Most Memorable or Controversial Soap Storylines

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branie2 wrote: »

Sally giving birth to Rosie in Don Brennan's Cab on Christmas Eve in Coronation Street.

I am not fully sure when I heard it but the produce/script writer at the time planned that in 2011 when David(born Christmas Day 1990) and Rosie(Christmas Eve 1990) would 21 they'd get married!

branie2

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I am not fully sure when I heard it but the produce/script writer at the time planned that in 2011 when David(born Christmas Day 1990) and Rosie(Christmas Eve 1990) would get married!

That's news to me!

branie2

Martin Platt's affair with Katy Harris

freshpopcorn

branie2 wrote: »

Martin Platt's affair with Katy Harris

That was good and the aftermath of it was good also!

Ann22

Corrie: Deirdre's affair with Mike Baldwin for some reason stands out for me. I also liked the Tracy/ Shelley and Charlie storyline ending with his murder.

Eastenders: Michelle's pregnancy and the mystery culprit Den and of course Angie's "big fat lie" story. Sharon and Phil's affair. Trevor's little Mo domestic abuse story.

branie2

Den Watts coming back from the dead in Eastenders

branie2

Greg Kelly and the way he treated Sally, Rosie and Sophie

Lorelli!

branie2 wrote: »

Greg Kelly and the way he treated Sally, Rosie and Sophie

Had to Google him. He was Les Battersby's son and a bit psycho.

Another Coronation Street one, Candice leaving the street to become a stylist for Status Quo

branie2

and Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi get on his revenge on Les for nearly killing him at a concert!

branie2

When Terry Duckworth sold his baby son Tommy to the parents of his late wife Lisa.

freshpopcorn

When Sally had a melt down and drove Rosie up to Mooors erratically!(It was during Rosie's Oakhill days)

branie2

That was at the time Rosie was going with Craig Harris, wasn't it?

freshpopcorn

branie2 wrote: »

That was at the time Rosie was going with Craig Harris, wasn't it?

Yes, It concluded with the Webster family and Craig being in Paris. Rosie and Craig planned to run away to Germany. Rosie left a note and the Websters found it. When they got to the train station the train had left but Rosie didn't get on!

branie2

Liam's death in Ros na Rún when he rescued Seamus and Coilin from the house fire.

freshpopcorn

branie2: You might be able to remember this.

It involved Rita and a few other of the older characters driving in the countryside(I think) and they picked up an man who said he was going to see his mother in the hospital it turned out he was involved in a robbery.
Can you remember this?
Might have being late 1990's!

branie2

Sorry, I don't think I saw that one

freshpopcorn

The Fresco's robbery Emma Watts shot dead Linda Baldwin brother!

branie2

That's also when Ken Barlow and Mike Baldwin buried the hatchet after years of feuding

freshpopcorn

branie2 wrote: »

That's also when Ken Barlow and Mike Baldwin buried the hatchet after years of feuding

Yes, I think they also had a barbecue inside the shop!

the_pen_turner

yer wan beating tyrone . I thing she has a police woman

I remember hearing people talking about women on men domestic violence

freshpopcorn

the_pen_turner wrote: »

yer wan beating tyrone . I thing she has a police woman

I remember hearing people talking about women on men domestic violence

Yes, her name was Kirsty Soames!

Sephiroth_dude

I can remember being shocked when I saw the below scene, I was only 8 and it was the first time I saw two men kiss :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1jJ_04Xois

branie2

The murder of Mags Kelly's son Tony in Fair City

Lorelli!

Heather and half brother Floyd's incest storyline in Fair City.

Floyd was a very likeable character.

branie2

Biddy finding out about Miley's roll in the hay with Fidelma.

You slept with her?!

RhubarbCrumble

frag420 wrote: »

Biddy's affair in Glenroe...

Who did Biddy have an affair with? I can remember Miley (literally) having a roll in the hay with Fidelma, but I don't remember Biddy ever having an affair?

branie2

Conor, Fidelma's fiance at one point, and this was a few years before the roll in the hay.

RhubarbCrumble

branie2 wrote: »

Conor, Fidelma's fiance at one point, and this was a few years before the roll in the hay.

Oh I can't remember that at all. Must be younger than I thought

jr86

Incest in Brookside. I thought it was quite well done though and very well acted/portrayed, but would have been much more believable if the parents had moved to Brookside - having reconciled after a long split - and both siblings were brought together after being raised separately. Ollie the father was a terrific character

The only ever british soap storyline to feature actual full blood related siblings if I'm not mistaken

The Marty/Tess Fair City rape/murder was very controversial at the time. A tough watch

Stella child abuse in eastenders.

I think it was Hollyoaks that was meant to introduce two characters who would go on to be revealed as two child killers living under new identities. Never materialised

branie2

Natalie Phelan run over by a bus. She was in a coma for a while.

jr86

Tony Whitney storyline in Eastenders. Very unnerving to watch throughout, but I have to say very well portrayed

Lorelli!

Ian Beale crying. Awkward for Phil :pac:

Hannibal_Smith

Not sure if it qualifies as a soap? But Home and Away Meg and Blake. It was the most touching storyline I've ever scene on tea time tv show. When they went away to be secretly married and when they got back and went to the beach and she died in his arms And when they had a balloon ceremony for her and the mother says so the Blake she a hated, 'You think I had her for 16 years and I should feel lucky for that [because he only knew her a matter of months] 16 years is nothing'.

branie2

Mike Baldwin punching Ken Barlow in the Rovers

Lorelli!

Mike Baldwin marrying Linda aka Tina Dingle from Emmerdale. She had an affair with Mike's son, Mark.

branie2

branie2 wrote: »

Conor, Fidelma's fiance at one point, and this was a few years before the roll in the hay.

He made a pass at her but i dont think they slept together.

The Floyd p

Where's the mention of big Paddy Bishop in Fair City. Comfortably the best villain they've had in years.

branie2

Agreed, his death was very memorable.

branie2

Most recently, Trigger's death

Lorelli!

In Eastenders, Ian, Cindy and Simon Wicks. I was just reading it and I completely forgot that Stephen was not Ian's child but Simon's. She left Ian for Simon and then Ian took her back and she had the twins.

Then Cindy had another affair with David Wicks who was Ian's half brother but also Simon's half brother I stopped reading after that because I cant keep up

branie2

I can't remember the character's name, but there was a young boy in Home and Away who was gifted.

branie2

Brian Tilsley kidnapping his son Nicky in 1987

Lorelli!

The relationship between Nick Cotton and his mother Dot. He was horrible to Dot and she kept forgiving him.

In the very first scene of the show, there is a dead body found. Nick was responsible for that murder.

branie2

Peggy Mitchell's death in Eastenders

branie2

Robbie beating up Dan

Cortina_MK_IV

branie2 wrote: »

Brian Tilsley kidnapping his son Nicky in 1987

Anyone watching the old ones on ITV3 then that would be coming up soon as it is about to go into 1987.

Purple Mountain

branie2 wrote: »

Agreed, his death was very memorable.

It surely was memorable for how hilarious it was that he got stabbed to death but there was no blood.

Lorelli!

Rickaaaay's affair with Bianca's best friend Natalie in Eastenders.

LynnGrace

Kim Tate's departure by helicopter from Emmerdale.

branie2

Never saw it, but Den Watts giving divorce papers to his wife Angie on Christmas day in Eastenders