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Why is Corrie called a soap opera?

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Coronation Street, Brookside etc are called soap operas. Why is that?
Michael, Harrow

Answer

** Definitive **
Name: James O’Brien
Qualification: I read it recently in the newspaper
Answer: It’s because soap operas were originally serials which were sponsored by soap companies, so that’s what they became known as.

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