you mean, "guls"

Really annoying.

He also called Alec "Baldilocks"😅

They're often very good together and funny, but Vera can be so annoying and aggressive. If she was real Jack would have left years ago and she'd have no friends.

I like jack and Vera but Hilda and Stan were also good 👍

CubanoX - I'm an expat Londoner living in Australia and I also subscribe to Britbox. Like you, I've loved catching up with these retro eps via Eve's channel on KZfaq. Corrie definitely started to become seriously silly after 2000 - to the point where I can't be bothered to watch the new daily eps on Britbox - which thankfully is worth the money for all the brilliant British TV shows available.😃

Martin Platt is the most dedicated nurse in NHS history , it won't belong before he gets his Knighthood , the locals in Cornation street are always asking him for advice about Their medical problems and Martin comes up with a solution , he worked in every ward I weatherfield general hospital , Three cheers for Martin Platt the greatest nurse since Florence Nightingale

@@frqnkkirk8552 😂😂😂

Les Battersby was the model patient, whilst Martin had to rush quickly to a patient in trouble, Les attended to self medication, thoughtful fellow, assisting staff. 😊

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Sounds like she's saying "The gells "

Serphey and reeerseee.🙄

All she ever says is the girls the girls the girls, irritates me to death

Well they ARE the only girls on the planet, and she IS the best mother.

@@londonlady227mother of the year 🤣

Hi Michelle, I’ve been getting them from ITV3’s repeats.. they’re only half way through 1999 now.. so it seems a bit pointless doing just a few months of 99… I’d rather it was complete. Which is why I haven’t done anymore as yet.

@@EveHenleySpread thanks again for your hard work. I’d watch them if you’re able to put the few months of 1999 on?!! Bet everyone would love to see the few months that have been shown so far?!

And I'm watching it in August. Temperature 27° ☀️ boiling hot day 😂 It does seen very strange 🎄

He's laughable anyway.

@londonlady227 yep one minute he’s delivering babies the next he’s doing brain surgery

Could never stand platt

@@mfitzy100 But at least he's not Les Battersby, the most singularly unpleasant character. An aggressive moron who shouts rather speaks, and seems incapable of pronouncing 't' in the middle of a word without replacing with a 'k' sound. I have no idea why anyone would think it was a good idea to introduce a character with no redeeming features, make him so prominent, and keep him around for years.

Yep I'm afraid '98 is probably where it becomes unwatchable (it's where I gave up when I did a recent binge myself). I'd turn the clock back to '76 when all was well with the world! ;-)

Why ARE there so many terrible voices on Corrie?

Well, at least the writers didn't marry her to Ashley, one unbearable voice x2 in numerous scenes would have been unbearable.

Les was truly despicable. I think Janice was suffering from Stockholm syndrome and as for Leanne and Toyah, kids are loyal to the worst of parents, even in real life.

Janice was ok in her own way, she genuinely cared for Leanne and Toyah and gave affection to Les as she really had no self esteem of her own. Toyah turned out OK, Leanne never changed, still a sour cow.

Battersbys were great for story lines. Les was a great character to watch.

Like vampires! Needing permission

Nothing about Les Battersby was "comical". His character was truly vile - he didn't give a stuff about anyone including his wife and daughters. One of this "era's" Corrie cartoon villains when the show was already on the downward slide.

@@SuzyQ334That's your opinion

@@leehambleton9919 Mine too.

@@bibakroll8999 so what

@@SuzyQ334 agreed 👍

It’s actually not possible to do 1999 in full as ITV3 haven’t shown it all yet 🤷‍♀️

Hello again EVE thanks for responding.... The itv3 Coronation street run has just reached the end of APRIL 1999, SO thats 4 months shown so far..... With two episodes a day 5 days a week, it takes about two weeks to show one month........the 18/19 or so episodes respectivley . SO, deep breath..... An imaginary box of chocolates and flowers.....with my persuasion hat on....clearing my throat ...... ............................ UHUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!...... I will stop beating about the bush.... Would it be at all possible to put up what has Already been shown from 1999,.. and then following on.... bit by bit.... putting up the following months..... Until the Years/ Decades end........Bit by bit...................... Pretty Please......................i wonder........

Vicki let Bet down when she asked her to help finance the pub.

Yet they are bosom buddies in the after hours special from 1999.

Followed closely by Sally.

​​@@bibakroll8999Who's followed by Deirdre.... and then there's Ashley.....

He was very likeable - and actually so was his daft mother.

Oh yeah, breaking into someone's home. What a laugh.

Tyrone appeared first in November 1998

He was such a dullard. He's a bit better now but not much.

I hope this is goodbye and good riddance to Zoe. She was a bundle of misery from the minute she first appeared. Together with everyone called McDonald, her endless grim storylines helped suck the humour out of the last 2 years of Corrie.

It was a depressing storyline but should've stopped with Katy/Shannon's death to highlight meningitis and its effects. The cult storyline started off pointing out how vulnerable people are taking advantage of etc but ended up like an advert for Scientology.

