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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog August 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) Following on from our then and now pictures of the some of the Corrie kids, here we go with some of the classic Corrie cast in pics, then and now.  Enjoy! Audrey Roberts (nee Potter) Norris Cole - although to be fair, the old picture on the left isn't actor Malcolm

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Most years over the past decade, the Downeast Streeters, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, have presented "An Evening With" featuring a Coronation Street actor. They partner with a promoter in Toronto who has invited the star to a British Isles exhibition. The following is a release from the Downeast Streeters regarding this year's show: The DownEast Streeters regret to advise that we will not be

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog April 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) Antony Cotton, who plays Sean Tully, has told We Love Telly magazine in The Mirror that there'll be no gay wedding for Sean and Marcus, as has been rumoured recently. Antony was interviewed about Sean's storyline where he's reunited with son Dylan and ex-boyfriend

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(This post was originally posted by Fat Brenda on the Coronation Street Blog in August 2011, reposted with permission.) I’ve been counseling that Marc all flamin’ weekend after Audrey gave him the brush off for turning up in The Rovers dressed as Marcia. I’ve been trying to help him, honest I have, but I can’t flamin’ understand what the flamin’ hell he’s flamin’ on about! “Shbrenda, shy

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(This post was originally posted by me on the Coronation Street Blog in August 2011.) Last nights episode of Corrie confirmed what many of us expected, that Chesney and Katy's new baby will probably be born around Christmas time. A yuletide birth seems to be a regular occurrence on the cobbles. Rosie Webster, David Platt, the Mallet twins, Nick Tilsly, Ben Watts and Hope Stape have all been born

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(This post was originally posted by Seanie on the Coronation Street Blog in August 2011.) Last week we asked you do you like the Marc/Marcia story line, and, unsurprisingly enough, the readers voted Nay, with blog editor Flaming Nora putting it aptly: "Sadly, a big fat NAY. This just hasn't worked" and I have to agree. This week, we ask you Do You Like Kylie? We can all agree she is a nasty

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With news in this week of Helen Flanagan, who plays Coronation Street's (This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog August 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) Rosie Webster, doing a runner from the set when asked to pose in her undies, we give you this 1975 picture of actress Kathy Jones, who played Tricia Hopkins in Corrie. Kathy tells us at the

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Style award: Julie again for that fab black and red dress. It really did say "banquet" and "take me but not all at once" didn't it! Snidely Whiplash award: Gold Star: Yes, Peter, Frank was being snidey. Idiot award: Peter reckons Frank was an idiot to propose in front of everyone. Um. You did it. And so did Leanne. Pity Party award: Gold Star: Chris won't accept help from anyone except

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(This post was originally posted by Seapenguin on the Coronation Street Blog in August 2011.) I know Marcia's taken a terrible slagging about wigs, teeth, dress sense, you name it, but I have to admit I'm quite gripped by the Mark/Audrey storyline at the moment. I'd go so far as to say I think it's turning into a Coronation Street classic! It's definitely one I'm not going to forget in a

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With Gail and Kylie at war with each other, I thought it might be time to explore Gail's past. How did she come to be an interfering mother-in-law? Was it a personality change or a logical progression over the years? I think that, yes, she grew from an independent and stubborn soul to an Ivy Tilsley clone and it was pretty much inevitable. Read my character study here and find out about the life

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Gail's alone in the house with Kylie while David's away on a training course and the fur most definitely flew. Kylie didn't like him going away especially when he seems to have forgotten her birthday and Gail only paid the merest notice. Everyone seems to be ignoring her so she decides to go on the town with Eva. Now I can see those two as double trouble! I can't see how Kylie would have had

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(This post was originally posted by Scott on the Coronation Street Blog in August 2011.) It's a story as old as time itself.  Boy meets girl.  Girl introduces boy to another girl.  Second girl catches boy in a frock.  First girl flounces off in a huff.  Boy falls for second girl.  Girl falls for boy.  Boy borrows girl's make-up.  Girl criticises boy's choice of underwear.  Girl is blackmailed by

