Ken Barlow
At the Granada Coronation Street Gift Shop in the 1990s, I dithered over souvenir key rings. Which character did I want? I finally chose Ken Barlow. He was a long…
Corrie 10000
I haven't watched Coronation Street since June 2018. But I watched Thursday and Friday's episodes. Episode numbers 10000 and 10001. I figured out that I'd watched regularly since about episode…
Corrie Street 25 Jun. 2017
The Golden Child Wednesday, Ken convenes his children. Only Daniel knows why. Ken is going to tell the others what Daniel did, and that he lied to protect him. When…
Corrie Street 18 June 2017
Slam Poetry Slammed by a poetry book. Poetic justice? Poetic irony? Slam poetry? Possibilities for wordplay are endless. But the dramatic tension was very real. This week Ken's attacker was…
Corrie Street 28 May 2017
To what end? Wednesday, Ken asked the question I've been asking myself about his storyline. "But to what end? It doesn't make sense." Ken was commenting on why Tracy would…
Corrie Street 23 Apr. 2017
Barlow Fecundity Friday, Peter encourages Toyah about the baby quest: "You've got Barlow fertility on your side now. We're famous for our fecundity." True! But, funny and kind of creepy…
Corrie Street 16 Apr 2017
Mad Street Wednesday, Barlows scurry around, all upset about different things. All mad at Ken for different reasons. Pat Phelan like an injured bull - mad at Ken. Ken angry…
Corrie Street 9 Apr 2017
Life Lesson Ken sits Sinead down Thursday for a talk. A life lesson. It was a spine-tingling good scene. A history of his life and of Coronation Street. Also a…
Corrie Street 2 Apr 2017
Remittance Man Adam Barlow is in trouble, worse, bringing trouble to the family. So, here's your bag, here's some money, now go. A modern day remittance man. A way the…
Corrie Street 5 Mar 2017
Bangers and Mash Hmm, what wine goes best with bangers and mash? A question for Ken to ask himself. A much better question than those he was asking at dinner…
Corrie Street 11 Dec. 2016
Tombola I had to look it up. A tombola is "a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum." In the case of Mary's mother at the Scout…
Corrie Street 27 Nov 2016
Barlow Reunion Friday we got the explanation. I wondered all week why Ken and his storyline seemed to have disappeared behind a hospital curtain. Would one day the curtain be…
Corrie Street 6 Nov 2016
Too much Not a scene this week. Too many, too much. It was extremely good, so this is both a compliment and a criticism. Edge of seat exciting, but too…
Corrie Street 30 Oct 2016
Grand Tour The Grand Tour of Europe, the trip Ken Barlow has yearned to do. He's going to do it. A long ago rite of passage for young men and…
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 Jan. 24/16
Librettos - Stilettos I haven't liked Nessa since she arrived. But Thursday when she left, I admired, even liked, her. The signs of an exit soon to come started a…
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 Aug. 2/15
Stuffed Marrow Thursday, Tracy's ex-husband comes to apologize to Ken for his behaviour after Deirdre's funeral. Ken is looking through Deirdre's cookbook. He tells Robert about her stuffed marrow -…
Corrie Street July 26/15
Blaming Ken has a lot on his mind, things to sort out with Tracy. Despite his sniping during the funeral, he hadn't intended on confronting - blaming - her right…
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 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…
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 (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 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 (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…