Soaps

The one thing that has always amazed me about soapland is despite the entire fiction of the places featured the residents have a perfect knowledge of the real world.

So, with this in mind what also amazes me is that never in an episode of one of the nation's favourite soaps, a character hasn't told a fellow character that they look like the actor who plays them.

For instance, in Eastenders Phil Mitchell and Grant Mitchell could have been in the middle of some beating-up mission (I don't watch Eastenders, but I think they do go on beating-up missions) and then Phil turns to Grant, chuckles and says with a clear hint amusement in his voice,

"Here Graaant, I've just thought who you look like!"

"Whoooose that then, bruv?"

"You know that Ross Kemp fella, off the telly."

"Naah, I don't watch the telly, I beat people up mainly."

"Oh well, bruv, you look like that Ross Kemp off the telly."

"I'll look out for him, bruv."

"Alwight. Let's get on with beating Arfur Farler up then."

"He's dead."

"Oh wight, well let's get home for Ross Kemp's show about gangs on Sky One then."