DS Forums

 
 

Who are the 'Iconic Characters' for each soap?


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 26-11-2016, 23:31
Edward Skylover
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,598

EE
Phil Mitchell, Dot Branning, Pat Butcher, Janine Butcher, Pauline Fowler, Den Watts

Emmerdale
The Dingles?

Neighbours
Karl, Susan, Harold, Madge, Toadie, Scott, Charlene

Home and Away
Alf, Ailsa, Sally, Pippa, Bobby

Hollyoaks
Mercedes McQueen
Edward Skylover is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 26-11-2016, 23:34
PDS1985
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Swindon
Posts: 13,401
In Neighbours also Paul Robinson
PDS1985 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-11-2016, 23:40
soap-lea
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: With MyAndy!
Posts: 15,200
Iconic is individual, it how you identify or recognise an era of the show. What one recognises as important or identifiable might not be the same for another
soap-lea is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-11-2016, 23:45
Mel94
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Coventry, Warwickshire
Posts: 4,930
Corrie - Richard Hillman. He's one of those characters who we all remember, years later. One of Corrie's biggest villains.
Mel94 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-11-2016, 23:48
Danny_Francis
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Emmerdale
Posts: 4,290
Names that roll of the tongue in association and that have a big connection with a particular soap for example Ken Barlow in Coronation Street. Or synonymous for a particular era in a show.

Tony Hutchinson for Oaks

Others: Hilda Ogden, Pat Butcher, Kim Tate...
Danny_Francis is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-11-2016, 23:52
KornerKabin
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 13,706
Neighbours
Helen Daniels
KornerKabin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-11-2016, 23:58
Edward Skylover
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,598
Iconic is individual, it how you identify or recognise an era of the show. What one recognises as important or identifiable might not be the same for another
There are generally certain figures who are iconic to the general public though. Some people might love Michael Moon but he is not an iconic EastEnders character.
Edward Skylover is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 01:08
BadLadAsh
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 6,076
Dot, Pat, Peggy, Den, Phil and Grant. I shouldn't have to name what soap they're from
BadLadAsh is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 01:14
Edward Skylover
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,598
Dot, Pat, Peggy, Den, Phil and Grant. I shouldn't have to name what soap they're from
Doctors?
Edward Skylover is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 01:34
jamesc_715
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: South West England
Posts: 4,636
EastEnders

Ian, Sharon, Dot, Den, Angie, Grant, Phil, Kathy, Pauline and Pat.

Casualty

Charlie, Tess, Duffy, Megan and Josh.

Neighbours

Helen, Harold, Charlene, Scott, Karl, Susan, Toadie, Lou and Madge
jamesc_715 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 01:50
Edward Skylover
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,598
I forgot Neighbours - Angus.
Edward Skylover is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 01:57
SecretLifeoBees
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Dorothy Fish Common Room
Posts: 31,209
I guess it is all subjective, but my personal choices are

Corrie
- Bet Lynch
- Ken Barlow
- Jack & Vera Duckworth
- Rita Tanner

Eastenders
- Dot Branning, Mrs
- Ian Beale
- Pauline Fowler
- Peggy Mitchell

Emmerdale
- Ma Sugden
- Jack Sugden
- Kim Tate
- Zoe Tate

Hollyoaks
- Tony Hutchinson
- Jack Osborne
- Mr C
- Kurt Benson
- Jambo
SecretLifeoBees is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 06:30
Nostlagic
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Scotland
Posts: 1,816
Going through the history of the shows, these are the characters i think are the most iconic.

