Editing List of soap operas (section)

==United Kingdom==
* ''[[Front Line Family]]'' (1941–1948)
* ''[[Mrs Dale's Diary]]'' (1948–1969)
* '''''[[The Archers]]''''' (1950, 1951–present)
* ''[[The Appleyards]]'' (1952–1957)
* ''[[The Grove Family]]'' (1954–1957, 1991)
* ''[[Emergency – Ward 10]]'' (1957–1967)
* '''''[[Coronation Street]]''''' (1960–present)
* ''[[Compact (TV series)|Compact]]'' (1962–1965)
* ''[[Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV and radio)|Dr Finlay's Casebook]]'' (1962–1971)
* ''[[Crossroads (British TV series)|Crossroads]]'' (1964–1988, 2001–2003)
* ''[[199 Park Lane]]'' (1965)
* ''[[United!]]'' (1965–1967)
* ''[[The Newcomers (TV series)|The Newcomers]]'' (1965–1969)
* ''[[Weavers Green]]'' (1966) 
* ''[[Market in Honey Lane]]'' (1967–1969)
* ''[[High Living]]'' (1968–1971)
* ''[[Waggoners' Walk]]'' (1969–1980)
* ''[[General Hospital (British TV series)|General Hospital]]'' (1972–1979)
* '''''[[Emmerdale]]''''' (1972–present)
* ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'' (1973–1984)
* '''''[[Pobol y Cwm]]''''' (1974–present)
* ''[[Angels (TV series)|Angels]]'' (1975–1983)
* ''[[Garnock Way]]'' (1976–1979)
* ''[[The Cedar Tree]]'' (1976–1979)
* [[Grange Hill]] (1978-2008)
* ''[[Take the High Road]]'' (1980–2003)
* ''[[Together (1980 TV series)|Together]]'' (1980–1981)
* ''[[Triangle (1981 TV series)|Triangle]]'' (1981–1983)
* ''[[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]'' (1982–2003)
* ''[[The Bill]]'' (1983–2010)
* ''[[Gems (TV series)|Gems]]'' (1985–1988)
* ''[[Albion Market]]'' (1985–1986)
* ''[[The Practice (1985 TV series)|The Practice]]'' (1985–1986)
* ''[[Howards' Way]]'' (1985–1990)
* '''''[[EastEnders]]''''' (1985–2020, 2020-present)
* [[Acorn Antiques]] (1985-1986)
* '''''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''''' (1986–present)
* ''[[Citizens (radio show)|Citizens]]'' (1987–1991)
* ''[[Park Avenue (teletext soap)|Park Avenue]]'' (1988–1992)
* [[Byker Grove]] (1989-2006)
* ''[[Jupiter Moon]]'' (1990, 1996)
* ''[[Families (TV series)|Families]]'' (1990–1993)
* ''[[Family Pride (TV series)|Family Pride]]'' (1991–1992)
* ''[[Eldorado (TV series)|Eldorado]]'' (1992–1993)
* ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' (1992–2010)
* ''[[Machair (TV series)|Machair]]'' (1992–1998)
* ''[[Revelations (1994 TV series)|Revelations]]'' (1994–1996)
* ''[[Castles (TV series)|Castles]]'' (1995)
* '''''[[Rownd a Rownd]]''''' (1995–present)
* '''''[[Hollyoaks]]''''' (1995–2020, 2020-present)
* ''Canary Wharf'' (1996)
* ''[[Springhill (TV series)|Springhill]]'' (1996–1997)
* ''[[London Bridge (TV series)|London Bridge]]'' (1996–1999)
* ''[[Quayside (TV series)|Quayside]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Family Affairs]]'' (1997–2005)
* ''[[Dream Team (TV series)|Dream Team]]'' (1997–2007)
* ''[[Westway (1997 radio series)|Westway]]'' (1997–2005)
* ''[[Holby City]]'' (1999–2022)
* ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' (2000–2024)
* ''[[Night and Day (TV series)|Night and Day]]'' (2001–2003)
* ''[[Footballers' Wives]]'' (2002-2006)
* ''Chalkhill Lives'' (2002-2009)
* '''''[[River City]]''''' (2002–2026)
* ''[[Mile High]]'' (2003-2005)
* ''[[Silver Street]]'' (2004–2010)
* ''[[Hollyoaks: In The City]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The Chase (2006 TV series)|The Chase]]'' (2006-2007)
* ''[[Hotel Babylon (BBC series)|Hotel Babylon]]'' (2006-2009)
* '''''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]''''' (2006–2015, 2023–present)
* ''[[HolbyBlue]]'' (2007–2008)
* ''[[Echo Beach (TV series)|Echo Beach]]'' (2008)
* ''[[The Royal Today]]'' (2008)
* ''[[EastEnders: E20]]'' (2010–2011)