Chancellor was also part of a famed soap opera feud, in her case with Jill Abbott Fenmore (played since 1987 by Jess Walton).

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By last week, public interest in the trial had dwindled, but over the months the case did produce a number of startling allegations and soap opera-like revelations.

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An Irish MP has taken up the case of Coronation Street fans who can no longer watch the soap since it switched channels.

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