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Without further ado, here's a brief run down of next week's Coronation Street on Canadian Screens: Because Kylie tries to blackmail Audrey with what she knows about Marc, Marc outs Marcia to Audrey's friends and Audrey is embarassed but also shocked at her own reaction. Is this the end for them? Kylie wants forgiveness but it's not forth coming so she takes desperate measures, with David

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Most of the time, I can suspend disbelief. I know that you have to do that for television fiction, they do take liberties. But I just can't imagine that Norris would have been locked in the lavvy all weekend. It was a Friday episode when he was locked in but a Monday episode (originally aired in the UK) when he was let out. Doesn't Roy open the cafe on weekends? Saturdays at least? It always

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With tongue firmly in cheek, here's a little look at some of the Downton Abbey characters from Coronation Street, now that we're getting Season 2 here in Canada.  There's more details of the actors who have worked in both Corrie and Downton Abbey here. The Dowager Countess of Grantham is clearly Corrie's Blanche Hunt in disguise. Head of a family she can no longer control, with an acid tongue

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(This post was originally posted by me on the Coronation Street Blog in September 2011.) Believe it or not, I am enjoying Rosie Webster a lot lately. That's something I never thought I'd say out loud. I'm not sure if it's the writing that's better or Helen Flanagan's deliver that's spot on or a combination of both but Rosie is turning into a cracking character these days. Still vain and shallow,

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(This post was originally posted by Seapenguin on the Coronation Street Blog in August 2011.) Anybody else want to see more of Karl Munro on Coronation Street? One of the main reasons I watch Corrie these days is to see if there's any decent male totty, suitable for the more mature woman of course. Peter Barlow's long been my favourite, swiftly followed by Bill Webster, but coming rapidly up

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(This post was originally posted by Fat Brenda on the Coronation Street Blog in August 2011, reposted with permission.) Someone needs to tell Carla that it isn’t part of the job description to get romantically involved with her business partner! I mean, Paul you can excuse cos she was married to him before he owned it but we’ve had Liam, Tony and now Frank! Nick only got away with it cos he

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog August 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) Can you guess which current Coronation Street actor is pictured here in an old school photograph? If you really want to know who it is and want to find out more about the actor as a boy, there's an interview online here.

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(This post was originally posted by Rachel on the Coronation Street Blog in August 2011.) Rebecca Callard, daughter of Beverley Callard who played Liz, was on ITV's This Morning earlier today talking about her character Ruth, who makes her on screen debut tonight as a fellow prisoner of Fiz Stape. Rebecca said that her character will be "formidable, really interesting, hard and tough," and she

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(This post was originally posted by Seanie on the Coronation Street Blog in August 2011.) This week, I am asking, "Are you a fan of the Marc/Marcia story line?" I thought it a bit bizarre at first, and it's getting worse, unfortunately, I can't stand it to be honest, it's brutal viewing. Firstly, poor Andrew Hall. While he's trying to do a good job, it isn't coming out well (pardon the pun) I

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(This post was originally posted by David (Clinkers) on the Coronation Street Blog in August 2011.) The 'Radio Times' soap supremo Gareth McLean has cast his eye over prison-related storylines in this week's issue. His basic moan is that although the lead up to a character's incarceration can be dramatic, the viewer is then rewarded with dull scenes set in the slammer. A case in point is dear

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog August 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) Ok, taking a deep breath and preparing to write the oddest blog post of the year... Is your dog addicted to Coronation Street?  Oh yes, I really said that. A press release from The Dogs Trust as the UK switches over to digital TV says that: ‘The way digital is

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The best storyline this week, bar none, was the coming together of Julie and Brian and it was every bit as fun as I anticipated. She calls him her Destiny. He's got his head in the clouds around her. Her heart is beating like a trance club and he's beating the pavements trying to keep in shape. For her? Maybe. I don't get the feeling running and Fell climbing were normal passtimes for him.

