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Old 26-12-2006, 20:19
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Any female character past and present from any soap past and present.

01. Pat the Rat/Alison Carr - Rowena Wallace and Belinda Giblin. [Sons And Daughters]
02. Lizzie Birdsworth - Shelia Florance [Prisoner: Cell Block H]
03. Shannon Reed - Isla Fisher [Home And Away]
04. Izzy Hoyland - Natalie Bassingthwaite [Neighbours]
05. Gail Platt - Helen Worth [Coronation Street]
06. Kath Maxwell - Kate Hood [Prisoner: Cell Block H]
07. Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie [ Coronation Street]
08. Vera Duckworth - Liz Dawn [Coronation Street]
09. Irene Roberts - Lynne McGranger [Home and Away]
10. Kim Tate - Claire King [Emmerdale]
11. Dot Cotton - June Brown [EastEnders]
12. Chrissie Latham -Amanda muggleton [Prisoner: Cell Block H]
13. Elsie Tanner - Pat Phoenix [Coronation Street]
14. Vera 'Vinegar Tits' Bennett - Fiona Spence [Prisoner: Cell Block H]
15. Madge Bishop - Anne Charleston [Neighbours]
16. Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson [Coronation Street]
17. Pippa Fletcher/Ross - Vanessa Downing and Debra Lawrance [Home and Away]
18. Joan 'the freak' Ferguson - Maggie Kirkpatrick [Prisoner: Cell Block H]
19. Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear [Coronation Street]
20. Bea Smith - Val Lehman [Prisoner: Cell Block H]

Thats mine. Whats yours?
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Old 26-12-2006, 21:01
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In no particular order

Alexis Morell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan (Dynasty)
Sue Ellen Ewing (Dallas)
Julie Martin (Neighbours)
Tracey Barlow (as played by Kate Ford Corrie)
Tiffany Mitchell (EastEnders)
Cindy Beale (EastEnders)
Bet Lynch (Corrie)
Angie Watts (EastEnders)
Annie Richards (Sunset Beach)
Brenda Walsh (Beverly Hills 90210)
The Freak Ferguson (Prisoner Cell Block H)
Pamela Ewing (Dallas)
Pippa Ross (Home & Away)
Bobby Marshall (Home & Away)
Susannah Farnham (Brookside)
Angel Parrish (Home & Away)
Mariah Torres Evans (Sunset Beach)
Bianca Butcher (EastEnders)
Sam Hagen (Take the high Road)
Maxine Peacock (Corrie)
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Old 26-12-2006, 22:42
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1. Pat Butcher ~ Pam St Clement

In no particular order...

Lou Beale ~ Anna Wing
Ethel Skinner ~ Gretchen Franklin
Dot Cotton ~ June Brown
Janine Butcher ~ Charlie Brooks
Sharon Watts ~ Letitia Dean
Ena Sharples ~ Violet Carson (RIP 23 years today)
Minnie Caldwell ~ Margot Bryant
Martha Longhurst ~ Lynne Carol
Annie Walker ~ Doris Speed
Elsie Tanner ~ Pat Phoenix
Eileen Grimshaw ~ Sue Cleaver (The modern day Elsie, without the men)
Hilda Ogden ~ Jean Alexander
Betty Turpin ~ Betty Driver
Rita Fairclough ~ Barbara Knox
Helen Daniels ~ Anne Haddy
Madge Bishop ~ Anne Charleston
Susan Kennedy ~ Jackie Woodburne
Irene Roberts ~ Lynne McGranger
Mandy Hutchinson ~ Sarah Dunn

Mandy wouldn't usually make my top 20 but I wanted to make sure there was a mix, can't be having all Coronation Street characters.

If I wanted to include drama, Yvonne Atkins, Shell Dockley & Tanya Turner would all be up there.
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Old 27-12-2006, 00:32
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I only watch The ' Big 2' and EE so I cannot include most of the minor soaps.

