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Yes they all lived in the same house.
Jack was never the key member of the family though with regards to farming. That belonged to his brother, Joe. Joe was in it from episode 1 in 1972 until 1994 when he moved to Spain. He died in a car crash off-screen shortly afterwards.
Emmerdale have beaten Eastenders before without an explosion. (and I don't recall one happening every month)The reason why Emmerdale beats Eastenders hands down is because of the excellent writing, storylines/scripts that are produced, plus the producers themselves know how to run a soap correctly.Quote:
Originally Posted by EE Rocks
I won't go into my usual "rant" about why I think that Eastenders is crap nowadays but will just say that it's down to the scripts, majority of pathetic storylines and the way in which the producers handle things.
Over the years Emmerdale have gained viewers and Eastenders have lost viewers. Emmerdale is finally being recognised for the excellent soap that it has always been.
Well I think last nights episode showed why Emmerdale is the UKs best soap. Superb acting and scripts. Well done Emmerdale.
Haven't seen that one yet. But from the comments I have read on here so far this morning, including yours:) it sounds another cracker.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by alan45
I can honestly say Emmerdale is truly keeping me gripped at the moment, unlike Eastenders.
Cor, I remember Joe Sugden - Frazer Hines (sp?) wasn't it. I have to admit, I only started watching when the plane crash occurred, and then stopped watching a couple of years later, but have always watched the odd episode when I haven't been putting the children to bed etc (as I find that 7pm is an awkward time for me) but now I Sky + it each night and watch it as I'm finding the storylines far more topical in amongst some of the comedy moments.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richie_lecturer
[QUOTE=Richie_lecturer] The soap was going to be axed until then boss Phil Redmond (yes him!) came up with the Plane Crash to generate interest in the show. Apparently what saved the soap was the arrival of the Dingles [QUOTE]
Yeah, the Dingles were a great invention. I remember them arriving! I think the one Dingle who was just fab was Mandy Dingle!! She was hilarious!!! I'd start watching it again if they bought her back! Til then stick to my Enders!
i think they still have big disasters to generate interest, though that kind of think bores me as its only a short term thing and realistically how many more major disasters can one small village in the Dales have?! lol
My favourite Dingles were Tina and Charity.
Ems, you're right, Frazer Hines played Joe Sugden.
Charity was by far the best Dingle. A brilliant character who is irreplaceable. It was a real shame she left in the end.
Atleast she got one over on Sadie though ey :cool:
well emmerdale have done it again last night ,Emmerdale got 6.4 and a 35% share and EE got 5.8 with a 30%share,looks like enders are still in trouble ,got to admit enders has been OK this last couple of weeks so i would have thought they would have stood a better chance
I think that it's just a case of people preferring to watch Emmerdale as the storylines and writing tend to be much better.
Yes I agree Enders showed signs of improvement last week and they do have some strong characters, can't comment on this week's yet.
I think that if Enders and Emmerdale went head to head on a regular basis, Emmerdale would maintain their lead more often than not.