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
Marie Wilson (soap opera actress) of Karen Wexler in the ABC daytime soap opera, "General Hospital". She appeared on show from 1999 to 2003 and also was regular cast member on "Port Charles" from 1999 until her character was killed off in 2003. In 2005, Wilson was cast as Meg Snyder in the CBS soap opera, "As the World Turns". She succeeded Jennifer Ashe, who was in the role from 1986–89. In April 2010, following the cancellation of the series, it was announced that Wilson would exit the series prior to its September 2010 finale. In 2012, Wilson guest starred in the CBS crime drama