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==Ben's Emmerdale==
*See Directory of Fan Fiction Projects
==Home Tides==
Home Tides is a 2017 coastal serial drama and collaborative project by forum members Danny and Jaay. It is set in the fictional village of Harlowe, which doubles up as the real-world Lowestoft in Suffolk, East Anglia. The project is a reimagining of Danny & Jaay's previous soap opera Diamonds In The Rough (which was London-based), and features several characters, such as the Cannings and Hester families - who were popular in that project - crossing over into this new version.
Home Tides was first announced on 28th December 2016, followed by several features including a producers interview. Episode 1 was then published on 1st January 2017, making it the forum's first new project of that year. Only six episodes were published however, with Episode 6 being released on 27th January 2017. The project received a mixed reception.
===Cast===
*Abi Farmer (Mimi Keene)
*Adam Spencer (Thomas Atkinson)
*Amira Hassain (Meera Syal)
*Cole Sharpe (Terence Maynard)
*Curtis Sharpe (Shaun Blackstock)
*Daisy Campbell (Sian-Reese Williams)
*Diane Canning (Helen Pearson)
*Don Keating (Jimmy McKenna)
*Ethan Weston (Richard Winsor)
*Evie Hester (Amelia Flanagan)
*Finn Austin (Jared Garfield)
*Gavin Canning (David Easter)
*Dr. Greg Farmer (Jason Done)
*Joanie Keating (Lin Blakley)
*Katherine Ambrose (Patricia Hodge)
*Kendall Sharpe (Jacqueline Boatswain)
*Kenton Locke (Samuel Anderson)
*Lauren Hester (Sarah George)
*Liam Bradley (James Bye)
*Lucy Archer (Jacqueline Jossa)
*Luke Archer (Aaron Sidwell)
*Maddie Spencer (Jasmine Armfield)
*Mark Rhodes (Danny Mac)
*Matthew Canning (Ben Price)
*Naomi Craig (Kara Tointon)
*Noah Canning (Henri Charles)
*Oliver Rhodes (Nick Pickard)
*Owen Bradley (Neil McDermott)
*Patty Hester (Elizabeth Estensen)
*Ryan Hester (Charlie Clapham)
*Sahira Hassain (Bhavna Limbachia)
*Tanya Rhodes (Kym Marsh)
*Tegan Sharpe (Kassius Nelson)
*Zain Hassain (Davood Ghadami)
==Life Is A Rollercoaster==
Life Is A Rollercoaster is a 2017 dramedy series by forum members Ben. It follows the highs and lows of residents and their lives in the middle class suburb of Appleby Park - a collection of cul-de-sacs - in a fictional borough of London. The project was announced via a short producer interview on 28th June 2017, followed by a much more substantial one on 5th August 2017. A couple more articles were to follow, before the pilot episode finally got the project underway on 16th August 2017. Although intended as an eight-part series, only the pilot episode was ever published. The project recieved a generally positive response.
===Regular Cast===
*Alexis Rowley (Emily Head)
*Bev Brooks (Alison Steadman)
*Cameron Petersen (Max Bowden)
*Clare Henderson (Nicola Walker)
*Chloe Fitzgerald (Laura Aikman)
*Daniel Frost (Tom Ellis)
*Davina Jenkins (Debra Stephenson)
*Harvey Davis (Ryan Walshaw)
*Helen Winter (Sarah Lancashire)
*Holly Jenkins (Olivia Batten)
*Jacinta Knowles (Lucinda Dryzek)
*Jade Henderson (Bibi Lucille)
*Jake Williams (Chris Fountain)
*Marie Brooks (Amanda Holden)
*Monica Allen (Gemma Chan)
*Paula Frost (MyAnna Burling)
*Roger Henderson (Mark Benton)
*Ruth Goswami (Karen David)
*Terry Jenkins (Robson Green)
*Trish Petersen (Siân Reeves)
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===Recurring Cast===
*Adele Fonseca (Julie Graham)
*Alex Okolo (Lucien Laviscount)
*Alyssa Ward (Sapphire Elia)
*Callum Knight (Jack Taylor)
*Candice Fielding (Sheridan Smith)
*Connor Rose (Ellis Witter)
*Freddy Harper (Luke Baverstock)
*Jess Weathers (Emma Rigby)
*Lloyd Parker (Joel Fry)
*Margaret Ford (Paula Wilcox)
*Melissa Ranger (Sarah Jayne Dunn)
*Richard Okolo (Jimmy Akingbola)
*Stevie Ball (Wilson James)
== Now & Forever ==
Now & Forever was a short- lived soap-opera set in Cambridgeshire that ran on Writers Express Forum from 2 September 2017 to 28 October 2017 for seven episodes. It was officially cancelled on 22 December 2017.
