ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, ɐ ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚ sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðætðə stˈoːɹilˌaɪn kənsˈɜːnɪŋ nˈɛliz pɹˌɑːbəlmˈæɾɪk ɹᵻhˈaʊsɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ wʌz tˈiːdiəs ænd "wʌz pɹˈɑːbəbli ðˈɛn ðætðə nˈeɪʃən ɹˈiːəlaɪzd ðæt ɪts fˈeɪvɹɪt sˈoʊp hæd fˈaɪnəli ɹˈʌn ˌaʊɾəv ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnɪŋ ænd ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl stˈoːɹilˌaɪnz.
In 2003, a reporter suggested that the storyline concerning Nellie's problematic rehousing in 1994 was tedious and "was probably then that the nation realised that its favourite soap had finally run out of entertaining and original storylines.