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Corrie Tram Crash (2010) 33 44.00%
Corrie Mad Maya blows up the corner shop (2004) 20 26.67%
Corrie Underworld Siege and Explosion (2010) 3 4.00%
Corrie Car Crash (2016) 0 0%
Corrie Train Crash (1967) 0 0%
Corrie Rovers Fire (1986) 5 6.67%
Corrie Rovers Fire (2013) 1 1.33%
Corrie Alan Bradley hit by tram and death(1989) 7 9.33%
Corrie Richard Hillman drives the Platt's into the Canal (2003) 15 20.00%
EastEnders Queen Vic Fire (2010 11 14.67%
)EastEnders Mad May blows up the Millers (2008) 8 10.67%
EastEnders Car Crash (Christmas Day 2015) 1 1.33%
EastEnders car crashes into the Square gardens (2015) 15 20.00%
EastEnders Mitchell/Beale Car Crash (2007) 2 2.67%
EastEnders Queen Vic Fire (1992) 2 2.67%
EastEnders Slater House Fire (2014) 3 4.00%
EastEnders Halloween House Fire (2002) 11 14.67%
EastEnders Phil and Grant crash into the Thames (1999) 10 13.33%
EastEnders Bradley's Death (2010) 9 12.00%
EastEnders Stella's Death (2007) 7 9.33%
EastEnders Steve Owen car crash and explosion (2002) 12 16.00%
EastEnders B&B Fire (2011) 9 12.00%
EastEnders Lauren and Joey car crash (2012) 2 2.67%
EastEnders Fairground Disaster (2004) 4 5.33%
Emmerdale Car Pile Up (2016) 34 45.33%
Emmerdale Woolpack Storm/Siege (2013) 24 32.00%
Emmerdale Plane Crash (1993) 22 29.33%
Emmerdale Helicopter Disaster (2015) 7 9.33%
Emmerdale Home Farm Fire (2013) 1 1.33%
Emmerdale Home Farm Siege (1994) 3 4.00%
Emmerdale Home Farm Explosion (2005) 4 5.33%
Emmerdale King's River Explosion (2006) 13 17.33%
Emmerdale Tom King's Death (2006) 1 1.33%
Emmerdale Barn Fire (2000) 2 2.67%
Emmerdale Bus Crash (2000) 4 5.33%
Emmerdale Storm (2003/04) 11 14.67%
Emmerdale Sugden House Fire (2007) 1 1.33%
Emmerdale Donna's Death (2014) 6 8.00%
Emmerdale Village Arson (2011) 0 0%
Emmerdale Mill Cottage Explosion (2016) 0 0%
Emmerdale Woolpack Firework Explosion (1998) 1 1.33%
Emmerdale Katie falls down a mine (2012) 1 1.33%
Emmerdale Robert and Andy Car Crash (2015) 2 2.67%
Hollyoaks McQueen Church Explosion (2008) 6 8.00%
Hollyoaks Car Crash (2016) 0 0%
Hollyoaks Train Crash (2014) 8 10.67%
Hollyoaks Bus Crash (2012) 15 20.00%
Hollyoaks The Dog fire (2006) 13 17.33%
Hollyoaks Il Gnosh Fire (2010) 0 0%
Hollyoaks the Roscoe's jump from the bridge (2015) 2 2.67%
Hollyoaks 'The Blast' (2013) 10 13.33%
Hollyoaks Sarah's Parachute death (2009) 17 22.67%
Hollyoaks Nancy car crash on the multi storey car park (2013) 6 8.00%
Hollyoaks The Loft fire (2009) 2 2.67%
Brookside Millenium Club Explosion (1999) 8 10.67%
Brookside Dixon's House Fire (1996) 2 2.67%
Brookside Parade Explosion (1998) 9 12.00%
Brookside Helicopter Crash (2002) 11 14.67%
Casualty Helicopter Crash (2016) 8 10.67%
Family Affair's Boat Explosion (1999) 2 2.67%
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Old 23-10-2016, 15:09
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In light of both Emmerdale and Corrie featuring stunts this week, what have been the best all time soap stunts?

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Old 23-10-2016, 15:23
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Zoe Tate blowing up Home Farm when she left Emmerdale - it was brilliant
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Old 23-10-2016, 15:59
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Lots of great stunts there, but for me, the most recent Emmerdale car pile -up is the best soap stunt ever!
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Old 23-10-2016, 16:03
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Ivoted for River Show Home Explosion, The Woolpack Flood & Siege and The Car Pile - Up.

All spectacular viewing and I could not choose between them. No other "stunt" really stands out to me. My vote was purely based on spectacle and not for the episodes surrounding them or anything - just the stunt itself.

I would have added the Charity & Declan country cottage and river stunt on there too.
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Old 23-10-2016, 16:58
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I voted for the McQueen church explosion but there have been a lot of good Hollyoaks ones. I don't really remember the Dog fire, but I know it was good. The newer ones have been a bit meh, probably because I didn't care about the characters.

I liked Mad May blowing up the Miller house! I rewatched that episode recently.
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Old 23-10-2016, 17:37
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Zoe Tate blowing up Home Farm when she left Emmerdale - it was brilliant
That was really good I agree

Lots of great stunts there, but for me, the most recent Emmerdale car pile -up is the best soap stunt ever!
One of the best, very Final Destination like

Ivoted for River Show Home Explosion, The Woolpack Flood & Siege and The Car Pile - Up.

