Coronation Street on ITV Part Three

Why should Ali and Ryan wait, OP? Let Michelle get a shock when she walks in on them. That would be half the fun.

Wow. Can hardly wait for the big quiz show scandal, the broad bean arc, and Sean's intriguing facial rash development this week. ZZZzzz.

So I guess the actor who plays Dev is leaving.

Sounds like Dev's only leaving temporarily, unfortunately

New family on the scene. It's being referred to as the "football homophobia" storyline.

This article in Metro says James (the son in the white jacket) "hasn't come out to his family" yet. He's the youngest and plays for the Weatherfield County football team.

There's a daughter as well who won't show up right at first.

I'm quite shocked it's taken Corrie nearly 60 years to introduce a black family! At first I thought that must be a mistake, but then I realised that while there have been quite a few black characters, there's never been a full family.

That poor woman, Rosamund, that wanted the loan from Gary was breaking my heart. I was praying he wouldn't go through with it. Then, they go and ensnare the developmentally disabled. At this point I'm not sure who is more likely to become suicidal first the Ginger one or Carla.

Anyone notice how much meat Gema's brother is packing when he wears owe grey jogger! Yum!

At first I thought he was UGLY with that nose of his, but he is growing on me.

I think the only place I've seen a nose like that, it was on some cartoon character? Snuffy Smith??

Bymp

I've missed Corrie for these past few weeks and I'm catching up now. I thought it was a bit daft that Billy and Paul won the Mr and Mr(s) competition when they've only been together for about five minutes.

Also, there was a scene where Maria said something about how nobody had ever "put a ring on it". Remember your dead husband Liam, Maria?

When will the gay football storyline start?

R5 there aren’t as many black people in the north of England so it is representative of the area. Plenty of people of Indian and Pakistani origin so Dev having the corner shop is very natural too.

OP, are you related to Ena Sharples or Erna Shiteater?

R12 The article above says the family debuts in June. I would guess the football story may not start right away, but since it's highlighted in the article it probably won't be too long after.

I've just realised that Greg Wood (Rick) is the guy who played a cokehead named Psycho in Brookside's dying days.

Getting Chesney and Gemma together was a BIG mistake. The writers are seriously overestimating how entertaining most of us find them.

R16 I can't stand either of them. And Billy is one of the worst vicars in history.

R17 One of the problems is we don't get to see any members of his actual congregation. When Emily was around, we had a character who could actually give us a glimpse as to how they felt about their vicar, but now we only see him around people, most of whom have never set foot in his church unless they are going to a funeral, wedding, or christening.

Black family, with a gay son coming.....about time!

I love Gemma but honestly the scenes with her screwing up and Chesney bitching her out are getting tiresome.

Do Church of England vicars still hold services on Sundays? I thought it was all social justice now?

What's the current stance of the Church of England on gay clergy having sex (outside of marriage, which they can't have). Wouldn't that be considered some form of fornication for straight people in general? I read an article in Newsweek a couple years ago that seemed to indicate that even gay clergy in the Church who were in committed civil partnerships had to say they weren't having sex. Has this changed?

I generally don't care much for Gemma. A little goes a long way. But occasionally, she does make me laugh, like the other day, when Mary was going on-and-on about seeing her young self in Gemma, and Gemma gave her a very funny look, hilariously asking, "Are you high?"

I like Gemma because her character has actually changed over the years. Like Kylie changed and became a better person, Gemma is slowly changing into a better person and is far and away much better than she was when she was hanging with Cam and Macca.

I'm enjoying Corrie more than Eastenders at the moment. Which is unusual for me.

So Carla's living in a squat at the moment? I hope she remembered to take her kidney medication!

Hilariously shite acting from Izzy the other night when she was with Sarah in the cafe. She was meant to come off concerned she and her son might be in danger due to Gary's enemy. Her acting made it seem more like bland puzzlement. She's atrocious.

I hope Ian McLeod won't stay as producer for much longer. The show has grown so boring. I know the Kate Oates era got a lot of criticism from the press for being too dark, but there were some great moments.

The problem is that it still gets good ratings, because people watch it out of habit. My dad has watched it steadily since he was a child in the 60s, and even though he doesn't enjoy it anymore he still watches it. If the show were losing viewers, ITV might panic and try to revitalise the show. But there's no incentive for them to do so. There's no incentive for them a cut an episode or two, either, even though that would almost certainly improve the quality of the writing and acting. But if six episodes a week provide reliable viewing figures, ITV will stick with them.

One of Iain MacLeod's problems at Emmerdale (for me anyway) was that he gave far too much time to the asinine "comic relief" type characters in the village -- seemingly just to fill up minutes for the two (sometimes three) episodes per week the show really didn't (doesn't) merit. .. The non-stop, now repetitious Gemma Show on Corrie is reminding me why I stopped watching Emmerdale by the time MacLeod exited. Add-in lengthy scenes revolving around growing green beans, blood pressure testing, and dog poo monitoring, etc. and I'm getting the same feeling.

Yes Gemma is way too overexposed. She's a supporting character at best. And the less we see of Chesney and his very limited range, the better.

I think they're setting Ches and Gemma as something like a Cilla and Les. But Chesney is nothing like Les Brown.

Is Rick going to put Gary on the stroll?

Rick wears too much eye makeup.

Gemma acts like she's 12, Chesney acts like he's 55, and we're supposed to take them seriously as a couple.

Watching today's Corrie, when Moira was going to break the rules and give Mary a cup of tea, and Toyah grabs it and says that's not allowed and mentions health and safety, it reminded me of a question I have had from years of watching British television, that I'd appreciate any British person answering.

Do you all really live in fear or health and safety? The way it is presented on TV, it would appear that Health and Safety inspectors are everywhere, like some sort of dystopian secret police that is always ready to pounce, especially if you are having fun or helping someone.

It was Nick, wasn't it?

R34 no we don't to this degreebut with so many frivolous lawsuits nowadays people are more cautious.

I didn't see the scene but maybe Toyah was rubbing Moira, who is always a stickler for rules?

Giving someone tea is still very common here.

I still think it'll turn out to be Seb that sabotaged the roof

Seb looks smelly

Robert leaving. Kate leaving.

Good, both boring.

The health competition between Tim, Dev, and Steve is also pretty boring.

Kate Connor is leaving the cobble. Yay!!!

With that uncasting, it appears that they're revisiting lesbian couple, Sophie and Paula.

R37 I dunno. Sounds like Seb is going to get a lot of play in the upcoming human trafficking story and try to play hero.

R42... Good! Maybe Sofie will get more screen time now as the "chosen" Lesbian

Another exit. Sinead.

All these people leaving, but apparently Gemma will be around for a while, they are now bringing in her mother.

I take it they'll kill Sinead off, then. Sad.

When is Adam returning? This show could use a hot guy.

R49 he will be back soon, see the link. It always surprises me that such average looking and average of talent actors leave such a secure job of their own free will. What do they hope to become..a star at The Old Vic?

At least the actors who play the likes of Fiz, Chesney, Dev etc know they have struck gold and they could never get such a sweet gig again.

That being said, I was surprised Alison King wasn't gobbled up by some big show or the Brit film market during her 20 month hiatus. She is very beautiful and easily one of the best soap actresses in memory.

Still, I want Adam in me, quite deeply and telling me to take it all in the Scots accent.

Christ, they really are dropping like flies! Lucy Fallon (Bethany) is leaving as well. That's four announcements of exits in four days. Makes you wonder what's going on behind the scenes.

Maybe budget-wise it's just a 'one-in-one-out' type thing, since we've got the new family coming (up at R4), and there will be five of them (daughter not pictured).

Who is in the urn? We know it isn't Norris because he has been confirmed as returning. It better NOT be Emily or I am done with this show. She gave too many years to Corrie, to be dispatched like that.

Gemma’s giving birth to quadruplets? Oh, the hilarity that will ensue!

So fucking sick of Gemma. And didn't Norris hate Freda? Why would he want to get married anyway, it's not like he is going to ravage her.

I thought the urn must contain the cat that Norris was holding in the photo

[quote] Good! Maybe Sofie will get more screen time now as the "chosen" Lesbian.

If she does, it may not last long, R45. I also just learned the actress playing Sophie will be leaving on maternity leave, so maybe the thing with Paula will tie into her exit.

I think she’ll just go off to Japan to visit Rosie.

Last night's episodes were mortifying. I'm not denying that Mary has always been a bit panto, but they've essentially turned her into a cartoon character.

Freda is a cunt.

I missed Norris. Can’t stand Freda, though.

I've only watched Corrie for a decade, though I've watched many clips and storylines from the past on Youtube. However, I had totally missed ever seeing Freda before, has she always been such a bitch? I'm surprised that she and sweet Emily are so close. I know she is disabled but I just could not stand her.

I vaguely remember Freda's appearances in the mid-2000s, R63. She seemed perfectly inoffensive back then.

Wasn’t Freda one of Tyrone’s dogs? Speaking of Tyrone the actor who’s playing him is now in a relationship with that very cute black actress who left last year, the one who played Luke’s sister.

