Coronation Street [13/08/86] (Coronation Street)
The Rover’s Return returns!
"I can never drown my sorrows - they're such good swimmers."
The grand reopening of the Rover's Return pub is at the centre of this episode of Coronation Street from 1986. After a fire gutted the pub two months ago, regulars are eager to return to their favourite drinking establishment. A small crowd gathers for the ceremony. Some are underwhelmed by landlady Bet Lynch's choice of the guest of honour; it's the Rovers' longest-serving member of staff, Hilda Ogden.
While much merriment ensues, on the other side of Weatherfield, it's the beginning of the end for Gail and Brian's marriage as Gail admits that the paternity of her baby is unknown. Meek shop assistant Mavis is stunned when her estranged lover Derek comes back into her life with the revelation that he is now married.
Created in 1960 by Tony Warren, Coronation Street is the longest-running television soap opera in the world. Set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester, the soap follows the dramatic lives of those living on Coronation Street and its immediate area.
The doors of the new Rovers Return open to the public, and Derek Wilton
re-enters the life of Mavis Riley.
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TV Soap: Selection Box
Continuing drama on the small screen: explore how TV soap has changed over the decades.
The UK is a nation of soap addicts, with programmes commanding audiences of millions every week. Since they first appeared on British television in the 1950s, British soaps have given us hundreds of memorably distinctive characters in many different settings. But while they take many forms, there are some common characteristics.
Where in the US soaps tend to favour glamour and frothy fantasy, here they typically centre on relatable communities and families and reflect life in (usually) contemporary Britain, exploring sometimes thorny social issues and attitudes to class, race, gender, sexuality and more. While originally steeped in real-life domestic conflict, soap marched into the new millennium with hard-hitting storylines, sensationalist plots and issue-driven narratives highlighting pressing matters of the day.
This collection showcases a variety of soaps; rural or urban, north or south and everything in between. Some were shortlived and are much missed, while others are longstanding favourites embedded in our collective memory.
So settle in and prepare for drama!
24 videos in this collection
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General Hospital [19/10/72]
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Garnock Way [01/04/76]
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Emmerdale Farm [05/04/76]
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A Stitch in Time
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Coronation Street [14/11/77]
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Crossroads (Promotion)
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Pat Phoenix &Tony Booth (Live from Two)
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Mary Whitehouse Reacts to Brookside Scenes
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Emmerdale Farm [14/05/85]
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Coronation Street[01/11/1961]
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Crossroads [23/05/85]
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Albion Market
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Coronation Street [13/08/86]
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Yorkshire Television
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Brookside [13/04/87]
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Families [14/01/91]
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Family Pride [08/09/91]
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Emmerdale [10/10/91]
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Coronation Street [06/07/92]
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Sus
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Machair
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Sus
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