"as the location of the Crossroads Hotel; however this Kings Oak looked nothing like its predecessor. The new filming locations were Bingham and its market place. Also Redmile featured as part of the village. Both of the Carlton used locations are in Nottinghamshire. Kings Oak Kings Oak was the fictional village in the television serial ""Crossroads"" which ran on ITV between 1964 and 1988 and returned in 2001 and axed in 2003. It is sometimes written as King's Oak. Between 1964 and 1970 most of the scenes of the village were actually all recorded inside the Associated Television Studios in"
"1990s on Sky Soap, the episodes shown in March 1997 were from 1973, but by the time Sky Soap ended in April 1999 the episodes shown were from 1988. In July 1998, episodes from the first episode of the renamed soap were repeated on Granada Plus, and the 2001 episodes were being shown when the channel ended in November 2004. the repeats ended with Episode #2827 – Thursday 4 January 2001. Scheduling of Emmerdale The scheduling of ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale"" has varied since it was first shown in 1972. For the first 25 years, there were only 2 episodes"
"in 2002 after falling ratings. Similarly the revived version of ""Crossroads"" occupied the slot from March 2001, however it too saw a decline in ratings particularly after major cast and production changes towards the end. Both soaps were axed in mid-2003, over a year before ""The Paul O'Grady Show"" was first broadcast, and the new show was seen as the saviour of this teatime slot. ITV commissioned ""The Paul O'Grady Show"" in October 2004 following O'Grady's appearance as a guest presenter for the (somewhat similar formatted) lunch-time entertainment show ""Today with Des and Mel"". ITV management were so impressed by"
"ITV's long-running soap, ""Coronation Street"". The character made his ""dramatic return"" in an episode that aired on 29 September 2003. On-screen, Den walked into Sharon's nightclub, Angie's Den, and greeted his stunned daughter with the words ""Hello, princess."" More than 16 million viewers watched his long-awaited homecoming, attracting 62% of the viewing public; it has been voted as the favourite TV soap comeback in an AOL online poll of over 23,000 viewers, taking over a third of the vote (37%). Despite claims from the British press that the plot was unrealistic and that it questioned the show's credibility, Den's return"
"left the show. Soapstars Soapstars is a British talent show that aired on ITV from 3 to 29 September 2001. The series featured thousands of contestants auditioning to be cast as part of a new family—consisting of a mother, father and three teenage children—in the ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale"". The judging panel consisted of drama producer Yvon Grace, casting director Paul de Freitas, and ""Emmerdale"" scriptwriter Bill Lyons. Auditions for ""Soapstars"" began on 8 June 2001 in Sheffield. British actor's trade union Equity released a statement critical of the series, stating it was ""an insulting affront to the men and"
"Soapstars Soapstars is a British talent show that aired on ITV from 3 to 29 September 2001. The series featured thousands of contestants auditioning to be cast as part of a new family—consisting of a mother, father and three teenage children—in the ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale"". The judging panel consisted of drama producer Yvon Grace, casting director Paul de Freitas, and ""Emmerdale"" scriptwriter Bill Lyons. Auditions for ""Soapstars"" began on 8 June 2001 in Sheffield. British actor's trade union Equity released a statement critical of the series, stating it was ""an insulting affront to the men and women in our"
"a fourth was added in 2001. In 2000, a second weekly episode was added in the summer. In 2003, the programme started airing four episodes all year-round from the summer of that year. In 2004, Friday's 8.30 pm episode was moved to Sunday nights at 8pm. Since early 2001 RTÉ One became also available on most digital platforms in Northern Ireland through Sky and Virgin Media, Fair City is officially available on this service to audiences in this territory. Prior to 2001 in Northern Ireland, UTV aired episodes of the soap in the early and mid-90s during its daytime schedule."
