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New Irish Soap - Red Rock


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I forget if this was mentioned elsewhere, but since it really seems to be happening I thought I'd start a thread about it. A new Irish soap opera is upon us and will premiere sometime in 2015. Here's the announcement that Irish channel TV3 was looking around for a new soap ...

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s95/fair-city/news/a509603/new-irish-soap-launch-in-2015-fair-city-actors-to-star.html

Further news came out this week which revealed John Yorke (formerly of EastEnders) will be heading up the production team for the new soap!

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/news/a555305/former-eastenders-executive-producer-to-head-up-new-irish-soap-for-tv3.html#~oDTko2NfgiUMMN

I find this all to be pretty exciting. I'm happy to read the show will only be two episodes a week to start.

What is John Yorke's reputation at EastEnders? Can anyone tell me what he was responsible for, good and/or bad?

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From what I hear, John Yorke is usually received well by hardcore EE fans. He wrote from EE 2000-02 where he created the Slater clan, paired Dot & Jim, devised the well received "Who Shot Phil," the Trevor Morgan saga, and was behind the Kat & Zoe mother/daughter reveal. Plus, I recast Sam with a better actress, Kim Medcalf.

Overall, I think he might do some good for "Red Rock" if it's anything like he did for EE during 00-02. Having seen a lot of work on YT (before they deleted a lot of it), his version of EE is twenty times better than what DTC, Santer, Kirkwood, and Newman did.

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Mikey, how could you not know about Yorke's era at EastEnders? It's usually regarded as the show's last true golden era. The show was huge from both a ratings and press standpoint during that era. He had a long history with EE even before he became EP in 2000.

However, during his time as head of drama at the BBC, many would say he had mixed results across the shows he oversaw as a network executive (EastEnders included).

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Some information revealed on the type of stories that will be told on Red Rock.

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/media-and-marketing/red-rock-soap-could-prove-to-be-a-slow-burner-for-tv3-1.1795411

The thought of mini arcs isn't something that makes me want to watch at all. Hopefully, they'll only be using them in beginning to establish the show and original characters. If this show is less a soap opera and more a continuing serial like Doctors, Casualty, etc..., my viewership won't be lasting very long. I still have high hopes though.

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The very first casting announcements came out today. Jane McGrath, who played a minor character on Game of Thrones (http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Sissy) and Adam Weafer, who seems to be a newcomer.

http://www.tv3.ie/entertainment_article.php?locID=1.803.813&article=143916

This is starting to get exciting. I hope it all goes well.

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AMS, other articles have stated there will also be two main families in the show, so maybe it will be a healthy balance?

A third casting was announced yesterday, actor Paul Roe. Obviously, we probably won't know much about any of these actors, but I just find it fascinating being able to see a soap come together from infancy. http://www.dailyedge.ie/red-rock-tv3-soap-cast-1640734-Aug2014/

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