There was a documentary made by the BBC about gender reassignment that followed an individual’s story. It is currently available on the iPlayer. I would say that the documentary and the coronation street storyline was the first a lot of people even knew that this situation existed.
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If I remember correctly the trans community were mixed at the time. Obviously very happy that the story was being covered but would have preferred if a trans actor would have played Hayley and not a female acting the role.
Her finest hour was when she climbed up a tree, and became an eco warrior, to save the Red Rec!
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How many trans actors were around in 1998?
None that I know of.
Julie Hesmondhalgh did a brilliant job as Hayley.
I think hiring an actual trans actor would have been too much for the public to endear to. I actually can't believe the things being said about Hayley being allowed to air in prime time hours, it honestly is really gross and shocking.
Julie H was a good stop gap to get more people on side. Things have changed now and trans actors do play trans characters, progress takes time!
I didn’t know that, that’s so sad. I find it difficult to put myself back to that time period and think what it would have been like then. I think in a lot of ways we haven’t progressed much at all but to think how powerful that storyline was and how groundbreaking it must have been, the reaction must have been huge.
Was Brookside still on at that time? Obviously they were groundbreaking with the first gay kiss and the brother/sister relationship but I can’t remember if Roy and Hayley’s storyline was ever seen as a shocking story to beat the other soaps in the ratings?
Brookside ended in 2003 so yes it was still on during the time we’re in for Classic Corrie (April 1999). That incest storyline (in my opinion) was done just for controversy’s sake. I don’t think many people were singing it’s praises at the time. Also the kiss in Brookie was the first lesbian kiss (not gay kiss overall) in a soap. The first gay kiss (between 2 men) was in Eastenders in the late 80s
Apologies, Barry and Colin were a bit before my time but I had heard about them - I went to write ‘lesbian’ then thought that was wrong for some reason!
People really do need to stop viewing archive programmes with modern day attitudes.
The world was a different place back in 1998.
If people are offended by how the world was in the past, then dont watch programmes that were made in years gone by.
Thankfully we live in the modern day so can judge the past without rose tinted glasses fogging up the view, and sorry not sorry, what was commonplace thinking back then is now offensive.
I felt the same watching other scenes from the Classic soaps. So much prejudice and bigotry. I'm glad things changed.
Even the way they talk about woman - not just people like Mike and Jack. All expecting woman to have their teas ready and best lingerie in when they get in from a hard day of having a 2 hour liquid lunch at the Rovers.
'Ooooh Sally, I'M BACK!'
The man’s an icon! (
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I had been resisting the urge to find out who was scamming Mike and this was a proper shock! Ooooo he is a slimy bastard!
'Ooooh Sally, I'M BACK!!!'
(I wonder if he still has his UFO poster up in his bedroom? LOL!!!)
Actual footage from Greg’s welcome back party at the Rovers
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