I'm kind of sad that he split up with his wife (the woman who played Katy Harris), R65. They seemed like a sweet couple.

Yeah, they did. They have a kid together, too. She’s now on Hollyoaks.

R60. Talking to birds who she claims are her lost lover. Corrie has a lot of crazy people themes . Soaps should only have one crazy person storyline at anyime.

I wish they would just give Mary a nice normal man to marry, maybe that would calm her down some.

I do still like her more than Gemma, another "comic" character. Though, I will say I like how Rita and Gemma's brother keep giving each other looks like "damn, I love her but this girl is NUTS."

Carla's acting has been amazing, really realistic and heartbreaking. Glad the writing has been powerful and they've really tried to make the storyline relatable.

I agree about Mary. She can be terrific but the writing for her atm is OTT.

Alison King is carrying the show right now.

I’m guessing the evil salon owner Rachel and the Polish builder Jan are a couple and are heading up the trafficking ring.

Will Audrey ever get her money back?!

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Gail will be so disgusted with these granny robbers! To think she ever doubted Lewis!

A talent scout in a Northern back street pub? Yeah, sure. That bitch better be a con artist.

Here's the trailer for Britain's Got Talent week. Apparently they're finally going to reveal the culprit behind the roof collapse.

Thank God Kirky is gone for a few’months.

I can't stand that snivelling Nick. Glad Roy is back.

It comes out next week that Nick stole Audrey's money. And we'll find out who did the sabotage on the factory roof. And....Gary may die.

God, tonight’s episode was AWFUL.

I wasn't expect Lorraine Kelly, to actually show up in the episode.

"You daft wee woman!"

I liked the episode and Gail was hilarious. I like when she's a bit giddy.

Why wouldn't they insist Carla swallow her medication in front of them? That's standard practice for any home intervention team..

I guess I'm in the minority but I'm hating the Carla going crazy story line.

I think Alison King is acting it well but the writing for the storyline leaves a lot to be desired.

How would you have done the storyline differently?

I would have made it happen way more gradually and I would have come up with a more focused reason for it other than being blamed for the roof collapse

I think Alison King made a great point that this has been building up on Carla for years, all the trauma she's endured (rape, alcoholism, Aidan's suicide, factory siege, losing her baby etc) and not properly dealing with any of it. The roof collapse and isolation was the trigger.

It's very true that psychosis can be triggered by a trauma but can often be building for years. If you noticed Carla hasn't been herself really for months (workaholism, isolating herself) so it isn't too sudden.

Good points, R88. I don’t know, it did seem to come on too suddenly for me, though.

Why the hell, would Gary call Sarah, rather than 999? Or did he also call them since the Police showed up in the nick of time?

The factory roof collapse....who cares at this stage. The steam has really gone out of that story.

It was Gary! Or Robert!

Sue Nicholls and Helen Worth were both terrific tonight as Audrey and Gail, I just wish their scenes together were longer and more poignant.

where are Billy & Paul? they haven't been on in a while and i really liked the pairing

Billy is a twat

I despise "Billy-the-Vicar", with his fags-and-whiskey-soaked growl. Perhaps his unlikely persona represents the artificial niceness of many CoE vicars, but it comes across as bad acting to me.

R95 I agree. He's a fucking awful Vicar who does nothing but damage to the image. And he isn't at all attractive.

His face is the very model of a ventriloquist’s dummy.

R96 Exactly, I have no problem with an openly gay vicar but, Billy is a shit vicar regardless of his sexuality.

I hate when he becomes superior and holier than thou, talking about "my flock". Fuck off Billy, your flock are much better people than you!

Questions:

Wasn't Norris given Emily's house on condition she can live there til she dies?

What will happen to all her belongings when it's sold?

R100 I guess we have to accept that Emily is now living permanently in Scotland.

Emily’s still in Peru, isn’t she?

R102 No, she came back to take care of Fredia when she broke her leg, and then just stayed up there with Fredia and then Norris. Honestly, I wish they could just the actress to come back for a week's worth of episodes and give Emily a proper sign off. Next, to Ken she is the longest serving actor/character in the history of the show. I don't count Dennis Tanner, since he took a 43 year break. Emily deserves a proper ending.

She often gets overlooked, because she wasn't larger than life like, Elsie, Rita, Bet, etc..., but I went back and watched the episodes when her husband was killed, and when Richard tried to murder her. And, it is clear she is one of the best actors the show has ever had.

I agree R103 to just giving her a send off. It. Won't be the same once they dismantle her living room, it's some of the unchanged set for so long now

The guy who plays Alex (the one with Downs Syndrome) tweeted about how awful the acting on Eastenders is and no wonder they don’t win awards. The tweet was abruptly deleted. Heh heh.

So it was Gary all along.

That little bitch.

If Alison King doesn't win some awards, they are rigged.

The guy who plays Peter was really bad, though. Dude just can’t act.

R109 He has never been great, though it wasn't the worst that I've seen him.

Alison King was outstanding last night! It's a shame voting for best actress at the British Soap Awards has closed as her performance over this storyline has been one of the best ever in soap, and also British TV. I actually support calls for her to get a Bafta tv nomination.

I expected the episode to be a little more surreal but actually they probably got it just right. I was hoping for Hayley and Aidan cameos but actually it may have been too distracting.

I could see how it would be Gary, he was the "Too obvious, surely?" suspect. I like the reveal using the voicemail too.

Corrie at its best.

R103, I think Eileen Derbyshire left the way she did because she didn't want a proper send-off. She's well-known for valuing her privacy, and doesn't attend award ceremonies or do interviews. She knew that her departure would be a big news story, as Emily is one of the longest-running soap characters in the world. I think she told the producers that she wanted to leave as quietly as possible, and they agreed that the official story would be that she was taking a six-month break. "Emily Bishop Leaves Corrie After 55 Years" is a big story, but "Emily Bishop Isn't Coming Back to Corrie" isn't.

Even though I've found this week disappointing on the whole, I thought last night's episode made up for it. I agree about overlooking Gary as a suspect because he seemed too obvious.

R112 is absolutely correct about Eileen Derbyshire. And I think the same is true about June Brown. I think she made her final exit on EastEnders in February but wanted it to be low-key. Which it was.

Has Dev been fired? That actor is dreadful - makes Chesney, Fiz, Izzy and Sean look like they're played by a group of RADA alumni..

Emily/Eileen with Martin Hett's partner. Martin was a Corrie superfan murdered in Manchester Arena attack. Lovely photo.

Emily was a fool to give Norris her house. Now he's sold it she won't have a pot to piss in.

The delighful young lady who plays Emma (not Gemma) won Best Newcomer at the Soap Awards.

^^^If they can't give her a decent guy at least she can get an award.

Nice bum...

I think Emma will end up with the older black son in the new family moving to Weatherfield this month.

^^^The gay one?!?

No, the gay one is the younger son.

Emma is sweet. Give her a nice storyline.

I can see that about Emily, but I really would like a true send off, she is a legend. I hope that when the actress passes away, the show will remember her correctly, regardless of how much time has passed since she was on. I've always been drawn to the character, mainly because the actress and my grandmother favor, so much.

Maybe Billy will lead a memorial service, making it all about himself. After all, Emily was exactly half of his "flock".

So in addition to Emma's win Coronation St won best storyline plus best single spisode for Aidan's suicide impact and single scene for Gail's monologue following Aidan's suicide (linked).

R127 YES!!! I loved Gail's monologue.

Also, Sue Nicholls was given the Outstanding Achievement award.

I thought Schofield was going to have to shove Sue Nicholls off the stage! She would not stop talking. She seems sweet, though.

So.... will the gay football storyline start this month? Does anyone have spoilers?

Corrie is just awful. A horse in the backyard for God's sake?

R132, in the pilot episode of Harry Hill's TV Burp back in 2001, Harry brought a horse to Coronation Street as a gift for Les Battersby to cheer him up after Janice left him. So, yes. Corrie has officially become a parody of itself.

Loved Gail's monologue too, really well written.

Yes - as weak as Corrie has been since McLeod took over, it deserved the awards it won last night.

When did the cut off period for nominations end? Shocked Alison King did not naked the top 5 Best Actress category..

Damnit Nick, I knew you had become scummy, but trying to use David's rape as an excuse/sympathy for stealing your grandmother's money, while setting David up to take the fall, that is just fucking COLD.

I think everyone in that room -- Paula, the police -- knew Nick was telling lie after lie after lie, r137.

I hate the Carla story line simply because she hid the truth about the factory, was running around trying to do secret side deals to save her ass and ignored the fact that she put employees at risk and was complicit in Rana's death.

But now everyone is walking on eggshells around her, Roy has left his own home, Peter left rehab and Wayne is not being ghosted by Roy.

All to keep precious Carla safe and happy.

Fuck the bitch. Haul her out of Roy's and send her to jail where she belongs.

R138 Yes, I think they didn't buy it. In fact the female cop's face, when he brought up David's rape, looked like she was disgusted with him.

