Coronation Street

no affence but all the years i have been watching beacky has been in it and i cant imagen corrie with out her please can you just tell me if she is going to come back?
thank-you

Good old Corrie may have it's fair share of cringeworthy moments, but oh dear Lord it's hilarious! Unlike other soaps, which are bogged down with complete negativity and depressing storylines, Corrie always manages to raise a smile out of me.

Norris Cole for example- that man is truly genius. Every time he comes on the screen, I can't help but burst out laughing.

Another classic character is Dev Alahan- hilarious but unbearably slimey sometimes (anyone remember him and Diedre?) I know I should be ashamed of myself, because at the end of the day, I'm 18 years old and really should have better things to do with my evenings than watching Coronation Street- but I just can't help loving it.

I chose a classification of a decent show because it simply is. It is not the best but still, it is not the worst. It tells people about live on Coronation Street and how people act in everyday live. It explore events in real live case sinarios and shows people what other peolpe do in those real live case sinarios. They do it in a way to make people believe that those events can actually happen. They make the events so realistic. The whole set of actors and actresses combine so well and make every scene become so realistic to the public.

Here in Canada with my true Brit ways I look forward to my Corrie every weeknight and sometimes all 5 episodes on Sunday mornings from the week. Like my Nana and my aunties before me I love the show. The characters are real, the story lines are your true soap opera drama, and it's humour and wit are incredible.

Right now Rosie has kissed John, Fiz is worrying that Sally has eyes for John, Liam is jealous of Carla's boy toy Tony, it's just before Jason and Sarah's wedding, Todd is home, David is wondering what to do next to sabatoge everything, Roy and Hayley have returned from camping and Roy asks to escort him with a visit to see Christian, Paul slips away from a run in with his old boss, He owes Leanne money and gets found out by Tyrone and his girlfriend

Has anyone seen Ken and Deidre lately?



I get to take some mummy-alone-time and have a cuppa' .Thanks for a great show!

Keep writing and we'll keep watching!

I like Coronation St at times. It is a good show because it has a mixture of happiness, sadness and comedy! Cilla is the funniest character IMO because she always has her drippy moments. It has a little bit of originality and it has more than just couples splitting up and having affairs or whatever. I mean, Status Quo made a cameo in this soap once, and that plot was really funny. It has its moments of dullness and stupidity, like that tedious Shelly/Charlie storyline. It's like it went on forever!! But still it is decent.



At least it's better than Eastenders. That show is too depressing for me to watch!

Cilla's got bad news but she's keeping it close to her very ample

chest. Les thinks her silence signals some sub-duvet shenanigans with

someone else and he asks The Wonderful Yana if she thinks her mate

Cilla's having an affair. Yana says na-na, she'd know if she was but

that doesn't stop Les and Yana getting cosy in the snug while Cilla's

at home frettin' about stuff. It's their wedding anniversary so Les

throws caution to the wind and lays the table with the good stuff

(lager in glasses, not cans) for an anniversary meal of take-away

Indian and Nat King Cole on CD. An upset Cilla storms upstairs to a

bath and an early night, still not telling Les what's on her mind. We

find out soon enough when Cilla gets the low down from a doc at

th'ospital who tells her she's got skin cancer. Last week it was

called a mole and this week a melanoma that's been sent off for

biopsy. She still doesn't tell anyone and Les and Yana comfort each

other on the sofa with cheap brandy before Les throws Cilla out onto

the street, believing she's back to her old ways and her men. With

nowhere to go, Cilla finally tells Fiz the truth, up in her flat. Becky's mate Slug turns up in the café. He's sort of scruffy, a little

bit whoah, a little bit whay, exactly what you'd expect of a companion

to Becky, being of the male persuasion, in a dirty anorak and with an

odd dog on a lead. Hayley has a word with her about nicking money from

the caff. "I 'avurrnt!" she says. She has. She's nicked twenty quid

but Hayley's words have some sort of effect and Becky manages to

miraculously find a tenner under the fridge in Roy's Rolls and then

another five appears when a customer gives it to her as a tip, or so

she says. Mind you, she starts calling Vera 'Vezza' which would have

landed her a clip round the lug hole if Vera had been younger. Becky

does well in the caff when the Croppers leave her to cope on her own,

she's a bit louder than the customers are used to, a bit more common

and tacky than Roy may like his serving staff to be, but she's doing

okay. "Who're you gonna call? Toast-busters!" she yells as Hayley and

Roy return. She's enthusiastic, you've got to give her that, and

becoming good fun to watch. In the Rovers, the factory girls play darts against the Underworld

