All My Children 1970 - 2011

Coronation Street (1960 - 2023)

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The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at home, in the workplace, and in their local pub, the Rovers Return Inn. Britain's longest-running soap.

Average Episode Run Time: 25` . Year(s): 1960 - 2023

Director: Clive Arnold , Abe Juckes , David Kester

Producer: Howard Baker , Michael Cox

Stars: William Roache , William Ash , Mark Morrell , Noel Howlett , Jade Greyul , Eileen Davies

EastEnders (1985 - 2023)

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The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.

Average Episode Run Time: 30` . Year(s): 1985 - 2023

Director: Chris Clough , Kay Patrick , Afia Nkrumah

Producer: Michael Ferguson , Julia Smith , Richard Holmes

Stars: Marc Tufano , Mark Thrippleton , Alison Bettles , Seamus O'Neill , Robin McCallum , Mine Keylan

Dallas (1978 - 2004)

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The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.

Average Episode Run Time: 45` . Year(s): 1978 - 2004

Director: Leslie H. Martinson , Robert Day , Patrick Duffy

Producer: Philip Capice , Lee Rich , Andrew Stevens

Stars: Patrick Duffy , Kimberly Foster , Larry Hagman , Ken Kercheval , Janine Turner , Cooper Huckabee

Falcon Crest (1981 - 1990)

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Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the Californian wine industry. Jane Wyman starred as Angela Channing, the tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery, alongside Robert Foxworth as Chase Gioberti, Angela's nephew who returns to Falcon Crest following the death of his father. The series was set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley northeast of San Francisco.

Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . Year(s): 1981 - 1990

Director: Gwen Arner , Dennis Donnelly , Michael Preece

Producer: Sheri Anderson , Earl Hamner, Jr. , Michael Donovan

Stars: Jane Wyman , David Selby , Lorenzo Lamas , Gregory Harrison , Rod Taylor , Kristian Alfonso

Chicago Hope (1994 - 2000)

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Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The show is set to return in the fall of 2013 on TVGN in reruns.

Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . Year(s): 1994 - 2000

Director: Bill D'Elia , Dennie Gordon , Kenny Ortega

Producer: Marjorie David , John Tinker , Michael Dinner

Stars: Adam Arkin , Mark Harmon , Hector Elizondo , Rocky Carroll , Lauren Holly , Barbara Hershey

General Hospital (1963 - 2023)

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Families, friends, enemies and lovers experience life-changing events in the large upstate New York city of Port Charles, which has a busy hospital, upscale hotel, cozy diner and dangerous waterfront frequented by the criminal underworld.

Average Episode Run Time: 36` . Year(s): 1963 - 2023

Director: Frank Valentini , William Ludel , Tina Keller

Stars: Jophielle Love , Linsay Rousseau , Brandon Butler , Kara Hoffman , Drew Moore , Aaron Bradshaw

Holby City (1999 - 2022)

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Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.

Average Episode Run Time: 59` . Year(s): 1999 - 2022

Director: Katherine Churcher , Emma Lindley , Daikin Marsh

Stars: Rachel-Leah Hosker , Calum Callaghan , Kimberley Okoye , Manjinder Virk , Theo St. Claire , Sylvia Syms

Doctors (2000 - 2023)

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Set in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the city of Birmingham, this soap opera follows the staff and families of a doctor's surgery.

Average Episode Run Time: 30` . Year(s): 2000 - 2023

Director: Niall Fraser , Ashley Price , Sam Wiggett

Producer: Gemma Wootton , Caroline Slater , Kelly Abbey

Stars: Adrian Lewis Morgan , Elisabeth Dermot Walsh , Ian Midlane , Bharti Patel , Dex Lee , Christine Cox

Hollyoaks (1995 - 2023)

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The daily soap that follows the loves, lives and misdemeanours of a group of people living in the Chester village of Hollyoaks where anything could, and frequently does, happen...

Average Episode Run Time: 29` . Year(s): 1995 - 2023

Director: Jo Hallows , Paul Murphy , Phil Redmond

Stars: Nick Pickard , Jessica Fox , Claire Cooper , Guy Burnet , Tim Downie , Sophie Isaacs

Dynasty (1981 - 2006)

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The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven, openly gay; and Amanda, hidden from him by his ex-wife, the conniving Alexis. Most of the show features the conflict between 2 large corporations, Blake's Denver Carrington and Alexis' ColbyCo.

Average Episode Run Time: 46` . Year(s): 1981 - 2006

Director: Bob Sweeney , Harry Falk , Glynn Turman

Producer: E. Duke Vincent , Elaine Rich , Denise Chamian

Stars: John Forsythe , Linda Evans , Joan Collins , Heather Locklear , Gordon Thomson , Jack Coleman

Shortland Street (1992 - 2023)

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A fast-paced serial drama in an urban setting, this show explores the lives and loves of the patients and staff of a modern metropolitan hospital and contains a heady mix of medical crisis, human drama, comedy, romance and suspense. Follow the lives and loves of the residents of Ferndale, in New Zealand's longest-running drama.

Average Episode Run Time: 29` . Year(s): 1992 - 2023

Director: Angela Bloomfield , Tony Holden

Stars: Ben Barrington , Ben Mitchell , Jess Sayer , Michael Galvin , Ngahuia Piripi , Ria Vandervis

Dark Shadows (1966 - 1971)

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Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements. It was unprecedented in daytime television when ghosts were introduced about six months after it began. The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins appeared a year into its run. Dark Shadows also featured werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a parallel universe. A small company of actors each played many roles; indeed, as actors came and went, some characters were played by more than one actor. Major writers besides Art Wallace included Malcolm Marmorstein, Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, and Violet Welles. Dark Shadows was distinguished by its vividly melodramatic performances, atmospheric interiors, memorable storylines, numerous dramatic plot twists, unusually adventurous music score, and broad and epic cosmos of characters and heroic adventures. Now regarded as something of a classic, it continues to enjoy an intense cult following. Although the original series ran for only five years, its scheduling as a daily daytime drama allowed it to amass more single episodes during its run than most other science-fiction/fantasy genre series produced for English-language television, including Doctor Who and the entire Star Trek television franchise. Only the paranormal soap opera Passions, with a total of 2,231 episodes, has more.

Average Episode Run Time: 30` . Year(s): 1966 - 1971

Director: Lela Swift , John Sedwick , Dan Curtis

Stars: Jonathan Frid , Grayson Hall , Joan Bennett , David Selby , Kathryn Leigh Scott , Lara Parker