I Am A Swede

I wonder if any other soap has disposed of it's founding family with such ruthlessness as the British soap Emmerdale did with their first family, the Sugdens..... I guess it was an omen of things to come when the show began with the funeral of patriarch Jacob Sugden

• Annie Sugden (the matriarch) - dead
• Sam Pearson (Annie's father) - dead
• Jack Sugden (Annie's son) - dead
• Joe Sugden (Annie's son) - dead
• Peggy Skilbeck (Annie's daughter) - dead
• Jackie Merrick (Jack's son) - dead
• Sam Skilbeck (Peggy's son) - dead
• Sally Skilbeck (Peggy's daughter) - dead
• Pat Merrick (Jack's first wife) - dead
• Sarah Sugden (Jack's second wife) - dead
• Kate Sugden (Joe's wife) - dead
• Leonard Kempinski - (Annie's second husband) - dead
• Amos Brearly (Annie's third husband) - dead
• Mark Hughes (Joe's stepson) - dead
• Rachel Hughes (Joe's stepdaughter) - dead

The living members of the extended Sugden family currently off-screen are :

• Robert Sugden (Jack's son) - in prison
• Andy Sugden (Jack's adopted son) - on the run from the law
• Matt Skilbeck (Peggy's widower) - moved away in 1989
• Dolly Skilbeck (Matt's second wife) - moved away in 1991
• Samuel Skilbeck (Matt's son with Dolly) - moved away in 1991
• Joseph Sugden (Rachel's son) - on the run
• Sandie Merrick (Jack's stepdaughter) - moved away in 1989
• Kathy Brookman (Jackie's widow) - moved to Australia in 2001
• Jack Sugden (Andy's son) - moved away in 2019

Only Victoria Sugden (Jack's daughter) and Sarah Sugden (Andy's daughter) remain on the show to this day.

1 hour ago, dragonflies said:

They're not? The people here certainly are not, but overall a good majority of soap fans are stupid AF. I've never seen such stupidity in all my nearly 40 years of watching soaps. This is why the soaps have to dumb sh*t down, cause some don't pay attention and sh*t like that

50 years ago today!   

1 hour ago, Jeff said:

So what if Kimberlin and Brad "lied", it's called show business.  For all we know KB is not back, today's episode just leaves the possibility open.  I think people need to lighten up.  B&B is my escapism, I don't take a fictional show that seriously.  People wishing the show cancelled...really?

Good point!  

23 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

I truly wish that CBS would cancel B&B. Bradley is dried up!

There's no need to cancel the show. Just get Brad Bell out of the headwriting position. I still believe the show could turn around easily with a better writer.

Oh no, it wasn't Sheila who died?      I'm so surprised! Wow, Brad Bell...you really had me fooled this time!  

12 hours ago, Althea Davis said:

Brooke has never not slept with her daughter's husband. It kinda irks me Liam got the pass.

Even Brooke has some standards.....