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Struggling soap EastEnders has suffered another blow after landing its second lowest ratings.
The soap was trounced in the viewing ratings by ITV1's Emmerdale, which once had barely a fraction of the BBC1 soap's audience.
The news has sparked industry speculation that the BBC may axe the programme next year.
stacyefc
03-03-2005, 14:52
i think if it did another channel such as channel 5 would buy it like they bought home and away. it will be stupid if they axe it.
i wish another channel would of bought brookside thought i miss it.
I agree I loved Brookie!
I doubt this is true no insider would be allowed to say EastEnders could be axed at this stage. Of course it could so could any show.
yvonne_slater
03-03-2005, 15:40
NO WAY - Eastenders will go on forever - perhaps they should sack some scriptwriters never mind the cast, they can only work with what they are given !!
Exactly yvonne I think it's unfair to blame the recent decline on the cast, they aren't the ones writing it.
yvonne_slater
03-03-2005, 15:52
I know it's totally irrevant BUT
I live on The Wirral (just across the Mersey from Liverpool for anyone who doesn't know where that is) and have just been shopping to Asda, the guy who played Mick Johnson was behind me at the checkout... I see him in there alot.
Useless info but I thought I'd tell a fellow Brookie fan
xx
I know it's totally irrevant BUT
I live on The Wirral (just across the Mersey from Liverpool for anyone who doesn't know where that is) and have just been shopping to Asda, the guy who played Mick Johnson was behind me at the checkout... I see him in there alot.
Useless info but I thought I'd tell a fellow Brookie fan
xx
He's called Louis Emerick
instinct
03-03-2005, 15:54
what is the point of axing it. the bbc's highest ratings come from this show how are they going to fill the gap with news or somthing. if it is axed i reckon we all should not pay tv liscense since the bbc is the only channel to require it, if ee is gone then theres no point of watching the bbc. oh and by the way i chose ee instead of emmerdale even though emmerdale is a lil better at the mo
EE is legend and as far as I'm concerned axing it would be the biggest mistake the Beeb could ever make. I can only think of about three things I watch on the BBC - the rest is ITV stuff. They can't do it!
yvonne_slater
03-03-2005, 16:00
Well said..
as I've said
Sack some script writers, get people in with new ideas and return the best soap on TV to it's rightful place No 1..
I love Eastenders
EE is in desperate need of some form of change. The current formula obviously doesn't work. Them up going up against Emmerdale was a big mistake and with another long Emmerdale going up against them soon i'm sure will see more low ratings. Emmerdale has made no secret of its intention to go for 2nd soap and by bi-purposely going up against EE to try and undermine it will only work in Emmer's favour as long as EE is weak. Its kind of like kicking a dog while its down an with that dog not getting up it sadly won't be long until its dead unless something changes quick...
If they did axe it they wouldn't get any money out of me.
yvonne_slater
03-03-2005, 16:02
hear hear
EE needs to bring back John Yorke! Or if they can't do that, they can get Sarah Phelps to write all the episodes. She's about the only decent scriptwriter left - she wrote all the major Shannis episodes.
I don't care about having a tv set I wouldn't pay the BBC. I'd just watch ITV, or do they come and remove your tele?
EE needs to bring back John Yorke! Or if they can't do that, they can get Sarah Phelps to write all the episodes. She's about the only decent scriptwriter left - she wrote all the major Shannis episodes.
Tony Jordan and Simon Ashdown are old time favourites too.
John Yorke is in charge of everything which isn't executive producer but still he's in control.
Simon Ashdown... yes... didn't he write some of the Slater episodes? Yes, he's definitley worth bringing back. It's such a shame EE has been allowed to sink this low. However it's still the best Soap on TV and it's bound to override this rough patch.
yvonne_slater
03-03-2005, 16:07
I think a little man drives round in a van and knocks on the door asking to see your TV licence ! turn the colour onto black and white, you don't have to pay for that !! or alternatively don't answer the door
LOL
but seriously it's a £1000 fine if you don't pay and I think we're one of the only countries in the world who have to pay for a TV licence !!! charming hey.
(god I'm full of useless information today) ;o)
Simon Ashdown wrote the episode where Janine was arrested for Lauras murder. (Pictures of this episode can be found in the classic episodes section)
I think a little man drives round in a van and knocks on the door asking to see your TV licence ! turn the colour onto black and white, you don't have to pay for that !! or alternatively don't answer the door
LOL
but seriously it's a £1000 fine if you don't pay and I think we're one of the only countries in the world who have to pay for a TV licence !!! charming hey.
