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Coronation Street's most prolific writer has passed away Tributes have been paid to Corrie "story genius" Peter Whalley SHARE COMMENTS BYKATIE FITZPATRICK 18:15, 28 JUL 2017 0:20 / 0:30 Video wilrap Awards 2017: Who is in line to win an award? IS NICOLA THE SECRET DAUGHTER OF CORRIE'S PHELAN? SHARE Get Daily updates directly to youCoronation Street’s most prolific writer has passed away. “Story genius” Peter Whalley was at the heart of the ITV1 soap having written 600 episodes, more than any other writer in the show’s history. He was a member of the Corrie writing team for 35 years before retiring in 2013. In 2009 he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement award at the 2009 British Soap Awards. Coronation Street executive producer Kieran Roberts today paid tribute to Peter. He said: “Peter was not just a prolific and brilliant writer, he was also an invaluable source of great ideas and equally great wisdom in our story conferences. “Everyone who knew Peter will also remember the lovely man behind the great writing talent.” One of Peter’s final scenes was a dramatic fight between twisted builder Pat Phelan and Gary Windass during which Gary hit Phelan over the head with a plank of wood and knocked him unconscious. Peter Whalley was at the heart of Coronation Street for 35 years (Image: ITV) Gareth Philips, a former assistant producer on Corrie, said: “Just heard that Corrie writer Peter Whalley has died. He was a joy to work with. His scripts always so effortlessly fantastic. RIP. #Corrie.” Twitter Ads info and privacy And fellow writer Jonathan Harvey said: “So sad to hear of the death of Peter Whalley, who wrote for Corrie for 35 years. So supportive to his fellow writers. A master. RIP Peter x” READ MORE Former Coronation Street star to open new Royal Exchange restaurant The Rivals EastEnders writer Daran Little also paid tribute to Peter, tweeting: “Devastated by the death of a great friend Peter Whalley who wrote more Coronation Street eps than anyone else. He was a story genius.”

Trump misspeaks, decrying '17 years' of ObamaCare BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN - 07/24/17 04:49 PM EDT 398 14,118 14.1K © Twitter President Trump appeared to misspeak on the age of ObamaCare on Monday, saying in a speech at the White House that Americans have endured the Affordable Care Act "for the past 17 years." Senate Republicans have been struggling to fulfill their long-standing promise to repeal and replace ObamaCare, which was signed into law seven years ago. In his speech, Trump called on GOP senators to move beyond just talking about repeal and find a way to action. “For the past 17 years, Obamacare has wreaked havoc on the lives of innocent, hardworking Americans,” Trump said during his statement. MSNBC quickly fact-checked the claim with a chyron that read, “Trump: ‘For the last 17 years ObamaCare has wreaked havoc’ (Law signed in 2010)." Social media users also quickly picked up on the mistake.

Coronation Street set EVACUATED in shock emergency - cast and crews rushed off cobbles The set, in Manchester, has been cleared of cast and crew due to a mysterious emergency SHARE 1COMMENT BYLUCY BUCKLAND 13:50, 21 JUL 2017 UPDATED14:33, 21 JUL 2017 CELEBS SHARE 1 Get Soaps updates directly to your inbox The Coronation Street set has been cleared in a shock emergency. Cast and crew were forced to flee the set, in Media City, Trafford, and insiders said the area is a no go zone. It is believed actors were still shooting scenes when the alarm sounded. A source told Mirror Online the incident "felt serious." But a press officer for the soap disagreed with our insider, who works in the area, saying the fire alarm was "all over in three minutes" and was so minor that the fire brigade did not attend. Rovers Return Inn (Image: PA) 'Coronation Street' TV - 2006 - Rovers Return and view down street. (Image: ITV) The Coronation street set moved to its new site in Media City, Manchester in 2013. The brand new cobbles were rebuilt across the site brick for brick. The new set is based at Salford Quays close to the BBC's HQ and this is the fifth interpretation of the celebrated street.

