Corrie Street 6 May 2018
Relations Monday, the nice dinner party at Michelle and Robert's ended abruptly. Michelle saw Ali and Carla canoodling in the hallway. Her son and her best friend, sister-in-law and cousin.…
Corrie Street 29 Apr. 2018
Reading Sitting in comfortable chairs, reading. A pleasant, relaxing break at the end of a busy day. That was the case for Carla and Roy, and me, on Tuesday. Busy…
Corrie Street 4 Feb. 2018
Metaphor in a T-shirt Monday's second episode, a bar fight. Must be on the production to-do roster, I thought. So now they can check that item off. Then it became…
Corrie Street 14 Jan. 2018
Team Acts Carla and Roy. Roy and Brian. Carla, Roy and Brian. Maybe add Cathy to any or all of these team acts. Friday, all four were in Roy's kitchen.…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…
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 (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 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 (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…