(god I'm full of useless information today) ;o)
They wouldn't stand a cat in hells chance. If I didn't watch the BBC I wouldn't pay for it. I'd take them to court they haven't got a leg to stand on.
yvonne_slater
03-03-2005, 16:09
who wrote the Zoe / Kat storyline
you ain't my mother
oh yes I am !!
now that was class :D
I don't understand why we have to pay for the license fee if you don't want to watch the BBC. If EE is axed then I definitley won't be paying the fee. It's ridiculous - some people don't even watch the BBC and they're forced to pay the fee even with threats of being taken to court. It's so stupid.
Do you have to pay a fee in Spain?
No, it's not applicable here but when I used to live in the UK it was so expensive. Actually it would be better if they made the BBC completley free and used advertising to fund it. Case closed! :D
if the bbc did axe Eastenders they would have a lot of angry fans including me.
I'm sure it'd spark outrage!
No, it's not applicable here but when I used to live in the UK it was so expensive. Actually it would be better if they made the BBC completley free and used advertising to fund it. Case closed! :D
Ad breaks in EastEnders would be so weird.
shezza212
03-03-2005, 16:18
they do keep sacking scriptwriters and producers but people arent even giving them time to do their own work things will take a while to change as trhey say "rome wasn't built in a day'
Ad breaks in EastEnders would be so weird.
That's the problem. People aren't used to seeing the BBC with ads. It would be so wierd! Argh. Another ten years with that bleedin' license fee is enough to drive you bonkers. AND it's going up! :eek:
That's the problem. People aren't used to seeing the BBC with ads. It would be so wierd! Argh. Another ten years with that bleedin' license fee is enough to drive you bonkers. AND it's going up! :eek:
I'm not paying them any extra.
Bad Wolf
03-03-2005, 16:26
they can't put it up, its ruddy enough allready, i'm a student, i cant afford anymore out goings!!!! arrgh. they cant axe eastenders, there will be too many angry people. we pay the fee so we can have a choice in the programming. if its axed people wont pay because it wont reflect their customers interests and wishes
If you don't pay you get fined I believe lol. I'll be switching off my box and saying no to tv permanently then.
Someone needs to take them to court. They're taking our money and bunging a load of rubbish on it!
Bad Wolf
03-03-2005, 16:30
thats true, but we could complain, in mass numbers? we pay the fee, so we should get a say in what we watch
I'm a student too Rach and I know how hard it is to afford things. I hardly have the money to socialise let alone pay that license fee. I keep having to get my parents to bail me out. It's so unfair!
I'd ask them to reduce the cost or I won't pay the fee in any way, shape or form.
Especially for Students and the elderly.
crazygirl
03-03-2005, 16:35
I think a little man drives round in a van and knocks on the door asking to see your TV licence ! turn the colour onto black and white, you don't have to pay for that !! or alternatively don't answer the door
LOL
but seriously it's a £1000 fine if you don't pay and I think we're one of the only countries in the world who have to pay for a TV licence !!! charming hey.
(god I'm full of useless information today) ;o)
its £121 for colour licence and £40.50 for black n white licence but when you go in a shop now to buy a tv they take your details and give them to tv licenceing, its up to £1000 fine i got caught once and had to pay £100
Bad Wolf
03-03-2005, 16:35
its not so much having to pay it, it annoys me though that we do and yet we don't really get much of a say in what happens, like if ee did get axed i doubt no one would listen like they did with the drama board even though we started a petition xxx
Bad Wolf
03-03-2005, 16:39
as i said, i dont mind paying but it annoys the life out of me when they dont listen to popular demand
They have no respect for their viewers.
And bunging a load of rubbish on to fill up the schedule is just not on.
They won't replace EastEnders with any old tosh, they better hadn't. The show will still be around in the next 10 years atleast. Stuff ITV, and the press.
Bad Wolf
03-03-2005, 16:48
they can't axe it, this has to be a falsr rumour
crazygirl
03-03-2005, 16:50
lets hope it is a false rumour anyway the ratings cant be so bad can they
ITV boast about everything while the BBC are really modest - You don't see the EE cast blabbermouthing all over the place about their high ratings! The Emmerdale cast are really big-headed and annoying!! Aaaaaargh!!
EastEnders gets 11-12 million viewers.
Well then! Den's return got 12 million and Emmerdale got less last night yet they're STILL blabbing on about they've knocked EE for six! Over my dead body!
Bad Wolf
03-03-2005, 16:54
at the end of the day every channel should have a soap (or if your itv, er 2), eastenders has to stay, they should get rid of the gangsters and make it a bit more relate-able
Dens return from the dead got 17 million!
