Congratulations to Hilda and Stan on your 40th wedding anniversary, I remember watching this episode 40 years ago where have the years gone I was a teenager and watching with my mum
Amazingly, Eddie & Marion's ruby wedding is just two years away from now, 2023. Time sure does fly! Thanks for sharing more great episodes of classic Corrie. 😍🎂💕
Doubt we’ll hear anything about it tho. Not sure if Eddie’s meant to still be alive, but Geoffrey Hughes is dead. No idea about Marian or Veronica Doran ( the actress). And the characters they had the most to do with ( the Ogdens) are definitely dead.
@@alexanderjones9572 it's always very sad to realise the actors playing the characters are no longer with us. It's good to lose oneself in the fantasy of the characters still being alive, which is achieved by watching these treasures here on TH-cam. It's great to see all these wonderful downloads.
Back when the street was worth watching and was based on everyday reality and humour unlike now with mass murderers and far fetched nonsense every single week.
19:27 When Hilda says “Can I ask about my comestibles?” and Bet covers Fred’s ears and says “Not in front of the child!” That made me laugh all day yesterday - I kept seeing Fred’s expression! Fred is like a big child - I think that’s why I still like him.
I wonder if Rita’s at teatime…til teatime slip up was scripted or Barbara put it in. She told Alf in that later scene that she didn’t even know what day it was, so it’s hardly surprising she’s not thinking straight. Barbara said it was her suggestion to have Rita remain in her green dress for the opening scenes. Surprised she didn’t let Elsie have it same as Emily - thankful?! Apart from changing into a jumper later, she still went out looking rough to Len’s yard. Yes, incredible acting, so moving. I think back then Corrie excelled at death and aftermath episodes, like Stan’s.
I was 5...crazy how much I remember even though I don't recall my mam watching. Been watching myself all week now even though I don't watch any soaps normally. Was a great show back then.
I can remember watching the very first episode with my Dad. When Mum came home later from work Dad told her "A really good program started on T.V. tonight" I also remember the sound of the theme song from every home on our street every night after that for many years. Missed many episodes when our family moved to Canada. Then it began to be shown over here and we were once again able to see it. Many good memories watching Corrie with them. Then just Mum and I watching together after Dad was gone. Now My Mum is gone and I don't have much interest in it anymore. So glad I found these videos here to fill in the spaces that were missed when I was working and not able to see them. Thanks for the memories but shame Corrie isn't so good these days.
@@chrismacdonald7955 Thats incredible memories. Did he really think it was good from the first episode? Its hard to imagine those black and white early ones being so captivating. And hearing it outside the windows, how amazing. Our family used to love it in the 70s and 80s. Even in the early 00s it had some corker episodes, especially with Blanche and Deirdre.
@@clarkpatient7950 I think what captivated everyone in Britain was the fact that we KNEW people like them in real life. It was just great to watch something where the people seemed so real. The first scene opened in the corner shop owned at the time by Florrie Linley. Ena Sharples was in that one and I think she was my dads fav. What a battle axe she was...but wonderful. I think every street had an Ena Sharples back then LOL
Rita, Elsie, Bet…strong alpha females with sharp tongues, great one liners and tons of humour. But they were also great actresses who could play tragedy like the greatest Shakespearean stage stars. Well done Barbara Knox for her portrayal of the betrayed widow…loving these old episodes
Rita isn't happy that Elsie seems to be competing with her in the grief stakes about Len, but E and L's relationship does go WAY back. To the beginning, really.
I remember the first time I saw these great episodes - Barbara Knox's performance was outstanding ''i feel as if i've lost an arm and a leg and there's no tomorrow'' - wow! Also always thought it strange /sad Irma Ogden never came back - wonder if they ever asked the actress and she refused, or, was she punished for walking out on the show in the early 70s? Irma was a great character, quite a comedic turn.
Thank you SO much for these uploads. Barbara Knox, was brilliant back then and still is now, I remember how good she was on the 10,000th episode in particular, that sort of acting calibre is sadly dying out now on the show
@@paulfrost8895 Her appearances became sparse since her vulnerability to Covid. She’s had a few issues with a brain tumor and exposure to carbon monoxide, but we still see her on rare occasions.
To be honest as good as this is, if Peter had vexed a lot of cast members from selling stories about them , then why bother with this long drawn out grieving process ? They should have just written his character off immediately after getting sacked.
I believe Granada bosses wanted to create a story where viewers would hate Adamson and by creating an affair, it would put them on Rita’s side. Of course Adamson being rude about so many people upset the cast and nobody spoke to him ever again or attended his funeral in real life
Peter Adamson who played Len thought it was a cheap shot send off for the character he played over 20 years by making him a cheating husband in the end.
