Jean Alexander was an amazing actor - never appreciated in her lifetime, yes - the writers were brilliant but her delivery was exceptional. Hilda (Jean) was a one off, bless her.
Kevin is not 12 years old, but a grown-up mechanic; why should the expectation be that he lives at home with his dad and stepmother? Daft story line ...
I am so glad to see these great episodes, I have tried to watch 2022 episodes and I can't, it is so depressing, crying every 10 minutes, I was the biggest fan. I couldn't wait for Sunday's tea and toast with the wife watching corrie. Now it has sadly gone to Shite!!
And the only character who developed a serious drinking problem was Peter Barlow. All those years and just one lost weekend alcoholic. I suppose they are all alcoholics.
Back in the days when 'corrie street; was streets ahead of every other soap chock full of top class 'proper' actors unlike todays if they can string two words together saddos
Very sad - the older you get the more aware you become of those who have died at a younger age than you - talented people with so much going for them - makes you think - makes you appreciate today
Bill has known Elaine for literally a couple of weeks when they suddenly decide to get married, and then they actually get married a couple of weeks after that. He then leaves the business and home he's only recently set up to go and live somewhere else entirely! The whole storyline seems so rushed, and the fact that barely anyone seems surprised at what's happening is baffling. I can't stand whiney Kevin (Old Shouty, as I like to call him), but I can see his point in some ways! Really enjoying these old episodes - love Hilda and Bet, and Betty too...and Mike...
Peter Armitage (Bill) was taken on by Granada on the assumption the character would be years in the series, but the actor quit after a year, hence the quick exit
alexander jones Gordon should have got the job he is all man get it.? got it? Good but 2 years later Alec Gilroy became landlord of the rovers bet didn't do much when she had Alec to bail her out.
Betty ‘Ey, you’ve just missed your Vera. If you’d been here five minutes sooner, you’d’ W seen her.” Jack “Yes. That’s why I’m five minutes later.” 🤣🤣🤣
The BBC mustn’t have believed their luck as they launched EastEnders as Coronation Street slumped. The press even nicknamed Coronation Street ‘DeadEnders’ at the time
Ope ths is readabl,Wen he frst Arived thnk was late 83,seems settled bt miserabl/dificult to get on wiv ere,n percy seemed mor chirpy n cheerful in his early months on corrie
Many years ago when I was in my 20s I used to work as a catering assistant at UWIC and at first when I worked there I lived in lodgings in Penylan where they had a very spoilt Alsatian that lived there and then I moved into a bedsitting room in Roath where I lived for 15 years and left there back in 2015 so my circumstances back then were similar to Gloria's. The Edwardian parks in Penylan by the Roath Brook have saved my sanity during these hard times!
Years ago I worked in a call centre and a lad who worked there got sacked and he had pretended to his parents he was still working there by going out of the house but going into town and coming back at times when he usually came back from work all because he was too ashamed to admit the truth that the call centre had let him go.
That's because they made Gail and the equally awful Sally friends Watching these old episodes for the first time, I never realised just how many scenes Gail and Dierdre shared in the 1970s and early 1980s I'm glad that Bet got the job at the Rovers Return. That Gordon is a puffed up snob
I’ve been watching from year 77 and I’m still wondering if there’s any glass in the windows of the office that looks over the sewing machines. There’s no difference if the door is open or closed It’s the little things Lol
All the residents of Coronation Street refer to their houses as "a little palace", at one time or another; or "uzz little palace", in the case of Ivy ...
Pauline corrriea i like frank he had good sense of humour and he knew to how to charm to he ladies. it must be that fine moustaches is the attraction in my book up frank..
interesting to see nick stringer back in the bar there, just before he moved on to the bill as ron smollett. a number of other faces have appeared on the street before moving onto the bill. kevin lloyd as the manager of the graffiti club. and even billy walker made a walk-on appearance in one episode of the bill, as a smooth-tongued rogue who conned a woman out of her savings.
Has anyone seen Tracy in the past year or so. Perhaps she was shut away wherever they stuck Rosie and Sophie in later years. Hope they remembered to feed them
The child actress family left Manchester (where it was shot) without giving the show any notice in 1984. As the show was already very turbulent at the time, they decided to leave Tracy unseen for some time to allow the audience to better accept a new Tracy.
