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I found Matt & Donna to be a great couple. One of the few highlights from that era. Your right the quality goes downhill after Swajeski left. But sadly things get a lot worse for AW. Once Jill Faren Phelps became EP. I liked Morgan but AW never knew what to do with him.

Michelle Fowler to leave EastEnders Updated / Monday, 19 Mar 2018 15:14 0 Jenna Russell as Michelle Fowler Jenna Russell will depart from EastEnders as her character Michelle Fowler is being written out of the soap as part of a "mutual decision" between the actress and the production. Russell first appeared in the BBC One soap in December 2016, taking over the role of Michelle from Susan Tully, who originally played the character from 1985 until 1995. An EastEnders spokesperson said: "Jenna is a terrific actress who has loved her time on the show playing Michelle and it was a mutual decision to write the character out. "We wish Jenna all the best for the future." Rumours had been circulating that Russell would be leaving the show, with a source telling The Sun UK that producers had made the decision to write her out in order to focus more on the returning Slater family. "Bringing back an an old character always adds much needed nostalgia which fans love," they quote a source as saying. "But Michelle simply wasn't going anywhere and was deemed a bit of spare part. Jenna is an established actress in her own right and wouldn't want to be on the periphery." Hitting back at speculation she was axed from the soap, Russell tweeted: "Just for clarity, I wasn't 'axed' just fancied doing something else. Nothing else. Have a great day x #actorslife." Jenna’s exit as Michelle is the latest in a number of big changes new producer John Yorke has made since taking the helm last year. He also axed other long-standing characters Lauren and Abi Branning and Ben Mitchell, as well as bringing back old favourites like Masood Ahmed and Mel Owen. This week will also see the return of Kat Slater, with Jessie Wallace making a comeback as the Walford’s wild child, despite residents currently believing she is dead. However, she will not be accompanied by husband Alfie Moon, who was last seen fighting for his life in spin-off series ‘Redwater’. Actor Shane Richie admitted he turned down the chance to return, although has insisted his character is still alive.

I never knew that Maggie and Steve were a couple. I liked the scenes between Karen and Cricket. LL and SB had a nice sibling chemistry. Ariel and John had great chemistry. it's a real shame Marland never brought back Ariel. Ariel locking horns with Lucinda would've been awesome. Steve was so annoying.

I loved Richard Niles as Rico. But i'm really liking Chandler Harben. My girl Penny has already set her sights on yummy Dr. Bellini. It's so funny how both Stacy and Penny have quickly forgotten Andy. Stacy is already obsessed with New Rico. Stacy was an annoying nut. Poor Rico he seems to attract nutty girls. First Julie Forrest now Stacy.

I never understood that either. Since the story would've worked way better with Dawn. GM fired everyone that was hired while she was away. I remember 1991 being a mess. I remember during this time Tristan Rogers had a tired look on his face.

First look at the new Coronation Street set: Weatherfield cobbles are now home to tattoo parlour, Urban Garden and even a Costa Coffee The new street also features a memorial bench to Corrie superfan Martyn Hett, and all who lost their lives in the Manchester Arena bomb attack in May last year By Lucy Needham Rose Hill FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW CORONATION STREET SET The famous Coronation Street cobbles have been given a thoroughly modern makeover and are now home to an Urban Garden, Costa Coffee and a new police station. For years the area surrounding the terraced houses, Rovers Return and Cornershop have existed only in viewers' imaginations. But now the extended exterior has been unveiled for the first time in the show's 57 year history, with the residents of Weatherfield being treated to some swanky new developments. The new look street boasts a modern retail area complete with a tattoo parlour, snookerhall and even a Weatherfield North tram stop. The new look street boasts a brand new police station. Weatherfield residents will also have access to a Co-Op supermarket and a Costa Coffee. Victoria Street also has a new Weatherfield North tram stop. A tattoo parlour and snookerhall also feature. Speed Dial is a trendy new bar on the cobbles. A modern restaurant brings the show bang up to date (Image: ITV) The cast unveil the new look Street (Image: DAILY MIRROR) Product placement deals mean for the first time well known retail outlets will be represented in the ITV soap in the form of Costa Coffee and a Co-op supermarket. Residents will also be able to visit Tattoo'll Do Nicely for all their inking needs - and pop into trendy new restaurant Speed Daal as a welcome change from Roy's Rolls. And no doubt the brand new two story police station will be kept in good use with the sheer amount of crime going on in Weatherfield of late. Coronation Street opens new Victoria Street set. The colourful new Urban Garden is sure to brighten up the street. A memorial bench in the Urban Garden is dedicated to victims of the Manchester Bombing. The police station will be put to good use. Residents will be strolling round the streets with their Costa Coffee cups in hand (Image: Daily Mirror) The station will eventually have a reception, cells, corridors and interview rooms. Victoria Street, as the new set has been dubbed, also features a memorial bench to Corrie superfan Martyn Hett, and all those who lost their lives in the Manchester Arena bomb in May last year. The colourful memorial was unveiled by Series Producer Kate Oates in front of cast members and Martyn's family. The famous cobbles have been given a revamp (Image: ITV) How the Street used to look "The Victoria Street extension represents an exciting chapter in Corrie history: an amazing new stage full of dramatic potential," said Oates. In a nod to the ITV soap's long-running history, the new set is made from cobbles from the old Quay Street site which was home to the residents from 1982 to 2013. 'Wider Weatherfield' will be seen on screen for the first time on Friday 20th April.