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Deja Vu award/Self Pity Party award : Steve... unhappy, feeling sorry for himself because he can't have the one he wants, gets drunk, shags Tracy. Repeat. Along with... Living in a Dream World award: Gold Star: Tracy thinking she and Steve could ever be a proper couple. Silver Star: Steve thinking the secret that he slept with Tracy wouldn't get out. Miracle Cure award: Medical Star: David

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog August 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) Simon Gregson, who plays Coronation Street’s Steve McDonald, doesn't often give interviews, and so it's worth pointing out that he's been speaking to Cheshire Life magazine.  It's online here with lots of pictures.   Simon talks about happy domestic life at home

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(This post was originally posted by me on The State of the Street There was a blog post on Coronation Street Blog about whether Marc/Marcia was a good storyline or not. That's not under debate here, but a comment by "ChiaGwen" mentioned Audrey and Dennis as a better pairing and my imagination went wild. Everyone seemed to agree that Andrew Hall was sadly miscast and has been very unconvincing as

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Steve didn't make it out of Number 1 without being seen but he regretted it. And you know, he knows how Tracy feels about him and it didn't do her any favours sleeping with her and then dumping her cold like that. And he wonders why she goes psycho on him! Deirdre is right, Tracy had to work too hard to get him and it was only him rebounding from Becky. He just doesn't think about what's going to

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog August 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) Jo Blakely is the talented artist who creates these wonderful Coronation Street caricatures. She's just done another one, of Marc/Marcia and it's so good it deserved to be blogged. Have a look at more of Jo's work here.

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(This post was originally posted by Chewy on the Coronation Street Blog in April 2011.) All to often I hear people on forums talk about how Kirk is useless, and needs to be axed. I disagree, I love 'Kirkeh', sure he doesn't really have any storylines, but does he need to? He's a loveable loser, and he always has a smile on his face. He's not a bad person in any way, in fact, he's probably the

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(This post was originally posted by me on the Coronation Street Blog in August 2011.) I'm probably going to be in for a load of stick on this one, but I really enjoyed this week's storyline with Becky working at the Bistro, having a fling with Nick, all the aggro with Kylie, David, and Steve and the bittersweet finale when she admitted Nick was right, they weren't really going to work as a

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Without further ado, here's a brief run down of next week's Coronation Street on Canadian Screens: Lloyd struggles with Chris living under his roof but what's a man to do? Fiz struggles with prison life and is shocked when her cellmate offers her something to take the edge off, causing Fiz to change her mind. She makes a deal and applies to have Hope with her after all. But that deal could get

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(This post was originally posted by Fat Brenda on The State of the Street in August 2011, reposted with permission.) Well it looks like Steve has accepted Tracy and poor Amy leaving for London already cos he was out on a date last Friday with one of me friends from Bingo – Beth! She’s a belting lass is Beth and her lovely little lad is an absolute credit to her. He sups down a litre of Coke

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(This post was originally posted by David on the Coronation Street Blog in August 2011.) In what has been a fairly strong week for Corrie, one of the highlights has to be a scene this week with Gail singing along to Katy Perry’s Firework. The whole breakfast scene at the Platt household was stellar but Helen stole the show with her rendition of the song, which was rather fitting song choice

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Charlie Condou, who plays the wonderful Marcus on Coronation Street, is interviewed this week in the fab Inside Soap magazine. He says he'd love to have Marcus and Sean get married with a big, camp do (so would I).  He says: "I think it would be great if they got married. There have been lots of rumours but I'm afraid they're just that at the moment - rumours.  If Sean and Marcus were to get

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Here's another slew of spoilers. Click the link on the character name to find out what's going to happen! Frank and Carla Nick Matt Carter Carla Tracy Craig Charles (Lloyd)

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(This post was originally posted by Rebecca on the Coronation Street Blog in August 2011.) Maybe I'm just forgetful, but I was really confused in last week’s episodes of Coronation Street as to why Sunita didn't get along with her stepdaughter Amber. Hopefully I wasn't the only one. Corrie usually does a really good job of explaining past stories, but as they haven't yet; I thought I'd post this

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog August 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) Charlie Condou, who plays Coronation Street's Marcus Dent, gives a good interview today on fatherhood, on-screen and off. He also responds to Brian Sewell's tabloid anti-gay rant. It's a good read and it's here.

