“In soap, you can’t escape your history” Soap history is a great thing, isn’t it? The fact that characters have such dramatic, eventful pasts which can be drawn on to create brand-new stories – stories that add another layer to the character, which can later be drawn on to create yet another new story! Take this week, as Corrie sees Shona’s woes increase 10-fold when little Max’s grandma returns to cause trouble. Meanwhile, David is confronted by Josh, who almost destroyed his whole life. Both these blasts from the past will take David and Shona to new places, as well as create a whole new set of stories for the characters around them.
Meanwhile, whether it’s Emmerdale, where Moira’s turbulent past few years have brought her to an ill-judged affair,…
