For wanting a light hearted soap on telly?

[enchantedspleen]

As it says on the tin really. I don't want anything mushy or sappy or brainless, but I miss watching soaps and just enjoying a good storyline. Most soaps seem to be trying to outdo eachother with misery porn storylines and it's just not relaxing or fun to watch- in fact they stress me out!

Am I being silly?

Me too, I stopped watching coronation street and eastenders when my 21 year old was born, the last storyline I saw was when Martin kemp was killed off.

Doc Martin is getting old now, almost entering last of the summer wine territory.

How has no one mentioned home and away?! I've been watching it for about 25 years 😳😂

I miss charmed, dd says mum you must try such and such it’s like charmed, no it’s not it’s dark and has none of the lighter moments

Try Classic Corrie on ITV3 (you may need to record it as it's on weekday afternoons repeated early next weekday)

A reminder of what soaps used to be!

There's also classic Emmerdale (though I think a lot of the quality went out of that when they dropped the 'Farm') and Eastenders (but that always was rather more miserable grittier

Loved Sunset Beach. Everyone fancied the priest!!
I vote for Doctors. It’s the only soap I watch now (apart from Casualty but that’s once a week and with DH). I watch when I get in from work as my chill out time. It sometimes has harder hitting stories but generally it’s lighthearted and a bit wtf!

Another one, on Netflix though, is Jane the Virgin. It’s finished now but we’ll worth watching!

Oh Lord, Sunset Beach was fantastic! Remember when Vanessa got that bubble wrap disease, the earthquake... I'd definitely watch it again 😂

I do enjoy and episode of New Girl on amazon!

Jane the virgin would be perfect for sunset beach lovers. It's a sophisticated take on cheesy soap opera - complete with good/evil twins.

Anyone watched schitts creek? It’s not a soap but it’s a lovely watch. Moira Rose is so funny.

I've ditched Corrie (so depressing!) and gotten into The Crown instead. It's basically a soap opera but with much better acting and loosely based on real events.

Another vote for Doctors (especially now Becky has sodded off to pastures new!). I hardly ever get to watch it "live" but it's my guilty pleasure to binge it on iPlayer when I have time.

@cheesemumma where are you watching Fat Friends online? I used to love it and would love to rewatch

I always watched Heartbeat with my mother, I liked that. I much prefer crime shows or sitcoms like Miranda.

@savageBeauty83 just googled and clicked on the link. Sorry cant be more specific. Next time I watch I'll try to link.

Another saying Doctors. There are some longer storylines but most of the dubiously-connected-to-main-characters stories are over in an ep. There is a good mix of funny and serious and always an excellent thread on here being rude about it all. Everyone welcome!

We hate Daniel.

I love love love Father Brown. Gentle, witty and just easy watching. Its my go to if nothing else takes my fancy.

I did also watch Doctors religiously when on mat leave. Although the story line with niamh kidnapping a patient with their dad waa ridiculous

I missed that storyline Colleys - please share!

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Out of the country is in theme song
Programme is called Bad Move!

Another one for Doctors here, even my husband likes it, he’s fed up with depressing soaps. I hate Daniel too.

Another brilliant daytime show which the BBC stopped was ‘The Coroner’ I was really gutted.

Today's Doctors was a girl who is convinced she is half lynx, Bear (yes really!) getting a dyslexia diagnosis and Gobby trying to get someone to take her speeding points. How can you not want to watch!?

I'm watching Virgin River on Netflix. Cheesy, gentle small town drama. I'm loving it!

@Whereland

You need to get your arse over to our H&A mega thread on the TV forum 😆 we never miss an episode! (Although it’s been a bit touch n go with the dire dullness of the interminable Robbo storyline 😴)