Originally Posted by moag:
“A happily married couple”
“A happily married couple”
Or , a child which is wanted, conceived in the normal way by a couple who are together, arrives after 9 months without undue fuss and is healthy.
Soap storylines that have never been done before?
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Or , a child which is wanted, conceived in the normal way by a couple who are together, arrives after 9 months without undue fuss and is healthy.
I wouldn't mind a storyline revolving around a Christian character questioning their beliefs. Perhaps something happens to them, such as their parents dying, which could cause them to become hellbent on trying to prove to themselves about God's existence. It would begin quite subtly, but over the space of a few months they begin getting themselves into trouble and constantly trying to provide a reason for their actions - a bit similar to the Lucas storyline in EastEnders, just without all the death. It could lead to something such as the character trying to commit suicide, believing that if God really existed, he will catch her. It'd be interesting to watch something like that play out, and really expands the boundaries a bit.
A storyline that is sort of the same but a little different, would be a character doing something bad, and trying to make up for it by doing good deeds. They could become obsessed with doing the right thing and it could turn bitter sweet - they do something they believe is right, but it has consequences for other characters, so it leads the character into a vicious cycle - they try to make up for their mistakes by doing another good deed and so forth.
I think something like this would be quite unique and a breath of fresh air for some of the soaps.
A storyline that is sort of the same but a little different, would be a character doing something bad, and trying to make up for it by doing good deeds. They could become obsessed with doing the right thing and it could turn bitter sweet - they do something they believe is right, but it has consequences for other characters, so it leads the character into a vicious cycle - they try to make up for their mistakes by doing another good deed and so forth.
I think something like this would be quite unique and a breath of fresh air for some of the soaps.
Originally Posted by joe gillott:
“A actual character believing they are seeing ghost and trying to prove ghosts exists. Some people actually believe it and try to prove it but I doubr ee especially would do this until evidence of the supernatural is proven but it would be interesting to see a character strongly believing in ghosts. It's a topic that's fancinated me (and yes I do believ in ghosts)”
“A actual character believing they are seeing ghost and trying to prove ghosts exists. Some people actually believe it and try to prove it but I doubr ee especially would do this until evidence of the supernatural is proven but it would be interesting to see a character strongly believing in ghosts. It's a topic that's fancinated me (and yes I do believ in ghosts)”
Vera Duckworth was convinced she saw Ivy Tllsley's ghost in the mid 90s. Little Sarah-Lou said she saw her too and was rather upset.
Don Brennan had No.5 exorcised.
Originally Posted by Neil_N:
“I don't think canbalism would be appropriate for a soap. Plus imagine the complaints.
The Jihadi one would be interesting, but with UKIP and the likes sniffing for votes, it would have to tread thin ground.
A serious one female on female rape.
A fun one here, a character tries out for a reality TV show.”
“I don't think canbalism would be appropriate for a soap. Plus imagine the complaints.
The Jihadi one would be interesting, but with UKIP and the likes sniffing for votes, it would have to tread thin ground.
A serious one female on female rape.
A fun one here, a character tries out for a reality TV show.”
Islamic extremism has nothing to do with UKIP.
The fact that hundreds of our 'citizens' have gone over to Syria and Iraq to fight for the most brutal terrorist organisation in the world is absolutely disgusting.
What makes the situation worse is that many have returned and will now be free to plot atrocities on home soil.
It is a huge issue but the BBC clearly have their own agenda and Eastenders will never feature such a storyline.
Given the rumours were they'd dropped an IRA storyline with Ian's Irish cousin I can't see them doing an ISIS/Al Qaeda one.
The only way this could happen would be Shabnam befriends a young girl at the mosque and it later emerges she wishes to join ISIS in Syria and Shabnam has to stop her. But given the BBC were worried about IRA retaliation in the 90s I'm sure they'll be more concerned about retaliation in this case.
The only way this could happen would be Shabnam befriends a young girl at the mosque and it later emerges she wishes to join ISIS in Syria and Shabnam has to stop her. But given the BBC were worried about IRA retaliation in the 90s I'm sure they'll be more concerned about retaliation in this case.
I wonder if David Neilson would ever consider bringing the fact Roy has Aspergers Syndrome out in the open? Simply with a view to raising awareness of the challenges faced as an adult coping with the condition.
