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Your Top 10 Soap Characters of All Time
If you could pick the 10 best soap characters EVER from any soap, any era who would they be?
Mine would be (in no particular order): Pauline Fowler EE Sheila Grant Brookside Pat Butcher EE Susan Kennedy Neighbours Harold Bishop Neighbours Vera Duckworth Corrie Sharon Watts EE Kim Tate Emmerdale Rita Sullivan Corrie Jimmy Corkhill Brookside ... That was harder than I thought! Loads of others but they were my personal favourites across all soaps. |
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Eastenders - Phil Mitchell.
Eastenders - Janine Butcher. Brookside - Barry Grant. Coronation Street - Gail Rodwell (When she was feisty) Coronation Street - Deidre Barlow Coronation Street - Charlie Stubbs Coronation Street - "Tricky Dicky" Richard Hillman Coronation Street - Jim McDonald Emmerdale - Chris Tate. Emmerdale - Carl King. Special shout out to... Emmerdale - Sadie King. Emmerdale - Steph Stokes Coronation Street - Blanche Hunt. |
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1. John Stape (Corrie)
2. Tony Gordon (Corrie) 3. Tanya Branning (EastEnders) 4. Ronnie Mitchell (EastEnders) 5. Sharon Mitchell (EastEnders) 6. Todd Grimshaw (Coronation Street) 7. Maria Connor (Corrie) 8. Den watts (EastEnders) 9. Steve Owen (EastEnders) 10. Sean Slater (EastEnders) |
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I only watch EE & ED so here goes:
Eastenders - Phil Mitchell Eastenders - Janine Butcher Eastenders - Steve Owen Eastenders - Den Watts Eastenders - Pat Evans Eastenders - Dot Cotton Eastenders - Nick Cotton Emmerdale - Kim Tate Emmerdale - Cain Dingle (old pre-marriage Cain) Emmerdale - Charity Dingle |
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East Enders
Den Watts Johnny Allen Steve Owen Corrie Blanche Hunt Alec Gilroy Tony Gordon Charlie Stubbs Dennis Tanner Brookside Julia Brogan Shiela Grant |
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Only ever watched Corrie so all Corrie ones!!
10) Elsie Tanner....Great character from my youth!! The original 'strong northern woman' in soap!! 9) Toyah Battersby....A character with so much potential still to explore, played by one of the best actresses ever to appear on the show!! 8) Roy & Hayley Cropper....Cheating here but these two belong together as a single unit for me!! 7) Ena Sharples....She just IS early Corrie!! 6) Danny Baldwin....Best factory boss by a long way for me!! Shame the awful Frankie/Jamie thing spoiled this family for ever!! 5) Blanche Hunt....Her one liners & delivery were impeccable 4) Leanne Battersby....would have to be the mid 00s version but she was an absolute delight: Gorgeous, fun, feisty, naughty & very very sexy!! We need some of that spark back in the current version!! 3) Hilda Ogden.... Such a beautifully observed & played character!! Brilliant!! 2) Jack & Vera Duckworth.....Cheating again but to split these two up is just wrong!! Greatest soap couple ever!! 1) Maria Sutherland/Connor.....Sorry but what can I say, it's a personal thing!! She may never be an icon but I've loved her since her first appearance 16 years ago & she will always top my list of favourite characters!! So MANY more I could add to this list but that's my top 10 off the top of my head!!
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Only ever watched Corrie so all Corrie ones!!
10) Elsie Tanner....Great character from my youth!! The original 'strong northern woman' in soap!! 9) Toyah Battersby....A character with so much potential still to explore, played by one of the best actresses ever to appear on the show!! 8) Roy & Hayley Cropper....Cheating here but these two belong together as a single unit for me!! 7) Ena Sharples....She just IS early Corrie!! 6) Danny Baldwin....Best factory boss by a long way for me!! Shame the awful Frankie/Jamie thing spoiled this family for ever!! 5) Blanche Hunt....Her one liners & delivery were impeccable 4) Leanne Battersby....would have to be the mid 00s version but she was an absolute delight: Gorgeous, fun, feisty, naughty & very very sexy!! We need some of that spark back in the current version!! 3) Hilda Ogden.... Such a beautifully observed & played character!! Brilliant!! 2) Jack & Vera Duckworth.....Cheating again but to split these two up is just wrong!! Greatest soap couple ever!! 1) Maria Sutherland/Connor.....Sorry but what can I say, it's a personal thing!! She may never be an icon but I've loved her since her first appearance 16 years ago & she will always top my list of favourite characters!! So MANY more I could add to this list but that's my top 10 off the top of my head!! ![]() |
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Like you I'm a Corrie-only watcher but you just have to give a shout-out to the long-timers like Ken, Rita, Emily, and even Gail. As a member of a very famous long-time rock band once confided in me: "Do you have any idea what it's like to sing the same song for 50 years?" The consistency and perseverance of these long-timers deserves to be acknowledged.
