Oh wow, what a wonderful treat! Thank you SO much for this absolute gem (and a Volume 2 to come, I hope - I know, I know - I'm greedy!) Seems you must have read past comments from fans of your channel, saying how great it would have been if they'd made a sitcom/spin off show, starring just Elsie and her lodgers. And that's exactly what you've provided here, by giving us this fantastic compilation of the Street's fabulous female trio. Thanks so much! This is gonna be good. I'm a chronic insomniac, so I'll be glued to these tonight, and what great company Elsie, Gail and Susie will be. These were some of my all-time favourite Corrie scenes and it's fantastic to be able to watch them all together, uninterrupted by other storylines and characters. God bless you Sir, you are quite simply a Legend! XXX

I am so looking forward to watching this over the weekend ⭐ thank you so much for doing this for us.

@@glamdolly30 Well said and echoed by me.......Much love.

@@mikehudson8884 Thanks Mike, always a joy to 'see' you here, hope you're doing great! XXX

So true, the comedy in Corrie from 1976 (thanks to the influence of super-producer Bill Podmore), is hilarious and timeless, and has never been matched least of all bettered - in subsequent Street decades, or by any other TV soap.

I think Jack and Vera should have had their own sitcom. Running their own guesthouse in Spain. PS isn't it scary: you have to multiply 1977 money by eight to get today's values!

Now it's all woke bullshit and too much involvement and exposure of this narrasistic generation

If Hilda's fireplace was on Alf's side it would be set in the wall with the muriel.

@@professionalgun6674 ur actually correct my apologies. The two fireplaces are back to back . Thanks for correcting me 😉

Watching this edit you can also see how Susie changed drastically, with each scene! She is almost a different person by the end of the first episode. With all the other characters virtually missing you see this easier and one may overlook it during normal episodes. Just the whole thing about who's in charge, which Mike said Susie was when he left her in the shop. By the time all three actually get to discuss this Susie has gone from a bubbly down to earth lass (and somehow does not bring up to Mike the very thing he told her, that "you're in charge" which would have solved everything) to a lying cheeky mouth, what she said to Ernie for example, teen-ager. I think Susie has to be the only character ever to have changed so quickly.

