Updated 10th December 2002
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BBC Puresoap 28 November 2002Dingle goes in search of fortune
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BBC Puresoap 27 November 2002Tearaway to star in new cop drama Ex-Corrie babe goes native |
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This is an old article from about October 2002, however I just found it while looking through www.mirror.co.uk archives. CELEBRITY MONEY
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Soap Psychic... in Emmerdale
3 Dec - 16 Dec:
it shall come to pass
Dear Stalker...
Further in the future, I see…
Also...
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BBC Puresoap News 26 November 2002Emmerdale landlady gets death threat |
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The MirrorWELL PAST THEIR CELEB-BY-DATE Nov 26 2002
CHRISTOPHER Biggins, Frank Carson, Bernie Clifton, Jono Coleman, Bobby
Davro, Les Dennis, Anne Diamond, Nicola Duffett, Goldie, Janette Krankie,
Melinda Messenger, Coleen Nolan, Tom O'Connor, Mark Owen, Nicholas Parsons,
Sue Perkins, Kay Purcell, Leo Sayer, Rik Waller, Tommy
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New stars for `Heart' TV drama
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Daily Record PICK OF THE BOX:Nov 26 2002 SOAP Emmerdale (ITV, 7.00pm); EastEnders (BBC1, 7.30pm); River City (BBC1 Scotland, 8.00pm) IN the run-up to Christmas, our soaps are beginning to unleash the big storylines. In Emmerdale, Gloria and Pollard are busying themselves with last-minute canvassing ahead of the election polls closing. Pollard is under instructions to do everything in his power to help Gloria's chances and ferries pensioners to the polling station to secure their vote. But despite his best efforts, Pollard can't ignore the fact that if Gloria does win, he may well end up losing the woman he loves. Sneaky Cain Dingle is wracked with guilt over Angie's death and wants to tell her grieving kids how much their mum loved them. But if he does, he'll implicate himself in her death and there's no way a Dingle will do that. |
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DRAMA? BROOKSIDE ISN'T EVEN CLOSE
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BBC Puresoap 25 November 2002Soap stars in Loaded calendar |
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BBC Puresoap 22 November 2002
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Episodes
#3316-3317: MONDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2002 at
7.00pm 1 hour Cain is numb with pain after the death of Angie. He wanders around the house in a daze – unable to comprehend the horror that has gone before. He soon snaps out of it, however, when he notices that there is a police car outside. Cain and Zak react with horror – for very different reasons. But the police car is visiting the Reynolds and not the Dingles, and Cain watches as Marc and Ollie return home to be greeted by the police bearing the grim news of the tragedy that unfolded in their absence. Wracked with guilt, Cain is uncomfortable as Zak tries to talk to him about Angie’s death. Over at Home Farm, Cynthia is busy cleaning up after the party and is shocked to discover that a figurine is missing. She is further outraged when Charity suggests that Latisha may have stolen it. Disgusted by the accusation, Cynthia declares that she cannot live where they are not trusted and tells Latisha to pack her bags. The real culprit, Steph, makes herself scarce as the theft becomes a police matter. It is only a matter of time, though, before she has to face a grilling from the boys in blue. While she convinces them of her innocence, Danny isn’t quite so convinced and he soon rumbles her. Cynthia and Latisha are furious at her actions and demand that she own up to Charity and Chris. But can Steph box clever and avoid taking the rap? As the election looms, Pollard and Gloria struggle to deal with their rift. The real problem for Pollard, however, is that he fears that Gloria could win the election and he could end up playing second fiddle to his wife! Jack’s birthday is fast approaching and he insists on going for a family meal, as he has nobody special to share his day with. The boys wonder whether he is lonely and Robert suggests that they use the restaurant booking to set him up with a blind date. Episode #3318: TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2002 at 7pm Gloria and Pollard busy themselves with last minute canvassing ahead of the Election Polls closing. Pollard is under instructions to do everything in his power to help Gloria’s chances and ferries pensioners to the polling station to secure their vote. But despite his best efforts, Pollard can’t ignore the fact that if Gloria does win, he may well end up losing the woman he loves. As the polls close and the count gets under way, will they have done enough to sweep Gloria to power? As Jack opens his birthday presents, he becomes suspicious when the kids reveal that he has one more big surprise to come. They tell him that he has a hot date waiting for him at the Woolpack – but who will it be and how will he take the news? As Cain watches Ollie and Marc preparing to go and stay with their dad for a while, he is desperate to pass on Angie’s dying words – that she loved them. But despite the guilt that weighs so heavily in his heart, he can’t bring himself to do it for fear of implicating himself in Angie’s death. As Charity pays Cynthia her last pay packet, she humbly apologises for accusing Latisha of theft and asks her to reconsider her decision to quit. Meanwhile, Ray is not a happy man after discovering that Mack has been taking liberties while he has been away on holiday. Episode #3319: THURSDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2002 at 7.00pm It’s a tense time for Gloria as she awaits the result of the election recount – will it go her way. But she is more than a little putout when she realises that Pollard is seemingly quite happy for her to lose. It is only when Pollard spells out that he is scared of losing her too, that the penny finally drops and they reassess the importance of their marriage. As the outcome of the re-count is announced, Gloria steps forward – but is it as a winner or loser? Mack is furious at Ray’s refusal to pay his bonus, but takes satisfaction from the knowledge of what he did in his and Louise’s house while they were away. Syd warns him not to get on the wrong side of Ray, but Mack is confident that he knows just how to handle people like Ray. Bumping into Louise, Mack asks about the holiday and comments on how good she is looking. But his words come back to haunt her when later that evening she receives a mysterious text message referring to her homecoming. Ray is furious and makes it clear that he will deal with the sender in his own way! Jack is bemused as to how his children persuaded his date to join him – she admits that it was because it was his birthday and she was glad to be his dinner date. The kids wait at home in eager anticipation of news as to how the date has gone, but Jack is having a great time and keeps them waiting. Steph is proving troublesome during her stay at Nicola’s and domestic bless isn’t the order of the day. Episode #3320: FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2002 at 7.00pm Paddy and Emily return from their honeymoon – eagerly hoping for news from the fostering agency. And while they have resigned themselves to the fact that it may not be the news they hoped for, they haven’t given up all hope. But will they be looking forward to the arrival of foster children or will they have failed to meet the agency’s strict requirements? There is definitely no good news for Louise and she becomes increasingly spooked by yet more disturbing text messages. Things then taken a sinister turn when all the beer mats with her calendar pictures on start to vanish. Pollard is growing tired of the election aftermath and the attention that Gloria is getting after the big night. Even a big order for his factory as a result of her high profile can’t lift his spirits. Convinced that he is about to lose his wife to politics for good, he finally swallows his pride and begs her to give up on the idea of becoming an MP. Pollard is determined to make her change her mind – but Gloria will take a lot of persuading. Jack enjoys teasing the kids about his blind date and implies that they got on better than expected. He then reveals that his date will be calling round to make an important announcement – how would they feel if she moves in with them! Cain is becoming increasingly desperate in the aftermath
of Angie’s death. His loss drives him to break into the deserted Reynolds
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Radio Times 23rd November 2002 : Soaps by Alison GrahamEmmerdale We are very worried about the implications for law and order in Emmerdale
since Angie Reynolds's untimely demise last week. As the area's sole peacekeeper
she had her work cut out and we fear that before long the tide of crime
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Daily RecordNov 23 2002 CAIN is beside himself with grief over Angie. The kids aren't that happy either and head off to visit their dad for a while. Cain, of course, can't go and tell them Angie's dying words were, "tell my kids I love them", or something like that, because that would implicate him in her death. Oh dear. It's all a bit of a mess, isn't it? Elsewhere, Pollard is increasingly agitated about Gloria's drive to be an MP. But it looks like his wife is set to continue with her search for power. Jack gets set up on a blind date by his kids and then turns the tables on them, by asking how they would feel if she moved in. Oh, the joker. Louise is getting weird text messages, and then all the beer mats with
her picture on them start to vanish. Mmm, wonder who that might be then,
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Just Rumour alert!!! It has recently been brought to my attention that on or around the 12th November 2002 "The Daily Star" reported that Jacqueline Chadwick (nee Pirie) is writing a play and has written some chapters of a children's fantasy novel. Jacqueline played Tina Dingle in Emmerdale from December 1994-December 1996. More recently she has been in Coronation Street as the popular bad girl Linda Baldwin (1998-2001).