Coronation Street
Ken Barlow
Rita Sullivan
Bet Lynch
Betty Williams
Deidre Barlow
Hilda Ogden
Elsie Tanner
Ena Sharples
Jack & Vera
Fred Elliott
Annie Walker
Mike Baldwin
Mavis Wilton
Gail Platt

EastEnders
Den Watts
Phil Mitchell
Dot Cotton
Pat Butcher
Pauline Fowler
Peggy Mitchell
Angie Watts
Sharon Watts
Grant Mitchell
Ian Beale
Frank Butcher
Kat Slater
Nick Cotton
Kathy Beale
Cindy Beale

Emmerdale
Annie Sugden
Jack Sugden
Kim Tate
Zak Dingle
Seth Armstrong
Eric Pollard
Amos

Brookside
Jimmy Corkhill
Ron Dixon
Sinbad
Bobby & Shelia Grant
Barry Grant
Beth Jordache

Take the High Road
Mrs. Mack
Nostlagic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 07:05
Edward Skylover
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,598
Coronation Street
Ken Barlow
Rita Sullivan
Bet Lynch
Betty Williams
Deidre Barlow
Elsie Tanner
Ena Sharples
Annie Walker
These characters were effing awesome.
Edward Skylover is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 07:55
GracieL
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 2,407
I'd also add Leah, Irene and Marilyn as an iconic characters for Home and Away.
GracieL is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 09:23
IanMandy
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Hogwarts
Posts: 13,486
Coronation street

Ken Barlow
Rita Tanner
Elsie Tanner
Alan Bradley
End Sharples
Gail Roswell
Richard Hillman
Liz McDonald
Betty Williams
Bet Lynch
Deirdre Barlow

Emmerdale

Annie Sugden
Jack Sugden
Eric Pollard
Seth Armstrong
Betty Eagleton
Carl King
Alan Turner
Zap Dingle
Lisa Dingle
Cain Dingle

Hollyoaks

Tony Hutchinson
Gordon Cunningham
Mercedes McQueen
Craig Dean
John Paul McQueen
Cindy Cunningham

Neighbors

Helen Daniels
Paul Robinson
Scott Robinson
Charlene Robinson
Karl Kennedy
Susan Kennedy
Libby Kennedy
Harold Bishop
Madge Bishop
Toadfish Rebecchi

Home and Away

Alf Stewart
Sally Fletcher
Pippa Ross
Irene Roberts
Leah Patterson-Baker
Marilyn Chambers
Donald Fisher

EastEnders

Den Watts
Angie Watts
Sharon Watts
Pat Evans
Frank Butcher
Peggy Mitchell
Phil Mitchell
Grant Mitchell
Sam Mitchell
Ronnie Mitchell
Dot Branning
Nick Cotton
Janine Butcher
Ricky Butcher
Barry Evans
Tiffany Mitchell
Bianca Butcher
Kat Moon
Alfie Moon
Stacey Fowler
Mark Fowler
Pauline Fowler
Ian Beale
Possibly Lucy Beale (her death attracted very widespread media attention that even non viewers tuned in to find who killed her)
Mick Carter (due to Dyer being in the role rather than the actual character who's a pain in the @rse anyway)
IanMandy is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 09:33
J-B
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Winter is coming.
Posts: 13,324
EE:
MyLauren
Jemima off of HR
Kitty off of the camping trip
Cindy Jr
Louise Mitchell
That doctor that Dot saw

Thanks
J-B is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 10:10
Corrie_Fan2
Inactive Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 1,383
Ena, Elsie, Hilda & Stan, Jack & Vera, Annie, Ken & Diedre, Rita
Corrie_Fan2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 10:19
Adam_Burke1
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 585
Not sure how Ian Beale can be considered as iconic. Being in the show for such a long time regardless of being a dull, ridiculous character shouldn't be default make one "iconic". I think iconic should give them a degree of endearing affection as well as being a contributory factor to the success of the show.

Ian Beale IMHO is sadly a wet blanket, disaster zone, weak and generally dislikeable.

