Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 13/13)
Heartbreak Hotel Probably Kylie could do better than Nick, but he’s a vast improvement on David. So this was my favourite shot of the week. The repercussions of this will…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 6/13)
Kirkys Turkys Interspersed amid the turmoil, a little tale of giving and goodness unfolded this week thanks to our Kirk and young Craig. The cardboard sign he made - Kirkys…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Dec. 30/12)
The Job Offer A week of people not making sure secret talks are secret, of sturm und drang with our newly minted Californians and of the hideous sight of another…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Dec. 23/12)
Rent-A-Womb Maybe the whole thing coming out in the Rovers about Tina being a surrogate mother for Izzy and Gary was just a build up to Tina throwing a pint…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Dec. 16/12)
In Vitro Veritas On Friday, a drunk and pouting Tommy Duckworth actually made a lot of sense. Not the part about suggesting – no, demanding - that Tina abort this…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week Dec. 9 2012
David Prat So many scenes this week in a story quickly developing in the mind of a silly boy. David thinks a baby is just what he needs. Yep, David,…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Dec. 2/12)
Trouser Press Like others, I didn’t see the point of Eva Price when she first appeared on Coronation Street. But over the months I have come to see that there…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Nov. 25/12)
It's all about Maria! Monday, very first scene: Negligee-clad Maria comes slinking out of the bedroom to the couch where Marcus sits looking fretful. Hey big boy what’s the problem,…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Nov. 18/12)
Mrs. Guy Fawkes I love Lewis when he ceases being Mr. Suave and Urbane. Oh, I love him when he is Mr. Slick too. But this week, he showed himself…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Nov. 11/12)
Greek Night Tuesday: Roy looking through the debris of Greek Night, picks up a broken object. It’s a model train car – a 5th anniversary gift from Hayley. Mary says…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Nov. 4/12)
Visuals There were a lot of great visuals this week. The end of the week, of course. Sophie with coked-up, pity-partying Ryan on the highway as traffic whizzes past. Then…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Oct. 28/12)
Doctors Cat and Zhivago A cat talking stick and the hope that Dr. Zhivago - oh sorry, Lewis - would burst through the café door as if he’d just crossed…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Oct. 21/12)
Marcus Confused An actor and character this week instead of a scene. Charlie Condou has been fabulous, in my opinion, portraying Marcus Confused. It’s been clear for some time that…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Oct. 14/12)
Roller Derby Classic. Fifty-two years of Corrie ethos and culture illustrated Monday in a few brief moments by Michelle and Tracy - in rollers. Comedy, family history, strong women, intergenerational…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Oct. 7/12)
Tick Tock A quiet build up of scary tension in four parts Thursday. Kirsty, wound tighter than a clock on a time bomb. Wait – that’s just what she is!…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Sept. 16/12)
Good Parenting Maybe it’s having only half the episodes to which we’ve become accustomed. Maybe it was a week of filler stories – updating us on characters we haven’t seen…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Sept. 9/12)
Love Hurts It’s the story of Kirsty and Tyrone I guess, more than any one scene this week. Although every scene where Kirsty gets or might get annoyed or has…
Corrie Catch-Up
CBC’s Coronation Street is now only two weeks behind the UK. Wow! We’ve never been that close before. In an RCI interview with Carmel Kilkenny, CBC Executive Director of Content…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Sept. 2/12)
Eve at an eat as much as you like buffet Soap operas are about emotions, relationships and the vicissitudes of human interaction. So there are many powerful scenes that involve…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Aug. 26/12)
Employee of the Year So many good storylines and powerful scenes this week! Sunita’s delusions about Karl and Dev’s heartbreak as she tells him the “truth” as she wants to…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Aug. 19/12)
King Solomon's Judgement In the Old Testament story (1 Kings 3:16-28), two women claimed to be the mother of a child and King Solomon had to decide which one was…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Aug. 12/12)
In Vino Veritas “Sometimes you’ll buy a vase or a picture and you’ll put it on the sideboard or on the wall, and it’s ok. But it’s wrong. And that’s…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Aug. 5/12)
Darryl The visual of the week: Darryl the rat, mistaken for a cell phone. There have been many rats in the Rovers Return over the years, certainly two-legged and probably…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jul 29/12)
Home Décor It was a splendid week on Corrie Street. The Jubilee festivities were just grand, with the bunting and flags and pictures of Queen Elizabeth. The Street party was…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (June 10/12)
Double Drunk Story Caitlin Thomas wrote a book about her life and marriage to the poet Dylan Thomas. She called it Double Drink Story. I thought of it in the…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (June 3/12)
