Late Night Line Up(1986).

[DJB]

Recently remembered watching a 1986 edition of Late Night Line-Up. It was a nightly late night discussion programme on television and the Arts which ran on BBC2 from 1964-72. They revived it for a week in October or November 1986 to tie in with the celebrations of the BBC's 60th Anniversary. One of the programmes that week was devoted to a discussion of the soaps of the era. Each of the five main soaps had a representative cast member. Gabrielle Drake was there for Crossroads,Bill Roache for the Street,Anna Wing-Eastenders,David Easter-Brookside and Jane Hutcheson for Emmerdale Farm. I recall Bill Roache defending Crossroads reputation.

[Mike of CAS]

Yes he did it again on ITV50 on the This Morning reports by saying it was difficult enough back in the 70s to do two episodes a week never mind four.

So he's good with Crossroads.