R140, at first there was a look of alarm on her face but moments later it was clear she wasn’t buying what he was selling.

Sean discussing the Broons and Oor Wullie... they are scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Looks like we are going to be lumbered with yet another tragic pregnancy story-Gemma, expecting quins!

Quads, r143. I think she'll carry them to term. Gemma, our Chesney, Joseph, and four infants in that house. Hilarity ensues.

Nice to see Adam back. Pity the actor was never cast in some indie drama where he got to show off his assets..

Or presenting his hole.

I hate it when soaps completely change the personality of a character. For instance, Nick has been a very nice guy in the past but now he's a soul-less villain, a sociopath. Nick is very pretty and I like him when he puts his sweet face on. And don't mess with my David!

Nick had that head injury. That changed him.

The new gay footballer appeared on an episode here in Canada. He's quite lovely!

I think the rest of the family finally show up next week on ITV.

Yeah, they show up next Wednesday when they move into No. 3 and start a renovation project.

Jack Shepherd (David) posted in an Instagram discussion on the miniseries Chernobyl-”They’re all English. Bit weird.” I wonder if he was being genuine or just a smartass like his character.

How could Dev bring Asda and Aldi to India. It’s 123 degrees!

Norris is extremely annoying, at times, but it is still sad to see him leave the cobbles.

Norris had some good innings, it was time for him to move on.

Norris isn't nearly as annoying as pregnant Gemma and Chesney. .. Dear gawd, .. this is going to last another six months?

SHUT UP, R156 -- Don't you go given' Gemma no evils!

I can't stand them, they are awful actors. I don't like many of the younger characters though.

So I’m guessing the quads will be born on Christmas Day and will be named Dasher, Doner (as in kebab), Comet and Vixen?

Tracy: David, what's the name of that rough bird that used to work at your gaff?

David: Gail.

I hope both Leeann and Nick get sent down and lodged at HM pleasure.

Why Leeann? What has she done?

Witness tampering for one, r162.

Leanne does my head in. I hate that bitchy, snooty look she gets on her face when she's arguing with someone. She's always acting holier than thou. Isn't she an ex prostitute?

Somethin’ WRONG with HOOKIN’?

And she convinced Jack's son to burn down her restaurant to collect the insurance R164.

R166 oh yes, forgot about that. Yet she acts like bloody Mother Teresa!

Plus she's stolen how many husbands? Bradley Walsh character, Steve to name just 2. On her Wikipedia article it list some of her formet jobs: "Drug Dealer, Prostitute, Stripper".

The Baileys are here!!!!!

Does Ed Bailey, remind anyone of Lloyd? It isn't about his race, just his general look and demeanor.

FINALLY we have the new family arriving. Can't wait for the gay storyline. With Ryan leaving Emmerdale at least we have active gay storylines on Corrie and EastEnders. And you never know, Aaron might get a new man.

That older Bailey son seems to be developmentally challenged. Just awful. The father’s voice is awful. The younger son is cute but can’t act. I only like the mother. She’s very good. Her Northern accent is getting a lot of criticism, though. It’s apparently inauthentic sounding. The actress is from Birmingham.

R171 With the addition of the new Dr. Levi Rochester character, there are six gay-bi men in Hollyoaks village.

Take your Hollyoaks and Eastenders tat out of here!`

Sean was particularly unbearable on Wednesday’s episodes. I wonder if Mr. Bailey will accuse him of “indoctrinating” the younger son?

Being around unbearable Sean very long might turn a gay guy straight.

I totally forgot Sean was still employed by this show. I think I just tune him out.

As much as I hate the Carla's insane story line, the episode where she leaves the cafe was an incredible episode. The filming looked incredible and the acting was superb.

I quite like the Baileys so far. I agree that the mother's Mancunian accent is a bit off, though.

Doesn’t she seem to have a bit of Caribbean in her accent?

R179 We don't know much about her yet, maybe she isn't from Manchester.

This is one hell of a strange headline:

I'm a bit disappointed Gary killed Rick, as he was a good villain. But then, Phelan seemed like a good villain at first, and look how farcical that storyline eventually became.

Rick was a piss-poor villain, I’d fast-forward through all the scenes with him and his fat sidekick.

Is Gary going to piss off to his mum’s?

Adam is still hot, but his new hairstyle is putting me off.

Is the new family improving in the thespian sense?

This show desperately needs a major overhaul. The Geoff/Yasmeen storyline alone is awful.

The gay son's tits are improving my libido R187!

What's in yer pocket, son?

I think he’ll end up in a secret affair with Tommy Orpington. I hope Steve, Tim and Kevin catch them in bed together.

Fuck Nick. Fuck him right in the ass.

Gail goes missing next week, poor lamb.

Sean actually had one gunning line, wguch is amazing. When asked how he knew Carla didn't sabotage the factory roof herself he replied "Because you can't get up scaffolding in high heels!"

R193 I caught that, I was like damn, they finally gave Sean a good bitchy line.

Poor Gail. I can't believe I used to like Nick, this return has ruined his character.

Why does Sean have such a problem with Paul?

R195 They are like two hissing cats marking their territory. The problem is that the person they rotate around is Vicar Billy, who is completely unappealing.

Billy the Vicar is a top twat. Can't stand him.

I want Paul in me, quite deeply. Followed by Adam Barlow in me, quite deeply.

Paul, Adam, Imran, Ali, Ryan standing in a line with their cocks out. Suck them one by one.

With my luck the line up would be Ken, Brian, Geoff and Norris.

R200 hahaha! Steve, David, Nick and Gary are the middle ground between the hotties and the geriatrics

[quote]Paul, Adam, Imran, Ali, Ryan standing in a line with their cocks out. Suck them one by one.

Add in the Bailey brothers and my jaw would be sore for a month.

They don't look attractive from the promo photos but I haven't seen them on-screen

^^^See R189 and R190 of this thread.

I haaace seen those pics, he isn't hot. Maybe he looks better on-screen. I haven't watched Corrie since the special Carla episode so I need to catch up!

[quote]he isn't hot

Bitch, shut up.

How does no. 3 look now? Sad that Emily had such a non-exit after 55 years.

R207 I think they are still renovating. They haven't shown it this week, but the skiff was still parked outside when Audrey had her heart scare.

They should knock it through into one large reception room, like no. 5 and 7, it would film much better.

[quote]Paul, Adam, Imran, Ali, Ryan standing in a line with their cocks out. Suck them one by one.

Oi! What about me?

Ewww. Seb isn’t hot.

R211 he is ok, but only from the neck down

Harry Visinoni cleans up well enough. Here he is getting some off Mikey North (Gary).

Still doesn’t do it for me, but Gary could get it anytime!

Seb has a hairy arse

^so does Eileen

Gail is going to Thailand to search for a chin.

I'm I the only one or does it really appear that Tracy is finally growing up a bit?

It's always two steps forward, one step back with our Tracy.

Watching Tracy have a go at Evelyn in the Rovers was priceless.

David sent down for four months. Nick gets off with a slap on the wrists.

But “little girl” Sarah gave Nick the shaft and that was very satisfying.

So how is Sinead being written out if her cancer is in remission? She’ll take a job outside of Weatherfield?

Where are all these actors who are deciding to leave going to? For every Suranne Jones or Sarah Lancashire's there's a dozen Tracy Shaws.

Interesting spoiler.

I don't care if Maria's date is a mama's boy, he is well fit!!!

When Audrey got nailed in the back of the head with Gail's valuable Lady, I nearly pissed myself laughing.

R226, are you watching at Canadian pace? Be gone!

Hey R227, it's all I've got, so bog off!

But, dude, take a look at the subject heading. We’re discussing at ITV pace.

You're not the boss of Datalounge!

Beth, this week, has been a perfect example of why some poor people, remain poor. She is more concerned with having a holiday, than owning part of a company.

Beth has been unbearable more than usual this week. I just hope this means we won’t see her back in the factory ever again. I wonder if her money from her share of the business will end up going to Sinead when she ends up leaving Weatherfield.

I thought Sinead was going to die?

Maria's date with the dog collar was funny, rather saucy for 7.30pm

R233, Sinead’s cancer is in remission. I think she’s just leaving Weatherfield.

Gemma's mum makes Beth look like the Queen. I'd say she looks like something the cat dragged in, but cats have better taste than that.

Is Gail still missing?

No. Gail is in Thailand having chin replacement surgery.

Is anyone uploading James' storyline? Corrie is the most boring show ever. I can't be bother to watch a full episode.

Kirk’s bum rash storyline last night was insufferable.

Robert gets caught out. Tracy delivers more one liners. Will Kate ever leave the fucking street and spare us her bad acting?

Michelle, Robert, Gemma, Chesney and Kate need to all do one.

Michelle actually isn't that bad, they just haven't given her a good story since Rory's death, so it isn't surprising she is leaving. Robert is just mah, I never understood why Michelle or Tracy, would want such a boring man. He looks better than Steve, but at least Steve is interesting. Gemma and Chesney, are ok in small doses, they carry on the Corrie tradition of the comic relief couple, like Stan and Hilda and Jack and Vera. With the unique change that Chesney is the more responsible one, instead of Gemma, who is more like Stan and Jack. Kate, however, is horrible. Raina was great, but Kate is a horrible actor.

