital, having been knocked over by a bse—ridden cow. iwas... my character bought an aeroplane, an aeroplane. i said to the pro...

Sort of take those beats, you have to take those pauses with the audience. and if you keep throwing it in, you burn up storylines so fast that, in the end, itjust becomes... itjust becomes wallpaper in the end, you know? now, lets think about being in soaps. lets talk about being in them. charles, you joined the archers in 1975, almost 50 years ago, so i guess youve got the best insight of what its like to be in a soap. i mean, how much say do you get over your character? i mean, what happens if...

And 5 million viewers, depending on the time of year, depending on if theres a big storyline. id say the catch—up ratings tend to be about 1 million for the big soaps. i think eastenders is viewed slightly more on iplayer than the itv shows are with the itv hub, though. well, lets have a look at the creative process. the turnaround time for making soaps is really fast, as i understand it. from commissioning a story to transmission is around 16 weeks for a daily show like eastenders, 20 weeks f...

After his cousin rico burton was stabbed to death in cheshire. the met police say they had contact with student nurse owami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. daria dugina, the daughter of one of president putins close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. i will have a full summary of all the days news at six oclock, but it is now time for the media show. hello. in march this year, the bbc gave one of its biggest soaps, holby city, a do not resuscit...

Creator of three of the biggest british soaps of all time — grange hill, brookside and hollyoa ks. daniel kilkenny is soaps editor for entertainment news website digital spy. tv critic and soap fan emma bullimore is here, and charles collingwood, whos been farming, flirting and digging into his wifes venison pie for a whopping 47 years as brian in the archers. welcome to you all and thanks for coming on the show. phil, if we start with you, all the big soaps — eastenders, coronation street, ...

Yeah. whereas now theres just i so many different options, and you dont have to even rely on what is streaming _ or on tv at that time. you can go back and watch a box set, whatever it might be. _ so theres so many demands. on your attention, and i think, you know, when soaps do things well, theres nothing better — _ when you get really hooked into one of those storylines, _ with characters that - youve known for years, decades in some cases. but those storylines have to be strong enough. - th...

Are willing to be consistent, that care about those characters, that think about the audience. i and i still think theres - something fantastic there, but there is a lot of competition. you know, were going to have to accept that were not - going to see the viewing figures that dan and angie got again. . but that doesnt mean - that they cant have success. yeah. and with autumn coming, which i think is a big time for soaps as they start, you know, sowing the seeds for those christmas storylines, ...