I’m so glad Kevin went to his dads wedding and he stopped behaving like he as been doing,At the end of the day is father as got a new life so Kevin should be happy 😃 for him
Elsie's house is doomed her daughter didn't work and was writen out, Bill Webster writen out and than the claytons, I think Elsie's spirit allowed Liz too live there cause she was a big a t^^t as her haha
So Shirley WASNT the first person Alf told he’d decided not to let the flat out anymore-Kevin was! It’s widely said he was being racist with Shirley-but not if he said the same thing to Kevin first!
No Kevin-if you’ve suddenly decided you should be at your dad’s wedding, you don’t push past people on the stairs! What if you’d sent Percy flying? That would’ve ruined the wedding-Elaine’s uncle ending up in hospital!
Gordon should have being the landlord of the rovers he is all man. his charming good looking and has a good personality . where bet lynch was aggressiveness smartalic comments to the customers who didn't atone to her ways. she had to rely on Alec Gilroy two years later to bail her her out in keeping the rovers return. From going to liquidation if Gordon was in charge that wouldn't happen to him he knew how to handle everyday running of a licence house and the up keeps of keeping it above board in terms of profit. And loss. where bet lynch was only subordinate under Annie walker all those years she didn't have to handle ordering of beverages paying of wages and employing bar staff . but Gordon would he knew the profit margins at the end of the day between cost and spend. He even told Sarah ridley at his interview about expansion of the rovers out on to Rosemond street where you have all the passing motorist trade and the would see the sign which capture the punters eye and the profit margins that would make by introducing a better bar food facilities more salubrious client tell
Jean Alexander was an amazing actor - never appreciated in her lifetime, yes - the writers were brilliant but her delivery was exceptional. Hilda (Jean) was a one off, bless her.
Hilda was pure gold
frank was pure gold especially with that thick moustache he is quite distinctive .as for Hilda she is gold platinum
This show is nothing without Hilda.,
what a fabulous actress
Bets face when they told her she had the job was smashing.
Bill and Elaine got married after a 10 minute conversation
Hilda is certainly one in a million
HILDA IS CERTAINLY ONE ☝️ IN A MILLION GLORY SENGO.
She’s absolutely adorable ❤️
Kevin is not 12 years old, but a grown-up mechanic; why should the expectation be that he lives at home with his dad and stepmother? Daft story line ...
That what I thought. He has a job and his mates so why should he uproot his whole life to keep everyone else happy?
Yes... but he keeps crying that his Dad is splitting up the family. He's acting like a 12 year old.
Kevin is awful... they should be glad to move away from the thick, shouty yob...
Even more baffling is why Granada bosses thought Kevin had a future as a character!
Hilda best actress by far shes was absolutely amazing
I am so glad to see these great episodes, I have tried to watch 2022 episodes and I can't, it is so depressing, crying every 10 minutes, I was the biggest fan. I couldn't wait for Sunday's tea and toast with the wife watching corrie. Now it has sadly gone to Shite!!
It’s gone woke and PC .
The Rovers Return: the only pub where people drink lots but never go to the bathroom!
And the only character who developed a serious drinking problem was Peter Barlow. All those years and just one lost weekend alcoholic. I suppose they are all alcoholics.
57:10 that's Liverpool St in Salford, the "registry office" has been demolished but the pub on the opposite side is still there.
Back in the days when 'corrie street; was streets ahead of every other soap chock full of top class 'proper' actors unlike todays if they can string two words together saddos
That was lovely for Bet getting the managers job!
that job should have being Gordon's no question about it.?
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Love how Percy immediately changed tack from telling Ken, Alf and Brian about the dance the second he saw Phyllis walk in! 😂😂
Its really sad that the actress who played Elaine (Judy Gridley) would die just two years later.
Point is nothing is guaranteed to anyone in life!
Its about making the most of every day you have!
Really?! Aww that is terrible
Very sad - the older you get the more aware you become of those who have died at a younger age than you - talented people with so much going for them - makes you think - makes you appreciate today
Oh that's very sad....