There is such a rich array of talent & brilliant writing & acting gone into this show over the years It makes picking out just 10 characters extremely difficult!! |
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1.Sally Fletcher
2.Irene Roberts 3.Alf Stewart 4.Marilyn Chambers 5.Morag Bellingham 6.Blanche Hunt 7.Kat Slater 8.Angie Russell 9.Janine Butcher 10. Kirsty Sutherland |
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In no particular order:
EE Pat Evans David Wicks Grant Mitchell Sharon Mitchell Corrie Hilda Ogden Emmerdale Jack Sugden Brookside Max Farnham Suzanna Farnham Barry Grant Bev Dixon |
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Barry Grant – Brookside
Jimmy Corkhill – Brookside Annie Walker – Coronation Street Hilda Ogden – Coronation Street Mike Baldwin – Coronation Street Kim Tate – Emmerdale Zoe Tate – Emmerdale Carl King – Emmerdale Cain Dingle – Emmerdale Alf Stewart – Home and Away |
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Paul Robinson
Alf Stewart Phil Mitchell Jack Sugden Helen Daniels Kat Slater Sally Webster Claire Devine Harold Bishop Susan Kennedy |
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Brendan Brady (Hollyoaks)
Jimmy Corkhill (Brookside) Dirty Den (EastEnders) Sinbad (Brookside) Mick Johnson (Brookside) David Wicks (EastEnders) Jacqui McQueen (Hollyoaks) Barry Grant (Brookside) Cain Dingle (Emmerdale) Angie Watts (EastEnders) Yes, I like a bad boy. |
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Brendan Brady (Hollyoaks)
Jimmy Corkhill (Brookside) Dirty Den (EastEnders) Sinbad (Brookside) Mick Johnson (Brookside) David Wicks (EastEnders) Jacqui McQueen (Hollyoaks) Barry Grant (Brookside) Cain Dingle (Emmerdale) Angie Watts (EastEnders) Yes, I like a bad boy. |
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10.Sue-Ellen Ewing
9.Joe Mangel 8.Kim Tate 7.Tiffany Mitchell 6.David Platt 5.Karen McDonald 4.Jimmy Corkhill 3.Blanche Hunt 2.Grant Mitchell 1.JR Ewing Special mention to Dr Drake Romario😉 |
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I only watch The Big Two and EastEnders.
I have only included those I like In no particular order Claire Casey Rebecca MacDonald Elise Tanner Fred Elliot Charity Dingle Bob Hope Dr Vivienne Hope Pauline Fowler Den Watts Minty Petersen |
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Haha Doctor Drake. Good one!
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Richard Hillman
King Phelan of Weatherfield, Lord of the Cobbles, and the Duke of Tarts MyLauren Brendan Brady David Wicks David Platt Den Watts Cain Dingle Stacey Slater Phil Mitchell |
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I only watch The Big Two and EastEnders.
I have only included those I like In no particular order Claire Casey Rebecca MacDonald Elise Tanner Fred Elliot Charity Dingle Bob Hope Dr Vivienne Hope Pauline Fowler Den Watts Minty Petersen |
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A bit corrie heavy
but..Vera Duckworth Jack Duckworth Bet Lynch Alec Gilroy Stan Ogden Hilda Ogden Eddie Yates Reg Holdsworth Curly Watts Alf Roberts |
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Ooooooh.
Replying without seeing other responses and i'm not limiting it to UK. Might do another one for just UK. In no particular order. JR Ewing. Dallas Greg Sumner. Knots Landing Adam Carrington. Dynasty Wayne Hamilton Sons and Daughters David Wicks. EastEnders Jac Naylor. Holby City Ian Beale. EastEnders Shiela Grant. Brookside Mason Capwell.Santa Barbara It seems incredible that nobody from Corrie is in there but there you go. The list would be different if restricted to UK and casualy/HC not allowed. |
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EE
Phil Mitchell Stacey Slater Kat Slater Peggy Mitchell Corrie Jack Duckworth Vera Duckworth Les Battersby Leanne Battersby (when she first joined, when she was younger) Not 10 but close enough. |
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Off the top of my head
Patricia Evans Elsie Tanner Annie Walker Betty Turpin Rita Tanner Bet Lynch Emily Bishop Audrey Roberts Gail Rodwell Sharon Mitchell All women...so here's a male top ten. Frank Butcher Alf Roberts Ken Barlow Albert Tatlock Len Fairclough Jack Duckworth Mike Baldwin David Wicks Ian Beale Fred Elliott |
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With the exception of Jimmy the rest are in alphabetical order as I struggled to decide on a perfect order.
- Jimmy Corkhill - Dean Sullivan (Brookside) - Adam Carrington - Gordon Thomson (Dynasty) - Archie Brooks - Tony Pitts (Emmerdale) - Arthur Fowler - Bill Treacher (EastEnders) - Aunt Bette Katzenkazrahi - Kathleen Noone (Sunset Beach) - Jason DeVanity - Michael Caruso (DeVanity) - Joan 'The Freak' Fergusson - Pamela Rabe (Wentworth) - Judith Ryland - Judith Light (Dallas) - Morag Bellingham - Cornelia Frances (Home and Away) - Stefano DiMera - Joseph Mascalo (Days of Our Lives) |
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😂😂 yes, Sinbad was the best 'bad boy' of all time 😉
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