Thread:Benny1982/@comment-25358237-20190111111735/@comment-3244635-20190224212035

I think it was "sour grapes" as Emmerdale was not allowed a primetime slot so they made the rest of 1986 and much of 1987 rather dull. It would have been good if Matt had gone down for the murder and then evidence came to light to prove his innocence. There was no big villain to replace Harry Mowlam. I think he should have stayed on for longer. The closest replacement for Mowlam came 2 years later, and it was Jock, as he became rather erratic and nasty in early 1988, 2 years after Mowlam's death.