BEFORE YOU READ THIS JUST TO SAY ITS A LONG REPLY. I agree it could have turned out with more focus on these dreadful cult groups! Without making the storyline drone on & on. I once turned up with friends at A cult introduction evening although at the time we werent aware of the sinister inner core of these cults But my alarm bells started ringing once the " talk " got going! They projected these mesmeric patterns onto the walls 0f this meeting hall, these patterns slowly turned & pulsed with lights behind, also this low vibrating sound Obviously designed to alter brain Or celebral functions via the emitted frequencies. Having worked for many years in Psychological assesent & evaluation i became well aware of what was going on which was manipulation of the subtle kind to draw in unsuspecting people. We honestly thought it was an evening of meditation, crystal healing, higher consciousness & pure dedication to relaxing & self healing. Thats how the whole thing was structured! To suck in those vunerable people Once the " herbal" tea was served around, i knew it wasnt kosher herbs but something to induce mild sedation. I told my friends something was very wrong, i managed to soak a hanky in some of this herbal tea & put it in a plastic bag. We got up to leave but not before i noticed some of the members lining up along the walls & near the entrance & glaring at us We did leave but they questioned us, asking where we were from ( which in itself caused me to wonder who they thought we were... which didnt seem friendly) I really felt worried about this group, id already studied the influence of cult practices during my degree in Psychology & how they exert influence on vunerable & weak people. I got in touch with some friends in mental health plus another friend who worked in forensics To analyse the " herb tea" Which turned out to contain small amounts of Bella Donna, Jimson Weed plus other herbs to cause slight sedation & mild hallucinatory effects!! Trouble is, none of those herbs are illegal & can be picked out in the countryside Whoever combined them in a tea knew exactly how much to add per litre or so of hot water Nothing to cause harm but combined with the mesmeric lights, patterns & "music" would have an enhanced effect on many of the people there, making them more open to suggestion. Ive been to many retreats, properly run, with vegan & vegetarian menu's, open meditation, stress Management etc & the best one is Samaye Lings just over the border in Scotland. Its based on Buddhism & everyone works tilling the land, gardening, cooking & meditation Its basic but its a beautiful place with a world wide reputation & a waiting list to stay You pay for your visit, its all open & free for inspection its no cult Even when Richard Gere the film actor came to Britain he stayed at Samaye Lings, many famous people who follow the teachings of Buddha stay there. You can request all their literature or look them up online They have nothing to hide Its the same with Findhorn also in Scotland where everything is grown organically & they do meditation etc. These are fully open to all & they only advocate organic food, meditation, healing with crystals Harmonic sound & music It does people a power of good to relieve stress, addictions, illness Depression etc & i for one have had marvellous stays at both places & have felt 100% better after my stays & meeting some marvellous people. Im not advertising these places they are online with tons of brochures, received many awards & praise from the medical profession what i mean is, these shadowy cults try to cash in 0n these good retreats Findhorn for instance started in the 1950s with pure organic crop rearing & agriculture Even Margaret Thatcher our ex Prime Minister visited Findhorn & Was bowled over by their concerns & belief in organic farming. These cults try to emulate these places but behind them they are Very dubious & do various illegal & underhand things, they have Sinister backers & once they reel someone in, that person works for free, recruits others, they have no mind of their own & in some cases, esp young females They are put into the sex trade or sent overseas to work in brothels etc, as Zoes cult asked her to have a baby for the cult. In America, one cult that did this too, were illegally selling babies to childless couples for big bucks In essense they were baby faming!! Via young girls recruited into their cult. They are dreadful terrible set ups these cults & are world wide That place i saw was centred not more than 10 miles from me in north Northumberland in England They buy these large secluded houses & behind the whole thing they are coining it in. They make a great deal of money From the subjugation of others. You don't hear alot about them nowadays but they still exist But laws have changed alot since they were popular & authorities have more control. Im not sure if you're from America but there are so many more cults there & its much more difficult to control them too. There are complete health authority sections where they de programme brain washed people Its a long & fraught job & some heavily indoctrinated young people never respond to treatment, & go back to their cult & never heard from again. Very very sad & a terrible way to treat trusting vunerable people. I think Corrie writers could have done abit better in emphasising some of the pitfalls as ive just done, They started the story but didnt outline the extreme dangers that Zoe was in Instead they shot a pretty christmas theme, pretty lights Carol Singers, an endearing scene of Zoe biding a tearful but sweet goodbye to her Corrie street friends, & off she went with cult leader Ben... That was irresponsible on their part & did nothing to warn young people of the evil sinister core of these cults ! That's the problem with these storylines! They fail to redress the problem Out of sight, out of mind Very bad indeed. So sorry ive gone on abit, but having seen these cult recruitment tactics & what ive learned about them, it makes me shudder in disgust & fear at how easy it is to ensnare our young people Hope you understand my concern as ive seen & heard some horrible stories about these cults! Hope you are in good spirits & i wish you & yours well Regards & respect 🇬🇧👧

He could have been a lot worse considering the mother he had.

He was quite likeable though even back then - considering he had 2 jailbird parents. You could see there was no harm in him.

@@SuzyQ334 Except when he was breaking and entering.

​@@shylinh5939his character completely mellowed and changed when he became involved with the Duckworths.

Everything about Ashley is ridiculous.

Whams! Last Christmas, one of the best Xmas songs ever. Band Aid, Do they know it's Christmas? Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas everyone. In Dulcio Jublio - Mike Oldfield I wish it could Christmas everyday - Wizzard

It became her trademark and wore it to the very end.

i can't stand how he always shouts instead of talking normally. It would be unbearable to be around someone who is loud all the time like he is.

Boris Karloff

Rebonding?

Keep in mind Frances Gilliotti, Vicki was all about investing. Also she had loads of posh friends who loved including her on holiday in her youth.

@@montrayjones1947 thank you 😻

£250,000 with UK inflation now is £560,000 or thereabouts. You could travel around the world on a quarter of million easily back then, especially if she invested it and had a good interest rate.

She blew a bunch on the failed business with Steve, and later paid him $15,000 in their divorce settlement. So she didn't have the full inheritance when she took off.

This is way before Hillman. You need to skip forward to June 2001 for his first appearance.

@@ryanwilliams1800 Thanks. I'm now at March, 2001 so looking forward to it....

He also wasn't the most faithful of partners!

@@bibakroll8999 Neither Ken nor Deirdre were particularly faithful. I don't think either knew the meaning of the word.

@@lewiswise7808 Agreed.

Whos craig???