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Orange TodayBond girl to become TV detective James Bond actor Rachel Grant is to become a TV cop in a new series which programme bosses hope will become as successful as Inspector Morse. Grant, is to feature as Detective Constable Jenny Chen in the Manchester-based series Blue Murder, which begins shooting next month. The Philippine-born actress, who appeared in Tomb Raider as Angelina Jolie's body double, can currently be seen in the latest 007 movie Die Another Day. She stars as a Chinese agent named Peaceful Fountains Of Desire in the film. Caroline Quentin takes the lead role in Blue Murder as a detective inspector who has to juggle her work with a trying home life. Ian Kelsey - who has starred in Emmerdale and Casualty - also plays a prominent role as Quentin's deputy. Grant has previously been a dancer on Top Of The Pops and a presenter for the Sci-Fi Channel. Producer Jane Macnaught said: "Blue Murder is a fresh take on modern day policing set in contemporary Manchester. "It's vibrant, pacy and exciting with as much emphasis on home life and relationships as solving a gritty murder."
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BBC Puresoap 22 November 2002Did You See... by Tina Baker last week in Soap?
This week’s lows
Other Soapy low's...
till crazy after all these years!
Who could forget this lot…
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| Corrie's Gail voted top soap mum -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coronation Street's Gail Hillman has been voted top TV soap mum in a poll of parents. A third of those questioned said that if they had to let a famous mother from a soap look after their children for the day, four-times married Gail, played by Helen Worth, would be their number one choice. EastEnders' Pauline Fowler came second with 21% of the vote - but only 1% opted for Emmerdale's Cynthia Daggert. The survey for Screenblock, a gadget that limits children's TV viewing time, polled 500 families. The pollsters said the results showed a gender gap - with more men opting for Pauline while their wives chose Gail, despite her marriage to a serial killer Richard. Behavioural psychologist Gladeanna McMahon said: "The split in the voting shows that where men look for a strong, dependable figure to look after their kids, women would rather have their kids cared for by someone who they identify and empathise with. "Of the two women, Pauline is by far the least emotional. She's a strong, solid, dependable family woman who may be a bit of a battleaxe but has exactly the kind of qualities men look for in a mother. "Gail is softer in her approach and emotionally more vulnerable. Pauline's rule with a rod of iron may be too harsh for many mums and far more difficult to identify with." Other TV soap mothers fared poorly, with Diane Murray (Brookside) scoring 4% and Kat Slater (EastEnders), Janice Battersby (Coronation Street) and Jessie Hilton (Brookside) polling 3% each. A Coronation Street spokeswoman said: "Gail Hillman has certainly had good times and bad times over the years while being mum to Nick, Sarah and David. It's great that viewers can identify with her experiences of being a parent." Story filed: 14:01 Wednesday 20th November 2002 |
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| Leeds to sell stars: report -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEEDS United could be preparing to sell Australian stars Mark Viduka and Harry Kewell as the ailing soccer club attempts to bounce back from a poor start to the season.
With Leeds STG77 million ($218.35 million) in debt, selling players when the transfer market opens on January 1 could be the easiest way to rebuild the team which lost 4-2 to lowly Bolton last weekend. The Daily Express has Viduka on a list with Olivier Dacourt, Ian Harte, Gary Kelly, Lee Bowyer, Michael Duberry, Nigel Martyn, David Batty and Michael Bridges of players who will be allowed to leave to fund future purchases. Viduka has been monitored for months by Italian club Roma, while AC Milan could test Leeds' resolve to hang on to Kewell with a multi-million pound bid. Milan's general director Ariedo Braida watched Kewell in Florence against Hapoel Tel Aviv last week. Kewell has always said he wants to play in Europe at some stage and his English wife, soap actress Sheree Murphy, recently quit the TV show Emmerdale, clearing the way for them to leave Yorkshire with their son Taylor. But Kewell's agent Bernie Mandic said a move was unlikely. "People are entitled to their opinion over what Harry should do, but it is his decision to make and he has not indicated to me that he wants to move on at this time. As far as I am aware, he is happy at Leeds," Mandic told the paper. |
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Daily RecordNov 21 2002 BEING a copper in a soap is a dead-end job and Angie Reynolds is about to hit Emmerdale's dead end. Having being dumped by Syd because nasty Cain wants her back, Angie decides to be proactive and comes up with a plan to get her life back on track. Unfortuntely for Angie, it's a criminal plan and one that has Cain embroiled in it right up to his neck. Further south, Cockney chancer Alfie (Shane Richie) turns up in Walford, having been kicked off the Tube for not having a ticket. He wanders into the Vic where Peggy instantly thinks he must be the new manager. Obviously the Vic has so few customers, it's an easy mistake for Peggy to make. He can't believe his luck when he is left to run the pub and has his eye on the till. Meanwhile, Ian confronts Laura when he finds a newspaper with words cut out of it along with a half-constructed note. |
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BBC Puresoap 21 November 2002Zak takes some flak
Emmerdale's Zak Dingle left soap fans fuming when
he lit up a cigarette in an aircraft loo, according to reports.