@@professionalgun6674 Fascinating observations, I am now watching these from a different perspective to see how Miss Birchall's personality progressed! I noticed in that early scene in the corner shop when she introduced herself to Renee and Emily, she seemed more innocent - like a gauche child with no edit button, who says the first thing that comes into her head without really meaning any harm. But later the writers made her VERY self-serving, and in the end ruthlessly so, coming back and trying to seduce Gail's hubby Brian (which was of course Elsie's cue to give her the boot!) I find the whole character development thing so interesting. How much of these mostly very well-rounded and believable Street characters are the creation of the writer, and how much the performer? My theory is the best characters are created when the fictitious person and the actor/actress playing them, are very alike. Then their performance 'in character' is seamless, and over time as the writers get to know the actors, they become 100% believable and compelling to watch. I think Johnny Briggs is the ultimate example of an actor who fit the role like a glove. Look how he arrived on the famous cobbles as a brand new character in 1976, never seen before and an alien Southerner to boot! Johnny Briggs hit the ground running as Mike - he WAS Mike Baldwin from day one, and his performances and commitment to Mike's unique personality never wavered. Over time he just became more complex and multi-faceted, as the writers got to know Johnny Briggs off screen, and wrote to his strengths. For example, once he was established as the Street's dynamic capitalist and ladies' man, the scripts introduced some light and shade to Mike, showing us he was not just a hard-nosed businessman and womaniser, but had a softer side - even a heart of gold. This was never more obvious than in his scenes with Hilda, when he would discreetly do her a favour or show her a kindness. Who can forget that wonderful storyline when she 'won' him in a raffle, and he took her to his favourite posh Italian restaurant and gave her a glamorous night of wining and dining? Or when he took pity on her and discreetly handed her some cash to go on the factory trip to France. It's a tribute to Johnny Briggs' talent that he clearly knew Mike Baldwin inside out from beginning to end, 30 years later! His great mate off-screen, Pat Phoenix, was a similar kind of star in my view (and Johnny and Pat absolutely were stars - not every cast member was!) Like Mike Baldwin and Johnny Briggs, it was hard to know where Pat Phoenix ended and Elsie Tanner began! There was obviously a LOT of Pat in Elsie. The writers seized on the actress' larger than life personality and charisma and exploited it to the max, to create a really sparkling and magnetic character. Pat said of herself she 'disturbed the air' around her, because she was a whirlwind of nervous energy (which she admitted wasn't to everyone's liking, Jean Alexander being one colleague she often rubbed up the wrong way!) We see that same energy in Elsie Tanner. Her life was a constant battle. In her first period on the newly launched 'Coronation Street, most of her conflicts involved her adult children, various disappointing husbands & lovers, or her nemesis, cantankerous neighbour Ena Sharples! In her second and sadly her final 10 years as Elsie, an older divorcee who'd survived a few hard knocks, inevitably the focus of her ire changed. Whether it be fighting to find and keep a job, rowing with her bratty lodgers Gail and Suzie, or riding the rollercoaster of her own eventful love life! I feel Mike and Elsie, ie Johnny and Pat, are prime examples of the magic that can happen when an actor, their character, and the writers who put words in their mouths come together and 100% gel. And as usual I've written a book! Your posts are always so full of insight, and inspire me hugely. Thank you again for all your hard work in providing these superb vintage 'Street' uploads. And what a bonus this brilliantly edited compilation of Elsie, Gail and Suzie is - Bravo! Lancashire's answer to 'Charlies Angels', lol! The three women really were a TV show in themselves! Much love to you & yours & God bless. XXX

@@glamdolly30 I was just running through comments and my YT Studio tells me that you are the top commenter here with 258 in total and 59❤️ I'm not shocked, in fact if you weren't top commenter I'd have a go at you...then you'd slag me off for so few hearts ;)

@@professionalgun6674 Oh my goodness, are you serious @ProfessionalGun66?! I mean, I knew I was a terrible old gasbag, but had no idea I was quite so garrulous! All credit to YOU Sir, for your many hours of dedicated uploading, plus your always beautifully well informed/insightful comments on the UK's best ever TV drama (from 1960 - 1987 anyway!) Your noble efforts on behalf of us vintage 'Street' fans, inspired my every good, bad and barmy observation here in your Comments. As I've said many times before, in my view 'Coronation Street' effectively ceased to exist in anything like its original quality from around 1997. I time it to the arrival of the ghastly Battersby family, which heralded the shoddy scripts and actors (step forward Bruce Jones), and lazy reliance on violent/sexual/sensationalist storylines, that still applies today. The classic Corrie episodes you generously provide in feature-length form on your superb channel, remind us how great this show once was. So great, it needed no blood, gore or sexual shocks to keep viewers 100% enthralled. Who'd have thought Hilda's Pools win practical joke on the factory girls, Elsie's shenanigans with lodgers Gail and Suzie (including a ruined dress, a brick down the neighbour's chimney, a stray dog and many pairs of stolen tights), Annie Walker's 'monogrammed' 'AW' carpet unwisely purchased from Eddie Yates (an off-cut from the Alhambra Weatherfield bingo hall), or the Oggies' second honeymoon, could be so totally gripping - even in 2022? Proving that quality writing and acting is timeless, and the small, everyday dramas of life are far more fascinating than a lorryload of sex scandals and serial killers! God bless you my friend for your excellent taste in telly, and your incredible dedication to our entertainment. Your KZfaq channel is an utter JOY. As always, I thank you, and I salute you! XXX 👋👋👋💖💖💖🌹🌹🌹😘😘😘💋💋💋

Not only that, but 'earth hues' were at the tipping point of becoming quite unfashionable...so 1970!