@@cherylreznor181 His had trouble paying his legal bills and taking care of his wife who was suffering with RA that he had easy money with selling the stories.
Fred is so tight with his money but takes all he can . Like asking Eddie for a large Scotch but he put nothing in the collection box for Hilda and Stan .
@@paullynton-green6570 there was an old wives tale or superstition from way back that if a woman's necklace or bracelet breaks it meant death of a loved one or disaster is near
@paulfrost8895 so agree sadly after Early 1984 it was never quite the same sadly they lost to many Cast Members during 1983 and after Elsie's Departure in early 1984 it never felt quite the same after that
I remember when Rita did a song and dance when Len brought her a box of chocolates for Christmas Yet she did the very same thing at Hilda and Stan's anniversary.
It is an excellent scene between Rita and Emily. Corrie used to be so real. How Rita describes losing someone close and Emily's advice are so true that the viewers can really relate to. No, sensational storylines or wooden acting that has dominated the show since the 2000s to attract a few extra viewers briefly in these classic episodes. Corrie ended for me after the two-hander episode between Rachel and Curly on January 2nd, 2000. This would have been a good way for the series to bow out.
This was towards the end of my Corrie watching days ' I was bought up watching it from when I was very young ' my Mum and Grandmother were Corrie devotees ' it's like a completly different program nowadays ' very dark and unrealistic ' the advantage of You Tube is being able to access these old classics.
I always say that while the show has to evolve to stay successful, it’s so far removed from its original roots now. All the warmth and Northern-ness has gone. I wonder what the veterans who are still in it like Bill, Barbara, Helen and Sue think of the direction of the show nowadays. Sure it’s not what Tony Warren envisaged at all. It’s as though the characters we all grew up with who made the show the success it became, like Bet and the Ogdens don’t matter anymore. Look at the recent storylines - vapes and a serial killer. No thanks.
Apart from these great classics, love seeing the D.Bowie n Kate Bush posters on factory wall, takes me back. Prices in the pub n shop are fabulous too; Enjoy.
When i saw Eddie hug Hilda then her Pearls snapped & fell to the floor scattering everywhere, I immediately thought of that scene in the film, The Witches of Eastwick.. When the actress Witches were conjuring up their ideal man & Were infact Spellcasting The wind whipped up Leaves swirling Voices whispering Names being receited Darrel Van Horn The demon lover Then a lady guest at a cocktail party feels a rip & her pearl necklace rained down to the floor at the very moment the Manifesting became real... A brilliant cinema moment! I wonder if the script writers Did the " Pearl" thing with Hilda With a nod to the Witches of Eastwick, as to the taking of Len at that moment ...? My mother was always suspicious of Pearls, she said her own mother ( my Gran) would never wear Pearls as they were used in ancient times as signs from the spirit world Also ive heard they cause emotions to bubble to the surface & can also soothe a troubled heart. Even that pearls contain souls of A celestial nature. Pearls are also said to retain Memory & feelings from whoever has worn them. My mum loved Pearls but insisted on brand new ones She inherited some beautiful Pearls from my Granny, my Great Granny & G G Granny Worth alot of money but she'd never wear them on her person As im not a pearl lover, i sold all the Pearls & opened bank accounts for my 2 little grandsons for their future & the remainder i gave to a children's charity. Barbara Knox's acting when she learned of Lens crash, was marvellous! So very very many of these origional Corrie actors were the Real Deal! Superb actors Absolute professionals! Its so sad watching this, got a lump in my throat! 😢 Thank you 🇬🇧👧
Another great 'Monologue and very informative. No mention as yet about your MAVIS.. Haha 🤣😆.. Witches of Eastwick was a good film, Cher played her part well... Back to the show take good care and lets watch out for MAVIS !!
