Corrie Street July 31/16
Audrey, Theatre Critic If only Audrey would moonlight as theatre critic for the Weatherfield Gazette! Friday, she gave her take on Waiting for Godot: "If I wanted to watch two…
Corrie Street July 24/16
Remembering Deirdre Barlow On Thursday and Friday, characters and audience were remembering Deirdre Barlow. They and we, of course, were also remembering her portrayer Anne Kirkbride. Her photo on the…
Corrie Street July 17/16
Back Together Michelle decides that if she and Steve are not going to get back together, she might as well leave. She gets a cruise ship job. Doesn't want to…
Corrie Street July 10/16
She's off her head The best thing for me this week was the end of drama. A calm Sarah. "She's off her head" still described her but it was due…
Corrie Street July 3/16
Chief Mourner When a chief mourner dresses like this, you know it's going to be an interesting funeral. Gemma is in funereal black, and that is the only item that…
Corrie Street June 26/16
Eyes of a Shark The week opens with Amy Barlow showing that she has maybe the soul, and certainly the eyes, of a shark. Also that she has learned well…
Corrie Street June 19/16
The Hardy Boys Friday, Part 2 of Todd Grimshaw, Detective. Move over, Hardy Boys. Todd knows Sarah is the key to finding out how Callum Logan turned up, dead, under…
Corrie Street June 12/16
After the Toasts Thursday's episode opens amid the wreckage of Carla and Nick's wedding. They had got married but it didn't last until the toasts. They didn't even make it…
Corrie Street June 5/16
Blackpool Tram I love going to Blackpool. I've only ever been there with Coronation Street. It was a scary visit this Monday, with the Blackpool tram almost taking out another…
Corrie Street May 29/16
Posh Food Monday, Gail gets in the posh food for Carla's pamper party. Thousand Island dressing - check, iceberg lettuce - check. It's hard to believe that even Gail could…
Corrie Street May 1/16
Fabulous Pablo "Be fabulous," Maria said to Pablo Wednesday as she gave him a farewell kiss and sent him off to London to a new and fabulous life. Oh, I…
Corrie Street Apr. 24/16
Sophie Cat Lady Sophie describes her future to Tim: "Be by myself, get my own place, a few cats." Sophie cat lady. Pity the poor cats. A cat lady puts…
Corrie Street Apr. 17/16
Medical Marijuana It's been like time travel, hearing Izzy and Gary and now Anna freak out about marijuana and drug dealing and the slippery slope. Reefer madness! Over a bit…
Corrie Street Apr. 10/16
Family Stories Different family stories told in Monday's episode. First, Kylie at Freddie's house, sorting his late wife Sadie's clothes for the charity shop. There's a dress he doesn't want…
Corrie Street Apr. 3/16
Early Baby Friday, Sarah in the flower shop with Todd then a follow-up scene with Sarah, Todd, Tracy, David and Mary. Sarah might have an early baby, five weeks early.…
Corrie Street Mar. 27/16
Sadie's Nails Wednesday, Kylie does a house call for nails. It's for one of her regular clients, one she hasn't seen in a while. Sadie's husband Freddie ushers her in.…
Corrie Street Mar. 20/16
Que sera sera Que sera, whatever will be is Dev and Erica together. I hope. Tuesday, Erica stopped pussyfooting around and went in for the kill. She was helped by…
Corrie Street Mar. 13/16
Business Negotiations Maybe I'm missing something in the negotiations over Nick's sale of the Bistro. I don't see what the fuss is about with Leanne's 11th hour offer. Actually, it…
Corrie Street Mar. 6/16
Her or His Story Hmm, believe Phelan or Anna? I think Tim is the only one with his head screwed on right. Looking at the damage Anna did to Phelan's…
Corrie Street Feb. 28/16
Grass Tuesday, a thump-thump-thumping sound might have been heard in the Weatherfield Police Station: Les Battersby turning in his figurative grave. His daughter Leanne was there to grass up her…
Corrie Street Feb. 21/16
