Ebbie, over here, for the last umpteen weeks, we've had to endure '25 years of Eastenders' advertising between programmes, where people choose their favourite bit, and others are encouraged to phone/text/email in with theirs...So every single night the gruesomeness of Eastenders is splayed across the screen.

I don't watch them, apart from the very occasional episode to see if they're still as gruesome as ever. Sadly, they always are. They're much better with the sound turned down..as then you see all the angry body language..

I have a cousin who used to be in Coronation Street, in the days before they copied Eastenders and became just as 'orrible.

David, it's way past time for your next tablet, methinks...

Nope, once upon a time, you used to have good story writing in soaps, but now it's all about bitchiness and adultery.

You can't beat 'Friends', that's a great show! Over 20 scriptwriters, I think I read once...and all with a great sense of humour and wit, if you try not to notice too many of the story lines..but at least you get to laugh out loud and end up feeling happy, as opposed to wanting to slit your wrists with Eastenders..


Pears Soap was good too, Villan. Can you still buy that? I used to love holding it up to the light, gorgeous colours came through.