As it’s Valentine’s Day, I got thinking about some of my favourite soap couples. It’s quite hard to choose and I’m sure I’m missing some iconic pairings off my little…
Category: Coronation Street
These soaps all mention the British soap opera Coronation Street.
6 reasons I was disappointed by Corrie’s 60th birthday episode
We have been in the midst a global pandemic, so it’s a wonder that soaps such as Coronation Street have been able to produce any new content. With that in…
Corrie releases its 60th anniversary cast photograph
It’s no secret that Corrie will surpass a special milestone this year. The soap is celebrating its 60th birthday next month (in December 2020). Ahead of the big event, Corrie…
Corrie and Ken receive new Guinness World Records
Next month (on 9 December, 2020), Coronation Street will celebrate 60 years. In recognition of this, the show has received a Guinness World Records certificate. This acknowledge that Corrie remains…
Soap storylines: exploring domestic violence
Occasionally EastEnders and Coronation Street both cover similar storylines at the same time. In 2020, this happened, as two important and powerful domestic violence storylines played out concurrently. Coronation Street…
The importance of the pub: pint, pie, action!
Britain’s three biggest soaps are all set in different parts of the country, but each one has its own boozer. So why is this so important when it comes to…
12 soap opera facts that you might not know
Here are some soapy facts that you may not be aware of. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a soap opera is “a series of television or radio programmes about the…
Celebrating 60 years of Corrie: key storylines revealed
Coronation Street is the world’s longest running drama serial and on 9 December, it will be 60 years old. But what will be the key storylines in anniversary week? It’s…
7 things you never see soap characters doing
The soaps are meant to reflect real life, which is why we watch the characters deal with various life issues. But there are certain things we never see them doing….
The reasons why I love the soaps at Christmas
I love the soaps at Christmastime and I like to sit down and watch them in peace. In fact, I’ve been known to take myself off for an hour, so…