bosses (that's Danny and Liam not Don Corleone). At stake in the

match is the factory Christmas rave-up-knees-up and Janice saves the

day when she throws the winning dart. There were grumblings from

across the living room in our house when he who knows about darts -

and indeed has medals to prove it - that the game wasn't played right,

but it looked fine to me. My only connection to darts was a poem I

once wrote about a game with the arrows and I had to stand up to read

it out to a small group on a bleak Saturday morning in an even more

bleak north-east community centre. It was all about bulls' eyes,

bleeding, and the creative writing tutor looked more than a bit

alarmed. But anyway, I digress. Liam consoles brother Paul and tells

him he'll have to dip his hand into his pocket to fork out for festive

fun for the females (and Sean) but Paul tells him that he had two

reasons for wanting the girls to win. The first was to raise staff

morale among the knicker stitchers and t'other was to get one over on

Danny-boy Baldwin. Good point. Speaking of Danny, he found out this week, and about time too, that

Jamie and Frankie were an item, a two-some, a mother and son team in

more ways than one. There's some shouting, some crying and then a

fight in the canal when Danny tried to kill Jamie under the water.

Frankie stands on the bank side like a newbie football fan not knowing

which team to shout for. Is it Danny she wants? Jamie? She shouts out

for Danny but when Jamie doesn't surface from under the water she

realises it's him she really loves. Danny has to go back under the

water to pull Jamie out and Frankie gives her son the kiss of life. Or

was she snogging his face off? Who knows? Driven to the brink of a

mental breakdown, Danny drives himself to the edge of the viaduct,

depressed as can be. And just when you think things can't get any

worse, Warren rings him on the phone all the way from sunny Spain.

"Orwight dad, ah didden gettinter Port Vale. Cushty, buenosh nachos".



Rita returns full of hell from Hungary, gunning for Norris and in a

foul mood. Oh, and did I mention she wasn't best pleased? "A Bread

Roll?" huffs Emily in the Kabin just like Lady Bracknell when Rita

regales her with the tale of the breakfast buffet and how Norris

knocked her out of the way to get to the bread, breaking her foot and

ruining her holiday. Norris has the decency to feel a little alarmed

and somewhat apologetic so nips out to the shops to buy Rita some

trainers, the most comfortable pair of shoes she's ever had, or so she

says. That is, until she finds out they're kids' shoes that light up

each time the shoe hits the ground. It's time Rita put her foot down

with Norris - but each time she does, her shoe lights up pink! Norris

is beside himself with rage when he finds graffiti on the Kabin wall.

He has to have a half of bitter in the pub to numb the pain and is

determined to find out just who the culprit is, wrongly assuming it's

Chesney.



And that's just about that for this week.

Like I have said before, Corrie and East and all the other good British soaps are much better than all the other USA soaps where the actors cannot actually ACT, let alone speak properly. So, when it comes to this soap I bow down to it's knees. Now, this is just a really great show but not as good as Eastenders.

The plots on everyday and the scripts are superb unlike Emmerdale's which is the worst. The Aussie 80s soap Neighbours is just as good as Corrie too. Everyone likes Corrie! Most people like Eastenders instead of Corrie - but welll... I'm bored of Eastenders. Oh **** this I'm going.

Since 1960, Coronation Street has featured many characters, whose popularity with viewers and critics has differed. The original cast was created by Tony Warren, with the characters of Ena Sharples (Violet Carson), Elsie Tanner (Patricia Phoenix) and Annie Walker (Doris Speed) as central figures. These three women remained with the show for 20 years or more, and became archetypes of British soap opera, often being emulated by other serials, with Ena as the street's busybody, battleaxe and self-proclaimed moral voice, Elsie as the tart with a heart, who was constantly hurt by men in the search for true love and Annie Walker, landlady of the Rovers Return Inn, who had delusions of grandeur and saw herself to be better than other residents of Coronation Street.



