Yes, Hilda always had a heart of gold, but the scriptwriters definitely softened her character after she was widowed on the show, with Stan's TV death on 21st November 1984 (the actor who played him, Bernard Youens, had sadly died of a heart attack on 27th August of that year). With Stan and also her former lodger Eddie Yeates gone from The Street (her partners-in-crime for so many legendary scenes), the writers had a challenge finding storylines for Hilda outside of her job at the Rovers pub. Their solution was to move garage mechanic Kevin Webster into her home as a lodger - and latterly his wife-to-be, Sally. This led to lots of plots between her and the young couple. She didn't like Sally initially, as she came from the wrong side of the tracks and Hilda felt she wasn't good enough for Kevin (she could be a shocking snob!) But they became the best of friends, and Hilda even started dating Sally's uncle Tom Hopwood at one point, a kindly, widowed greengrocer. Tom was a regular character from December 1986 to September 1987,when he left the show after Hilda turned down his marriage proposal out of loyalty to Stan. But of course Hilda was persuaded to leave her marital home - and the famous cobbles - soon after, when she left to work as live-in housekeeper for the widowed Dr Lowther on Christmas Day 1987. Sad to think these were some of Hilda's last scenes - but I guess all good things must come to an end. She was a truly iconic Coronation Street character, and in my view her departure was the beginning of the end of the show's never to be repeated - or matched - glory years under super-producer Bill Podmore, from 1976 - 1987.
@kopthelotklopp1523 Жыл бұрын
What a great actor Jonny Briggs was. I wasn't born until 1985 but these old episodes are great. Bet and Hilda were fantastic as well. Has anyone else noticed that when the actors slightly stumble their words the scene still goes in to the episode rather starting again or is it just my imagination?
@nandsall9492 Жыл бұрын
Great comment about a tremendous character and actor. Its ironic but a cockney may have been the number one character in this northern drama
@kopthelotklopp1523 Жыл бұрын
@@nandsall9492 He's definitely one of the best for sure.
@shylinh5939 Жыл бұрын
He was a great actor and one of the best characters.
@chrissywales65759 ай бұрын
Apart from a lack of money for retakes, it is more realistic.
@philstrachan2 ай бұрын
Yep, they let them through as it sounds more natural. Plus, if it's the last scene filmed off the end of a 12 hour day, everyone's tired and wants to go home! 😂❤
@lawrencedoyle21922 жыл бұрын
Mike Baldwin. I love him
@tinaquinn9042 Жыл бұрын
Same here 👍
@nicholasgargano7396 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant character
@shylinh5939 Жыл бұрын
He's a great character, but how does he put up with Emily Bishop? She's a tiresome, holier than Thou pain in the arse.
@philstrachan2 ай бұрын
I never saw him as a villain in anyway. He was firm, no nonsense, but always compassionate.
@theresapierce39343 жыл бұрын
I see you've uploaded to August and I just wanted to say, thankyou so much, it's really appreciated.
@ddrose062 ай бұрын
Vera thinks that bidets are "low down drinking fountains." 😂
@joannenash124711 ай бұрын
Considering deidre has a child she's always without her either in the rovers or working in the shop
@HelloImNik7 ай бұрын
it's no wonder Tracy ended up the way she did
@Deborah4Antiques3 ай бұрын
They were getting ready to change Traceys so they keep her off camera until then.
@linda-nl8ib3 ай бұрын
Child care
@pedanticradiator149119 күн бұрын
The actress who had previously played Tracey at this point had moved with her parents away from the Manchester area and they had not told Granada. So when a new storyline featuring Tracey started in 1985 concerning Ken adopting her and running away to her step sister Susan's they needed a new actress
@alexanderjones95723 жыл бұрын
What’s Mavis worried about-she’s been on holiday with Bet before. Come to that, Rita was there too! And Annie, Deirdre, Betty, Hilda and Emily.
@professionalgun66743 жыл бұрын
The writers forgot what was written.
@kuchikopi46312 жыл бұрын
And don't forget how Bet decided to disappear when it was home time, no wonder Mavis was so worried!
@mattburke34572 жыл бұрын
What year was that? Didn't see that one
@MarcoNegrisEye2 жыл бұрын
And what's the script with Rita thinking she's some sort of "must invite" riotous party animal more than Mavis when her only claim to fame to being more exciting than Mavis is singing badly at some shady clubs yonks ago. She's a pain in the arse.
