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Walford is the most dangerous soap setting to reside
The most dangerous TV soaps to live in…
Of the big three British serials on air in the UK BBC One’s EastEnders has the most dangerous setting to live in, with 5.73 deaths a year. Emmerdale comes second, with 3.82 deaths a year while fellow ITV1/STV saga Coronation Street comes third, with 3.77 deaths a year.
New research has revealed the most dangerous TV soap settings to live in, with Walford of ‘Enders coming out on top. The experts at QR Code Generator analysed data on TV soap deaths since each show began to find how many deaths occur in each show per year.
It found that Eastenders would be the most dangerous soap setting to live in, there have been 229 deaths in the show’s 40-year running, coming out to 5.73 deaths per year. Fassett Square in East London has been coined as the original inspiration for the soap’s Albert Square.
Weatherfield of Coronation Street also has its dangers
Emmerdale would be the second most dangerous soap setting to live in, with 3.82 deaths a year over its 52-year running, with 200 deaths in total. The West Yorkshire village of Esholt was used as the real life setting for the soap, as this was where the soap was filmed on location for over twenty years from 1976 to 1997.
In third place is Coronation Street, the soap has seen the most deaths of the big three, with 242, but this is over a 64-year running time, coming out to 3.77 deaths per year. Archie Street, in Ordsall, Greater Manchester, was originally the inspiration for Weatherfield, however, this is now demolished.
The most dangerous soap settings to live in
|
# |
Soap |
Deaths since the show began |
Years running |
Deaths per year |
|
1 |
EastEnders |
229 |
39.96 |
5.73 |
|
2 |
Emmerdale |
200 |
52.30 |
3.82 |
|
3 |
Coronation Street |
242 |
64.16 |
3.77 |
Marc Porcar, CEO of QR Code Generator:
“The findings highlight the dramatic storytelling these shows rely on, where shocking deaths and unexpected tragedies keep audiences engaged. These settings, though fictional, come out as disproportionately perilous compared to your average UK area, and this an interesting way of looking at which soaps use death as a plot point more than others as well, both in the on-screen and off-screen formats.”