@@niad5630 i did write you a very long reply about The Mave & the Porcine Fred Gee ( he makes my skin crawl) I got right to the end when a bloody Ad popped up, something odd happened & screen went black, fizz blip cut out, i never even touched the screen ! Then the whole long reply sank into oblivion... sigh! 😒 Never mind! Im gratified to know Billy Walker has terminated Gee's Position ( in this latest vid) & goaded the fat freak into slugging him so he could be sacked immediately for assaulting the Landlord & Billy Sporting a black eye is delighted As he then had no need to pay The vile hog, compensation! I cant tell you how happy i am that the disgusting tub of lard ( also his brain composition) Has gone from Corrie! I hated Mr Gee way back then & My revulsion has only intensified At my current viewing... I dont think ive ever felt such abhorent distaste for a human specimen as ive currently had viewing Mr Gees behaviour! Not to mention that the actor who played Gee ( fred feast) was reputed to be exactly like his Gee character in Corrie! He was disliked by the rest of the cast & his contract was not renewed at the end of this series To me, he played the obnoxious & Odious Gee, too well to be acting out a fictitious character His facial sweating & shaking fat Quivered too convincingly to be just " good acting" I fully believe this to have been The real behaviour of Fred Feast Urggghh 😝😝😝 Lol, got to mention, sometimes my English subtitles appear of their own volition on my screen when im watching Corrie & some of the words that appear are extremely funny & are NOT what the actor is actually speaking! The latest funny text was this " yes, Sarah Ridley is on holiday With the Bee Farmers" When Billy Walker actually said " Yes, Sarah Ridley is on holiday in the Bahamas! Its so much of a hoot sometimes & the most extraordinary words appear in the cc text yet as you yourself speak them, you realise that they sound like the screen words Like How to beard a ducks girth When its actually How do Vera Duckworth...etc Anyway i should sign off now before my phone sabotages my comment! 😊 Regards 🇬🇧👧 PS re witches of Eastwick, jack Nicholsons character Darrel Van Horn... thats my surname too! 😈
The amount of times i nearly fell asleep at the wheel when was younger and burning the candle at both ends its a miracle im still alive - you tend to treat life as being cheap when your young - indistructable
Barbara Knox played a blinder in this one. Away f4om all the make up and bamter it was tefreshkng to see the real Rita. A shame it was under such sad circumstances.
Thought the Ogdens’ party would end the same way as the episode where Martha Longhurst died in the 60s-with them and everyone else (except Rita) silently leaving the Rovers. 😥😥
It did for a few more years ' mind one can argue that this was the begining of the end of it's glory days ' I stopped following when I went to live in America in 1985 ' have never got back into it since sadly xept for occasional storylines.
Watching this again was wonderful. I love everyone except for Sharing. She was so rude don't know what Curly saw in her. Rita was so understanding and when talked calmly to Mrs Proctor I don't know if I would have beer. I felt real sorry for Rita
Just a little heads up love, think your spell predictor has went wonky and put 'Sharing' instead of 'Sharon' and 'beer' instead of 'been'. It's pretty obvious it's a mistake but we know what people are like on social media with their smart remarks so just wanted to give you a nudge 😂
@@lindarowe8550 I agree with you. Sadly I felt with the loss of Annie Elsie Albert Tatlock, Bert Tilsley Eddie Yeates Stan Ogden and Len Fairclough Coronation street for me was never quite the same. You could see the winds of major change blowing through the street during late 83 and 84 onwards which for me felt that the street was never quite the same again
I think one of the mistakes made at this time of Corrie was getting rid of Marion and Eddie ., they could’ve had some marvellous storylines written for them.
@@Redsleather worry at the time of acting he said his first wife dawn took the kid but he was have him time to time its sad about Eddie they were wonderful pair lucky we still got Kevin as goodies style SU garden
Just how many of the current cast actually died from smoking related illnesses in real life? Eddie, Elsie, Deirdre (cancer) Vera (emphysema) Stan, Jack (heart attack) The actor who played Bert Tilsley was a smoker off-screen, didn’t he have a stroke? Cheryl Murray (Suzie) was a heavy smoker on and off screen and suffers COPD to this day
25:50 to 26:45 such great acting especially Bet screaming to Hilda belt up chuck there's a good un. Also May that year when Bet Betty Fred got stuck in a lake
A very odd production decision, IMHO, to end with a rather rushed Betty stating that Len is dead, and then to open next episode with Rita many hours later & devastated. I feel quite cheated by them missing everything out in between, and watching them back to back it's horribly rushed, it just laves me wondering - why?
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Hilda and Stan were pure gold.Coronation Street reflected the lives of normal,working class people.The soaps have lost touch with reality.
Johnjoyce you still dont watch that pile of crap as you call a street to today. it was coronation street here in those wonderful episodes of 1983etc.
All the scenes between Rita & Mavis in the Kabin were magical. The writing & acting was pure comedy gold.
they should have kept that old set .it looked so real as shop was back in the 80s small and compact
Congratulations to Hilda and Stan on your 40th wedding anniversary, I remember watching this episode 40 years ago where have the years gone I was a teenager and watching with my mum
People say Rita can't sing, I think she has a great voice, it's of a particular time and very pleasant to listen to.
