Talk:Crossroads (British TV series)

Sue Lloyd
I extracted this from the Sue Lloyd page - as it is mostly about the Crossroads storyline, it doesn't belong there. Someone may wish to work it into the Crossroads article. --Stephen Burnett 19:55, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

A successful author of crime fiction - under the pen-name Sheila Ruskin - she took a job as house keeper to psychologist Lloyd Monroe in order to observe him at work for research purposes. Before long, however, she had caught the eye of David Hunter, co-owner of the Crossroads Motel. David had baggage - his ex-wife, Rosemary (Janet Hargreaves), became insane and shot him in 1980 - and his son Chris (Stephen Hoye at the time of this storyline,earlier Freddie Foot) was an international terrorist (Crossroads was never known for it's realism!!!!) Barbara stood by David, however, and, after a lavish wedding, they had a happy marriage together, blighted only when David, with ever the roving eye, had an affair in 1984 which resulted in an illegitimate child.

It was all change at the Crossroads Motel in March 1985, however. Incoming producer, Philip Bowman, decided that, bringing in actress Gabrielle Drake as Nicola Freeman, the strong, central female character that all British soaps needs, Ronald Allen and Sue Lloyd's parts were now redundant. They were sacked - very uncerimoniously considering the effort and hard work they had put into their roles - and left the series in 1985.

In the TV series, David and Barbara Hunter sold their shares in the Crossroads Motel to the (fictional) hotel chain M.I.H. (Major International Hotels) in order to move to Bermuda. In reality, Lloyd and Allen moved in together. Although Allen was gay - he had lived for over 20 years with fellow cast member Brian Hankins, something Sue has no problem in talking about today - Sue and Ronnie were unusually close, and always known to the media as a show business couple.

When Ronald was told that the cancer he was suffering from was incurable, he and Sue married. They were married for just three months before Ronald's tragic death in 1991.

Sue will always be remembered from "Crossroads" - the disastrous revival in 2001 could well have done with her classy presence! She was one of the best actresses in "Crossroads", and 30 somethings like me will always remember her as Mrs Hunter!

"Final Analysis" section - not NPOV
While the author of the Final Analysis makes some good points, the prose is clearly not NPOV. Could someone who is more familiar with the show (I was only two when the original run was cancelled!) have a go at re-writing it, please? --IanIanSymes 18:14, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Rewritten and restructured
I've overhauled the article in terms of layout and writing, but am quite ignorant of Crossroads so it could still do with some love and attention from someone knowledgeable. The material in the "Trivia" section should also be broken out and put into the other sections to help the process of turning this into an encyclopedia article. Silverhelm 09:16, 20 December 2006 (UTC).

Who created the show?
According to this page on Wikipedia, Paul Erickson was the creator of Crossroads, yet the info box on this page gives credit to two completely different people. Who's right? CzechOut 10:28, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * See Paul Erickson on imdb. There aren't really signals there that relate him to Crossroads (at least not by my account). Now, imdb has been known to be wrong at times, but it does show the need for further study. Unfortunately I don't have access to sources who could confirm of deny this atm. Someone else? --TheDJ (talk • contribs • WikiProject Television) 12:56, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Hazel Adair and Peter Ling were credited as creators of Crossroads on every episode whose end credits I watched. I don't recall seeing Paul Erickson's name anywhere... Zander 06:31, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Crossroads is no longer mentioned on the Out of the Unknown page so I have removed the tag.Penrithguy 16:49, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Character Dates
I have corrected some of these dates: Sue Lloyd first appeared as Barbara Brady in 1979. Although there is a persistent on-line rumour that she made a brief appearance in 1975, there is absolutely nothing to substantiate this - indeed, Ms Lloyd states in her autobiography that she became Barbara for the first time at the time of the character's arrival as Lloyd Munroe's housekeeper. This was in 1979 - and Barbara was then rather a mysterious figure, clearly unknown in the locality. Likewise, Pamela Vezey and Peter Hill debuted as Kath and Arthur Brownlow in late 1979. The characters had briefly appeared some years earlier (the Glenda/lorry driver story-line) but were played by different actors. Any viewing of the official DVD releases from 1978/early 1979 illustates that Glenda's parents were not present. The TV Times in 1987, announcing the axing of the Kath Bronlow/Fellowes character, stated that Pamela Vezey had been in the show since 1979.

(Solidsandie (talk) 02:35, 15 April 2011 (UTC))

David Jason not in Cast List?
I have just read David Jason's autobiography 'My Life' and I am pretty certain he refers to being in some of the early episodes. I am not a fan of this show, and wonder if somebody more knowledgeable would like to comment? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.122.113.56 (talk) 12:06, 6 December 2013 (UTC)

Crossroads 2001-2003 storylines?
I am just wondering whether there would be anyone with more information about the storylines in the 2001-2003 series. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by DylanMcKaneWiki (talk • contribs) 15:04, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

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Critical reception - more information?
While the section on Critical reception has cited sources, it would be more illuminating if it could demonstrate periods when the show was heavily criticized, and some names. I was surprised to see it described as 'much maligned' in the page on Roger Tonge, who had 17 years employment from it, considering its first and main incarnation lasted into the 1980s. It was certainly well watched in my home up to my early twenties as it was timed after return from school/college and was enjoyed in the Midlands. Coronation Street had a greater following nationally but the northern half of England was perhaps the bedrock of its fan base (my grandmother, born in Manchester, was a keen follower of 'Corrie' long after settling in Shropshire).Cloptonson (talk) 09:23, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

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Past tense
The article begins by saying that "Crossroads" "is a British television soap opera". It says it ran until 1988, then had a brief revival from 2001 to 2003, and was then cancelled. Since it was cancelled, should it not use past tense and say "was a soap opera"? Rollo August (talk) 20:58, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
 * The program still exists, so is referred to as "is a soap opera". Saying "Crossroads was a soap opera" would be like saying "The Godfather was a film about the mafia". Brian R Hunter (talk) 11:43, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Meg Richardson's departure
Is there a source for the statement "Newspapers reported that three endings were planned for Meg: she would either die in the fire, take sleeping pills or disappear for a while and turn up on the QE2"? I am not saying it is wrong, but it would be good to have a source for confirmation. Equally while I have heard this claim before, I have also heard of a fourth ending reported at the time - former cast member Anthony Morton was pictured on set with the implication that he was playing Georgio Rafael, twin brother of Carlos, out to kill Meg. Unfortunately I cannot locate a citeable source for this. Dunarc (talk) 20:44, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

Jill and Adam Chance
It says in the 1964-1988 section of Jill and Adam that "in 1983 they are eventually married. This said, by 1988, Jill leaves Adam for a new life with publican John Maddingham (Jeremy Nicholas)". This is slightly misleading as they had separated a few years before 1988 and they were largely reconciling in the last episodes so as to acquire the Motel. Indeed it says of Jill in the 2001-2004 section " the original series ended with her opting not to buy the hotel back with her estranged husband Adam Chance". Dunarc (talk) 21:08, 23 May 2023 (UTC)