Ken never takes responsibility for anything.

I’ve always really liked Ivy. I don’t think she was as poisonous as people made out. She just wanted what she thought was best and she had a faith. She gave Brian & Gail homes numerous times, babysat, gave them money and was even on Gail’s side after she got pregnant during her shagging of that Aussie bloke. Ivy’s life was also particularly tragic. Bert’s unemployment, mental health problems (which were very taboo the time), poverty, Bert’s death, the threat of Gail & Brian going to Australia, Gail’s affair with her niece, loneliness and then the destruction caused by Brian’s murder. I thought Lynne Perrie was a great actress and made Ivy very believable and realistic. She gets ignored as a Corrie legend but she absolutely is one. Three cheers for the late Lynne Perrie.

Honestly this has to one of the best made and most enjoyable tv series ever. It's always making me smile and teary eyed in turn.

One of the few times I really felt for Ivy. Overall she was hard work but I really loved the character. What a fine actress Lynne Perrie was. Thank you for the upload.

I miss Stan and Eddie

What on earth did Deirdre see in Ken and his tight fitting BHS trousers!

Just when I thought I couldn’t hate Ken Barlow anymore

Deirdre has turned into a real frumpy housewife

Hilda looks fantastic

It's a pity Brian didn't know that Gail was more than willing to get on a plane with Ian, and leave her family behind, when she screaming the odds, as to what's best for young Nicky. Cow.

Gail is a hypocrite , our Brian meets someone new she pretends she's angry because it's confusing Nicky well if she hadn't slept with the Aussie things might have been different they all seem to have amnesia where that's concerned.

I wish Gail would stop shouting.

It's good to see the different houses filmed from different angles, like Ivy's house. You hardly ever see it from that side.

A huge thank you from us insomniacs, wonderful viewing 😴😱🥴😮🙂😄😆😍😘

Boring Ken Barlow with his boring paper, boring wife, boring daughter, boring house and boring life🥱🥱🥱

The funny posh bit curly and Terry doing smoking in the bar 38:12

Gail is a nut case, always angry, what's her to problem with Brian's girlfriend, I thought Gail played hanky panky with Brian's cousin

The cheque Alec gives to Bet is made out to "B. Lynch". Surely it should be made out to E. T. (Elizabeth Theresa) Lynch, as I would doubt her bank knew her as Bet.

Bet has gone full 1987 in these 🤝

Ken amd Derdrie are such sanctimonious, pompous, hypocrites I can’t stand it. Their rules change with every situation. They pretend they are these moral paragons yet they flip flop more than a dying fish. I can’t stand either one of them. Having to listen to them is getting unbearable

Gail was far too stubborn for her own good. She should've have immediately let RBrian know that Sarah was his baby to have him pay his way but i think i get it...she wanted Sarah for her own.

Deidre should remember all that Alf did for her, when she was a single mother.

Hilda’s communist rant is too perfect

My god! Gail is awful!

When Deirdre tells Ken that even his eyes are beginning to get a crafty squint to them, I thought she was going to say “You’re beginning to look like Baldwin.”

Those two scenes with Bet & Betty at the table: 'Goodlordno...' and 'I wish you'd shurrup, Betty' were just absolute comic gold!

Alan Bradley, gearing up to show his true nature. What a vile bully he already is.

Deidre really gets on my nerves!! Acting all prim and proper!

Ken is such a 2 faced plank

I'm going to continue my binge watch from the first episode in 1960 until at least Hilda's departure. I don't know if I'll then be able to cope with Barlow being around with his smug self love. If he was chocolate he'd eat himself. Same for Gail. The Duckworths and current Tilseys are worse than a boil on the rear end. Knowing that Bradley gets bombed is encouragement to continue as is seeing Jack and Terry get smacked and hoping to see the mouth get something similar. I've largely enjoyed the binge so far and the 60s and 70s were top class. I saw very little of Corrie live after the early 80s being abroad in work and now retirement. And thanks to this channel and others for making this rewatch possible. Superb work.

Great upload as always bloody love it classic stuff 👍👍

Hey hon - LOVED this month's episodes, especially seeing the start of Bet and Alec's romance! I'm waiting in hope for April, May, June, July and the rest of 1987... Hint, hint! Sorry to ask - I know you're busy uploading all the time (and have a life too, lol!). But if you could get April and possibly May and June '87 uploaded, me and me old mum would be everso grateful, and send you oodles of good luck and positive vibes across the miles! Thanks again for giving us this wonderful KZfaq channel, and bringing smiles and entertainment to so many good people. You really are a superstar. XXX

lots of good laughs and some stinging one-liners

The chinless wonder is slowly morphing into ET.

Percy to the Prendergasts ( who are in their 50s) “ There shouldn’t be any bother you getting in. You both look well over 60.” 😂😂

Nobody: Betty: "cough cough, luvvie, awwww I meeeaaan awwww, luvvie, cough cough, awwww"

Bet doing her best Mae West impersonation.

Thank you. ;)

Never seen these old episodes before and they are rather enjoyable

Audrey tells everybody that Sarah Louise takes after her side of the family. 13 years later, she proved Audrey right.

I am 57 and they look compared to me like 80. Christ

Can someone explain to me what Bryan has done wrong?

I hate Ken, such a misery merchant!!🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

Fathers rights to their children haven't changed much at all.

Hugh Ridley is played by Kevin Doyle ( who anyone who watched Downton Abbey will remember as Moseley.)

Does Ken wear his tie to bed?

So fed up with that smug look on Ken Barlow's face and acting like he's right and everybody else is wrong. The character never left the street he lived on because there he was "A big fish in a little pond " Well educated, thanks to his hard working parents that he looked down on as they were working class. He was a total snob for many years. Thankfully, in later episodes he became a lot more humble and a much better person.

