Soap operas are built on loyalty and routine. Fans tune in every day because they know exactly who they will see. The same faces appear year after year without fail.

From Cilla Black to Sir Ken Dodd and Brian Epstein, Merseyside is the birthplace of many famous faces and influential figures ...

Neil Curtis and Marie Horton tied the knot on Days of Our Lives, Dennis Parlato and Toby Poser exited Guiding Light as Roger ...