Is Frank's murder in Coronation Street a convenient way to have justice done, or a cop-out?

The actor and writer explains why she's bringing the first soap quiz show to radio with Sud's Law

As Emmerdale's Cain Dingle is murdered by a mysterious assailant, we consider the top soap headscratchers

Who advises EastEnders, Coronation Street et al when they dramatise serious issues?

As Coronation Street's Great Dane, Schmeichel, bows out, we look at those who've gone before him

Can Moira resist Cain? Will Fiz get banged up? And can Lola help Ben work out if he's really gay?

As the supersoap returns on CBS Drama, we count down its finest freeze frames

Alcoholism, a car crash and sexual assault - are the Weatherfield writers persecuting the Underworld boss?

Carla confronts Frank, Darren faces the repercussions of his tryst with Lauren and Amy turns to drink...

Tyler's big fight, a clash between Sean and Aaron and a 40th birthday...

Long-running police drama star leads a new family arriving in the soap

Corrie stars break ground on site of new Street where construction begins today

With Stella facing danger this weekend, we look at other Weatherfield collisions

I hadn’t watched soaps for 15 years – would an evening of non-stop suds draw me back in?

The reality of the soap ratings wars is that EastEnders and Corrie are neck and neck

A look at what happens when the residents escape the Square

Keeping on top of your favourite shows can seriously damage your social life

...and you'll never guess which soap has the poshest audience

ITV announces internet spin-off following Rosie Webster's quest for model stardom in the capital

Keep shower scenes and dream sequences out of the revival

We reveal why soap kids are rarely seen or heard

Why it was inevitable that she went from party girl to jailbird

Why there are too many miscarriages of justice on Coronation Street

As Walford favourite Michelle Collins joins Corrie, here's a few other soap defectors...

The Coronation Street star has been playing older than her years since she was 17

Lawmakers and leader writers, churchmen and columnists can only hope to understand their audiences in the same way