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Corrie fans in the Barrie, Ontario region can look forward to  Tales From The Street,  a live event featuring four former Coronation Street cast members at the Fisher Auditorium at Barrie Central Collegiate on March 27.  The Barrie event features Steve Arnold and Julia Haworth (Claire and Ashley Peacock, together again!), Ken Morely (Reg Holdsworth),  and Nick Cochrane (Andy McDonald). There

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This month seemed to be full of Barlows. James turned out to be a bad seed, Tracy went after Steve once Becky was out of the way and thought she caught him. Peter and Leanne had a loss, seemingly of more than just a baby and the cracks are showing again. Leanne is also contending with having her mother back in her life. In other news, Fiz is nicked due to circumstantial evidence and Gary Windass

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog July 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) Oh, how fickle I am. Just a few months ago I was blogging about how much I hate Tracy Barlow and today, well, kick me, go on, but now I fear I'm warming towards her.  While I still stand by my original hate-filled rant that the woman is damaged goods and needs

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There's a long two part inteview with Corrie producer Phil Collinson over on Digital Spy that's worth a read. Some of it does sound a bit like "spin" but there are some interesting bits, too, about how he sees the immediate future of Coronation Street and his views on things like long term storylines and "issue based" vs "character based". Part one is here and there's a link at the bottom of

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(This post was originally posted by Scott on the Coronation Street Blog in July 2011.) What's that tap-tap-tapping noise?  Why, it's the sound of Rosie Webster's stilettos clattering down the cobbles as she makes a triumphant return to the Street.  Our favourite model-slash-promo girl has been off our screens for a while - apparently holed up in Jason's bedroom, or something - but now she's back

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Thawing out award: Gold Star: Leanne allowed her mum to comfort her after the miscarraige. Silver Star: Roy and Sylvia appear to have had a breakthrough. Jealous much award: Green star: Sean wasn't too keen on Marcus being tipped to be in the adverts with Dylan and not him. Cards on the table award: Gold Star: Carla bared her soul to Peter and he nearly went for it. Dodgey Bank Name: "

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog July 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) There's some lovely interviews today in Inside Soap magazine with members of the Coronation Street cast nominated for an Inside Soap Award this year.  Paula Lane (Kylie Platt) reveals that Jack P Shepherd (David Platt) is really mischevious on set and he draws

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If Leanne hadn't gone off on one, she wouldn't have rowed with Peter who wouldn't have stormed off, leaving her to go running after him and fall down the stairs. I can understand her anger and insecurity about Carla but she did take it a bit too far. She wants it sorted but doesn't want him to talk to Carla and then got all stroppy and said some very uncalled for things. Peter's having wobblies

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Here's some of the younger cast of Coronation Street in a 'then and now' blog post.  Weren't they sweet!? You might also like to see then and now pictures of some of the classic Corrie cast - click here. David Platt Sophie Webster Tyrone Dobbs Rosie Webster Steve McDonald Maria Connor Kirk Sutherland Chesney Battersby-Brown Fiz Stape Schmeichel

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(This post was originally posted by Rachel on the Coronation Street Blog in May, 2011.) Corrie has been lacking in comedy lately, and even though I have enjoyed the slightly darker storylines, such as Becky's rampage and John Stape's downfall, my favourite part of Coronation Street has always been the comedy. That's why I was thrilled to see Brian Packham back on the cobbles this week. His

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(This post was originally posted by me on the Coronation Street Blog in July 2011.) Little by little, Gary's gone closer and closer to the edge. It receded a bit after the tram crash for a few months but lately, he's been careening to the cliff and last night he went over it. If Mikey North doesn't win awards for this storyline, there is no justice. His performance left me breathless and teary

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Commenter "Coronation Street Corner" was hoping we could come up with a picture of Deirdre in her bathrobe and head towel, in our weekly awards post here. Does anyone with hair as short as hers do the towel thing anymore? Do mothers still teach their daughters how to do this? See also: The truth about Deirdre Barlow's belt

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Without further ado, here's a brief run down of next week's Coronation Street on Canadian Screens: Steve's done it again and when Tracy realizes he's backing off, she's outta there, but not before Becky finds out. Becky, heartbroken, has a fling of her own. Steve decides to start a new life by combing through his old "black book". Do not miss the date he has with an old girlfriend on

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(This post was originally posted by me on the Coronation Street Blog in July 2011.) People have been complaining about the crime levels in Weatherfield as though this is a new phenomenon.  Clearly they weren't aware of this recording, in which Julie Goodyear tortures and murders Nancy Sinatra's These Boots Are Made For Walking  Lock her up and throw away the key!

