Lusty Jack Mad but entertaining unlike recent crap episodes

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i know. it's just one misery-laden storyline to the next. from deidre, to zoe, to zoe's baby, to this and that. remember when corrie was light and comical, with only the occasional tragedy. when social interaction was the main focus of the programme. now it just seems like arguments or whining, or crying, with some deterministic trope to dig the character out of a plot hole; like jim's accident that brings the family back together, when it should his split apart years ago, and throw to the four corners of the earth. i'm always reminded of the shart tongues of hilda, bet and fred. the occasional warm show of love between hilda and stan; between len and rita, while having that bubbling subversive relationship with elsie tanner. there were the comical antics of fred gee and eddie yeats, and even mike's tyranny in the workplace would often show the happy spirit of the working classes. it seems they just shifted the focus from dialogue to drama, and dialogue is now all the poorer.

You’re spot on there with all of that! The comedy that Bill Podmore brought to the show in ‘76 was a joy to behold (I recommend his book by the way). I adored the scenes between Annie Walker, Bet, Betty & Fred.. and of course the brilliant trio of Stan, Hilda & Eddie! I’m so grateful to ProfessionalGun66 for putting it on here first… I laughed my socks off throughout lockdown, only wish I could erase my memory ha! I’ll watch it again soon (currently doing Eastenders from the start).

@@EveHenleySpread yes, it is a shame they didn't invest in the development of characters in the show. i just can't help but feel these characters (of the later 90s) are very one-dimensional. sally is so pathetic compared to when she first appeared. and gail was such a vivacious character before she married brian. but even there it's fair to say women change relatively once they are married and have children; and we have to remember this was still a fairly paternalistic society back then. even in the 80s, when they were bringing in new characters they still had several dimensions. like jack and vera. even though they had a volatile marriage, there were tendentious aspects to their characters; vera was loyal to her friends, but quick to anger. jack was brow-beaten and furtive yet thought he was god's gift to women; even though 99.99% of women wouldn't have touched him with a barge-pole. there just seem to be no joie de vivre in these later characters. i remember when when hilda first made vera's jaw, literally, drop, that had me chuckling quite a bit, from a single line of dialogue 😄 i don't dispute it must be hard to remain consistent in an ever-changing society, to reflect the good and the bad. but there seems to be that absence of charm, of characters and their relationships that would draw you and repel you depending on the circumstance. now (well, here in the later 90s) i just feel tense, or frustrated with much of the characters and how they deal with situations. it is, nevertheless, still interesting to look back on these episodes, and seen the relative decline of the show, and how this edifice started to crumble.

Like I said, I’m currently doing and Eastenders marathon from the very start and it’s pretty clear Julia Smith & Tony Holland (the creators) wanted to make it a far cry from what Corrie had become i.e. about real life issues, cot death, deadly attackers on the loose, AIDS etc. All that is fine, but it’s not what I personally want to watch from Corrie… I loved the fact it was almost a fantasy world fairly well removed from reality! Of course they must have felt the pressure to change with Eastenders beating them in the ratings but I guess I’m just a sentimental soul at heart and I couldn’t carry on watching Corrie after the mid 90s.

⁠@@eatmywords society nose dived when the characters of soaps did back when this 1st started there was at most 2 deaths a year & they were natural causes or a RTA 1960 1 death 1964 1 death 1965 1 death 1967 2 deaths 1970 1 death 1971 1 death 1975 1 death 1977 1 death 1978 1 death 1980 1 death 1989 2 deaths 1992 1 death 1993 2 deaths 1995 1 death 1997 3 deaths 1998 3 deaths 1999 4 deaths 2000 4 deaths 2001 1 death 2002 3 deaths 2003 2 deaths 2004 1 death 2005 3 deaths 2006 2 deaths 2007 4 deaths 2008 3 deaths 2009 2 deaths 2010 9 deaths 2011 3 deaths 2012 2 deaths 2013 3 deaths 2014 2 deaths 2015 3 deaths 2016 2 deaths 2017 2 deaths 2018 5 deaths 2019 7 deaths 2020 2 deaths 2021 3 deaths 2022 3 deaths

Hilarious. 🤣

He didn't want Zoe to get in trouble but I'm telling you she was out of control when Shannon passed away, she should have gotten locked up in a mental hospital or something to get help

@carasmith549 As I have stated 4 years and 9 months in the future Ashley tore Ken off several strips because he heard Ken Barlow was prepared to give Aiden Critchley the benefit of the doubt that he did not kill his missis Maxine. Did you ever see that episode? I know Ashley was grieving over Maxine death, but it is no good if the wrong person is sent to prison for Maxine's death. What Ken had been doing for Aiden Critchley which was standing by him when everyone was about to condemn Aiden was no different from what Ashley PEACKCOCK had been doing for Zoe. I reckon Ashley's upset over Maxine's death clouded Ashley's memory.