The Daily Star says telly addicts bombarded ITV chiefs
with complaints - reminding them that Zak, played by Steve Halliwell,
does not smoke.
The only character ever seen lighting up in the show
is Woolpack barman Terry Woods.
But the plot called for Zak to be arrested after flying
into a wild rage because he was busted having a crafty fag in the loo.
An Emmerdale insider came up with a quick riposte
when asked about the blunder.
He suggested that Zak was nervous about flying and
was trying out the habit to calm is nerves.
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Daily Mirror:
Kay Purcell
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| 19 November 2002: We are all from Limerick and
proud of it A NEW film capturing the feel good factor of Limerick and aimed at boosting civic pride among the city's young people was premiered this Wednesday in the Savoy cinema. I'm From Limerick is a four-and-a-half-minute film certain to reach a wide audience as it will be shown before every showing of Harry Potter 2 and Lord of the Rings 2 in Limerick cinemas in the run-up to Christmas. The film, scripted and directed by Limerick actor and playwright Mike Finn, and commissioned by the Limerick Co-Ordination Office managed by Andrew Mawhinney is a day in the life of Limerick from dawn to dusk, featuring well-known personalities and ordinary people. "The message is simple. Get famous and not so famous people to just say: 'I'm from Limerick'. If they are prepared to say it in the film then they must be proud of the fact. It is an exercise in civic pride," said Mr Finn. "The only regret I have is that the late Richard Harris is not in it," he said. "Mr Harris had agreed to take part in the film and was delighted be part of it but he had to cancel at short notice due to ill-health. He never got the chance again to be in the film," said Mr Mawhinney. Mayor John Cronin said: "I hope that this film can bring back to young people a sense of pride in their city." Cathaoirleach of Limerick County Council Cllr Brigid Teefy said she was delighted to see so many people from so many different backgrounds in the film. Emma O'Driscoll from Six appears in the film outside her house on Carey's Road with her two cousins. "I think the idea is excellent," she said. "Sometimes I do find myself defending my city to people who have only heard the bad things about it. I am proud and delighted to be part of this film. It will help people focus on the good," she said. Michael McNamara, Lyric FM DJ, also appears in the film. "I think this is long overdue. It is great PR for Limerick," he said. Seán Buckley of RLO described it as "fabulous and first class". Actor Seamus Gubbins, a native of Castleconnell and soap star on Emmerdale, who is one of a host of Limerick celebrities features in the new short film. Fintan Kiely of Caherconlish said: "It is sure to reach its target audience as it will be on at the cinema." John Greville said: "I thought it was a good idea to use the music of the Cranberries as the soundtrack because they are great representatives for the city. This film could be shown anywhere in the world." Some well-known faces appearing in it are: Vincent Browne, Pat Shortt, Celia Holman-Lee, Paul Carey, Peter Clohessy, Frank McCourt and Cllr Dick Sadlier. Limited copies of the film are available in the Limerick Co-Ordination Office for E5. |
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This Is Bradford: Alhambra lights up in all its new glory - 19th November 2002A revamped Alhambra theatre looked magnificent last night when panto star Billy Pearce switched on its new exterior lights. The Bradford landmark, pictured, was lit by 1,174 new light bulbs, part of its £250,000 facelift. The low-wattage bulbs are the same make as those on the outside of world famous London store Harrods. The revamp, which has taken 23 weeks, also included painting the building to restore it to its former glory. The work has been funded by Bradford Council and the switch-on was attended by the Council's Executive member for the environment and culture, Councillor Anne Hawkesworth (Con, Ilkley). Billy will soon be in rehearsals for the Alhambra's forthcoming pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk. Also starring will be Malandra Burrows, who played Kathy in TV soap Emmerdale. |
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| Thousands flock to see festive start
By Tony Raba Nov 18, 2002, 11:25am Relentless overnight rain stopped right on cue for the start of Stafford's big Christmas fun day. The event began with a carnival parade through the town centre and culminated in the switching on of the illuminations and a fireworks display. Santa, in his horse drawn carriage, led Saturday's parade and was greeted by thousands as he made his way up the main street to Market Square. Alongside was the town mayor, Councillor Ralph Cooke, followed by bands, floats and cartoon hero Scooby Doo. Throughout the day there was a feast of activities in and around the square for shoppers to enjoy, ranging from games and competitions to Punch and Judy, and live Irish folk music. A spectacular firework display followed, before Cannock's Junior Stars in Their Eyes winner Charlotte Gethin performed as the late singer Eva Cassidy. Shops remained open until 7pm to mark the start of late night shopping. They will now stay open in the town until 4.30pm on Sundays and 8pm on Thursdays. The highlight of the event was the big switch on by local actress Freya Copeland - Emmerdale's Angie Reynolds. With her was Berkswich Primary School pupil Sarah Bagley, who won the council's Christmas poster competition. Freya, who next month stars in Stafford's pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, was also joined by the mayor, Councillor Cooke, for the ceremony. The former Sir Graham Balfour School pupil signed up for Stafford's panto in September. Insiders revealed shortly afterwards she is literally set to crash out of Emmerdale later this year when she is killed in a spectacular car smash. She is currently involved in a dramatic storyline involving her relationship with bad boy Cain Dingle. Her exit gave the 31-year-old actress, whose parents live in Milford, the opportunity to snap up the lead role in the panto, which opens at the Gatehouse Theatre on December 18. She will be joined by Hollyoaks star Natasha Lund, who plays Eve. For tickets call the theatre on 01785 254653. |
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I Can't Believe I'M DEAD!" - Freya Copland Interview
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Daily RecordSOAP GOSSIP... Nov 16 2002 THE Grim Reaper comes calling on Emmerdale as policewoman Angie Reynolds (Freya Copeland) meets her maker. In a dramatic twist, law- abiding Angie decides to do a robbery with bad boy Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) but it all goes wrong as they make their getaway. In the chase that follows, the partners in crime crash into a tree and it's goodnight Vienna for Angie. Nov 16 2002 We're supposed to believe this news triggers off the events that see her lying lifeless in a car crash after going on a job with Cain Dingle. I dunno. First she hits the bottle, then she decides she can't live without Cain and that they have to leave the village. They decide to rob a Tate van and sell the load, but it all goes horribly wrong. There is a lot of soul searching before we get this denouement of course - there's a week's worth of episodes to fill after all. Elsewhere, Lisa arrives home without Zak, who has been arrested for air