How would you know? It didn’t take long. Only a few weeks of sharing hearth and home – and child – and on Monday Peter throws it at Carla. “How…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (May 27/12)
Children of the Corn A week of kids, and both children and adults doing strange and hurtful things. Faye and Owen Best scene pick: Owen apologizing and explaining to Faye.…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (May 20/12)
Yankee Doodle Wednesday it was so sad seeing Sylvia depart. Sad for her, for Roy and for me. I’ve come to like her so much. And she and Roy really…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (May 13/12)
Bend it like Beckham Rosie has gone to London to be in a reality tv show – her chance at fame and fortune. Wednesday, she and Jason said goodbye in…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (May 6/12)
It's not you, it's me Poor Leanne. Monday after she fled the courtroom, Peter comes looking for her shamefacedly. As she screams at him, you can see her very heart…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Apr. 29/12)
The Long Goodbye Paul’s relationship with Eileen and Lesley. A story interspersed with the arrival of Robert Vaughn as Milton, the drama of Carla and Peter sneaking around, Frank’s trial…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Apr. 22/12)
Sweet Revenge I’m sure everyone who has ever lost a love to a lying, two-faced schemer stood up and cheered when Becky got back at Tracy. I sure did. What…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Apr. 15/12)
Sin “Be sure your sin will find you out” (Numbers 32:23). Words that Tracy, Faye and Deirdre would do well to remember. Friday saw the start of the unraveling of…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Apr. 8/12)
Morning has broken Morning has broken... That's what played as guests awaited the brides. By the end, it was Sian’s heart that had broken. I’m sorry about that, but am…
Corrie Stars in London Ont
I’m glad I didn’t bother putting mousse in my hair last Friday. I hate the feel of it, but use it when it’s important to me that my hair looks…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Apr. 1/12)
SPOILER The minister comes to see Sophie and Sian about their blessing and goes to the Barlow house by mistake. He talks to Tracy, she finds salvation and publicly confesses…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Mar. 25/12)
Sanctuary Tuesday, while looking at Faye flounce off as he and Ches unloaded materials, Owen said it best: “It wasn’t a shed, it was her sanctuary.” So why is he…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Mar. 18/12)
Sleep tight big fella Words for both Schmeichel and Lloyd at the end of Monday’s episodes: sleep tight big fella. Thank you, Carmel Morgan, for two perfect episodes. Sad and…
Schmeichel, the Greatest Dane
The name Schmeichel is well-known to two groups of people, soccer fans and Coronation Street fans. Peter Schmeichel is a great Danish goalkeeper who played for Manchester United. It was…
Tales from The Street
The big Corrie bus has rolled into Canada: McDonald father and son and the Peacocks. Charles Lawson (Jim McDonald), Nicholas Cochrane (Andy McDonald), Stephen Arnold (Ashley Peacock) and Julia Howarth…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Mar. 11/12)
A Boy and His Dog There were a lot of great scenes this week. The birthday party from hell with Rosie’s press coverage and Sophie and Sian’s hidden engagement rings.…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Mar. 4/12)
Goodbye Mr. Chips John Stape’s death scene Friday was very touching. Despite him being a total nutbar, I am sad to say goodbye to him. The character of John Stape…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Feb 26/12)
Breeding Pair Tracy told Steve she was contemplating an abortion because she couldn’t handle one baby, let alone twins, on her own. “You’ll find someone,” he tried to console her.…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Feb. 19/12)
Sisterhood If I’d laid a bet on how long Carla would cope with Maria as helpmeet, I’d have lost. Carla lasted longer than I’d expected. But, even so, it wasn’t…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Feb. 12/12)
I saw my scene Tuesday and wrote about it then. Friday put my impressions in a different perspective. So here’s both, about Carla and Frank, with my observations on Friday…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Feb. 5/12)
Nightmare on Coronation Street Monday and Tuesday – great writing, acting, story and character development. Hard to pick one scene but that’s the task I have set myself. So, Audrey…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 29/12)
Sitcom du Jour A double-date at Roy’s Rolls, or four platonic pals enjoying a meal as Norris preferred to think of it. Either way, Mary was spectacular. Her partner in…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 22/12)
Sympathy for the devil I never thought it would happen: I felt sympathy for Kylie and appreciation for Gail. When Kylie told Gail she wanted Max to be put up…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 15/12)
Parenthood Monday’s theme seemed to be parenthood, or not. Heart-breaking for so many characters. Three parent-child bonds struck me in particular. Sylvia and Roy Hayley is at the end of…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 8/12)
The Real James “Your little James is a psychopath!” My husband said that at the end of Wednesday’s episode, with some considerable glee. He’d been telling me for weeks that…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 1/12)