@Marina-uo8en Жыл бұрын
Deirdre ❤️🔥❤️🔥👁👄👁
@dementednun1175 Жыл бұрын
Back again I just keep watching over x :) isn't it strange how all the new characters didn't last long, wilff , the claytons and Hildas lodger
@nicholasgargano7396 Жыл бұрын
Hilda's lodger was only there to demonise the striking minners
@dementednun117510 ай бұрын
@@nicholasgargano7396ohhhh I see!!!! He was quite boring
@HelloImNik7 ай бұрын
@@dementednun1175 had John Christie vibes lol
@pedanticradiator149119 күн бұрын
I see the mid 80s as a kind of transition period where many of the old characters either left or died and they struggled to replace them until later in the decade ironically after Bill Podmore who was undoubtedly one of the Streets best producers had left
@Deborah4Antiques3 ай бұрын
I'm always bewildered by people like Emily being so shocked when Mike lies, twists things and dodges. Come on, we all know Mike!
@philstrachan2 ай бұрын
He's a businessman - I've never met an honest one 😂
@booth27107 ай бұрын
I don't know why they ask Mike Baldwin what he wants when he comes up to the bar - all he ever drinks is double whiskeys.
@jonathancheetham76837 ай бұрын
Hilda is a delight
@bazgent6 ай бұрын
Hildas a rat 😅
@kellyscourfield7414 ай бұрын
I love the sarcastic northern humour it’s right up my coronation street 😂
@allysonaustin10 ай бұрын
'A bath?'..... 'On a Monday?'.........😄😄
@essmhtvny165es7 күн бұрын
From 2:38:21 to 3:01:43, it was "Coronation Street" episode from 26th June 1985.
@normasouthwood3182 Жыл бұрын
Too much "permiscuity" everywhere these days. 🤣🤣🤣
@R319225 ай бұрын
Has Kevin's girlfriend been breathing in helium.
@philstrachan2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@Self-Deport27 күн бұрын
I swear, every woman has an annoying voice on here.
@lucretia36064 ай бұрын
Emily is such a goody-goody. And Vera is obnoxious
@hlnr4817 Жыл бұрын
Vera….. It’s Emily twin set! 😂
@essmhtvny165es7 күн бұрын
From 0:03 to 22:26, Coronation Street - June 5, 1985.
@williamobrien188 Жыл бұрын
When nobody missed Corrie classic 1960s to 1980s after that it went down hill fast
@essmhtvny165es7 күн бұрын
Do you have the "Coronation Street" episode from 24th June 1985 to be posted for me please?
@MichaelJirochVisualArtist9 ай бұрын
I was a young man in 1985, between Kevin and Brian’s age, and were most of the young men of Britain wearing mullet hair cuts back then? In the US, mullets were a haircut of the uneducated.
@HelloImNik7 ай бұрын
they're in fashion again, which we all rejoice* *we don't rejoice
@nicolataylor6011 Жыл бұрын
Rita was such a bully with Mavis
@nandsall9492 Жыл бұрын
non stop passive aggression
@londonlady227 Жыл бұрын
She really was but at the heart of it lied very poor self image.
@lindsaygrieve4384 Жыл бұрын
She never stopped taking the mick and teasing poor daft Mavis. It got on my nerves a bit too.
@shylinh5939 Жыл бұрын
The Fairclough's were both horrible to Mavis, and she rarely stood up for herself.
@Self-Deport27 күн бұрын
I agree. I wouldn’t want to work Mavis up. When she starts gulping, her eyes bulging, and creaking voice, I want to give Rita a smack.
@londonlady227 Жыл бұрын
I'm no Einstein but Kev could boil the kettle and pour it into a bowl to wash his oily hands....with a splash of washing up liquid...🤔
@TheGlassman632 жыл бұрын
So what they gonna do with `The Kabin` then, shut it down for a fortnight. So all the people who have their newspapers delivered will have to make alternative arrangements for that 2 weeks. It quite simply would not happen in the real world. Talking of the real world, a business like The Kabin would employ more than 2 people. They often say one of them gets up a 5.30 to get ready for the morning papers and presumably then works a 12 hour day until around 6 in the evening. Like that would occur. I would also imagine the shop opens on the weekend too. So what im trying to say is Rita would be employing another couple of people to work in shifts, so that the four of them work around 40 hours each a week.
