Does the show need an injection of life, if so, then what?

[Homeandawayfan.]

On 16/02/2026 at 23:12, CaptainHulk said:

Yep Edna Birch supposedly lived in Beckindals/Emmerdale for Donkey's Years as did the Dingles, Glovers and Feldmanns (the latter 3 just lived on out-of-the-way farms ala the O'Neales and Hunters on H&A)

And Johnny Allen in EastEnders was said to have grown up in Albert Square, and Big Mo Harris, Kat's gran said she knew Reg Cox, whose death opened the series. Donna Bishop in H&A also grew up in The Bay I think. 

Neighbours also had a woman who was said to have lived in a house at the end of Ramsay Street which never featured in the show until the last few years. Vera Punt I think. 

Edited 8 hours ago by Homeandawayfan.

[CaptainHulk]

30 minutes ago, Homeandawayfan. said:

And Johnny Allen in EastEnders was said to have grown up in Albert Square, and Big Mo Harris, Kat's gran said she knew Reg Cox, whose death opened the series. Donna Bishop in H&A also grew up in The Bay I think. 

Neighbours also had a woman who was said to have lived in a house at the end of Ramsay Street which never featured in the show until the last few years. Vera Punt I think. 

Partial Credit. Vera was the sister of Valerie Grundy who had lived there for a while. Valerie made her only appearance on Christmas Day 2018. She died of a mild heart attack and Piper and Toadie found her. She had like 30yrs+ of moments in the house (Jim's funeral programme, Wedding invited, etc) Vera took over the house.

Mo knowing Reg tallied because she and Pat were thick as thieves in the 50s/60s as young women and lived in Walford. Dot remembered Johnny as a naughty child.

 

[Red Ranger 1]

3 hours ago, CaptainHulk said:

Valerie made her only appearance on Christmas Day 2018.

Not quite. She was in the 8000th episode, shown on 21st December. The Jim-Robinson-in-a-bauble Christmas Day episode was two episodes later.