Karaoke What can you say about Eva's karaoke performance of Hey Big Spender at the creepiest dinner party imaginable? Nothing, except va-va-voom! Richie Rich O'Driscoll and his wife are slimy,…
Corrie Street Feb. 14/16
Campaigning Campaigning means to engage in: a, military operations for a specific objective, b, a systematic course of aggressive activities for some specific purpose, c, competition by rival political candidates…
Corrie Street Feb. 7/16
Tracy and Todd Eavesdropping on a chat in a workplace - Tracy and Todd in the florist shop. On Thursday they discussed the newest complications in Tracy's life, a low…
Corrie Street Jan. 31/16
Construction Work Nothing jumped out at me all week - until Friday. Construction work by the low bid contractor started at Kevin's new garage. Problems also started almost immediately with…
Corrie Street Jan. 24/16
Librettos - Stilettos I haven't liked Nessa since she arrived. But Thursday when she left, I admired, even liked, her. The signs of an exit soon to come started a…
Corrie Street Jan. 17/16
Silver-Topped Che Emily Bishop left for Peru. Monday she announced her plan to go see her nephew Geoffrey, aka Spyder, who is working in an orphanage there. Thursday we said…
Corrie Street Jan. 10/16
Christmas Again It was like having another Christmas this week, the perfect one you dream of. Sleigh bells ring, snow is glistening. It was way better than visiting Santa's village…
Corrie Street Jan. 3/16
Ladies Who Lunch Wednesday the Platt ladies lunch at the Bistro - grandmother, mother and daughter. Bethany bursts through the door. How nice, Audrey holds up her glass to clink,…
Corrie Street Dec. 27/15
Girlfriends Monday, girlfriends hanging out. Liz, Erica and Anna. Nice to see. At the beginning of the episode, they discuss the theme of Liz's Christmas tree. At the end, they…
Corrie Street Dec. 20/15
Baby Pics How wonderful to be young! Learning about life and love, with your mother there to guide and comfort. Wednesday, Beth reminded us of just how much we forget…
Corrie Street Dec. 13/15
Barlow Childrearing "Get out, you poisonous little bitch!" Robert to Tracy at the close of Tuesday's episode. Words to put on a loop and play over and over again. Tracy…
Corrie Street Dec. 6/15
Taking Leave Leanne walks out Ken's front door, taking leave. Simon runs out behind her and stops in the doorway. His face goes from angry to surprised, lost and frightened.…
Corrie Street Nov. 29/15
Our Girl in Havana Demotion, lateral move or promotion? It all depends on how you spin it. In Thursday's episode, a new career direction for Sally was introduced and played…
Corrie Street Nov. 22/15
Tile Street Steve tiling the ladies' washroom in Tuesday's episode was funny. I wasn't the only one to think so, I would guess, based on the production team's decision to…
Corrie Street Nov. 15/15
Ken & Aud Ken Barlow is one of those guys who needs to be with someone. Yes, he enjoys his own company and pursues solitary, intellectual pleasures. But spending the…
Corrie Street Nov. 8/15
Make a wish Thursday Tyrone reassured Hope that she'd meet Santa, the real Santa, in Lapland. I too desperately wanted her to get her wish. I knew that he, like…
Corrie Street Nov. 1/15
Meh I found no 'scene' this week. So here are some storyline comments to fill the space - just as the storylines themselves seemed to do this week. Jail for…
Corrie Street Oct. 25/15
Goin' to the Chapel It was the Bistro, not the Chapel of Love, but Sally was gonna get married. No guests, an officiant who had to get off to another…
Corrie Street Oct. 18/15
Live From the opening credits right through to the 1953 Cadillac Eldorado tooling down the cobbles, the live episode was fabulous. Quiet drama with Roy and Cathy balanced high drama…
Corrie Street Oct. 11/15
Eva! What a difference four years and some excellent acting and writing makes! Eva Price came home to Coronation Street Wednesday. I was delighted to see her. She came back…
