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
James Redmond (actor) drama "Casualty", which he joined in 2003. Redmond remained on the show for five years until he quit in 2008, the character's final episode airing 18 October. In 2010, he appeared on "Come Dine with Me" with soap stars Adele Silva, Lorraine Chase and Brian Capron. Since then, Redmond has made a move into stand-up comedy, committing to an 18-month apprenticeship on the open-mic circuit, performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2011. Redmond joined the cast of ITV soap "Emmerdale" at the end of February 2014. Redmond joined ITV soap "Coronation Street" in January 2015 for a three-week