We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including The Blacklist, Supergirl, Killing Eve and The Voice! 1 | During The Blacklist‘s season finale, did you find those loud, overt transitions between the animation and live-action to be helpful, or too […]
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Coronavirus Shuts Down Soaps: When Will Bold & Beautiful, Days, GH and Young & Restless Run Out of Episodes?
It’s as if the residents of Salem have been preparing for a global pandemic all along. As the coronavirus crisis brings television production to a halt, Days of Our Lives, which just months ago was dodging cancellation buzz, is in perhaps the best position of any TV series to weather the not-so-secret storm. The venerable […]
Coronation Street’s Terry Duckworth denies soaps will be scrapped as ratings drop
In February Emmerdale’s Vanessa was stabbed by an arsonist who took her baby (Image: ITV) It would be the height of drama if television bosses decided to shut the Street or Albert Square for good. But TV commentator Mark Lawson suggested they could do just that when he said the end was in sight for […]
From Teen Soaps to Gritty Dramas: the Next Breakthrough Actress?
Bianca Lawson wanted more. That’s what the 38-year-old actress was thinking two years ago after decades devoted to teen roles. That’s not to say that Lawson hadn’t built an impressive résumé as a memorable presence in both film and television. From 2012 to 2015, for instance, the Los Angeles native played a powerful emissary to […]
Emmerdale spoiler: EastEnders actor SWAPS soaps to star as Debbie Dingle's HUNKY new man
Former EastEnders star Ned Porteous, who played Mark Fowler Jr. in the BBC soap, has landed the role of Tom Waterhouse, a suave businessman who will be turning Debbie’s (played by Charley Webb) head later this year, while her mother Charity Dingle (Gemma Atkins) will be head over heels with his right hand man Graham […]
Coronation Street: Real Bethany Platt says she cannot watch soap’s portrayal of her ordeal
Bethany (played by Lucy Fallon) has been targeted by a 35-year-old man – Nathan Curtis (Chris Harper) – with the intention of involving her in his illicit sex ring. Lucie (not her real name) was subjected to years of horrific treatment from her much older boyfriend, having been groomed online when she was just 10-years-old. […]