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| Children in need £13.5m raised for Children in Need on the night Viewers of Children in Need's charity television extravaganza have helped raise more than £13.5 million so far after a seven-hour broadcast. A total of £13,501,375 was raised during the live BBC1 show, which was kicked off by Pop Idol winner Will Young singing The Sweetest Feeling. The annual telethon is hoping to beat last year's record- breaking £25 million total, which also included money collected from sponsored events across the country. The first night's total has already beaten the total at the same stage by £600,000. The show hosted by Terry Wogan and Gaby Roslin, which finished at 2am, saw musical treats from Gareth Gates, Anastacia, Mariah Carey and Elton John performing alongside Blue. Stars from EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street took part in a variety of sketches and quizzes. News presenters Jeremy Vine, Sophie Raworth and Jeremy Bowen gave their own unique performance of The Rocky Horror Show, while David 'Cheap as Chips' Dickinson hosted a celebrity edition of Bargain Hunt. All the stars taking part in the show said it had been a great experience and they were honoured to be able to do their bit for the charity. Coronation Street's Suranne Jones, who plays Karen McDonald, said: "When I got asked to come on Children In Need, I nearly cried I was so happy. "I've always wanted to do it, and every year, me and my mum watch it religiously and donate money to it." Donations can still be made to Children In Need by credit/ debit card, at any bank or building society, post offices or online at www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/donate/ Story filed: 04:47 Saturday 16th November 2002 |
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The Sun's Weekly Guide To The Soaps 16th November 2002
EMMERDALE Weekdays ITV ANGIE makes a shattering exit from the show as she dies in Cain’s arms after rekindling her stormy affair with the dangerous Dingle. The tragic finale to their relationship comes at the end of a highly charged week in which policewoman Angie turns to crime and makes plans to run off with Cain. Angie is stunned to learn her ex-husband Sean is to wed Lady Tara and she turns to love-crazed Cain in her darkest hour. But there is definitely no happy ending for the doomed couple and Cain is absolutely devastated by the death of his lover. At the start of the week, Angie turns to drink to try to deal with her problems. When she goes out to buy more booze she meets Cain. “She knocks him back pretty firmly and tells Cain to leave her alone,” says Jeff Hordley, who plays menacing Cain. “But he is not the sort of guy to be put off.” Angie discovers Sean is going to get married when she overhears Ollie and Marc arguing over whether they should tell her. Meanwhile, Latisha arrives and angrily tells Angie that she has split up with Cain, who still wants to be with Angie and not her. “Cain is totally obsessed by Angie,” says Jeff. “He really loves her and that’s not an emotion he finds easy to deal with. He turns up at her place to try to convince her to be with him. “He really cares about her. But then Ollie walks in and gets very mouthy. Angie is really upset and asks Cain to leave. But he sees her later, clearly drunk and heading for The Woolpack. “Cain tells her she should not be driving in that state, which is a real role reversal, but he does care desperately about Angie. There is still a spark between them and Cain tells her he loves her and that they’re meant to be together. “He follows her home and is over the moon when she lets him in and they spend the night together. Cain hopes this is it. But he can see that, although there is great sexual chemistry between them, Angie is still unsure.” Cain goes to get some food for them. When he returns, Angie has sorted
herself out and insists that “Cain is horrified,” says Jeff. “He can’t believe he is going to lose Angie all over again. They have a row but finish up in bed. Cain is convinced they will be together.” Angie confesses she can’t live without Cain, but says they need something to live on. “Cain is astonished when Angie insists she won’t stay in the village and comes up with a plan to get the money for them to leave Emmerdale by robbing Tate Haulage vans,” says Jeff. “Angie says the vans are loaded and left overnight and they could easily steal thegoods and make enough money to start a new life together. “Cain can’t believe what he’s hearing but is delighted. They are going to blast out of Emmerdale like Bonnie and Clyde. No one can stop them now.” The raid is daring and it looks as if they could get away with it - but then everything goes horribly wrong. Angie loses control of her car which hurtles off the road and smashes into trees, leaving her fatally injured. “All of a sudden, everything is snatched away from Cain,” says Jeff. “He knows Angie is dying and he tells her he loves her and she dies in his arms. It’s quite a way to go.” Also this week:
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Radio Times 16th November 2002 : Soaps by Alison GrahamSoaps by Alison Graham The strain of being the only police officer in North Yorkshire is finally beginning to tell on Angie Reynolds, who this week suffers a spectacular fall from grace. Not only does she drink heavily, she resumes her relationship with the grubby Cain Dingle. But worse - much, much worse - befalls Angie when she embarks on a bizarre
theft plan involving Tate Haulage. We all know by now that soap characters
should never be allowed behind the wheels of heavy goods vehicles, because
nothing good ever comes of it, something poor Angie learns the hard way
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BBC Puresoap 15 November 2002Did You See... by Tina Baker last week in Soap?
This week’s highs
Sorry, but I just ain't buying this whole Heathcliff thing Cain's got going on - brooding? Breeding more like - does he ever take that jacket and polo neck off!
Other Soapy low's...
Unlucky for some… Not everyone's born lucky. For this lot, life's
one bad break after another…
Emmerdale's Jack Sugden: Both his wives died tragically, and he ended up taking the blame for murder. And he lost his farm. Which is hardly surprising, since he spent more time in the Woolpack than with his flock! |
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Bargain Hunt best-ever ratings Tony Blackburn has helped BBC1's Bargain Hunt achieve its best ever ratings. More than eight million viewers tuned in to the celebrity edition of the show last night. It featured Blackburn and Sarah Cawood alongside regular host David Dickinson, for the Children In Need special. BBC1's Fame Academy also attracted its best Tuesday night audience so far, with 4.5 million viewers. However, the talent show was beaten by ITV's Emmerdale, which drew 8.9 million viewers, reports Media Guardian.