In the past, Bet has always supported Saint Hilda, in her times of need. She will continue do so, in future. Yet, for whatever reason, Saint Hilda never misses an opportunity to slag Bet off. Saying things behind Bet's back, that she would never say to her face.

Everyone having a go at Brian still and kissing Gail’s ass. If Brian had an affair, they’d all be wanting him burned at the stake. But Gail gets off with his cousin, chases the cousin to the airport to beg her to take him with her (with or without Nicky), gets pregnant at the same time as the affair and so doesn’t know who the father is. And when Brian finds this out, everyone views him as in the wrong. I don’t like Brian but on this, they’re all being absolutely stupid towards him. Perhaps Brian doesn’t want to be near the child in case he gets attached only to find out for sure it’s not his? And they are divorced so he can bonk who he likes. The writers went in a weird angle here!

Wonder if the producers were thinking of Emmerdale when Mr Prendergast asked if Jack was ‘Mr Sugden’. After all, Jack Sugden was on Emmerdale then!

Nigel Pivaro does a hilarious toff accent 🤣

Ty from NZ luv it

Terry and curly speaking La-de-dar to jack made me laugh 😆 😅😂

Percy to couple: you’re welcome to come, you both look well over 60. 🤣

I find the younger Deidre so annoying, she was definitely one of the characters I grew to love later on

my heart is breaking for ivy...reminds me of uncle albert when fat head and deidre were at eacjothers throats...

Who knew Alan Bradley could play the old Joanna....😮 he shouldve made his money playing that accompanying old Rita in Blackpool rather than try to shyster her out of money.🤔

Does Deirdre not care that she lives in a dark dump .?

1:27:12 Betty sporting her Robbie Rotten outfit.

Ken Barlow at 2.33.40 asking RTracey how she feels about ‘selling the television set?’ What an example of how not to do parenting.

why does Bet need a hairdresser, she wears a wig?

wow, don't give Gail's kid a candy

Alf, on phone to Ken as he pops in shop.

Why can’t ivy accept that Brian as moved on and he no longer married to Gail….I agree with Brian he no longer her little boy and people do move on and if Brian as a new girlfriend so be it ! Ivy needs to let Brian get on with his own life….thank you for the upload

It’s funny 😁 😊how Terry gets under his dad’s skin.❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😅😅😅😂😂😂 41:20

Brian's hair is ridiculous... even for the 80's; he looks like the stage musical dancer that he started out as, instead of a back street car mechanic.

Ivy only has her self to blame

I seem to notice that Gale was happier with Martin in the years I watched corrie which was the 90s but I probably defeating the purpose by saying that.

Janet ( Ken’s secretary) isn’t by any chance played by the same woman who later plays Sue Jeffers, the head of Bessie Street School when Ken ( and Derek) work there, is she?

I was 18 in 87, im now 55 omg Im finding Jack Duckworth an attractive man ....times have changed!

A, deliberate, flaw in the script which takes the storyline away from reality is anyone discussing a confidential issue within ear shot of Hilda.

Brian looking good away from his mum and gail

You know, I just realized there was a point in the show when I actually used to like Gail.

I’ve always thought Ken was pompous and not actually a very nice man…a serial cheater. So Ken doesn’t like it when Alf fights back…unprincipled to the core.

1:16:38 haha, another Downton Abbey cast.

Chimney breast in back room of the Rovers keeps disappearing and reappearing.

Bryan makes my skin crawl. Nothing to do with Gail nor his attitude towards their divorce. It's him. He's the most cringe worthy, misogynistic man I've seen in years. Returns from Scotland and instantly begins unpacking his dirty laundry. Something sadly tells me that the acting is not far from the real thing.

Did Bet say she was older than Betty? Can only think that was one of her little quips.

When do they get around to telling Brian the baby is his daughter.. when he dies

😅 I said finesse not loch ness

Why is Brian standing there with his hands in his pockets?! And his girlfriend is taller and bigger than him!! 😂🤣

Gail could be awful at times shame they made her unpleasant at times.

Why does Ivy say she could eat the poor baby aghhhhhhhhhn!

Gail and her bloody double standards. Her behaviour is absolutely stupid. Will she justify it when she ends up with someone. She is just full of envy but she is the biggest culprit. She caused all of this and then has the cheek to bully Brian. What did she think Brian was going to stay single forever. Is she not confused with Alf as her step dad

Betty is ALWAYS WRONG. If she says up you should go place bets on down. She gets every situation wrong. If she thinks things will be ok, brave for disaster. If she thinks someone is bad you can bet they are good. She is so simple I don’t understand how she is still alive.

Did Jack say F***k off Hilda?😮

I hope Gayle is getting child support for the baby!

Yeah, she definitely takes on Audrey’s side of the family. 😂😂😂

Alf should have told Dreary the Mouth good riddance and to close the door quietly on the way out. Smug, pompous Ken makes me puke.

Why doesn't Emily lend Bet the money for tenancy. She's loaded.

Ive stopped watching coronation street i only watch the 1980s ones now, after hilda went it went downhill

If I were Ivy I would tell Brian to go get his own flat! Why is there with her, anyway??!

No, you have TWO kids, nasty Brian!!

Mom is t it time I did me own washing now .I’m a big boy now I can wash. Me own underwear now .

Ivy claims Brian was brought up a Catholic, but he seems to have as much understanding and empathy for it as a tree stump.

Bets Grisly.

Why does Ivy do Brian’s washing ? Can English men not do their own washing ? Omg 😱

Ivy brought up as a catholic and tries to live by what that means...that explains a lot.

Smug smart and oh so very boring Ken Barlow 😑😑