BBC plans to create a new Northern soap to rival Emmerdale and Coronation Street. 

 

BBC to Launch New Soap Opera to Rival 'Coronation Street' | Michael Fairman TV

 

BBC to Launch New Soap Opera Set in North of England - Daytime Confidential

Edited March 18, 20214 yr by Forever8

I'm not surprised. Almost everything gets rebooted, re-imagined, or sequalized. This is going to have instant brand name over a new show. It will be interesting to see if any past characters come back, how they handle the Scotland era that was mostly hated, and what the quality and tone will be. 

 

 

I like the fact that someone in this day and era still feels soaps are worth being created. 

 

LOVE.

i wish i could feel happy about it but that they cancel my Holby City for it is something i can't get over it. I won't support this Holby City will end after 23 seasons/series for a new show no one asked for. Even some Holby story may be a bit dragging and annoying it still has a great cast and could bounce back.

Looks like this is one of the soaps BBC would be debuting soon. 

From the synopsis it gives me Red Rock vibes which Duncan Lindsay confirmed he saw the first episode and concurs with the statement. 

 

And Holby City has to end FOR THIS? The name of that show sounds like a 16 year old trying to write his own fan fiction or something.

 

If I remember correctly, without watching it, I think this is from the production company run by Paul Marquess? 
 

For someone who ruined so many soaps, he’s clearly got the inside track on what gets them commissioned in the first place. Plus, he’s found his niche with police-based dramas.

Why do they have to cancel one show to start another? Why not simply cut back on episodes for Holby City and EastEnders instead? (Something I wish ITV would do with Emmerdale)

On 12/4/2021 at 4:17 AM, I Am A Swede said:

Why do they have to cancel one show to start another? Why not simply cut back on episodes for Holby City and EastEnders instead? (Something I wish ITV would do with Emmerdale)

How many episodes a week does Emmerdale produce these days?

16 minutes ago, vetsoapfan said:

How many episodes a week does Emmerdale produce these days?

6. Until the cast and crew strain got to them they even tried to expand to 7.

26 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

6. Until the cast and crew strain got to them they even tried to expand to 7.

Six? That's insane. No wonder the quality is said to be suffering. At least it's still a 30-minute show!

10 minutes ago, vetsoapfan said:

Six? That's insane. No wonder the quality is said to be suffering. At least it's still a 30-minute show!

Yes. I used to say that Emmerdale of all the soaps was the one that managed to still have relatively decent quality with 6 (they've had since for 10+ years), but the bottom of the show has really fallen out over the last 5 years. I don't believe any UK soap should have more than 4 episodes a week, and even that is pushing it. 

36 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Yes. I used to say that Emmerdale of all the soaps was the one that managed to still have relatively decent quality with 6 (they've had since for 10+ years), but the bottom of the show has really fallen out over the last 5 years. I don't believe any UK soap should have more than 4 episodes a week, and even that is pushing it. 

I'd say three eps a week would suffice for the UK soaps. I wish the American shows had returned to a 30-minute format a long time ago. It would be strange to have them airing only three days a week, perhaps, but even chopping the running time in half might force them to eliminate all the dead wood from their casts, and maybe allow them to focus on quality over quantity.

31 minutes ago, vetsoapfan said:

I'd say three eps a week would suffice for the UK soaps. I wish the American shows had returned to a 30-minute format a long time ago. It would be strange to have them airing only three days a week, perhaps, but even chopping the running time in half might force them to eliminate all the dead wood from their casts, and maybe allow them to focus on quality over quantity.

Being a 30-minute show hasn't done that for Emmerdale. According to the cast list on Wikipedia Emmerdale currently has 61 (!) regular characters, and 25 recurring characters.

I know that Wikipedia might not be absolutely correct, but at least it gives an indication.

The broadcast scheduling is always a bit puzzling in the UK. Earlier this year, Coronation Street moved to 3 hour long episodes a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8pm). This was also a timeslot change as Corrie’s historical timeslot (for the most part) was 7:30pm. 

34 minutes ago, I Am A Swede said:

Being a 30-minute show hasn't done that for Emmerdale. According to the cast list on Wikipedia Emmerdale currently has 61 (!) regular characters, and 25 recurring characters.

I know that Wikipedia might not be absolutely correct, but at least it gives an indication.

That number of contract characters would never happen on an American soap of only thirty minutes in length. Even the 60-minute ones generally don't have over 60 regular characters. General Hospital (60 min) has a staggering number of characters if you combine both the contract and recurring actors, but that's the exception rather than the rule. If Emmedrdale has a total of 86(!!!) contract and recurring characters, combined, their budget must be huge. With the miniscule budget of US-based soaps, 30-minute shows usually have between 18-22 contract players and then a few recurring ones, used as needed.