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Old 06-06-2004, 00:28
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Currently it would have to be the delightful Patsy Kensit who is in Emmerdale. Her character name 'Sadie' is enough to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end!
Don't think she will outshine Claire King (Tate) who was brill back in the good old days!

Eastenders- Cindy Beale without a doubt
Corrie: oooh toughie...... Cant decide!
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Old 06-06-2004, 00:45
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Kim Tate without a doubt. Just BECAUSE.
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Old 06-06-2004, 00:48
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It has to be Angie Russell from Home And Away. She was a fantastic character. The whole soap practically revolved around her when she was in it, and it was such a shame when she got killed. However, the actress who played her will soon be back playing her cousin. I can't wait!
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Old 06-06-2004, 02:49
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Joan Collins as Alexis in Dynasty. Such a bitch she made a film of the same name.
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Old 06-06-2004, 07:22
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I agree Joan Collin's Alexis is up there but Patricia Hamilton from Sons and Daughters made her look like a mouse!
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Old 06-06-2004, 09:52
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Originally Posted by Ninja-Girl-83
Currently it would have to be the delightful Patsy Kensit who is in Emmerdale. Her character name 'Sadie' is enough to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end!
Don't think she will outshine Claire King (Tate) who was brill back in the good old days!

Eastenders- Cindy Beale without a doubt
Corrie: oooh toughie...... Cant decide!
The character Sadie in Emmerdale has the potential to be top bitch if they can get an actress to play the part. Pk is so so wooden and her delivery of the lines so monotonic.
Claire King was miles ahead of her

EE Janine

Corrie either Karl or Traceyluv
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Old 06-06-2004, 09:54
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Eastenders - Janine, without a doubt!

Neighbours - This is a hard one... a three-way tie between Mrs Mangel, Julie Martin and Izzy Hoyland.

Home and Away - Angie Russel. Funnily enough my Head of Year is called Miss Russel and looks like her, but with longer hair. I think the Sutherland twins can be quite bitchy and Dani Sutherland was defintley a bitch when she first came on it.
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Old 06-06-2004, 12:31
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Janine Butcher - because she was on drugs, was an ex prostitute and killed her hubby. And because she was horrible to EVERYONE!!!
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Old 06-06-2004, 12:40
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I loved Angie Russell, it was a big mistake killing her off, why didn't they just cart her off to the funny farm for a couple of years?

I also loved Angel Samson from Crossroads, in her short time she had some wonderful one-liners. Jane Asher obviously loved playing her and when I wrote to her she told me that she still misses Crossroads.
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Old 06-06-2004, 12:56
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Stephanie Beecham in The Colbys was quite cool too.

And Kate O'Mara in Howard's Way??

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Old 06-06-2004, 13:48
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I've never shouted at any bitch on the television except Angie Russell - so that must act as a guide. Very few people on television come across as pure evil, except her there was no nice side.

A lot of these other characters had times when you felt sorry for them, or were nice people, but Angie was created to be evil, and that was her strength.

In Britain, I think the nearest thing to a soap bitch is Cilla Brown in Corrie - though she's almost the panto baddie at times.

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Old 06-06-2004, 16:28
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Although I am a big fan of Corrie and I hate EE (most of the time) I think Janine definitely deserves the title 'Best Soap Bitch of All Time'. Tracy Barlow wasn't great IMO but Linda Baldwin was good when she was in it
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Old 06-06-2004, 16:51
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Janine Butcher definately! Although her talent was wasted on Eenders, she was great. She handled so many different storylines (but her 2003 was a bit empty) and was always believable and brilliant to watch. I hope we see her in summit soon.
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Old 06-06-2004, 18:49
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I agree with those who suggested Angela Russell in Home & Away, she was good.

Janine has to be the best without a doubt though, and in corrie I think Tracy is great. I love the Cropper-beating comments.. Cilla is pretty funny too, not as extreme as the others though.
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Old 06-06-2004, 19:55
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Originally Posted by teenage-monkey

Neighbours - This is a hard one... a three-way tie between Mrs Mangel, Julie Martin and Izzy Hoyland.
definately Izzy!
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Old 07-06-2004, 00:37
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I think Janine from EE is the best bitch of recent times, i remember watching the ep when Barry 'fell' down the hill and she went down and she just sat there watching him die, i had chills watching, i never thought i could hate a character from EE that i was meant to unlike Spencer etc. i also liked how she could actually make you feel sorry for her aswell 'rickys second (hopefully last) leaving ep' when she was all alone again yet she then comes out with "i hate your snotty nosed little brat" - making you hate her again, also big round of appaulse for EE (i didnt think i would be saying that ever again) for Janines final ep where i truly wanted the most vile bitch on British tv to get away with it all and run FREE!

i hope to see Charlie Brooks on a really good show where her talent isnt overshadowed by 'i love <insert current teenie fav>' parade and she wins awards because she truly deserves too....the only EE actor that i can say that about in the last few years!

Special mention must also go out to Angie Russel (H+A), im sure i will be haunted by her for the rest of life just like Nick will be.
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Old 07-06-2004, 11:01
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I got chills watching Janine aswell!

I can't believe the next 8 months of Home and Away. From what I've read, Angie Russel has such a big impact.
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Old 07-06-2004, 15:52
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It has to be Kim Tate for me - holding a mirror to Franks mouth to make sure he wasnt breathing, then checking her lipstick with it before doing a runner!! Class
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Old 07-06-2004, 21:04
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No one else here think Julie Martin was one of the biggest bitches in Neighbours to ever step into the land of Soap TV?
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Old 08-06-2004, 02:08
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I remember Julie Martin, she was well nasty to Micheal. What were the two daughters called again?
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Old 08-06-2004, 09:48
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Debbie and Hannah. And of course the naughty boy,Michael was it? Who copped off with Danni, Cheryls daughter. Oh Neighbours, I miss it
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Old 08-06-2004, 12:42
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Janine from East Enders for sure. She took such perverse pleasure in being horrible to people like with Laura when she reported her to the benifits office, for killing Barry, for all she did to Ian after he slept with her ... the list goes on and on.
Kim Tate was brilliant from what I remember but I just started to watch Emmerdale when she tried to kill Chris by starting a fire in the house (or was this Frank? or did she drown him in his car? I can't really remember) so I dont have a good enough memory of exactly how horrible she was.
Tracyluv is a bitch but Kate Ford is not the greatest actress so I don't think the character is played to its full potential.
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Old 11-06-2004, 23:06
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For me, it has to be Angie Russell from Home & Away. I never thought an Aussie soap could produce a decent soap bitch because they seem to shy away from real badness, but Angie was fantastic. Although the actress is coming back to play Angie's cousin, I've heard that in current Australian episodes Angie is back - in her daughter's dreams- and as evil as ever. Cool. Killing her off was a crazy mistake. Hopefully her 'cousin' will pick up where she left off.

Who else? Kim Tate from Emmerdale, Abby Fairgate/Cunningham/Ewing/Sumner from Knots Landing, half the cast of Dynasty, Jane Harper from Night and Day... they were all great. I've got high hopes for Patsy Kensit's character in Emmerdale too.

But Angie was the best and nobody can beat her!
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Old 13-06-2004, 21:07
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It has got to be without a doubt Dynasty's Alexis Carrington, Colby, Dexter (and I'm sure there was one more husband). She was the bitch of all bitches. I think all the other bitches (pardon the expression) of past and present have all tried to be like her and the only other one I can think that nearly got it was Kim Tate.
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Old 13-06-2004, 21:23
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I agree its gotta be Joan Collin's Alexis...she was the Queen Bitch!
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