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This Is Bradford: 13th November 2002Stars turn spotlight on Kimberley glory bid A crowd of around 20,000 is expected for tomorrow's event which will be used by celebrities such as Gareth Gates to galvanise support for the 20-year-old from Allerton. Former Popstars contestant Danny Tetley also plans to wear a Vote Kimberley T-shirt and will read a special message from her before performing to the crowd of party-goers. Kimberley, pictured, faces the biggest night of her life on Saturday when she sings for a place in the final round of the ITV show, which aims to put together two chart-topping bands. Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates is backing her attempts to become the next performer from the city to launch a successful pop career on the back of a TV talent show. After her last performance Gareth took time out from his music business commitments to call Kimberley's supporters, who had travelled to London for the show, with a goodwill message. Her mum Diane, of Allerton, said: "This is a real boost for Kimberley. Gareth has been a huge success and it is great to know he is rooting for her. "He has been through all this himself and will know all about the pressure that Kimberley is under." Diane, a teacher at Lidget Green Primary, taught Gareth's sister Nicola during her days at the school. Kimberley's dad John, 48, added: "It is getting tense but all Kimberley wants to do is give it her best shot and put in a top performance. She doesn't want to let herself down." Viewers have marvelled as the former Beckfoot School pupil swapped her restaurant job at Salts Diner in Saltaire to join the contestants on the show. She has twice been made to wait anxiously live on TV as the judges made her the last contestant to be told they were through to the following rounds. Stretches of road across Bradford city centre will be shut off for the spectacular show in Centenary Square. Also performing will be the former Emmerdale star Malandra Burrows, Billy Pearce and Gareth's sister Nicola. Danny will perform a medley of Anastasia hits. He said: "Kimberley has got a fantastic chance of making the band and we want everyone to get behind her. "Bradford has already done it for Gareth and we need it to do the same for Kimberley."
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Yahoo! News Wed, Nov 13, 2002 Oddly Enough - Reuters 'Twelve Days of Christmas' Come to Life
for Charity
Wed Nov 6, 7:16 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Stars of track and field, rock legends and TV celebrities have brought the "Twelve Days of Christmas" to life for charity.
Famous faces have posed for a series of Christmas card photographs taken by Lord Lichfield.
Television gardener Charlie Dimmock starts the procession with "A Partridge in a Pear Tree."
French football heroes Patrick Vieira, Sylvain Wiltord and Robert Pires make up the "Three French Hens."
Sprinter Linford Christie (news - web sites) posed with his five gold medals for "Five Gold Rings."
The cast of soap-opera "Emmerdale" provided the "Eight Maids a Milking."
Lichfield is himself snapped among the 10 peers in full finery jumping in unison for "Ten Lords a Leaping."
England goal-keeper David Seaman joined ten children for "Eleven Pipers Piping" and Queen's Roger Mason keeps the beat with Pink Floyd's Nick Mason among the "Twelve Drummers Drumming."
Proceeds from the sale of the cards go to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty for Children (NSPCC).
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it shall come to pass
Death in The Dales
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BBC Puresoap 12 November 2002Scheming Steph starts theft campaign Emmerdale schemer Steph Stokes is to launch a campaign of stealing and muck-raking in the hit ITV soap, according to reports. Steph, played by Lorraine Chase, has already tried
to bed daughter Tricia's boyfriend Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) and
now secretly tells the whole village how postmistress Viv Hope (Deena
Payne) cheated on her husband Bob with a hunky limo driver.
She also steals a priceless figurine from Chris and
Charity Tate (Peter Amory and Emma Atkins) during a wedding anniversary
bash at their home.
An Emmerdale insider told the Daily Star: "Steph steals
the figurine. She finds it hard to suppress a smug smile as she slides
the figure into the depths of her bag."
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BBC Puresoap 11 November 2002: Couple at odds over return to showEmmerdale wife Claire King is staging a possible return to the ITV
soap much to the dismay of her real-life husband Peter Amory. The actor, who also stars in the show and plays her
stepson the wheelchair-bound tycoon Chris Tate, fears it would be the
end of him as producers would not allow Claire's character Kim Marchant
to co-exist peacefully with Chris.
Peter, who is married to sexpot wife Charity (Emma Atkins)
in the show, told a special 30th anniversary Emmerdale publication: "If
[Claire] did come back, one of us would have to go."
He also said that it was too late for script writers
to make his disabled character walk again.
"He could have done it a few years ago, but not now,"
he said.
"It would be too much of a miraculous cure - and you
have to be very careful not to give even just one person out there false
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Radio Times 9th November 2002 : Soaps by Alison GrahamEmmerdale Viv and Steph, two women who must surely get their make-up from a paint catalogue, seem to be ideal friends. They are both loud and common (though loud and common in different accents), they are generally hopeless with men and their kids are awful. This week it seems that this fledgling friendship could be going great guns, until Steph accidentally sets fire to Viv's café (these things happen). The two women immediately fall out, unsurprisingly, and the unpleasantness is further complicated by the fact that Steph knows Viv's adulterous secret. Meanwhile, there are serious prospects of a breakdown of law and order in Emmerdale when Angie, the only police officer in Yorkshire, resigns. |
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The Sun's Weekly Guide To The Soaps 9th November 2002
Weekdays ITV CAIN can no longer bear the thought of Angie and Syd being an item. And he makes his feelings clear to Syd in the only way he knows how - by threatening him. When Cain tells Syd that going out with Angie could seriously threaten his life expectancy, Syd is terrified of the deranged Dingle and decides to dump Angie for reasons of self-preservation. Angie is furious when she finds out what’s happened. She is outraged that Cain should dare to interfere in her life, and angry that Syd is such a wimp. And she is also having a bad time at work as sleazeball officer Collins keeps trying to hit on her. Finally, Angie decides that so many things have gone wrong in her life that she needs a new start and resolves to resign from the police. “Even for Angie, who has had some pretty tough times lately, this is a really bad week,” says Freya Copeland, who plays her. “She is irritated after Cain turns up when she’s keeping watch on the haulage yard. “She lies to Collins that she doesn’t know Cain, and then she’s surprised when Collins wants to go for a drink. He’s a creep so she turns him down.” Meanwhile, Cain is determined to wreck Angie’s relationship with Syd. Cain follows Syd out of The Woolpack and pins him against the wall. Cain warns him that if he carries on seeing Angie, he’s a dead man. Terrified, Syd tells Angie that it’s not working out between them and dumps her. “Angie is flabbergasted,” says Freya. “She was just fooling around with Syd at first, but I think she has become quite fond of him. “It’s a real shock when he finishes it. At first, he won’t explain why he’s changed his mind. But the next day, Angie just about forces the truth out of him and she is incandescent with rage that it’s all down to Cain. “She is pretty disappointed in Syd as well. And
just when she’s feeling really low, Collins makes a pass at “Angie has had enough. Everything is going wrong and she needs a new start. She accuses Collins of sexual harassment and resigns from the police. “He’s claiming she assaulted him and that she is back with Cain, but Angie is sick of it all. She just wants to get out of there.” Also this week: Edna goes to war against the new plastic wheely bins.
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By Hannah Wright Leah Bracknell is part of the furniture at Emmerdale.
