Top 20 Brutal Deaths in British Soaps

We can't BELIEVE the way these characters went out! For this list, we're counting down the Top 20 Brutal Deaths in British Soaps. We're looking at shocking departures from all the big hitters - Emmerdale, Corrie, EastEnders, and more. Let us know in the comments which death affected you the most.
Check out these other brilliantly British videos from WMUK:
Top 10 Heartbreaking Deaths in British Soaps - • Top 10 Heartbreaking D...
Top 10 Soap Stars Who Destroyed Their Careers - • Top 10 Soap Stars Who ...
Subscribe for more Brilliantly British Content:
wmojo.com/watchmojouk-subscribe
Challenge friends and family on our multiplayer Trivia!
wmojo.com/trivia
Have Your Idea Become A Video!
wmojo.com/suggest
WatchMojoUK is your source for British Top 10s, covering popular shows like Doctor Who, Strictly Come Dancing, Great British Bake Off, Coronation Street, This Morning, Good Morning Britain, The Graham Norton Show, Sherlock, and more! We also cover the latest in British Movies, Music and Pop Culture - We Top 10 it all!
#soaps #deaths #tragic #shocking #moment

[@WatchMojoUK]

Want more soap drama? How about this spicy clip! 10 Soap Stars Who Got FIRED From their Show kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWfbiWWdbZJkpa8

[@caleclayton1987]

Ronnie and Roxy's death in EastEnders was so creepy

[@marklynn5899]

Totally unforgivable killing them off Gray kills Kush was brutal, Chantelle was tragic - bit like Cameron killed Gennie (Emmerdale)

[@caleclayton1987]

@@marklynn5899 Ronnie and Roxy's death really got to me the most it was so freaky it stuck in my mind for days after

[@LadyLeomon]

Not to mention monumentally stupid 😒😒😒

[@timglennon6814]

Note to oneself. Stay away from Hollyoaks. 🤣

[@katemissfilanpurrmcdevitt]

Don’t go need any of the soaps if you wanna remain alive Xxx😂😂😂

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

Never have don't worry.

[@Brogan_Balfour_Crescent]

For nearly 10 years they've killed off 82% of their characters.

[@ELmayberry]

right 😂😂

[@hawky2k215]

Yeah with that engine flying in airs! Now that is scary shits. Engine is already weight a ton's itself 😅

[@Musicalsfangirl]

It’s strange how emergency services always take their sweet time in soaps.

[@TheSpiciestGinger]

And IRL ...😅

[@yolandasamuels3213]

One of the most tragic deaths has got to be Danielle (Ronnie's daughter in EastEnders). They only just reunited as mother and daughter and then Danielle got run over by Janine Butcher.

[@kweenscourt2870]

That was heartbreaking, I remember I was really rooting for them

[@JayJay-nr2gk]

I remember that then Ronnie and roxi got killed off few years later

[@sarahstu5742]

“ A lightning strike” I can’t with British soaps 😂

[@tforceraven]

You should watch some telenovelas. They are pretty ridiculous in the best way.

[@trinaq]

I'll always remember the tram crash in Coronation Street. It was such a dramatic event, that I was on tender hooks waiting to see which characters would be tragically killed off.

[@JonoPS]

Yep, was gutted when they killed off Ashley Peacock.

[@12thMandalorian]

wasnt it considered as a dreadful episode due to the CGI?

[@leoparkes7536]

@@12thMandalorian Not really, in fact it won awards. The CGI wasn’t necessarily the best part of the episode, and of course special effects don’t age particularly well. But the suddenness of the disaster and the numerous dramas intertwined with the carnage made for compelling viewing 🙌

[@phippskat]

*tenterhooks lol

[@WatchMojoUK]

It was a game changer!

[@charlesschofield4018]

The Barry Evans murder is an EastEnders story-line ruined by a bad ending. Because if Janine really was convicted of killing Barry, Frank would've believe the whole thing.

[@millerhxc]

It still hurts that both Rita Simons and Samantha Janus/Womack will never return to Eastenders.

[@davidatkins5004]

No mention of Trevor Jordache on Brookside. That was one of the most dramatic deaths ever and the fallout went on for years.

