Soaps - love them or hate them?

[Gemini]

I know we have soap fans on here, and others who dislike all soaps and never watch any of them.

What are your thoughts? Do you avoid them all, watch them all, watch only one?

I watch Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Eastenders. Eastenders is the one I am least keen on. I like Emmerdale and Corrie equally. Luckily for me OH likes them all too.
I used to love Brookside back in the day. I have never watch Hollyoaks, and only very occasionally seen Doctors, the BBC1 daytime soap.

I fully agree with those who say soaps are full of drama, unhappiness and unrealistic plotlines. However they are also riveting, very human, and cover some important topics. Some of the best acting on TV is to be seen on soaps. There have been some amazing child actors over the years.

I remember Coronation Street starting when I was small child. I also remember the start of Emmerdale, which was Emmerdale Farm and shown at 1.30 twice a week, I suspect maybe only in Yorkshire then?
I didn't really bother with Eastenders at first but then got into it.

For many years I didn't watch soaps, or much telly at all. I started to watch again when I was at home every night with 2 small children, and a husband who was working at the theatre every night. TV and the soaps, became important to me. Those and library books!

[Oma]

I used to watch them all at one time when they were only on once or twice a week ,
Loved Emmerdale farm but haven't watched Emmerdale since about when Trish died I think ,

EastEnders stopped watching soon after Ethel died

Coronation street became Murder street , must be the most dangerous street in the world to live and Gail must be the most gullible person out there the amount of dodgy husbands she's had

Everyone jumping into bed with their neighbours on them all .

Liked Brookside , Never watch Doctors or Neighbours

Another thing I hate is reality TV so don't watch them either

[Nanto2girls]

I like watching soaps.
Only saw a few episodes of Hollyoaks when it first started.
Never watched Doctors.
On an evening i watch Neighbours,Home and Away and Emmerdale.
I record Eastenders at night, and record Coronation Street on a Saturday morning.

[Plantaholic]

Just the Archers for me.

[Gemini]

The Archers is my favourite Plant 😊

[Clover]

I’m the same as Oma. Used to watch them,especially Neighbours but I don’t why but gradually lost interest. The only time I see any of them is the last few minutes of an episode while waiting for another programme to start.

[Mimi]

I have watched Easteenders since day one but I did deliberately stop watching the one Christmas episodes when there was the baby cot death story and then the baby swap . I have been watching Corrie on and off through out the years but I have settled into a regular pattern.
I have never watched any of the other soaps but when I see clips of Emmerdale I often think, “this looks good, I should watch it “ but I haven’t got round to it yet.

[Glammanana]

I have watched Corrie for years and at the minute I don't have a clue whose child belongs to whom and when the children go upstairs to wash their hands they are never seen again for ages Emmerdale is my favourite as the actor who plays Kain Dingle is very easy on the eye but I am put off country living by all the incidents that happen within that village.
I don't really have any interest in Eastenders as once again everyone has one or two children from who knows who ?

[Daisy]

I watched Corrie from day one, and really enjoyed it - I think it was on twice a week then. But we only had 2 or 3 channels, black and white, so there wasn't much competition. Back in the day, Corrie was full of northern humour and there were characters you could relate to - everyone knew an Ena Sharples or an Annie Walker.

I watched East Enders for a short while, then got 'lost' with the plot and characters appearing, disappearing and reappearing with a total personality change!

Oma - I don't like reality shows either.

I sometimes think I'm a grumpy old woman about tv!!