Annoyingly unrealistic things in soap operas

[Floogal]

Ones I've noticed are:
People frequenting cafés and pubs, especially when the characters are supposed to be skint (I'm not skint thankfully, but I can't afford to do that).

People who seem to earn a good wage working for the local family firm or start up.

In the case of doctors, GPs that are caring and read between the lines and chase up patients. Oh and the reception staff rehearsing for a dance competition

Not sure if it's been said earlier in the post but when people are sick and they take 1 tablet with no water and are instantly better

Women, even middle-aged ones, get pregnant after one drunken, stand up quickie in the toilet/alleyway/kitchen.
Everyone in a uniform is the enemy and gets shouted at - doctors, nurses, policemen, even when they're trying to help.

Everyone vomits in the kitchen sink. Gross 🤢

I have actually done that when I had awful morning sickness. I did take the washing up bowl out first though 😇

In Eastenders they never lock their doors !
People walk in and out of others homes whether they want.

Everyone going to a funeral has immaculate, fashionable black clothes ( not even a "funeral outfit" that's been in the back of the wardrobe for the last 20 years "for when needed") , and the women all have hats.

There's always some performative reading of a Will with everyone gathered together in a solicitor's office.

I know, it’s hilarious. I’m in the East End and no-one lives like that! I think you or someone else mentioned on the EE thread that Phil Mitchell is a gangster from the East London underworld whose has had numerous attempts on his life…but his back door is always unlocked for any random to walk in😭

I also love the fact that houses and businesses are sold in EE in a day. One call to a solicitor (who is always dodgy, no-one knows a legit legal professional) who instantly appears ‘wiv paperwork’ and it’s done.

I get that once in a while it might happen. But in soaps everyone does it all the time. Even bypassing the back door, which would* *be a lot more hygienic.

In my amdram days the props guy would play random tricks on whoever had to carry a suitcase on stage. Last performance was usually the really heavy one.😂