I gather the one who plays Kate wasn’t well liked by the cast, either.

Where did you hear that, R244?

Is anyone posting James' storyline? I know a guy who used to do it but he hasn't uploaded anything Corrie related in forever.

R244, I forget where I read it. It must have been around the time Rana died, Faye Brookes (Kate) was apparently doing embarrassing self promotion basically saying her acting was superb. And it sure wasn’t.

Ryan stole from Gary.

Seb got his head stove in.

Jan lied to Eileen.

Iman is going to pull a quick on on Claudia.

Ena Sharples, sans hairnet and glass of Milk Stout

Tonight’s episodes were boring as hell. I think I like Seb’s mother with Kevin, though. Sally won’t like it.

Nah, r250. Kevin's going to learn about Abi's blogging his antics and fire her.

Next week on Corrie. I just find it so hard to believe that the plonker Steve MacDonald has spewed his seed far and wide.

R251. Kevin and Abi will apparently be coupling in the fall.

Dev is returning to Weatherfield with Asda but is leaving Aldi behind in India. Good. That kid who plays him is fug and a rubbish actor Maybe they’ll bring in somebody less fug and less of a rubbish actor to play Aldi.

They should just axe Kevin. He's deadwood. Sally's shown she can be an interesting character in her own right, but Kevin hasn't.

I totally agree R255, I thought he should have gone years ago and he's never been compelling to watch. They had the good sense to axe Martin when he was no longer needed in the Platt story.

Kevin was gone for quite a while at one point-wasn’t it for a few years? He’s fine in small doses. It looks like they’re killing off his father Bill since the actor who played him died.

The fan who came up with the theory that Emma is Fiona Middleton's daughter must be annoyed that the producers stole it.

Wait, what? Didn't they say Emma was not Fiona's daughter? Who the fuck is running that show?

^ Yes, I think someone (maybe the actress who plays Emma, I can't remember) said that she wasn't Fiona's daughter a few months ago. Clearly, they've run out of ideas and changed their minds.

Oh God, Geoff is unbearable.

He seemed like such a fun character, now I wish he would die, painfully.

I really hope this Geoff story line isn't going to last too long, it just makes me too angry.

We fast forward through the Geoff stuff.

The actress playing Yas said its going to be a slow build of up to a year!

R265 God, I hope not.

I hope Geoff is murdered by Christmas.

Is Fizz just visiting? Will she return to Birmingham with Hope?

Will someone please run over Geoff? And send Dev en famile back to India.

I think Fiz is back for good, sadly.

I think Fiz is back for good, sadly.

Please God this Robert/Vicki/fugly bad guy storyline is over soon.

I'm not even watching this shit atm.

That ugly little devil Hope goes missing next week, hopefully never to return. Although that would give Fizz more screen time, so let's not. Dull, uninspired storylines focusing on the least compelling or poorly acted characters. Who's in charge of this?!

It's really awful now. Was it always thus?

Emmerdale and Coronation Street are both in the worst shape they’ve ever been since I started watching both in 1986. Absolutely dismal.

Going to six episodes a week was a mistake. It would improve if they cut down.

All soaps are on way too often.

How realistic is it that Gemma & Chesney (whom writers have mistakenly identified as fan favourites) have 5 kids plus themselves in a 2 bedroom house? They would qualify for a larger council house in another part of the city. Sloppy writing.

If Daniel cheats on Sinead with Bethany, it'll be totally out-of-character.

I think that when Sinead gets her prognosis, she may try and see the way Daniel and Bethany act friendly and try and set them up for after she's gone.

Oh no, R278. Please no. The actress playing Bethany is leaving in a few months so maybe it won’t come to that.

Tonight was the first time I've felt drawn into Corrie for months. The only thing that felt a bit off to me was the way Sinead had to drag her prognosis out of the doctor - my understanding is that doctors are supposed to give patients bad news as quickly and straightforwardly as possible, so there was a bit of artistic licence there. But other than that, the second episode in particular was very strong.

R280, yeah it was strange cause Corrie is usually so true to life.

The actress playing Sinead has finished filming so I guess Sinead will be dead by early December. Merry Christmas, Daniel!

Kate is finally gone.

I hope the Sinead actress has no Hollywood aspirations!

Daniel is not sexy at all.

Does the actress who plays Snead talk like that in real life?

The funniest scene last year was when Tracy imitated her.

Daniel isn’t sexy but damn, he’s got beautiful hair.

Really? I find Daniel sexy.

R285. Yes -- hilarious. That's our Tracy.

I love Tracy! When she was going on her honeymoon to Moracco (the kidney must be homesick) lol

Josh back.

David is ugly.

Paul finally gets a story starting next week.

[quote] Viewers of the ITV soap will see Paul's life thrown into further turmoil when he discovers his mother Bernie has reunited with former partner Kel - the man who abused him when Paul was a teenager. "Paul feels pretty conflicted because he didn't realise he was being groomed when he was younger. He felt that he was in a consensual relationship with Kel and as a consequence had very strong feelings for Kel," actor Ash told ITV.

Wait, Josh went to prison? I thought David left him in an alley and drove off.

R293 He did. .. Articles on this upcoming story indicate that we'll probably learn how and why Josh ended up in prison.

I need to start watching again.

It’s still awful but nowhere near as awful as Emmerdale is these days.

Six months after the gay football story announcement, it looks like we're FINALLY going to get some movement on that front.

When the older brother, Michael, was on James' case about finding a girlfriend, did it seem like Mother Bailey interjected to deflect?

I was thinking someone in the family should already know or at least suspect. I thought it would be the brother, but apparently not. If not the mother, then maybe the sister who's showing up soon.

This would be more interesting, if there was a secret boyfriend on the scene.

The actress who plays Mother Bailey is TERRIBLE.

R298 Yeah, I actually think BOTH the parents are pretty bad. Neither boy has really won me over either, but with them the material has been poor, so it's kind of wait and see.

Tracy: This is the sound track of my youth. I never had it off!

Any: With this music playing I'm not surprised.

Monday ...

[quote] Michael reveals to James he overheard his conversation with Bethany last night. Reminding James that he loves him, Michael asks outright if he’s gay. James opens up to Michael about his secret gay life with his friends in London. Michael’s shocked to discover that Aggie has known the truth for years, and Aggie declares that, since Michael’s found out, it’s not fair to keep Ed in the dark, but James is reluctant to come out to his dad. Bethany joins the Baileys for the Rovers’ pub quiz and Ed sings her praises, making them all feel awkward for deceiving him.

But that sofa ...

The Baileys have been a fucking disaster for Corrie.

R302, I think James is okay. It's interesting that they're drawing attention to homophobia in football.

Sinead's storyline is actually the first well-written one I've seen on Corrie in a while, but I don't know how much more of it I can sit through. It's so depressing.

They need to quit playing the Sinead-Daniel material every episode now. It's a real downer and affects the mood of the entire episode.

I agree. It’s going to be a relentless slog until she croaks in early December.

You got your wish with tonight's episodes, R304!

Cannot take Gary seriously as a villain. He makes me cringe.

R306 Ryan needs to offer Gary his ass in exchange for his debt, I'd pay money to watch that.

I think Gary’s more likely to be the bottom.

Gary's pretty dumb not to have his own enforcer on hand to do the dirty work. It would have been funny watching that big gal who used to work for Rick and declined the job kick Ryan's ass.

David appears to be taking advantage of the spray tans offered in prison.

And after watching James coming out scene, I was thinking they should have Hope spell out "platitudinous" on the Scrabble board.

Remember I'm gay!

Remember when Kate Oates kept being criticised for making Corrie too dark? And now we have Sinead's slow demise and Paul's childhood abuse to cheer us up...

The actor who plays "Paul" is average at best in general scenes, but is just plain awful in these "emotional" ones. And the guy who plays "Kel" isn't very good either, and certainly doesn't real "charismatic." Meanwhile, Billy the Paedo-Hunter popping up and running all over the street to insert himself in these scenes is almost funny.

The whole storyline feels rushed to me, R313

The guy playing Paul is terrible. And his nose is so fucking ugly.

I think the guy who plays Kel is sexy

R316 You need to get out more.

There are reports that next week, during Ken's 80th birthday party, we will actually get an appearance from Emily(Eileen Derbyshire). Emily will contact Ken via Skype, to wish him a Happy Birthday. I hope she will like this set up so that she can at least appear occasionally. Next to Ken, she is the only real connection to the early days of the street. If she could just do such things a few times a year I would be happy. She could skype for Christmas, or they could just show her occasionally skyping with Rita. I've always loved Emily, and I understand the actress wanting retirement, so this seems like a great way to include her. Plus, I'm sure she doesn't mind a little extra money every now and then.

I want the Bailey brothers to spit roast me.

It's nice that Emily is making a brief reappearance, R318, I thought we'd seen the last of her.

