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<blockquote data-quote="Englishboy" data-source="post: 385269" data-attributes="member: 70">How do you know what people tune in to watch it for?The likes of Barbara Knox and William Roache are rarely in the soap these days so it can’t be to watch their on screen characters.The writers certainly seem to have fallen out of love with both Rita and Ken and I can’t remember the last time either one of them had a proper storyline. At best, they are “supporting“ actors rather than “main cast” and I won’t miss them when they leave.Indeed, they’re so elderly now and their appearances so infrequent that I’m not sure they’d be capable of carrying a major storyline nowadays. And I actually think that they can come across as quite “hammy” in their performances.For me, it is the younger generation of actors who are currently front and centre of the show that are the future of the cobbles.As for your comments about declining viewing figures over the last three years you could apply this same argument equally to most programmes (including both Eastenders and Emmerdale) over the same period.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Englishboy, post: 385269, member: 70"] How do you know what people tune in to watch it for? The likes of Barbara Knox and William Roache are rarely in the soap these days so it can’t be to watch their on screen characters. The writers certainly seem to have fallen out of love with both Rita and Ken and I can’t remember the last time either one of them had a proper storyline. At best, they are “supporting“ actors rather than “main cast” and I won’t miss them when they leave. Indeed, they’re so elderly now and their appearances so infrequent that I’m not sure they’d be capable of carrying a major storyline nowadays. And I actually think that they can come across as quite “hammy” in their performances. For me, it is the younger generation of actors who are currently front and centre of the show that are the future of the cobbles. As for your comments about declining viewing figures over the last three years you could apply this same argument equally to most programmes (including both Eastenders and Emmerdale) over the same period. [/QUOTE]

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