@bsaunders52712 жыл бұрын
True!
@deborahwatson2730 Жыл бұрын
They got someone in…don’t overthink it, it’s fictional.
@londonlady227 Жыл бұрын
The Kabin. Frequently misspelled. 😊
@philstrachan2 ай бұрын
And the sign writer was illiterate - "The Kabin" 🙄
@smartieplum Жыл бұрын
Emily was so po faced
@joannesaltfleet20712 жыл бұрын
Lesson is never think you are getting anything and never be reliant on bonuses and make calculations based on your actual income and treat bonuses as extra!
@mattburke34572 жыл бұрын
Can't stand Percy ugh
@ddrose062 жыл бұрын
I'm no financial genius, but I'd be beggared before I'd hand over the readies, until I had the goods in hand.
@0flan11 ай бұрын
I thought that.
@dementednun117510 ай бұрын
Yes true Mike Slipped up his ego took over
@jakehaymes4438Ай бұрын
He'd done business with that bloke before. Of course he would.
@alexanderjones95723 жыл бұрын
I know he did wrong, but I feel sorry for Wilf. I mean he doesn’t know where he stands-is he forgiven or isn’t he?
@ramthianthomson6012 жыл бұрын
Thanks again
@alexandramassey925811 ай бұрын
Emily is so depressing
@kellyscourfield7414 ай бұрын
He’s probably tying a ribbon around here P45 😂 made me chuckle
@joannesaltfleet20712 жыл бұрын
Percy should get a life of his own!
@londonlady227 Жыл бұрын
A very poor substitute for Uncle Albert tbh.
@shylinh5939 Жыл бұрын
@@londonlady227 Percy was a great character, and very well played by Bill Waddington. Uncle Albert was far too cantankerous and unappreciative.
@0flan11 ай бұрын
I hate percy.
@tynedaly5952 жыл бұрын
Bet makes a much better barmaid than she does a landlady, the clipped way of speaking she adopts sometimes is offputting.
@philstrachan2 ай бұрын
Julie Goodyear had huge delusions of grandeur in real life and thought she was the star of the show. Watch her interview with Piers Morgan - vile woman.
@niad5630 Жыл бұрын
Bloody Boring Mavis !!
@joannesaltfleet20712 жыл бұрын
Mavis doesn't appreciate when she's well off!
@theculturedthug6609 Жыл бұрын
Kevin Webster is another depressing character. Doesn't that bloke ever smile
@booth27107 ай бұрын
that girl Kevin is going round with - i can hardly hear word she says ...
@alexanderjones95723 жыл бұрын
Betty the hypocrite-grumbling to Wilf about Bet, after telling Bet Wilf was a thief and should be sacked...
@emmaclarke28852 жыл бұрын
I like Betty and overall, I think she's a decent person. But she is two faced and talks about people behind their backs
@anamariadelacasa63 Жыл бұрын
Totaly agree
@nitad4203 Жыл бұрын
@@emmaclarke2885 I liked her too but she could be a bit nasty at times. She even suggested to Wilf that maybe they should contact the Brewery about Bet going on holiday, I thought that was sly of her.
@paulmajor88653 жыл бұрын
The detective constable played by John McCardle went on to play Billy Corkhill in Brookside a couple of months later
@bsaunders52712 жыл бұрын
He also played a trucker a couple of years before this episode, who helped Marion find Eddie Yates in Liverpool.
@lindarowe85502 жыл бұрын
And he has also been in emmerdale
@montrayjones19472 жыл бұрын
Not a low down drinking fountain in the bathroom! 😆
@londonlady227 Жыл бұрын
The amount of Johnnie Walker (scotch) they put away in Baldwin's office would make both of them rather squiffy.....but it was cold tea, doesn't have the same effect.
@anamariadelacasa43893 жыл бұрын
I actually don,t like betty.she seems sweet but i don,t know
@professionalgun66743 жыл бұрын
Betty is a lovely woman and I loved how she could double take and get loud at 100mph without missing a beat. And their was really no acting involved hence Betty playing Betty. Keeping their names usually happens when actors are themselves, Sid for example. Now you know who I mean don't you?