Beyond me how certain people can say Rita can't sing when she so obviously can.
i think she can sing, to some degree. Not sure one would pay to hear it. Her choice of songs are always awful though.
When she sings certain songs it does sound nice. I liked her version of fly me to the moon.
She sounds okay but no songstress
Amazingly, Eddie & Marion's ruby wedding is just two years away from now, 2023. Time sure does fly! Thanks for sharing more great episodes of classic Corrie. 😍🎂💕
Doubt we’ll hear anything about it tho. Not sure if Eddie’s meant to still be alive, but Geoffrey Hughes is dead. No idea about Marian or Veronica Doran ( the actress). And the characters they had the most to do with ( the Ogdens) are definitely dead.
@@alexanderjones9572 it's always very sad to realise the actors playing the characters are no longer with us. It's good to lose oneself in the fantasy of the characters still being alive, which is achieved by watching these treasures here on TH-cam. It's great to see all these wonderful downloads.
@@alexanderjones9572 They had a daughter, Dawn. It would be nice if she made an appearance even for a few episodes. She's be a 38 year old woman now.
@@rabbit64sj91 feel the same and couldn't agree with you more
😲
Back when the street was worth watching and was based on everyday reality and humour unlike now with mass murderers and far fetched nonsense every single week.
i second that
😀
I see stranger on the newscast everyday.
I also second that,Corrie now seems to be going the same way that Brookie did in its last year and a half with far fetched and gung-ho storylines.
I dunno these older episodes are still pretty far fetched. It is a soap after all
Barbara Knox is brilliant in the morning after Len’s death scenes.
Barbara Knox played a brilliant grieving widow and girlfriend several times over her years on Coronation Street!
19:27 When Hilda says “Can I ask about my comestibles?” and Bet covers Fred’s ears and says “Not in front of the child!” That made me laugh all day yesterday - I kept seeing Fred’s expression! Fred is like a big child - I think that’s why I still like him.
A tour de force of acting by Barbara Knox, you could feel the grief, the exhaustion and shock.
I wonder if Rita’s at teatime…til teatime slip up was scripted or Barbara put it in. She told Alf in that later scene that she didn’t even know what day it was, so it’s hardly surprising she’s not thinking straight. Barbara said it was her suggestion to have Rita remain in her green dress for the opening scenes. Surprised she didn’t let Elsie have it same as Emily - thankful?! Apart from changing into a jumper later, she still went out looking rough to Len’s yard. Yes, incredible acting, so moving. I think back then Corrie excelled at death and aftermath episodes, like Stan’s.
@@zanducktv2398 It was down to having trained actors, talented ones unlike the one trick ponies that are in it today.
She was superb. If you’ve known that level of grief , that’s just how you feel. I know .
I was 5...crazy how much I remember even though I don't recall my mam watching. Been watching myself all week now even though I don't watch any soaps normally. Was a great show back then.
I can remember watching the very first episode with my Dad. When Mum came home later from work Dad told her "A really good program started on T.V. tonight" I also remember the sound of the theme song from every home on our street every night after that for many years. Missed many episodes when our family moved to Canada. Then it began to be shown over here and we were once again able to see it. Many good memories watching Corrie with them. Then just Mum and I watching together after Dad was gone. Now My Mum is gone and I don't have much interest in it anymore. So glad I found these videos here to fill in the spaces that were missed when I was working and not able to see them. Thanks for the memories but shame Corrie isn't so good these days.
@@chrismacdonald7955 Thats incredible memories. Did he really think it was good from the first episode? Its hard to imagine those black and white early ones being so captivating. And hearing it outside the windows, how amazing. Our family used to love it in the 70s and 80s. Even in the early 00s it had some corker episodes, especially with Blanche and Deirdre.
@@clarkpatient7950 I think what captivated everyone in Britain was the fact that we KNEW people like them in real life. It was just great to watch something where the people seemed so real. The first scene opened in the corner shop owned at the time by Florrie Linley. Ena Sharples was in that one and I think she was my dads fav. What a battle axe she was...but wonderful. I think every street had an Ena Sharples back then LOL
Rita, Elsie, Bet…strong alpha females with sharp tongues, great one liners and tons of humour. But they were also great actresses who could play tragedy like the greatest Shakespearean stage stars.
Well done Barbara Knox for her portrayal of the betrayed widow…loving these old episodes
Eddy and Marion have all of a sudden put me in mind of Shrek and Fiona. In a nice way
Rita isn't happy that Elsie seems to be competing with her in the grief stakes about Len, but E and L's relationship does go WAY back. To the beginning, really.