The idea of playing Roy with Aspergers Syndrome, came initially from his wife, who's a special needs teacher working with youngsters on the autistic spectrum. However, it's never been mentioned in the storyline - a decision by David himself, as he didn't feel it needed to be, other than to give his character his unique idiosyncrasies, which David is careful to respect. So he became more of a colourful eccentric.
Oh yes,, it was also David's decision to have Roy carry the bag, which belonged to his mum for 30 years - he carries his script around in it!
The idea of playing Roy with Aspergers Syndrome, came initially from his wife, who's a special needs teacher working with youngsters on the autistic spectrum. However, it's never been mentioned in the storyline - a decision by David himself, as he didn't feel it needed to be, other than to give his character his unique idiosyncrasies, which David is careful to respect. So he became more of a colourful eccentric.
Oh yes,, it was also David's decision to have Roy carry the bag, which belonged to his mum for 30 years - he carries his script around in it!
Originally Posted by David the Wavid:
“Corrie did it back in 1964 with Walter Potts when he hit the big time as a singer. Fans camped outside No.11 and kissed Elsie's door. It was a different era though and the rise of the internet and social media would make this totally different if done today.”
“Corrie did it back in 1964 with Walter Potts when he hit the big time as a singer. Fans camped outside No.11 and kissed Elsie's door. It was a different era though and the rise of the internet and social media would make this totally different if done today.”
Originally Posted by Daktara:
“Yes, I think your last paragraph (sorry, wanted to bold it but my iPad's being an idiot and not letting me) is a good idea and would be really interesting to watch given the right character.”
“Yes, I think your last paragraph (sorry, wanted to bold it but my iPad's being an idiot and not letting me) is a good idea and would be really interesting to watch given the right character.”
I think if one of the soaps did this it could be a brilliant SL. It will be new and fresh. Specially with the boom in social media. It could start with a character going on a X Factor/Big Brother type of show and once the persons reached fame they're private life is exposed along with their secrets and lies. They can't cope with always being hassled by people and the lies in the media of them. They could go down a drug addiction path or something like that.
Out of all the soaps I know just a few SL's that involved fame
Corrie - As mentioned above. Also, Rosie Webster.
Brookside - Lindsey had that singing show.
Hollyoaks - Scott Anderson, The Costellos, Mitzeee Miniver, Mercedes McQueen.
I've always wondered about Mercedes actually, considering she was a wag and was going to marry a footballer the press weren't really interested in her after that, even when she went onto commit a number of crimes it wasn't ever splashed all over the press. If a wag/kiss and tell girl behaved like Mercedes it would be everywhere!
Originally Posted by Nesta Robbins:
“I wonder if David Neilson would ever consider bringing the fact Roy has Aspergers Syndrome out in the open? Simply with a view to raising awareness of the challenges faced as an adult coping with the condition.
The idea of playing Roy with Aspergers Syndrome, came initially from his wife, who's a special needs teacher working with youngsters on the autistic spectrum. However, it's never been mentioned in the storyline - a decision by David himself, as he didn't feel it needed to be, other than to give him his character and his unique idiosyncrasies, which David is careful to respect. So he became more of a colourful eccentric.
Oh also, it was the actors decision to have Roy carry the bag, which belonged to his mum for 30 years - he carries his script around in it!”
“I wonder if David Neilson would ever consider bringing the fact Roy has Aspergers Syndrome out in the open? Simply with a view to raising awareness of the challenges faced as an adult coping with the condition.
The idea of playing Roy with Aspergers Syndrome, came initially from his wife, who's a special needs teacher working with youngsters on the autistic spectrum. However, it's never been mentioned in the storyline - a decision by David himself, as he didn't feel it needed to be, other than to give him his character and his unique idiosyncrasies, which David is careful to respect. So he became more of a colourful eccentric.
Oh also, it was the actors decision to have Roy carry the bag, which belonged to his mum for 30 years - he carries his script around in it!
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As an adult who has, albeit a high functioning brand of AS, I can get behind that.
Originally Posted by fallstarwoo:
“alien invasion”
“alien invasion”
The Colby's already tackled alien invasion/abduction with Falon. I know little-monster has already said it, but I just wanted to repeat it, as it's such a bizarre story to already have in the bag.
Originally Posted by firefly_irl:
“Has anyone every found religion later in life and become a vicar/priest/nun?”
“Has anyone every found religion later in life and become a vicar/priest/nun?”
Neighbours: Mark Gottleib found religion and jilted Annalise at the altar in favour of becoming a priest. Also: Carmella Cammeniti left the show, then returned as a nun a couple of years later. Although, her calling didn't last for long.
