corrie commentary

Coronation Street fan blog, mostly dedicated to the earlier episodes but also some more recent stuff.

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some of my favourite episodes were the day trips! this is from when the residents of the street visited the speedwell caves in 1965.

much to her horror, annie walker got her good hat dirty, hilda and stan bickered away famously and dennis tanner was up to his usual tricks, dropping elsie’s earring down a bottomless pit.

it was also the episode where david barlow proposed to irma ogden, which was such a lovely moment.

(found these fab pics on pinterest, the account adrian godfrey has the most amazing collection of old corrie snaps!)

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got to love some classic barlow family drama!

don’t always keep up with the modern storylines but in stitches over this clip and tracy calling ken a “geriatric gigolo”

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so i read “we’ll meet again on coronation street” by maggie sullivan - here are my thoughts on it!

in my opinion this book did what it set out to do, which was to provide a lighthearted, sentimental tale, reimagining the residents of coronation street just after the second world war. it was a nice historical insight into the post war era and also introduced new characters to the street which was fun.

wendy was likeable, and it was good to see the street from the perspective of a newcomer. i enjoyed seeing her confidence grow as the book went on. i was definitely rooting for her and hoping she and richard (another new character) ended up together. denise can fight me she had no business being that annoying. she was one of wendy’s colleagues who frequently undermined her and competed for richard’s affections and was wonderfully, comically antagonistic, although i did feel a bit sorry for her in the end.

i think it provided an interesting contemporary perspective on some of the original characters too.

for example, frank barlow’s patriarchal and controlling behaviour was called out and the story really made me as the reader sympathise with ida on a deeper level. my heart really broke for ida at times but her arc had a satisfying ending and it was done very nicely. i think the story really empowered her as a character and i’ll definitely view her scenes in the show with a new found appreciation after that. a very young ken also causes a bit of mischief in this which is amusing.

i found elsie’s portrayal interesting, she’s certainly one of my favourite characters and its clear the writer is very fond of her as well. she definitely captured her bold, lively spirit and heart of gold. i also liked the feminist interpretation of her character, even if some of the dialogue felt a bit repetitive at times. the unreliable love interest getting drunk and embarrassing her was certainly...a choice (although taken at face value george’s antics staggering about blackpool did provide some comic relief)

it was also nice to see albert tatlock have some happier moments in his younger years and the role bessie had in his life and the community back then.

overall an enjoyable read, the plot was a bit on the weaker side but i loved the way the characters were written, it definitely gave me a warm feeling inside. like if you want to read about women’s darts tournaments, a wholesome trip to blackpool and women supporting women, all set in the 1940s then definitely give this a try.

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obsessed with this outfit, the duchess sure did know how to accessorise ✨💅

(episode 1054 - 22nd feb 1971)

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hello! revamped an old tumblr blog mainly because i won’t shut up about coronation street (my latest hyperfixation) and my friends and family cannot bear to hear any more about it.

for reasons i can’t quite remember i ended up watching lots of old episodes recently and really enjoying them. anyway, no idea how much of a thing soaps are on tumblr but it’s a space for my own rambling if nothing else.