In no particular Order

Elsie Tanner
Rita Fairclough
Hilda Ogden
Ena Sharples
Emily Bishop
Annie Walker
Bet Lynch
Sally Webster
Gail Platt
Dierdre Barlow
Vera Duckworth
Meg Richardson, Crossroads
Jill Richardson, Crossroads
Dot Cotton
Pauline Fowler
Pat Butcher
Peggy Mitchell
Kim Tate
Annie Sugden
Zoe Tate
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Old 27-12-2006, 00:46
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1. Chrissie Watts (EE)
2. Sharon Watts (EE)
3. Bea Smith (PCBH)
4. Alexis Carrington (Dynasty)
5. Pat Hamilton (S&D)
6. Pauline Fowler (EE)
7. Dot Cotton (EE)
8. Pat Evans (EE)
9. Joan Ferguson (PCBH)
10. Chrissie Latham (PCBH)
11. Irene Raymond (EE)
12. Cindy Beale (EE)
13. Kat Slater (EE)
14. Eileen Grimshaw (CS)
15. Tiffany Raymond (EE)
16. Bianca Butcher (EE)
17. Rosa di Marco (EE)
18. Janine Butcher (EE)
19. Vera Bennet (PCBH)
20. Peggy Mitchell
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Old 27-12-2006, 01:22
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BRITISH SOAP LIST

1. Tiffany Mitchell - Eastenders
2. Kim Tate Marchant - Emmerdale
3. Bet Lynch Gilroy - Corrie
4. Cindy Williams Beale - Eastenders
5. Elsie Tanner - Corrie
6. Dot Cotton - Eastenders
7. Sheila Grant - Brookside
8. Beth Jordache - Brookside
9. Pat Butcher - Eastenders
10. Bev McLaughlin - Brookside
11. Sharon Watts - Eastenders
12. Raquel Wolstenhulme - Corrie
13. Peggy Mitchell - Eastenders
14. Zoe Tate - Emmerdale
15. Bianca Jackson - Eastenders
16. Lady Tara Oakwell - Emmerdale
17. Angie Watts - Eastenders
18. Tanya Pooley - Corrie
19. Sadie Hargreaves - Family Affairs
20. Jill Richardson Chance Harvey- Crossroads


specials mentions
Hilda Ogden, Deidre Barlow, Rita Fairclough

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Old 27-12-2006, 01:49
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Originally Posted by AdamArmand
19. Sadie Hargreaves - Family Affairs
I cannot believe I left Sadie & Yas off my list, I cannot believe I forgot FA

A revised list:

1. Pat Butcher ~ Pam St Clement

In no particular order...

Lou Beale ~ Anna Wing
Ethel Skinner ~ Gretchen Franklin
Dot Cotton ~ June Brown
Janine Butcher ~ Charlie Brooks
Sharon Watts ~ Letitia Dean
Ena Sharples ~ Violet Carson (RIP 23 years yesterday)
Minnie Caldwell ~ Margot Bryant
Martha Longhurst ~ Lynne Carol
Annie Walker ~ Doris Speed
Elsie Tanner ~ Pat Phoenix
Eileen Grimshaw ~ Sue Cleaver (The modern day Elsie, without the men)
Hilda Ogden ~ Jean Alexander
Betty Turpin ~ Betty Driver
Rita Fairclough ~ Barbara Knox
Helen Daniels ~ Anne Haddy
Madge Bishop ~ Anne Charleston
Susan Kennedy ~ Jackie Woodburne
Yasmin Mackenzie ~ Ebony Thomas
Sadie Hargreaves ~ Barbara Young

So much choice with the women, a male list would be much easier.

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Old 27-12-2006, 01:53
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I guess in recent years polls have voted for Hilda and such, however thats because clips of her have been played so much.

But for the fact at the time she was in soap, Noele Gordon won the most 'soap' and 'TV' awards in her field, and she remains unbeaten so I'll stick..

Meg Richardson - Crossroads as number 1.

Elsie Tanner - Coronation St.

Rita Fairclough - Coronation St.

Angie Watts - EastEnders.