=== Premise & Title Card ===
Although the series was sometimes referred to as 'Now and Forever' occasionally, it was officially stylised as Now & Forever.The title card is a blurred-out depiction of an unknown British town, which is representing Rosborough. Although only blue is featured in the title card, green also runs through the project's design, this is shown through the 'Features' that are officially released, as well as the Episode Cards, which feature a green rounded rectangle as part of the design. Green is often synonymous with the countryside, so it is representing the more rural districts of Rosborough, such as Lower Barkley. However, On 17 September, the day after launching the third episode, the Now & Forever board was given a 'fresh lick of paint' and a minor reshuffle - the colour green being dropped completely from the graphics, and replaced with a 'fresh blue' colouring. The dark 'purplely' colour used as the colour scheme for subtitles and 'Break' bumper, was also replaced a cleaner, brighter shade of blue. Another change included the short lived 'Episode Teasers' thread being dropped completely, while the graphic 'Cast In Order Of Appearance' used at the end of episodes was also thrown in the bin, being replaced with just a simple white text instead of a graphic.
On the changes, Creator & Writer Ben said "In terms of the visuals, I felt there were a few teething problems that needed to be ironed out. The 'green' wasn't working at all in the graphics, and it all felt a bit 'dull' with the use of a very dark 'grey-ish' blue being something that particularly didn't look appealing. Dropping the 'Cast In Order of Appearance' graphic has made each episode post look less 'clogged up' and works much better" The individual cast cards that appear at the end of each episode were then subsequently decreased in size.
=== Episodes ===
The first episode entitled 'I Hate You Don't Ever Leave Me' was published on 2 September 2017. This initial outing saw the first appearances of regular characters Crystal Torres (Demi Lovato), Seth Matthews (Jack Derges) Charlotte Matthews (Nicola Walker), Mandy Bailey (Fay Ripley), Emma Jones (Kimberley Nixon), Jason Bailey (Jassa Ahluwalia), Sandra Jones (Lesley Sharp), DC Rachel Woodward (Nicola Stephenson), DC Robbie Eastwood (Wilson James), Emily 'Skye' Horton (Emmer Kenney), and Kieran Matthews (Dominic Power) An appearance was also made by recurring character Kyle Morris (Luke Bailey)
The second episode entitled 'Rosborough's Like Vegas - Every Night is Saturday Night' was published on 9 September 2017. This second instalment saw the first appearances of Sonia Patel (Karen David) and Dee Horton (Amanda Holden)
The third episode entitled 'Have A Nice Life' was published on 16 September 2017. This episode introduced us to Martyn Becker (Charlie Higson) Eileen Stephenson (Sue Johnston) Ted Stephenson (James Greene) and Simon Bailey (Kevin Doyle)
The fourth episode entitled 'The Drunk Mind Speaks The Sober Heart' was published on 23 September 2017. It saw the first appearances of Matt Horton (Dean Andrews) Mikey Horton (Sam Webber) Josh Reeves (Ben Phasey) Holly Willis (Bibi Lucille) and Chrissy Burke (Rachel Leskovac)
The fifth episode entitled 'Me Crystal Ball Is Having A Bit Of An Off Day' was published on 1 October 2017, and marked NAV's move to Sundays. It saw the first appearances of Rhys Whitmore (Jamie Flatters) Felicity Weathers (Jenna Coleman) Darcy Ingram (Sapphire Eila) Rev. Ronald Baker (David Troughton) Maureen Baker (Lin Blakley) Nikki Willis (Sarah Parish) and Naomi Horton (Lucy-Jo Hudson)
The sixth episode entitled 'Fight or Flight' was published on 15 October 2017. It saw the first appearance of Veronica Fuller (Sally Dexter) and guest character Bethany Powers (Uncredited)
The seventh episode entitled 'Weight Of The World'' is published on 28 October 2017. It sees the first appearances of recurring characters Lucy Whitmore (Holly Earl) and Sinitta Chadasama (Shelley Conn) and guest character, Sarah Sinclair (Jodie Comer)
===Episode Recaps===
===1x01 'I Hate You, Don't Ever Leave Me'===
The first ever episode of Now & Forever was published on Writers Express on 2 September 2017, just days after being announced. This initial instalment introduced us to eleven characters and a mix of stories. The opening scene featured American girl Crystal Torres (Demi Lovato) strolling along a beach as the waves crashed against the shore. Later, there were emotional scenes as Crystal opened up to her psychologist, Clare (Uncredited) during a therapy session - however we were left with the feeling that she wasn't telling her everything.
