God, I didn’t realise what a strong memory I had of this whole storyline until I read this! At the time I remember feeling uncomfortable about the kissing non-consenting Adam Rickitt scene though TBH I think that was more “oh no, Todd! This is stupid!” rather than “this is assault”. I can only imagine what it would feel like to watch the whole thing now. I also remember the scene where Todd got to say goodbye to his dead baby was VERY sad and quite tenderly done. But god, as this post expertly shows, the whole thing was grim, wasn’t it? No gay characters could live happily even by soap standards (constant dramas and breakups) in those days. Poor Beth Jordache died behind bars OFF SCREEN (I was living in Berlin that summer trying to find a job and practice German - I was half way through my German degree - and one of my best friends wrote me a letter to inform me of this dramatic and important news). What an insult!
God, I didn’t realise what a strong memory I had of this whole storyline until I read this! At the time I remember feeling uncomfortable about the kissing non-consenting Adam Rickitt scene though TBH I think that was more “oh no, Todd! This is stupid!” rather than “this is assault”. I can only imagine what it would feel like to watch the whole thing now. I also remember the scene where Todd got to say goodbye to his dead baby was VERY sad and quite tenderly done. But god, as this post expertly shows, the whole thing was grim, wasn’t it? No gay characters could live happily even by soap standards (constant dramas and breakups) in those days. Poor Beth Jordache died behind bars OFF SCREEN (I was living in Berlin that summer trying to find a job and practice German - I was half way through my German degree - and one of my best friends wrote me a letter to inform me of this dramatic and important news). What an insult!