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Old Yesterday, 13:05
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Why is Irish soap Fair City not shown on TV in the UK now? I vaguely remember I thought it was on BBC1/2 15 or so years ago or was that just in N Ireland? Another Irish soap called Red Rock was on the BBC over the summer. I know a lot of people say its fairly crap but I thought some UK channel would have it. I was over visiting relations in Ireland over the Christmas and I was watching it with them. It wasnt that bad and I began to watch it everynight it was on. The acting isnt great but the storylines are like over here.
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Why is Irish soap Fair City not shown on TV in the UK now? I vaguely remember I thought it was on BBC1/2 15 or so years ago or was that just in N Ireland? Another Irish soap called Red Rock was on the BBC over the summer. I know a lot of people say its fairly crap but I thought some UK channel would have it. I was over visiting relations in Ireland over the Christmas and I was watching it with them. It wasnt that bad and I began to watch it everynight it was on. The acting isnt great but the storylines are like over here.
I have often wondered why some channel that we in the U.K doesn't give us a chance to view Fair City. I know it has been on in the Irish Republic many many years.

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Old Yesterday, 20:42
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It wouldn't survive, FC's fanbase is niche
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It was on Tara TV which was an RTE channel aimed at the UK and other countries and had the 'best of' programmes from Eire. The channel failed and was closed down, possibly due to the nightly Daniel O'Donnel programme!
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Old Yesterday, 21:11
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In my view fair city is absolutely dire.
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It wouldn't survive, FC's fanbase is niche
Hi Danny, what is niche?
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Hi Danny, what is niche?
Means very small I think
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Unread Today, 16:54
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My Mum and my Gran, who were both born and raised in Dublin, used to love it
and missed Tara when it went off air. I found 'Fair City' a bit amateurish, but some of the cast
were clearly trying their best with it. The audience this side of the Irish Sea just wasn't
big enough.
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Because it's absolutely awful and no-one would watch it.
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My Mum and my Gran, who were both born and raised in Dublin, used to love it
and missed Tara when it went off air. I found 'Fair City' a bit amateurish, but some of the cast
were clearly trying their best with it. The audience this side of the Irish Sea just wasn't
big enough.
Doubt it would go done as one of the better soaps, but it must be doing something right if it has lasted 27 years.
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Doubt it would go done as one of the better soaps, but it must be doing something right if it has lasted 27 years.
I have no idea how but it pulls in stonking ratings for rte
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