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog July 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) It's time for a quick round up of Corrie stories too small to have made it into a blog post of their own.  And so, without any further ado, here we go with another Coronation Street Chit-Chat.  Current cast Sue Nicholls (Audrey Roberts) helped launch the Together

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There's a Canadian travel agent based out of Halifax called Coronation Travel and they've offered tours in England over the past few years featuring a stop in Manchester and a visit to the ITV Granada Studios to see the Corrie set. This year's tour starts on April 20 and runs to May 1. You can purchase the tour with air included or just the land portion only. They also offer travel insurance.

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog July 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) This absolutely wonderful picture is in today's Mirror magazine to accompany an interview with Kate Ford, who plays Coronation Street's Tracy Barlow.  There's more pics at the website and you must have a look, they're camptastic. But behind the fun pics, Kate gives a

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(This post was originally posted by David on the Coronation Street Blog in July 2011.) This week’s episodes of Corrie so far gave us some of the most emotion scenes we’ve had in a long while. And they were a shining example of just how well Corrie can do drama when the writers put their minds to it. I am of course talking about the scenes involving Leanne and Peter and Sylvia and Roy (although

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog July 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) I’ve been on holiday for the past couple of weeks and missed all the commotion surrounding Corrie. I think the criticism is largely unjustified and I’d refer you to a post here earlier today, because I agree with a lot of what she said. There was one little nugget in

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There's been a huge "storm" of criticism about Coronation Street lately. We've featured a few blog posts about it, the media is having a circus over it, and there's even been defence right from the creators of the show. But this fan is enjoying it. Oh sure, there's characters, actors and storylines I don't like but then, there always is. That's just part of the whole package. I did find that

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(This post was originally posted by me on the Coronation Street Blog in July 2011.) A difficult child was how Sylvia described Roy as a little boy. He went rigid when she tried to cuddle him, even as a baby. He preferred to be in his room instead of being around people. She said it was difficult to love a child like that and he overheard her. You could tell it hurt him but she tried to explain.

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog July 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) ITV's This Morning had Michelle Collins and Phil Collinson on, er, this morning, to answer some of the stories that have appeared in the press recently. Firstly, Stella's accent: Nobody at Coronation Street has a problem with it and it won't be changing. Phil thinks

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog July 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) Jim Shelley is a huge Coronation Street fan. He also writes for the Mirror and as he's such a fan, and has been for years, this is probably worth a read. It's his list of top 10 things that are wrong with Coronation Street. I'm sad to say, as a Corrie fan of over 35

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The Deirdre Barlow CakeFace award goes to Norris Cole who got a well deserved cream cake in the face at the hand of Chesney! Stroppy cow award: Mardy star: Eva really needs an attitude adjustment. Reality check award: Painful star: Becky seems to have had her eyes opened. Blast from the Past award: The first song they played at the birthday party was the old Spice Girls tune. If you will

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Who the flamin' hell does that Cheryl think she is?! "Oooh Lloyd, don't you think yer records will clutter up the house? We're going all minimalist!" I'll tell you what Cheryl love, I'll put me records in't loft if you do the same with yer annoying kid! Sorry loveys but she gets on me wick! Right, who else has been doing me head in? Before I carry on, I have to tell you all that I'm coming off

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Happy 30th Birthday, Leanne and what a birthday present she got, eh? Her mother, who happens to be Stella and who abandoned her when she was a baby, shows up. Leanne's not impressed as you would imagine and Stella was ready to run away. Peter talked them both around but if they make some sort of relationship, it's going to be a steep and rocky road. Oh and I don't know about  you, but a birthday

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(This post was originally posted by Rebecca on the Coronation Street Blog in July 2011.) Further to this post about songs reflecting scenes, how about that lovely bit of Johnny Cash we were just treated to? While Leanne was busy berating Peter because he had the audacity to talk to Carla (and after he'd made her a chilli, too!) Johnny Cash's song "I Walk the Line" was playing in the background.