"Agony Again Agony Again is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 in 1995. Starring Maureen Lipman, it is the sequel to ""Agony"", an ITV sitcom that aired from 1979 to 1981. ""Agony Again"" was written by Carl Gorham, Michael Hatt and Amanda Swift. Fourteen years after ""Agony"" ended on ITV, the BBC revived it as ""Agony Again"". The BBC had also revived other sitcoms, including ""Doctor in the House"", ""The Liver Birds"" and ""Reginald Perrin"" in the 1990s. Some of the original cast were used, although Simon Williams' character Laurence is not a main character like before. Jane Lucas"
"from ""EastEnders"", was voted the character that readers most wanted to see return. She also topped a 2001 poll examining 1000 television viewers' opinions of business owners. Sharon was named Britain's dream boss, topping the poll of soap star employers from the UK's two most popular serials, ""Coronation Street"" and ""EastEnders"". In a NTL poll in 2003, one third of viewers picked Sharon's comeback in 2001 as their favourite, and in a ""Radio Times"" poll of over 5,000 people in 2004, 21% chose Sharon as the soap character they were most pleased to see return. Letitia Dean has been nominated"
"channel, ""Coronation Street"" could not be broadcast. An omnibus is also shown on weekends. The show was first aired in 1978, beginning with episodes from 1976. Ireland eventually caught up with the current UK episodes in 1983. Until 1992 it was broadcast on RTÉ2 and from 1992 to 2001 it was broadcast on RTÉ One. In 2001 Granada TV bought 45 percent of TV3, which resulted in TV3 broadcasting series from 2001 to 2014. In 2006 ITV sold its share of the channel but TV3. TV3 continued to buy the soap until the end of 2014 when it moved to"
"and reunited with their true loves: Yna becomes pregnant and marries Angelo, Claudia meets her granddaughter from her deceased daughter, Lia. Afterwards, she and Simon also married each other inside prison. Meanwhile, Amor and Eduardo decided to live happily as a couple and married each other after 27 years of their unbreakable love for each other. The soap, which ran from November 13, 2000 to September 20, 2002, spanned 481 episodes at 30 minutes each then replaced by ""Bituin"". The show posted an all-time high rating of 64.9% during its September 2002 series finale. ""Pangako Sa 'Yo"" was the first"
"It was not as popular as other British soaps due to only being shown regionally, although did on many occasions beat rival soap ""Hollyoaks"" shown on Channel 4. The show was axed in 1999. As of February 2015, the show started a repeat run on local TV channel, London Live. Major characters included: In its late-night format the show featured a gritty storyline involving newcomer Mary O'Connor (Simone Lahbib) being raped by a stalker. On becoming twice-weekly the soap introduced Cliff Lewis (Billy Geraghty) as Nick's former friend and the link to Nick's mysterious past. It was revealed that Nick"
"2001 and ran until May 2003. The show used the exterior of the Carlton Studios, by having a purpose-built canopy constructed, a pond and also extra landscaping which doubled as motel exteriors. Inside, the music studio was the first to go, along with a small portion of the props store – that in the end was converted into extra studio space for additional bedrooms and suites for the show. By 2003, all production work at the studios was dwindling as ITV was undergoing major changes. Some floor space was hired out to the BBC on odd occasions. But ITV had"
"The Woolpack The Woolpack is a fictional public house on the popular ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale"". Its sign is a wool bale, a popular symbol in sheep-rearing country. It has played host to many of the soap's storylines and is the focus of the programme. It is the second oldest TV soap pub, opening its doors in October 1972 and being preceded by The Rovers Return Inn which opened in December 1960 and succeeded by The Queen Victoria which opened in February 1985. The Woolpack is the only soap pub to have changed locations as part of a story-line. In"
"""The Young Doctors"" (from 1982), ""Sons and Daughters"" (from 1983), ""A Country Practice"" (from 1982), ""Richmond Hill"" (from 1988 to 1989) and eventually, ""Neighbours"" was acquired by the BBC in 1986, and ""Home and Away"" aired on ITV beginning in 1989. These achieved significant levels of popularity; ""Neighbours"" and ""Home and Away"" were moved to early-evening slots, helping begin the UK soap opera boom in the late 1980s. The day Channel 4 began operations in 1982 it launched its own soap, the Liverpool-based ""Brookside"", which would redefine soaps over the next decade. The focus of ""Brookside"" was different from earlier"
"the top 100 TV moments of 2001 in a Channel 4 poll, and was chosen as the favourite soap comeback by almost one third of viewers. The return arc saw Sharon reuniting with her former lover, Phil. Discussing this, Dean said, ""[Sharon's] tougher and seems to know what she wants. Seeing Phil throws up vivid memories and strong feelings for Sharon. She's always had a deep affection for him"". She added that because Sharon had grown and gained strength and independence while being in America, ""she can handle pretty much anything the Mitchells can throw at her"". Their reunion lasted"