It also became apparent that this was a very dark day for the Matthew's family - a year to the day that Charlotte Matthews (Nicola Walker) and Seth Matthews (Jack Derges) lost their respective son and brother to suicide. Seth crossed paths with Emma Jones (Kimberley Nixon) at Lower Barkley Cementary, just outside of Rosborough, where she was visiting her Father, Jack Matthew's grave. Off screen they talked for an extended period of time and bonded over their shared grief - this was revealed when Charlotte spoke to her brother, Kieran Matthews (Dominic Power) later in the episode. The 46 year-old admitted that she didn't know how she felt about Seth confiding in Emma, as she is the daughter of Sandra Jones (Lesley Sharp) the headteacher at Rosborugh High, and she was also Jamie's Sociology teacher, when he attended the school. Charlotte tearily admitted to Kieran that she felt that Sandra should be held at least partly responsible for Jamie's tragic decision to end his own life, as she failed to recognise the signs. As the audience we assume that Charlotte has gone through different stages of grief, and has past blaming herself, and at this point, is looking at other's to blame.
In a comparatively lighter storyline, it transpired that 52 year-old Science teacher Mandy Bailey (Fay Ripley) was having a fling with 27 year-old Kyle Morris (Luke Bailey) and had split from her husband, Simon Bailey after 27 years of marriage a few months ago. Mandy, during a chat with close-friend, headteacher of Rosborough High, Sandra Jones, admitted that with Kyle she 'feels like a woman again' and it's exciting. However, Sandra isn't so sure that this is the best thing for her friend, and worries that she will get hurt...
Also in this first outing, DC Rachel Woodward (Nicola Stephenson) clashed with colleague DC Robbie Eastwood (Wilson James) in Rosborough High Street on their way back to work, after Robbie pulled her up on her recent snappy behaviour. Shortly prior to this, Rachel had been curt with shy and anxious waitress Emily 'Skye' Horton (Emmer Kenney) when buying a coffee at 'Simply Coffee' when Skye told her that she thinks her Auntie Mandy wouldn't cope with seeing Simon with someone else so soon after her split from her Uncle Simon, no matter how much she says she'd be fine with it. This led us to believe that Rachel is embarking on a relationship with Mandy's estranged husband, Simon Bailey (Kevin Doyle) but keeping it on the down-low.
The episode ended with a heart-wrenching and distressing scene where Crystal sat on the floor, hugging her knees, with blood all around, having self-harmed. She was found by love interest Jason Bailey (Jassa Ahluwalia) when he arrived with pizza for the two of them. Feeling drowsy, Crystal managed to utter that she 'felt better' having done what she did. This episode ended with incidental music as an instrumental version of 'Breathe Me' by Sia played over the closing credits, instead of the official theme.
* CAST (In Order Of Appearance) Crystal Torres (Demi Lovato) Seth Matthews (Jack Derges) Charlotte Matthews (Nicola Walker) Mandy Bailey (Fay Ripley) Kyle Morris (Luke Bailey) Emma Jones (Kimberley Nixon) Jason Bailey (Jassa Ahluwalia) Sandra Jones (Lesley Sharp) DC Rachel Woodward (Nicola Stephenson) DC Robbie Eastwood (Wilson James) Emily 'Skye' Horton (Emmer Kenney) Kieran Matthews (Dominic Power)
== 1x02 'Rosborough's Like Vegas - Every Night Is Saturday Night' ==
The second edition of the Cambridgeshire soap was published just after midnight on 9 September 2017. 