OMG 😢. Im in tears. Barbara Knox knocked it out of the park. She should have gotten an award for that performance 😊
Only you by the Flying Pickets playing in the background. The lead singer Brian Hibbard went on to play mechanic Doug Murray 9 years later
Great actor Peter Adamson Corrie was never the same without him
He was a paedophile and got the sack
He was a great actor they should never have sacked him . Len and Rita could have had so many years together
@@andrewwatson1206 yeah I’d he hadn’t touched a bunch of minors
@@MJ69ism He got cleared of that . He was writing articles to the press about other cast members that got him sacked
Touch a pity he was written out especially when he was cleared
Fred gee such a creep
Ugh, I absolutely hated that character. All the charm of
a greasy hedge dweller.
I totaly agree
Agreed 👍
Lecherous sex pest
Scumbag
Many thanks for uploading these, appreciate it 👍👍👍👍🔥🔥
Bloomin’ Vera. Elsie’s clearly upset about Len’s death. Ivy, Ida and Mike all knew him, and she’s stirring up trouble.
I remember those mesh Christmas stocking chocolate selections hanging up in the Cabin !
As always very many Thanks for all your work.
I remember the first time I saw these great episodes - Barbara Knox's performance was outstanding ''i feel as if i've lost an arm and a leg and there's no tomorrow'' - wow! Also always thought it strange /sad Irma Ogden never came back - wonder if they ever asked the actress and she refused, or, was she punished for walking out on the show in the early 70s? Irma was a great character, quite a comedic turn.
These are superb.. loving them
Thank you SO much for these uploads. Barbara Knox, was brilliant back then and still is now, I remember how good she was on the 10,000th episode in particular, that sort of acting calibre is sadly dying out now on the show
She's still in it? Amazing ' she must be pushing on in years ' hardly any of the original cast left now.
@@paulfrost8895 Her appearances became sparse since her vulnerability to Covid. She’s had a few issues with a brain tumor and exposure to carbon monoxide, but we still see her on rare occasions.
No one seems to agree but i think Peter Adamsons departure from the street played a part in Pat Phoeinx leaving shortly thereafter
The scenes between Rita and Mrs. Proctor: Brilliant.
this was when the rovers return was bigger on inside than outside
Like the tardis
Isn’t Hilda lovely 🥰
I love Hilda. The relationship between Hilda, Stan and Eddie was lovely. Such great characters .
Awesome acting, storylines were so creative nothing like todays.
It's nice when Stan laughs 😄
Betty is lovely.
Poor Rita, what a good actress Barbara Knox is. Thankyou for your efforts.
She's amazing isn't she. Very versatile.
Fab Babs!
Incredible two hander between Rita and Mrs. Proctor.
Excellent acting by the cast over Len's death, considering the real reason for Peter Adamson's departure.
peter Adamson's left too early he was one of the finest of actors that the street ever had. Its boisterous ways as Len was superb.
To be honest as good as this is, if Peter had vexed a lot of cast members from selling stories about them , then why bother with this long drawn out grieving process ? They should have just written his character off immediately after getting sacked.
I believe Granada bosses wanted to create a story where viewers would hate Adamson and by creating an affair, it would put them on Rita’s side. Of course Adamson being rude about so many people upset the cast and nobody spoke to him ever again or attended his funeral in real life
Thanks for uploading these early seasons. Lovely to watch and for me fill in on the back story of the street. 😊
Peter Adamson who played Len thought it was a cheap shot send off for the character he played over 20 years by making him a cheating husband in the end.
He slagged all his fellow cast members off in the papers so that's why they did that to him x
@@cherylreznor181 His had trouble paying his legal bills and taking care of his wife who was suffering with RA that he had easy money with selling the stories.
Adamson made no secret about how much he disliked Barbara Knox off-screen
Fred is so tight with his money but takes all he can . Like asking Eddie for a large Scotch but he put nothing in the collection box for Hilda and Stan .
Skinflint.
They say Len Fairclough died at that very minute Hildas pearls broke - how spooky is that
How do you know that please.fascinating.
Its a well known superstision that a string of pearls snapping brings forth bad luck and tears@@paullynton-green6570
@@paullynton-green6570 there was an old wives tale or superstition from way back that if a woman's necklace or bracelet breaks it meant death of a loved one or disaster is near
I’m so shocked when I googled why Peter Adam’s left Corrie !
these were the days excellent storylines good humours , i havent watched coronation street for 10 years i have no interest
I stopped watching in the 1980s ' declined from around 1991 or so.
@paulfrost8895 so agree sadly after Early 1984 it was never quite the same sadly they lost to many Cast Members during 1983 and after Elsie's Departure in early 1984 it never felt quite the same after that
Shocking too to think Dierde was only 28 here. !
