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Oldest soap character
Who is the oldest person in a soap?
I'm guessing Betty Turpin *cough* Williams. Eeeek why has a yukky Orange advert just popped up in my face |
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Nana Moon maybe or Dot and Jim?
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Nana Moon comes close to Betty but Betty is a few years older (about 85 I think, whereas I think Nana is supposed to be 83). Dot and Jim are both in their 70s.
of course Alice Horton on the US soap Days of Our Lives is 91 |
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Would Betty be the oldest barmaid in the country? lol
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Originally Posted by Drifter
Would Betty be the oldest barmaid in the country? lol
Lets just hope the Rover's don't plan on doing a topless barmaids night
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LOL definatly I'd say!
Lets just hope the Rover's don't plan on doing a topless barmaids night ![]() |
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Originally Posted by Polly_Perkins
Who is the oldest person in a soap?
I'm guessing Betty Turpin *cough* Williams.
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She is definitely in her 80's but good luck to her and hope she is around a while.
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Originally Posted by bronze bully
LOL definatly I'd say!
Lets just hope the Rover's don't plan on doing a topless barmaids night ![]()
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Nana Moon, Emily Bishop or Betty I'd say.
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LOL definatly I'd say!
Lets just hope the Rover's don't plan on doing a topless barmaids night ![]() Scary. |
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Eeeek why has a yukky Orange advert just popped up in my face
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Gretchen Franklin was prob oldest before that. although not a regular. Wasn't she 89 when she filmed her last scenes?
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Did you get Tango'd, Polly?
![]() Its getting like Geocities.
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Gretchen Franklin was prob oldest before that. although not a regular. Wasn't she 89 when she filmed her last scenes?
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Okay here goes.
Betty Williams (85) Dot Branning (78) Emily Bishop (74) Ken Barlow (73) |
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i wanna know bettys character age it wouldnt be 85
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YES and its really annoying. Everytime I refreshed the page a huge mobile phone would appear over the threads.
Its getting like Geocities. ![]()
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i wanna know bettys character age it wouldnt be 85
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dippit
Nana Moon comes close to Betty but Betty is a few years older (about 85 I think, whereas I think Nana is supposed to be 83). Dot and Jim are both in their 70s.
of course Alice Horton on the US soap Days of Our Lives is 91 |
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Originally Posted by Soap Drama
Okay here goes.
Betty Williams (85) Dot Branning (78) Emily Bishop (74) Ken Barlow (73) Bill Roache is 73 but I think his character is about 10 years younger. Ken Barlow was at college and about 18 when Corrie started in 1960. |
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Think you are right.She is 85.
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Ken is older than the woman that plays his mother in law
Betty, bless her is the oldest actress in all soaps
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Originally Posted by kaiserchief
]she must have surely the mosy shittest storylines in soap, its hot pot this hotpot that, lovey.....cant stand her
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobby H
Bill Roache is 73 but I think his character is about 10 years younger. Ken Barlow was at college and about 18 when Corrie started in 1960.
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