Crystal wakes up in hospital dazed and confused, however she soon remembers something about love interest, Jason that unsettles her. Rachel apologises to colleague Robbie for being short with him the day before. Later, Rachel confides in Robbie about her relationship woes - that she is seeing her friend's estranged husband, Simon, but is at a loss over what to for the best - she doesn't think Mandy would like seeing Simon with another woman - let alone her! - but at the same time she really likes Simon and doesn't want to keep going behind Mandy's back. Robbie proves to be very unhelpful with his advice, but does hint to Rachel that she should break it off with Simon.
Elsewhere, Charlotte gets emotional having had a dream the night before about her now deceased son, Jamie. Although Charlotte isn't keen on the idea of Seth spending time with Emma - her being the daughter of Sandra Jones - she accepts that if she can help Seth through his grief, then she is good for him.
Later in the episode, a paranoid Crystal confronts Jason over a text that he mistakenly sent to her - Crystal having misinterpreted this. Crystal accuses Jason of having sleeping with someone else, but it soon transpires that she's got the wrong end of the stick.
Sandra visits her daughter at No13B Buckley Drive, the flat where she lives with flatmate, Sonia Patel. Sandra tells her daughter that she was planning on going out that night with Martyn Becker, and emotionally asks her daughter how she would feel about it if things with Martyn and her went further. Emma replied that she just wants her Mum to be happy, and it's been nine years now since her Dad - Jack Jones - died, and 'the world doesn't stop spinning just because you've lost someone you love' Emma persuaded her Mum to go for it, because she deserves to be happy.
To be continued...
== 1x03 'Have A Nice Life' ==
Coming Soon
* CAST (In order of appearance) Sandra Jones (Lesley Sharp) Martyn Becker (Charlie Higson) Crystal Torres (Demi Lovato) Jason Bailey (Jassa Ahulwalia) Seth Matthews (Jack Derges) Emma Jones (Kimberlely Nixon) Eileen Stephenson (Sue Johnston) Ted Stephenson (James Greene) Rachel Woodward (Nicola Stephenson) Simon Bailey (Kevin Doyle) Mandy Bailey (Fay Ripley)
== 1x04 'The Drunk Mind Speaks The Sober Heart' ==
Coming Soon
== 1x05 'Me Crystal Ball Is Having A Bit Of An Off Day' ==
Coming Soon
== 1x06 'Fight Or Flight' ==
Coming Soon
Incidential Music Played - '5AM' by Amber Run (Pre-ad break Montage)
'Truth Is A Beautiful Thing' by London Grammar (Closing Scenes & Over Credits)
== 1x07 'Weight Of The World" ==
Coming Soon
=== Features ===
On 23 September 2017, following publication of the third episode it was announced that Jenna Coleman was joining the series in a 'regular' role as a blast from the past for Sonia Patel - her character Felicity Weathers will first appear in episode five on 1 October 2017. It was also confirmed that Sapphire Eila would be joining NAV in a recurring role as a character called Darcy Ingram.
=== Alternative Closing Theme ===
Ordinarily, episodes end with the theme tune - an Instrumental version of 'Paradise' by Coldplay - playing out over the closing credits; however occasionally an alternative theme is used. Below is a list of times alternative endings were used, and a song was played.