34:55 and now in December 2023 it is forty years later.
I remember when Rita did a song and dance when Len brought her a box of chocolates for Christmas
Yet she did the very same thing at Hilda and Stan's anniversary.
Hilda looks lovely 😊
Many years later, Eddie played Anslow on Keeping up Appearances. Very good 👍 British sitcom.
Onslow. :)
And he was in Heartbeat for a good while.
He also played Twiggy in The Royle Family.
I had forgotten about this episode. Poor Rita; still she has many more marriages to go yet Lol.
More money to make you mean.😂
Rita got saddled with horrible jenny and Alan Bradley
I loved Sharon when I was a kid…she was my 2nd Corrie crush after Suzie Birchall!
It is an excellent scene between Rita and Emily. Corrie used to be so real. How Rita describes losing someone close and Emily's advice are so true that the viewers can really relate to. No, sensational storylines or wooden acting that has dominated the show since the 2000s to attract a few extra viewers briefly in these classic episodes. Corrie ended for me after the two-hander episode between Rachel and Curly on January 2nd, 2000. This would have been a good way for the series to bow out.
This was towards the end of my Corrie watching days ' I was bought up watching it from when I was very young ' my Mum and Grandmother were Corrie devotees ' it's like a completly different program nowadays ' very dark and unrealistic ' the advantage of You Tube is being able to access these old classics.
It’s bloody awful now. The two hander was brilliant
I always say that while the show has to evolve to stay successful, it’s so far removed from its original roots now. All the warmth and Northern-ness has gone. I wonder what the veterans who are still in it like Bill, Barbara, Helen and Sue think of the direction of the show nowadays. Sure it’s not what Tony Warren envisaged at all. It’s as though the characters we all grew up with who made the show the success it became, like Bet and the Ogdens don’t matter anymore. Look at the recent storylines - vapes and a serial killer. No thanks.
Apart from these great classics, love seeing the D.Bowie n Kate Bush posters on factory wall, takes me back. Prices in the pub n shop are fabulous too; Enjoy.
Rita got her devastated widow wig on
When i saw Eddie hug Hilda then her Pearls snapped & fell to the floor scattering everywhere,
I immediately thought of that scene in the film,
The Witches of Eastwick..
When the actress Witches were conjuring up their ideal man &
Were infact Spellcasting
The wind whipped up
Leaves swirling
Voices whispering
Names being receited
Darrel Van Horn
The demon lover
Then a lady guest at a cocktail party feels a rip & her pearl necklace rained down to the floor at the very moment the
Manifesting became real...
A brilliant cinema moment!
I wonder if the script writers
Did the " Pearl" thing with Hilda
With a nod to the Witches of Eastwick, as to the taking of
Len at that moment ...?
My mother was always suspicious of Pearls, she said her own mother ( my Gran) would never wear Pearls as they were used in ancient times as signs from the spirit world
Also ive heard they cause emotions to bubble to the surface & can also soothe a troubled heart.
Even that pearls contain souls of
A celestial nature.
Pearls are also said to retain
Memory & feelings from whoever has worn them.
My mum loved Pearls but insisted on brand new ones
She inherited some beautiful Pearls from my Granny, my Great Granny & G G Granny
Worth alot of money but she'd never wear them on her person
As im not a pearl lover, i sold all the Pearls & opened bank accounts for my 2 little grandsons for their future & the remainder i gave to a children's charity.
Barbara Knox's acting when she learned of Lens crash, was marvellous!
So very very many of these origional Corrie actors were the Real Deal! Superb actors
Absolute professionals!
Its so sad watching this, got a lump in my throat! 😢
Thank you
🇬🇧👧
Another great 'Monologue and very informative. No mention as yet about your MAVIS.. Haha 🤣😆.. Witches of Eastwick was a good film, Cher played her part well... Back to the show take good care and lets watch out for MAVIS !!
@@niad5630 i did write you a very long reply about The Mave & the
Porcine Fred Gee ( he makes my skin crawl)
I got right to the end when a bloody Ad popped up, something odd happened & screen went black, fizz blip cut out, i never even touched the screen !
Then the whole long reply sank into oblivion... sigh! 😒
Never mind! Im gratified to know Billy Walker has terminated Gee's
Position ( in this latest vid)
& goaded the fat freak into slugging him so he could be sacked immediately for assaulting the Landlord & Billy
Sporting a black eye is delighted
As he then had no need to pay
The vile hog, compensation!
I cant tell you how happy i am that the disgusting tub of lard
( also his brain composition)
Has gone from Corrie!