Sheila Grant - Brookside

Dot Cotton - EastEnders

Jill Chance - Crossroads

Valerie Pollard - Crossroads

Ena Sharples - Coronation St

Pat Butcher - EastEnders

Vera Bennett - PCBH

Joan Furguson - PCBH

Helen Daniels - Neighbours

Ada Simmons - The Young Doctors

Rosemary Hunter - Crossroads

Erica Davidson - PCBH

and

Bet Lynch - Coronation St (before she became a parody of herself cum drag act.)
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Old 27-12-2006, 02:12
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Noele Gordon was the first lady of television, its a fact. All those Corrie women could do was grimace as she picked up award year after year.
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Old 27-12-2006, 03:21
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Noele Gordon was an incredibly popular TV actress. During her years with Crossraods she won the title of Most Popular TV Female Personality 8 years in succession. No doubt she would have continued to win this title but she was asked not to stand again to give someone else a chance! Her success and popularity were quite remarkable when you consider that Crossroads was shown at different times of the afternoon/evening across the ITV network (5.20pm in the south of England but 6.35pm in London/Anglia regions). Noele was a true TV legend and she's still much missed.
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Old 27-12-2006, 03:51
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Well yes, she was and she is very popular. There is the documented time when ITV expected 3,000 people to visit Nottingham Forest Football ground to see her present a live show - 27,000 turned up.

Sadly television producers have forgotten her in recent years (Apart from ITV Central who featured her in their ITV50 celebrations. And earlier the BBC who did a TV Heros show on her.)

As well as her 8 TV Times awards, she also won Most popular person on television / most popular female / best actress and best dressed person on TV over many years.

The latter award even lead to one clothes company bringing out a rage of clothes under the Noele Gordon tag in 1980.

Her axing had more coverage than the pope being shot.

Just very sad she's been neglected by TV in recent years, she deserves much more than she's been given. A blue plaque somewhere would be nice. Not just for her Crossroads popularity, but for all her other groundbreaking feats she did for the BBC and ATV.
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Old 27-12-2006, 11:55
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Bev McLoughlin - Brookside

Sheila Grant - Brookside

Beth Jordache - Brookside

Angie Watts - EastEnders

Bet Lynch - Coronation Street
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Old 27-12-2006, 12:20
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In no particular order

1 Sharon Watts (EE)
2 Angie Watts (EE)
3 Cindy Beale (EE)
4 Michelle Fowler (EE)
5 Mandy Richardson (H/oaks)
6 Mel Burton (H/oaks)
7 Sophie Burton (H/oaks)
8 Clare Cunningham (H/oaks)
9 Tiffany Mitchell (EE)
10 Pauline Fowler (EE)
11 Dot Cotton (EE)
12 Ethel Skinner (EE)
13 Mandy Salter (EE)
14 Janine Butcher (EE)
15 Stacey Slater (EE)
16 Ruby Allen (EE)
17 Kathy Hills (EE)
18 Lisa shaw (EE)
19 Bianca Jackson (EE)
20 Courtney Mitchell (EE)
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Old 27-12-2006, 12:26
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Originally Posted by iheartme
In no particular order
5 Mandy Richardson (H/oaks)
WTF?!?!?!
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Old 27-12-2006, 13:23
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WTF?!?!?!
I was thinking that about Tiffany Mitchell personally.
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Old 27-12-2006, 13:29
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I only watch The ' Big 2' and EE so I cannot include most of the minor soaps.
LOL, you obviously mean the big 2 for ITV.
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Old 27-12-2006, 13:48
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Corrie:
1 Elsie Tanner
2 Bet Lynch
3 Deirdre Barlow
4 Sally Webster
5 Liz McDonald
6 Rita Sullivan
7 Vera Duckworth

Eastenders:
8 Sharon Watts
9 Angie Watts
10 Tiffany Mitchell
11 Kathy Mitchell
12 Michelle Fowler
13 Cindy Beale