Kevin don’t be SCHOOPID. ITS PRONOUNCED S-T-U-P-I-D. NOT SCHOOPID ..
Never known a property sale go through that fast….one episode Kevin’s in the cabin saying someone’s interested, next episode they’re moving in! 😂
I wish Kevin went to Southampton too.
Bill has known Elaine for literally a couple of weeks when they suddenly decide to get married, and then they actually get married a couple of weeks after that. He then leaves the business and home he's only recently set up to go and live somewhere else entirely! The whole storyline seems so rushed, and the fact that barely anyone seems surprised at what's happening is baffling. I can't stand whiney Kevin (Old Shouty, as I like to call him), but I can see his point in some ways! Really enjoying these old episodes - love Hilda and Bet, and Betty too...and Mike...
Norman help Hilda good stuff bet remind the head of girl doll you know hairstyles😅😅😅😅
Peter Armitage (Bill) was taken on by Granada on the assumption the character would be years in the series, but the actor quit after a year, hence the quick exit
37.33 I remember Jack telling Raquel about a very traumatic experience he had at a wedding.
Raquel “Oh? What happened?”
Jack “Our Vera said ‘yes’.”
😂
Martin Platt. Did he ever remove that gormless look on his face?
Bet paraphrasing Gordon from what he said when he returned. ‘Make no mistake-I am in charge. Get it? Got it? Good.’
alexander jones Gordon should have got the job he is all man get it.? got it? Good but 2 years later Alec Gilroy became landlord of the rovers bet didn't do much when she had Alec to bail her out.
For those who are interested - the missing January episode (Jan 30th) can be found here... ua-cam.com/video/xSCz--wlgRE/v-deo.html
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Betty ‘Ey, you’ve just missed your Vera. If you’d been here five minutes sooner, you’d’ W seen her.”
Jack “Yes. That’s why I’m five minutes later.”
🤣🤣🤣
I hated Gordon Lewis I was so glad that Bet got the pub
Hilda’s carpet is beautiful!
I weep when I see Corrie now. Dreadful
The ginger cat in the introduction is my favourite.
its called a moggy. in English
Bit of a stale year 1985 was for Corrie after the collapse of the classic era in 1983-84.
The BBC mustn’t have believed their luck as they launched EastEnders as Coronation Street slumped. The press even nicknamed Coronation Street ‘DeadEnders’ at the time
18.22 Tbh, Kevin would’ve tried the patience of a saint when he first arrived.
He were still a dish in his day though….even with tache
Ope ths is readabl,Wen he frst
Arived thnk was late 83,seems settled bt miserabl/dificult to get on wiv ere,n percy seemed mor chirpy n cheerful in his early months on corrie
Horrible, horrible character. Always was.
A Chuckle Brothers body double!
Deirdre ( about Henry Wakefield) ‘This fella’s not a male version of Bet Lynch, is he?’ 😂😂😂😂😂
Many years ago when I was in my 20s I used to work as a catering assistant at UWIC and at first when I worked there I lived in lodgings in Penylan where they had a very spoilt Alsatian that lived there and then I moved into a bedsitting room in Roath where I lived for 15 years and left there back in 2015 so my circumstances back then were similar to Gloria's.
The Edwardian parks in Penylan by the Roath Brook have saved my sanity during these hard times!
Pl
Years ago I worked in a call centre and a lad who worked there got sacked and he had pretended to his parents he was still working there by going out of the house but going into town and coming back at times when he usually came back from work all because he was too ashamed to admit the truth that the call centre had let him go.
Brian reminds me of Andy Gibb.
OMG ! Me too, the image!!!
Oh Hilda has a heart of gold
I wish they'd written Michael Le Vell out at the same time
Dreadful character and dreadful person in real life too
Agreed. Average actor, dull character, allowed to stay decades too long
Love Deirdre and Gail at the wedding together as mates. Didn’t see these moment often in the years ahead.
