‘EastEnders’ Frank and Pat Butcher have been voted probably the most beloved TV couple.
EastEnders’ Frank and Pat Butcher have been voted probably the most beloved TV couple
The previous residents of Albert Sq. – who had been performed by the late Mike Reid and Pam St Clement, 80 on the BBC One cleaning soap opera – have overwhelmed out different beloved pairs like ‘Neighbours’ energy couple Scott and Charlene, who had been performed by Jason Donovan, 54, and Kylie Minogue, 54 within the late Nineteen Eighties.
The outcomes come amid a ballot of 1,500 individuals, which gave third place to a different Den and Angie Watts, performed by the late Leslie Grantham and West Finish star Anita Dobson, 73.
Elite Singles – who performed the ballot – mirrored the outcomes mirrored qualities that “delights” a sensibility distinctive to “British viewers”.
The pollsters mentioned: “Frank and Pat Butcher are an excellent instance of the sort of tragic couple that by no means fairly handle to search out their comfortable ending, however they definitely gave us a number of laughs and thrills on their journey.
“Essentially the most weird, hilarious, and baffling of those being Frank’s nude doorstep arrival.
“It’s the precise type of oddball un-romantic romance that delights British viewers and leaves the remainder of the world scratching its head.”
Fourth place was snagged by ‘Coronation Avenue’ couple Jack and Vera Duckworth, performed by Invoice Tarmey and Liz Daybreak on the long-running ITV1 cleaning soap.
The on-screen lovers went stateside for fifth place as ‘Cheers’ couple Sam Malone and Diane Chambers, who was delivered to life on the 80s sitcom by Ted Danson, 75, and Shelley Lengthy, 73.
Homer and Marge Simpson from the beloved grownup cartoon collection, ‘The Simpson’ took sixth place and Basil and Sybil Fawlty – performed by John Cleese, 83, and Prunella Scales, 90 – from the 70s basic ‘Fawlty Towers’ took seventh.
It was saved classic blighty once more for eighth place as Tom and Barbara Good – performed by Richard Briers, 79, and Felicity Kendall, 76 – from ‘The Good Life’ got here subsequent.
Trailing behind within the ninth was the beloved ‘Associates’ will-they-won’t-they couple, Ross Geller and Rachel Greene, 54, performed by Jennifer Aniston, 54, and David Schwimmer, 56, and eventually, ‘Solely Fools and Horses’ Del Boy and Raquel, performed by Sir David Jason, 83, and Tessa Peake-Jones, 65.
1 – Frank and Pat Butcher, ‘EastEnders’ – 17%
2 – Scott and Charlene Robinson, ‘Neighbours’ – 15%
3 – Den and Angie Watts, ‘EastEnders’ – 12%
4 – Jack and Vera Duckworth, ‘Coronation Avenue’ – 11%
5 – Sam and Diane, ‘Cheers’- 9%
6 – Homer and Marge Simpson, ‘The Simpsons’ – 8%
7 – Basil and Sybil Fawlty, ‘Fawlty Towers’ – 8%
8 – Tom and Barbara Good, ‘The Good Life’ – 7%
9 – Ross and Rachel, ‘Associates’ – 7%
10 – Del Boy and Raquel, ‘Solely Fools and Horses’ – 6%
