Soap opera funeral in 1997 (32.1 million viewers) which were transmitted on both BBC One and ITV. An early television serial was "The Grove Family" on the BBC, which produced 148 episodes from 1954 to 1957. The programme was broadcast live and only a handful of recordings were retained in the archives. The UK's first twice-weekly serial was ITV's "Emergency - Ward 10", running from 1957 until 1967. In the 1960s "Coronation Street" revolutionised UK television and quickly became a British institution. On 17 September 2010, it became the world's longest-running television soap opera and was listed in "Guinness World Records". The
Shanthi Nilayam (TV series) Shanthi Nilayam (TV series) Shanthi Nilayam () is a 2011-2012 Tamil medical soap opera which is producer and directed by K. Balachander and starring Rathi, Kuyili, Saakshi Siva, Sairam, Lakshmi Priyaa and Sangitha. It replaced Soundaravalli and it broadcast on Jaya TV on Monday through Thursday from 17 January 2011 to 9 May 2012 at 8:00PM (IST). The story revolves around a well known hospital called Shanthi Nilayam and the doctors working in it. The problems surrounding the personal lives of the doctors and the hardships faced by them at the workplace are portrayed very well with different narration. The