Days of our Lives brought Eric Brady back as a priest a few years ago, which he remained until being defrocked by Kristen DiMera, who seduced him by drugging him. I think they may have had him actually say it was rape, too.
Originally Posted by Neil_N:
“A serious one female on female rape.
A fun one here, a character tries out for a reality TV show.”
“A serious one female on female rape.
A fun one here, a character tries out for a reality TV show.”
The closest a soap has come to female-on-female rape was on Sunset Beach when Virginia inseminated an unconscious Vanessa with a turkey baster. It was technically rape, but the story wasn't about that. It of course didn't go down well with viewers.
I remember Home & Away had Nick Smith, Mitch, Jade, etc, appear on a Big Brother-esque reality show in 2001-ish. It seemed to drag on and was very boring.
Neighbours brought back Sindi Watts as the reality TV presenter of Making Mansions - a home make-over show that the Scully family appeared on. It was hilariously disastrous for the Scullys, and I think Sindi ended up getting fired.
Originally Posted by firefly_irl:
“Given the rumours were they'd dropped an IRA storyline with Ian's Irish cousin I can't see them doing an ISIS/Al Qaeda one.
The only way this could happen would be Shabnam befriends a young girl at the mosque and it later emerges she wishes to join ISIS in Syria and Shabnam has to stop her. But given the BBC were worried about IRA retaliation in the 90s I'm sure they'll be more concerned about retaliation in this case.”
“Given the rumours were they'd dropped an IRA storyline with Ian's Irish cousin I can't see them doing an ISIS/Al Qaeda one.
The only way this could happen would be Shabnam befriends a young girl at the mosque and it later emerges she wishes to join ISIS in Syria and Shabnam has to stop her. But given the BBC were worried about IRA retaliation in the 90s I'm sure they'll be more concerned about retaliation in this case.”
I think ISIS is just a bit too much of a sensitive subject. It would seem quite out of place as the show would be doing a storyline about something that's actually happening, as opposed to something that can happen, like suicide.
Originally Posted by Firegazer:
“I think ISIS is just a bit too much of a sensitive subject. It would seem quite out of place as the show would be doing a storyline about something that's actually happening, as opposed to something that can happen, like suicide.”
“I think ISIS is just a bit too much of a sensitive subject. It would seem quite out of place as the show would be doing a storyline about something that's actually happening, as opposed to something that can happen, like suicide.”
I agree and to be honest it's the kind of thing a soap could totally mess up, one minute some chick wants to head to Syria and the next they'll have her knocking back shots in the Vic on someones hen do.
Originally Posted by dd68:
“They've never had a funeral pyre in Albert Square”
“They've never had a funeral pyre in Albert Square”
They could do something like on American Horror Story where the villain put an alive person underneath all the wood and planned to set it alight.
I mean, it's not as bad as the things we've already seen, surely?
[quote=dee123;77751146]A serial rapist
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Wasn't Andy Holt in Hollyoaks a serial rapist?
I don't think a tropical disease has been done before? Or an epidemic.
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Wasn't Andy Holt in Hollyoaks a serial rapist?
I don't think a tropical disease has been done before? Or an epidemic.
He was, yeah, so that's been done
Have any of them done unexplained psychic phenomena like stigmata or spontaneous human combustion?
Have any of them done unexplained psychic phenomena like stigmata or spontaneous human combustion?
Originally Posted by Andybear:
“Real mental illness has been done by Emmerdale on more than one occasion. Zac Dingle a few years ago and Belle Dingle which is still ongoing up to a point. The effect on the person and the whole family is/was very pronounced. There may have been others but fhese are the ones that immdiately spring to mind.”
“Real mental illness has been done by Emmerdale on more than one occasion. Zac Dingle a few years ago and Belle Dingle which is still ongoing up to a point. The effect on the person and the whole family is/was very pronounced. There may have been others but fhese are the ones that immdiately spring to mind.”
Having worked with people with mental illness I felt the stories on the soaps were over so quick it didnt sound plausible ,the people I met had had it for years and it affected so many parts of their lives from those who never left the house to those that overate didnt wash look after their house or themselves, It would be nice to see someone who would have mental illness that stayed with them for years and see how they cope ,I feel it would give an insight to the public on what help would be offered.