I hated Mr Gee way back then &
My revulsion has only intensified
At my current viewing...
I dont think ive ever felt such abhorent distaste for a human specimen as ive currently had viewing Mr Gees behaviour!
Not to mention that the actor who played Gee ( fred feast) was reputed to be exactly like his Gee character in Corrie!
He was disliked by the rest of the cast & his contract was not renewed at the end of this series
To me, he played the obnoxious &
Odious Gee, too well to be acting out a fictitious character
His facial sweating & shaking fat
Quivered too convincingly to be just " good acting"
I fully believe this to have been
The real behaviour of Fred Feast
Urggghh 😝😝😝
Lol, got to mention, sometimes my English subtitles appear of their own volition on my screen when im watching Corrie & some of the words that appear are extremely funny & are NOT what the actor is actually speaking!
The latest funny text was this
" yes, Sarah Ridley is on holiday
With the Bee Farmers"
When Billy Walker actually said
" Yes, Sarah Ridley is on holiday in the Bahamas!
Its so much of a hoot sometimes
& the most extraordinary words appear in the cc text yet as you yourself speak them, you realise that they sound like the screen words
Like
How to beard a ducks girth
When its actually
How do Vera Duckworth...etc
Anyway i should sign off now before my phone sabotages my comment! 😊
Regards
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PS re witches of Eastwick, jack Nicholsons character Darrel Van Horn... thats my surname too! 😈
I appreciate your remarks about the pearls, I just learned a lot. You sound like a great grandmother.
Percy “I see they’re all back from cemetery then.”
Fred “Aye-all but one.”
Really, Fred! What if Annie had heard that-she’d have given ‘that’ glare.
I Loved the Mrs Walker 'Glare', Annie ( Mrs Walker ) was a Great Actress.
The amount of times i nearly fell asleep at the wheel when was younger and burning the candle at both ends its a miracle im still alive - you tend to treat life as being cheap when your young - indistructable
Brilliant episode Stan and Hilda’s wedding anniversary
Love the old ones thank you four the upload
I wonder if Rita managed to get that dishwasher before Len died - I suspect not reading between the lines
Great performance by Barbara(Rita) !
It was sooooo worth watchn then. Pure crap now. Wldnt give it a glance.
I am still trying to imagine Maria Callas "bottoming" the Select. What a fabulous image that is 😂😂😂😂
Barbara is fantastic here. Eileen Derbyshire is also exceptional. The street is superb here
Barbara was brilliant but so was Pat Phoenix, power houses
I remember this episode so well so sad for Len
Terrific scene with Mike & Ivy at 21:31 ,both actors were great.
Watching in 2024 💖
Me too! I have gone all the way back to the 60s. Brilliant compared to what they are showing now 😊
Please could you upload 1984 if you have it? Also, thank you so much for all these episodes! Really enjoy watching them.
Thank you
They kind of dispensed with Xmas this year then!
Yeh it just disappeared.
Add some more 1978 and 1979 episodes please.
Barbara Knox played a blinder in this one. Away f4om all the make up and bamter it was tefreshkng to see the real Rita. A shame it was under such sad circumstances.
Big advert for the "Alphabet Zoo" annual in The Kabin!! It was a Granada kids programme.
Almost everything Bet says is funny.
These are great - do you have any 1979 episodes ??
How many more celebrations have been marred by tragedy on The Street? "The other shoe will always drop!"
I really yearn for those times. Where did 41 years go!?
Brilliant episode ❤
Hilda's constant excuses for why that son of hers could never be bothered to go and see them was somewhat sad
Rita pretending to speak to Len on the phone, when he'd been sacked from the show in May!
Thought the Ogdens’ party would end the same way as the episode where Martha Longhurst died in the 60s-with them and everyone else (except Rita) silently leaving the Rovers. 😥😥
Sharon looks a lot like Lydia in emmedale
Massive changes with the main cast over this time but the show kept up the quality
It did for a few more years ' mind one can argue that this was the begining of the end of it's glory days ' I stopped following when I went to live in America in 1985 ' have never got back into it since sadly xept for occasional storylines.
I’m surprised Ivy didn’t say “Is it any wonder I’m not at the top of me’ game, with your disco every night? I can’t sleep nights anymore...!”
