Soapstars

Soapstars was a British talent show that aired on ITV from 3rd to 29th September 2001. The series featured thousands of contestants auditioning to be cast as part of a new family—consisting of a mother, father and three teenage children—in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.
==Judging panel==
*Yvon Grace
*Paul de Freitas
*Bill Lyons
==Winners==
*Dee Whitehead (for the role of Maggie Calder)
*Mark Jardine (for the role of Phil Weston)
*Elspeth Brodie (for the role of Lucy Calder)
*Jason Hain (for the role of Craig Calder)
*Ruth Abram (for the role of Jess Weston)
==Notes==
They initially won three month contracts to appear as the Calder family in Emmerdale, beginning in November 2001. Their contracts were later extended, but by August 2002, all the winners had left the show.
Category:Emmerdale spin-offs