Classic Coronation Street #3 Save the cobbles residents are whining, whilst Deirdre and Dev are 69ing!

[Chilli pepper 19]

Is anyone else watching this and wishing they'd go back 20 years and start again

 

[Cupid_Stunt]

What’s going on with Janice’s hair? It looks like a thatched roof

 

[eeeee1]

I hadn’t remembered loving Alma as much as I do now. She’s realistic, she’s loyal, she’s kind, she’s cool.

 

[Chip1984]

Just gonna leave this here:

 

[Rockin' Robin]

I'd just like to say what a cracking episode, the Richard Hillman and Duggie senario was. If this were modern Corrie, it would have dragged on for many months, with the characters long outstaying their welcome. I know he has only just begun, but what a fantastic baddie Richard Hillman is.

 

[Whiffy McBiffy]

Classic Corrie at the present time still blows what is produced today out of the water.

I caught an episode of regular Corrie recently and thought WTF. It was utter rubbish!

Corrie really has fallen from grace in modern times.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: soaps work best when they don't get ideas above their station. Corrie was a rich, humorous portrayal of everyday folk on a little cobbled backstreet in Manchester. Sure, there was the occasional Tricky Dicky or Alan Bradley, but they were used sparingly, so when they did come along they were properly shocking. Nowadays the producers/writers seem to think that wall to wall murders and explosions and tragedy are what Joe Public wants.

Scenes like this always put a smile on my face:



No explosions, no murders, no one coming back from the dead. Just a very touching send off for one of the biggest icons of all time

 

[I'veloveditforyears]

I remember during the Richard Hillman years, Gail had a few items from Jigsaw. One evening I came back from a shopping trip in the nearest big city and I showed my Mum my new lilac Jigsaw cardigan. I put Coronation Street on and Gail was wearing the same one! The Jigsaw staff told me after that Gail wore a few of their clothes. I was a fashionable 20 something and I didn't like "sharing" my coveted new cardigan with Gail Platt!

 

[Chip1984]

I can't stop looking at Janice's hair everytime she's on screen. Who the fuck cut that monstrosity??

 

[LennyBriscoe]

Dev finding out the hard way you should never poke the payroll…he was so horrible to Deirdre though, I felt a bit sorry for her.

Still, it’s Coronation Street - everyone will be happy again soon. A place where Sunita doesn’t mention Dougie, Janice doesn’t mention Dennis and in a sum total of about 3 weeks Ashley’s forgiven Maxime’s infidelity and raising a child that might not be is. Makes you all fuzzy inside

 

[Libbylulu]

I can’t believe how much i loathe Karen this time round. In the back of my mind I remembered her as a great character- not so!

 

[I'veloveditforyears]

Peter is a much nicer character now, but physically he definitely grew into his looks. For the last few years I've found him on occasion smoulderingly, but don't find younger Peter at all attractive.

 

[Cupid_Stunt]

However Vicky was only saying out aloud what many thought.

Corrie of now is full of poor characters, storylines and writing.

Even once great characters are nothing more than comedy parodies. Gail, Steve and Birk are three such examples.

I’m not sure if Birk was a typo of Kirk but if it was it’s kind of appropriate for him as he is a berk

 

[loolabelle]

Someone correct me if I’m wrong, did Mike say Ken was 62 when Ken was ribbing him about turning 60?

i think so?!

---

Im still stuck on Hayley being 35!!

 

[I'veloveditforyears]

Gail's purple silk cardigan is from Jigsaw. I had it as well as her lavender Jigsaw one. I was very unimpressed as a chic 20 something to see my latest Jigsaw purchases worn by Gail.

 

[I'veloveditforyears]

Afterwards I remember a When Harry Met Sally moment where Deirdre is all loved up & Dev is looking shocked.

 

[coconochanel]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who finds Richard strangely attractive.

 

[Libbylulu]

I think Alma is a wonderful all rounded character. They need an Alma in today’s Corrie

 

[LennyBriscoe]

I’m slowly catching up and loving how they didn’t even try and hide Julie Hesmondhalgh’s pregnancy. When she ran to get Wayne away from Alex she was literally waddling!

Things I never want to see again:

1. Martin and Sally kissing
2. Gail and Richard kissing
3. Martin in any kind of shorts
4. Fizz

 

[minnieminx88]

The thread title is correct.

Deirdre and Dev are 69ing!

(Have been)



Although Dev doesn't seem too chuffed after he gave Deirdre an Xmas stuffing.

If you have been affected by anything in today’s programme…..

 

[Chip1984]

Fiz 2001: