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…
Corrie Street Aug. 10/14
Repo Man Tuesday, the repo man comes to the Windass-Armstrong house. Faye is the only one home and she lets them in. The bailiffs size up what is worth taking…
Corrie Street Aug. 3/14
Fairy Tale Andrea turns up, with a bag, at Lloyd's flat. She is ready to move in and ready, willingly or not, to tell him she is married. But Lloyd…
Corrie Street July 27/14
Five Minutes In the final five minutes Wednesday, two scenes we've all been waiting for. First: Rob squirms as Tracy tells the cops that he gave her the charm bracelet…
Corrie Street July 20/14
Designing Todd My husband does not like Todd, at least not the manipulative and nasty Todd who returned from London. But he grudgingly had to agree with Todd's critique of…
Corrie Street July 13/14
Happy 40th Steve looking right in the eye of the big milestone birthday. 40th. The one where you really can't pretend you're young anymore. You're really not old either but,…
Corrie Street July 6/14
Memorials It was the side funerals for Tina that I liked best. The unofficial memorials. Steph missed the real funeral because she had second thoughts about her pink dress. Then…
Corrie Street June 29/14
Forgiveness Friday Owen tells Gary what Anna did. "Laid back and thought of England. Took one for the team." Gary's face registers shock; he can't look at his mother. She…
Corrie Street June 22/14
Traitor Thursday's episode was a shocker. Michelle was without her trademark eyeliner! Less surprising was her attack on Steve for keeping Peter's secret, although the savagery of her words was…
Corrie Street June 15/14
Truth and Consequences Tuesday, all scenes of three stories about truth telling. Opening with what looks like Tina dead in the builder's yard. But no, she's moving - and talking.…
Corrie Street June 8/14
Truths Told Tuesday Steve said to Peter the truths we've all been saying. Friday, Rita did the same with Tina. Neither recipient paid a blind bit of notice. But at…
Corrie Street June 1/14
It's complicated A good story is like a good sausage: you enjoy it without thinking about how it's made. Not complicated is it? This week's pick is two scenes, both…
Corrie Street May 25/14
Crossed Lines You knew Anna was not going to tell Owen about her deal with Phelan, the one that got Owen out of Phelan's debt if not the bank's. You…
Corrie Street May 18/14
Foster Care Friday Maddie showed maybe there is more to her than meets the eye. I have been alternately bored and irritated by her and Sophie - please get off…
Corrie Street May 11/14
Toothpaste "You can't put toothpaste back in the tube, can you?" That's what David tells Maria when he sees that her use of a misunderstanding is spiralling beyond her control.…
Corrie Street May 4/14
Tina's War Peter is slick with the ladies. He has proved he can juggle wives, lives and emotions. But when Tina girded herself for battle, Peter didn't stand a chance.…
Corrie Street Apr. 27/14
Playing with Fire The Windass-Armstrongs are playing with fire, literally and metaphorically. Phelan pushed Owen too far by hiring a new foreman, overseeing everyone including heretofore manager Owen. Obviously happy…
Corrie Street Apr. 20/14
Two Petes Peter Barlow in a pub, drinking himself legless, trying to forget his wife is pregnant and his girlfriend might be. Steve comes in to take him home. Peter…
Corrie Street Apr. 13/14
Readers' Comments We had a little sensitivity training Thursday with Beth reading online comments about her. If we ever want to post a smart-ass remark about someone’s appearance, clothes or…
Corrie Street Apr. 6/14
Welcome Home, Kevin My choice of scene this week is all the ones with Kevin. Welcome home indeed, Kevin. His reunions with friends and neighbours seemed to have real emotion…
Corrie Street Mar. 30/14
Like A Man Amid the construction Tuesday, Owen and Gary discuss what makes a man. What is bravery. Gary says a soldier in war. Owen says someone who does anything…
Corrie Street Mar. 23/14
The Look of Love Tina hangs up her coat in the Rovers’ back hall, listening to Carla extol the virtues of Peter the love god. A surprise overnight getaway to…