Corrie Street Oct. 4/15
Messrs. Big I like Denton, the baddie who came to make Callum pay up. I like his henchman too. And when Tony burst in the door, the triumvirate of tough…
Corrie Street Sept. 27/15
Cliffhanger Carla and Tracy at the edge of the cliff, both metaphorically and actually. Carla is flirting with jumping, Tracy desperate to stop her. A long and beautiful scene that…
Corrie Street Sept. 20/15
Face of Hope A tiny perfect scene with Hope and Mary in Thursday's episode. At the Community Centre, Mary is doing face-painting for kids. She paints Hope's face like the…
Corrie Street Sept. 13/15
Don't Do It! Gail, David, Kylie and Max hustle along the street. Callum gets out of his car as they pass. Max cringes and hurries away from his father. What's…
Corrie Street Sept. 6/15
Scout Leader Dougie After the introduction of Dougie last week, I looked forward to the camping trip in the wilds of Wales. He is Lord Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys manual…
Corrie Street Aug. 30/15
Simon Sez Simon sez sorry; Simon says dad says only cowards hit women. Then Simon goes off and strikes a woman - his mother - again. Kicks, hard shoves, nearly…
Corrie Street Aug. 23/15
Repentance Friday ends with a cliffhanger - the hope that Tracy truly regrets her actions, and wants repentance. She not only deliberately started a fire that killed two people, she…
Corrie Street Aug. 16/15
Clearing for Cathy Cathy makes me uneasy. It's the hoarding mainly, plus the weird way she looks at people. She's like a deer on the side of the road and…
Corrie Street Aug. 9/15
Playing with Bethany Bethany, the character and actress, is beginning to interest me. This week she has made me cringe while also making my heart ache. She's a school girl,…
Corrie Street Aug. 2/15
Stuffed Marrow Thursday, Tracy's ex-husband comes to apologize to Ken for his behaviour after Deirdre's funeral. Ken is looking through Deirdre's cookbook. He tells Robert about her stuffed marrow -…
Corrie Street July 26/15
Blaming Ken has a lot on his mind, things to sort out with Tracy. Despite his sniping during the funeral, he hadn't intended on confronting - blaming - her right…
Corrie Street 19 July 2015
Losses Two episodes, two stories. Thursday, the news we've dreaded. Deirdre dies, while sitting in the sun in Bev's garden looking forward to coming home. Deirdre dies The actors had…
Corrie Street July 12/15
Dishing Out How was Julie going to handle it? After overhearing Dev tell Talisa he loved her, obviously Julie couldn't just go on playing happy families. But the cat fight…
Corrie Street July 5/15
Baby Face Thursday, Anna and Tim tell Faye there is another option for Miley. Jackson's parents want to raise her. Faye sits on the couch beside the baby's bassinet and…
Corrie Street June 28/15
Birthday Party The scariest bit with Jenny kidnapping Jack was the birthday party for her son Tom. He would have turned seven that day, but he'd drowned in a wading…
Corrie Street June 21/15
Trickster Monday, the unveiling of Todd's manipulations was scarily brilliant. Like others, I've wondered what happened to turn Todd so mean. But on Monday, that didn't matter. What was more…
Corrie Street June 14/15
They change so Michael flipping through the years in a photograph album of his son's life, starting with baby pictures. When he reaches the preteen years, he starts to wonder.…
Corrie Street June 7/15
Fire Shocked frightened faces smudged with soot. A body bag at the entrance to Victoria Court. The end of the week, and the end presumably of Kal Nazir. A fire…
Corrie Street May 31/15
Regards to Tromsø Writers and crew made good use of their location shoot in Liverpool. Last week it was David's story. This week, it's Lloyd and the boys having Steve's…
Corrie Street May 24/15
