Killing fields of soap land; TVreview.
Byline: LUCIE MCFALLEMMERDALE (ITV) SURPRISE, surprise. Soap bosses mark the show's 3000th anniversary with yet another shocking story line.
It is a big night out when the village's only seven teenagers decide to paint the town red - but little do they know how red.
Tragedy strikes after Andy, Ollie, Robert, Eve, Katie, Donna and Marc steal a car and accidentally knock down and kill someone.
The teenagers have been out clubbing and predictably miss the last bus home.
(Poor Andy was turned away at the door by the bouncer - like any of them could ever get into a 15 certificate flick, never mind a nightclub).
Rather than walk back to the village, Andy comes up with a drastic idea. He breaks into a car and they all pile in with newly-qualified driver Marc behind the wheel.
On their way back to Emmerdale, they feel a bump. Believing they have injured a badger or a dog, Marc walks back up the road in the pouring rain and sees a body lying beside the roadside.
It is very distressing for the young driver Marc Reynolds who is still reeling from the revelation that his mum has been messing about with bad boy Cain Dingle.
But it is Andy I feel sorry for - the lad already has a possible murder rap hanging over his head. How unlucky can one teenage boy be?
Yet again Emmerdale has come with another over-thetop story line.
Although Yorkshire's answer to the brat pack are brilliant young actors, it is difficult to see how they are going to get out of this situation.
But knowing Soapland, they probably will.
BOB AND ROSE (ITV) THIS is a bizarre, but touching love story about a gay man and a straight woman.
Bob Gossage (played by curly mop Alan Davies) is a quiet teacher who becomes besotted with tough cookie Rose Cooper (Clocking Off's Lesley Sharp).
He is enjoying a night out among Manchester's gay community while she is with her boyfriend on the other side of town.
Despite the unlikelihood of them actually ever bumping into each other, Bob and Rose meet waiting for a taxi, get chatting and end up falling for each other.
Davies is a bit unconvincing as a gay man, but he is just so adorable you can forgive him anything.
The idea is a bit far-fetched and the show hints that gay men can be "turned" if they meet the right woman.
However, thanks to the excellent performances by the two main stars, Davies and Sharp, together with the witty script, the drama was thoroughly enjoyable.
Like Bob says, anyone can fall in love with anyone - it is just simply that "most people miss".
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| Title Annotation: | Media |
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| Publication: | Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) |
| Date: | Sep 11, 2001 |
| Words: | 450 |
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