1:02:00 Alf playing the grim reaper for the umpteenth time over the years! 😂
25:53 onwards. Still has me chuckling. That exchange 😂😂😂😂
Watching this again was wonderful. I love everyone except for Sharing. She was so rude don't know what Curly saw in her. Rita was so understanding and when talked calmly to Mrs Proctor I don't know if I would have beer. I felt real sorry for Rita
Just a little heads up love, think your spell predictor has went wonky and put 'Sharing' instead of 'Sharon' and 'beer' instead of 'been'. It's pretty obvious it's a mistake but we know what people are like on social media with their smart remarks so just wanted to give you a nudge 😂
@@MarcoNegrisEye Absolutely Marion. These things happen so easily. I hope Zebra is ok.
@@birdman4274 can't even open yer bloody gob!😜
@@MarcoNegrisEye Nicely nudged. :)
Went crap corrie after Xmas no len no annie stan in poor health no eddie
Yes it was the start of the end of corries golden years
Elsie Tanner exiting in January 1984 too.
@@lindarowe8550 I agree with you. Sadly I felt with the loss of Annie Elsie Albert Tatlock, Bert Tilsley Eddie Yeates Stan Ogden and Len Fairclough Coronation street for me was never quite the same. You could see the winds of major change blowing through the street during late 83 and 84 onwards which for me felt that the street was never quite the same again
Fred Gee off soon too
I think one of the mistakes made at this time of Corrie was getting rid of Marion and Eddie ., they could’ve had some marvellous storylines written for them.
It was actually Geoffrey Hughes who decided to quit. He didn’t agree with Eddie getting married as he thought the character worked better single
Curly's smoking! I don't rememer him smoking, he must have stopped early.
Sensible of him.
He might doing the strain voice of Bryan Adams
Yes I noticed Curly smoking in these episodes! Perhaps that’s how he stays so slim
@@Redsleather worry at the time of acting he said his first wife dawn took the kid but he was have him time to time its sad about Eddie they were wonderful pair lucky we still got Kevin as goodies style SU garden
Just how many of the current cast actually died from smoking related illnesses in real life?
Eddie, Elsie, Deirdre (cancer)
Vera (emphysema)
Stan, Jack (heart attack)
The actor who played Bert Tilsley was a smoker off-screen, didn’t he have a stroke?
Cheryl Murray (Suzie) was a heavy smoker on and off screen and suffers COPD to this day
Peter Adamson his private life was under a cloud at the time with very bad press he was removed from the show
Though he was " untouchable"
None of the cast would speak to him ever again
25:50 to 26:45 such great acting especially Bet screaming to Hilda belt up chuck there's a good un. Also May that year when Bet Betty Fred got stuck in a lake
Remember that episode ' was a good laugh .
Funny how it's a small pub at the end of a street but has a bar a snug and the now none existent select lol
I loved the old layout. It was perfect.
Yeh i just noticed that
Here here
2.47/48, the Vera cackle, so loud ,so funny.
Being Canadian I have to put the closed captions on for Vera’s scenes. 😬
How about Stan?
Between Stan’s accent and his health issues i’ve had to rewind more than once.
The captions are usually incorrect and don't capture the garbled words. I usually have to slow the speed down and for quite a few of the characters.
Me too…and I’m Lancashire born, lol.
Just realised who plays Mrs Proctor-I think years later she went on to play Mick Johnson’s terminally ill mother in law, Gladys, in Brookside.
She was Mary the punk’s mum in EastEnders too.
Yes and she has been in an episode of a touch of frost
She also played Beattie Dixon ( Alex Moss’s grandmother, who appeared after he was killed) in Emmerdale.
Back room in the Rovers? Has it ever been shown before?
Yes, a few times. They watched Charles and Diana's wedding in there. Gail & Brian had their wedding reception in there too.
A very odd production decision, IMHO, to end with a rather rushed Betty stating that Len is dead, and then to open next episode with Rita many hours later & devastated. I feel quite cheated by them missing everything out in between, and watching them back to back it's horribly rushed, it just laves me wondering - why?
2:41:11 😅😅😅 Definitely one of Hilda's funniest Elsie comments 🍸
Fred’s way of ‘winning’ the pigeon race! 😂😂
I really can’t think who’s the worst of the Duckworth family, Vera , Jack or Terry. All very unlikable characters.
The kid Len had taken on as his apprentice just disappeared into thin air....
That was Elsie tanners grandson martin I think
@@matthewa.morgan6214 Martin Cheveski left a while back, this one was taken on only really recently...
@@bsaunders5271 do u mean Jerry booth
@@matthewa.morgan6214 no, I'll try to find out his name. Len took him on not long before he was killed off....young lad, school leaver.
@@francesgillotti1378 not Martin, the boy he took on afterwards, the one that kept borrowing all Len's tools
Rita and len wedding 1977 20th
I don’t think 💭 Mike Baldwin, ever knows what he’s on about.