

Anyway, I still watch it now and again and still enjoy it every time."Īs the set stands as rack and ruin in Spain, many of the cast have left their acting days behind them but there are few still on screen. "They only cancelled it because the BBC were embarrassed of it really. (b) how many programmes do you watch Soap. They had sacked all the worst actors and characters and the storylines were really strong.Ĭountryfile respond as Matt Baker dairy farm controversy makes Points of View ing TV was related to unhappiness, whereas watching soap opera was. Some Eldorado viewers still have fond memories of the show, with one telling ChronicleLive: ".in the last few months it actually got really good. What was meant to be a sun drenched success for the channel quickly became like the package holiday from hell as it was slammed by TV critics and ratings fell off a cliff, going down to just 2.8m, despite its prime time slot.


The big budget show, which launched in 1992, is rumoured to have cost the broadcaster in the region of £10million to launch but, after having all that money ploughed into it, with plenty going on a purpose built 'mini town' set near Marbella, it was on screen for just 156 episodes, a fraction of the output of long-lasting BBC soap juggernaut EastEnders. Like many programmes, it arrived with a lot of hype, but the sun quickly set on BBC soap Eldorado as ratings dived.