Lost Monday, David sits at the kitchen table late at night, thinking. About the ramifications of having lost Max. Gail comes downstairs with advice: go to bed, you need your…
Corrie Street May 17/15
Rovers In and Out "Motorhome!" Mary bellows at Todd when he calls her home a caravan. She has told a crowded Rovers about the council officer who said there had…
Corrie Street May 10/15
Fire Eater Luke is feeling okay. Maria has dumped him, but he's going to hang out with the guys. The night on the town with beer and curry got replaced.…
Corrie Street May 3/15
Enchanted Evenings Along with Michael, I got teary-eyed as he recited the lyrics of South Pacific's "Some Enchanted Evening" to Gail during their wedding. It made up for a lot…
Corrie Street Apr. 26/15
Anna Mantis Is there a human disorder that mimics the mating behaviour of the praying mantis? If so, maybe Anna Windass has it. Every time a child comes into her…
Corrie Street Apr. 19/15
Baby Love Faye, on Tuesday, tells her mother: "I just wanted him to like me." Heartbreaking. No matter how far back in memory it now is, I bet every woman…
Corrie Street Apr. 12/15
Cordon Blech Sally Webster on Friday. Dramatic moments happened, and events crucial to story arcs. Above it all, Sally shone. At the Bistro, thinking about steak tartare: "it's very Cordon…
Corrie Street Apr. 5/15
Teen Moms Wednesday, Anna tried to have a heart-to-heart with Faye. How are you really, what's bothering you, what's going on? Faye said nothing other than everything's fine. How could…
Corrie Street Mar. 29/15
Portugal Roy was the most useful person in the leaving-for-Portugal saga. As usual. When the taxi was due to pick up Katy and Joseph, Ches was making chips in the…
Corrie Street Mar. 22/15
Wedding Bells-up If I were Gail, I think the bells would have gone off when Michael had a major hissy fit in the registry office. Yes, he had cause to…
Corrie Street Mar. 15/15
Reading Romance Tolstoy's Anna Karenina is one of the best romance novels ever written. Yes, it is long. But the only explanation I can think of for the size of…
Corrie Street Mar. 8/15
Snapshots A woman walks into the Rovers with Kevin. If you had never watched an episode and just turned on the tv at that moment, I think you would know…
Corrie Street Mar. 1/15
Talking Stick Too bad Dev couldn't have listened to my mother's advice: you can't have more than one woman running a kitchen. I'm sure she'd extend that to a shop…
Corrie Street Feb. 22/15
Underacting Sometimes it's not the great speech, not the grand gesture. A look tells the story; underacting makes the impact. Three such moments from three actors. Emotional scenes that, in…
Corrie Street Feb. 15/15
History Today Friday Sinead makes peace with Roy and, in doing so, spurs him to make peace with his and Hayley's history. Sinead's brush with mortality makes her empathize with…
Corrie Street Feb. 8/15
Radio GaGa Once I was prescribed pills for severe stomach pains. The doctor told me to eat "a bland diet." I thought milk and cream soups qualified as bland. The…
Corrie Street Feb. 1/15
Crash Can't pick one: three excellent episodes, countless excellent scenes. The bus crash, of course, from lead-up to aftermath - perfect in acting, writing, lighting and camera work. Everybody dressed…
Corrie Street Jan. 25/15
Prince Charming Kirk and Beth's wedding was as wonderful as I'd hoped. But there were last-minute jitters, and those gave me my scene. Kirk is late for the ceremony, making…
Corrie Street Jan. 18/15
Tinkers I don't know (and don't want to know) how long the Tinkers are going to be around. At first sight, I knew this is going to be good! I…
Corrie Street Jan. 11/15
Gift of the Magi Maybe it was coincidence that a Christmas week story reminded me of an O. Henry story. In "The Gift of the Magi," a couple each give…
Corrie Street Jan. 4/15
Naughty and Nice Santa Claus is coming to town. And he's going to blow Kylie's world apart. Happy Yuletide season for the Platts is over. Across from the Platts' house,…
