Soap opera only lasted one year. Nevertheless, soap operas gained increasing prominence on UK television schedules. In 1995, Channel 4 premiered "Hollyoaks", a soap with a youth focus. When Channel 5 launched in March 1997, it debuted the soap opera "Family Affairs", which was formatted as a week-daily soap, airing Monday through Fridays. "Brookside"s premise evolved during the 1990s, phasing out the politicised stories of the 1980s and shifting the emphasis to controversial and sensationalist stories such as child rape, sibling incest, religious cults and drug addiction, including the infamous 'body under the patio' storyline that ran from 1993 to 1995, and
Channel 5 (UK) programming In February 2008, the station acquired the Australian soap "Neighbours" from BBC One, and moved its lunchtime showing of "Home and Away" to follow "Neighbours". In September 2010, Channel 5's new documentary series "" featured haulage firm Eddie Stobart's Haulage, Rail and Air divisions. The programme joins the drivers as they take on the challenges of delivering everything from the new pitch at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, to a London Landmark – the famous Piccadilly lights. "The Vanessa Show" presented by Vanessa Feltz was launched in a morning timeslot in January 2011. Following low ratings, the format was moved to an