R319 You see James as a versatile bottom, then?

Quite, R321.

Me, too.

Another weepy Wednesday.

They finally air a couple of strong episodes, and now there's no more Corrie for a week thanks to football. Sigh.

I couldn't help thinking that giving scissors to a load of prisoners is a bad idea.

Last week for Sinead. Friday's the day.

The David/Josh scenes in last night's episode were great. I didn't like the filmic effect of the cameras, though. I hope it's not permanent.

^^^Did they fuck?

That would have been a tad inappropriate, R329.

I know Sinead is dying, so it is a horrible thing to do, but it is a bit rich for Ken "The Cad" Barlow to get high and mighty about Daniel kissing Bethany.

The Daniel/Bethany storyline is completely unnecessary. The writers apparently think that a 25-year-old dying of cancer isn't dramatic enough and needs to be spiced up a bit. They seem to be going with the line of Daniel looking for comfort due to grief, but actually he was already flirting with Bethany before Sinead's cancer returned, so that doesn't work.

Ken is such a cock block. Bethany is a hot piece and Daniel should get in there before some chav moves in on her.

R333, I don’t think blokes are “chavs,” only birds.

R334 Actually, a chav can be male or female, and I guess in this day and age any other gender. Sometimes chavette is used for females.

Well, that was harrowing. Just as well they're not dragging this storyline out until Christmas.

Sinead was rather articulate for someone who must be out of her skull on morphine.

R336 I am kind of surprised, I was sure she was going to croak on Christmas Day. British soaps tend to give us some major sadness on that day.

I wouldn't have been able to stand it for another two whole months.

There's rumours of a death by shooting on Christmas, r337. If I lived on the street, I'd be damned sure to go away for Christmas!

R339 As long as you don't take a trip to the London east end, Walford has to be the most depressing place in the world on Christmas.

This story seems to have affected many different characters. I mean look at Tracy, for the first time I truly feel like she is Deirdre's daughter. The way she managed to be caring towards Daniel while also going after Bethany.

The writers have done a great job with Tracy in the last year or so, R341. She's still a total bitch but she seems human at the same time. She's no longer a panto villain.

Last night's episode was so draining. The girl who played Sinead acted her socks off.

Speaking of Tracy, apparently she and Paula knock boots.

^^^Who's the top?

R344 They are both pretty bossy, so I think it would be a vers situation. Don't forget that our Tracy spent time inside, I doubt this is her first taste of the pink taco. Honestly, with her track record with men, she might be better off if she turned to the ladies.

tick, tock, tick, tock ... Meanwhile, when will we ever see the our actually-gay rugby player get a visit from one of his London fuck buddies?

R346 Doesn't he play football, not rugby?

R347 Yes. Thanks for the correction. Don't know why I wrote that. Brain blip.

On that note, maybe they could have his boyfriend be a rugby player for one of the IGR (International Gay Rugby) teams.

I suspect we will get some movement on the gay footballer storyline as part of the fallout of the Sinead story. If he doesn't react negatively to Bethany "cheating" on him with Daniel, people will wonder what is going on.

I thought I couldn't hate Josh, the rapist, anymore than I already did, until today.

Yummy.

Elaborate R350.

I wonder if they'll give Josh a backstory to explain why he's so evil.

R352 SPOILER ALERT.........in yesterday’s episode Josh lied and said David tried to kill him, which means David is facing attempted murder charges.

Fucking prick!

Here in Canada we've just started seeing the aftermath of the riot with David being questioned and Max showing Shona the video.

I thought to myself, would Josh try to implicate David? and the raping little shit does.

He's a right bastard.

Does anyone else think that Helen Worth might have gotten some work done, while Gail was off in Thailand? She is looking better than she has in years.

She doesn't look particularly different to me, R356, although I suppose that may be why she took a break. I remember when Rita left for a few months and then returned with a new face.

R357 I didn't think she looked drastically different, just smoother and tighter. If she did have work done it was very good. Of course it could just be she got some rest while on vacation.

Why does David roll-up (cuff) the sleeves on his prison t-shirt? .. Is he trying to show-off his non-muscles?

Paul's visit to the rapist today, really made me like him.

Paul met with Josh?

Josh is horrible, but his describing Billy as "some psychotic Jiminy Cricket" was hilarious.

I didn't think David and Shona would actually get married. I wonder what storyline they'll come up with to facilitate the actress's maternity leave.

I still don't think much of Paul's acting. He's okay, but Josh must be a real wuss, if Paul frightened him into telling the truth. I didn't find him all that scary. With the close-ups, the scene did showcase Paul's pretty eye color, though. What would one call that? Periwinkle? .. But then, that nose.

How long is this Geoff story going to take? Because I can't stand seeing Yasmeen treated like this.

That nose is truly hideous.

Adam looks hot with his haircut.

Woof!

^^^Is he channeling Gary in that pic?

Are we to assume that Maria the barber is giving Gary and Adam their regulation gay haircuts?

Beverley Callard, Liz, is leaving next year. :( Though sources are saying ITV is already trying to get her to return after taking a year off.

I hope her fake Aussie daughter kidnaps her and holds her hostage for a year.

R372 No, only because I never want to see that ugly bitch again.

I had airbrushed the fake Australian daughter out of my memory, even though it was only a year ago. Most idiotic storyline I've seen in twenty years of watching Corrie.

So Michael thought "Dan in Stockport" would describe James as "a screaming queen."

I guess that's confirmation that James bottoms.

And yes, Dan's friend was much hotter.

And speaking of tops, can someone tell Adam to shave off the scraggly, frizzy beard? With his head of hair, I'm rather surprised he can't grow a decent one.

I dislike Michael's baby mama. She has no right to complain about how hard it is to be a single mom and not having support. The father wants to be a part of the child's life, the grandparents want to provide support for the child, she is the one who selfishly chose to go it alone. His mother was right, he needs to go to a solicitor and get everything legal.

God I hate Michelle.

R377 well she is leaving, so hang in there.

It's been hard R378. I keep hoping each episode is her last.

Just watching the scenes between her and Robert and then Vicky and Robert shows what a terrible actress she really is. The actress playing Vicky is really good in her scenes while Michelle is just there, taking up space.

R379 I loved Michelle during the baby Rory story, she was actually very moving in it. But, during this Robert story it is like, once the actress decided to leave, she stopped even trying.

Simon Gregson who plays Steve McDonald is one of the luckiest people in the world. He gets hired at age 15 and has just played himself for the past 30 years.

The little girl who plays Ruby constantly looks off-screen to a parent or guardian to feed her the three lines she has to say in every episode. She's cute but absolutely terrible.

One of the reasons I hate Michelle is because when she's suppose to cry, she can't, or doesn't. Just just breaths and sobs but no tears.

Watching Vicky realize that Robert was just using her and seeing those tears was a great scene.

Clearly Kym Marsh has never experienced any real pain in her life to be able to draw upon.

And I agree R382 the girl playing isn't great, but she's not nearly as obnoxious as the girl playing Hope. She just mugs for the camera and acts precocious. Her brother, the kid playing Joseph, is at least child like the way kids are that age and that gives his character some charm.

Is the big white wedding dress with the long veil meant to be comedy?

Michelle's tattoos are so stupid.

Rather bizarre advert for Corrie at Christmas.

Murder on the street, r386. They've done the tram crash. I think next year a meteor will hit Dev's.

It sounds like they're spending all their money on set decoration this year, as "Michael Bailey creates a Weatherfield Winter Wonderland attraction."

Rumor is Amy will be murdered in her Fat Sam costume.

So is Steve really the only man Michelle has ever actually married?

^ Yeah, I don't think she was ever married to Ryan's (or rather, Ali's) dad. She and Ryan both had her maiden name.

She is such a slapper I can’t believe she had the nerve to wear white and have a big church wedding. Also, shouldn’t Billy have had reservations about it? Or is he simply the most lax vicar of all time?

How many men has Michelle gotten her claws into and then stole everything they had?

Robert's gonna end up dead.

Vicky must have staged her house to look like a crime scene.

R395 I wonder if Vicky and Michelle teamed up. It wouldn't be the first time two scorned women teamed up on a soap to take down a love rat.

I don’t think that happened, R396. Michelle is already showing regret for what she did do.

R397 So what do you think now? I love being right, lol.

I figured that was the set-up as well, but when it comes to revenge on a love rat, getting Robert banged up for murder is just a tad overboard, don'tcha think? Geez - Michelle already swindled him out of the restaurant, and while Vicky may be pissed, Robert always believably promised he'd help her with financial support for their baby. Is Michelle giving Vicky a large payday from the sale of the business in order to compensate? If not, then Vicky's screwing herself. And if Robert does end up in prison, then maybe our hot silver daddy can finally find the hot twink he's always meant to be with. I'm sure he'd be a lot happier.

The material with the quads is so repetitious. .. And The Baileys are like watching a bad sitcom without the laugh-track.

Has anyone watched the new Coronation Street at Christmas special? It was pretty good, but I wish they would actually put the old Christmas episodes on Britbox.