Corrie Street Mar. 16/14
Old Friends I’m sorry it took Rita’s marriage ending to see some lovely scenes with her and Norris. In particular, the two of them having tea and a heart-to-heart was…
Corrie Street Mar. 9/14
Because I can The Rovers was a sad place Friday. Islands of unhappiness, caused by people manipulating other people’s emotions just to see if they can. Rita and Dennis, looking…
Corrie Street Mar. 2/14
Faces of Fiz Monday we saw Scary Fiz. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen many faces of Fiz. Worried Fiz, Caring Fiz and Hurt Fiz. My husband and I…
Corrie Street Feb. 23/14
Gooseberry Michelle may tell him he’s thick, but Steve sometimes seems smarter and more insightful than even he thinks he is. In scenes on Thursday and Friday, there is deftness…
Corrie Street Feb. 16/14
The Eulogy One and a half minutes: the length of time Roy spoke at Hayley’s funeral. Not a prepared eulogy, but the speaking of a broken heart. His words encompassed…
Corrie Street Feb. 9/14
Aftermath Carla and Anna in Hayley and Roy’s room, in the aftermath. Their shock, realizing Hayley is dead. She lies curled in Roy’s arms. He isn’t aware they’re even in…
Corrie Street Feb. 2/14
Strawberry Jam Forever When the vanload of strawberries for Hayley arrived, all I could think of was olives – cases and cases arriving at the Bistro. A continuing joke, with…
Corrie Street Jan. 26/14
The List Gail’s parenting style, of helicoptering and martyrdom, gives me nightmares. So too do the products of her mothering. David has long been the most overtly, and dangerously, screwed…
Hayley Patterson Cropper
Hayley became a cornerstone of Coronation Street in her 16-year tenure. She was brought on as a side story, maybe a funny story: Roy, resident odd duck, finds a ladylove,…
Corrie Street Jan. 19/14
Something Beautiful What was rather beautiful this week was Liz telling Peter what’s what in her pub. She followed him to the men’s room to have a few words with…
Corrie Street Jan. 12/14
Snow for Christmas It was Christmas Eve, babe, in the drunk tank An old man said to me, won’t see another one And then he sang a song, the Rare…
Corrie Street Jan. 5/14
and The Dreamers I think there are a lot of men like Dennis in the north of England, like Ritchie too. Those who remember the Mersey Beat, the British Invasion…
Corrie Street Dec. 29/13
Rock, Hard Place My husband and I bet on the decision Hayley would make about giving Christian the £5,000 he had asked for. He said that, knowing Christian was manipulating,…
Corrie Street Dec. 22/13
Weddings and Debts Peter and Carla’s wedding was fabulous – beautiful location, beautifully garbed guests, stunning bride, gorgeous groom. Tension everywhere, for viewers and characters alike. Would Peter succumb to…
Corrie Street Dec. 15/13
Like Bambi Discussing the week’s episodes, my husband said, “There’s a movie called Rancho Deluxe. A guy is watching this woman in a clearing in the woods. She’s dancing and…
Corrie Street Dec. 8/13
We don't need no education School underlay three stories this week. First, bullying children who find their supporters, and victims, by way of schoolyard friendships. Grace has to be the…
Corrie Street Dec. 1/13
Into the Vortex Every moment with Roy and Hayley on Tuesday was perfect. Roy learns to accept another’s choice or, as he sees it, to lie. At Jane’s funeral, he…
Corrie Street Nov. 24/13
A Time for Us A time for us: that’s what Roy and Hayley want, what they need. Instead, like Romeo and Juliet, they have intrusions. Impending death the biggest of…
Corrie Street Nov. 17/13
Steak and Burgers The week ended with a tentative, but lovely, reconciliation between Leanne and Nick. It was Gloria who pushed it, with some uncommonly sensible talk from her. The…
Corrie Street Nov. 10/13
Tea and Empathy Someone needs to tell Roy that Hayley’s decision is not about ending her life prematurely due to despair. It is about wanting to find an acceptable accommodation…
Corrie Street Nov. 3/13
