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Quote: ian_w @ July 26 2008, 3:21 PM BST

I hate Emmerdale and Corrie, but I alwasys watch Eastenders.
It's not meant to be 'exactly' like real life, as zooo said. Can you imagine that? Shot of a row of houses - cars going by - occasionally someone walks past on their way to the shop. And I don't agree that noone can act. Eastenders has lots of very good actors.

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They are crap. You obviously don't live anywhere near London. Husky voiced hardmen? They growl!

They are horrible people - the f**king lot of them.

I refuse to watch it bit there's loads of other helpful drama such as Hotel Babylon, Casualty, Hustle and New Tricks. They're the kind of things that inspire me.

You refuse to watch it but you know that they are all bad actors? Hmm!

Quote: zooo @ July 26 2008, 4:21 PM BST

You refuse to watch it but you know that they are all bad actors? Hmm!

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I keep catching bits of it when other people around the house are watching it and I cringe with embarassment.

Some of them are a heap of shite.
But some of them are fine.

Anyway, I don't really watch it for the great acting or writing, although it sometimes is quite good. I watch it out of habit.

I hate Eastenders, but I'm well known round my way for doing the best Peggy Mitchell impression. I love Coronation Street though- I refuse to use that awful nickname the show has

The funniest thing I ever saw in Coronation Street was when Hayley Cropper's transsexual secret had been revealed: Mike Baldwin clocked her going into the ladies toilets at the factory and gave her a filthy, filthy look.

Quote: David Chapman @ July 26 2008, 4:19 PM BST

I refuse to watch it bit there's loads of other helpful drama such as Hotel Babylon, Casualty, Hustle and New Tricks.

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New Tricks is awful! Every episode is essentially this:

Dennis Waterman: You can't understand singers these days.

Amanda Redman: But who committed the crime?

Dennis Waterman: I don't know. (PAUSE) Hang on, what's this under the sink? It's a massive clue.

Amanda Redman: One which explains everything we've been confused about for the last 40 minutes.

James Bolam: Whoopee!