Blimey, East Enders!

Christmas is for miracles, as was Micks rescue bid, Linda and Janine managed to survive the cliff drop into the deep sea, emerging with all their clothes dry and pressed and shoes on. Overweight Mick, coped with his Olympian cliff dive, and swimming ability put young fit men to shame, still had the energy to swim out to sea against the tide. He’s probably reached France now.

He’s probably reached France now.
That's it, yes! He'll definitely get a part in that soap set in Marseille I think where there have been 54 murders, riots, a ghost, rapes, kidnappings etc to name but a few things. His Enders experience will stand him in good stead.

I don't think soap actors are necessary 'one trick ponies' at all. If they are long-standing they have to cover more emotions than anyone in a long-running play does repeating the same script for a couple of hours a night. Soap actors do everything once and move on, often with three episodes a week. Also, long-standing viewers will remember their character's past, so know that they are insecure because of having a philandering father or an alcoholic mother, etc, and will pick up on inconsistencies that the characters carry with them for years.

One could say that Shakesperian actors are 'one trick ponies' as they play the same type of rôles all the time.

Savon de Marseille - soap- brilliant.