Houses of Cards One house of cards balanced well; one collapsing. If we extend the construction metaphor, Emily might say that’s because one was built on a foundation of rock…
Corrie Street Oct. 27/13
Backstreet Boozer Oh, the joy of seeing Liz McDonald come through the Rovers’ door! A real landlady back. And just in time, before Michelle and her ego have a chance…
Corrie Street Oct. 20/13
Make 'em count “Spit it out, Nick! Heave it out of ya, b’y!” String your few words together so they tell somebody something. That’s what I was yelling at the…
Corrie Street Oct. 13/13
Christian Circus Thursday, Hayley and Roy go to the Rovers with Christian, her long lost son. Hayley is Christian’s father, from when she was Harold. It has been very difficult…
Corrie Street Oct. 6/13
An Ant Farm So many scenes this week, most of them involving Hayley and Roy. But the one that got me was a story about a boy wanting an ant…
Corrie Street Sept. 29/13
Sunita Redeemed Miss a few episodes and all hell breaks loose! We returned to two weeks of Corrie recorded, so feasted on two or three episodes a night to get…
Corrie Street Sept 8/13
Limbo (Cue organ music) Will David confess his wrongdoings to Leanne? Will Nick remember anything when he comes out of the coma? Which one of them is Kylie’s baby daddy?…
Corrie Street Sept 1/13
The Go-To Guy If ever an argument was made for the value of civics education in schools, it was Craig’s face as Karl told him what would happen if he…
Corrie Street Aug. 25/13
Facing Consequences David saw Nick, and saw what his vengeance had wrought. He likes playing out the nasty games he thinks up in his head but doesn’t imagine how serious…
Corrie Street Aug. 18/13
Father of the Year "I can feel it across nations – people wanting to give Gary a good smack." Such is the opinion of my husband about Gary’s reaction to…
Corrie Street Aug. 11/13
C is for Coping If I ran Corrie, I’d have it in the contracts for some actors that they could never ever leave Corrie no matter what. Julie Hesmondhaigh would…
Corrie Street Aug. 4/13
Mother Sylvia Despite her pointed observations (usually accurate if not tactfully phrased), Sylvia is a truly warm-hearted person. A woman who acknowledges shortcomings, including her own, and recognizes a person’s…
Spoilers
I hate spoilers. It’s like walking into a movie as someone walks out of the previous screening and says “I would have never guessed it was the good guy that…
Corrie Street July 28/13
Race Row I avoid on-screen tv guide programme descriptions. Too often, they give away the whole plot: “there, saved you the trouble of watching the show, you’re welcome.” Wednesday, I…
Corrie Street July 21/13
Best Served Cold David is trying to abide by the proverb ‘revenge is a dish best served cold’ – meaning take your time in avenging a wrong, it will be…
Corrie Street July 14/13
Creepy People Brilliant scenes this week with Roy’s sleepwalking OCD, Emily’s convalescence and Norris’ fears for his future and especially a Gift of the Magi moment with Tina and Izzy…
Corrie Street July 7/13
Solomon Redux In Peter and Leanne's fight over Simon, I thought of the Judgment of Solomon in determining which of two claimants to a baby was the real mother. On…
Corrie Street Jun. 30/13
Understanding Changes Another week when it’s difficult to choose one scene only. Are changes due to the new producer or just timing of storyline arcs? Or, with student summer holidays…
Corrie Street June 23/13
What happens with Rita “What happens with Rita stays with Rita” is what Tina wanted to hear. Tina needed to hear what she'd said moments earlier when they talked beside…
Corrie Street Jun. 16/13
Four for Four The first four episodes this past week each had more than one contender for “the scene.” I cannot narrow it down any further than one from each…
Corrie Street Jun. 9/13
Rovers Return I got quite teary-eyed during Stella’s speech at Friday’s reopening of the Rovers Return. I was as pleased as she to see everyone returned, with pints and large…
Corrie Street Jun. 2/13
The Legacy A two-year-old letter from Roy’s father has produced amazing scenes. A long overdue legacy, of sorts, for Roy. It began with Sylvia going to the hated Home to…
