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Does anybody watch the soaps?

(57 Posts)
Cherrytree59 Sat 22-Sept-18 18:36:33

No soaps for about 15 or more years.
No credibility.
Stopped watching Emmerdale when one of the many soap disasters was a plane crash complete with dead sheep that looked like they had been borrowed from Axminster carpets.

Loved watching Corrie with my mum during the Ena Sharples (sp?) and Elsie Tanner years.

Enjoyed watching Aussie soaps with daughter when she was a teenager.
Not sure if they are still on TV.

jeanio Sat 22-Sept-18 18:23:39

I do watch Corrie and EastEnders but think some of the story lines at the moment are ludicrous.

kittylester Sat 22-Sept-18 18:22:02

Ice watched Stenders since the beginning and think it's a bit silly but I'd miss it if I didn't. Dd2 and I message each other about it while it's on!

KatyK Sat 22-Sept-18 18:16:00

I watch Corrie, although it gets a bit daft.

PECS Sat 22-Sept-18 17:59:22

Have not seen a soap since I went back to work,after having DD2, in 1982! Too busy at 7:30 (they were on that time then? ) so never got back into them. My mum loved them all! I do listen to the Archers sporadically..catch up on Sunday sometimes then get into it again!

crystaltipps Sat 22-Sept-18 17:56:48

I do still stick with Corrie as I have fond memories of watching with my parents and my children still watch it as well. The story lines are rubbish at the mo but I do like some of the characters. I like Roy, Tim, Tracey, Amy and Mary at the moment. The Liz- Hannah- Jim story has got to be the worst ever.

oldbatty Sat 22-Sept-18 17:50:29

OK guilty pleasure, I used to quite enjoy Corrie and Emmerdale. Both are utterly tedious and ridiculous now.

Who on earth writes this stuff?