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Old 19-10-2013, 14:51
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How long does someone have to be in a soap to be considered a long-term character?

Who on EE would you consider long-term?
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Old 19-10-2013, 14:55
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10 year +
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Old 19-10-2013, 15:02
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Old 19-10-2013, 15:19
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Ian, Pat, Dot, Sharon, Janine, Phil, Pauline,Carol, Bianca, Lucy, Peter, Liam, Billy, Mo, Patrick
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Old 20-10-2013, 00:06
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Kat and David have been there longer than some of them?
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Old 20-10-2013, 00:17
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Long term for a soap would probably be any character 5 years plus, in my opinion. Given the 'average' story time for soap character is approximately 2-3 years (although tellingly given the British economic downturn, this seems to have lengthened lately) - 5 years is enough to be 'long term'.

I would also add that long term does not mean iconic,...
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Old 20-10-2013, 00:18
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Kat and David have been there longer than some of them?
Kat has been in the show for 8 years overall and David was in the show for 3 years in his original stint.
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Old 20-10-2013, 00:32
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Kat has been in the show for 8 years overall and David was in the show for 3 years in his original stint.
No...Kat came in 2000, before Patrick. And he still arrived on the show before some of those characters.
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Old 20-10-2013, 00:33
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No...Kat came in 2000, before Patrick. And he still arrived on the show before some of those characters.
Kat left in 2005 and returned in 2010, so she's only been in the show for 8 years.
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Old 20-10-2013, 00:51
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Out of those who are still in it: Ian, Dot, Phil, Billy, Janine, Lucy, Peter, Bianca, Carol, Sharon, Mo and Patrick
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