Soap stars are probably among the most recognised people on TV with them appearing on the small screen four if not five times a week.
But while many of our favourite Coronation Street, Emmerdale, EastEnders, and Hollyoaks stars are now famed for their characters in the ITV Channel 4, and BBC One soaps, many, if not all, of their careers started elsewhere and at a very young age.
Many made their acting debuts in CITV programme Children's Ward. Debuting its first episode in March 1989, the soap opera for kids was shot in Bolton at the Bolton General Hospital, which is now the Royal Bolton Hospital.
