James Redmond (actor) a part in the Channel 4 soap opera "Hollyoaks". Redmond played Rory Finnigan on the show between 1997 and 2002, before quitting the series to partner Cat Deeley presenting "SMTV Live" and "", replacing popular duo Ant & Dec. Redmond's stint at "SMTV Live" lasted just three months however, after show bosses decided he had not settled into the role leaving Redmond reportedly "gutted". Meanwhile, Redmond resumed his acting career with a leading role in the first series of Sky One's steamy drama, "Mile High". He is perhaps most noted for his role as Abs Denham in the BAFTA-winning medical
Soap opera opera met with negative reviews, but eventually proved critics wrong with nearly 13 million viewers tuning in each week. Even though the format proved successful, it was not until 1992 before "Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten" became the first German daily soap opera. Early ratings were bad as were the reviews, but the RTL network was willing to give its first soap opera a chance; ratings would improve, climbing to 7 million viewers by 2002. Not long after "Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten", Das Erste introduced "Marienhof", which aired twice a week. After successfully creating the first German daily soap, production company