| Throughout the world people are obsessed with | | | | again won numerous awards with its compelling real |
| watching their loved soaps, it has become somewhat | | | | life storylines. |
| of an addiction, and people will be upset even if they | | | | Over the past few years these soaps have not really |
| miss an episode. So they end up recording it or rushing | | | | faced any strong competition, but that could now all |
| to the nearest TV screen to watch it. Here in the UK | | | | change with the rise of Hollyoaks. The soap has |
| though there have only really been two major soaps | | | | steadily been growing since its inception on the 23rd |
| that are watched by the millions, and they are | | | | October 1995. It is also becoming as popular as its |
| Eastenders and Coronation Street, both of these | | | | older cousin Brookside in its heyday. Hollyoaks has |
| soaps have been going for decades and get stronger | | | | begun to win various awards that usually the likes of |
| and stronger each year. | | | | the big two would easily walk away with. |
| Eastenders is probably one of the more popular of the | | | | The actors in the soap are getting a lot better and the |
| two, the show first broadcast on BBC One on the 19th | | | | storylines gripping, I am sure that the likes of |
| February 1985. Eastenders bases it storylines on real | | | | Eastenders and Corrie are starting to get worried, |
| life scenarios and has won numerous awards including | | | | although Hollyoaks was initially targeted at the teen |
| 5 baftas. | | | | audience; it is now being watched by people of all |
| Coronation Street on the other hand has been around | | | | ages. So should the producers take the plunge and |
| much longer and is potentially one of the most | | | | move the soap to a prime time slot, to see it compete |
| watched soap operas on British TV, the show first | | | | with the big two? |
| aired on the 9th December 1960. The show has once | | | | |