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VM
VMPhil
623058 posted:
Wasnt there one on two and a half men?

I don't think that was a proper crossover but the writing teams swapped shows for one episode of both. There was also a cameo in one episode from the lead actors of Dharma & Greg (Chuck Lorre's previous TV show) when they were looking for new owners of the house after Charlie Sheen was fired.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
Worzel posted:

The Bill and MIT (Murder Investigation Team) following Matthew Boyden's murder.


I thought MIT was a spin off from The Bill?
NL
Ne1L C
Steve in Pudsey posted:
Worzel posted:

The Bill and MIT (Murder Investigation Team) following Matthew Boyden's murder.


I thought MIT was a spin off from The Bill?


I think Boyden's murder was the pilot for MIT.

https://thebill.fandom.com/wiki/Episode:111:_Moving_Targets

https://thebill.fandom.com/wiki/Episode:Moving_Targets_(M.I.T.)
Last edited by Ne1L C on 20 April 2019 12:26pm - 2 times in total
JA
james-2001
Didn't the second series of MIT sit on the shelf for ages?

Which seemed to be customary for ITV dramas around that time.
NL
Ne1L C
I don't know to be honest.
JA
JAS84
Revolution posted:
The Simpsons-The Critic crossover would've gone through a lot of heads even though the latter was shown in the UK.
It probably should never have happened. Matt Groening was so disgusted he had his credit removed from the episode!
NL
Ne1L C
Was it that bad?
SC
Si-Co
Spencer For Hire posted:
I remember Jane Rossington (Jill from Crossroads) made a brief appearance as a wedding guest in Brookside, introduced as ‘cousin Jill who runs a hotel in the Midlands.’

There was also at least one Brookside/Hollyoaks crossover, with the character of Matt Musgrove leaving Brookside Close and then turning up on Hollyoaks. I think he was in both soaps for a couple of years each. Sadly the actor, Kristian Ealey, died a few years ago in his thirties.


I was going to mention “cousin Jill” from Brookside, but my memory of that episode is that the character didn’t appear, she was merely referred to by other guests. I don’t recall Jane Rossington being cast in Brookside, so the mention was even more random - and not all viewers would have got the reference to the motel and a fire that took place there.

Sad news about Kristian Eley. The character of Matt wasn’t particularly memorable, but sad to learn of the actor’s passing at such a young age.

I believe other characters started off in Hollyoaks and migrated to Brookside - a doctor and his girlfriend/fiancée.
NL
Ne1L C
I think this is the strangest crossover yet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHrCrh9FNUI
RN
Rolling News
Square Eyes posted:
I'm surprised that there hasn't been a Corrie / Emmerdale crossover by now.

Corrie/EastEnders crossed over in 2010 for Children In Need. It made me realise how alike some of the characters are in each show.
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
Rolling News posted:
Square Eyes posted:
I'm surprised that there hasn't been a Corrie / Emmerdale crossover by now.

Corrie/EastEnders crossed over in 2010 for Children In Need. It made me realise how alike some of the characters are in each show.


They aren't technically "cross overs" though are they? I suppose they're akin to the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror - not part of the canon.
NL
Ne1L C
I think the lack of crossovers in the UK is down to our culture regarding TV. Emmerdale and Coronation Street are in my opinion their own little worlds. Besides which there could be a lot of confusion for many.

Crossovers in this country seem to be reserved for comics:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek/X-Men

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