I Am A Swede

I knew it was bound to happen sooner or later..... RIP dear sweet Sheila. Annie remains the heart and soul of Emmerdale, even though she's been gone for 25 years (except for a few visits). The show has not been the same since she left. I wonder how they will deal with Sheila's death on the show. With only Victoria left of Annie's family (just writing that makes me feel ill ) will they even bother to acknowledge it?

Golden Globe nominations: Best motion picture - drama 1917 The Irishman Joker Marriage Story The Two Popes Best performance by an actress in a motion picture - drama Cynthia Erivo - Harriet Scarlett Johansson - Marriage Story Saoirse Ronan - Little Women Charlize Theron - Bombshell Renee Zellweger - Judy Best actor in a motion picture - drama Christian Bale - Ford v Ferrari Antonio Banderas - Pain and Glory Adam Driver - Marriage Story Joaquin Phoenix - Joker Jonathan Pryce - The Two Popes Best motion picture - musical or comedy Dolemite Is My Name Jojo Rabbit Knives Out Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood Rocketman Best performance by an actress in a motion picture - musical or comedy Ana De Armas - Knives Out Awkwafina - The Farewell Cate Blanchett - Where'd You Go, Bernadette Beanie Feldstein - Booksmart Emma Thompson - Late Night Best performance by an actor in a motion picture - musical or comedy Daniel Craig - Knives Out Roman Griffin Davis - Jojo Rabbit Leonardo DiCaprio - Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood Taron Egerton - Rocketman Eddie Murphy - Dolemite is My Name Best motion picture - animated Frozen 2 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World The Lion King Missing Link Toy Story 4 Best motion picture - foreign language The Farewell Les Miserables Pain and Glory Parasite Portrait of a Lady on Fire Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture Kathy Bates - Richard Jewell Annette Bening - The Report Laura Dern - Marriage Story Jennifer Lopez - Hustlers Margot Robbie - Bombshell Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in any motion picture Tom Hanks - A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood Anthony Hopkins - The Two Popes Al Pacino - The Irishman Joe Pesci - The Irishman Brad Pitt - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Best director in a motion picture Martin Scorsese - The Irishman Quentin Tarantino - Once Upon a Time In Hollywood Bong Joon Ho - Parasite Sam Mendes - 1917 Todd Phillips - Joker Best screenplay - motion picture Noah Baumbach - Marriage Story Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won - Parasite Anthony McCarten - The Two Popes Quentin Tarantino - Once Upon a Time In Hollywood Steven Zaillian - The Irishman Best original score Motherless Brooklyn - Daniel Pemberton Little Women - Alexandre Desplat Joker - Hildur Gudnadottir 1917 - Thomas Newman Marriage Story - Randy Newman Best original song - motion picture Beautiful Ghosts - Cats I'm Gonna Love Me Again - Rocketman Into the Unknown - Frozen 2 Spirit - The Lion King Stand Up - Harriet Best Television series - drama Big Little Lies The Crown Killing Eve The Morning Show Succession Best performance by an actress in a drama series Jennifer Aniston - The Morning Show Olivia Colman - The Crown Jodie Comer - Killing Eve Nicole Kidman - Big Little Lies Reese Witherspoon - The Morning Show Best performance by an actor in a drama series Brian Cox - Succession Kit Harington - Game of Thrones Rami Malek - Mr Robot Tobias Menzies - The Crown Billy Porter - Pose Best television series - musical or comedy Barry Fleabag The Kominsky Method The Marvelous Mrs Maisel The Politician Best performance by an actress in a television series - musical or comedy Christina Applegate - Dead to Me Rachel Brosnahan - The Marvelous Mrs Maisel Kirsten Dunst - On Becoming a God in Central Florida Natasha Lyonne - Russian Doll Phoebe Waller-Bridge - Fleabag Best performance by an actor in a television series - musical or comedy Michael Douglas - The Kominsky Method Bill Hader - Barry Ben Platt - The Politician Paul Rudd - Living With Yourself Ramy Youssef - Ramy Best television limited series or motion picture made for television Catch-22 Chernobyl Fosse/Verdon The Loudest Voice Unbelievable Best actress in a limited series or TV movie Michelle Williams - Fosse/Verdon Helen Mirren - Catherine the Great Merritt Wever - Unbelievable Kaitlyn Dever - Unbelievable Joey King - The Act Best performance by an actor in a limited series or a motion picture made for television Chris Abbott - Catch-22 Sacha Baron Cohen - The Spy Russell Crowe - The Loudest Voice Jared Harris - Chernobyl Sam Rockwell - Fosse/Verdon Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, limited series or a motion picture made for television Meryl Streep - Big Little Lies Helena Bonham Carter - The Crown Emily Watson - Chernobyl Patricia Arquette - The Act Toni Collette - Unbelievable Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television lan Arkin - The Kominsky Method Kieran Culkin - Succession Andrew Scott - Fleabag Stellan Skarsgård - Chernobyl Henry Winkler - Barry

30 years ago today, in episode 1410, original character Matt Skilbeck left Beckindale for a new life in Norfolk.

I love it! All those familiar, beloved characters: Annie, Jack, Joe, Sarah, Kathy, Seth..... It's a bit sad seeing Zoe though, with Leah's recent death And they remembered Seth's family! In his later years on the show the fact that he had two sons was completely forgotten. I wonder if this was the last time they were mentioned..... Nice to see the friendship between Kim and Seth as well. It might have seem an unusual relationship, but it worked beautifully and added a different aspect to Kim's character when she later was turned into the superbitch of Emmerdale.

Wow, Steffi has hardly aged at all. As for Andre.....

Maybe it's wrong but I find that ad hilarious and clever in a way. I don't know, maybe I just have a weird sense of humour......

^^ Frightening is the word I would use.

^^ Bad idea! I think they (and Emmerdale) should reduce the number of episodes instead. Emmerdale only aired two episodes per week all the way from the start in 1972 up to the beginning of 1997, and it's been downhill ever since.

On a different political note.... Today it's exactly 30 years since the fall of the Berlin wall. One of the most momentous occasions in world politics in the last 50 years I would dare to say. What was most astonishing was how quickly the wall fell, and I don't mean literally. The whole communist system that had held eastern Europe in an iron grip since the 1940s, came tumbling down like a house of cards.

They have re-cast Ellis https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-50343564