For a number of years, Coronation Street became known for the portrayal of strong female characters, with characters like Ena Sharples, Annie Walker, Elsie Tanner and Hilda Ogden becoming household names during the 1960s. Tony Warren created a programme that was largely matrifocal, which some commentators put down to the female-dominant environment in which he grew up.



Of the characters in the original episodes, only one remains: Ken Barlow (William Roache). Barlow entered the storyline as a young radical, reflecting the youth of 1960s Britain, where figures like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and the model Twiggy were to reshape the concept of youthful rebellion. Though the rest of the original Barlow family were killed off, Ken has remained the constant link throughout 46 years of Coronation Street.



1964 saw the introduction of Stan and Hilda Ogden, with Hilda (Jean Alexander) becoming one of the most famous British soap characters of all time. In a 1982 poll, Hilda was voted the fourth most recognizable woman in Britain after Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of Wales. Hilda's best-known attributes were her pinny, hair curlers and the "muriel" in her living room with three 'flying' duck ornaments. Hilda Ogden's final episode on 25 December 1987, remains the highest rated episode of Coronation Street ever, with nearly 27 million viewers.



Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear) first appeared in 1966, before becoming a regular in 1970, and would go on to become one of the most famous Corrie characters. Bet stood as the central character of the show from 1987 until departing in 1995, often being dubbed as 'Queen of the Street' by the media, and indeed herself.



Coronation Street and its characters often rely heavily on archetypes, with the characterisation of some its current cast based loosely on past characters. Blanche Hunt (Maggie Jones) embodies the role of the acid-tongued busybody, which was originally held by Ena Sharples. Sally Webster (Sally Whittaker) has grown snobbish, like Annie Walker, while a number of the programme's female characters mirror the vulnerability of Elsie Tanner and Bet Lynch. Other recurring archetypes include the war veteran (Albert Tatlock, Percy Sugden), the bumbling retail manager (Leonard Swindley, Reg Holdsworth, Norris Cole), and the perennial losers (Stan and Hilda Ogden, Jack and Vera Duckworth, and Les Battersby-Brown).



History



1990s



In spite of updated sets and production changes, Coronation Street still received criticism. In 1992, chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Council, Lord Rees-Mogg, criticised the low-representation of ethnic minorities and the programme's portrayal of the cosy familiarity of a bygone era. Some newspapers ran headlines such as 'Coronation Street shuts out blacks' (The Times) and 'Put colour in t'Street' (Daily Mirror). Patrick Stoddart of The Times wrote: "The millions who watch Coronation Street – and who will continue to do so despite Lord Rees-Mogg – know real life when they see it in the most confident and accomplished soap opera television has ever seen". Black and Asian characters had appeared, but it wasn't until 1999 that show featured its first regular non-white family, the Desai family.



New characters Des and Steph Barnes moved into one of the new houses in 1990, being dubbed by the media as 'Yuppies'. Raquel Wolstenhulme (Sarah Lancashire) first appeared in 1991 and went on to become one of the most popular characters. The McDonald family were developed and the fiery relationships between Liz, Jim, Steve and Andy interested viewers Other newcomers were Maud Grimes (Elizabeth Bradley), Roy Cropper (David Neilson), Judy and Gary Mallett, Fred Elliot (John Savident) and Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold). The amount of slapstick and physical humour in storylines increased during the 1990s, with comic characters such as Reg Holdsworth and his water bed.



Storylines in the early part of the decade included: the death of newborn Katie McDonald in 1992, Mike Baldwin's wedding to Alma Sedgewick (Amanda Barrie) in 1992, Tommy Duckworth being sold by his father Terry in 1993, Deirdre Barlow's marriage to Moroccan Samir Rachid, and the rise of Tanya Pooley (Eva Pope) between 1994 and 1995.



In 1997, Brian Park took over as producer, with the idea of promoting young characters as opposed to the older cast. On his first day he axed the characters of Derek Wilton, Don Brennan, Percy Sugden, Bill Webster, Billy Williams and Maureen Holdsworth. Thelma Barlow, who played Derek's wife Mavis, was angered by the sacking of her co-star and resigned, while the production team also lost some of its key writers when Barry Hill, Adele Rose and Julian Roach all resigned.