In the last 13 years, her alter ego Zoe Tate has come out as a lesbian, killed her half-brother, had an affair with her brother's fiancee and become schizophrenic. Now she's found out she's pregnant, and has no memory of the conception. Leah admits she had no idea Zoe would be so tormented. She talks to TV Plus about why life's never dull. The lesbian vet's storyline is one of Emmerdale's hottest ever. "If you'd asked me 12 months ago what Zoe would've been doing, I certainly wouldn't have been able to predict the last year," Leah, 37, tells TV Plus. "For me it's great that they keep coming up with good storylines when I've been in the show 13 years." Leah admits she is relieved scriptwriters haven't got bored of her character. "You get sick of doing the same old things," she says. "This (her shock pregnancy storyline) is the most extraordinary departure." Zoe also torched the local church at the height of her schizophrenia. "That could easily have been one of those storylines which is criticised, but I really think we've been justified in embarking on it." Leah knew nothing about schizophrenia before her alter ego Zoe was struck down with the illness. "I didn't know anything about it at all, other than what I might have read in the newspapers," says the actress. "I spoke to a lot of people about it, including a psychiatrist at the local hospital (near the Leeds set) and people at the National Schizophrenia Fellowship. People very kindly talked to me and shared their experiences." 07/11/02 Misgivings about lurid storyline It was with some misgiving that Leah first heard her Emmerdale character Zoe would be schizophrenic. "I thought, what are they going to do with this?" she tells TV Plus. "I could see headlines saying, 'Mad, psycho lezzy', you know what I mean? "It's all so predictable. I know it sounds cliched but this is something that happens to real people. It is an awful, awful illness. And this will always be with Zoe now, an illness like schizophrenia doesn't go away." Leah thought she was going to play a "nice, horsey-type vicary sort-of-girl" in Emmerdale. "How wrong I was. Where did it all go wrong?" she jokes. "The scary thing is that when I first came in, somebody said when the writers get to know me, they would write to my strengths. "But hang on - I play a woman who has a serious mental illness. So I begin to wonder what they're picking up from me!" If Zoe had been a "heterosexual woman with two kids", Leah would have quit the soap. "Frankly, that would have been so dull," she tells TV Plus. "We're here to entertain, after all." In real life, Leah is, in fact, a heterosexual woman with two kids. She lives in north Yorkshire with her theatre director husband. "I don't have a game plan," she adds. "I really don't know what's around the corner."
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Daily RecordHANGING ON THE TELEPHONE 9th November 2002
Not at all. It's not too bad today. I'm having my bathroom fitted so I'm busying myself with that at the moment. Then of course there's You've Been Framed. So why do you think people love laughing at others' misfortunes? As much as some people will help another who has fallen in the street, there will be others tittering away to themselves on the sidelines. It's human nature. Have you ever been caught making a fool of yourself on camera? Absolutely. Both clips have been shown on the show. The first one is me on the toilet when I was about 14 and the other one is me dancing to Rozalla in a really rubbish way at my school leaving party. You have just finished work on Fat Friends - what was that like? Amazing. After I left Emmerdale, I was constantly being offered busty barmaid roles and wanted to do something different and challenging. In Fat Friends I was Rebecca who was a timid, shy, bullied character but she was a joy to play and, for once, the critics said nice things about me. Have you ever been bullied? No I haven't but I've witnessed the effects. Physical bullying isn't in the same league as emotional bullying as the mental scars can't be seen by anyone but the person affected by it. Compared with Mandy Dingle, Rebecca was a bit dowdy... A bit? She was so scruffy and would never dream of wearing Lycra. What are your weaknesses when it comes to food? Hummus on toast because it's so fattening and very bad for you. That's what makes it all the more enjoyable. Are weight worries important to you? They don't control my life. It's all well and good trying to look like the women in Elle and Vogue but that's not real life. Have you tried to lose weight? I do high energy training which has worked and I've lost a couple of stone. I come out dripping like a tap. You appeared on Stars In Their Eyes as Rizzo. What was that like? Bloody nerve-wracking. The worst thing is that they use so much smoke for the immortal portals that you can't see where you're going and I was having nightmares that I'd fall and end up a clip on You've Been Framed. What about the story that you broke bones when you were drunkenly dancing to Fame? Oh no. How did you find out about that? We have our ways ... All my mates were staying in a hotel in London and we'd had a lot to drink. I started doing Fame jumps from bed to bed but I missed mine and broke three bones in my hand. Thankfully the alcohol dulled the pain and I didn't notice until the next morning. Would you consider taking part in a celebrity reality TV show? They've asked me twice to go into the Big Brother house but I just won't do it. You don't want to see me in the morning. I'm hideous. That's a bit harsh ... Hardly. Besides could you imagine being filmed while doing a poo? Who is your perfect partner? Stephen Dorff. He's just divine. He always hangs out with the beautiful people which is a complete turn-off but he's very nice to look at. What are you going to do when you hang up? I'm going to sort out my bathroom. I've got no toilet at the moment but it will look lovely when it's finished. I'm going for a black tiles and mirrored walls look with a marble floor and I can't wait. It's very sad, I know, but I don't care. l You've Been Framed, Sunday, ITV, November 17 SOAP WATCH 9 November 2002 He warns Syd that he should stay away from her and his tactics work. Syd, terrified of greasy- fringed Cain, dumps Angie. What he ever saw in her is anyone's guess. Maybe it was the uniform. Also, Viv and Steph, the two cockney slags who, combined, make Kat Slater
look like Emily Bishop, get bladdered. A PEARL OF WINSOME 7 July 2002 AS Emmerdale's teenage temptress, Sammy Winward is used to raising temperatures in the Yorkshire Dales. Posing naked inside an oyster shell is childsplay compared to the shenanigans she's been part of since joining the soap. The 17-year-old enjoyed her first on-screen snog just a week after joining the show as Katy Addman last year. Since then, Katy has infuriated her dad by bedding on-screen lover Andy Sugden - played by former real boyfriend Kelvin Fletcher - then getting pregnant before losing the baby. Close to a breakdown after the miscarriage, Katy is desperate to be a mum and is set to beg vet Zoe Tate to hand over the baby she is expecting.Lesbian Zoe has no idea who the father of her baby is and will give the child up for adoption. Sammy's big storylines earned her a best newcomer nomination at last week's National Television Awards. And Emmerdale chiefs chose the rising star to pose in this photo to mark the soap's pearl - 30-year - anniversary. SOAP WATCH: SICK SCOTT WALLOWS IN BEING SHALLOW 2 November 2002 How shallow a man is he? He knows this woman is carrying his child, that she is tormented by the idea that she may have been raped - and he still stays silent. Gloria, meanwhile, is not staying silent at all, oh, no, no. She's setting Ledbetter up and does so with Pollard's help - not that he has a choice in the matter. She promises him she'll repay him when she gets to Westminster, but Pollard is not so sure his power- mad wife will even remember him when she does. Laurel fancies a job behind the bar but, considering she's only good at smashing pints, not pulling them, it doesn't look likely. Louise is still getting stuff from a secret admirer but is more bothered what Ray will say if he finds out, knowing how jealous he is. Healthy relationship, that one. Talking of which, will Bob find out about Viv's relations with the limo driver? I'd say it might all come out around Christmas. And look at Cain, jealously watching Syd and Angie from a distance as
