ITV love an off the wall idea, and this concept of having a soap combined with a comedy programme that showed the 'writers' writing it was their big idea of 2008.Sadly for them, much like a few of their big ideas, it didn't pan out, and the 'writers writing bit' ended up being the more successful.Because it's so ridiculed in the other show this soap always felt more 'Acorn Antiques' than 'Emmerdale' but it's mildly entertaining stuff, if only to make us think "why doesn't Martine McCutchen get more work?".We'll file this in the 'nice idea that failed' pile.

This programme is brilliant. It is like a British version of The O.C. The young actors are amazing. Ed Speleers who we should know as the main lead in the film Eragon, Hannah Lederer Alton who is Helen Lederer (the famous comedians) daughter, Christian Cook famous from "Where the heart is" and Laura Greenwood famous from murder programmes such as Messiah and the murderer in Prime Suspect. There are also the famous adults who of course play there characters well. Martine McCutcheon from Eastenders and Miss Marple and she also had an album out, Jason Donovan famous from being in Neighbours, going out with Kylie Minouge, his lead in Joseph and the technicolour dreamcoat and I'm a celebrity get me outta here, Susie Amy from footballers wives and Johnny Brigs famous for being Mike Baldwin on the t.v soap Coronation Street. Altogether a fantastic soap! AMAZING!

Echo Beach is a totally original idea for a soap. I find it quite addictive. It is a soap within a soap connecting with Moving Wallpaper, the things said in moving wallpaper appear in the soap, so you see the reason for everything that happens. I feel this is a great attempt as a soap as it appeals to a young and old audience. It is much edgier than your Eastenders and Corination Street. I will be a loyal fan of this show for a long long time. There is plenty of eye-candy in the soap. It has a a great soundtrack with new music. I think this will be a great soap.

The IMDb page seems to make no mention of the connection to its parent show Moving Wallpaper - so I'll do so here.Echo Beach is a show within a show - it's the corny Cornish soap opera, the production of which Moving Wallpaper, a comedy drama, shows us.If the lines are cheesy, if the characters are predictable, and if the show seems to be overtly grabbing for soap awards that's because it is meant to be exactly that! The inclusion of a token ethnic character, Narinda, and the selection of that pink dress are also shown in the first episode of Moving Wallpaper.This show should be viewed in the same frame of mind as When The Whistle Blows within Extras - although we do at least get to see Echo Beach in isolation.Great fun - we need more TV like this; different, fresh, inventive.