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Jobs for Life in Soap Operas?
Who looks to have got themselve a cushy job for life on soap having reached the untouchable status of no producer daring to write them out and thus they'll be leaving on their terms - many of them won't. Here's some from Corrie and EastEnders for starters - including them on the list doesn't mean they shouldn't be sacked just that they are highly unlikely to be. I know if I was producer of either of these shows a lot would go...
Coronation Street Bill Roache (Ken Barlow) Eileen Derbyshire (Emily Bishop) Barbara Knox (Rita Tanner) Helen Worth (Gail Rodwell) David Neilson (Roy Cropper) Malcolm Hebden (Norris Cole) Jimmi Harkishin (Dev Sultan) Jenni McAlpine (Fiz Brown) Anthony Cotton (Sean Tully) Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald) Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow) Bev Callard (Liz McDonald) Michael Le Vell (Kevin McDonald) Sally Dyvenor (Sally Webster) Andrew Whymant (Kirk Sutherland) Brooke Vincent (Sophie Webster) Kym Marsh (Michelle Connor) EastEnders Adam Woodyatt (Ian Beale) Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell) Linda Henry (Shirley Carter) Rudolph Walker (Patrick Trueman) Danny Dyer (Mick Carter) Kellie Bright (Linda Carter) Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean) Letitia Dean (Sharon Watts) June Brown (Dot Cotton) Perry Fenwick (Billy Mitchell) Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater) Laila Morse (Mo Harris) Jake Wood (Max Branning) Ronnie Mitchell (Rita Simmons) Roxy Mitchell (Samantha Womack) Scott Maslen (Jack Branning) Nitin Ganahtra (Massood Ahmed) Can't do the others as I don't watch them. |
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It's probably cos some actors are so crap, they would never get an acting job anywhere else. Bosses know that so they have to keep them on forever
Never realised how shit Chesney was til Friday night. No way would he ever act again if he left Coronation Street. He's easily got a job for life there Long termers will never leave because they're basically part of the furniture by now
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For EE I would say Ian, Phil Dot, Sharon, Patrick and Stacey are the onlyones who will have a job for life.
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For EE I would say Ian, Phil Dot, Sharon, Patrick and Stacey are the onlyones who will have a job for life.
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There seems to be a lot of sneering from other actors and people in the industry in general for people in soaps so once you've been in a while it can be hard to get work elswhere. I know there are some exceptions but once you get tarred with the soap actor brush and directors think they will lowered the credibility of their film/show, so sometimes it's easier to stay.
I think Bill roaches son was even sneering in the press at his dad for being a soap actor |
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I think ian beale and phil mitchell are the only untouchables in eastenders, as for the rest, i have a feeling they are on borrowed time. Corrie has the most stable cast but i reckon in the next five years there will be major changes with deaths as most of the cast are on average of 60-70. Emmerdale has and will always have the least stability, look at viv and terry, but i feel they have stabalized over the last five years. |
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On EastEnders, only Phil, Sharon, Dot and Ian would be regarded as untouchable while on Corrie, I think you need to be in the age bracket and service level of Gail, Ken etc to be safe. Everyone else is fair game for the axe. People mention the likes of Fiz and Kirk as being lifers but there's plenty who have gone before them that would've been regarded similarly but got the chop. Curly Watts and Martin Platt are two that spring to mind. All it takes is a low ratings period and a new producer for drastic changes to occur.
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Maria is also set to be a Corrie Lifer.
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Who looks to have got themselve a cushy job for life on soap having reached the untouchable status of no producer daring to write them out and thus they'll be leaving on their terms - many of them won't. Here's some from Corrie and EastEnders for starters - including them on the list doesn't mean they shouldn't be sacked just that they are highly unlikely to be. I know if I was producer of either of these shows a lot would go...
