(This post was originally posted by Stevie Dawson on the Coronation Street Blog in March 2013.)
We all know that trying to talk sense into Kirsty Soames is like buying a return ticket on a Weatherfield tram – pointless. And as Tyrone’s court case nears its conclusion and nutcase Kirsty sees her web of lies begin to unravel, Corrie fans, foaming at the mouth at the prospect of ‘comeuppance’ teeter dangerously close to the edge of their seats.
Sporting a corker of a fat lip, yesterday we were left with Julie in no doubt whatsoever that she’d got things badly wrong, and Kirsty was indeed the tormented lovechild of Mike Tyson and Fatima Whitbread (lovely couple).
Sporting a corker of a fat lip, yesterday we were left with Julie in no doubt whatsoever that she’d got things badly wrong, and Kirsty was indeed the tormented lovechild of Mike Tyson and Fatima Whitbread (lovely couple).
Twitter has been ablaze, once again, with posters demanding the release of Tyrone, who now follows in the footsteps of Deirdre Barlow, Gail MacIntyre and Nelson Mandela as he fights for his freedom. I feel a song coming on…
So what is it that captures the public’s imagination so much when these storylines occur? Are we looking for any glimmer of excitement in our mundane, recession-ridden lives, do we use Corrie as a bit of escapism after a hard day at the benefits office, or do we really care for these characters having seen people like Tyrone, played by man-god Alan Halsall, grow up in front of our eyes?
The truth is, probably a bit of each. In the real world, Kirsty wouldn’t have got this far without being rumbled. Soap writers have a certain amount of space with which to detach us from reality and so these storylines go on much longer than they ought to. Because of this, we become immersed in the story and before you know it we’re standing outside Granada Studios like crazed animals demanding an imaginary person’s pretend release from fake prison.
The truth is, probably a bit of each. In the real world, Kirsty wouldn’t have got this far without being rumbled. Soap writers have a certain amount of space with which to detach us from reality and so these storylines go on much longer than they ought to. Because of this, we become immersed in the story and before you know it we’re standing outside Granada Studios like crazed animals demanding an imaginary person’s pretend release from fake prison.
But that’s ok. Corrie wouldn’t have lasted this long without the full and loving support of fans like us.
But one word of advice, if the writers at Coronation Street even THINK of putting Rita back behind bars, I’ll be on that train to Manchester and outside those studios like a rat up a drainpipe.
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