THE SOAP YEARS

The storylines time will never forget

10 YEARS AGO – EASTENDERS

Ian Beale, who’d been cheating on wife Jane, found his blackmailer Phil Mitchell (Steve Mcfadden, pictured) having a heart attack and was going to leave him to die. However, his conscience got the better of him and he got help.

15 YEARS AGO – CORRIE

Sunita Alahan’s joy at giving birth to twins Aadi and Asha with husband Dev at her side (pictured) was marred by the fact that, during her pregnancy, she’d found out that Dev had had several more children by other women.

20 YEARS AGO – EMMERDALE

A row sparked by Viv Windsor finding out about the latest of her boyfriend Bob Hope’s scams ended with him drunkenly proposing to her. Despite the argument, Viv accepted and the couple got married straight away (pictured).