Thread:Benny1982/@comment-25358237-20190111111735/@comment-25358237-20190127234954

Really? I thought the show was good in 1972 and 1973, too slack in 1974, tedious in 1975, boring in 1976, OK in 1977, good in 1978 and 1979, decent 1980-Sep 1983, great October to December 1983, boring 1986-1989. I think if they had more suspects (eg: we saw Jackie following Matt to Mowlam, or if Mike Conrad returned to confront Mowlam over money) and then maybe had Matt's trial in around March or April and have him temporarily sent to prison, despite being innocent, the show would have been better.

However, I agree. Whoever refused to move Emmerdale Farm to a prime slot, is an idiot. It could have been great for the show and for ITV too. As much as I don't really like EastEnders, I think it deserved to have higher ratings and BBC should have rubbed it more in their faces.