Yes when Nick was reintroduce. It was sadly a very brief return. Marie also reappeared as well.

Thanks but seeing this made me feel sad for Shane. I hope he gets help. He has to be around my age yet he looks so much older.

Do you know whatever happened to Shane McDermott? I still remember him and SMG from when they were on Swans Crossing. I had given up on AMC by the time CC was playing Bobby. I loved CC in the gay movie Trick.

They were a pretty good teen set. I loved Kevin and Kelsey's friendship. I wished AMC could've done more with Kevin. Anita was dull as dishwater. I wasn't the biggest fan of Bobby. But i didn't hate them. I liked original recipe Laura. Who years later Jeannie P character assassinated.

Tyrone and Fiz are no Vera and Jack. Their two characters long pass their expiration dates. That sap Fiz isn't boasting any ratings.

Corrie outrage as Eileen takes a 'dump' on screen CORONATION Street loves to toe the line when it comes to controversy. 1 By Jazmin Duribe / Published 28th February 2018 Keand Alex deliver intimate performance on Dancing on Ice But tonight's scenes may have been too much for viewers. Coronation Street spoilers revealed that medical centre manager Moira Pollock (Louiza Patikas) would return to the cobbles, and tonight she made her debut. Moira fled from Weatherfield in 2017 with her boyfriend Colin Callen (Jim Moir) after being sacked from her job at the surgery for stealing Norris Cole's (Malcolm Hebden) blood sample so Colin could perform a DNA test. The redhead clashed with surgery receptionist Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard), who branded her "mentally unstable" in the tribunal. Moira emerged successful from the employment trial and headed to The Rovers to celebrate. ITV GUESS WHO: Moira returned to Weatherfield after fleeing in 2017 In high spirits, Moira asked Eileen Phelan (Sue Cleaver) for a drink. But Liz wasn't happy to see Moira back on her turf and hid in the back to escape the confrontation. She soon noticed former pal Eileen – who recently fell out with Liz over her dislike of Eileen's husband Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre) – was heading to the toilets and seized the opportunity to help her get rid. Most explosive soap bustups ITV ME TIME: Eileen was rudely interrupted by Liz while having a wee "Eileen, we've been friends for 15 years. Friends do not leave each other in the bogs!" Liz snapped. Eileen, with her trousers pulled down, fired back: "And friends do not insult each other's husbands." Liz pleaded with the cab office worker to help her out, and she eventually thawed. ITV GROSS: Viewers didn't want to see Eileen on the bog Eileen replied: "I will think about it while I have another drink with her. Now shut your ears, I'm having a wee." Suffice to say, viewers weren't so keen on the toilet scenes. "I could really have done without seeing Eileen on the bog," one viewer snapped. "There's no need to see Eileen on the toilet," another scathed

The beginning of the Asian Quarter storyline. Robin's first appearance. Josh Clayton is murdered.

