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Well, here we go again for another year of soapy scheduling. Like last year, this page will be updated as soon as new scheduling information becomes available. So until you see the words 'all schedules are final' at the end of the 'updates' section, they're not confirmed.

Five's Aussie soaps will continue as normal until the week before Christmas. Neighbours' final episode of 2008 will air on Thursday, December 18, while Home and Away goes on hiatus the following day (Friday, December 19). Both shows will return to air on Monday, January 5.

Doctors, meanwhile, will be on air until Friday, December 19, before taking a two-week break, returning to screens on Monday, January 5.

So what's the tally of soap hours this year? Well, at the moment, we're supposed to be having 6.5 hours of Emmerdale, 6 hours of Corrie, 5.5 of EastEnders, 4 hours of The Bill, 3 hours of Casualty and 2 hours of Holby City. That's a lot of drama, no?

UPDATES:
Fri, Dec 5 at 1440: ITV's draft scheduling has been added but is entirely provisional at this point. BBC schedules are also provisional.
Fri, Dec 5 at 1500: Channel 4's provisional Hollyoaks scheduling has now been added.

Saturday, December 20
2010 - Casualty (50 mins)

Sunday, December 21
???? - Casualty (50 mins)

Monday, December 22
1800 - Hollyoaks (1 hour)
1900 - Emmerdale (30 mins)
1930 - Corrie (30 mins)
2000 - EastEnders (30 mins)
2030 - Corrie (30 mins)
2100 - The Bill (1 hour)

Tuesday, December 23
1800 - Hollyoaks (1 hour)
1900 - Emmerdale (1 hour)
1930 - EastEnders (30 mins)
2000 - Holby City (1 hour)
2100 - The Bill (1 hour)

Wednesday, December 24
1900 - Emmerdale (30 mins)
1930 - Corrie (30 mins)
???? - EastEnders

Thursday, December 25
1900 - Emmerdale (1 hour)
2000 - Corrie (1 hour)
???? - EastEnders

Friday, December 26
1830 - Hollyoaks (30 mins)
1900 - Emmerdale (30 mins)
1930 - Corrie (30 mins)
2000 - EastEnders (30 mins)
2030 - Corrie (30 mins)

Saturday, December 27
2035 - Casualty (50 mins)

Monday, December 29
1830 - Hollyoaks (30 mins)
1900 - Emmerdale (30 mins)
1930 - Corrie (30 mins)
2000 - EastEnders (30 mins)
2030 - Corrie (30 mins)

Tuesday, December 30 - 30-minute Clash
1830 - Hollyoaks (30 mins)
1900 - Emmerdale (1 hour)
1930 - EastEnders (30 mins)
2000 - Holby City (1 hour)

Wednesday, December 31
1830 - Hollyoaks (30 mins)
1900 - Emmerdale (30 mins)
1930 - Corrie (30 mins)
2000 - The Bill (1 hour)

Thursday, January 1
1800 - Hollyoaks (30 mins)
1900 - Emmerdale (30 mins)
No Corrie
2000 - The Bill (1 hour)
???? - EastEnders

Friday, January 2
1830 - Hollyoaks (30 mins)
1900 - Emmerdale (30 mins)
1930 - Corrie (30 mins)
2000 - EastEnders (30 mins)
2030 - Corrie (30 mins)


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