Episode Number 	Date 	Reason For Alternative Theme 	Song Played
Episode One
S01 E01	2 September 2017	Jason Bailey finds lover Crystal Torres in a pool of blood having severely
self-harmed. 	'Breathe Me' By Sia (Instrumental Only)
Episode Four
S01 E04	23 September
2017	Emma and Seth hug tightly after Seth had poured his heart out about the days leading up to his brother's suicide. 	'Home Is Such A Lonely Place' By blink-182
Episode Six S01 E06	15 October 2017 	Sonia is curled up on her bed as she clutches one half of the heart charm tightly, while at her plush apartment Darcy is doing the exact same thing - holding her half of the charm as she wistfully looks out over her balcony and struggles back tears	'Truth Is A Beautiful Thing' By London Grammar
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=== Final Character Appearance Count ===
* As Of Last Episode - Episode 7 (28 October 2017)
No. Of Episodes	
Character
7 Episodes 	Emma Jones
6 Episodes 	
5 Episodes 	Mandy Bailey, DC Rachel Woodward, Sandra Jones
4 Episodes 	Charlotte Matthews, Kieran Matthews, , Seth Matthews, Dee Horton, Sonia Patel, Jason Bailey, Matt Horton, Holly Willis
3 Episodes 	Crystal Torres, Mikey Horton, DC Robbie Eastwood, Emily Horton, Josh Reeves, Martyn Becker, Naomi Horton
2 Episodes 	Simon Bailey, Chrissy Burke, Felicity Weathers, Darcy Ingram (Recurring), Rhys Whitmore, Nikki Willis, Maureen Baker, Ronald Baker
1 Episode 	Eileen Stephenson, Ted Stephenson, Kyle Morris (Recurring) Veronica Fuller, Lucy Whitmore (Recurring) Sarah Sinclair (Guest) Sinitta Chadusama (Recurring)
Yet To Appear	Yvonne Eastwood (Recurring) Beryl Woodward (Recurring) Doreen Shore (Recurring)
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=== Cast ===
CHARACTER 	ACTOR 	CLASSIFICATION 	DURATION
Charlotte Matthews	Nicola Walker 	Regular 	Episode 1 -
Seth Matthews 	Jack Derges 	Regular 	Episode 1 -
Kieran Matthews 	Dominic Power 	Regular 	Episode 1 -
Mandy Bailey 	Fay Ripley 	Regular 	Episode 1 -
Simon Bailey 	Kevin Doyle 	Regular 	Episode 3 -
Jason Bailey 	Jassa Ahluwalia 	Regular 	Episode 1 -
Doreen Shore 	Paula Wilcox 	Recurring 	TBC
Crystal Torres 	Demi Lovato 	Regular 	Episode 1 -
Dee Horton 	Amanda Holden 	Regular 	Episode 2 -
Matt Horton 	Dean Andrews 	Regular 	Episode 4 -
Emily 'Skye Horton	Emmer Kenney 	Regular 	Episode 1 -
Mikey Horton 	Sam Webber 	Regular 	Episode 3 -
DC Rachel Woodward	Nicola Stephenson	Regular 	Episode 1 -
Rev. Ronald Baker 	David Troughton 	Regular 	Episode 5 -
Maureen Baker 	Lin Blakley 	Regular 	Episode 5 -
Veronica Fuller 	Sally Dexter 	Regular 	Episode 6 -
Sonia Patel 	Karen David 	Regular 	Episode 2 -
DC Robbie Eastwood	Dean Andrews 	Regular 	Epsode 2 -
Sandra Jones 	Lesley Sharp 	Regular 	Episode 1 -
Emma Jones 	Kimberley Nixon 	Regular 	Episode 1 -
Eileen Stephenson 	Sue Johnston 	Recurring 	Episode 2 -
Ted Stephenson 	James Greene 	Recurring 	Episode 2 -
Martyn Becker 	Charlie Higson 	Regular 	Episode 2 -
Nikki Willis 	Sarah Parish 	Regular 	Episode 5 -
Holly Willis 	Bibi Lucille 	Regular 	Episode 5 -
Kyle Morris 	Luke Bailey 	Guest; Minor Character	Episode 1 -
Chrissy Burke 	Rachel Leskovac 	Regular 	Episode 4 -
Yvonne Eastwood 	Heather Peace 	Recurring 	TBC
Rhys Whitmore 	Jamie Flatters 	Recurring 	Episode 5 -
Beryl Woodward 	Gemma Jones 	Recurring 	TBC
Josh Reeves 	Jake Mitchell 	Regular 	Episode 4 -
Felicity Weathers 	Jenna Coleman 	Regular 	Episode 5 -
Darcy Ingram 	Sapphire Elia 	Recurring 	Episode 5 -
Naomi Horton 	Lucy-Jo Hudson 	Regular 	Episode 5 -
Lucy Whitmore 	Holly Earl 	Recurring 	Episode 7 -
Sinita Chadasama 	Shelley Conn 	Recurring 	Episode 7 -
Sarah Sinclair 	Jodie Comer 	Recurring, Guest 	Episode 7 -