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Soaps: The Greatest Stunt Ever
We've been spoilt with stunts over the past year (well from Hollyoaks anyway) particularly last week with Emmerdale's Siege and the Explosion in Hollyoaks. Then recently we've also had the car crash with Phil Mitchell in EastEnders, the Tram Crash in Corrie and a countless number of fires... so all of this is leading up to my question: What do you think has been the Greatest Stunt Ever in Soap History?
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Emmerdale plane crash
Corrie Tram Crash. |
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Emmerdale plane crash, nothing comes close.
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In no particular order (off the top of my head):
1. Corrie's tram crash/explosion/Number 13 fire/Joinery collapse 2. Emmerdale's plane crash 3. Emmerdale's storm 4. Gennie's car crash (Emmerdale) 5. Brookside helicopter crash 6. Brookside bomb in parade/Sinbad trapped/Kylie trapped in rising waters 7. Phil/Steve Owen's car chase and Steve's death in EastEnders 8. Sarah Sugden killed in barn explosion 9. Richard Hillman driving the Platts into the canal/underwater scenes 10. Corrie's Don Brennan driving Alma into the canal 11. Mad Maya blowing up all of Dev's shops, finishing on his Coronation Street one 12. Little Mo and Trevor house fire/Trevor's death 13. Sarah Barne's parachute jumping death in Hollyoaks 14. Hollyoaks Dog in the Pond explosion 15. The wedding bus crash and explosion in Hollyoaks 16. Coronation Street pub fires (Bet's and Karl/Stella/Sunita) 17. Phil and Grant's car crash 18. Emmerdale 2013 siege and flood 19. John Barton car crash in Emmerdale 20. Family Affairs boat explosion/Hart family death 21. Bradley's rooftop fall to death in EastEnders live 22. Emmerdale show-home collapse 23. Jackson's level-crossing train crash 24. The original Corrie train crash (60s) Overall, Emmerdale's plane crash and original storm, Corrie's Hillman's canal drive and Brookside's explosions are the best stunts I've seen. The flood/siege in Emmerdale this year was pretty epic too and the best car crash I've ever witnessed is Gennie's this year; just so raw. In terms of drama, Steve Owen's final moments in the crash with Phil were absolutely amazing. Also Bradley's stunt death in the live episode was NUTS. In terms of overall scope and scale, the Corrie tram crash cannot be beaten. 7 episodes including a live episode set in the carnage, the set being destroyed twice (for filming the episodes, and then again for the live episode), the huge Joinery explosion followed by the crash itself, and the fallout explosions and fires in the Street along with all the storylines reaching a head made it a week of soap which will be incredibly difficult for any soap to beat on the whole. |
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Emmerdale plane crash, nothing comes close.
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The Emmerdale plane crash was absolutely fantastic and was brilliantly executed, especially in the days where technology was nowhere near as good as it is now.
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Yes, you've got to remember this was done in a real living village - it wasn't a purpose built set like they (and the other soaps) have now. Amazing.
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The tram crash was laughable
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The tram crash was laughable
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I don't watch much in the way of soaps or stick with any at all really but the ones that have stood out to me over the years -
- The Steve Owen/Phil Mitchell car chase in Eastenders that resulted in the car explosion, and Phil unable to save Steve in time. - Richard Hillman's canal stunt. That's the only storyline I ever watched in Corrie and thought was worth it. - The plane crash in Emmerdale. - The Emmerdale storm. - The Summer Bay stalker, Zoe, literally blows up a wedding and goes out in style in Home & Away. |
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The Emmerdale plane crash,as it was done on an epic scale and was before stunts in soaps became so commonplace.HO has always done well with stunts,partucularly the fire in the Dog and Sarah's parachute death.The Emmerdale one this week was fantastic.