Corrie Street Dec. 28/14
When I'm 62 Tracy got the news that Rob got 25 years in prison and she cried genuine tears. Poor Tracy, I thought with my heart going out to her.…
Corrie Street Dec. 21/14
Family Day Family Day at Jamila House: almost everyone was there, dressed up for family portraits. But they were consumers, not participants. Willingly or not, the Nazirs ran the event,…
Corrie Street Dec. 14/14
Ruby Tuesday The week had a lot of gems, but the sparkliest of all was Tuesday's ruby red lip sofa. It's too bad it wouldn't fit into Kevin's house. He…
Corrie Street Dec. 7/14
Stand and Stare Tuesday, Steve has a hideous day. He had gone to the doctor and been diagnosed with depression. He asked for something to make it stop but, thankfully…
Corrie Street Nov. 30/14
Illiteracy Skills Amid all the tutting about 'why didn't your teachers notice?' and 'why didn't you tell me?', Faye made the best observation about Tim's illiteracy: "You must be dead…
Corrie Street Nov. 23/14
Parental Disappointment Friday saw disappointment. Leave-takings and sad hearts. Peter took his taxi ride off the street. He is off to Portsmouth to get himself together. Cilla is off back…
Corrie Street Nov. 16/14
Poor Tracy Luv First scene Monday in the Barlow living room, Ken and Tracy amid the leftovers of her wedding. He's trying to make her feel better. Telling her how…
Corrie Street Nov. 9/14
Chances and Choices It was Ken really, talking about Peter in jail, of Simon growing up without a dad and carrying the shame of his father being a convicted murderer.…
Corrie Street Nov. 2/14
Community Work "Not only is she a bossy-boots, she has a flair for the dramatic." Norris summed up Yasmeen Nazir and her 'community development' perfectly. I admire Yasmeen, while also…
Corrie Street Oct. 26/14
A Day in a Life A year ago, Roy was in Blackpool with Hayley. This year, the hotel sends a cheery notice addressed to them both, offering a discount should…
Corrie Street Oct. 19/14
The Wedding Planner Sinead should go into partnership with Michelle as a wedding planner. But her resources of imagination, ingenuity and tact would probably be all used up on managing…
Corrie Street Oct. 12/14
When I'm Cleaning Widows Tim has flyers printed for his window cleaning business. But he doesn't see the typo, even when a horrified Maddie points it out to him. The…
Corrie Street Oct. 5/14
Hurting Two weeks of episodes, two scenes. Both make you ask, 'WTF are you doing?' Tuesday, Eccles is safe from Amy. Thursday, Tim, Andrea and Neil are not safe from…
Corrie Street Sept. 28/14
Happy Anniversary We've likely all known a Neil, or been him. The guy you pray you don't get stuck beside at a dinner, that you avoid at parties because he…
Corrie Street Sept. 21/14
Fly-Tipping Fly-tipping: dumping garbage where you're not supposed to. A lamp thrown in a dumpster was cause for a funny small mystery in the larger story of the dodgy flooring…
Corrie Street Sept. 14/14
Hello Elizabeth "Never work with animals or children," W. C. Fields said. They always steal the show. Corrie actors might add so too do the words 'Hello Elizabeth'. There were…
Corrie Street Sept. 7/14
Smothering Mothers Thursday, two mothers, both mad as hatters. The scary scene was the return of hovering, smothering Gail. It's been nice recently seeing Gail having something to do other…
Corrie Street Aug. 31/14
That's Amore At the kebab shop, Chesney speaks for us all as he tells Kirk to just do it now! Kirk still wants a bit of drama for his proposal…
Corrie Street Aug. 24/14
Shut Up "Shut up shut up shut up!" Deirdre screamed at Ken as he continued to badger her about not having told him what was up with Peter. He is…
Corrie Street Aug. 17/14
Hello, Goodbye It was ironic this week that Dennis Tanner left the street and Ken Barlow returned. Dennis left first, so they didn't have a chance to say hello and…