In line with Park's suggestion, younger characters were introduced: Nick Tilsley was recast, played by Adam Rickitt, single mother Zoe Tattersall first appeared, and the Battersbys moved into No.5. Storylines focussed on tackling 'issues', such as drug dealers, eco-warriors, religious cults and a transsexual. Park quit in 1998, after deciding that he had done what he intended to do; he maintained that his biggest achievement was the introduction of Hayley Patterson (Julie Hesmondhalgh), the first transsexual character in a British soap.



Viewers were alienated by the new-look Coronation Street, and the media voiced disapproval. Having received criticism of being too out of touch, Corrie now struggled to emulate the more modern Brookside and EastEnders. In the Daily Mirror, Victor Lewis-Smith wrote: "Apparently it doesn't matter that this is a first-class soap opera, superbly scripted and flawlessly performed by a seasoned repertory company."



One of Coronation Street's best known storylines took place in 1998, with Deirdre Rachid being wrongfully imprisoned after a relationship with con-man Jon Lindsay. 19 million viewers watched Deirdre being sent to prison, and 'Free the Weatherfield One' campaigns sprung up in a media frenzy. Prime Minister Tony Blair even passed comment on Deirdre's sentencing in Parliament. Deirdre was freed after three weeks, with Granada stating that they had always intended for her to be released, in spite of the media interest.



2000s



On 8 December 2000, the show celebrated its fortieth year by broadcasting a live, hour-long, episode. The Prince of Wales made a cameo in the episode, appearing in a pre-recorded segment as himself in an ITV News bulletin report, presented by Trevor McDonald. Earlier in the year, 13-year old Sarah-Louise Platt (Tina O'Brien) had fallen pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl, Bethany, on June 4. The episode where Gail was told of her daughter's pregnancy being watched by 15 million viewers. The year also saw the programme's first two-hander, between Curly and Raquel Watts.



From 1999-2001, Jane MacNaught was Coronation Street's executive producer, and received harsh criticism from both viewers and critics. In an attempt to compete with EastEnders, issue-led story lines were introduced such as Toyah Battersby's rape, Roy & Hayley Cropper abducting their foster child, Sarah Platt's Internet chat room abduction and Alma Halliwell's death of cervical cancer. Such storylines were unpopular with viewers and ratings dropped and in October 2001, Macnaught was abruptly moved to another Granada department and Carolyn Reynolds took over. Corrie continued to struggle in the ratings, with EastEnders introducing some of its strongest stories. In 2002, Kieran Roberts was appointed as producer and aimed to re-introduce "gentle story lines and humour", after deciding that the Street shouldn't try and compete with other soaps.



In 2002, one of Coronation Street's best-known storylines began, which culminated in 2003. Gail Platt married Richard Hillman (Brian Capron), a financial advisor, who would go on to leave Duggie Ferguson to die, murder his ex-wife Patricia, attempt to murder his mother-in-law, Audrey Roberts, murder Maxine Peacock and attempt to murder Emily Bishop. After confessing to the murder of Maxine and his ex-wife, Hillman attempted to kill Gail, her children Sarah and David, and her grand-daughter Bethany, by driving them into a canal. The storyline received wide press attention, and viewing figures peaked at 19.4 million, with Hillman dubbed a "serial killer" by the media.



Todd Grimshaw began to question his sexuality in 2003, becoming Corrie's first regular homosexual character, after years of criticism about non-representation. The character of Karen McDonald (Suranne Jones) was developed, with her fiery marriage to Steve and warring with Tracy Barlow. Tracy would go on to receive a life sentence in March 2007 for murdering lover Charlie Stubbs.



In 2004, Coronation Street retconned the Baldwin family when Mike's nephew Danny Baldwin and his wife Frankie moved to the area from Essex, with their two sons Jamie and Warren. Until this time, Mike Baldwin had been portrayed as an only child, with his father appearing in the programme between 1980 and 1982 confirming the fact.



Between 2000 and 2007, a range of other storylines featured, such as the bigamy of Peter Barlow, Maya Sharma's revenge on former lover Dev Alahan, Katy Harris murdering her father and subsequently committing suicide, Charlie Stubbs's psychological abuse of Shelley Unwin and the deaths of Mike Baldwin and Fred Elliott, Two new familys were also introduced into the show, The Connors and The Mortons, The Mortons where not as popular as the Connors when introduced , but soon settled in as regulars.



