SC
A very backward attitude there... soaps put bums on seats! It's good business sense to do it.
Yes, but it's a very EASY way to put the bums on the seats. There's no harm in scheduling a soap for Christmas Day, but I think the point is that the Christmas schedules appear to be SATURATED with back-to-back soaps and 'soapie' dramas (eg. The Bill, Holby). Put something Christmassy and feel-good on as well, for goodness sake!
Flava posted:
tvarksouthwest posted:
In the 1970s-mid-80s, soaps DID appear on Christmas Day but only when they would appear anyway. So what you got depended on what day Christmas fell on. Please BBC and ITV, there are 364 other days on the calendar for soaps. Following the blasphemous assault at Easter, please give us us the day off.
Yes, but it's a very EASY way to put the bums on the seats. There's no harm in scheduling a soap for Christmas Day, but I think the point is that the Christmas schedules appear to be SATURATED with back-to-back soaps and 'soapie' dramas (eg. The Bill, Holby). Put something Christmassy and feel-good on as well, for goodness sake!