Is Derek taking requests for who to take out during the Christmas shooting rampage?

Julian Simmons, big gay announcer for UTV (ITV in Northern Ireland), introduces an episode as only he can

R402, thanks for posting that. He’s a riot!

Does Geoff get shot? I hate him.

I'll Mary myself but I'm not sorry, Rita's storyline has me in tears. Also, Barbara Knox can still act rings around many of the younger cast.

R405 that story line annoyed me because Rita isn't the type of woman to sit around feeling sorry for herself. They're making her out to be some home bound Billy-no-mates and that's just not her personality.

I agree, R406. I get that they want to tackle the issue of the elderly being lonely at Christmas but Rita was the wrong character to use. Shame Emily isn’t still there.

Bye bye Robert. You had a hot ass but you couldn’t live forever.

R406 to me that is exactly what makes it so powerful. It is easier to think of a sweet old person, like Emily, needing support and friendship during the holidays and throughout the year. But, people don’t think about strong independent older people like Rita needing it.

The Rita-centric episode was far better than the Christmas episode, which I thought was pretty mediocre and left me with a sense of indifference.

I'm rather shocked that they didn't go for having Vicky show up with the baby at the very last minute, so that Robert could meet his son right before dying. .. But of course, that would have made the scene about him rather than Michelle, and we can't have that. RME.

On another note, who's styling Ali's hair? Have they never heard of tapering the back? It's looking like a very bad wig.

So Shona’s going to be in a coma for months due to the actress’ maternity leave? Poor Shona. I’m thinking she’ll wake up from it speaking Swedish or something.

Michelle has made so many lives miserable on the street, yet we're suppose to sympathize with her. I really hate that character.

R411 Ali’s hair is horrible. Even if he is on the outs with Maria he could still go see Audrey! It should either be tapered or worn long, not the slicked back style he is doing, which really makes him look like an unkept drug addict. I wouldn’t want him to be my doctor if he came in the room with that hairstyle.

Back at the end of October, The Mirror even did an article on Ali's weird-ass hair. But it's only gotten worse since then.

Make a lasagna and everything is forgiven.

Now that Robert is dead and Michelle is gone, Ryan and Ali have the whole flat to themselves without anyone barging in on them.

Today, Evelyn showed she is an actually good battleaxe, which Coronation Street has been missing since the loss of Blanche. She is tough as nails and acerbic but when push comes to shove she will battle for her family and heaven help anyone who gets in her way. That little bitch Jade better watch out!

MacLeod discusses upcoming 2020 stories.

I notice the so-called "gay football" story isn't mentioned.

R419 I get the impression the gay footballer son will be quietly straight washed.

R420 I don’t think that’ll happen because of the backlash that would ensue. But, I definitely think it has been placed on the back burner. The whole family has been sort of lost in the shuffle so far.

The Baileys are such a bust. And as I recall, months ago, it sounded like the unseen daughter would be showing up before the holidays. I don't think they even mentioned her. And I don't get why everyone's keeping "the big gay secret" from the dad? What's the (presumed) issue?

The Baileys are just so bland. They remind me of that family from years ago, the Mortons (headed by Sinbad from Brookside).

I wonder if social workers hate tv shows about them. Because, this story line is making me HATE social workers. How can they expect parents to turn away their children when they come to the door of their home? Talk about causing psychological harm to the child. Much too often it appears that they take children away from loving parents, while not doing anything about cases they really need to.

Jade’s gonna steal one of the quads, I can feel it in me waters.

R424 - social workers and police officers are generally portrayed as inept on soaps for storyline purposes.

R426 Except, I never hate the police in those storylines. I might feel they are stupid or vindictive, but I don't HATE them.

Man, that Christmas Day episode was AWFUL. The only decent thing over the past few weeks has been Tracey and Paula ending up in bed together.

The Christmas Day episode was like a fever dream.

Really, R429, like, what the fuck were they thinking. This year’s Christmas episode better just be stuff with families in their homes.

Geoff needs to fucking DIE! I have grown to hate that man. When will this story end?

Maureen Lipman was so good in that scene with Evelyn telling that little bitch Jade she can go fuck herself.

I really disliked Evelyn when she showed up but Maureen has really found the character and made her very enjoyable.

R432 & R433 She really has found the heart of the character and turned her into a classic Corrie battleaxe, like the late Ena Sharples and Blanche Hunt. Corrie had been missing a battleaxe since the departure of Roy's mother Sylvia, who never really caught on. I loved that scene between her and Jade, and then her turning to the people of the street and telling them off. That was a classic moment that will be replayed in retrospectives.

For fuck’s sake, Hope is NINE YEARS OLD? She looks and acts more like a six year old.

It was totally ridiculous that Bethany could hear Ray clear across the restaurant say to whatsername that he knew who he wanted as manager of the bistro.

It's uncanny how much Jade looks like John Stape. Good casting. I'm finding it a bit of a stretch that such a young kid would turn against her mother relatively quickly, though.

Thing is, Hope had bad-seed psych issues prior to Jade coming into her life to influence her. That's why Fiz took her away to begin with.

Hope has Stape genes so it was only a matter of time before she went doolally.

Damn Daniel is looking HOT with that beard! I love a blond guy with a beard.

Do you think Rick’s death will ever come back to haunt Gary? It was in self-defense, but still. I’m finding it hard to believe that Gary really got out of the loan-sharking business. Too much money to be made.

Also, will Fizz go to prison for striking Jade?

R441 MacLeod recently hinted that what went on with Rick may resurface. This is in the article discussing storylines for 2020 up in the link at R419.

It's in the paragraph where he talks about "Britain’s Got Talent strip week."

Thanks, R442.

Daniel’s got a ginger beard, though. I don’t think it’s attractive and suits his face.

R444 Lots of men have ginger beards. I have dark brown hair, but a ginger beard. And I think it suits him very, very well.

Does he have a ginger pubes too? And what about his butt? A dusting of ginger fuzz?

Also, any report on a new boyfriend, since his split from Ben Perryman?

Katy McGlynn won Best Serial Drama Performer and Peter Ash won Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards tonight.

I would like Peter Ash in me, quite deeply.

I'm glad, I'm in the US but I voted online and I voted for both of them, but I also voted for Emmerdale for best Serial Drama, which also won.

he pretty

R449, with that honker? Nevah.

I find Peter Ash pretty sub-par in the acting department.

I'm rather shocked Bowden didn't win. I figured his rabid stans would stuff the ballot box.

I'd didn't vote for either of them.

R451 I didn't care for him at first, but he has been very good during the molestation story.

Couldn't help but compare Peter Ash to Adam J. Woodward's far superior performance in Hollyoaks' recent molestation story, so for me Ash was still sub-par.

R453 I never watch Hollyoaks so I can't compare them. Whenever I've tried to watch Hollyoaks it seems so cartoonish.

Ash did well when Paul finally told Gemma and his mother about Kel but he’s often godawful the rest of the time, especially in bits like when Paul saw Gemma’s house was being torched. Amateursville reacting.

The kid who played Buster on EE got this same award and was gone within a year. Just sayin’.

Tara from Freshco asking Paul if he'd ever done any modeling?

That was either meant as a joke, or she needs glasses.

And this non-stop repetitive material with the quads is so boring. Add in Daniel trying to cope with Bertie, along with Maria and her now lost baby, and it's just too much baby baby baby.

R456 Have you seem models lately? They don't go for great looking anymore. It is all about looking interesting.

With that honker how could Paul ever be a model? And he’s, like, 5’6”.

Samia Longchambon gave a great performance in tonight's episodes.

Is she gonna go all Mirror Crack’d on Daniel’s ass? I know the kid didn’t live but still.

R460 More likely Gary will, he is a killer.

R457 I guess that means that Gemma and Chesney are neither goodlooking nor "interesting" enough, since Freshco is photoshopping them to death .. lol!

I was really getting pissed off that the writers would have Yasmeen become a servant to Geoff, until I remembered that my sister did the same thing after her husband left and decided to come back.

For three years he had her as his servant because she was terrified of him leaving her and the kids again. Everything Geoff is doing to Yasmeen, minus the camera, my BIL did to my sister and no amount of intervention from me stopped it.

Is there any indication of when the Geoff story will end? I just can't stand it any longer.

R464 I've watched several abuse stories before, but there's something really icky about this one (haven't quite figured out what it is), and I'm finding it quite intolerable. .. Yesterday's article in the Manchester Evening News includes the line, "Some viewers have reached for the off-switch and are begging for this storyline to come to an end while others have applauded the soap's decision to explore the harrowing subject of coercive control." Count me in the former camp, as I've already seen enough to get the point. And what's coming up gets even worse. Just the photos are making me cringe.

It’s intolerable because the actor who plays Geoff is intolerable. Geoff was introduced as an unbearably cutesy radio dj at a hospital and the actor played it cutesy as hell. The actor has zero charm so it makes zero sense that Yasmeen would care for him.

