"Nolly" is about the (real) British actor Noele Gordon who for 18 years between 1964 and 1981 played motel owner Meg in the long-running soap "Crossroads" Screenwriter Russell T Davies (Doctor Who) and director Peter Hoar have previously collaborated on "It's a sin" and Davies has written one of the best miniseries of the decade "An English Scandal" In the UK, "Coronation street" has been running since 1960, "Home to the Farm" since 1972 and "Eastenders" since 1985.