By 1994 the high quality of the writing dropped. GL would never get that back. Even through the Brent Lawrence/Marion Crane saga was over the top, dark and sensationalist. The story some how worked. Other tales like Blake being pregnant with twins fathered by both Rick and Ross didn't. The worst of these sensationalist tales penned by Megan Mctavish was Gilly and Griffin falling in love. Unaware they were father & daughter. Out of the Amish nonsense that reintroduced a resurrected Reva we got sweet yet strong Abigail. But we would also get Reva and Buzz chewing the scenery. Cynthia Watros as Annie would add a spark to Josh/Reva/Annie triangle. With her layered and multifaceted performances. A de aged Amanda was reintroduced her personality and backstory changed. Beth's personality would also be alter for the worse. Ed who never completely recovered from Mo's senseless death would come and go over the years. The strong and sarcastic Holly would be damaged by the Nursery Rhyme Stalker story. GL during the mid 90's & late 90's was ok. It wasn't firing on all cylinders like it was in the late 80's & early 90's. Then came the cheesy country of San Cristobal, cartoonish mobsters and an overexposed Reva being clone. One of the few hightlights of this era was Danny Santos and Michelle Bauer's romance. Carmen's attempts to kill Michelle were reminiscent of Wile E Coyote trying to kill the Road Runner. The last decade of GL is a blur to me. As GL quality eroded even further. Until we got the Peapack era of GL.

EastEnders incest storyline: BBC soap accused of going 'too far' over new plot twist Fans expressed their shock on social media following latest episode Jacob Stolworthy @Jacob_Stol 11 hours ago 10 comments 657 Click to follow The Independent Culture EastEnders writers have been accused of going one step too far by fans after an apparent plot twist involving incest. Last night's episode (7 July) of the popular BBC soap saw the shock revelation that the father of character Bernadette Taylor's unborn baby is her half brother Keanu. Character Karen Taylor has been attempting to discover who the father of her 15-year-old daughter's baby is since Monday's episode, but fans couldn't quite believe the storyline development. The meaning of EastEnders The episode showed Karen learn the news after overhearing her son promise her daughter - his half sister - he would support the baby financially and keep his identity as the father a secret. Fans expressed their shock on social media. However, some believe the writers are pulling the wool over the viewer's eyes and that Keanu may be covering for the real father. COMMENTS Log in or register to comment 10 Comments Subscribe RSS 22 minutes ago KCBC No need to be squeamish. Incest happens, and Soaps can be useful for stirring things up and raising consciousness so that people seek help. Reply Share 0 3 hours ago Jeff Black Brookside did incest over 20 years ago. Reply Share 0 5 hours ago NONCORRUPT Soaps always stink of desperation to keep people watching ..expect a story line about a burning building next though having only watched a few times [my visit to a family member hooked on them] I am sure that has been done many times and I would guess ..a plane crash? train disaster? explosion ? murders ? riots? you know the kind of thing that happens every day down your street..thinking though if you live in South East London IT PROBABLY DOES ! Reply Share 0 5 hours ago Somewhereinthenorth Please, please get rid of Sonia/Natalie Cassidy the most annoying woman on planet earth. She disgusts me, she looks like her eyes are gonna burst, get Karen to beat her up. 27 minutes ago KCBC Your comment is nasty. You need counselling. Reply Share 0 10 hours ago Isseym they simply cannot compete with netflix. 10 hours ago anfieldkop Eastenders going downhill fast? Next they will do a story about skiing then that will be a story about going downhill fast? Reply Share 0 14 hours ago David Knowles why not, they done every other crappy storyline. Reply Share +1 15 hours ago vickibadger I've not watched it for years but incest has always been a regular feature of the storylines- indeed it's part of why I stopped watcing it. The partnerswapping Mitchell and Branning brothers,(doing your brothers wife is incest) Phil Mitchell having a go with his Aunty and that revolting saga where a granddaughter and grandmother share a lover ( Whitney and carol Jackson), Den and mini Den and Zoe. Vile. 15 hours ago swissmiss Eastenders has been going downhill for ages now, made worse by the introduction of Sonia and Robbie. Add to that the incest saga. I shall not be watching anymore.

