Corrie Street Cars taxi up for sale on eBay

(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog October 2015, reposted to this blog with permission.)

Here's a bit of an odd one. There's a car up for sale on eBay which claims it's Les Battersby's taxi he used to drive when he worked at Street Cars in Coronation Street.  Les was a driver with the Corrie cab firm between 2001-2007, according to Corriepedia.

The car is on eBay here - and it comes complete with old scripts from the show, a signed photo of the cast and beer mats from the Rovers Return.

There's no denying the car for sale has the same registration plate as the one used in Coronation Street, and pictured above.  However, the car used in Corrie was smashed up in a car crash on screen in New Year 2002. I'm guessing a stunt car was used in the smash and it could be the original red taxi that's been found in a barn and is now up for sale on the auction site.

The car crash action began when Les, devastated when Janice walked out on him for his best friend Dennis, tried to kill himself inside his taxi. But as exhaust fumes poured into the car, his rambling final words were heard over his radio back in Coronation Street and Dennis Stringer set off across town to find him.

Discovering him still alive, Dennis jumped in the driver's seat and set off to the hospital in a bid to save the life of his love rival. Moments later tragedy struck when a drink-driver slammed into the pair, leaving Dennis with fatal injuries.

You can watch the car in action and see the crash scene we mention above, via the wonders of YouTube:




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No Coronation Street return for Les Battersby

(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog July 2015, reposted to this blog with permission.)

In the last week or so there's been an online petition by a fan of Bruce Jones to get him back onto Coronation Street as Les Battersby.

Coronation Street Producer Steve Frost sacked Bruce Jones from the show in 2007. Bruce was sacked after allegations of a foul-mouthed rant against his Corrie cast mates. In the statement issued by ITV at the time, it said: "The character of Les will not be seen back on screen".

In Bruce Jones' autobiography 'Les Battersby and Me' he claims he was set up by two News of the World journalists after they conned him into discussions about possible work in Dubai. 

A spokeswoman for the soap told the Daily Post: “There are currently no plans to bring back the character of Les Battersby.”



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