In 2007, several groundbreaking storylines took place on Coronation Street, such as Leanne Battersby becoming a prostitue and the first Bi-sexual love triangle, The Connors were central to most storylines at the beggining of 2007, an accidental death at Underworld, due to overworking, Michelle Connor finding out her brothers Paul and Liam were the cause of her husbands death, Paul Connor using an Escort service and his kidnapping of Leanne and subsequent death. Many big names have left or are due to leave in 2007 including Charlie Stubbs, Tracy Barlow and Vera Duckworth



Production



Broadcast format



Between 9 December 1960 and 3 March 1961, Coronation Street was broadcast twice weekly, on Wednesday and Friday.During this period, the Friday episode was broadcast live, with the Wednesday episode being pre-recorded 15 minutes later. When the programme went fully networked on 6 March 1961, broadcast days changed to Monday and Wednesday. The last regular episode to be shown live aired on 3 February 1961.



Transmitted in Black and White for the majority of the 1960's, preparations were made to film episode 923 (transmitted Wednesday October 29, 1969), which featured the street residents on a coach trip to the Lake District, in colour. In the event, suitable colour stock for the film cameras could not be found and the episode was made in black and white. The following episode, transmitted Monday November 3, was videotaped in colour but featured black and white film inserts and title sequence. Like BBC1, the ITV network was broadcast in black and white at this point so viewers noticed nothing unusual. The reasons why episodes were made in colour for monochrome transmission are not stated in any literature but it is possible that it was for the purposes of testing the look of sets and costumes using the new cameras. Certainly one set (that of the Rovers Return) undergoes a subtle change of colours in November 1969 without any on-screen explanation.



Daran Little, for many years the official programme archivist, claims that the first episode to be transmitted in colour was episode 930 shown on Monday November 24 1969 however the ITV network, like BBC1, began full colour transmissions on Saturday November 15 1969 and it is therefore possible that the first transmitted colour episode is number 928 shown on Monday November 17. In October 1970 a long-simmering technician's dispute turned into a work-to-rule when sound staff were denied a pay rise given to camera staff the year before for working with colour recording equipment. The terms of the work to rule were that staff refused to work with the new equipment and therefore programmes had to be recorded and transmitted in black and white, including Coronation Street The dispute was resolved in early 1971 and the last black and white episode aired on 8 February 1971.



Production staff



Coronation Street's creator, Tony Warren wrote the first 13 episodes of the programme in 1960, and continued to write for the programme intermittently until 1976. He still retains links with Coronation Street, often advising on storylines.



H V Kershaw (Harry Kershaw) was the script editor for Coronation Street when the programme began in 1960, working alongside Tony Warren. Kershaw was also a script writer for the programme and the show's producer between 1962 and 1971. He remains the only person, along with John Finch, to have held the three posts of script editor, writer and producer. Kershaw continued to write for the programme until his retirement in January 1988.



Adele Rose was the longest-serving Coronation Street writer, completing 455 scripts between 1961 and 1998. She went on to create Byker Grove.



Bill Podmore was the show's longest serving producer. By the time he stepped down in 1988 he had completed 13 years at the production helm. Nicknamed the "godfather" by the tabloid press, he was renowned for his tough, uncompromising style and was feared by both crew and cast alike. He is probably most famous for sacking Peter Adamson, the show's Len Fairclough, in 1983.



Michael Apted, best known for the Up! series of documentaries was a director on the programme in the early 1960s. This period of his career marked the first of his many collaborations with writer Jack Rosenthal. Rosenthal, noted for such television plays as Bar Mitzvah Boy, began his career on the show, writing over 150 episodes between 1961 and 1969. Paul Abbott was a story editor on the programme in the 1980s and began writing episodes in 1989, but left in 1993 to produce Cracker, for which he later wrote, before creating his own highly-acclaimed dramas such as Touching Evil and Shameless. Russell T. Davies was briefly a storyliner on the programme in the mid-1990s, also writing the script for the direct-to-video special "Viva Las Vegas". He, too, has become a noted writer of his own high-profile television drama programmes, including Queer as Folk and the 2005 revival of Doctor Who. Jimmy McGovern also wrote some episodes. The current Executive Producer is Kieran Roberts with Steve Frost as Producer. Both have been producers on "Emmerdale" previously.



