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The 80s were a radical transformation from what america was like in the 60s and 70s. the economy was booming. there was a rise in conservative values. >> we saw american audiences losing interest in the socially relevant sitcoms and the sitcoms started to die away. >> dramas started taking over, soaps were big. dynasty, dallas, magnum pi. >> you saw the family sitcom strive to find a new identity. >> family ties is one of the great premises in sitcom history.

With Corrie newcomer Claire set to have four soap stints under her belt, MailOnline delves into the archives to take a look at which other actors have appeared in multiple soaps.

Glass cleaner isn't the all-purpose cleaning solution you're hoping it is.

Emmerdale writer Sharon Marshall has signed to rival soap EastEnders as the BBC team is on fire at the minute.

Chloe Harris baby Reuben is set to be rushed to hospital in next weeks Emmerdale - but will secret baby daddy Mackenzie Boyd manage to stay away?

Linda Carter is left floored in next weeks EastEnders as she receives shocking news about Janine Butcher in prison.

Peri Lomax is set to lash out in next weeks Hollyoaks as her cancer-stricken girlfriend Juliet Nightingale is hospitalised.

Things descend into chaos in next weeks Hollyoaks as Zara Morgan and Grace Blacks attempts to save the market result in them being arrested.

Coronation Streets Tim Metcalfe takes drastic action next week as he kidnaps his own mum Elaine Jones in a bid to stop her from marrying serial killer Stephen Reid.

Coronation Streets Paul Foreman is set to go down a dark road next week as he becomes further embroiled in Damons criminal world.