[@powerspyin1games]

Trisha Dingle's death on New Years Day 2004 should've been here. Part of The Woolpack fell onto her during the first storm.

[@ThatAlienGamer936]

Don't watch the soaps anymore but I can't help but watch a list of most brutal soap deaths. 😂

[@marklynn5899]

*_Coronation Street_* - Andy Carver, Kylie Platt *_EastEnders_* - beloved sisters Ronnie & Roxy 💔 (unforgivable), Shirley's friend: Heather, Michael Moon, Gray kills Kush (🚇) and Chantelle (dishwasher), Bradley *_Emmerdale_* - Emma kills James, Cameron Murray kills Carl and Gennie (tragic), Kyle kills Al Chapman (new Bobby Beale), Meena kills Leanna

[@genreproductions2706]

Again with the soaps, if there is any brutal death in anything it’s Numberjacks. Cause of death, being underrated by the soaps themselves until they are completely forgotten by BBC entirely. In my opinion they can either make a comeback on Ceebeebies or be turned into a horror movie by Rhys Frake Waterfield.

[@sazfretz1945]

I doubt this will get made but I would like to suggest 10/20 over the top Murders on "Midsomer Murders. "

[@WatchMojoUK]

could be fun!

[@tonymil7319]

I reckon that would be a great idea.

[@WakaWaka2468]

Steve Owen was the last great character to be introduced to Eastenders. They still haven't replaced him 20 years later.

[@charlotte241000]

Biggest mistake the show has ever made killing him off

[@JayJay-nr2gk]

Think be bit hard to bring back Steve as he blew up and u saw it unlike fatboy fatboy could have escaped

[@richardsharpe2966]

I can remember when Ernest Bishop was shot dead in Coronation Street in 1978

[@tonymil7319]

How old are you then?

[@gemmarose6328]

What about Ashley peacock on Corrie he was crushed by the viaduct trying to save his friends

[@PrincessofPower84]

And he saved Peter and Nick. What a waste. 🤦‍♀️

[@fieldysgrl98]

Uk soaps are so much better than US soaps.

[@maxsredditreadingclub8353]

agreed

[@victorvance2573]

This video makes it look as British soaps have more deaths like The Walking Dead, The Sopranos or Sons of Anarchy!

[@evelynwilson1566]

Holly Bartons death was the most resonant of the ones shown here. It was a surprise, yet completely believable, it hariened back to the old days of soaps with no serial killers, or annual disasters. I remember the death of Damon Grant in Damonand Debbie, the Brookie spin off. What r3ally touched me was a scene in Brookside where a young policeman approached the house and his workmate who lived in the Close offered to do the terrible job for him but he refused , saying he had to get used to it. If i recall Damon's Mum Sheila was watching this exchange and realised what had happened.

[@chadyepipia8383]

How about uploading top 20 Soap characters that changed personality over the years like bad to good or trouble to loveable loser and comic. Billy Mitchell, Barry Evans, Minty Peterson, Stuart Highway, Terry Raymond, Jay brown, Butch Dingle and many more please. Include Honourable mention as well. I always love them.

[@wojtek1765]

2010 was a great year for soaps we had the tram crash and the Bradley moment I remember watching both Live in and talking about it in school, the next day and everybody else was, it seemed like Soaps are a bit bigger than I stop watching them years ago. I tried to get into EastEnders a couple of years ago but I just couldn’t get back into it.

[@thomsboys77]

And Phil Mitchell on crack

[@PeaveyPV20]

Same here, the soaps have declined big time over the past 3-4 year

[@ellegeorgia98]

I used to watch Corrie and emmerdale with my family all the time but we gradually went off emmerdale and don’t think we’ve watched any Corrie since Kylie died, we then went on to hollyoaks but stopped watching that last year as well 😅😅

[@shyguy9129]

The thing is if something is falling towards you then you ain't going to stand there and scream lol your going to run for your life😂😂

[@livesteam125]

Nowadays the death of a soap character is a result of an actor exiting a soap declining in quailty continuously...

[@brucedanton3669]

This is interesting of course; but of course there have been other soaps in the past like Brookside, Crossroads, Eldorado and so on too though. Thank you!

[@brucedanton3669]

Thank you there for the highlight so then too of course!

