Soap Fever is a British

United Kingdom

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 television Entertainment

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 programme on ITV2

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 presented by Liza Tarbuck

Liza Tarbuck

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, Denise Welch

Denise Welch

Jacqueline Denise Healy is an English actress, dancer and television presenter.-Early life:Denise Welch was born in Ebchester, County Durham, to father Vin and mother Ann and has a younger sister Debbie...

, Emma Kennedy

Emma Kennedy

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, Jenny Powell

Jenny Powell

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 and towards the end of its run Fiona Phillips

Fiona Phillips

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 and Penny Smith

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Each week the show would feature soap recaps and previews, news, competitions plus each week an exclusive interview with a top soap star or stars.

The show was broadcast on Sunday nights usually at 6:30pm (6:00pm towards the end of its run).It was written by Karl Lucas

Karl Lucas

Karl Lucas is an English comedian, actor and writer, who has written for and appeared in a number of television, music videos and radio comedy programmes, as well as various theatre productions....

who also co-starred on the show and presented features.