Quote Originally Posted by alan45 View Post
He wrote the scipts but some if not all of the outlandish story ideas (funfair, kidneygate, borrerias) were not decided by him. Have you tried making a silk purse out of a sows ear. Even todays great scriptwriter Sarah Phelps has difficulty writing convincing stories round the wacky ideas they come up with. (Abandoned Eastern European orphan anyone)

Surely he would have been involved in those storylines to some degree (maybe not writing the actual scripts) as the MAIN storyliner....

I agree with Kath, all the soaps would benefit greatly from a return to two episodes a week. Just praying that this persistant rumour that EE will be going out 5 night a week in the future doesnt come a reality...