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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 405595" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>I don't ever remember actively watching an episode, but I know I did see some of it and it never really grabbed me. I do remember finding it drab (though I think that aspect would appeal to me more today), and I have an idea that I might also have thought the market setting too obvious an attempt to emulate that aspect of <em>EastEnders</em>.</p><p></p><p>It's a shame that the writing wasn't so good on the episodes you watched. The two main writers of the opening batch of episodes were Peter Whalley who wrote a lot for <em>Corrie</em> and Andrew Lynch who did some great work on <em>Brookside.</em> Add Bill Podmore's name and it all suggests a higher standard than it seems the final product had.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes. I had it on a TV themes tape back in the day (an official ITV one with the original themes instead of synthesised covers) and played it quite a lot. I haven't heard it in years, but still remember it with the catchy harmonica. It reminded me of George Fenton's themes for <em>Shoestring</em> and <em>Bergerac</em>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 405595, member: 23"] I don't ever remember actively watching an episode, but I know I did see some of it and it never really grabbed me. I do remember finding it drab (though I think that aspect would appeal to me more today), and I have an idea that I might also have thought the market setting too obvious an attempt to emulate that aspect of [I]EastEnders[/I]. It's a shame that the writing wasn't so good on the episodes you watched. The two main writers of the opening batch of episodes were Peter Whalley who wrote a lot for [I]Corrie[/I] and Andrew Lynch who did some great work on [I]Brookside.[/I] Add Bill Podmore's name and it all suggests a higher standard than it seems the final product had. Yes. I had it on a TV themes tape back in the day (an official ITV one with the original themes instead of synthesised covers) and played it quite a lot. I haven't heard it in years, but still remember it with the catchy harmonica. It reminded me of George Fenton's themes for [I]Shoestring[/I] and [I]Bergerac[/I]. [/QUOTE]
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