@Guitargirrrl2 жыл бұрын
I love her. She's so real and reminds me of my grandmother and her sisters.
@stormhawk33192 жыл бұрын
I agree. Something about her grated me.
@louiseowusu2462 жыл бұрын
I like Betty. She reminds me of my aunt. Very dry and frank, but extremely funny with a heart of gold. Her voice makes her even funnier!
@MarcoNegrisEye2 жыл бұрын
That constant verbal ticking and coughing ,you know "huh huh huh *cough cough* aye hmmmm huh huh huh *cough*" and interminable "AWWWWWWW IIII MEEEAAAAN" drive me doolally !
@leeorr9071 Жыл бұрын
These are the best Corrie days
@chicagogyrl4846Ай бұрын
Red lipstick would have looked much better on Bette with her red earrings and necklace.
@elterrifico95222 жыл бұрын
I can’t recall..when did Mrs Walker sell the Rover so that Kevin ended up using it for demolition derby?
@Cackle772 жыл бұрын
Fred brought it from Mrs walker, he then raffled it and percy won it, he then sold it to kevin for £50.
@TheMeeja Жыл бұрын
@@Cackle77 Fred actually bought it from Brian, who bought it from the insurance company when they wrote it off after Eddie Yeats backed the bin lorry into it. Brian fixed it back up himself and put it back on the road, but decided it was too expensive to run, and sold it to Fred. The rest you know!
@cicerodiello1 Жыл бұрын
Jack Peaky Fookin’ Duckworth
@nancyridenour18153 жыл бұрын
Baldwin boss expecting loyalty , where’s the return 🙄
@kuchikopi46312 жыл бұрын
Yep
@elterrifico95222 жыл бұрын
That’s what the pay cheque is for. Hail Baldwin!
@londonlady227 Жыл бұрын
The return is not being on the dole.
@TraceyMellaАй бұрын
currency has serial numbers.
@ingridogilvie366410 ай бұрын
How does that old wooden box work that Rita uses as a cash registor.A customer buys something and as she pulls it open 'ding'.An old wooden box. Come on.
@booth27107 ай бұрын
you may laugh but my aunt had a hair dressers business in the very early 70s and that till in the Kabin is exactly like the one my aunt had in her shop. It wasn't much more than a drawer with compartments really. But it had a roll of paper built into the box and every-time she put money from a sale into the till it would be written down on the paper roll - then added up at the end of the day!
@ingridogilvie36647 ай бұрын
@@booth2710Thanks for that.x
@chicagogyrl4846Ай бұрын
Why couldn’t Emily go to Blackpool??!
@chicagogyrl4846Ай бұрын
Mavis didn’t have any problems deciding what to wear the last time they all went to Spain!
@MarcoNegrisEye2 жыл бұрын
2:20:28 "Eh what does she mean you'll 'ave tit see Baldwin? She usually does bonuses!" Well just ask her Vera she was right there beside you then behind you before you even finished your sentence 😜 it's moments like that (more prevalent in these era's episodes) that make it annoying af to suspend your disbelief. More so, why is Mike being such an obnoxious manipulative twat this month? He's never been THAT vindictive prior. Guessing we're entering Baldwin's 'Terry Duckworth' era where the writers just decided to make him a tool?
@chicagogyrl4846Ай бұрын
How can you have a resort open with cement dust over everything??! 😂🤣
@johnlarkin382123 күн бұрын
Imagine going out with Kevin ... ugh!
@marieince14792 ай бұрын
kevin is such a big baby likes everything his own way gets on my nerves .
@philstrachan2 ай бұрын
He was hired for his muscles! 😂
@booth27107 ай бұрын
as far as the missing money equation goes it's the police I'd trust the least
@chicagogyrl4846Ай бұрын
Never saw Ivy happy like that with wet sock Bert!!
@chicagogyrl4846Ай бұрын
Why in the world would you give cash to a business partner??! 😂🤣
@chicagogyrl4846Ай бұрын
They can’t get enough takers for the first hotel so they are filling another one??! What???!
@ChadElk882 жыл бұрын
Poor Kevin. He's such a Northerner...
