I've always thought about how Channel 5 could bring the show back. It would mean reversing the trend of some mistakes that were made along the way.
Series Premises:-
Quiet suburbs etc (Hayes, Wharncliffe Viaduct, Ruislip, Denham, Iver, Yeading/Grand Union Canal, Maidenhead and Uxbridge) just outside London AND NOT a range of different people living on a bustling outer London street. Within the series premises, the modern, middle-class houses and spacious apartments whose geographic relation to one another isn't clearly defined by the series. The primary meeting place for characters being The Lock, a slick bar/restaurant located around a riverside marina district. Also, there would be expansive parklands and forested areas that would also be frequently visited by characters.
Format:-
Duncan Hart (Rocky Marshall), along with twin son/daughter Ewan Hart and Stella Hart, with the Hart family rebuilt under Duncan as the patriarch as such, along with other characters such as Maria (Annie Miles) and Tim Webster (Idris Elba). Other characters would include Dave Matthews, Cat Matthews/Webb/McKenzie, Dusty McHugh, Pearl McHugh, Dudley Starr, Siobhan Jones, Gary Costello, Chrissie Costello, Chloe Costello and Myra Costello. Also, there would be Billy Cockerill and Samantha Cockerill, as well as Eileen Day/Callan.
Revamps/Changes:-
Immediately within the first 2 years, the show's theme tune and opening titles from 1997-1999 would be reinstated to reflect the serial's new direction. They would deploy the original style titles with Duncan and Maria especially, as well Tim, Ewan, Stella and maybe various other characters as mentioned above with a pet dog, over this the quiet suburbs reinstated away from Charnham that was based in the city of London. For several months into the return, the existing locations of the interior of residents homes and the Marina would continue to feature, with characters moving homes too. Despite the tube station opening sequence, the exterior shots of the show's locales the frequently visited quiet suburbs etc (Hayes, Wharncliffe Viaduct, Ruislip, Denham, Iver, Yeading/Grand Union Canal, Maidenhead and Uxbridge) just outside London suggested that Charnham Common/Charnham was never the show's true location, and Eileen Day/Callan selling The Black Swan to re-buy The Lock (now refurbished/redesigned). The row of narrow shopfronts, terraced houses, minimarket and already opened businesses along with Stanley Street and London would not be seen again. In quick succession, residents will have moved houses from time to time, the geographical focus of the series wouldn't have been retconned, and explicitly stated as close to a river or market town in South East England/Home Counties that would get visited.
Conclusion:-
Finally, ultimately, all in all, that's how I would bring the show back.
Series Premises:-
Quiet suburbs etc (Hayes, Wharncliffe Viaduct, Ruislip, Denham, Iver, Yeading/Grand Union Canal, Maidenhead and Uxbridge) just outside London AND NOT a range of different people living on a bustling outer London street. Within the series premises, the modern, middle-class houses and spacious apartments whose geographic relation to one another isn't clearly defined by the series. The primary meeting place for characters being The Lock, a slick bar/restaurant located around a riverside marina district. Also, there would be expansive parklands and forested areas that would also be frequently visited by characters.
Format:-
Duncan Hart (Rocky Marshall), along with twin son/daughter Ewan Hart and Stella Hart, with the Hart family rebuilt under Duncan as the patriarch as such, along with other characters such as Maria (Annie Miles) and Tim Webster (Idris Elba). Other characters would include Dave Matthews, Cat Matthews/Webb/McKenzie, Dusty McHugh, Pearl McHugh, Dudley Starr, Siobhan Jones, Gary Costello, Chrissie Costello, Chloe Costello and Myra Costello. Also, there would be Billy Cockerill and Samantha Cockerill, as well as Eileen Day/Callan.
Revamps/Changes:-
Immediately within the first 2 years, the show's theme tune and opening titles from 1997-1999 would be reinstated to reflect the serial's new direction. They would deploy the original style titles with Duncan and Maria especially, as well Tim, Ewan, Stella and maybe various other characters as mentioned above with a pet dog, over this the quiet suburbs reinstated away from Charnham that was based in the city of London. For several months into the return, the existing locations of the interior of residents homes and the Marina would continue to feature, with characters moving homes too. Despite the tube station opening sequence, the exterior shots of the show's locales the frequently visited quiet suburbs etc (Hayes, Wharncliffe Viaduct, Ruislip, Denham, Iver, Yeading/Grand Union Canal, Maidenhead and Uxbridge) just outside London suggested that Charnham Common/Charnham was never the show's true location, and Eileen Day/Callan selling The Black Swan to re-buy The Lock (now refurbished/redesigned). The row of narrow shopfronts, terraced houses, minimarket and already opened businesses along with Stanley Street and London would not be seen again. In quick succession, residents will have moved houses from time to time, the geographical focus of the series wouldn't have been retconned, and explicitly stated as close to a river or market town in South East England/Home Counties that would get visited.
Conclusion:-
Finally, ultimately, all in all, that's how I would bring the show back.
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