Thread:Benny1982/@comment-25358237-20190111111735/@comment-25358237-20190203075728

I've been looking at the history of Crossroads, and it seems that at points in 1976 it got better than Emmerdale Farm. Found that quite sad considering how boring it usually is. I think one reason Emmerdale Farm was never as popular is because there were no big moments. Until around 1984, it was a relatively peaceful soap where not much actually happened on-screen. Sure, there was Tom Merrick but he was nothing like Harry Mowlam or any of the current villains. I think even if they had Bella Ryland as a character on-screen and played out her cancer storyline, or showed Jim Gimbel's violent behaviour and suicide as actual storylines (I feel most of the storylines didn't last long enough). Pat's attempted suicide in 1974 and even Wendy's rape in 1979 were just "events" - nothing really came from it.