R466 Yeah, I guess that pretty much sums it up. I remember how surprised I was when learning Yasmeen was gonna hook up with him. I didn't get (or buy) the attraction at all, thinking surely she can't be THAT desperate. It's never made sense to me.

At this point, the only way the ending of this storyline will satisfy me will be if Geoff is eaten alive by lionesses.

R468 No, I'm sure he is so evil that Geoff's rancid body would end up killing the lioness.

OMG. Ken is gone from the street!

Not for good, though. Bill Roache and Johnny Carson’s favorite actress (Rula Lenska)’ characters will move to a luxury retirement called Still Waters. Ken will probably be off the cobbles for only 6 months or so and he’s definitely not leaving the show. The Still Waters complex will actually be part of the show for the spring/summer.

R471 I predict he will be back in Number 1, before autumn, if not summer.

At first I thought tonight's episode was going to be dreadful, but I ended up quite enjoying it. Yes, it was ridiculous but at least it was fun. If it's a choice between episodes like that and the Christmas Day shooting rampage, I'll pick the former.

Same here. The bit between Jenny and Rita was very sweet. Sean nauseated me as usual. AS IF he’d ever get to hook up with that hot guy on the app. Roy’s niece Nina should be written out as soon as possible. Goths are SO 1998 and the actress playing Nina is a total nothing.

Today's episode was classic Corrie, I love how through Dennis' death we also got tribute to the original "star" of the cobbles Elsie Tanner when Rita gave Amy her ring. Not to mention, all the audio clips of Annie, Betty, Mavis, Hilda, Bet, etc... it was a perfect 10,000th episode. I'm not afraid to admit it, but when Rita or Ken dies, I'm going to cry like a baby.

Totally agree, it was brilliant and I think all the better for being focused on the women. Why the hell did they leave his urn on the ground though?

R476 because it was the perfect way to send off the perpetual screw-up that was Dennis Tanner.

I enjoyed the episode for the most part, BUT could have done without the all-too-stereotypical material related to younger generation vs. older generation. Carla and the goth didn't fit, and Sean certainly didn't need to be on the bus. In fact, why is he even still on this show? If anyone realized it was time time to move on (and away), it should have been him .. lol!

I agree Sean added nothing. Thankfully though they didn't have Fiz, Gemma or Izzy attending.

[quote] Thankfully though they didn't have Fiz, Gemma or Izzy attending.

Really! .. Or Moira .. lol! .. Once Sean was included, I was waiting for her to jump on the bus for no apparent reason.

So the producer said they would do this reflective, quiet episode for the 10, 000th anniversary but expect a spectacle and action for the December 60th celebration. Can the Gary Supervillain sustain itself til then or will they give us something entirely different?

So the producer said they would do this reflective, quiet episode for the 10, 000th anniversary but expect a spectacle and action for the December 60th celebration. Can the Gary Supervillain sustain itself til then or will they give us something entirely different?

James is finally going to come out to his dad after Ed comes home unexpectedly and "hears a thump upstairs" .. lol!

The son is humping Ed's mate, "Danny Tomlinson", who shows up on the street to work a temporary job at The Bistro.

"Danny Tomlinson" is being played by Dylan Brady.

^^^Yum!

Isn't there already a thread on this, r485?

The Baileys have all got to go.

Yeah, The Baileys are like a bad sit-com with no laugh-track.

If the mother goes back to nursing, they should have her get a job in another city with her and Ed picking up and moving. Then, the older son can reconcile with his his baby mama and go live with her and the kid. James can get a drafted to play "soccer" at some made-up league team in America. Special guest start, Robbie Rogers.

They could wrap this week up in a week.

I think Nina actually has potential.

[quote] Then, the older son can reconcile with his his baby mama and go live with her and the kid.

NO. I don't care about any of the Baileys, yet, but I don't hate any of them except for his baby mama. If they wrote them out, I would want her to die and then he can raise the kid. I hate her, because she is constantly angry and upset that she has to raise the kid by herself, but when he or his family tries to help it makes her even angrier. Not to mention it was her choice in the first place to not include any of them in their lives. She is going to screw that child up.

The baby mama is played by a fucking boring actress.

I don't hate the Baileys, I just hate what they've done to Emily's house!

Who has the most tasteful house?

Sally, of course. She has a conservatory.

I like Gail's kitchen the best. Joe put it in for free. Carla used to have a lovely flat.

Bethany is really starting to come across as a bunny boiler now.

Got through tonight’s episodes in less than 15 minutes because every single scene contained characters I don’t care about. And way too much of those fucking kids Ruby, Hope, Lily and Max.

R489 I'm guessing Nina will eventually end up being a top designer-seamstress at Underworld. Recall, the project she was working on when she used Roy as her model was a corset.

Danny is cute.

Why does everyone on this show get engaged after 5 minutes together? First Adam and Sarah, now Maria and Gary.

R499 You have to remember they go through a lifetime of relationship issues in a few months, so it is hard to judge them. Maria and Gary haven't been together for long, but they have already lost a child, survived Gary's secret life as a loan shark, the street shooting siege, moved in together, etc... In real life that is at least five years of drama.

Wow, the actress playing Maria has gone from famine to feast, for the past few years she’s only been in a few episodes per month and now she’s on almost every damn episode.

Does anybody here like: Fiz, Chesney, Sean or Izzy?

Chesney is OK but the others should have been gone years ago, along with Beth and Kirk.

R502, I actually used to like all four of them but have gone off them over the years. Sean was okay for the first year or so but soon became more and more annoying. Fiz went downhill when she started seeing John Stape. Chesney was funny as a kid but boring as a teen and adult. Izzy was all right as a background character but became irritating when they pushed her closer to the forefront.

R504 I would push her off of Rosamund Bridge

Izzy is alright as a kind of background character or someone for other characters to talk to, but her marijuana story was horrendous. Reefer Madness had better acting.

Oh god, her acting was horrific in that storyline. And she’s been unbearably cutesy in every scene they’ve thrown her in since. She was OK back when she first started.

James Burrows is calling it a day so Ali will depart in a few months. I wonder if Gary will kill him.

I'd love to see Ali in a pair of see-through tidy whites, showing off his thick cock and dark bush.

And...you know this how, r510?

Can hardly believe they let him show his fugly tattoos in that sex scene.

For love of Ivy:

R512 His tatts are really unfortunate, he doesn't look like a doctor.

Good tats for porn, though, which he’ll be best suited for.

Fugly ones like his are not good for anywhere. (btw - They're on his legs too.)

Does he have them on his arse?

God, this show is so boring right now. Blandest coming-out storyline ever. The boy who plays the footballer is such a wooden actor. I couldn't even remember the family's surname without Googling it. Gemma, Chesney and the quads are boring me as well. I also can't buy this idea that Ali and Maria had some sort of grand love affair - how long were they even together for?

R518 I agree on all points.

So far this coming out story is like a period piece from the 80s. One wonders if it will it get any better if/when they introduce some teammates from James football squad?

I can't take any more of Gemma, Chesney, and "life with the quads." Can they all just move away now? Joseph can stay. I feel sorry for the kid having to put up with all that.

And how invested can one even get in Ali and Maria, when we already know he's exiting?

The Joseph child-actor is much better and natural than his real-life twin sister who plays Hope.

When Joseph swears and Chesney asks where he heard that word and he points at Gemma like, "J'accuse!" I nearly pissed myself laughing.

I completely dislike Claudia. If they were going to give Ken a new romance, I wish they had stuck with Audrey. It was clear they were heading in that direction at first.

At least Claudia doesn’t have three-toned hair anymore, she looked like a fucking cat before.

She is still all fur coat and no knickers.

I think you'll find George Galloway was the cat, R523.

I thought the chicken incident was going to be the end of the Geoff storyline, but sadly it appears not.

Adam should have worn a kilt to the wedding.

You’d think the murder of a chicken would be a deal breaker but nope.

Is it just my impression or is Carla more interesting now that she' doesn't own the factory?

I'm not thrilled with them using Carla as the resident agony aunt.

Sinead's been dead for about four months, and so far Daniel has

- failed to back up the videos she made for Bertie before the laptop was stolen

- left all her belongings in black bags outside Beth's house, so Kirk thought they were rubbish and chucked them

- dropped her wedding ring and got it run over after using it to propose to another woman

It's just as well she wasn't cremated, he would have probably have done a Dennis Tanner with her ashes by now.

Yeah, Daniel's proven himself to be a real idiot.

(And don't forget, he also failed to follow-through on Bertie's vaccination schedule, which led to the baby contracting measles and passing it to Maria resulting in her miscarriage.)

Dr. Ali's new hairdo is an improvement over the last one.

I wonder if Dr Ali wears boxers or briefs? He's much more attractive than rat-faced Gary Windy-ass.

Daniel is a stupid tosser, for sure.

I agree, they are pushing Carla too much as the street's mother hen. It's great they developed her so much from the bitch with a secret caring side she initially was written as but she's really in her element when she's the glamorous boss running the business.

Have they dropped the story about Carla taking Sinead’s beard oil business and building it up? I thought by now she would have opened a factory on the street and started raiding the knicker factory for workers.

