(This post was originally posted by Graeme N on the Coronation Street Blog in September 2013.)There just aren't enough Webster women in Coronation Street today. And no, before you say it, I'm not championing the return of the vacuous Miss Rosie! I've long thought the arrival of Kevin's barely mentioned sister, Debbie, would be good for the diminishing Webster clan.
Debbie, played by the talented Sue Devaney, only appeared in Corrie as a regular character for a short time back in the mid 1980s. I always thought it was a shame that the original trio of Bill, Kevin and Debbie didn't last longer together, but I think they suffered from issues present at the time. Coronation Street, then as now, was in a period of flux and transition. Many of the traditional old guard had departed and the powers that be were desperately trying to rescue the situation with a host of new characters.
Sadly Bill and Debbie soon left for Southampton to be replaced by the equally short lived Clayton family. Remember them? No, me neither. While Bill Webster has dipped in and out of Weatherfield life ever since, we have never had the pleasure of seeing Debbie again. From memory (well, DVDs at least) Debbie was bright, sharp and headstrong. She worked in Jim's Cafe for a time, dated unsuitable men on motorbikes and often got the better of her brother. I guess she was a kind of a precursor to the likes of Angie Freeman who would follow on later (another character I would love to see again).
The current crop of middle aged Corrie ladies are severely lacking in many respects. They all seem to be falling for dubious men, making rash, stupid decisions or having complete personality transformations - yes, I mean you Gail Potter as was! What we need is a bright, successful and sassy, mature Corrie woman. Could that be Debbie Webster?
She might be able to talk some sense into Sally, as well as taking the rise out of her when she gets above herself (garden party? purlease!) And she might be able to liven up her old before her time niece, the holier than thou Sophie. She would also be someone for Sal to go into business with, seeing as how inept Gail has become of late.So what do you think? Would you like to see Debbie Webster make a reappearance in Weatherfield?
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Absolutely!!!!!! I remember liking her character back in the day, and I can see where she would be an asset, particularly with Sally, as you pointed out.
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