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EastEnders reveals Derek Harkinson's secret tonight as he tells Johnny Carter everything Can Johnny make amends for letting Derek down? © BBC BY DANIEL KILKELLY 29 JUNE 2017 102 EastEnders delves deeper into Derek Harkinson's past tonight (June 29) as he confides in Johnny Carter following an emotional week. Derek (Ian Lavender) has been distraught to learn that he's lost his job at the Minute Mart as punishment for failing to declare a criminal record when he took on the position. To make matters even worse, Derek was also furious to receive homophobic abuse from troublesome teen Keegan Baker when he caught him shoplifting at the local supermarket. ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW While EastEnders hasn't yet revealed the story behind Derek's criminal record, the truth comes out this evening (June 29) as he reluctantly opens up to Johnny. © BBC Feeling guilty after failing to stand up to Keegan when he witnessed the nasty incident at the Minute Mart, Johnny (Ted Reilly) tries his best to make things up to Derek. When Johnny tracks him down by paying him a visit at home, he encourages Derek to reveal the full story behind recent events – but why exactly does he have a criminal record? Some fans think they've already spotted a clue to Derek's backstory, as Tuesday's episode saw him tell Johnny that he lived in fear of being arrested when he grew up as a gay man in a less accepting society. © BBC Private homosexual acts between men aged over 21 weren't decriminalised until the 1967 Sexual Offences Act was passed. The age of consent for gay men wasn't lowered to 18 until 1994, before being further lowered to 16 in 2001. Others have speculated that Derek's conviction could relate to the time when he took the rap for Martin Fowler after he'd been caught growing cannabis. Twitter Ads info and privacy Twitter Ads info and privacy Twitter Ads info and privacy ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW

It would've been great to have seen fierce diva's Diana and Alex out smarting each other.

The episode where Diane is murdered.

Sheffer did it on ATWT too.