"British soap characters"" by industry experts for a poll to be run by ""What's on TV"", with readers able to vote for their favourite character to discover ""Who is Soap's greatest Legend?"" Joe Sugden Joseph ""Joe"" Sugden is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ""Emmerdale"", played by ex-""Doctor Who"" Companion Frazer Hines. He first appeared on-screen during the soap's first episode broadcast 16 October 1972 and remained in the programme until 1983. After a brief return in the following year, Hines reprised his role on a permanent basis in 1986, a landmark year for the show under"
"program too attracted low viewership and, after being shifted to a late night time slot, was cancelled in 2003. ""Family Affairs"", which was broadcast opposite the racier ""Hollyoaks"", never achieved significantly high ratings leading to several dramatic casting revamps and marked changes in style and even location over its run. By 2004, ""Family Affairs"" had a larger fan base and won its first awards, but was cancelled in late 2005. In 2008, ITV premiered ""The Royal Today"", a daily spin-off of popular 1960s-based drama ""The Royal"", which had been running in a primetime slot since 2002. Just days later, soap"
"Jarvis Skelton Jarvis Skelton is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ""Emmerdale"", who appeared on the show between 2002 and 2005. He was played by Richard Moore throughout his duration on the show. Jarvis first appeared in Emmerdale on 1 November 2002, and becomes a dustman. He becomes good friends with Edna Birch and Len Reynolds, and in December 2002, he researches Edna's family tree, and inadvertently reveals Edna's grandmother to have been a prostitute. In February 2003, Jarvis reveals to his lifelong dancing partner Freda Darby that he is in love with her, but she rejects"
"until the end of 1992. When BSB's original three-year contract to air the soap expired, Sky chose not to renew it. In 1993, ""Y&R"" was picked up by UK Living (then known as simply Living, now Sky Living) in a primetime timeslot, picking up where Sky left off. This lasted until late 1995. In 2007, Zone Romantica, now CBS Drama began broadcasting the show weekdays [four years behind US]. In 2009, when CBS went into partnership with and took over the Chellozone Channels the show was relegated to just one showing a day [in favor of repeating shows such as"
"prominent to date. She became one of the programme's longest-running characters, remaining in the show from 1985 to 2001 and returning briefly in 2005. Kathy is remembered for being one of the most-often married characters in the soap and had a reputation for having ""the kiss of death"" on her men. First husband Jackie Merrick accidentally shot himself in 1989; her second marriage to Chris Tate, who uses a wheelchair, ended in 1995 when he admitted to an affair; in 1996 Kathy’s third husband Dave Glover died saving a baby he thought to be his own from a house fire"
"from 1987–89). In 1994, she portrayed the ""Doctor Who"" companion Susan Foreman in a BBC Radio 4 comedy drama ""Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman?"" Another notable radio broadcast was in ""The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"" in 2002, in the episode ""The Peculiar Persecution of Mr John Vincent Harden"". In 2003, she appeared in the revived ITV soap, ""Crossroads"" where she played the hotel's owner, Angel Samson. After the soap was axed, Asher apologised to ""Crossroads"" fans for the way the 2003 series went. In 2004, she starred in ""Festen"" at the Arts Theatre. In 2005, she starred in ""The"
"in 2003 to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary, was broadcast on ITV3 on 27 December 2015, four months after Black's death. It wasn't broadcast in 2003 due to Black's departure from ITV that year. Cilla Black introduced and closed each show by singing a theme song. The theme song from series one to eight was written by Kate Robbins and was often imitated by Black impersonators, beginning """"The more the world is changing, the more it stays the same..."""". The track was included on Black's 1985 album ""Surprisingly Cilla"", and as a single through Towerbell Records. A new song was"
"icons, ""Dirty"" Den Watts who had been presumed dead for fourteen years. His return in late 2003 was watched by over 16 million viewers, putting ""EastEnders"" back at number one in the rating war with the ITV's rival soap ""Coronation Street"". However, other storylines, such as a storyline about a kidney transplant involving the Ferrieras, were not well received, and although Den Watts' return proved to be a ratings success, the British press branded the plot unrealistic and felt that it questioned the show's credibility. A severe press backlash followed after Den's actor, Leslie Grantham, was outed in an internet"
