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With Classic episodes of Emmerdale showing on ITV3 for the past few years now. I'm constantly reminded on Twitter that Malandra Burrows who played the long-running Kathy Bates Merrick Tate Glover Brookman also became a recording artist whose biggest hit "Just This Side of Love" reached # 11 on the UK Singles Chart. She even performed it on Emmerdale in this clip below. As well as played in the scene with her character in the helicopter with her new groom Chris Tate in the following year too.

I expected Alex and Roger to finish off with a sword duel i.e. Peter Pan and Captain Hook.

Did anyone like The Balkan story?

Could anyone see Amber Tamblyn's Emily in any of the stories they eventually gave to Natalia Livingston's Emily?

The podcast Distinct Nostalgia will be putting out interviews with several past stars of Coronation including, Dawn Acton - Tracy Barlow Nigel Pavaro - Terry Duckworth Sean Wilson - Martin Platt

The podcast Distinct Nostalgia has posted the next set of past stars from Corrie and Emmerdale they'll be interviewing including Jane Hutcheson who played Sandie Merrick from 1980-1989. @I Am A Swede

Just saw on Twitter that Alan is doing a SFT virtual reunion this time with 🥁 SFT’s Cheatham And Peluso Virtual Interview - Soap Opera Digest Alan Locher will welcome SEARCH FOR TOMORROW alums Maree Cheatham (ex-Stephanie et al) and Lisa Peluso (ex-Wendy et al), to his YouTube series, The Locher Room. The soap vets will discuss their daytime careers and their long-time friendship. The interview will take place on Friday, October 15 at 3 p.m. ET

Sadly Andy never appeared before for the finale. I wish they would've tried to at least get Scott DeFreitas for the last few months even on recurring. What else did they have to lose? We could've gotten a mention that Hope would be attending Oakdale University and is interested in studying Pre-Med which would excite John. I remember a scene at Memorial with Kim and John mentioning Andy in which Reid found out that John and Kim were once married with a grown son. Also, if I recall they mentioned Margo was going to surprise Bob and Kim with Andy at their anniversary party. But Hope had got sick and he stayed to care for her.

Yep!!! And let's not mention the lack of thought for the next generation of the finale. I mean didn't Parker decide to become a cop? While Casey decided to go back to school in the last week too? If anyone should've left town it could've been Jack and Carly. Carly could've finally gotten her own fashion label in New York City as Jack contemplates them leaving town. However, he decides to go because it is time he puts Carly first as well as her dreams. We could've gotten a blurb that he got a job back at the FBI or a detective for the NYPD.

And imagine if Lisa had been online the last month or so of the show. Connecting with some mysterious guy and have it turn out to be Grant Colman at the finale when she finally meet up with him.

I think it was obvious from Holden and Lily's last scene that they would go back to each other. Though you would think Lucinda would scheme to get John to take over Memorial as Chief of Staff since Bob was retiring wasn't he?!

I like Deacon and Sean Kanan. But you know Brad's attention span of a gnat will get tired of him in three weeks. I mean we haven't seen Ted King since August 30th. I was hoping it was going to be someone like Amber or Mary Warwick.

I suddenly remembered Kelle Bryan (Martine Deveraux) Hollyoaks was in the popular UK pop group Eternal in the early 90's. I've been listening a lot of their songs since last year. The group even had a hit or two that reached overseas to the U.S. too.

Another time Alexis read Carly and was tired of her BS.

Kym Marsh who went on to entertain and some may argue irritate us as Michelle Connor on Coronation Street got her start in the band "Hear'Say" As well as Suzanne Shaw who later went onto play the recast Eve Jenson (nee Birch) on Emmerdale. I also came across this from Charlotte Ross AKA OG Eve Donovan from DAYS

Emmerdale started it with the plane crash of 1993. But stunts weren't really used for the other soaps until the 2000's when Emmerdale did that storm that killed Tricia Dingle on New Year's.

I was through with him when he was supporting Donny Boaz on YR despite his controversial tweets.

I was hoping when Jack was dating that young woman who was conspiring with Ashley named Kerry/Dominique. That her mysterious partner was going to be a vengeful Keemo wanting to take over Jabot. But nope!

Stefan Dennis AKA Paul Robinson who is still the only remaining original character on Neighbours. Let's not forget Jesse McCartney (ex- Adam Chandler Jr. on All My Children either. Jamie Walters and Charlotte Ross were of course vocalists on The Height's hit billboard single - How Do You Talk to an Angel.

I remember watching all of these people interacting with AE's Tina and being like her version never interacted with these characters and it showed. Not to mention Tina being duped by Tess of all people.

I know that. I was just being sarcastic.🤣 I remember Peter Bergman being on one of the first SOD podcasts and when they got to Keemo/Luan it became obvious from the tone of his voice he wasn't keen on that story.

I wonder why?!

That's insulting Passions... Brad writes these character like they live in Bumpkin, Iowa in 1955 instead of Los Angeles, California 2021. I'm sure they have heard of plenty of A-List couples in the Forrester circle have open/poly relationships for years now. Not to mention Eric finding other ways to please Quinn sexually...

He thinks he is still writing his novels. You get to craft extensive backstories for novels, but this is a soap opera tell stories that actually began on the screen.