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 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 24 Dec. 2017
Pelznickel Roy Cropper was a complete flop as the community centre Santa - or Pelznickel as he chose to costume himself. The scenes of him in the café, for me,…
Corrie Street 6 Aug. 2017
The Receipt Brian has added another string to his bow, another arrow to his quiver. He is now a Litter Enforcement Officer. Hands on, not just behind a desk, that's…
Corrie Street 15 Jan. 2017
Christmas Vigil Amid the turkey dinners, Christmas crackers, laughter and carolling, an outdoor vigil on Tuesday brought a belated Christmas tear to my eye. Norris, Roy and Brian camp out…
Corrie Street 1 Jan. 2017
The Dictaphone What about what Roy said on the dictaphone? He and Cathy are about to say their wedding vows. She hardly looked like a carefree bride on the happiest…
Corrie Street 4 Dec 2016
Recycling Czar or Tsar Brian Packham is back. A question he has for Roy: is it Czar or Tsar? Roy is flummoxed, and that's a rare sight. He's rarely had…
Corrie Street Oct. 18/15
Live From the opening credits right through to the 1953 Cadillac Eldorado tooling down the cobbles, the live episode was fabulous. Quiet drama with Roy and Cathy balanced high drama…
Corrie Street May 10/15
Fire Eater Luke is feeling okay. Maria has dumped him, but he's going to hang out with the guys. The night on the town with beer and curry got replaced.…
Corrie Street May 3/15
Enchanted Evenings Along with Michael, I got teary-eyed as he recited the lyrics of South Pacific's "Some Enchanted Evening" to Gail during their wedding. It made up for a lot…
Corrie Street Mar. 29/15
Portugal Roy was the most useful person in the leaving-for-Portugal saga. As usual. When the taxi was due to pick up Katy and Joseph, Ches was making chips in the…
Corrie Street Feb. 22/15
Underacting Sometimes it's not the great speech, not the grand gesture. A look tells the story; underacting makes the impact. Three such moments from three actors. Emotional scenes that, in…
Corrie Street Feb. 15/15
History Today Friday Sinead makes peace with Roy and, in doing so, spurs him to make peace with his and Hayley's history. Sinead's brush with mortality makes her empathize with…
Corrie Street Jan. 11/15
Gift of the Magi Maybe it was coincidence that a Christmas week story reminded me of an O. Henry story. In "The Gift of the Magi," a couple each give…
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 Sept. 21/14
Fly-Tipping Fly-tipping: dumping garbage where you're not supposed to. A lamp thrown in a dumpster was cause for a funny small mystery in the larger story of the dodgy flooring…
Corrie Street July 6/14
Memorials It was the side funerals for Tina that I liked best. The unofficial memorials. Steph missed the real funeral because she had second thoughts about her pink dress. Then…
Corrie Street Mar. 2/14
Faces of Fiz Monday we saw Scary Fiz. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen many faces of Fiz. Worried Fiz, Caring Fiz and Hurt Fiz. My husband and I…
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 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. 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. 10/13
Tea and Empathy Someone needs to tell Roy that Hayley’s decision is not about ending her life prematurely due to despair. It is about wanting to find an acceptable accommodation…
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 Jun. 30/13
Understanding Changes Another week when it’s difficult to choose one scene only. Are changes due to the new producer or just timing of storyline arcs? Or, with student summer holidays…
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 (Mar. 3/13)
Counting Cards Sylvia has found her Rain Man and her rainmaker. Having developed a liking for games of chance while in America, she realizes Roy’s odd and heretofore embarrassing mental…
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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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…