Yes that's right. But perhaps the difference was that Ashley was so-called "in love" with trashy Zoe, whereas Aiden (later on) was nothing to him. So Aiden got no mercy, whereas Ashley would pretty much forgive Zoe for lacing his cornflakes with strychnine.

@@carasmith549 The point you made I have noted. But I can't help thinking it boiled down to a case of Don't do as I do, do as you are told. Because Ken Barlow was willing to be charitable and give Aiden the benefit of the doubt that he did not kill Maxine Ashley banned Ken from coming to Maxine's funeral which I thought was a bit much. 45 years earlier from February 2003 a person who murdered another person was hanged. The procedure was not Abolish until 1965. In February 1958 if a person had the evidence against them in a murder case and the man or women was innocent it was tough luck. The accused died. Therefor Ken did not want to see the wrong person go to prison. It would be no good to Ashley if Maxine's real murderer was roaming around up to no good.

He needs to tell her to F👹👹K OFF she's evil her character

I think of kermit the frog

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If he only had a brain. 😂😂

Yeah but he was the only real stability for Gay-yul.

Straw man could act.

ugh, i know. he's probably the replacement for curly; the sad, tragi-comical figure that is always denied true happiness. and that zoe storyline was just woeful. a character that has zero redeeming qualities. someone who continually dragged down everyone around her, and displayed zero remorse for any of her actions. wow. the writers must have really enjoyed writing that purgatorial nonsense. probably explains what happens later. and as for that affectation, i sure hope it's real, because why? why replace those ts for ks? sekkled?!

The jockey…

Ashley was a totally decent, normal human being when he was first introduced. He wasn't stupid and he definitely didn't have that stupid voice - likkle, Maxime -

I agree, but then I feel the same way about the Nick character with his over-long sleeves and weird arm gestures. He also has an incredibly gormless expression. Is Adam Rickett the worst actor ever to appear on Corrie? He has to be in the top five at least.

@@bibakroll8999 No he isn't.

Not to mention his acting skills.

They both got yelled at endlessly by Gay-yul too.

Underwhelming scene when Nick and the killer meet.

Nick was a boring moaner, Zoe was a dreadful misery guts. No one in threat world would have tolerated her nonsense for two minutes

I feel the same every time I see the inside of the Battersby house. Can't help remembering how it was Ivy and Berts little Palace.

Flash forward to 2022 it looks like a hoarders house.

It was more of a shock when sally moved in I preferred her at number 13

Sad? It's not real ffs

She was born 1958.

@@JenniLouiseCox Well there you are then. All the more reason why she looks older than 29.

She wasn't playing a 29y old though..... I thought she was 40ish. Her son is in his 20's.

There's no she's 29 here

Maxine biggest blame ,Zoe taking Mogan her fault

Totally 😂

I know her character is a right vile tramp here

I think the nicest thing you can say about Zoe is that she was totally unbearable. I mute most of her scenes, but for me it's almost a photo finish as to which is worse - her voice or her personality. Both are hell to sit through. Can't wait for her to leave.

Agree 100%.

I think it is just her perm growing out lol

i know. she reminds me of crystal tips. and jim must be alister.

Mind you, look who he's married to, I say, look who he's married to!!!

Les has no morals

No wonder being married to Janice she's a very horrible woman she looks like a bloke

Snap! 😅

The same actor played a west country bloke in the Cornish detective show Wycliffe

Sam appears to have become a sociopath. So no, she's not about understanding other people or consequences.

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That's an irritating scene with Liz grilling him and trying to get airtight answers. I'm surprised he didn't end such a time-wasting conversation sooner. Mind you, she's extremely ignorant so the concept of there being no guarantees in medicine would be beyond her.

That might be impossible, he'd have to find his brain first.

Well she was young back then and voices change for some people you see :)

I think Joanna Froggatt was a great actress. She was just a horrible, unlikeable character in Corrie.

@@SuzyQ334 Yes she was a great actress,.. and she was in a drama called - The Street,..Episode Titled : "Sean And Yvonne". ..If you have not seen it,..It is really worth watching.Unfortunately it is not on youtube,although if you search for the video on Google, -It will direct you to it. (KZfaq will not allow me to give the name of the site on here,..It begins with D,..As in everyday)

She was in one episode of "Dinnerladies." She played a young girl on "work experience." It was incredibly funny!

Sam was prettier with dark hair

Looking back now you can see how people are manipulated by the TV Take That was done to death a while back.

@@angelapay3718 Yeah Take that were so overplayed.

She became pregnant months after she slept with her boss for the money

children* she has twins

​@@ymarw1684exactly! Now she's a few month's pregnant

Haha, never noticed before. Read your comment just as she laughed. Good spotting.

yep we know it