[@101Waylander]

I never watch soaps, they’re boring. But seeing these clips, they are hilarious.

[@example2844]

Barry down at 19? Thought that would have at least been top 10!

[@marklynn5899]

Gray Atkins killing Kush 🚇 or even Chantelle As for Emmerdale, Meena kills Leanna and Cameron kills Gennie and Carl King

[@r4h4al]

They missed out Phelan & Dirty Den's death.

[@WatchMojoUK]

Phelan's was a brutal one for sure

[@CamCam-mq6ji]

I love the voice on these ones

[@hayleycooper6779]

For me Tiffanys death in Eastenders sticks with me! I think it was the donk noise she made as she hit the pavement nasty! Xx

[@marklynn5899]

Gray kills Kush 🚇, or even wife Chantelle

[@MsTeo91]

I remember being 8/9 years old and being upset for weeks when Tiffany died

[@nebbynetwork2089]

Eastenders really did have some brutal deaths Also that breeda death tho

[@stephanielloyd4053]

Anyone remember that character in EastEnders i think called Mathew? I think he was played by Lilly Allens brother possibly, and he had serious mental issues. 🤔 It got dark.

[@sharonpaterson788]

Matthew name in real life is called Joe ablson not Alfie Allen

[@gezatherton1071]

Some of these are so over the top!

[@nickbamber1232]

My 20 Brutal deaths in the saops 1 Archie Mitchell 2 Tina Mclntyre 3 Roxy and Ronnie Mitchell 4 Peggy Mitchell 5 Kylie platt 6 Pat Butcher 7 Aidan Connor 8 Den Watts 9 Dot Branning 10. Nick cotton 11 Jim Branning 12 Bradley Branning 13 Derck Branning 14 Tiffany Mitchell 15 Hayley cropper 16. Tiffany Mitchell 17 Mel Owen 18 Frank Butcher 19 Steve Owen 20 Wellard

[@nickbamber1232]

Harriet Finch Liv Dingle Faith Dingle

[@TheSpiciestGinger]

Jack P Shepherd acted his ASS OFF when Kylie died....shit gives me the shivers it was so well delivered

[@sarahwatkins4520]

I nearly cried during Liv's death 😭 And the showdown between Cain and Al was good.

[@Bills471]

Leanna cavannah in emmerdale should of been here.

[@JonoPS]

Richard Hillman was the boss.

[@nicolemelnyk152]

Yes

[@andrewcollins4089]

Janine didn’t kill Barry, she just didn’t save him😂

[@jaychamberlain5551]

Can I add a 21, Kirsten McAskill, happy valley, after putting over Lewis for speeding, she hears noise Corning for the back of the van, Lewis’s partner (tommy) was at the seen when Kirsten when to get the van keys, Tommy the reverses the vehicle he was in into the van and into Kirsten, then running her over, multiple times

[@lunalovegoodwitch]

Interesting video but on the first video when he said it was 2002 how come there was a little title underneath the video saying 1985 or something like that

[@runwaygirl2030]

Here are my Top 10's: Top 10 Memorable McQueen characters on Hollyoaks. Top 10 Outfits on Hollyoaks we all Want.

[@robinmabbott7334]

Ive become aware of a rumour circulating around that the people in these soaps actually get paid for doing it

[@Lostinabook]

That's just it, though, I do not think Fatboy is dead.

[@yolandasamuels3213]

When Dot died, there was a card saying "I'll never forget you Mrs B., Arthur.". Arthur is Fatboy's first name and he used to call Dot Mrs B., so it does make you wonder if there's a possibility that he's still alive (bearing in mind that we never actually saw his dead body).

[@leoburton7702]

3:04 Stacey wasn’t Bradley’s fiancé she was his wife

[@hugothepinkcat]

What is it with British soaps and exploring cars?!

[@slaterchest7153]

I think Liv's death was more traumatizing than Harriet's.

[@Rhianalanthula]

Thank you for reminding me why I don't watch soaps

[@hawky2k215]

The toughest character is Ste Hay! How many times he's almost died! 😅😅🤦‍♂

[@spacejam8765]

Everyone remembers tricky dicky, Richard from coronation street.