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Originally Posted by Silent-Tears:
“Having worked with people with mental illness I felt the stories on the soaps were over so quick it didnt sound plausible ,the people I met had had it for years and it affected so many parts of their lives from those who never left the house to those that overate didnt wash look after their house or themselves, It would be nice to see someone who would have mental illness that stayed with them for years and see how they cope ,I feel it would give an insight to the public on what help would be offered.”
“Having worked with people with mental illness I felt the stories on the soaps were over so quick it didnt sound plausible ,the people I met had had it for years and it affected so many parts of their lives from those who never left the house to those that overate didnt wash look after their house or themselves, It would be nice to see someone who would have mental illness that stayed with them for years and see how they cope ,I feel it would give an insight to the public on what help would be offered.”
Speaking from experience mental illness really is awful. It certainly affects my life to the extent that I've had time off work with it and I've recently started a course of face to face therapy as the meds alone are no working as well as they should be.
Originally Posted by Louise_Hart:
“BDSM
a child being murdered”
“BDSM
a child being murdered”
Now I have an image in my head of Danny Dyer in bondage gear!
There was a child murder (by another child) in Brookside.
It was accidental killing/manslaughter - the victim was bullying the kid and he fought with her and she ended up hitting her head and going underwater. Hollyoaks was going to reveal that Loretta had murdered a classmate when she was a child, but James Bulger's mother objected so they scrapped it
Originally Posted by Silent-Tears:
“People having to do washing at home on eastenders, the mention of periods (they did have the word Jamrags written on a dingle chalk board at home) people actually signing on and doing a job search, being made homless and going to the council and getting housed in a B & B, going round a supermarket instead of the corner shop, a baby being found abondaned and having to guess who the mother is and finally real mental illness and the effect on the person and whole family .”
“People having to do washing at home on eastenders, the mention of periods (they did have the word Jamrags written on a dingle chalk board at home) people actually signing on and doing a job search, being made homless and going to the council and getting housed in a B & B, going round a supermarket instead of the corner shop, a baby being found abondaned and having to guess who the mother is and finally real mental illness and the effect on the person and whole family .”
That's actually a really interesting idea. Instead of a Who's The Daddy? storyline it's a Who's The Mummy? storyline.
Up until a couple of months ago I would never have thought a soap would do a sexual assault of an adult by a child but Emmerdale have done it just recently and I thought they did an excellent job of it.
Originally Posted by Brummy Girl:
“That's actually a really interesting idea. Instead of a Who's The Daddy? storyline it's a Who's The Mummy? storyline.
Up until a couple of months ago I would never have thought a soap would do a sexual assault of an adult by a child but Emmerdale have done it just recently and I thought they did an excellent job of it.”
“That's actually a really interesting idea. Instead of a Who's The Daddy? storyline it's a Who's The Mummy? storyline.
Up until a couple of months ago I would never have thought a soap would do a sexual assault of an adult by a child but Emmerdale have done it just recently and I thought they did an excellent job of it.”
I think CS did a storyline some years ago where a baby was abandoned on Eileens doorstep, the father being thought to be Jason and the mother being unknown. The mother turned out to be a previously unseen one night stand he had, and Jason turned out to not be the father IIRC.
I do agree though it would be good for a baby to just show up and the mother turn out to be an already established character who managed to keep the pregnancy from everyone (including the audience). Slightly similar to Shabnams upcoming tale though I guess?
Alternatively, a teenager abandoning her baby and trying to cover it up/dealing with the consequences? Several reported cases of this in the States recently would make it topical enough
Originally Posted by Brummy Girl:
“That's actually a really interesting idea. Instead of a Who's The Daddy? storyline it's a Who's The Mummy? storyline.
Up until a couple of months ago I would never have thought a soap would do a sexual assault of an adult by a child but Emmerdale have done it just recently and I thought they did an excellent job of it.”
“That's actually a really interesting idea. Instead of a Who's The Daddy? storyline it's a Who's The Mummy? storyline.
Up until a couple of months ago I would never have thought a soap would do a sexual assault of an adult by a child but Emmerdale have done it just recently and I thought they did an excellent job of it.”
Hollyoaks did that over a year ago - a schoolboy raped his (male) English teacher in the classroom (outside school hours). I wouldn't necessarily say they made an excellent job of it.
I once wrote a spec script for a soap about a new family that moves in and gets chatting to everyone and everyone tells them about all the ridiculous things that have happened over the years and at the end of the episode the family move out and leave.
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