Coronation Street - Envisaged as a look behind the front doors of a typical Northern street. Crossroads - A Midlands motel somewhere near Birmingham run by the formidable Meg Richardson. Emergency Ward 10 - The first twice-weekly serial set in a hospital. Emmerdale - Began life as a daytime series featuring life in the village of Beckindale. These huge series have seen many famous faces in their studios - Ben Kingsley, John Alderton, Michael Crawford, Albert Finney, Cliff Richard, Joanne Whalley, Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles, Arthur Haynes and Patrick Troughton, to name but a few.
Kaleidoscope have gathered together a range of sources to provide this informative and in-depth research guide to four major soap operas. There is scope for more detail on these shows, but plenty of information within these pages to provide a comprehensive overview of their histories.