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 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…
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 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. 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. 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. 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 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…
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…
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 (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 (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 (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 (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. 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 (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 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…