Differentness Once they’d decided it was necessary, Hayley and Roy didn’t have a chance to tell Mother Cropper the truth about Hayley’s sex change. Tracy Barlow, trademark sneer in place,…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Dec. 25/11)
Mother of the Year An anonymous call to Child Services, Max taken back into care “while we investigate.” Becky's way of handling this will not earn her any mother of…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Dec. 18/11)
Paradise Lost Dreams seemingly attained: Paradise found. Awakening to reality: Paradise lost. Three scenes this week showed this, in very different ways with different levels of drama. Tyrone loses Tuesday,…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Dec. 11/11)
Live fast, die old I didn’t watch Coronation Street when the Tanners lived there. But you can’t be a Corrie fan without knowing of Elsie Tanner. I’ve seen her and…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Dec. 4/11)
Marriages of Convenience “For generations, the cream of British aristocracy and the crowned heads of Europe have intermingled to produce a bloodline like vintage champagne. Then what do they go…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Nov. 27/11)
Easter Reunions Such a treat – seeing so many Corrie people back. They were there for Easter in UK air time. For us, just a very good Friday. First, Todd…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Nov. 20/11)
Marc, Marcia, Bambina The scene that made me shriek with delight this Tuesday was Kevin’s surprise gift to Sally. A Bambina! A beautiful little red Fiat 500, gift-wrapped! I just…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Nov. 13/11)
Bad Becky Wednesday, Becky going at Kylie then the Platts, followed by her going at Liz, and finally, the fabulous moment of throwing Liz’s favourite clothes in a puddle. And…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Oct. 30/11)
Business Watched only a bit of Corrie today, so I don't know everything that happened. But Dev explaining the full extent of their financial problems to Sunita was very moving.…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Oct. 23/11)
The Best Man The week ended as it started – with Peter and Nick. And Leanne and Carla. At the end of Friday’s episode, Peter told Leanne he knew about…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Oct. 16/11)
The Good Soldier Writing this after Monday’s episode, pretty sure nothing is going to top Gary’s description of what happened in Afghanistan.* Gary has been unraveling since he came home.…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Oct. 9/11)
Joy of Joy It seems wrong to say you enjoyed watching an old lady die of heart failure after finding out that her son was dead and his body buried…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Oct. 2/11)
Agatha Christie? Despite the sight of Tracy Barlow lying bloodied on the ground by the Barlows’ back door, the scene this week for me was Emily Bishop telling Tracy just…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Sept. 25/11)
Airing Laundry Usually I watch Coronation Street on the kitchen tv. I also tape it so if I miss the evening broadcast, I watch next morning on the bedroom tv.…
Coronation Street 50th
Coronation Street began due to a government mandate for home-grown television programming. A Canadian producer at Granada, the late Harry Elton, knew the popularity and longevity of American soaps and…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Sept. 18/11)
Off the Rails Wow!! I was disappointed when I learned the big event to mark the 50th anniversary would be a tram crash. I had hoped for something uplifting. But,…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Sept. 11/11)
Our Jim With our CBC episodes doubled as of this week, and a lot going on in the Street, it’s hard to pick just one scene. So my pick is…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Sept. 4/11)
Goodnight, Jack Duckworth Tuesday – can’t pick one scene. First, at his birthday do at the Rovers, Jack Duckworth and Molly discuss the situation with Kevin being her baby's biological…
Meeting Jack Duckworth
In 1992 I went to Manchester to research Coronation Street for a CBC Radio Ideas documentary on British and American soaps. At Granada, I watched the taping of a scene…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Aug. 28/11)
Jacks' Bonfire Night A lot of story this week, but nothing leaping out at me until Friday. It was November 5th, Bonfire Night. Fireworks had started, literally on the street…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Aug. 21/11)
Cheap Tricks Thursday just before a commercial break: Kylie, obviously still in the Greater Manchester area. Oh no, I groaned, I thought she was gone. I like Max and the…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Aug. 14/11)
Little Englanders Ashley Peacock just put himself in the ranks of splendid curmudgeons of Weatherfield, and of Little Englanders. In a kitchen table scene Tuesday, Claire and her mother extolled…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Aug. 7/11)
Bring me flowers Three scenes Tuesday. First, Chesney taking flowers to Katy, and her dad answering the door. Flowers go to the cobbles and Chesney goes to the wall, pinned…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (July 31/11)
Care Package Eddie Windass, in the cafe, stealing Roy’s condiments for food purchased elsewhere. Anna scolds him. He asks if there’s any tape. She looks to see what he’s doing,…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (July 24/11)
Hell hath no fury Hell indeed hath no fury like a woman scorned by lover, lover’s mother, boss who is also lover’s grandmother, and co-worker who is also lover’s brother.…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (July 17/11)
