Transgender actor Riley Carter Millington joins EastEnders as transgender...
Riley Carter Millington is to join BBC One’s serial EastEnders as Kyle, a transgender character. Riley’s casting is the first time a UK television soap opera has ever had a
View ArticleSherrie Hewson talks Cancer Scare
Former Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Crossroads actress Sherrie Hewson has spoken about a recent cancer scare. The actress who is due to reprise her role as Crossroads’ Virginia Raven for
View ArticleOdds Slashed for Emmerdale character in the ‘Who Shot Robert Sugden?’ saga
In the latest Soap-world ‘Whodunnit?’, Emmerdale fans are set to find out who shot Robert Sugden in a special flashback episode with one bookmakers slashing the odds on some of
View ArticleEyeSpy: Hollyoaks 56 of the best storylines in 198 seconds
Channel 4 have put together some of the best remembered storylines from across the twenty years of Hollyoaks in this 198 second trailer ahead of the show’s two decade anniversary
View ArticleDerek Martin returns to EastEnders
Derek Martin is to return to BBC One soap EastEnders for a guest stint as Charlie Slater. As announced this week, Kat (Jessie Wallace) and Alfie (Shane Richie) are to
View ArticleBryan Kirkwood talks 20 years of Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks Executive Producer Bryan Kirkwood reflects on twenty years of the Channel 4 soap opera. Hollyoaks is 20 years old – what do you think is the secret to its
View ArticleITV reveal more details on The Frankenstein Chronicles
ITV have released more details of the ITV Encore drama The Frankenstein Chronicles, a thrilling and terrifying re-imagining of the Frankenstein myth. The drama, first announced last year, will air
View ArticleActor Stephen Hancock dies
Soap star Stephen Hancock, who appeared in serials Emergency Ward 10, Crossroads and Coronation Street has died aged 89. While best known as Ernest Bishop in Granada Television’s Coronation Street
View ArticleActor Kenneth Gilbert dies
Actor Kenneth Gilbert, best known for roles in Doctor Who, Edward VII and a recurring role in soap Crossroads (pictured) has died aged 84. Born in Devon in 1931 he
View ArticleJoan Collins talks Dynasty and sister Jackie
Actress Joan Collins has spoken to ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show about getting the role in stateside primetime soap Dynasty and about her late sister, Jackie Collins, in her first
View ArticleNeighbours episodes to broadcast on the same day in the UK and Australia
Channel 5 is to broadcast serial Neighbours in the UK on the same day as the Australian audiences of Network 11 see the show. “At a time when online piracy
View ArticleEastEnders reveals Christmas 2015 storylines
EastEnders bosses have released a round-up of the soap’s key Christmas storylines, with the typically non-jovial plots also teased in some special promotional images. As Christmas approaches in...
View ArticleHollyoaks’ Winter Trailer 2015
Oooh there is so much drama going on in Hollyoaks this winter. And to prove it the lovely people at Channel 4, and Lime Pictures, have put together this montage
View ArticleThe Chewing Gum hasn’t lost its taste for E4
Michaela Coel is to return to E4 for a second series of Chewing Gum. “Michaela is a rare and exceptional talent; it has been inspirational to work with her on
View ArticleComedy ‘soap opera’ to show the lives of the Royal Family
Channel 4 is to bring to life a comedy soap opera, from the writers of Star Stories, that follows the imagined lives and loves of our royal family in The
View ArticleBhavna Limbachia joins Coronation Street as ‘spark creating’ Rana
Actress Bhavna Limbachia is joining ITV serial Coronation Street as Rana, with storyliners promising that ‘sparks will fly when new girl Rana bursts into Weatherfield’. “I’m absolutely thrilled to be
View ArticleJonathan Wrather joins Emmerdale
Former Coronation Street and Crossroads actor Jonathan Wrather has joined the cast of fellow ITV serial Emmerdale as Pierce Harris. “I am thrilled to be joining Emmerdale. It’s a great
View ArticleBistro robbery leaves Carla Connor fighting for her life in Corrie
Corrie’s Carla Connor is left fighting for her life in dramatic scenes to be screened next week on ITV. These are the dramatic scenes from next week’s Coronation Street which
View ArticleUKTV’s Watch becomes ‘W’
UKTV have revealed details of W, a flagship subscription entertainment channel. Watch will relaunch as W in February 2016 with a new look themed around its glossy and geometric jewel-shaped
View ArticleEastEnders same night repeat to air on UKTV’s Watch
UKTV’s Watch channel, which is to be re-branded as W from next month, is to air EastEnders‘ same-night repeat which currently broadcasts on BBC Three at 10pm. The channel is
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