[@nicolemelnyk152]

I'm sorry the Richard Hillman storyline was the best one yet

[@BethGoth15]

How can anyone FORGET Richard? I was terrified of him as a kid

[@TheSpiciestGinger]

The val death mode no sense 😂😅if she could free her hand to lift a lighter and a ciggie she could have punched that shard of glass as it came down ...

[@RedPower2008]

2:58 He didn’t lose his footing, he threw himself off. (my opinion)

[@__toad]

i don't even live in the UK, i just think soaps are funny 😅

[@RealShadowfiend180x]

How was shadrachs death not in here or micks from Christmas day 2022

[@geneastley7230]

What about Kush's death? Pushed in front of a train😬

[@annieclegg4176]

worst for me was defo callum kane on hollyoaks stabbed by a samurai sword 🫠

[@saffronthurkettle6795]

There have been a lot of brutal deaths in soaps

[@stephaniemaginnes5211]

l will never understand why in Corrie when Molly saw the tram crash off the bridge and coming towards her why she chose to run back in to the shop instead of run away from it

[@PeaveyPV20]

Was glad to see the back of barry evans, was such a mug in the end the way janine conned him

[@roxydalqs]

I was so sad when Liv died

[@ThisIsMyRodrick]

Number 3, what the hell? that is so unrealistic and almost impossible 😂

[@TheSpiciestGinger]

Again Sarah in Hollyoaks death made no sense surely if Lydia knew her gf was gonna die she'd have cuddled her then pulled cord on her own parachute and fallen to safety? 😅

[@michellehoward8763]

Yes it was

[@ryaneugenepeck]

4:43 Brits call it a crowbar also? This US/UK thing may just work out.

[@disneydaniel3163]

It got to violent

[@djwalkerfemaledj]

No Max from Hollyoaks

[@Martin.chapman]

Crazy max lost all he's kids on top of the Vic

[@bambiesdoomsday]

Are we seriously forgetting Richard Hillman’s death

[@jameslappin9896]

Bwadley Bwanning

[@JustJames83]

Stay away from scaffolding

[@CamCam-mq6ji]

10:00. They killed the _baby?_

[@BigFanOfManyThings]

I watch hollyoaks for ages and then leave it for a bit, only to come back a few months later and there’s been 3 marriages, 4 affairs, 6 new characters, a major disaster, and explosion, a serial killer and 10 deaths and leaves 😂

[@kareenagunn1396]

Steve owens death as i like martin kemp

[@sophiegeorge2816]

I stopped watching soaps years ago and I don’t miss them and I couldn’t tell you what is going on From what I’ve read the storylines are getting more outlandish and they will lose more viewers

[@corriearcade60]

jim latimer killing sharon crosswaite was brutal orTrssh desth in 1973

[@TheSpiciestGinger]

Hollyoaks axing 20 actors so it's only gonna get more ....tragic 😅

[@katemissfilanpurrmcdevitt]

Lessons learned don’t live in Emmerdale farm Wethersfield Hollyoaks and Walford LOL Xx😂😂😂

[@kayleeproctereastendersmor3678]

With fat boy we never saw his body

[@josephnewsome2935]

What’s wrong with these soaps killing of characters in the most brutal ways

[@barrygreen5782]

Apparently Fatboy isn't dead

[@azhyl84]

Bwutal xD

[@sharonpaterson788]

We all know Fatboy isnt dead

[@JayJay-nr2gk]

I dont think fatboy is dead

[@danielwilliamson6180]

Val Pollard was a horrible character.

[@padiedo7213]

NO I DON'T AGREE !!

[@davidlance5310]

#9 was hollyoaks basically desperate to try & be relevant with all the more popular tv shows going on at the time. The shot of the vehicles missing that kid was clearly supposed to look like something out of a Breaking Bad season finale

[@bronwynroberts860]

Hollyoaks is the one reason why I don’t watch British Soaps.

[@Zedekiah_Samuel_Tily_2021]

Can't stand voice over guys voice

[@hironogirlno.1013]

Wish they'd get rid of this video's voice over guy. He puts me right off watching 😝

[@davidfoster8318]

Yeah, they should absolutely fire him-or better yet, KILL HIM-just because you don't like his voice. Better still, put the subtitles on, put the sound to mute and get over it.