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Angela Rippon Reporting: The Soap Opera Business

BBC One
on BBC One London

The first of three programmes
"Make 'em laugh, make 'em cry, but above all, make 'em wait". the classic formula for soap opera, and it still fascinates us, 50 years after American soap manufacturers used it to capture audiences for their commercials. Angela visits the Crossroads Motel, meets J.R. and Sue Ellen (separately), and becomes Nelson's girl-friend in The Archers, in her search for the roots of the popularity and profitability of soap.
BBC Bristol

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Film Editor:
Liz Thoyts
Producer:
Christopher Lewis
Editor:
John Shearer
Source: Radio Times

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