That's because they made Gail and the equally awful Sally friends
Watching these old
episodes for the first time, I never realised just how many scenes Gail and Dierdre shared in the 1970s and early 1980s
I'm glad that Bet got the job at the Rovers Return. That Gordon is a puffed up snob
And just when you thought we could get through a month without Ken turning up🙄
I like the way it’s now known as doing a Mavis 😂
I’ve been watching from year 77 and I’m still wondering if there’s any glass in the windows of the office that looks over the sewing machines.
There’s no difference if the door is open or closed
It’s the little things Lol
Do the Websters ever eat anything but fish & chips?
Sometimes it's sausage and chips.
The only characters who left in the previous 12 - 18 months and were truly missed are Stan and Eddie
What about Bert Tilsley? Albert Tatlock? Elsie Tanner?
Definitely Elsie Tanner also
I miss Elsie
And of course Annie Walker
What a stupid thing to say when you think of all the great characters that left or were lost
All the residents of Coronation Street refer to their houses as "a little palace", at one time or another; or "uzz little palace", in the case of Ivy ...
Jack “I went round looking cheerful. Until that fateful day when that man said them words ‘I now pronounce you man and wife.’”
Yay! Bet! 🎉❤ 👏👏👏👏👏👏
All kevin does is shout acting.
Frank really looks like a naughty little boy when Betty’s telling him off. Could be the moustache 😅😅
He was on one of my favourite films- The Long Good Friday
I don’t understand 😮why Bett, didn’t slap 😊that creepy Frank. He gives me the creeps!😂😂😂
Pauline corrriea i like frank he had good sense of humour and he knew to how to charm to he ladies. it must be that fine moustaches is the attraction in my book up frank..
Southampton reminds me of Plymouth in its layout!
I enjoyed going to the Sea city museum there back in 2015!
Gail handles change then manhandled the bread
Is the rovers still open nowadays?
It reminds me of a pub in Cardiff in Pearl Street called the Canadian that shut down back in 2015!
interesting to see nick stringer back in the bar there, just before he moved on to the bill as ron smollett. a number of other faces have appeared on the street before moving onto the bill. kevin lloyd as the manager of the graffiti club. and even billy walker made a walk-on appearance in one episode of the bill, as a smooth-tongued rogue who conned a woman out of her savings.
Chief superintendent Brownlow was a hotel manger in the past. Dr Ramsden from 2001 ish was a pc!!
Well they weren’t in it long were they no wonder I didn’t remember them.
A grey outfit for the bride??! 😂🤣
2:44:17 it’s Connie Carlsberg and the dullest family on Coronation Street to date, thankfully they don’t last
I didn't like the Clayton's either!
They were awful.
Yes they were rubbish - the dad might have been alright in another role - with a decent haircut and clothes
Curly ( to Hilda about Stan) “I s’pose you still miss him.” What a stupid thing to say!
There's Kevin showing up at Emily's place, homeless, butter wouldn't melt. In quick sticks he starts behaving like he was there before Curly.
Has anyone seen Tracy in the past year or so. Perhaps she was shut away wherever they stuck Rosie and Sophie in later years. Hope they remembered to feed them
The child actress family left Manchester (where it was shot) without giving the show any notice in 1984. As the show was already very turbulent at the time, they decided to leave Tracy unseen for some time to allow the audience to better accept a new Tracy.
She had a kidney removed and went upstairs. Came down a goid few years later 😂
Love how everything is cash and no card payments ❤
Gloria Todd in the thumbnail.... I am preparing to do a lot of scene skipping!
I'd rather Gloria Todd than boring Susan Barlow!
@@joannesaltfleet2071 But then pretty much anyone is preferable to Susan Barlow.
I’m so glad Kevin went to his dads wedding and he stopped behaving like he as been doing,At the end of the day is father as got a new life so Kevin should be happy 😃 for him
Curly doing kind to stan yep peacemaker never crossed the bridge Emily worried did Gail see it nice one SU garden
Oh for goodness sake - fish and chips fish and chips fish and chips
That lodger of Hilda’s went to London every day for work!!?? On his bike? Or is there a Piccadilly in Manchester??
And that’s ( I think) the last we see of Debbie until 2020!
