Like you, I gave up watching both Emmerdale & Eastenders years ago. Endless violence, fires & murder, I couldn't take anymore tripe. Barely clinging on to Corrie.
im a big fan of Emmerdale but after the excellent Faiths death scene last nights was more silly than a carry on movie ,
and the night before Amelia going for a picnic in a howling gale carrying a blanket and basket ... What the f***
Did anyone see the television awards where the King introduced the winner of the soaps? We had to laugh. He spoke about how good it was to have Emmerdale winning as it represented the rural farming community and its way of life -and especially nowadays with all its global warming problems.
I wonder if he has watched it since the early days. Although I believe he did make a guest appearance once.