@deborahwatson2730 Жыл бұрын
Well being a Northener myself I would say that he appears to be coping admirably, but thank you for the patronising comment all the same.
@londonlady227 Жыл бұрын
He does display the traits of a Mancunian....that's for sure, as Baldwin displays the traits of a London wide boy.
@HelloImNik7 ай бұрын
bahahah
@marieince14792 ай бұрын
guess those down south don't like northeners well I'm one and bloody proud of it .
@0flan11 ай бұрын
She's a jolly good fellow?
@mandystaunton94744 ай бұрын
I've got to admit Emily has rather annoyed me in this episode x
@user-hc8sn1vs2k Жыл бұрын
The goodies funny Kevin kennedy place comic space time like Maureen years later 😉
@chicagogyrl4846Ай бұрын
Gayle and Brian have money for an expensive holiday that will cost thousands, but they don’t have money for a house! Instead of going on expensive holiday, why don’t they get a house??! He owns a garage and she works full time but they can’t afford a house! This was last year. 😂🤣
@Self-Deport27 күн бұрын
A vacation didn’t cost thousands back then, but I get what you’re saying. They had a house before - one that was way too small and way too expensive. They only got it because Gail wouldn’t stop whining and Ivy gave them her and Bert’s holiday money. When Brian had an opportunity to buy out the co-owner of the garage, Gail nagged him to do it. She agreed they would sell their house and move back in with Ivy so they could save money and also invest in the garage. But, in no time at all, Gail was back to whining about a house again. She’s the worst.
@chicagogyrl4846Ай бұрын
Bette trusts this man with her business! 😂🤣
@pedanticradiator149119 күн бұрын
It's Bet not Bette
@chicagogyrl4846Ай бұрын
They must be trying to get teenagers to watch this mess! I skip over all of the kiddie set!
@chicagogyrl4846Ай бұрын
So when Gayle and Brian sold their flat, they sold all of their brand new furniture and bedroom suite, and everything??! They didn’t take it to Ivy’s, or storage??! 😂🤣
@pedanticradiator149119 күн бұрын
Gail
@chicagogyrl484619 күн бұрын
@@pedanticradiator1491 It’s also spelled Gayle.
@pedanticradiator149119 күн бұрын
@@chicagogyrl4846 it can be yes but not in the case of this character plus they had a small house before they bought the garage not a flat
@chicagogyrl4846Ай бұрын
Stupid Hilda didn’t even look in the bag! If she had any sense she would have and would of had all of that money! But, knowing the writers, she would have given it to the police! 😂🤣
@user-hc8sn1vs2k8 ай бұрын
The look of Jack eye's 😅😅😅😅
@marieince14792 ай бұрын
wonder what happend to kevins girlfriend she was lovely much better than sally .
@MarcoNegrisEye2 жыл бұрын
26:53 I thought Deidre said "Alf's got some JUNKIE in the town hall" at first. Alf Roberts the Pete Doherty of Weatherfield. Kevin and his bath chat really makes me thankful I'm pretty much from a shower in every home generation. And as for certain bath nights, I shower every day and sometimes twice. Baths give me the boak 🤢 Kev's bird, I thought only lads had to wait for their balls to drop before their voices broke? 🙉
@philstrachan2 ай бұрын
When I lived in London in my early 20s from Australia, my housemates couldn't believe I had a shower every morning before work!
@alexanderjones95723 жыл бұрын
But what’s the difference? Emily’s still leaving-just a week later. Can’t they give her her presents and farewell anyway? Particularly as she’s only staying to do the bonuses...
@kuchikopi46312 жыл бұрын
Veera and her pals weren't exactly the brightest crayons in the box.
@mattburke34572 жыл бұрын
Yea a few cans short of a 6pk for sure. They just like to have something to flip out about.
@chicagogyrl4846Ай бұрын
What in the world is “Real” where they are going for holiday??!
@TraceyMellaАй бұрын
It's Rhyl and it's in Wales.
@Self-Deport27 күн бұрын
Emily looks constipated while the cop is questioning Mike Baldwin.
@paulinecorreia55382 жыл бұрын
The brown envelop story line, is very interiquing. 🙌👏👍🏾👌👌👏👏🫶🏽🫶🏽👌👌👍🏾👍🏾