Theme music



The show's theme music, a solo cornet piece, with clarinet and double bass accompaniment, reminiscent of northern band music, was written by Eric Spear and has been only slightly modified since its debut.



Sets



As befitting the soap-opera genre, Coronation Street is made up of individual housing units, plus communal areas: a newsagent's (The Kabin), a small café (Roy's Rolls), a general grocery shop (D&S Alahan's), a factory (Underworld) and a public house, the Rovers Return Inn, which is the main meeting place for characters on the programme.



From 1960-1968, all interactions on the 'outside' street were filmed on a sound stage, with the houses reduced in scale by 3/4 and constructed from wood. In 1968, Granada built an outside set which was not all that different from the interior version previously used, with the wooden façades from the studio simply being erected on the new site.



In 1982, a full-size exterior street was built in the Granada backlot, constructed from reclaimed Salford brick. The set was updated in 1989, with the construction of a new factory, two shop units and three modern semi-detached houses on the south side of Coronation Street.



Between 1989 and 1999, the Granada Studios Tour allowed members of the public the opportunity to visit the set. The exterior set was extended and updated in 1999, to include Rosamund Street, Victoria Street and a new viaduct on Rosamund Street. The majority of interior scenes are shot in the adjoining purpose-built studios.



In August 2007, four Urban Explorers evaded security and photographed themselves on set.

this has been running since 1960 that is classic that is nearly 48 years old, they came up with storylines for 47 years, i love the funny ones like the 1978 storyline with Susie Birchall gtting her foot through Hilda Odgens roof!!Or when Gail and Susie tried cleaning the chimney for Elside Tanner, but end up cleaning it for Hilda Odgen, with consenquences... or the 1980 storylies such as Bet Lynchs dress back to front, and the days when Stan and Hilda was sick, but i also like drama, such as the night in 1986 when Bet Lynch nearly died in a fire, saved by Ken Webster, but i think the shows story lines are going a bit downhill.

This show has been on ITV for over 40 years and is still going strong getting stronger as time goes by. It has the sense to mix in dark drama with humour running alongside, yet remaining loyal to its fan base with a promise of excitement and grit. It used to run three times a week but has now increased to 5 nights a week but personally it only keeps delivering the goods. The characters are strong, even the weaker ones, and the storylines are usually forefrontal to other soaps, who tend to follow suit. A personal favourite and will remain so as long as it delivers

Coronation Street is the longest running and, in my opinion, the best British Soap. Its strength lies its ability to mix the darker stories with the more humorous side of life. It never seems to take itself too seriously.



“The Street” has natured over recent years, in its attempt to keep up with the competition: Eastenders. In doing so story lines not seen before have been covered including rape, drug abuse and homosexuality. There is even a transsexual character in Hayley, a theme that continues to crop up from time to time. In doing so, the show has been brought into the 21st Century, whilst maintaining its unique charm and character.



Many of the characters have been in the show for many years. Two of my favourite are Jack and Vera. They have been lucky to be part of some of the saddest and some of the funniest stories over the years. Their parts, due to their age, have been reduced greatly in recent years. Despite this, they have still had some great stories, including their recent split when Vera finally left Jack. Jack realised what he had lost and went after her. For me, that was a great moment in Corrie history.

I watch every now and then whenever my parents watch it! I loved it when i was slighly younger but now I seem to have no more time for it really. Which is a shame. I think recently it has lost the zing that it used to have, and it seems to have become a bit more dry. But, sometimes they have really gripping storylines that make me want to either watch it... or ask my mum and dad what happened the day after it is shown. Coronation street set the pace for all the other soaps, but that is what made it great!

