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Sucks that he gets a promotion even though he's a complete and total hack. I just hope this means that with him being moved to a higher position, that we will get a new EP for Coronation Street, sort of like how they have Kate Oates over BBC dramatic programming, but Chris Clenshaw is the EP of EastEnders. 

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I’m guessing ITV has now modelled his new role and structure on BBC’s Soap and Drama department, so he’d basically be doing what Kate Oates does.

I don’t watch enough of Coronation Street to make my own subjective judgement, but enough people say that his stewardship of the show has led to uninspiring output that there must be something to it.

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Corrie's been about the same (not very good/bad with occasional patches of OK) for a long time now - 15-20 years. There are producers like Kate Oates or Phil Collinson who get hype because they replaced producers who were not as charismatic or hyped, but their actual work was still horse [!@#$%^&*].

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Right now, I would say that Corrie does a better job of incorporating social media than any other soap, UK or US.   The use of social influencing, the confusion over parasocial relationships, and now Roy being falsely accused based on internet sleuths are creative ways of using modern communication.  I always think who needs Phoebe Wallingford, or Hilda Ogden, when you've got random folks judging strangers on Istagram?

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https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbc-eastenders-boss-five-word-32376369.amp
 

Seeing reports that ostensibly nobody experienced or worth their salt wants the producer’s job at Coronation Street.

As one put it, nobody wants to be the middle of a ‘MacLeod Sandwich’ as Verify MacLeod is supposedly going to remain in place, while Iain bears down from his new promoted position.

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