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If there was a new regular soap set in the UK, what area would it take place in?
I've wondered this for a while and I'm interested to see what you all think. If there was a new regular soap on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 or whatever, where should it be set in the UK? Since Brookside, there's been a distinct lack of a Liverpool soap, while the only soap set in Scotland is River City (which is BBC One Scotland only), while Waterloo Road (which I never really considered a soap) has now ended.
In Wales I believe there's only Pobol Y Cym (don't quote my spelling on that) which isn't aired here. So if there was a new soap where should it be set in the UK? |
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Somewhere by the sea, Cornwall or Devon perhaps.
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Birmingham or Cornwall I think
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Northern Ireland (Belfast)
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Somewhere by the sea, Cornwall or Devon perhaps.
There used to be a good serial drama (not exactly a soap) called Love Hurts, which was set in Birmingham (I think). In my mind, Birmingham has been done.
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Yep I agree with the Cornwall/Devon idea. I've always thought this is the most obvious setting not represented in British Soap. You've got the busy up and coming southern London life, backstreet working class north, rural middle class village the next obvious step would be seaside idilic picturesque West.
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Norfolk
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Southend!
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It annoys me that the only long running Scottish soaps were set either somewhere very rural (High Road) or in our largest city, Glasgow (River City). This is a trend with most soaps. So I would go for a setting in a small-medium sized town or a large village where you could have a wide ranging mix of jobs and social classes, urban scenes and also countryside and nice outdoor settings. Many of the towns and villages in the Central Belt of Scotland would be good (and the local branch of Visit Scotland can pay me later
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Somewhere by the sea, Cornwall or Devon perhaps.
I'd go Norfolk if we're going coastal - nothing is ever set in Norfolk except Alan Partridge. |
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Somewhere by the sea, Cornwall or Devon perhaps.
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Wasn't that Echo Beach?
I'd go Norfolk if we're going coastal - nothing is ever set in Norfolk except Alan Partridge.
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Living in South Wales myself and being an avid soap fan as well as an employee within the media industry, I have to say, I personally don't and have never watched Pobol Y Cym, the issue is the language barrier. Wales has some amazing sights and personally I think an English language soap situated in Wales would be a success. 'The Indian Doctor' which aired on the BBC was situated in Wales and was a huge success! Quote:
I've wondered this for a while and I'm interested to see what you all think. If there was a new regular soap on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 or whatever, where should it be set in the UK? Since Brookside, there's been a distinct lack of a Liverpool soap, while the only soap set in Scotland is River City (which is BBC One Scotland only), while Waterloo Road (which I never really considered a soap) has now ended.
In Wales I believe there's only Pobol Y Cym (don't quote my spelling on that) which isn't aired here. So if there was a new soap where should it be set in the UK? |
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Birmingham or Cornwall I think
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Wasn't that Echo Beach?
I'd go Norfolk if we're going coastal - nothing is ever set in Norfolk except Alan Partridge. Yeah I was thinking that side of the country is under represented. |
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Erith/Dartford.
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, r1ural middle class village.
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Wolverhampton my home town
nah I'd say Blackpool
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The Midlands and the South West are the areas not covered at all now. Wales, Ireland and Scotland do have soaps even though they aren't shown nationally. Emmerdale and Corrie cover the North of England reasonably well although one firther up, tyneside for example might be nice.
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Erith/Dartford.
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Somewhere in the West Country or East Anglia.
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Doctors is baseded near Birmingham isn't it? Crossroads was too.
So, i'd say one oc the coasts, Norfolk, Cornwall or even Somerset or Dorset. Last soap i can think of set in an area like that was Howards Way. |
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It annoys me that the only long running Scottish soaps were set either somewhere very rural (High Road) or in our largest city, Glasgow (River City). This is a trend with most soaps. So I would go for a setting in a small-medium sized town or a large village where you could have a wide ranging mix of jobs and social classes, urban scenes and also countryside and nice outdoor settings. Many of the towns and villages in the Central Belt of Scotland would be good (and the local branch of Visit Scotland can pay me later
).Howards way was near southampton but that was due to the sailing element and Family Affairs was originally supposed to be Home counties area - so the affluent belt about 20 miles from London - to the West i think though i'm not sure they specified. Then they moved it closer in so it had a Tube. |
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I was just thinking this!
I also agree with those who have said around the West Country |
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Id love a newcastle soap or a english speaking welsh soap
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