Other characters: Jade, Kyle, Andrew, Summer, Chris, Tash, kate, Callum On at 5.

30pm Every weekday Main characters: Harold, Susan + Karl Kennedy, Paul Robinson, Lou Carpenter, Toadie. On at 6.30pm every weekday Started off in October 1995 Contains mostly students - which allows viewers between the ages of 16-24 to relate with the characters. Neighbours

Paul Robinson plays a key part in neighbours as he owns the Lassisters ( classy hotel) in Ramsey street and also owns Erinsborogh News.

On 4 times a week On at 7.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays On at 8pm on Mondays and Fridays Contains characters aging from toddlers to OAPS which means the directors of Eastenders target all ages. This allows them to reach a wide audience. Eastenders Eastenders storylines are normally easy for people to relate ot as they are similar to some peoples real life issues. By the audience being able to relate to the characters, they will gain a better understanding of the storyline as they put themselves in the characters shoes.

Hollyoaks Main storylines that I remember of was the Silas storyline about the murdering of unfaithful women. From what Ive watched from Hollyoaks, it is quite full of drama Hollyoaks seems to be very stereotypical, e.g blondes being dumb However they go against the stereotypes of homosexual men being camp as one character appears to be very masculine but is a homosexual On at 6 pm every weekday Can watch the following episode on 5*

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Home & Away

Characters are stereotypically represented e.g. teenage girl defending her boyfriend when having an argument about him with her mum.

Most characters on Home away are middle aged however there are younger and old characters as well. Since Home Away is set in Australia, it obviously gets more views within Australia than England. Main characters within Home and away are alf stewart, morag, coleen