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(This post was originally posted by Fat Brenda on the Coronation Street Blog in July 2011, reposted with permission.) Dear The Daily Mail, If there’s one thing I’ve noticed on't cobbles at the moment, it’s the disproportionate amount of heterosexuals there are. We’re overrun with ‘em! They hang around in gangs – sometimes in public places like the Red Rec, The Rovers or on the bench outside

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(This post was originally posted by Clinkers (David) on the Coronation Street Blog in July 2011.) It's interesting to read the views of Phil Collinson in respect of current Corrie storylines and character development. From a purely personal view, I was staggered by the rather low quality of one of the scenes broadcast on Friday. The "Deirdre tea party" showdown was one of the worst things I have

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(This post was originally posted by Llewela on the Coronation Street Blog in July 2011.) Corrie has been doing something rather dastardly with that Owen Armstrong just lately. They've been making me like him. Only grudgingly, so far, but still...the starting to like is definitely there. I feel rather strange about this. I have loathed Owen since he first showed up. For months now, almost a year

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(This post was originally posted by Clinkers (David) on the Coronation Street Blog in July 2011.) It's the storyline of the moment that's making me feel a bit weary. The thought of yet another Corrie favourite slopping out in HMP Weatherfield makes my heart sink. It's a well-trodden path of course, thanks to Deirdre and Gail. Yet here we are again, another 'innocent' victim of the atrocities

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Voting has reopened in the National Television Awards where Coronation Street leads the shortlist with four nominations. Canadians CAN vote (I've just done it!) as long as you have a valid email address and it's one vote per address.  Not sure if you can vote more than once with different addresses, but you could try. The categories where you can vote for Corrie are 1) Serial Drama; 2) Serial

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Without further ado, here's a brief run down of next week's Coronation Street on Canadian Screens: Carla and Frank are together but Leanne has an accident with tragic results. Whose shoulder does Peter cry on? Leanne finds comfort from an unexpected source and Peter makes his choice. Tracy moves in on her choice, taking advantage of Steve's vulnerability. Tracy's suspicions of James turn out

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(This post was originally posted by Clinkers (David) on the Coronation Street Blog in July 2011.) A long-forgotten memory was recalled thanks to Flaming Nora and the reminder that "our Nicky" was originally going to be called Daniel. Which got me thinking . . . surely other Corrie characters had alternative (printable) names?  Only last week we learned that poor old Leanne might have been Betty

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog July 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) In Seanie's blog post about Dennis Tanner - Yay or Nay - he posted an interesting fact that had both Sunny Jim and I reaching for the Coronation Street reference books to find out more.  We didn't know that Elsie Tanner was Nick Tilsley's godmother - did you?  Well,

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(This post was originally posted by David on the Coronation Street Blog in July 2011.) What a pickle poor Fiz found herself in last night! Although the storyline involving Fiz’s post-Stape predicament hasn’t been one of my favourites, I have enjoyed the way the legal side of it has played out. I’ve enjoyed seeing DC Redfearn coming in and out over the past few weeks as his investigation has

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(This post was originally posted by me on the Coronation Street Blog in July 2011.) We celebrated his return. We got all misty eyed over his story about his mother, Elsie, and her final days. He's cleaned up, he's off the streets, and he's as cheeky as ever. But, ITV, you need to do something with the character or Philip Lowrie will leave and that will be a crime! Even the little we do see him

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(This post was originally posted by Llewella on the Coronation Street Blog May, 2011, reposted to this blog with permission. And it's a bit late, too. Should have posted this last week!) Well, we’re only a few days into Stella’s reign at the Rovers, and already we’ve seen the first signs of the storyline that will apparently see her revealed as Leanne Barlow’s long-lost mother – probably sooner