This soap just gets better and better never more so than when the old timers are the main characters, talent is not retricted to the young. thank the lord.The interchange between Norris and Rita, comedy at its best. Liz and Jack a mix of comedy and pathos,and is it just me or is Ken looking younger each episode. Deidre of course at her best with the tears and those neck muscles wow.My only disappointment has been the Charlie Stubbs/Tracey Barlow storyline, just didn't happen for me, and now this with baby Holly being his and not Jason,s, well we'll see. and my biggest no no is awarded to the new family on the block, I loved the Sinbad character in Brookside but in our beloved Corrie? NO NO NO

Coronation St. What can we say Coronation St. is a great soapy great for the family if you're looking to experience drama comedy sex lies scandal and all around everything that is interesting to watch! There are many characters that you will love, love to hate, mourne and praise in this tv show drama. In this sopa opera, unlike many others, something new or exciting, dramatic or celebratory, humerous or sad is sure to happen every episode that you watch. Wether someone's gone preggy, jumped out of a window, attempted homocied or suicide, died, attacked, slapped even; Coronation St. is surely what you want for a good laugh or cry every now and again.

Once you watch a few times you become hooked, I guarantee it...come on you doubters give it an honest shot and you'll agree with me. The characters are real and unlike the American soaps they don't die one year and come back as their own 'evil twin' the next year...lol.

Its cool i like all the characters and i even like the evil ones like charlie and tracy i can sometimes tell you the story line but not always i think corie is brill i will recomend it to anyone go corie go corie go go go corie !!!! like in this weeks paper it said that this week charlie is going to be nearly killed by tracy but not quite she tells her mum she killed him bvut she replied hes not dead hes alive she is histericle but will she kill him we dont no yet well have to find out its so cooool !!!!!!!!

Corry.....



Well corry is alright but i cant say its got the best actors and actressess going.



Corry is kind of boring sometimes and i would rather watch a soap opra instead sometimes.



Its getting better though well not really alot better but a little bit anyway,the thing with danny and jamie that was pretty good knowone can say it was not.



There are some good tear jerkers in the soap but not as touching as others.



For a while there was bits where they were going down hill big time nut oh well.



Corry is ok though and i would watch it continously but not go out of my way.



Your sincerly Kandice...

Coranation Street is the most boring show on television i'd rather watch Bob the Builder than watch this boring crap the accents are boring i even saw the studio where they film this show if i were still there i'd tell them to put this boring crap off i'm sorry Corrie fans but this is the worst show on ITV i've watched hours of this but i did'nt enjoy it i thought it was boring and now it is popular just like crap soap operas like Eastenders and Emmerdale i wish they would just cancel this.If you want to be bored until you die or like boring stuff then this is the show for you it is still popular grown ups talk about it all the time just so so sad even my brother liked this show once i am feeling sorry for people who watch this show they should watch good shows like The Simpsons or Ren and Stimpy and not this boring stuff.

After Claire’s dangerous actions the previous day, Ashley is at a loss as to what he should do to help his distressed wife. Realising that Claire is ill and in need of professional help, he hatches a plan to get his wife to the hospital. Ashley lies to Claire and tells her they should go back to the maternity ward in order to find her real baby. Relieved that Ashley believes there has been a mix up, Claire gladly agrees. Once at the hospital Claire quickly realises that she has been deceived and struggles with her husband as Ashley is forced to take her to the psychiatric ward. Claire is interviewed by the hospital staff and from her answers they are forced to section her believing her to be a risk to both herself and her baby. As a screaming Claire is led away will Ashley allow his wife to be detained at the hospital and how will he live with himself having duped Claire into attending the hospital in the first place? Meanwhile, the Rovers holds a karaoke night to mark Sean’s birthday and Violet feels increasingly distant from boyfriend Jamie as he agrees to sing a song with Sean but declines an invitation to sing a duet with her. Elsewhere, Liam faces older brother Paul’s wrath when he stuns him by telling him he has no intention of ditching Frankie ahead of Danny’s imminent return from holiday. And Cilla heads off for her holiday in Cyprus with Yana leaving a deflated Les at home.

All I can say is this is one stupid soap opera. Normally, soaps have some reality in them, but this show is VERY, VERY, stupid. Every episode has some stupid new scandal, one person mad at their loved one, someone moving away, two people get in a fight, and by the end of the week, a murder. Completeley lame! ! ! The show is aimed at people 120+ ( Yes, 120+) because by the end of the episode you will be dead from boredom! But if for some reason you like this show, good job, you can handle anything now!

