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Post by anita on May 24, 2018 9:01:53 GMT
I thought the same about the furniture episode. Also did anyone notice the nod to the early days of Corrie last week when the 3 old ladies were in the Rovers drinking milk stout and gossiping. Anyone old enough will remember the days of Ena Sharpness, Minnie Caldwell and Martha Longhirst doing the same. It was Ena Sharples!. Yes even my husband who says he isn't interested in Corrie mentioned the famous 3.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 24, 2018 9:18:37 GMT
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Post by alece10 on May 24, 2018 11:28:08 GMT
I thought the same about the furniture episode. Also did anyone notice the nod to the early days of Corrie last week when the 3 old ladies were in the Rovers drinking milk stout and gossiping. Anyone old enough will remember the days of Ena Sharpness, Minnie Caldwell and Martha Longhirst doing the same. It was Ena Sharples!. Yes even my husband who says he isn't interested in Corrie mentioned the famous 3. I meant Sharples. It's the auto predict on my phone that comes up with these odd names.
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Post by TallPaul on May 24, 2018 13:12:17 GMT
Ryan’s brought a touch of camp to the street... Was our @ryan really on Coronation Street? A cobbled backwater doesn't seem like his natural habitat. Must be the first time anyone has ever remarked that he "brought a touch of camp" to anything.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2018 14:02:41 GMT
Ryan’s brought a touch of camp to the street... Was our @ryan really on Coronation Street? A cobbled backwater doesn't seem like his natural habitat. Must be the first time anyone has ever remarked that he "brought a touch of camp" to anything. Natch.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2018 7:25:31 GMT
Jack P Shepherd last night... Amazing! I suspect there are quite a few of us here who can remember ‘David’ like this: I’ve always loved David’s character, the actor’s throwaway delivery that can make you laugh out loud or wince. He’s refused to be moulded by the scriptwriters over the years, playing David in his own unique way. A stunning performance from him in this storyline... I hope he gains the recognition he deserves.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2018 20:50:26 GMT
Who’d have thought that in the space of just one day (it feels like a very long week) we’d have gone from the sublime to the truly ridiculous...? New depths in Corrie history, putting itself up there with the trash that really is, for the most part, ITV. Sue Cleaver... I can’t help thinking that she should have stayed as dinnerladies’ Big Glenda...
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Post by alece10 on Jun 1, 2018 23:00:49 GMT
I thoroughly enjoyed it. Talk about twists ans turns and Nigel Havers is back.
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Jun 2, 2018 11:26:11 GMT
Post by tonyloco on Jun 2, 2018 11:26:11 GMT
Loved it. So it went panto, who cares, it's the only way out for a panto villain... And who else thinks he was faking it in the body bag I was desperately hoping Phelan would open his eyes and wink as they zipped up the body bag. He would then come back to life during the post-mortem and could reappear in Weatherfield in time for the finals of this year's Strictly Come Dancing!
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Post by alece10 on Jun 2, 2018 13:37:25 GMT
I was thinking it especially when the camera zoomed in on his face. But that storyline can now finally be buried..thank god.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2018 17:06:12 GMT
Loved it. So it went panto, who cares, it's the only way out for a panto villain... And who else thinks he was faking it in the body bag Going by his last words to Eileen, he’d been faking it for quite a while... 😜
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Post by alece10 on Jun 6, 2018 19:46:53 GMT
Back on form with what it does best, comedy. Mondays drug dealer episode was funny by tonight's episode with Sophie Thompson and Nigel Havers was hilarious. Even Steve Mcdonald talking to the baby was funny. A brief reprise until the next drama no doubt.
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Jun 6, 2018 21:14:01 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2018 21:14:01 GMT
Some great comedy dialogue this evening...
A rather nervous Steve to Eileen after she’s been to identify Phelan’s body: How... er, was he?
Eileen, rolling her eyes at Liz: Well he wasn’t very chatty.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2018 20:35:07 GMT
Just caught up with the Monday and Tuesday episodes. Some Corrie comedy gold... and so pleased to see Mary back. Where’s Norris?
So- who wrapped the boys tightly in clingfilm so they could belt each other with blow up bananas?!
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Post by theatreian on Jun 27, 2018 21:23:04 GMT
Think Norris is still supposed to be visiting Emily who is back in the UK visiting someone, probably Freda her neice.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 5:59:32 GMT
Just when you think it’s gone to the dogs, Corrie comes back with a bang...
Episode 2 last night... I was completely gripped by the hospital storyline. For once one of the endless hospital scenes we get now seemed so raw, and it genuinely made me appreciate that huge weight of responsibility that any parent must feel in that situation. I was bowled over by the acting, particularly from Michael Le Vell and Brooke Vincent. I was almost in tears myself...
And then, as if they knew they couldn’t go that far without some light relief, we had Betty’s nook and Liz’s cranny. “Oh hello, Liz... We were just talking about... er... your cranny!” I was howling with laughter.
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Jul 10, 2018 12:22:36 GMT
Post by tonyloco on Jul 10, 2018 12:22:36 GMT
Without taking away from the harrowing hospital scenes last night and the terrific acting of Michael Le Vell and Brooke Vincent, I have to comment on the extraordinary hair-dos that Maria inflicted on Angie and Tracey, both of which came in for much praise, but not from me.
Then to top it off, Liz, the queen of amazing hair styles, arrived at the Rover's to get her job back with her hair in a wonderful state of glory that must have taken the stylists hours to achieve. Now that's really what I call a Barnet!
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Jul 19, 2018 13:49:48 GMT
Post by tonyloco on Jul 19, 2018 13:49:48 GMT
Perhaps it's just me – and don't be afraid to tell me so – but I thought both of last night's two episodes of Coronation Street reached new depths of ineptitude.
The dramatic scenes were distinctly OTT, especially Eva's TV appeal and the scenes with Johnny trying to look after baby Susie and the associated scenes with Jenny and Liz. Also, the apparently more light-hearted scenes with Eileen and Steve and Abi as well as those with Daniel and Sinaid battling with Kathy and Brian over the empty shop seemed just silly, and as for Gemma and Chesney and Henry...words fail me.
Yes, I know. I can always change channels or switch the TV off altogether!
Did other viewers enjoy what happened in Weatherfield last night?
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Post by theatremadness on Jul 19, 2018 16:46:02 GMT
The guy playing Henry, as lovely as I'm sure he is, is one of the worst actors I've ever seen. Why did they bring him back? And give him such awful lines to say?
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Post by alece10 on Jul 19, 2018 16:55:53 GMT
The guy playing Henry, as lovely as I'm sure he is, is one of the worst actors I've ever seen. Why did they bring him back? And give him such awful lines to say? Compared to Dev he is is BAFTA winning.
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Post by tonyloco on Jul 19, 2018 19:34:29 GMT
The new one playing Craig's girlfriend / daughter of the paedophile is having a few problems with her close-up acting as well. The casting department is not in the best of shape at the moment, I fear. Yes, it is ironic that the actor who used to play Steve's twin-brother Andy got sacked for his poor acting and yet Dev has survived all this time. I would also cast a vote for 'Worst Male Actor in a Soap' to the guy who plays Mary's son Jude!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2018 21:38:11 GMT
I’m adding the person who plays Yasmeen to the list of bloody awful actors. Must have trained at the same place as Dev. Does anyone actually speak like that?
And what about the girl who plays Gemma? She is always ridiculously over-loud and over the top.
And while we’re at it, Antony Cotton never knows when to rein it in...
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Post by alece10 on Jul 20, 2018 5:01:35 GMT
I’m adding the person who plays Yasmeen to the list of bloody awful actors. Must have trained at the same place as Dev. Does anyone actually speak like that? And what about the girl who plays Gemma? She is always ridiculously over-loud and over the top. And while we’re at it, Antony Cotton never knows when to rein it in... I love Gemma
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Post by peggysue on Jul 20, 2018 7:55:04 GMT
They need a good clear out. First to go must be Sinead please as she’s really annoying!
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Post by alece10 on Jul 20, 2018 8:09:57 GMT
They need a good clear out. First to go must be Sinead please as she’s really annoying! What! And miss out on her tips on scented candle making?
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Post by alece10 on Aug 6, 2018 18:55:50 GMT
Mary to Adam. "I'm not a snob Adam. I've been to Nandos"
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Post by theatreian on Aug 7, 2018 15:56:22 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2018 15:52:06 GMT
I always wish they would cast someone as Mary's mother but Maureen Lipman is a great addition to the cast. Anyone old enough to remember her as Beattie in the BT adverts may get an idea of how funny this role could be.
Certainly someone coming in and calling Liz out over her skirt lengths or putting Mary in her place will be worth it.
We all know how funny she cqan be so I just hope the writers give her good scripts, hopefully Jonathan Harvey might be involved as he has a good comedy pedigree and wrote some orf Sean's funnier moments.
I seem to recall that one writer used to provide some of Blanche's funny lines but I'm not sure if it was Jonathan or not?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2018 23:58:48 GMT
A few people say Dev is wooden but as he's been in the show nearly 20 years and is the senior Asian character, it wouldn't be that easy to remove him. Lots of other Asian characters have come and gone but Dev always seems to survive so someone must like him.
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Post by alece10 on Aug 9, 2018 5:54:37 GMT
A few people say Dev is wooden but as he's been in the show nearly 20 years and is the senior Asian character, it wouldn't be that easy to remove him. Lots of other Asian characters have come and gone but Dev always seems to survive so someone must like him. Why would it be difficult to remove him? He hasn't had a storyline for years and adds nothing to the programme apart from selling bread in his shop, playing golf and doing dodgy accents.
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