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| Teletext Diary 7th/8th November 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's much chuckling and rubbing of hands in the Dales these days as the BBC's Fame Acadamy lurches from improbably bad to impossibly worse. Up against the embattled "talent show is Emmerdale pulling in upto 9 million viewers compared to Fame Acadamy's paultry 3 million. -------------------------- "It's all a bit sad really", said an Emmerdale insider. "They're getting more desperate, but they have hit us right when there is a lot of strong storylines in progress. The "new boy" at Emmerdale, as far as the team behind the cameras goes, is producer Steve Frost, who joined the soap at the end of 2001. He's playing his cards close to his chest, but does reveal that there are a few subtle changes to come. "The real strength of the show is the strong people we already have," he told me. "I'm a great fan of Eric Pollard, and I like Cain Dingle too. But maybe we;ve neglected a bit of the farming side of things." ------------------------ Emmerdale has given employment to hundreds of actors over the years. Which fan can remember the amiable solicitor Mr Hall, who disappeared from the show in 1986, only to re-emerge as Victor Meldrew in One Foot In The Grave? Or one of the gals to fall for Dales lothario Jackie Merrick, only to turn up in Corrie as Liz McDonald? And who would think that drab Mrs Eckersley could get a new look, complete with huge earrings, as EastEnders Pat? ----------------------------- By Phil Penfold As Emmerdale celebrates 30 years of uninterupted transmission, many of the soap's old hands have been remeniscing about the early days. In 1977, when filming was moved to a village called Esholt, Emmerdale country began to be included on many tourist trails. "It was a nightmare", said executive producer Keith Richardson. "Moving the fans around took longer than actually getting the film in the can. So we decided to build our own set. |
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| LONDON (Reuters) - Stars of track and field,
6th November 2002
rock legends and TV celebrities have brought the "Twelve Days of Christmas" to life for charity. Famous faces have posed for a series of Christmas card photographs taken by Lord Lichfield. Television gardener Charlie Dimmock starts the procession with "A Partridge in a Pear Tree." French football heroes Patrick Vieira, Sylvain Wiltord and Robert Pires make up the "Three French Hens." Sprinter Linford Christie posed with his five gold medals for "Five Gold Rings." The cast of soap-opera "Emmerdale" provided the "Eight Maids a Milking." Lichfield is himself snapped among the 10 peers in full finery jumping in unison for "Ten Lords a Leaping." England goal-keeper David Seaman joined ten children for "Eleven Pipers Piping" and Queen's Roger Mason keeps the beat with Pink Floyd's Nick Mason among the "Twelve Drummers Drumming." Proceeds from the sale of the cards go to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty for Children (NSPCC). |
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| Theatre is aiming for a record (Express and Star)
Nov 4, 2002, 10:41am Theatre bosses are hoping for a record breaking pantomime run with thousands of tickets already sold. Jack & the Beanstalk - starring soap star Freya Copeland - takes to the stage at Stafford Gatehouse Theatre for 40 performances from December 18. The Stafford-born star - Angie Reynolds in Emmerdale - is returning to her roots for the show, for which 7,000 tickets have been sold or reserved, the same as this time last year for Cinderella. Last year's production, which starred Jackie Woodburne and Andrew Bibby from Neighbours, and Paul Henry of Crossroads fame, was the theatre's biggest selling panto ever. It sold just over 17,000 tickets. |
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BBC Pure Soap 5th November 2002
Soap Psychic... on Emmerdale
11 Nov - 25 Nov:
it shall come to pass
'Ello 'ello 'ello
But, further in the future, I see…
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TELETEXT
Emma's Dingle day Emmerdale's Emma Atkins can still picture the day she found out she'd landed the role of Charity Dingle. Then a student, the 24 year old immediately got on the phone to her parents who were on holiday in Spain. "I love playing tricks, I rang my mum and said: 'I've got some really bad news'," she tells TV Plus. "She said, 'Oh, never mind love,' and I said, 'No no no, it's not that kind of news, I'm officially a Dingle'. We all screamed, she was so excited." Since storming on to our screens two and a half years ago, Emma has had some juicy storylines. Her character's an ex-prostitute who has worked her way round the Tate family, from lesbian vet Zoe to her super-rich brother Chris - whom she ends up marrying. Emma says: "Everyone says Charity must have seen it all and done it all, but I'm sure there's more round the corner." The actress landed the part of Charity straight out of drama school. "I was at Salford University, I still had six months left of my degree," she tells TV Plus. "It was a four-year course and I got offered the job after three and a half. "I had to juggle my script-writing assignments and theatre projects and then learn lines for Emmerdale. You either have to do it or you don't and I had to knuckle down and do it." Atkins came into Emmerdale at Butch Dingle's funeral back in 2000. "There was so much going on," she says. "I didn't have time to think. If I wasn't nicking Eric Pollard's wallet then I was driving to the Lake District to type out my essays from my mum's house. It was non-stop. "At the time I was on a three-month contract. I'd not had any other TV experience so I still can't believe I'm still here two years on."
The popularity of Charity Emma never imagined Charity Dingle would be such a huge hit. "When I got offered another three-month contract after the initial three months, it was so overwhelming," she says. "My friends at college backed me all the way, they were dead supportive. We laughed a lot, I never imagined I'd be playing this huge character with such substance at that time in my life. Everyone was so pleased." Atkins is close to her family and often runs through her Emmerdale lines with her mum, Lilian. "She always helps me learn my lines, she loves it," says Emma. "I'm sure she'd love to act, she's very talented and loves singing but she lives it through what I'm doing now." Charity's rollercoaster ride keeps Emma on her toes. "If I was playing Jane the girl next door I'd be so gutted. But as it happens, there is scope for more gritty storylines." As far as juicy plots go Emma can't seem to live down that lesbian kiss with vet Zoe. "Everyone talks about 'the lesbian kiss' but it wasn't all that it was cracked up to be," she insists. "You're stood in front of 35 crew, you've got booms everywhere and lights shining in your face. You're sweating profusely and you're not thinking it's at all saucy. You're just kissing a woman and not a man." The actress does not lose any sleep over whether her Emmerdale alter-ego Charity Tate will be written out. "I think every actor has to realise that at some point that has to happen," she says. "And I want a varied career anyway. "I will enjoy everything I do until it ends and then I'll go on to new things. I feel privileged that I've had this opportunity straight out of university."