This must be during the tailend of Gloria Monty's disastrous second run. A year early i stopped watching GH. I switch over to GL. The Tracy/Paul/Jenny/Ned quad isn't bad. There's no real differences between Bill and Luke LOL. Nikki Langton had potential. It's a shame that Nikki's half sister Dawn was killed off. Seeing a sibling rivalry develop between the sisters would've been interesting. As Monica is caught in the middle. It's nice seeing a young SB playing sweet & nice Jason Q. Instead of Stone Cold Jason Morgan. Eric and Shelia were boring as hell. The worse of Monty is still better than JFP or FV.

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The Pollocks dragged the hell out of their stories. For months and months characters would have the same conversions ad nauseam. They were capable creating interesting characters. Toni, Lauri, John, Hank and Mona were great additions. The Pollock could deliver great pay off's. But you had to wait for an eternity. I'm curious to see what Cenedella, DePriest and Marland contributions were. 3 HW's in 2yrs isn't a great sign. It looks like after the Pollocks left The Doctors went through major changes. Which sadly lead to their cancellation. Julia Duffy was awesome as Penny. Penny was a proto Stephanie Vanderkellen.

Coronation Street: Is the much loved soap going down the drain? These days Coronation Street is completely unbelievable and long-winded, full of murderers and people with issues, complains JAN ETHERINGTON I know Coronation Street is a soap but I think it's going down the drain and I would like them to pull the plug on their obsession with violent, extreme and overlong storylines. Once upon a time, Coronation Street was a wry, gritty, humorous look at life in a cobbled back-to-back street. Now, we have more psychos, murderers, fraudsters, ex-jailbirds and utterly stupid people than you'd ever meet in an entire city, never mind one road. Has Quentin Tarantino taken over as director? Take the character of Pat Phelan. Please, please take him. We've all had enough. Phelan's thousand-yard stare locks on to anyone he passes. He's either lurking on street corners, or issuing threats, in classic, pantomime bully mode. He's a murderer and the violence is often explicit. After he killed for the third time 662 viewers complained. Bruno Vincent/Getty Coronation Street launched the career of Suranne Jones (Karen McDonald) I say all this more in sorrow than in anger because I love Coronation Street and want to enjoy it but I'm turning into Victor Meldrew as I shout at the screen "I don't believe it!" at least three times an episode. It's the world's longest-running TV soap. Over the years, leading writers such as Jack Rosenthal, Jimmy McGovern and Russell T Davies (Doctor Who) have contributed episodes and storylines and acting knights Ian McKellen and Ben Kingsley have been among the stampede of big names proud to be part of it. It's launched the careers of many current stars including Sarah Lancashire, Michelle Keegan and Suranne Jones. Yes, it's a drama and not real life but the first rule of drama is that you have to believe in the characters. Otherwise it's fantasy – and currently Corrie is not so much a bubbly soap as a bucket of cold water – shocking and annoying. It has a wonderful writing team but they are guided by the storyliners, who decide what happens months ahead, to keep us hooked. Evening Standard/Getty The Rovers regulars raise a toast to Jack Howarth (Albert Tatlock) When Coronation Street started, "boxed sets" meant presentation packs of Old Spice aftershave with soap, or matching gloves and a scarf. Now, in many ways, the programme is a victim of boxed set syndrome. The multiple-series dramas, such as Homeland and Game Of Thrones, have become huge hits and their makers know that once a drama becomes popular, the commercial pressure is on to keep the plots dragging on for whole series. Film-makers, however, know you can wrap up a good story in a couple of hours. The writers on Coronation Street have scripted truly magnificent stories over the years – most memorably for Roy Cropper (David Neilson) and the first transsexual character Hayley né Harold Patterson (Julie Hesmondhalgh, whose love for each other endured until, suffering from cancer, she killed herself in 2014. That was a golden period for Coronation Street. It proved you can have gripping storylines about good people, where nobody gets punched, or sets fire to the factory. Popperfoto/Getty The real golden age of Coronation Street was in the 70s with characters like Alan and Elsie Howard Yet there is a view – a strong one – that soaps, with their huge viewership, are perfectly placed to bring up storylines which address serious, real-life crises. But they don't have to do it all the time, do they? We've had an endless and very harrowing tale of Bethany