Does anyone in the soaps smoke?

[InOne]

I've seen Max and Shirley smoke a bit, but only seems to be when they're just putting it out. And Dot used to smoke all the time, what happened to that? Thought some would smoke in HO, even if it is a teen show, should at least reflect real teen life. Don't know too much about Emmerdale and Corrie.

Guess they've gone health mad with TV, yet they show them in the pub every other scene :joker:

[MTVN]

Quite a few do in Corrie, off the top of my head; Becky, Steve (those two might have given up or something though, there was a story about it) Liz, Peter, Deidre, Lloyd, maybe Eddie as well. Might be more, they dont seem to show them as much as they used to though

Oh, and Janice I think

[Kerry]

Yes, loads in Corrie

I think Eli used to in Emmerdale. Can't think of anymore atm

[Scarlett.]

I laughed at a scene a few months back, Becky and Steve were sat in the park, and Steve said something like

"Nothing like a bit of fresh air"

then they both took a drag at the same time xD

[Niamh.]

Quite a few do in Corrie, off the top of my head; Becky, Steve (those two might have given up or something though, there was a story about it) Liz, Peter, Deidre, Lloyd, maybe Eddie as well. Might be more, they dont seem to show them as much as they used to though

Oh, and Janice I think

Becky and Steve still smoke in it, you often see them out in the smoking section and Eddie does, also Janice smokes I think

[Scarlett.]

I loved the episode of Corrie when the smoking ban came into force, so many funny scenes (A woman having a go at Lloyd for smoking in his cab, even when there was no passenger xD)

[Niamh.]

Haha Shirley just lit up a ciggie in the bar then

[MTVN]

Becky and Steve still smoke in it, you often see them out in the smoking section and Eddie does, also Janice smokes I think

Oh right it was just cos I remember them trying to give up when they were hoping to adopt, wasnt sure if they ever started again

[flamingGalah!]

Not one single character smokes in Neighbours or Home & Away as Australian laws don't allow it in their timeslots...

[Kerry]

I think our soaps/tv have a special kind of license to allow them to smoke indoors. Not sure of all the facts but remember asking about how they were allowed to smoke in the workplace if others weren't and was told there was some kind of loophole that allows it for actors/theatre etc

[Claymores]

I have to admit, I've probably never seen a whole episode of any soap in about the past 5 years.

I was shocked a wee bit by the answers here. I'd thought that all the production companies (from hollywood to UK) now had a voluntary agreement these days not to depict smoking on-screen.

Makes it funny when you watch episodes of "the Sweeney" (70s police drama replayed ITV3 or wherever) where the character Jack Reagan is not really allowed to appear on-screen without a fag hanging oot his gup!!!

[Scarlett.]

The cigs smoked on Corrie are herbal though, so technically its not smoking in the workplace