EastEnders

Weatherfield, Manchester. It is a successful soap that has been running for over 40 years. “Eastenders” is a more recent

The setting of Eastenders is a mythical 1950’s setting with the street markets and the close community people knowing everybody else’s business. I think that they have made this representation look very realistic but I also think that people will find it hard

British soap operas are, of course, overly dramatic. In nearly every soap opera, including the Eastenders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, and The Archers—the characters constantly discuss money and drink excessively. Of course, these shows are not made to be taken literally—they are mindless entertainment, not serious social commentary. However, behind the drama, they raise subtle questions about the nature of Britain today: the clashes between cultures and religions, upper and lower classes, and

Realism in British Soap Opera Using a media text as a key example, evaluate selected techniques of fictional production which contribute to a sense of realism consistent with genre or format used. Many have defined the term realism but these definitions by Watt and Williams can be easily applied to my choice of media text, which is the British soap opera. Fiske writes that Watt and Williams “….tend to define it by its content. Watt traces its origins to the rise of the novel in

HOLLYOAKS Hollyoaks is a teenage British soap opera about the lives of seven particular teenagers living in this village. It was first broadcasted on Channel 4 on the 23rd October 1995. The show is set in Hollyoaks, a fictional suburb of Chester, but it was actually filmed in Liverpool. It has a total of 4520 episodes and it is still ongoing. The running time of each episode is 30 minutes. At first, it was intended to be the start of a once-a-week run, but soon turned into a twice a week, then three

Soap operas over the years have ended up obtaining a bad stigma that even Modelski says “if television is considered by some a vast wasteland, soap operas are thought to be the least nourishing spot in the desert” (128). Most people would explain them as over-dramatic, unrealistic, or even too “feminine” but Modelski tries to overcome the bad wrap soap operas have by shining light on the connection she has seen between women and soap operas. Her point is to “not ignore” but “focus on” “what is “feminine”

Several Bodies Have Necessarily Been Recovered At the Abode of Ex-Eastenders As many as three bodies have been recovered during the search mission conducted by police officials so as to find out former EastEnders actress named Sian Blake and her two teenage sons. The actress and her sons cannot be traced since 13th December. According to the concerned Met Police officials, bodies were necessarily found in the garden and the murder investigation is under due course. An alert has been issued by the

One storyline focuses on Rebecca (commonly known as Bex Fowler, who is shown chatting with her boyfriend about sex. The couple are underaged and thus they are concerned about having sex illegally. In this storyline, Rebecca is portrayed as vulnerable and unsure because she is questioning whether to have sex and is worried about the consequences of sex. On the other hand, Shakil Kazemi; the boyfriend, is pressuring her to have it. The storyline then brings the audience towards their sex life and Shakil

lucky to live between the sea and the South Downs with some fascinating shops in between. My own neighbourhood in St Leonards Road is vibrant, alive and friendly, and was once described as being like “Downton Abbey meets the Mitchell bros 'off of' Eastenders”.

Rombough, 22, from Ditchingham, Norfolk appeared at Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court on Monday. He was sentenced an eight week prison that is suspended for 12 months. The court heard that Rombough travelled 93 miles twice last year just to see the EastEnders’ actress at her home in Bedfordshire. In a statement read to the court, Womack said that the stalking incident had a “massive impact” on here life and she feared for the safety of her family. The actress also said that she “can’t stop thinking