Platt's teenage grooming abuse. Admirable. Keith Hewitt/GC Images Shayne Ward and Alison King at an event in London But no sooner has she been rescued from that than she's working in a lap-dancing club. Currently, there's bipolar Gina Seddon, Robert Preston's gambling, Toyah Battersby's desperation to have a baby – poor Toyah, what a one-note role for her – Eva Price's unwanted pregnancy, Billy Mayhew's guilt at killing Susan Baldwin, Ken Barlow's daughter, in a car crash in 2001. And at the end of most episodes a call-centre voice instructs us: "If you've been affected by any of the issues, go to the website." I struggled but I couldn't remember being chained up by a psychotic builder in a basement and force-fed Pot Noodles. Tim Graham/Getty Traditionally, soaps have feckless male characters and strong females but I'm appalled that the work-shy laziness of Jack Duckworth, Eddie Windass and Stan Ogden has been replaced by secretive malevolence. And where are the strong women? The balcony-chested, brassy barmaids, such as those once portrayed by Julie Goodyear, Sarah Lancashire and Beverley Callard have become fey and troubled Eva, Sarah and Toyah. Thank goodness there's still a Cruella de Vil in the Street. Tracy Barlow (a convicted murderer), has the best lines. She marched up to age-gap lovers Carla and Daniel in the Rovers last week: "I hear you've cougared my brother." More of that please. Popperfoto/Getty Hilda and her work-shy husband Stan Ogden muse on life That's Coronation Street at its best. Snappy, funny exchanges instead of fear and loathing. But when did Pat Phelan's wife Eileen – originally, one of the Street's shrewdest, smartest characters – take a stupid pill? If my husband said, in the middle of the evening, he had to go out for a “bit of business”, I'd jolly well want to know where and with whom. Can't she see that she's married to a mass murderer? All the signs are there – the doomy house with a basement he won’t let her see; the number of people who hate him (the entire street); the missing (dead) people connected to him – Michael, Andy, Luke, Vinny? As Dexys Midnight Runners memorably sang: “Come On, Eileen!” Even Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Phelan, recently admitted that the heavy plotlines are taking their toll. “It's all getting very dark. It's just too complicated at the moment.” Dave Benett/Getty Sue Cleaver (Eileen Grimshaw) and Jane Danson (Leanne Battersby) on a night on the town Amazingly, the programme makers seem to have reacted to the criticism by viewers and actors of the depressing storylines (which recently included everything from child grooming to kidnap and murder). They're encouraging the stars to share ideas and participate in shaping their character's fate. Jane Danson (Leanne Battersby), said: "We can put our creative points of view across now. So, rather than be miserable, we get a little bit of the old characters back." Hallelujah! But it's also a ploy to stop their stars walking out. Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price) is off this summer, while Shayne Ward (Aidan Connor) is also expected to go soon. Debbie Rush has "left", as her character Anna Windass is in prison for five years. Malcolm Hebden (the pernickety Norris Cole) is on a health-related "extended break", while Helen Flanagan (who plays Rosie Webster) is leaving to have a baby. But back to Pat Phelan. Andy Carver and Vinny Ashford were both killed off by Pat Phelan Spoiler alert! Photos seem to show he and Eileen setting out in a boat in Cumbria. Will he drown? Not very original. Didn't Joe McIntyre, one of Gail's many deranged husbands, try to fake his own death in a boating accident there? The Cumbrian Tourist Board should start a "This is where soap actors come to die" tour. Popperfoto/Getty Roys Rolls is the scene of many confrontations in Weatherfield Some choose exits and some have exits thrust upon them. Lately there has been a rash of departures linked to accusations of "inappropriate behaviour". There are three ways to leave the Street: be murdered, leave in a taxi gazing back out of a rain-lashed window like Mrs Thatcher quitting number 10, or "go to Portugal". For my money, aggressively quiffed males Adam Barlow and Zeedan Nazir who let their hair do the talking, restricting their own contribution to heaving sighs and moody dissent, should be the next to get the first plane out. Maybe the writers could go to Portugal too? A bit of sunshine might cheer them up and inspire some more light-hearted stories. Because, for heaven's sake, it's a soap, not an acid bath

Episodes 7/1/85 thru 8/30/85. The Aztec Treasure goes on and on. But it's interesting seeing early Anna and Sean as a villain. It's strange seeing GL's Robert Newman in the nothing role of one of Sean's henchmen. ClassicGH has also upload 5/1/06 thru 5/31/06.