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Here's a camera angle that you don't often see. It's the wall that is on the Rosamund Street side of the pub and it's got a window in it, a window that, while maybe it is all the way through to the outside, isn't one I've ever noticed. *And* there's even a little sill under it to hold a vase.  There is a door on the Rosamund Street side which, I assume, comes out from the kitchen but I've not

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I know Christmas has come and gone and so has the New Year but technically, the Christmas season doesn't end until Twelfth Night, January 6 so I couldn't resist posting this photo. I saw it on the Corrie Canuck blog here and they've graciously given me permission to repost it here. Ken Barlow as Santa Claus Father Christmas...Remember that? He took the job to earn a bit more cash to buy wee

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(This post was originally posted by Scott Wilson on the Coronation Street Blog in May, 2011.)With the departure of Rula Lenska, and no sign of Stephanie Beacham’s return on the horizon, there’s a big 1970s sex kitten shaped hole in the Corrie cast.  We need a glamorous woman of a certain age - preferably with extremely large hair - to bring a touch of old-school fabulousness to the cobbles. 

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It's not you, it's me award: Well, yes, it is you. Nosy Nelly award: Gold Star: Sylvia pushed and poked to find out why Roy and Hayley are not producing grandchildren, including trying to get the truth out of Norris and Rita. Pot Stirring award: Iron star: I think it's got to be a tie between Sally mithering Fiz and Tracy spelling the beans to Sylvia. Knight in Shining Armour award: Gold

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(This post was originally posted by Rebecca on the Coronation Street Blog in June 2011.) I'm getting a bit tired of there being no feminine touch at No. 1 Coronation Street (we can't count Tracy). Deirdre's disappeared off our screens and although Ken did say at one point that she was visiting Bev, I'm also quite sure that he mentioned her last night as if she was at home, but we haven't seen

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We've got a new bar manager/landlady What do you think of her? The gossips are out in force, filling in Stella on Steve's background. She probably wonders what she's got herself in for. Maybe Steve's wondering the same thing when Stella moves her fella Karl in. Also, her brokenhearted and very shallow daughter, Eva has moved in as well. Her husband/fella appears to be a layabout too, no job.

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(This post was originally posted by a href="http://twitter.com/fatbrenda">Fat Brenda on the Coronation Street Blog in June 2011, reposted with permission.) So as you all know, Karl's got a job at Streetcars. He came in, took one look at me inner thigh and one whiff of me Yardley Lace eau de flamin' toilette and that was it, he was smitten! I sent him off to find Lloyd and now he sits with me

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It's a Saturday night.  It's New Year's Eve.  Time to kick off your shoes, get a nice hot drink and celebrate with Sally Webster croaking out Never Can Say Goodbye. Sing along!

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(This post was originally posted by Rachel on the Coronation Street Blog in June 2011.) I thought I’d wade in with all this controversy over Stella Price’s/Michelle Collins’ accent. Personally, I don’t think it’s that bad. Yes it could do with a bit of work but at least she’s made the effort to change her voice. Her character shows a lot of promise and seems to be one of the feisty females

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The month started off with a crash and ended with one. There was the crash of a body hitting the hospital carpark, the crash of a sledgehammer on the Barlow table and the crash of a barstool flying through the window of the pub. Poor Fiz is in limbo and facing charges. Becky and Steve's marraige has imploded, much as most of us expected would happen sooner or later. Graeme and Tina's

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(This post was originally posted by Fat Brenda on the Coronation Street Blog in June 2011, reposted with permission.) So as you all know, Karl's got a job at Streetcars. He came in, took one look at me inner thigh and one whiff of me Yardley Lace eau de flamin' toilette and that was it, he was smitten! I sent him off to find Lloyd and now he sits with me every night munching on me Tunnocks and

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Roy's mother, Syliva, is a crusty old cow, with leanings to spiteful and nasty. She and Roy clearly have a contentious history but last night on Coronation Street, we saw a few cracks in her facade. After a few days of battling Becky, dealing with the shock of finding out about Hayley and having her son stand toe to toe against her to defend his wife, we found her sitting in a corner gazing at