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Radio Times 2nd
November 2002 : Soaps by Alison Graham Emmerdale this week has its very own Watergate scandal. Gloria Pollard, who's an unexpected Richard Nixon figure, enters dangerous territory when she gets involved in a trade-off with a journalist. In return for his burying a story about her past, she prepares to dish the dirt on another, and sends her henchman Eric to carry out a burglary to secure the necessary documents. Meanwhile, pregnant Zoe reluctantly attends her first antenatal class, but gets defensive when asked about the father. She announces that she's a lesbian and her baby was conceived while she was undergoing a psychotic episode. What a lovely story. |
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The Sun's Weekly Guide To The Soaps 2nd November 2002
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| Boris has a new role as soap star (The Press and Journal) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09:00 - 02 November 2002
Boris's appearance, along with his owner George Walker, area manager for the Anthony Nolan Trust, is to help celebrate the launch of Mr Walker's fourth children's book, Boris and the Emmerdale Bus. The book is dedicated to Kevin Humphreys who died of leukaemia on Christmas Day last year. He first met Boris eight years ago at the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital. All proceeds of the book will go to the Anthony Nolan Trust, where every £50 raised adds another donor to the register. Boris and the Emmerdale Bus is illustrated by Paul Cemmick and has a foreword written by Chris Chittell, the soap's infamous Eric Pollard, who has become one of Boris's best friends over the years. |
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| Nov 2 2002 By The Journal A 12-year-old boy who won a starring role in a TV advert has landed a second showbusiness job. Jed Riddell, of Spennymoor, County Durham, who is currently appearing in the new Nestle All Star advert, has landed a major role in the Durham Gala pantomime. He was one of six children chosen in a national lookalike competition fronted by presenter Kate Thornton to find a singer for the advert this summer. Now he is set to star as one of two chief rats in the Gala's Christmas Cat and the Pudding Pirates. He will perform alongside former Emmerdale star Mark Cameron who is starring as Captain Holly Berry. The festive, family-entertainment show will run from December 2 to 28. |
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Last Stories From OctoberTeletext
Soaps go to blazes in November Is an arsonist on the loose in the land of soaps? That's the burning question to be answered, with all five main soaps featuring blazes in November. The first hot storyline comes this Friday in EastEnders when baddie Trevor Morgan (Alex Ferns) and sick fireman Tom (Colm O'Maonlai) go up in smoke at the Slater house. Fires also feature heavily in Corrie, Emmerdale, Brookie and Hollyoaks. There's a firestarter's feast on November 11 with a blaze in Emmerdale and then a Corrie fire. First Cafe Hope nearly burns down because of a faulty deep-fat fryer while Viv and Steph are boozing. Then in Corrie, killer Richard spikes mother-in-law Audrey's drinks and torches her home. Soap bosses insist that it's an accident that fires figure in them. An Emmerdale spokeswoman said: "It's just a coincidence." A Corrie spokeswoman added: "It must be because of Bonfire Night." Flames also dominate in Brookie where there's a huge explosion when a police helicopter crashes on November 30 and a bonfire party gets out of hand in Hollyoaks on November 5. 30/10/02 |
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| Ananova: Dramatic fires to dominate UK soaps EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Brookside and Hollyoaks are all to feature dramatic fires in the latest rating battle. The first blaze comes this Friday in EastEnders when Trevor Morgan and fireman Tom go up in smoke at the Slater house. And November 11 sees dramatic blazes in Emmerdale and Coronation Street. Emmerdale's Cafe Hope nearly burns down because of a faulty deep-fat fryer while Viv and Steph are boozing, and in Corrie, killer Richard Hillman spikes mother-in-law Audrey's drinks and torches her home. Brookside sees a huge explosion when a police helicopter crashes on November 30, and a bonfire party gets out of hand in Hollyoaks on November 5.
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| Soaps go to blazes in November By Derek Robins Is an arsonist on the loose in the land of soaps? That's the burning question to be answered, with all five main soaps featuring blazes in November. The first hot storyline comes this Friday in EastEnders when baddie Trevor Morgan (Alex Ferns) and sick fireman Tom (Colm O'Maonlai) go up in smoke at the Slater house. Fires also feature heavily in Corrie, Emmerdale, Brookie and Hollyoaks. There's a firestarter's feast on November 11 with a blaze in Emmerdale and then a Corrie fire. First Cafe Hope nearly burns down because of a faulty deep-fat fryer while Viv and Steph are boozing. Then in Corrie, killer Richard spikes mother-in-law Audrey's drinks and torches her home. Soap bosses insist that it's an accident that fires figure in them. An Emmerdale spokeswoman said: "It's just a coincidence." A Corrie spokeswoman added: "It must be because of Bonfire Night." Flames also dominate in Brookie where there's a huge explosion when a police helicopter crashes on November 30 and a bonfire party gets out of hand in Hollyoaks on November 5. 30/10/02 |
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Teletext Diary 30/31 October 2002Emmerdale's Jack Sugden is the only character left from the original cast, but he has actually been played by two actors. The soap had been going for just over five years when the original Jack decided he'd had enough. A couple of years later, the writers brought him back. Looking back on his 22 years of playing Jack, Clive Hornby reveals he thought he'd have "at least five years of work, which is something of an understatement". ````````` by Phil Penfold ```````5/8`` Chris Chittell is known as one of the most amiable men in the world, unlike his alter-ago, Eric Pollard. But even the nicest of guys can want revenge. Chris confesses he based his Emmerdale treble-dealing character on a couple of real-life people. "One was a total coward, an awful man who was a bully," says Chris. "The other was a completely pompous little bloke. My only regret is that he was such a nifty mover I was never able to catch him to give him a thumping." ``````````````````````````````````6/8`` Emily Symons says her love affair with Yorkshire is far from over, despite seeing it during some of the worst weather for several years. "It was certainly nothing like Australia," says Emily, who plays Louise. "But it's a beautiful place." Emily, who played Home and Away's dotty Marilyn, says she is "loving every minute" of her time at Emmerdale. "It's far more adult than Home and Away and the pressure of work is actually very good for me!" ``````````````````````````````````7/8`` Emmerdale writers consulted a team of experts for the fostering dilemma faced by Paddy and Emily. "It's something that a lot of couples think of," says an Emmerdale insider. "We've done our background research very carefully indeed on this one. "Paddy's doing what a lot of people do, wondering whether he is adequate to the task. Emily is positive about it all." Kate McGregor, who plays her, says: "She's very enthusiastic, now she's got to convince Paddy." ``````````````````````````````````8/8`` |
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