Echo Beach

snowqueen · Echo Beach

Am going to give this new soap a watch tonight with Jason Donovan and Martine McCutcheon. ITV1 at 9.30 if anyone is interested... looks good

Kellie

They were on GMTV today

I shall be at work so wont get to see it

Della

Thanks for the reminder Snowqueen, I saw this advertised and was wanting to watch it.

snowqueen

Don't forget also Della the programme beforehand realted to it "Moving Wallpaper"

Della

Yes, thats mainly why it caught my attention. It's an interesting idea and something different.

Luca

I'm watching both, Moving Wallpaper should be better - it's a comedy based off the making of Echo Beach.

xxmedotxx

ooo yes we are looking forward to this.....novel idea having a "programme" about the soap before the actual soap!!

Luca

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3595123/Echo-Beach/Product.html

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/35...er-Echo-Beach-Boxset/Product.html

Looks like ITV is expecting them to do well..

Maureenl

taping it here will tune in tomorrow when im on my own

Luca

First half of MW has been wicked, "tell them to wake up and smell the airbags!"

Liked the Shakespeare quote, too. 045.gif

Della

Yep...I agree, it was a good start...will definatley watch the next episodes.

Luca

For anyone that missed MW:

http://www.tvcatchup.com/watch/17844/

EB should be up soon.

EDIT: http://www.tvcatchup.com/watch/17851/

xxmedotxx

like maureen i ended up taping it will watch it tomorrow night

snowqueen

Well I sky plused it as all mine were hogging the tv controls and have just watched it now!

Yes it was well worth the watch!! Gonna be a good series too. Mike Baldwin was in it too 21.gif

Scenery and music was well cool ...I love Cornwall anyway - often am that way.

Its on again tonight so make sure you tape again or watch.

Its a big thumbs up from me

snowqueen

Oh also forgot to say "Mrs McCluskey - the head from Grange Hill in my days was also in it , as was Chardonnay from Footballers Wives!

I used to love Footballers Wives too!!

Della

Dawn

i loved it too, was only going to wtch it coz jasons in it lol

Maureenl

Still got Fridays to watch

xxmedotxx

bit cross here as i didn't realise it was on again on friday so missed that one!!!

loved thursdays one though.

misty

I won't bother with Moving Wallpaper again, that's not my thing, but will be watching Echo Beach in future

Maureenl

just off to watch both of them now

snowqueen

Will look forward to your review then Maureen yah.gif

Maid Marian

I'm really enjoying both of them

It does make me smile though when the name of Jonathan Pope comes up as the Producer on Echo Beach 21.gif

I wonder who is the 'real' producer

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snowqueen

I am still liking these 2 programmes - are you all still viewing as well?

xxmedotxx

no i'm afraid i couldn't get into it...i think missing that second episode ruined it for me!!

Kellie

A poor audience for Echo Beach made ITV1 the least watched terrestrial channel in its slot on Friday.

The new soap drew just 2.3m or 10% at 9.30pm to trail last year's slot average of 4.3m by some way, according to viewing figures. Its sixth outing was the lowest after successive drops from a 5m (21.9%) debut.

Its exact figure of 2,336,000 was pipped to fourth place by NCIS on Five, which made 2,349,000 during the half hour.

BBC One led the way on Friday with a repeat of New Tricks taking 4.3m (18.4%). The Choir: Boys Don't Sing, from 9-10pm, attracted 2.6m (11.3%) for BBC Two while Channel 4 earned 3.5m (14.9%) with a repeat of Peter Kay Live at the Manchester Apollo.

Last night BBC One suffered, however, thanks to poor audiences for its BAFTAs coverage. Some 3.5m (14.2%) tuned in for the first hour, from 9pm, and 2.9m (19.2%) for the second half from 10.20pm. Last year's average for the first hour slot was 5.4m (22%).

ITV1 easily dominated at 9pm with Kingdom taking 5.3m, 21.9% of the audience, as well as taking 8.2m (35.6%) for Dancing On Ice followed by 7.2m (28.4%) for Wild at Heart.

New BBC Two travel documentary Tropic of Capricorn got 2.4m (9.1%) at 8pm while Channel 4's Wife Swap, at the same time, made 2.1m (8.1%).

Maid Marian

I'm actually enjoying Moving Wallpaper more than Echo Beach 045.gif

Martine McCutcheon cannot act and she spoils Echo Beach for me

Kellie

Echo Beach plunged to a new low audience on Friday and left ITV1 trailing its terrestrial rivals.

The soap took 1.9m viewers, or 8% of the 9.30pm audience, though tie-in comedy Moving Wallpaper reached 2.4m (10%) at 9pm. Beach's ratings have been falling since 5m for its opener and are now less than half ITV1's 4.3m slot average.

A repeat of New Tricks on BBC One led the hour from 9pm with 4.6m (20%) though BBC Two, Channel 4 and Five all outpaced ITV1.

The Choir: Boys Don't Sing on BBC Two took 2.6m (11%) and new Channel 4 clip show Rude Tube attracted 2.5m (11%), both at 9pm. Five's NCIS took a 2.3m (10%) audience.