"10 August 2001, ""EastEnders"" then added its fourth episode (shown on Fridays). This caused some controversy as it clashed with ""Coronation Street"", which at the time was moved to 8pm to make way for an hour-long episode of rural soap ""Emmerdale"" at 7pm. The move immediately provoked an angry response from ITV insiders, who argued that the BBC's last-minute move—only revealed at 3.30pm on the day—broke an unwritten scheduling rule that the two flagship soaps would not be put directly against each other. In this first head-to-head battle, ""EastEnders"" claimed victory over its rival. In early 2003, viewers could watch"
"As of 2014 (more than ten years since the final episode) the series has yet to being repeated. Night and Day (TV series) Night and Day is a British mystery soap opera, produced by Granada Television for LWT, that first broadcast on 6 November 2001 on ITV, and ran until 5 June 2003. The series was launched as part of ITV's new early evening line-up, with an enormous amount of pre-publicity and trailers promoting the series. The series was written and created by acclaimed screenwriter Caleb Ranson, with other contributors to the series including John Jackson, Jessica Townsend, Cris Cole,"
"living quarters. Pub owners Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) and Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) live there, with Charity's son Noah (Jack Downham). The Woolpack The Woolpack is a fictional public house on the popular ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale"". Its sign is a wool bale, a popular symbol in sheep-rearing country. It has played host to many of the soap's storylines and is the focus of the programme. It is the second oldest TV soap pub, opening its doors in October 1972 and being preceded by The Rovers Return Inn which opened in December 1960 and succeeded by The Queen Victoria which"
"was coloured with Titchmarsh's dry, slightly camp style and Yorkshire wit and was often peppered with risque puns of a mildly sexual nature. In March 2011, the show returned to its traditional daytime TV mid-afternoon slot for its eighth series between 3-4pm after a spell in the ""primetime"" 5pm slot for a 10-week run. The programme celebrated its 400th edition on 9 March 2011. The show returned to ITV daytime on 5 September 2011, with a return to its original opening 'starry' titles and theme music. The latest series stars David Domoney as one of the expert gardeners. The show"
"written from series nine until the show's conclusion in 2001: """"Reaching out, holding hands, reliving memories... Life is full, full of surprises...And the nicest surprise in my life is you!"""" The revived series updated its theme for 2013. This theme uses a remixed instrumental version of the chorus from Black's original song ""Surprise, Surprise"". Surprise Surprise (TV series) Surprise Surprise is a British light entertainment television programme for ITV that originally ran from 6 May 1984 to 26 December 2001 with Cilla Black as the host. The show returned from 21 October 2012 to 26 December 2015 and was hosted"
"in May 1993, before he was replaced by Cat Deeley in 2004. An Elvis Presley special hosted by Russ Abbot aired in January 1993, as well as 2003 specials hosted by Davina McCall. A six-part revival hosted by Harry Hill ran from 10 January 2015 to 14 February 2015, before it was reported on 17 April that it had been axed by ITV due to low ratings. It remains one of Britain's most successful shows of all time, attracting around 13 million viewers for the live grand final at the end of each series. It has one of the most"
"damage can be done to the environment. Emerald Soup Emerald Soup was a 1963 British children's science fiction television series. The series, consisting of seven 25-minute episodes produced by Associated British Corporation for the ITV network, was aired weekly from Saturday 9 November to Saturday 21 December 1963. It conflicted with the initial episodes of the BBC series Doctor Who, also broadcast on Saturdays, which started on 23 November 1963. The series was set in a small rural community, where a group of local children discover a laboratory constructed in the vicinity that is conducting secret radiation tests. The children"
"The fragrance has been available from The Perfume Shop and Superdrug from 30 September 2008 and also includes a shampoo. Hollyoaks Hollyoaks is a British soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the Channel 4 soap ""Brookside"". The programme is set in a fictional suburb of Chester called Hollyoaks, and features a large cast of characters, primarily 16-35 year-olds. The soap is targeted towards an adolescent and young adult audience, and is mostly filmed and produced in Childwall, Liverpool, although nearby locations are sometimes used."
"both 2002 and 2003 but was beaten both times. Trinny and Susannah did a spin-off show in 2003; ""What Not to Wear on the Red Carpet"" which featured comedian Jo Brand and news presenter Sophie Raworth having a special makeovers to attend a BAFTA Award ceremony. By the end of series three, viewing figures had reached a respectable 2.8 million on BBC Two. Following a ratings success, ""What Not to Wear"" was promoted to BBC One in 2004 to air its fourth series. The format was changed slightly, where a 30-minute show with one makeover was replaced by a 60-minute"