As a matter of fact, it will not be a review of this show, rather some thoughts about similar shows. When I go to my country (Poland), I see a lot of new soaps which flood Polish TV. I know, those who created these films would kill me if they knew that I call them \"soaps\". Moreover, I have to tell them that their soaps have two problems: either the plot is is improbable and complicated that it is ridiculous or there are parts which are simply boring. I am writing about this in the context of the \"Coronation street\", which has been on TV for 46 years, which is reasonably based on the events from the every day life, which is based on the events which are reasonably probable and which the spectators enjoy. What is the method behind this???

The main reason I enjoy the street is the comedy value I will never forget Hilda\\\'s punk rocket, Blanche\\\'s people container, and Bet Lynch\\\'s hurst. The story lines can be excellent, but have been compromised by too many episodes. Much of the quality has been lost and the same old stuff is repeated and raked over. My favourite characters have been Spider, Curly and Emily. What\\\'s Betty still doing there? Often people are written out because there isn\\\'t much to be done with their characters, but Betty has had few plots, but she still stays. She\\\'s part of the furniture.

Okay, let me get to the point. I was atually brought up watching this show. So I've adapteded to it pretty well. I guess its okay well I don't like most soaps but this one, I guess is better then the rest>/ Thew story lines they use are pretyy good indeed>/ Some of them drag on alot and seem to be never ending. Most of them are good I guess. There have been times when I've compleatly hated the show and never watched it since. But I guess its okay and I sometimes watch it. But still I'll rate it just for the hell of it.

I do not like this programme, because I think it is boring and pointless. In my opinion, all that seems to happen is that people hang around and gossip in pubs. There is no plot in this programme. The nation seems to love it, but this programme does not reach my expectations, because it bores me to bits. I am sure that people enjoy this programme, but if people just sit, smoke and gossip in pubs then it doesn't interest me. Sometimes, exciting things happen, but it is all based on gossip. Where is the interest in gossip? In my opinion, it's just as bad as Eastenders. I want action!

Coronation Street or Corri' is the drama version of Jerry Springer! In every episode is a reason to keep watching every week. It is the best drama on TV and is watched my millions! From getting pregnant to closing the corner shop, from getting a business deal to getting killed, coronation Street is the capital of drama and the emperor of cliff hangers. I has paved the way for many shows like it yet Coronation Street has stayed different! We have lost members of the Street, gained them, hated them, cried with them and each time one is killed off, unless it's some one we don't like, we shear there pain. Truly a masterpiece of Television!

A great British soap oprea. One of the longest running soap\'s ever. If this is a show that you do not normally watch and you are sitting at home with nothing to do, you are going to wish you had it on tape. Having it \"on tape\" had become the generic term for recorded programs. Today you are more likely to have the show on Tivo or DVR than VHS, or god forbid Beta!! It is kind of like how a lot of people still call CD\'s \"records\" or \"albums.\" Anyway, back to the show. This is the type of show that is really pretty good if you would just give it a chance. So on those cold, lonely, rainy days, pop in your tape or DVR or whatever if you were smart enough to tape it. If not, check to see if it is on as a re-run. After all, as they say, if you have never seen it, it is new to you.

Coronation Street is crap, full of corny characters & silly situations that aren\'t reflective of life in any community. Roy Cropper looks like he should be on a national register. And resident chav-scum the Battersbys are really pantomime figures providing most of the supposed classic corrie moments. The show has a loyal following in Canada, possibly British migrants tuning in to remind themselves why they moved to Canada. And is shown simultaneously in Ireland on TV3. ITV are as deluded as the show thinking it\'s original & funny. If it wasn\'t a soap it would probably be a s*** sitcom, something ITV has plenty of experience in.

In my opinion, corrie is the best thing since sliced bread! Most of the storylines are very original, like the Serial killer, Richard Hillman, and the woman everybody loved to hate, \"Mad Maya\". The show has also given us some hilarious characters. Cilla Battersby-Brown, Kirk and Blanche are some of my favourites.





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I absolutely love coronation it even better than eastenders. A ll the cast are talented in many different ways. I think that Richard Fleeshman Adam Rickitt and Jack P Shephard are lush. I absolutely love Richard he is so talented and good looking I WISH I could get to go out with Richard Fleeshman.Bye ....................................

coronation street is grate but i do like other soaps but i think its the best at the moment and the best actor in it is Richard fleesham who plays craig, and omg he can sing he has a great voice xxx

i dont really no wot else to put sooooooo mmmmmmmmmmmmmm xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx