Soap opera began airing a recap sequence at the beginning of each episode. With the exception of "Hollyoaks", soap operas in the UK also lack incidental music, although "EastEnders" would sometimes feature music that plays over an ending scene if it was dramatic, with an alternative "EastEnders" theme known as "Julia's theme". Australia has had quite a number of well-known soap operas, some of which have gained cult followings in the UK, New Zealand and other countries. The majority of Australian television soap operas are produced for early evening or evening timeslots. They usually produce two or two-and-a-half hours of new material
Thai television soap opera old series, but with new actors and minor modifications to their plots. To add spice to older themes, producers add supplementary sex, violence, and vulgarity. The tradition of remakes in Thai soap operas began with the successful lakrons. Shows that have been redone include 1995's Sai Lohit ("Bloodline") starring "Sornram Teppitak" and "Suvanant Kongying" which was then followed by "Prissana" in 2000. "Dao Pra Sook" also had a remake in 2002. In early–2000, horror-genre soap operas made a comeback with a remake of "Tayat Asoon", a witch and black magic soap opera starring Sinjai Plengpanich. Other recent remakes, "Poot Pee