Corrie Street 11 Mar. 2018
Danny Zuko Friday, for the first time I ever remember, someone walked out of Audrey's salon looking different than when they went in.* I was so amazed by seeing actual…
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 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 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 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 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 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…
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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (Jan. 30/11)
Needs a home Tuesday, Becky reaching to the computer screen, to the girl with the challenging eyes. Chloe, 9 years old, seven siblings most of them in Scotland, needs a…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 16/11)
SWF looking Friday, Audrey and Rita had an interesting conversation about looking for companionship. Even maybe paying for it. To the news that Lewis is an “escort” hired occasionally by…