All spectacular viewing and I could not choose between them. No other "stunt" really stands out to me. My vote was purely based on spectacle and not for the episodes surrounding them or anything - just the stunt itself.

I would have added the Charity & Declan country cottage and river stunt on there too.
The Kings River one was great, it didn't stop! Should have added the Charity and Declan thing as that was brilliant too.

I voted for the McQueen church explosion but there have been a lot of good Hollyoaks ones. I don't really remember the Dog fire, but I know it was good. The newer ones have been a bit meh, probably because I didn't care about the characters.

I liked Mad May blowing up the Miller house! I rewatched that episode recently.
The church one was good but I agree lots of Hollyoaks stunts have been good.
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Old 23-10-2016, 17:44
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Would go with the Emmerdale plane crash .
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Old 23-10-2016, 18:01
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The Emmerdale plane crash was the biggest stunt ever. To see the whole village on fire, and wrecked was just astounding to watch back then. It was huge.
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Old 23-10-2016, 18:54
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Would go with the Emmerdale plane crash .
I'm intrigued about this stunt, as I never saw it. Maybe I should search up some clips...
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Old 23-10-2016, 18:57
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Love the Brookside options!

Brookside was real trailblazer for soap stunts. It's ironic that at the time Brookside was widely panned for relying so heavily on stunts, but it's now all that the other remaining soaps seem to focus on.

Long live Brookie!
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Old 23-10-2016, 19:14
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I voted for Sarah Barnes parachute jump as it was just so haunting. The best part was not knowing which of the three girls had the faulty chute, the whole scene was just epic. The panic on Sarah's face, Zoe's pure fear and Lydia's horror at killing the love of her life. When she eventually crashed to the ground, the fields just went pink around her. I was speechless for half an hour afterwards, it was the emotion of it all. Absolutely spectacular.
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Old 23-10-2016, 19:20
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I voted for Sarah Barnes parachute jump as it was just so haunting. The best part was not knowing which of the three gist had the faulty chute, the whole scene was just epic. The panic on Sarah's face, Zoe's pure feat and Lydia's horror at killing the love of her life. When she eventually crash to the ground, the fields just went pink around her. I was speechless for half an hour afterwards, it was the emotion of it all. Absolutely spectacular.
I wish I had watched it when it first aired. Sounds like it was quite an experience to watch when you didn't know who was going to die!
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Old 23-10-2016, 19:26
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Hands down, EastEnders fair ground disaster, it was just amazing.
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Old 23-10-2016, 19:41
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Hands down, EastEnders fair ground disaster, it was just amazing.
"Get Den Watts!"
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Old 23-10-2016, 19:46
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What a list!
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Old 23-10-2016, 19:53
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Love the Brookside options!

Brookside was real trailblazer for soap stunts. It's ironic that at the time Brookside was widely panned for relying so heavily on stunts, but it's now all that the other remaining soaps seem to focus on.

Long live Brookie!
Haha thank you! Yes it does seem odd that they were criticised for stunts yet Emmerdale was doing the same thing.

I voted for Sarah Barnes parachute jump as it was just so haunting. The best part was not knowing which of the three girls had the faulty chute, the whole scene was just epic. The panic on Sarah's face, Zoe's pure fear and Lydia's horror at killing the love of her life. When she eventually crashed to the ground, the fields just went pink around her. I was speechless for half an hour afterwards, it was the emotion of it all. Absolutely spectacular.
Sarah's death was so shocking and surreal, I had nightmares from it for ages, one of the best soap deaths ever!

I wish I had watched it when it first aired. Sounds like it was quite an experience to watch when you didn't know who was going to die!
It really was! It really ramped up the tension when you didn't even know who had dodgy parachute too!

Hands down, EastEnders fair ground disaster, it was just amazing.
Lol, spectacular from start to finish

Thank you
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Old 23-10-2016, 20:45
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Phil and Grant crashing into the Thames is my favorite episode of all time, so it gets my vote.
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Old 23-10-2016, 20:46
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My favourite is the Plane crash in Neighbours in 2005.
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Old 23-10-2016, 21:12
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Exactly, you couldn't get a better episode/stunt.
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Old 23-10-2016, 21:16
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Exactly, you couldn't get a better episode/stunt.
It was a visually epic and emotionally raw stunt that changed the face of Walford forever.
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Old 23-10-2016, 21:17
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My favourite is the Plane crash in Neighbours in 2005.
If we are including the Aussies I would say this year's Summer Bay Caravan Park explosion. The explosion and following episodes were amazing but the aftermath lasted for months something which is relatively unheard of in soaps nowadays. And it led to the deaths of Oscar and Hannah and departures of Maddie and Andy so it had a massive impact.
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Old 23-10-2016, 21:27
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Emmerdale Woolpack seige was awesome imo, but Corrie's Tram crash 2010 is also a worthy mention
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Old 23-10-2016, 21:36
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My favourite is the Plane crash in Neighbours in 2005.
I loved it, and the one a few years back when the church went on fire.

Corrie's first Rovers fire was brilliant. Nothing dramatised, especially Bet's reaction.
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Old 24-10-2016, 00:50
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Alan Bradley getting flattened by a tram in Blackpool, epic corrie storyline.
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Old 24-10-2016, 02:04
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I voted for the Corrie tram crash. Absolutely amazing imo.

But I would also like to give a special mention to Home and Away's barn explosion at Jack and Martha's wedding back in 2006 (climax of the stalker storyline), this has to be an all time favourite of mine.
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