The Good Mother A storyline, not a scene: the unmasking of Natasha’s dreams of housewifery. It started for me Wednesday, with Gail getting up from her chair in the Rovers…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (July 10/11)
Waitress from Hell I can’t stand Kylie. That being said, I loved Wednesday’s scene of her “serving” in Roy’s café. Kylie being your waitress could be one of Dante’s circles…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (July 3/11)
Family Trees Two scenes this week – couldn’t choose between them. Very different stories, but both about expanding the family trees. New Dobbs We’ve got a new shoot on the…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (June 26/11)
Lancashire Fusilier That was the most fabulous wedding I’ve ever seen on Corrie or any other show. Roy and Hayley on a Lancashire Fusilier. I can’t possibly pick one scene…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (June 19/11)
Mary This week, Mary. She is wonderful. Scary and wonderful. Coronation Street has a treasure in her. I keep wishing she’d go away because she frightens me. But every scene…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (June 12/11)
Baby Daddy Nick patting Natasha’s belly and cooing to the baby inside versus a couple months ago Nick asking Leanne if she didn’t sometimes picture herself and him and little…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (June 5/11)
The Accumulator A five race accumulator is a bet in which you pick the horses to win in five different races on a given race day. Your winnings compound from…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (May 29/11)
Crazy Ladies Fiz going off on Charlotte. She’s in Charlotte’s house telling her exactly what she thinks of her and telling her to stay away from her man! Wonderful. Nice…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (May 22/11)
Farce John Stape is making progress. He now isn’t just teaching about farce, he’s living one. It wouldn’t feel that way for him, of course. He has to figure out…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (May 15/11)
Meowrr! Lots of 'cats' on the Street this week! So many meowrr scenes to choose from. I had one picked then saw Friday’s episode, which gave me another two options.…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (May 8/11)
The Salesman “Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive!” John Stape would know without having to google it that this famous line comes from…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (May 1/11)
The Wedding Planner Monday, Mary leaping at Hayley in the fancy hotel’s small event room when Hayley says she prefers it to the large ballroom for the wedding. Hayley is…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Apr. 24/11)
A Dinner Party Sean touching his son’s face onscreen, Cheryl after her husband battered her – moving moments. But Ken telling dinner guests Audrey and Lewis, “Tracy always says how…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Apr. 17/11)
Stayin' Alive It was Graeme’s week. Even before all his Christmases came at once and he got lucky with Tina, he was the man. Stayin' alive - the Bee Gees…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Apr. 10/11)
A Proposal My pick for the week is not the small, unexpected quirky moment. I’m going straight to the Big Event – Roy’s romantic proposal of marriage. It was lovely,…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Apr. 3/11)
Our Father A woman battering at the factory door, the menfolk trying to decide whether to help, and nary an official of civil authority in sight. In a situation dire…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Mar. 27/11)
Red Dress Redux My “aahh” moment was Hayley opening the gift from Roy when it wasn’t even her birthday. When Roy fumbled and bumbled his way into the Windass home…
Coronation Street: A (cat) star is born!
Wednesday we saw the new title sequence, done in honour of the show’s 50th anniversary and the move to high-definition. There’s a new cat, a new rendition of the theme…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Mar. 20/11)
Red Hot Hayley Hayley, delighted with her purchase of a flashy red dress. Roy saying “I find it hard to see you in it.” The hurt you feel when you’re…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Mar. 13/11)
Baby Tigers A few weeks ago, we had the grown-up tigresses going at it. Rita and Audrey over Lewis and Alf and many years of shared history. This Wednesday it…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Mar. 6/11)
A funeral, a fight & free food They did Blanche – and Maggie - proud. The funeral was lovely, heartfelt and funny. So many beautiful moments. Starting before the funeral,…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Feb. 27/11)
Blanche Norris and Mary, in the little cottage of horrors, were riveting this week. And it was nice to see Nu-Amy. But the week belonged to Blanche. May she, and…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Feb. 20/11)
Duets So many strange duets of characters this week, so many good scenes. Lots of story building. A biggie with Audrey and Lewis. What is he doing? Is he smitten…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Feb. 13/11)
Car Crash Tyrone’s car rolling over and over and over – wow! Then, next episode, firefighters cutting the car apart after the crash. The car and the jaws of life…
Coronation Street: A defence of John Stape
Ok, I know John Stape is a lying weasel who spends way too much time feeling sorry for himself and plotting nasty schemes. But, at heart, he is a high…