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Old 04-08-2012, 08:01
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No corrie or emmerdale long characters are never gonna leave
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Old 04-08-2012, 08:09
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Last year ED killed Viv and Terry.
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Old 04-08-2012, 09:19
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Jack Duckworth, Mike Baldwin, Vera Duckworth, Fred Elliott have all left Corrie in the last 5 or 6 years
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Old 04-08-2012, 09:41
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I wanna know if Eric Pollard is ever gonna get found out for murdering his wife back in the day.
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Old 04-08-2012, 09:46
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Jack Duckworth, Mike Baldwin, Vera Duckworth, Fred Elliott have all left Corrie in the last 5 or 6 years
Great list.

Ashley Peacock was written out when the character in the tram crash and he'd been in the show for 15 years.
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Old 04-08-2012, 10:00
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I wanna know if Eric Pollard is ever gonna get found out for murdering his wife back in the day.
didnt her son return a few years back seeking revenge ?.
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Old 04-08-2012, 10:02
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No corrie or emmerdale long characters are never gonna leave
why would you want them to leave
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Old 04-08-2012, 11:01
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I agree with the OP; in fact, many have already.
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Old 04-08-2012, 11:07
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the sad reality is that they know if they were to leave they wouldnt possibly find work elsewhere
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Old 04-08-2012, 11:15
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the sad reality is that they know if they were to leave they wouldnt possibly find work elsewhere
Exactly, they know that they are onto a good thing.
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Old 04-08-2012, 11:22
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I suspect, when lying down, Marlon is Emmerdale's longest character...
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Old 04-08-2012, 11:26
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the sad reality is that they know if they were to leave they wouldnt possibly find work elsewhere
Exactly, they know that they are onto a good thing.
I suppose loyalty and commitment mean nothing to you then?
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Old 04-08-2012, 11:33
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I wanna know if Eric Pollard is ever gonna get found out for murdering his wife back in the day.
I doubt we will ever see him brought to justice, nor Carl King for murdering his dad and another bloke, can't remember his name, however I think that one was an accident, with any luck he'll murder that Robbie
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Old 04-08-2012, 11:34
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I suppose loyalty and commitment mean nothing to you then?
Nah
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Old 04-08-2012, 11:37
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There are more acting opportunities in London than there are up north.

I think the high cast turnover in EE is realistic to the area though as lots of people come and go in London whereas the lower cast turnover in Corrie and Emmerdale reflects the more settled areas that they are in set in.
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Old 04-08-2012, 12:42
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No corrie or emmerdale long characters are never gonna leave
I dont really understand the point of this thread. Long standing characters when well thought out add depth and interest for the viewer. Many become well loved for being there a long time. ie Bet Lynch, Mike Baldwin,Rita Sullivan, Jack duckworth. Why should they leave unless they want to ?
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Old 04-08-2012, 13:03
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Alan Turner is the one oldie in soaps who I can't understand why he is still there, he turns up and then disappears just as quickly and no one says where he's gone, it would be nice to know where he's gone and I don't even know where he lives in Emmerdale, I think he lives with Betty but I'm not sure.

Was he even there when Betty returned from her holiday?
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Old 04-08-2012, 20:39
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I like that the fact that the longer standing older characters become recurring to lighten the work load, it's good that they don't have to be pentioned off and quite often provide light relief.
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Old 04-08-2012, 20:56
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Alan Turner is the one oldie in soaps who I can't understand why he is still there, he turns up and then disappears just as quickly and no one says where he's gone, it would be nice to know where he's gone and I don't even know where he lives in Emmerdale, I think he lives with Betty but I'm not sure.

Was he even there when Betty returned from her holiday?
Yeah he was there - although you'd never know it, he only said one bleedin' thing in the entire episode.

Seriously though, Emmerdale is underusing all of its older characters at the minute so that probably goes towards explaining why we only see Edna, Pearl etc for a minute or two each ep. I do remember reading that Richard Thorp (Alan) had moved closer to the Leeds studios a few years ago, so that he could make more appearances in the show... a shame that the incoming producer then decided that the oldies should take a back seat!
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Old 04-08-2012, 21:11
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why would they? they clearly enjoy there work since they have been there so long and there getting alot of money there's no reason for them to leave
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Old 06-08-2012, 00:40
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didnt her son return a few years back seeking revenge ?.
Really? I missed that hah. I don't actually remember the murder, I just know it happened and he's been fine and dandy since. How did her son know?

I doubt we will ever see him brought to justice, nor Carl King for murdering his dad and another bloke, can't remember his name, however I think that one was an accident, with any luck he'll murder that Robbie
Oh god forgot about that too. He's done well to get away with that...
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Old 09-08-2012, 09:07
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I suspect, when lying down, Marlon is Emmerdale's longest character...
Ha ha
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Old 09-08-2012, 09:33
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No corrie or emmerdale long characters are never gonna leave
The tram crash took Ashley Peacock but the thing about Corrie is most of the cast reckon it's the best job in the world, so unless the producer axes them, we are stuck with them.
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Old 09-08-2012, 11:50
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I wanna know if Eric Pollard is ever gonna get found out for murdering his wife back in the day.
That was resolved last year, he revealed that he planned to kill her but the plane crash had already killed her before he got to her?
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