Best UK/Non-US Soap Scenes

[All My Shadows]

I've always been touched by the inherent sadness of Corrie's exists, especially the long-running female characters. Elsie's silhouetted stroll down the street as voiceovers play from her past gets me the most. 

 

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The video cuts off but the slow fade in of the Corrie theme is just the icing on the cake.

[BetterForgotten]

Karen's (defeated and depressing) exit from Christmas 2004 also springs to mind, especially the use of the theme music at the end:

 

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Dot and Ethel's last scenes on EastEnders:

 

 

Dennis dying in Sharon's arms:

 

 

Kat finally gets her Happy Ending for her first exit - her first arc was amazingly written and acted. Latter stints weren't written as well, but her first stint was magic for a character arc. 

 

 

Zoe's exit from 2005 - The "You Ain't My Mother" reveal was not just for shock, that story had a profound impact on both characters for those 5 years. The final goodbye between Kat and Zoe (which has since been ruined by hack writers) was touching and wrapped it up nicely at the time.

 

 

[BetterForgotten]

The Pat and Janine scenes from Janine's 2004 exit. Charlie Brooks and Pam St. Clement were amazing together. It's not on YouTube, so here's a Dailymotion link:

 

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The stuff with Stacey and Jean and the ending where Stacey looks into an old photo with her brother Sean before Julia's Theme starts playing. Stacey's early material was her best material IMO. 

 

 

[Skylover]

I love Pat and Janine's relationship.

 

Love Elsie, Bet and Hilda. I love the Dot/Ethel story too. Thanks for posting the Pat/Janine stuff as I was looking for those scenes last week.

[I Am A Swede]

 

That reminds me of the end of "Upstairs Downstairs". The house has been sold and Rose walks through the empty rooms and hears voices from the past before leaving though the front door and walking away.

[DRW50]

Knots Landing had a good scene like that as well, when Valene moved back into their house on the cul-de-sac. 

 

Elsie's exit was so understated yet also unbearably sad, especially knowing Pat would be gone within a few years. 

 

Corrie had a real sense of melancholy for its first few decades, yet also had trust in viewers to not manipulate them the way that Aidan's suicide tried to do. 

[Skylover]

 

Corrie after 1985 is nothing compared to what came before.

[BetterForgotten]

I do enjoy a large part of the early 90's, but anything 96 on can be hit or miss. 

[Skylover]

A few EE ones.

 

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Well I guess there is Bet so there's that.

[BetterForgotten]

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[DRW50]

Seeing the Rita and Bet "PALS?? PALS!!!???" scene on here reminds me that a few weeks ago when Rita learned Norris had sold the Kabin, she shouted "PALS???!!?" I wonder if it was an homage...

 

Anyway, I think this story is the finest EE ever told. I hated the 2017 revisit but at least it didn't ruin the original. 

 

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(the Arthur/cop scenes in the above clip were very controversial, but they were honest - something EE of modern years rarely is)

 

 

[Skylover]

Love those ones @BetterForgotten.

 

Here are a few more. I love Peggy spats. She's so brilliant.

 

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I love Sharon's return in 2001:

 

 

 

Chrissie was awesome.

 

 

[BetterForgotten]

Peggy was great up until 2002. From 2005 on, she just became too much of a caricature. 

[Skylover]

 

Possibly, mind you Peggy pushing Chrissie into Den's grave is one of my favourite moments (in 2005). I really liked when Peggy went to Spain for Frank's funeral and he wasn't dead.

 

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[Darn]

I could watch Janine Butcher all day long. Charlie Brooks is a legend.

 

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