She was so sweet when she was younger although still like her now for different reasons
The lady that plays Debbie was in Dinnerladies as well as the office staff that always had toast!
That's a relief!
Anyone direct me to the missing episode
ua-cam.com/video/xSCz--wlgRE/v-deo.html
Bet does Joan Collins 😮
That railway lodger of hilda's had real John Christie vibes, I would have shown him the door before he came in wagh
1:22:36 even the sewing machines sound fed up like Vera
This would be classified as sexual harassment in the days x
Your comment?
A rent book?
that debbie really gets on my nervers glad she went out of it .
It’s Ned Glover From Emmerdale
18:57 Hilda's Felicitations 😂😂
Thing is with job interviews more are disappointed than not!
Boy wonder Brian has lumbered himself with a second Ivy in dictatorial Gail ...
No end to more Kevin's strife. Stupid father and step mother
Kevin acting like a spoilt kid
Get it ? Got it? Good!
1.25.24 That was a saucy suggestion Ivy ( of all people) made!
Elsie's house is doomed her daughter didn't work and was writen out, Bill Webster writen out and than the claytons, I think Elsie's spirit allowed Liz too live there cause she was a big a t^^t as her haha
Betty is so naive!!!
People you know do selfish things Betty, grow up and wrap your mind around it.
Why were they forcing Kevin to move? He was a grown man who could look after himself! 🙄
Millions of unemployed people and you can't get a barmaid!?
What new bride, in a new home, would want shouty Kevin to live with them?
How would Kevin be able to afford to run the house on his wages lol
We're houses in England that shit
Professional young lady is illegal in an ad unless there's an exemption under the sex discrimination act!
Kevin wore a tache to hide his buck teeth. Now he has trained his top lip to cover em😂😂
So Shirley WASNT the first person Alf told he’d decided not to let the flat out anymore-Kevin was! It’s widely said he was being racist with Shirley-but not if he said the same thing to Kevin first!
Its probably because Kevin's face didn't fit!
I love Betty! She's too funny 😁
Bessie Turnip had a heart of gold
Henry Wakefield is like some pathetic Dickensian drudge ... not a very engaging or entertaining character.
They blew it with Martin when they involved him with a 16 year old. Even at this age he seems a bit mature.
Wish I knew what Curly had been watching at the end. Imagine if it had been Emmerdale Farm! (Mind, Emily would probably have been watching that too).
Curly was watching Sir Patrick Moore in The Sky at Night.
No Kevin-if you’ve suddenly decided you should be at your dad’s wedding, you don’t push past people on the stairs! What if you’d sent Percy flying? That would’ve ruined the wedding-Elaine’s uncle ending up in hospital!
Thought the same, and all the women in heals on the stairs too. So disrespectful
Mr. Baldwin is anything but "enigmatic"
Double curly 😮
3:33 You can relax and trust Elaine, Billy. She nose best.52:50 Percy: "typical, heroes to yobbo's in two generations" 👀👀👍👍
sue jenkins/jackie corkhill in the kitchen of the rovers return b4 jimmyyyyyyyyyyyy days
28.:37 All dead now.
Norman hair growth like a lion unitl in 1988
Hilda doing comedy 😅😅😅😅on Norman
Has Emily pinched Annie walker's tablecloth?
Gordon should have being the landlord of the rovers he is all man. his charming good looking and has a good personality . where bet lynch was aggressiveness smartalic comments to the customers who didn't atone to her ways. she had to rely on Alec Gilroy two years later to bail her her out in keeping the rovers return. From going to liquidation if Gordon was in charge that wouldn't happen to him he knew how to handle everyday running of a licence house and the up keeps of keeping it above board in terms of profit. And loss. where bet lynch was only subordinate under Annie walker all those years she didn't have to handle ordering of beverages paying of wages and employing bar staff . but Gordon would he knew the profit margins at the end of the day between cost and spend. He even told Sarah ridley at his interview about expansion of the rovers out on to Rosemond street where you have all the passing motorist trade and the would see the sign which capture the punters eye and the profit margins that would make by introducing a better bar food facilities more salubrious client tell
Do you get out much 😅
@@ianhunkin5384 sadly no