Personally speaking, iconic characters would have been around from almost the start of the show and/or moved on in the late 80s or 1990s such as Angie, Arthur, Den, Dot, Pauline, Pete Beale and even Lofty. There's no one in the last few years U would consider to be as such. For legendary which have an aura and notoriety probably Grant and Phil, Max, Masood, Tricky Dicky
Adam_Burke1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 10:37
soap-lea
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: With MyAndy!
Posts: 15,200
EE:
MyLauren
Jemima off of HR
Kitty off of the camping trip
Cindy Jr
Louise Mitchell
That doctor that Dot saw

Thanks
She is called Shazia and can mostly be seen at 8:30om on. Bbc1 friday nights

Not sure how Ian Beale can be considered as iconic. Being in the show for such a long time regardless of being a dull, ridiculous character shouldn't be default make one "iconic". I think iconic should give them a degree of endearing affection as well as being a contributory factor to the success of the show.

Ian Beale IMHO is sadly a wet blanket, disaster zone, weak and generally dislikeable.

Personally speaking, iconic characters would have been around from almost the start of the show and/or moved on in the late 80s or 1990s such as Angie, Arthur, Den, Dot, Pauline, Pete Beale and even Lofty. There's no one in the last few years U would consider to be as such. For legendary which have an aura and notoriety probably Grant and Phil, Max, Masood, Tricky Dicky
Maybe look up what iconic means Adam.

Someone who never watched in the 80's or 90's mifght not pick any character from an era they never watched if say they watched 2000 -2002 they might see Little Mo and Billy as iconic because of little mo firstly being a slater and then the domestic abuse story that was very big at the time.

Personally I would put the likes of Michelle as iconic, Dot, Nick, Ethel, Bianca is iconic

Sam and Ricky from the era when they were lovebirds in the arches

Frank butcher and his bowtie
soap-lea is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 11:50
BadRomance
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 3,722
I'd add Morag, Irene and Marilyn to H&A
BadRomance is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 11:55
hulakula
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 3,196
I think a character is iconic If they are known by people who have never watched the soap they feature in or who can be identified by a mannerism or a piece of clothing. Coronation Street and Eastenders have loads, I don't think that Emmerdale and Hollyoaks have any as if you hadn't watched the shows you wouldn't recognise any of the characters.
hulakula is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 12:24
IanMandy
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Hogwarts
Posts: 13,486
Not sure how Ian Beale can be considered as iconic. Being in the show for such a long time regardless of being a dull, ridiculous character shouldn't be default make one "iconic". I think iconic should give them a degree of endearing affection as well as being a contributory factor to the success of the show.

Ian Beale IMHO is sadly a wet blanket, disaster zone, weak and generally dislikeable.

Personally speaking, iconic characters would have been around from almost the start of the show and/or moved on in the late 80s or 1990s such as Angie, Arthur, Den, Dot, Pauline, Pete Beale and even Lofty. There's no one in the last few years U would consider to be as such. For legendary which have an aura and notoriety probably Grant and Phil, Max, Masood, Tricky Dicky
Ian. Became very well known because of the association with Cindy, plus who Killed Lucy is arguably on if the shows biggest storylines (and certainly the biggest of this decade). So much widespread media attention was given to Ian and I have often used the term 'Ian Beale' to non viewers regarding someone obsessed with making money and they know what I mean. He has had some very high profile stories and combined with his longevity, I think it can be argued that Ian is an iconic character
IanMandy is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 12:33
cyrilandshirley
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 39,630
It's really subjective I guess, based on when you were watching the show. I'd say for Emmerdale:

Jack Sugden
Kim, Chris and Zoe Tate
Eric Pollard
Cain and Charity Dingle
Cameron Murray

Corrie, maybe Elsie Tanner, Hilda & Stan Ogden, Jack and Vera Duckworth, Deirdre Barlow, Mike Baldwin, no real surprises.

Eastenders, Pauline and Arthur, Kathy, Pat, Frank, Ricky and Bianca, Carol Jackson, Phil and Grant, Sharon, Den and Angie, Zainab and Masood.

eta: oo and Brookie!: Bobby and Sheila Grant, Billy and Irene Corkhill, Barry Grant, Sinbad, Mandy and Beth Jordache.
cyrilandshirley is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-11-2016, 12:36
sw2963
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 7,261
Ian Beale is iconic in my humble opinion
sw2963 is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 13:16.