Corrie Street May 26/13
Workin' 9 to 5 My ‘aha’ moment this week was Wednesday, when Rita wondered why David was so exhausted. “But he’s a young lad, he should be able to manage…
Corrie Street May 19/13
Horses for Courses With the longshot Oxbow winning yesterday’s Preakness over the favourite Orb, it’s time to think about betting. Peter and Rob are using the betting shop as their…
Corrie Street May 12/13
Friends Friday episode, Eileen in despair. Paul is leaving for Yorkshire. There’s nothing she can or will do about it. Jason asks Deirdre to see her, maybe cheer her up.…
Coronation Street May 5/13
Other People's Kids Friday, in the café Anna comments to Tina about both of them having "other people's kids, hope you have better luck than I’ve had." The story of the…
Coronation Street Apr. 28/13
Local Hero Karl the local hero, having a hard time with doing everything right while really he’s done everything wrong. He has been hailed as a hero since he attempted…
Coronation Street Apr. 21/13
Reefer Madness Tuesday, Dennis asks Sylvia about the effectiveness of her hash brownies for pain relief. Works a treat she said as she swiftly cleared and cleaned tables using her…
Coronation Street Apr. 14/13
Unravelling Tuesday, Kirsty's face as Ruby cries upstairs. You know that this is the end of the storyline and the end of the road for Kirsty. She is unravelling. The…
Coronation Street Apr. 7/13
Devastated I’m going against the tide of what I’ve read this past week. I’m picking Dev, with the doctor who tells him the seriousness of Sunita’s condition and with Karl…
Coronation Street Mar. 31/13
White Cliffs of Dover A lot of stories coming to a head this week – Katy and Chesney, Sunita and Dev. But the big one is the Rovers’ fire. Karl…
Coronation Street Scene (Mar. 24/13)
Blaming the Victim Kirsty’s mom listening to her tell about her situation with Tyrone. At first Alison believed her daughter, wanted to believe her. Then you could see her face…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Mar. 17/13)
Backfire You do something enormously stupid. So you come up with a plan that gets you out of it and, even better, makes it seem somebody else’s fault. You will…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Mar. 10/13)
The Family Way The scene: Sylvia and Norris discuss Kylie, who is drinking her pregnant face off. Sylvia says she shouldn’t be drinking if she’s in the family way. Norris…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Mar. 3/13)
Counting Cards Sylvia has found her Rain Man and her rainmaker. Having developed a liking for games of chance while in America, she realizes Roy’s odd and heretofore embarrassing mental…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Feb. 24/13)
Mother-in-law Forgive me for reminding you of this song, Mother-in-Law (click to hear). But it popped into my head while Gail was pleading with Nick to take her in. She…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Feb. 17/13)
Pay Off Amount of money needed to pay off debt: £9,000. Vengeance exacted while getting that money: priceless. I still don’t think Lewis is justified in his outrage at Gail…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Feb. 10/13)
Open to Persuasion A Joan Armatrading song mentioned by Jenna this week applies to three characters in two different storylines: “I’m not in love but I’m open to persuasion.” Jenna…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Feb. 3/13)
Teleflorist My husband’s guess was that Kirsty would show up at her wedding with a hidden gun. After seeing her wedding dress, I asked where would she hide it? Teleflorist…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 27/13)
True Romance Love, sex, relationships and marriage all featured this week in almost every storyline. Tumultuous, even histrionic, tales of intrigue, deception and secrets and, amid all of it, one…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 20/13)
Fly Fishing Fly fishing is an art and a craft. It requires skill in preparation and execution, an eye for beauty, the ability to reproduce nature, and patience. It is…