Coronation Street Bill Roache (Ken Barlow) Eileen Derbyshire (Emily Bishop) Barbara Knox (Rita Tanner) Helen Worth (Gail Rodwell) David Neilson (Roy Cropper) Malcolm Hebden (Norris Cole) Jimmi Harkishin (Dev Sultan) Jenni McAlpine (Fiz Brown) Anthony Cotton (Sean Tully) Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald) Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow) Bev Callard (Liz McDonald) Michael Le Vell (Kevin McDonald) Sally Dyvenor (Sally Webster) Andrew Whymant (Kirk Sutherland) Brooke Vincent (Sophie Webster) Kym Marsh (Michelle Connor) EastEnders Adam Woodyatt (Ian Beale) Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell) Linda Henry (Shirley Carter) Rudolph Walker (Patrick Trueman) Danny Dyer (Mick Carter) Kellie Bright (Linda Carter) Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean) Letitia Dean (Sharon Watts) June Brown (Dot Cotton) Perry Fenwick (Billy Mitchell) Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater) Laila Morse (Mo Harris) Jake Wood (Max Branning) Ronnie Mitchell (Rita Simmons) Roxy Mitchell (Samantha Womack) Scott Maslen (Jack Branning) Nitin Ganahtra (Massood Ahmed) Can't do the others as I don't watch them. Lacey Turner and Sam Womack have had success away from EastEnders as has Danny Dyer. |
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For EE I would say Ian, Phil Dot, Sharon, Patrick and Stacey are the onlyones who will have a job for life.
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The only reason any actor on any soap would be 'untouchable' is if they are extremely popular with a significant proportion of viewers, thus making it clear commercial sense to hold on to them.
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All it takes is a producer falling out with the actor or the actor falling out with the producers.. ie derek wilton, pauline fowler, martin platt... it wouldnt take alot to upset some actors for example if they turned ian beale into a paedophile im sure he would probably look to quit rather than play that.
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Nick Pickard - Tony Hutchinson Stephanie Waring - Cindy Nightingale Jimmy McKenna - Jack Osborne Ellis Hollins - Tom Cunningham Helen Pearson - Frankie Osborne Jessica Fox - Nancy Osborne Kieron Richardson - Ste McQueen Nicole Barber - Lane - Myra McQueen Jennifer Metcalfe - Mercedes McQueen James Sutton - John Paul McQueen Jamie Lomas - Warren Fox I'm surprised HO has this many. Not many i can argue with here though. Home & Away: Alf Stewart - Ray Meagher Marilyn Chambers - Emily Symons Irene Roberts - Lynne McGranger Leah Patterson-Baker - Ada Nicodemou John Palmer - Shane Worthington |
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Hollyoaks
Nick Pickard - Tony Hutchinson Stephanie Waring - Cindy Nightingale Jimmy McKenna - Jack Osborne Ellis Hollins - Tom Cunningham Helen Pearson - Frankie Osborne Jessica Fox - Nancy Osborne Kieron Richardson - Ste McQueen Nicole Barber - Lane - Myra McQueen Jennifer Metcalfe - Mercedes McQueen James Sutton - John Paul McQueen Jamie Lomas - Warren Fox I'm surprised HO has this many. Not many i can argue with here though. Home & Away: Alf Stewart - Ray Meagher Marilyn Chambers - Emily Symons Irene Roberts - Lynne McGranger Leah Patterson-Baker - Ada Nicodemou John Palmer - Shane Worthington |
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On corrie Sue Cleaver (Eileen Grimshaw) would also be a corrie lifer
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On corrie Sue Cleaver (Eileen Grimshaw) would also be a corrie lifer
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All it takes is a producer falling out with the actor or the actor falling out with the producers.. ie derek wilton, pauline fowler, martin platt... it wouldnt take alot to upset some actors for example if they turned ian beale into a paedophile im sure he would probably look to quit rather than play that.
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The only reason any actor on any soap would be 'untouchable' is if they are extremely popular with a significant proportion of viewers, thus making it clear commercial sense to hold on to them.
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Nobody is safe from the axe. Pat Evans, anyone?? But I think these characters are unlikely to be 'axed'.
EastEnders: Ian, Dot, Sharon, Shirley, Kathy and Phil. Neighbours: Karl, Susan, Paul, Steph and Toadie. Casualty: Charlie and Duffy |
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I think you're grossly underestimating the impotence of soap producers.
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Corrie has some appallingly atrocious 'acting' but by far, the worst of the worst is Div Alahan. It is just incomprehensible how on earth he has lasted so long, producer after producer. I honestly have to mute his scenes.
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William Roache as Ken Barlow in Coronation Street? Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead in Casualty? Kate Ford as Tracy Barlow in Coronation Street? Anthony Cotton as Sean Tully in Coronation Street? I think he is living proof that if you hang around long enough at your job you literally can't be sacked, you don't need to be good at it. I can only assume these people have serious dirt on other high profile actors and producers etc that have worked on their shows. They probably know who all the nonces were or something!
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