Do you see gangsters strutting around the East End? No way! It's so unrealistic and they've got to add a bit more realism in their storylines.
There is going to be a massive review of the BBC in 2006 and their going back to what they were originally intended for ie informative programmes not programmes for ratings.
Not sure if thats where this rumor came form
I doubt it's going to be axed so maybe we should just see what happens.
I doubt ee will get the axe.
Its the highest raeings show on the BBC and alot of the rateings are exagerated. I bet when the press refer to ee's bad patch they will use thier '6 million' remark to back themselves up but rateings have been mostly over 11million.
ee has had alot of good episodes lately,namely Den's dimese was gripping stuff. It may not be as good as it used to be but its still worth watching with much Drama. All soaps go through thier rough patches but ee have a really loyal fan base. Iv been watching it all my life and it still remains my favourate tv show and its the only soap I watch.
They nearly axed Emmerdale at one point so stuff ITV.
i douybt that eastenders will be axed. it has far too many fans worldwide for them to axe it. could you imagine the uproar!!!
i douybt that eastenders will be axed. it has far too many fans worldwide for them to axe it. could you imagine the uproar!!!
I would certainly cause a fuss.
Bad Wolf
03-03-2005, 17:21
people would go mad, despite the recent criticism, people are still watching
While that show has a fanbase above 10 million they should keep it.
sweety<3chickxx
03-03-2005, 17:26
eastenders cant be axed its great even if it hasnt got high ratings if they axe i will protest
eastenders mad
03-03-2005, 19:57
cause They keep lossing ratings.
i hope they don't finsh though :mad: :(
Moving this. Already a post on same subject :)
Thanks
Yes they are losing ratings but they will get them back again.
No way¬¬¬ Do not eva eva eva do that! (Axe ee)
it is highly unlikely that they will cut eastenders it generates too many viewers. i agree they need to do something with the scripts, do more realistic storylines and have a bit more comedy in them instead of just doom and gloom. people need to laugh sometimes!!!
Last nights was excellent.
crazygirl
04-03-2005, 00:20
oh the will reading was exellent
oh the will reading was exellent
yeah I couldn't stop laughing as the bloke was reading the will out. Andy certainly has a sense of humour and I never thought too highly of Sam's character anyway. Im glad that Pat got the house and the bookies iwere left to Dennis.
crazygirl
04-03-2005, 00:26
the one about her roots was fab
SoapWatcher
04-03-2005, 01:34
Channel 5 don't produce Home and Away, they just show it. For EE to be moved to another channel someone would have to take it over, and keep all the original cast, a task which would probably fail.
EastEnders is not being axed nor is it leaving the BBC.
EastEnders is one of BBCs highest rating programmes on the channel so I seriously doubt it will get axed.
di marco
04-03-2005, 10:13
exactly. just because its lost some viewers and its ratings are down, doesnt mean that the bbc are going to axe their most popular show, that would just be stupid
people would go mad, despite the recent criticism, people are still watching
Exactly. All soaps have their ups and downs, and if the BBC were to cancel it there would be a huge out cry.
Eldorado deserved to be canned and Eastenders is noway as bad.
RIP_Rubbish_Gangster
04-03-2005, 12:49
EE is in desperate need of some form of change. The current formula obviously doesn't work. Them up going up against Emmerdale was a big mistake and with another long Emmerdale going up against them soon i'm sure will see more low ratings. Emmerdale has made no secret of its intention to go for 2nd soap and by bi-purposely going up against EE to try and undermine it will only work in Emmer's favour as long as EE is weak. Its kind of like kicking a dog while its down an with that dog not getting up it sadly won't be long until its dead unless something changes quick...
I don't think it was Emmerdale that purposely went against Eastenders. Emmerdale obviously would always have had a longer episode the day Charity left the show. I think it was obvious that EE decided to weld two episodes together to try and prove a point.....failing miserably.
Not really failing because Emmerdale only got it's normal audience of a big night of Charity leaving - 9 million. Maybe even a bit less because they stretch to 10. They might have got more if EE wasn't on so on a big night they didn't care about what they potentially could get.
the problem is its not about ratings. The BBC has a board of governors who have a mandate from the Government [Tessa Jowell's domain at the moment] and the Beeb have been blamed for not putting on more informative programming. when they think that we want to watch programs about the number of rats in New York [life of grime NY] is it any wonder!?!?!?!
hopefully the review in 2006 will see that leaving Eastenders on BBC1 is the best way to go as it actually encourages people to see what is on after it [apart from me as I am a Bill addict!]
so if you want to petition anyone about EE it needs to be Tessa Jowell/tony Blair or the Beebs board of governors!!
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