One of the actors is apparently being quarantined for coronavirus. Speculation is it’s the actor playing Tyrone.

Jade's going to regret kissing him, R535.

Wouldn't that scene have been filmed like two months ago? She might be the lucky one since the character supposedly exits next week.

I was joking, R537 😉

I wonder if one of the soaps will end up doing a Coronavirus storyline.

They’ll certainly have to incorporate the aftermath, when it finally comes.

Brookside did a storyline about a killer virus in the 90s.

I think Prisoner Cell Block H did a killer virus requiring quarantine as well. If memory serves, Top Dog Bea Smith shagged the visiting health inspector!

I chewed up that bloody virus and spat it out!

When Tracy bought the Preston's Petals premises from Peter did it not include the flat upstairs? Couldn't he therefore rent it from Tracy?

Fast forwarded through the two episodes tonight, only stopping for Roy/Carla and the Barlows.

Jesus, Rula’s adding grey to her hair, making it two tone again. And her hair looks like a fucking cat’s mane again. Awful.

Don't worry r545 -- she'll get a nice rinse when friends are here from America.

This show is unwatchable right now. Amy's mood board, James' gay storyline with his awful father, Ali & Ginger Gary, that twat Geoff. I want more storylines with the good characters.

This show is unwatchable right now. Amy's mood board, James' gay storyline with his awful father, Ali & Ginger Gary, that twat Geoff. I want more storylines with the good characters.

R548 Yeah, I stopped watching about two weeks ago. Doesn't surprise me, since I gave up Emmerdale after about a year into McLeod's run. I'm still reading the weekly TV guide (whatsontv) and episode recaps (wiki) to see if there's ANYTHING of interest. Nope. ... I'll probably watch the gay footballer scenes just out of curiosity to see how the subject is being handled, but with these actors it's not must-see TV.

Let's play a game. Which residents would you have in a line-up to orally pleasure?

Adam, Ali, James, Ryan, Daniel, the Vicar's boyfriend, Nick, the new Bistro owner

Gosh, forgot Imran, I'll have him after Adam!

Nick, R550? Seriously?

R552 yes!

R552 I don't care for Nick but I'd take him over the new Bistro owner/sex pest. Also where the fuck is Gary? I'd suck the skin off that ginger.

I bet Imran has a lovely, hairy cut cock and 2 above-average balls!

I bet Imran has a lovely, hairy cut cock and 2 above-average balls!

I dunno...the actor is English. I imagine a nice, thick uncut cock nested in a very hairy crotch.

R557 He is English, but ethnic. I'm not sure about his religion or family, but if he is or was raised Muslim he is probably cut.

I believe the "De Melo" surname and its variants is typically Portuguese in origin. Mom is Lynne (looks quite British to me). Dad, goes by Eric. (I think his full name is "Anthony Eric".)

And looking at younger photos without the full beard, my first guess would definitely be that he's got some Iberian or Brazilian in him.

I'm hoping they do something good with the Ken/Norris storyline, I like both characters. Most of the show is back to terrible

R559 Then my guess would be that his family are from Goa. Goa was not part of British India. Portugal ruled it until India annexed it in 1961. More than likely they would be Hindi or Christian. I would guess Christian/Catholic because of the Portuguese name.

R562 That's interesting.

btw - On the religious front, one can find a couple of photos where Christmas trees are in the family frame (although I know that's not always an indicator).

This show will probably have to shut down along with thr other soaps pretty soon.

They're already saying it'll be cut back to two episodes a week for a while, R564. Maybe the quality will improve as a result.

The folks at ITV are currently disputing those "speculative" reports. But we'll see.

It’s absolutely insane that the soaps over there haven’t shut down production yet. The West End theatres shut down tonight.

I have said on one of the US soap threads, since they all film in advance, they should cut down the airings to two per week to ensure they have new episodes to air for awhile. This could be a great thing for soaps, as other shows will be running out of new episodes quickly and people are going to be watching a hell of a lot of tv and streaming. It is reassuring to people to have long running shows such as Corrie & Emmerdale, in the UK, or General Hospital and The Young and the Restless, in the US, continue through the crisis. It is a small touch of normality, in a world in which so much of our usual routines are in disarray. We don't have our sports teams or concerts, we can't go to pubs or restaurants, soaps are one of the few things left.

Yes but R568, both Coronation Street and EastEnders both supposedly “reflect reality” so to never address the crisis or incorporate it into the storylines would be ridiculous. I think they should all end in late May and return in October, hopefully telling stories of the characters coping with the aftermath.

GH and all the US soaps are Fantasyland so can’t compare to the UK ones.

R569 They should continue production, on a limited basis. Reduced casts and crews, filming stories concerning the crisis and social distancing and quarantine. They could do whole episodes focusing on just one house at a time. Showing people dealing with the problems we all are.

Also, as out there as US soaps can get with their storylines, they do have a history of tackling serious healthcare issues, from Bert Bauer's historic Pap-Smear on GL in the early sixties, Stone and Robin's HIV/AIDS story on GH in the 1990s, to Sharon's current breast cancer story on Y&R.

I hope Geoff gets Covid19 and dies a painful death.

Evelyn and that new guy are so cute together.

Emma’s crack about Tracy was fabulous.

Production reportedly shut down today.

The writers really didn't think the quad storyline through. It's a catch-22. If Gemma adjusts and gets on top of things, it'll be completely unrealistic - most people wouldn't be able to cope with quads, and Gemma's the sort of person who would struggle with just one baby. But if they portray it realistically, this will drag on forever - it's not as though the quads will be easier to look after in a few years' time when they're toddlers.

I wonder if Maureen Lipman can do a credible American accent? Because if they ever want to do a live episode of Maude, like they have with the other Norman Lear shows, or a Golden Girls she would be perfect to take the Bea Arthur part.

She did an American accent playing Aunt Eller in a production of Oklahoma! that starred Hugh Jackman, r575.

Next week, Corrie is two episodes Monday, two episodes Wednesday, and no episode Friday.

R576, the very first thing I ever saw in London back in 1986 was Lipman in the lead in Wonderful Town. Her American accent didn’t make my ears bleed.

Posted today on the Coronation Street page on Facebook.

Took ‘em long enough. Jesus.

R579 They finally saw sense.

There's a paradox here (and for once, it's not the writers' fault):

- the coronavirus definitely exists in the Corrie universe, because they added a scene in which Geoff told Yasmeen to wash her hands while singing "Happy Birthday" twice

- but we're going to see the characters in the Rovers, the cafe, etc. for a few more months while the UK has banned social gatherings and closed all pubs and eateries

- when the show returns, they'll have to explain what the characters have been doing while they're off-screen (and why the storylines are picking up exactly where they left off) and the simplest explanation is that they were in lockdown

- but that would mean Weatherfield went into lockdown much later than the rest of the UK did

(Don't tell me to get a life. I'm literally not allowed to leave the house to socialise for the foreseeable future.)

Something, I don't understand about Norris and Freida living at Still Waters. Emily moved to Scotland to live with Freida, so where is she supposed to be living now? Have they even mentioned it? I would guess Freida had to sell her house to afford to move into the retirement community.

Another thing, the whole David and Shona thing seems strange, unless care is vastly different in the UK. I knew a person, whose husband couldn't remember her after a brain injury, but she got to see him everyday until he did remember her, even though it at first made him uncomfortable. Because, it was considered important for him to remember his marriage and his family.

[quote] Another thing, the whole David and Shona thing seems strange, unless care is vastly different in the UK.

Well, it might be strange because, it was put together to accommodate the actress' maternity leave. They've got a similar strange (nonsensical) one over on EastEnders involving "Stacey Fowler" to accommodate Lacey Turner's maternity leave.

R584 I know that but it just seems weird.

Oh god, this Gemma/quads story is awful. I managed to watch Monday’s episodes in under a half hour.

I was a bit alarmed when Claudia said she was off to meet a client right after Geoff phoned the escort service.

Well, she is a whore, darlin’.

The narrator actually announced before the episode that Corrie is filmed weeks in advance, and that we should all practise social distancing. Just in case anyone thought the curfew must have be over because David Platt's in the Rovers.

We didn't hear that on Britbox in the States, r589, though Britbox sent out an email about schedule changes.

So there were two fucking episodes on Monday and two fucking episodes last night, will there be two fucking episodes tomorrow night? I thought the schedule was slowing down starting this week. Most of last night’s was unwatchable-Gemma’s plight is excruciating and I don’t give a shit about Still Water but nice scenes with Evelyn/Claudia and David/Nick.

It starts next week

Why does Clayton want to get back in Shona's good books? I feel like I missed something. I thought he hated her.

R593 I think he just wants to torment David.

That dude who plays Clayton is still hideously unattractive. But he does resemble the actress playing Shona.

He's a chav, r595.

Part Four ready.

Bajour, cock! !

No episode tonight?

R599 Nope. They aired a Star Wars film instead.

btw - It took one year to reach the end of this thread, and Ali and Ryan never hit the sheets.