Thread:Benny1982/@comment-25358237-20190111111735/@comment-25358237-20190117002600

I think Derek was just mentally unstable. I think his time would depend on whether someone was killed during the armed robbery. If nobody was killed during the robbery and I just got the wrong end of the stick, I don't think Derek would be doing too long, considering Harry was a major criminal.

I found a large majority, if not all, of 1987 boring. There was nothing going on at all really, aside from the nuclear dump, the Rosettis and then Mr. Metcalfe. Then in 1988 there were a few car accidents (although rather minor; like Archie crashing Jackie and Kathy's wedding car into a rock fence and Jock almost flipping Alan's land rover).

With ratings that high, I'm surprised Granda didn't try cash in on it. If they had moved the show to a prime slot, maybe increased the budget slightly and told Handford to continue the big storylines he was doing, they could have created a better reputation for soap operas and even begun challenging drama shows.