EastEnders: the Sean O'Connor era - what went wrong? David Brown assesses a controversial year on the BBC1 soap 1 By David Brown Saturday 24 June 2017 at 8:55AM The era of Sean O’Connor is over at EastEnders - a turbulent 12 months in charge that has divided viewers and critics alike. We’ve had a high-profile recast, the controversial deaths of two Walford icons, new signings and a back-to-basics approach to storytelling. But it’s not exactly paid dividends: the most recent consolidated figures put EastEnders a million viewers behind Coronation Street, plus the BBC1 drama came away with just one prize at this year’s British Soap Awards. So what do we make of the last year in Albert Square? ADVERTISING Well, let’s start with Michelle Fowler, whose reintroduction with a brand-new face at Christmas sounded warning bells for some. But why? Head swaps in soapland are nothing new and, in the case of Michelle, there’s a whole generation who only know her as a photo on Ian Beale’s sideboard. But it soon became apparent that Michelle wasn’t winning fans of any age over. The long-time die-hards couldn’t put Susan Tully out of their minds, while newer viewers disliked the seedy love affair with American student Preston. Both groups found Jenna Russell’s performance slightly mannered and grating - though she has, admittedly, got better as the months have gone on. But it was a definite gamble to bring back a well-loved character with an icky plotline that seemed deliberately crafted to alienate fans. Then there was the case of Denise, who found herself on the breadline and in need of help at a food bank. EastEnders has, of course, put its characters into poverty before, Arthur Fowler having famously stolen the Walford residents’ Christmas club savings back in 1986, for instance. But, on that occasion, the storyline was character led – Arthur being desperate to give his daughter Michelle a wedding day to remember. In the case of Denise, the social issue seemed grafted onto the character. Indeed, you felt as though the same plot could have been given to, say, Martin, Donna or Stacey and the effect would have been the same. The other trouble being that if you unpick anyone’s finances, then the whole show starts to fall apart: how does Martin provide for his family on the takings from the fruit-and-veg stall? How come everyone can afford to drink in the Vic every night? Why do the market workers buy tea from the café when they could all pop home to boil a kettle? The thing is, we’re prepared to suspend disbelief on all that stuff, at least until the show boss decides to forensically examine a bank balance to the extent that we feel duty bound to point out plot holes. However, for me, the greatest error of judgement was in the recent treatment of the Carters. Take Lee, whose exit did - at first - seem like an admirable 21st-century retelling of the aforementioned Arthur Fowler plotline, right down to the raiding of a collection box. Moving scenes shown over Christmas even saw a desperate Lee driven to the brink of suicide. You really felt for Lee because his plight grew out of who he was as a person. It was all about Lee rather than a news headline. But then came the moment when Lee lashed out and hit wife Whitney. The result? A story about one man being priced out of society suddenly became a tale of domestic violence. OK, so it tapped into Lee’s history with anger management, but it also turned him into the enemy. Couple that with Mick’s lack of sympathy for his son (which was very out of character) and Lee’s departure ended up feeling rushed, botched and almost like a betrayal of what had previously been set up. But worse was to come. With Lee gone and Linda temporarily off the scene (actress Kellie Bight having taken maternity leave), the normally loyal and steadfast Mick found himself in the arms of Whitney. Now, OK, so affairs are rife in soapland. Everywhere you look there are love cheats and philanderers. But the beauty of Mick was the decision on the part of the writers – up to this point at least – to keep him monogamous. And they’d managed to do so for three whole years. So to cast the Mick and Linda partnership to one side did feel, I have to say, shortsighted and reckless. Once Mick strays, he is tarnished. And that can’t be undone. Of the other criticisms levelled at O’Connor, I’m less narked than others. Did he turn EastEnders into Waterloo Road thanks to his focus on Walford High? Not really. To keep the next generation of viewers interested, you have to include subject matter of relevance to them. And the topics of sexting, consent and cyber bullying are ripe for exploration. Only in recent weeks have things started to drift. Louise has now been hoodwinked too many times by Madison and Alexandra. She’s a clever girl, so why is she listening to a word they say, especially when she’s seen how they ruined Bex’s life? And then there’s the death of the Mitchell sisters – was O’Connor wrong to kill them off? Personally, I felt like Ronnie and Roxy had run their course and – by the time they were dispatched – were operating in a different show to everyone around them, so outré and bizarre had they become. So were they to die, then it had to be in as crazy a way as possible. The counter argument is that writers should rest heritage characters rather than murder them, so that the option is there to re-introduce them (hopefully refreshed and rejuvenated) at a later date. What was noticeably odd, though, was the way Roxy became an afterthought in conversations following her untimely demise. At times, you could have been forgiven for thinking that only Ronnie had met her maker. Finally, there’s a need to look at the tone of the show in the last 12 months. ‘Less melodrama, more slow-burn’ appears to have been the philosophy. And there were some excesses that needed reining in: the pantomime villainy of Gavin Sullivan, for instance, at the end of Dominic Treadwell-Collins’s tenure being too daft for words. But in its place, we got endless on-screen discussions of bin collections, plus plenty of talk in interviews about taking EastEnders back to the days of Julia Smith and Tony Holland. Community spirit and people dusting themselves down in the face of adversity. The trouble is that TV has moved on since 1985 and those early mid-Eighties episodes now seem rather theatrical and dated. I also have a feeling that viewers don’t particularly want to see their own day-to-day anxieties reflected back at them in their soaps, they’d prefer to watch heightened drama in a familiar setting. So less I, Daniel Blake starring Denise Fox. More Broadchurch starring Ian Beale. Of course, we may now never get to know what O’Connor’s masterplan was for EastEnders. It seemed as though we were gearing up for a mass protest against Max and the Chairman’s scheme to raze the Square to the ground. Perhaps there would have been characters trapped under rubble? Shock deaths to leave fans reeling in the months ahead? But, in this fast-moving media age where there are so many other options for viewers, Sean O’Connor took too long setting out his stall. It was all about the planning and not enough about the execution. An understandable tactic when a show is in need of overhauling, but O’Connor inherited a relatively healthy EastEnders. Why be so radical when the show appeared to be on good form when he took over? I’m sure everyone will be debating all this over the next few days, just as I’m sure that the good ship EastEnders can be steered back on course again. Under the temporary control of John Yorke (he of ‘Who Shot Phil?’ fame and a magnificent period running The Archers), I feel that the duff-duffs will be back to their best by Christmas. Hopefully, this is just one of those summer cliffhangers that everyone will have forgotten about by the autumn.