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Without further ado, here's a brief run down of next week's Coronation Street on Canadian Screens: Leanne discovers that Stella is her biological mother and isn't very happy about it and Eva is furious. Peter plays peacemaker and Stella is in a hard place. Leanne gets good news but is Peter as happy as he makes out? The charity auction is a success but the cash isn't enough to get a deposit on

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(This post was originally posted by Seanie on the Coronation Street Blog in June 2011.) Did anyone else notice Dennis Tanner's line from last night? "I'm not ready for the knacker yard yet." I just had to smile when I heard it, and I got the picture in my head of Elsie examining herself in the mirror some 50 years ago. It's lovely the way the writers are putting in these little nods to the

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(This post was originally posted by Seanie on the Coronation Street Blog in June 2011.) This week, the focus is on the Price family. There has been a lot of focus on Michelle Collins aka Stella Price's bad Northern accent, but since I'm not from the North, I can't made a judgement on it, is it really bad? Then there's the daughter, who hasn't made a big impression on me, unfortunately. She

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(This post was originally posted by Fat Brenda on the Coronation Street Blog May, 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) I'm still hungover after going to Becky's party last week, it was a belting do! She even managed to get some of the attractions from the travelling Freak Show, that have set up camp on the Red Rec, to go! She spent most of the night with her head stuck to the lap of the

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(This post was originally posted by David on the Coronation Street Blog in June 2011.) Amidst the nonsense with Becky wreaking more havoc and Antony Cotton's "acting" like a concerned father during last night's visit to the street was Roy and Haley and their attempts to conceal the truth about Hayley from Sylvia. The truth about Hayley's past coming out to Sylvia was something I was both

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog May 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) Comments left on this blog post have proved intriguing as to the truth behind Leanne Battersby's real mum and I thought it deserved a blog post all of its own.  And so, with full credit to http://www.corrie.net/ let's see what we can uncover! If newcomer Stella,

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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog June 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.) Michael Le Vell, who plays Kevin Webster on Coronation Street told Take It Easy magazine that he's hoping for a reunion between Sally and Kev. He told the magazine: "We're hoping so, but it's not going to be in the near future. I love working on the Webster set, so

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(This post was originally posted by Craig on the Coronation Street Blog in April 2011.) As you know,  we're getting a trio of new characters to take over behind the bar of the Rovers! A brand spanking new couple Stella and Karl has joined the Street, played by former Eastenders actress Michelle Collins and Taggart star John Michie. Steve McDonald  employed Stella as his new bar manager, and

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(This post was originally posted by me on the Coronation Street Blog in June 2011.) There's a nice interview in the Mirror today with Charlie Condou who plays Marcus Dent on Coronation Street. Marcus has returned to our screens and I'm very chuffed that he's back. He's reunited with his ex, Sean Tully and Sean has had to take on caring for his son with Violet, Dylan, while Violet recovers from a

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(This post was originally posted by David on the Coronation Street Blog in May, 2011.) Okay, I’ll admit it – I actually like James Cunningham (and it's not just because his hair can rival that of Rita, Audrey and Claudia combined in the 'who's got the biggest hair' contest). I think it has something to do with how posh he is, it just makes me smile how out of place his accent is on the Street.

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Slow burn, big explosion award: Gold Star: Becky. Loyalty award: Gold Star: Kirk and all of Fiz's friends rallying round. Vulture award: Gold star: Mary and Norris and the cookies in court. Pants on Fire award: Flaming star: Fiz must have had pants on fire, she told the cops so many lies at first! Smouldering Star: Dev and Sunita are lying to the Aunties again! Plonker award: Gold star:

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It's Christmas Day, all the best to you, wherever you are! But on Canadian Screens it's still June... Steve didn't expect that Max would be taken from them so it backfired big time. David is going to use the "Steve and Becky bullied you" to try to get Max for Kylie. Did they bully? Sort of but only because Becky was terrified that Kylie would change her mind and take Max back. And Steve roughing

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