Eastenders have a really poor record when it comes to stunts.I wonder if DTC will have a big stunt in an upcoming storyline. |
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Hollyoaks
Enjoy The Ride (2012) - Killed Jono, Neil, Maddie, Rhys. The Blast (2013) - Killed Clare, Browning, Leanne, Ash and Doug. The Fire At The Dog (2006) - Killed Mel, Sophie, Joe, Olivia and Sam. The Il Gnosh Fire (2011) - Killed Malachy and Steph The Parachute Jump (2009) - Killed Sarah The Loft First Fire (2010 - I believe?) - Killed nobody Emmerdale The Plane Crash (1994) - Killed Mark, Elizabeth, Archie, Leonard The Storm (2004) - Killed Tricia. The Woolpack Flood (2013) - Killed Cameron. The Train Crash (2010) - Killed No One The Village Fire (2010) - Killed Terry and Viv. Coronation Street The Rovers Fire 2 (2013) - Killed Tony and Sunita. The Tram Crash 2 (2010) - Killed Ashley, Charlotte and Molly The Tram Crash 1 - Killed no one. The Rovers Fire 1 - Killed no one. Lorry smashes into The Rovers - Killed no one. Tony's Revenge - Killed Tony. Mad Maya's Revenge - Killed no one. EastEnders The Vic Fire - Killed No One The E20 Fire - Killed no one Phil and Grant crash into The Thames - Killed no one Trevor and Little Mo Fire - Killed Trevor. Helter Skelter Collapse I guess - Killed Lynne's baby. Scottish Moors Crash - Killed no one. The B & B Fire - Killed Yusef. |
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In no particular order (off the top of my head):
1. Corrie's tram crash/explosion/Number 13 fire/Joinery collapse 2. Emmerdale's plane crash 3. Emmerdale's storm 4. Gennie's car crash (Emmerdale) 5. Brookside helicopter crash 6. Brookside bomb in parade/Sinbad trapped/Kylie trapped in rising waters 7. Phil/Steve Owen's car chase and Steve's death in EastEnders 8. Sarah Sugden killed in barn explosion 9. Richard Hillman driving the Platts into the canal/underwater scenes 10. Corrie's Don Brennan driving Alma into the canal 11. Mad Maya blowing up all of Dev's shops, finishing on his Coronation Street one 12. Little Mo and Trevor house fire/Trevor's death 13. Sarah Barne's parachute jumping death in Hollyoaks 14. Hollyoaks Dog in the Pond explosion 15. The wedding bus crash and explosion in Hollyoaks 16. Coronation Street pub fires (Bet's and Karl/Stella/Sunita) 17. Phil and Grant's car crash 18. Emmerdale 2013 siege and flood 19. John Barton car crash in Emmerdale 20. Family Affairs boat explosion/Hart family death 21. Bradley's rooftop fall to death in EastEnders live 22. Emmerdale show-home collapse 23. Jackson's level-crossing train crash 24. The original Corrie train crash (60s) Overall, Emmerdale's plane crash and original storm, Corrie's Hillman's canal drive and Brookside's explosions are the best stunts I've seen. The flood/siege in Emmerdale this year was pretty epic too and the best car crash I've ever witnessed is Gennie's this year; just so raw. In terms of drama, Steve Owen's final moments in the crash with Phil were absolutely amazing. Also Bradley's stunt death in the live episode was NUTS. In terms of overall scope and scale, the Corrie tram crash cannot be beaten. 7 episodes including a live episode set in the carnage, the set being destroyed twice (for filming the episodes, and then again for the live episode), the huge Joinery explosion followed by the crash itself, and the fallout explosions and fires in the Street along with all the storylines reaching a head made it a week of soap which will be incredibly difficult for any soap to beat on the whole. Quote:
Hollyoaks
Enjoy The Ride (2012) - Killed Jono, Neil, Maddie, Rhys. The Blast (2013) - Killed Clare, Browning, Leanne, Ash and Doug. The Fire At The Dog (2006) - Killed Mel, Sophie, Joe, Olivia and Sam. The Il Gnosh Fire (2011) - Killed Malachy and Steph The Parachute Jump (2009) - Killed Sarah The Loft First Fire (2010 - I believe?) - Killed nobody Emmerdale The Plane Crash (1994) - Killed Mark, Elizabeth, Archie, Leonard The Storm (2004) - Killed Tricia. The Woolpack Flood (2013) - Killed Cameron. The Train Crash (2010) - Killed No One The Village Fire (2010) - Killed Terry and Viv. Coronation Street The Rovers Fire 2 (2013) - Killed Tony and Sunita. The Tram Crash 2 (2010) - Killed Ashley, Charlotte and Molly The Tram Crash 1 - Killed no one. The Rovers Fire 1 - Killed no one. Lorry smashes into The Rovers - Killed no one. Tony's Revenge - Killed Tony. Mad Maya's Revenge - Killed no one. EastEnders The Vic Fire - Killed No One The E20 Fire - Killed no one Phil and Grant crash into The Thames - Killed no one Trevor and Little Mo Fire - Killed Trevor. Helter Skelter Collapse I guess - Killed Lynne's baby. Scottish Moors Crash - Killed no one. The B & B Fire - Killed Yusef.
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I think Gennie's car crash was really well done. It was so realistic. I didn't see the plane crash in Emmerdale. The flood in The Woolpack that killed Cameron was also amazingly well acted. I bet the water in the cellar and the rain machines water was cold too.
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How anyone can say the tram crash was a good stunt shocks me, it was awful.
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Bradley's fall from the roof. Timing was almost perfect, but on a live show you have to give them huge credit.
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Eastenders fairground disaster. Still trying to get over it.
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Emmerdale plane crash for the "epic" disaster. Though Sarah's jump to her death is still heart wrenching to this day. Can't choose. Tram crash like most things from modern day EE is overrated.
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Hollyoaks bus crash.
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