Some stereotypical soap conventions are:
- Dramatic Irony
- Long-Running story lines
- All main storylines in soaps usually span over 6-8 months to keep the audience atching, especially if they are particuarly interested in one of the characters.
- Deaths around Christmas
- Every soap usually incorporates some form of death or tragedy around Christmas, this is used in soaps all year round as it makes the viewer feel better about their own lives.
- Unsuccessful marriages
- All marriages in soaps usually end in either divorce or a contraversial story i.e. A murder of huisband/ wife, very few relationships with older cast members last longer than five years.
- Close Encounters
- Ronnie and Michelle from Eastenders, storyline ran for 6 months without Ronnie finding out Michelle was her daughter, eventually finds out then Michelle gets run over.
- Contemporary issues
-Eastenders Referenced the death of Michael Jackson days after his death, filmed new scene to include this in a short time period.
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