Emmerdale:
14 Kim Tate

Brookside:
15 Jackie Corkhill
16 Sheila Grant

Neighbours
17 Charlene Robinson
18 Helen Daniels

Home And Away
19 Angel Parrish
20 Irene Roberts
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Old 27-12-2006, 14:38
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Originally Posted by iheartme
In no particular order

1 Sharon Watts (EE)
2 Angie Watts (EE)
3 Cindy Beale (EE)
4 Michelle Fowler (EE)
5 Mandy Richardson (H/oaks)
6 Mel Burton (H/oaks)
7 Sophie Burton (H/oaks)
8 Clare Cunningham (H/oaks)
9 Tiffany Mitchell (EE)
10 Pauline Fowler (EE)
11 Dot Cotton (EE)
12 Ethel Skinner (EE)
13 Mandy Salter (EE)
14 Janine Butcher (EE)
15 Stacey Slater (EE)
16 Ruby Allen (EE)
17 Kathy Hills (EE)
18 Lisa shaw (EE)
19 Bianca Jackson (EE)
20 Courtney Mitchell (EE)
You have forgotton Rebecca Fowler EE
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Old 27-12-2006, 14:39
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Originally Posted by ||The Citizen||
LOL, you obviously mean the big 2 for ITV.
No, that's not what I meant
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Old 27-12-2006, 22:47
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In No Order

1. Kim Tate
2. Kathy Glover
3. Annie Sugden
4. Mandy Dingle
5. Elsie Tanner
6. Hilda Ogden
7. Bet Lynch
8. Emily Bishop
9. Vera Duckworth
10. Linda Baldwin
11. Rita Sullivan
12. Raquel Watts
13. Sharon Watts
14. Pauline Fowler
15. Ethel Skinner
16. Dot Cotton
17. Michelle Fowler
18. Lisa Shaw
19. Sadie King
20. Blanche Hunt
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Old 28-12-2006, 17:09
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In no particular order:

1) Meg Mortimer (Crossroads)
2) Jill Richardson
3) Judy Bryant (PCBH)
4) Lizzie Birdsworth
5) Vera Bennett
6) Ada Simmonds (Young Doctors)
7) Patricia Dunne-Hamilton-Palmer-Morrell/Alison Carr (S&D)
8) Shirely Dean-Gilroy (A Country Practice)
9) Jackie Corkhill (Brookside)
10) Sheila Grant
11) Annie Walker (Corrie)
12) Ena Sharples
13) Elsie Tanner
14) Rita Littlewood-Fairclough-Sullivan
15) Pat Butcher (EE)
16) Dot Cotton-Branning
17) Peggy Mitchell
18) Ethel Skinner
19) Diane Blackstock-Sugden (Emmerdale)
20) Zoe Tate
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Old 28-12-2006, 17:13
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Old 28-12-2006, 17:21
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1. Frankie Baldwin - Corrie
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3. Michelle Connor - Corrie
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5. Mandy - Hollyoaks
6.Susan Kennedy - Neighbours
7. Little Mo - EE
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15. Rita Sullivan - Corrie
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18. Emma Watts - Corrie
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Old 28-12-2006, 17:25
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(1) Julie Martin (Neigh.)
(2) Angie Watts (EE)
(3) Kim Tate (Emmer.)
(4) Pauline Fowler (EE)
(5) Helen Daniels (Neigh.)
(6) Blanche Hunt (Corrie)
(7) Gail Hillman (Corrie)
(8) Pat Evans (EE)
(9) Cheryl Stark (Neigh.)
(10) Kathy Mitchell (EE)
(11) Peggy Mitchell (EE)
(12) Zoe Tate (Emmer.)
(13) Rita Sullivan (Corrie)
(14) Cindy Beale (EE)
(15) Sharon Watts (EE)
(16) Steph Stokes (Emmer.)
(17) Audrey Roberts (Corrie)
(18) Kat Slater (EE)
(19) Emily Bishop (Corrie)
(20) Betty Turpin (Corrie)
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Old 28-12-2006, 17:26
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