Gosh Corrie was amazing back then, forget how good it was. Good old Percy, Don Brennan, Jack, Alfie and Audrey and Betty! Those were the days. Alan Bradley was still the best villain in Corrie history Rest in Peace Mark Eden
The greatest villain in soap history and this was one of his best scenes, him being ganged up on by Don Brennan, Percy Sugden, Alf Roberts and Jack Duckworth. The street had had enough of him. Mark Eden what a brilliant actor.
Bravest one was Audrey. She waits until Percy, Don, Alf and Jack are all outside-and chooses that moment to confront Alan, risking a smack in the mouth herself, as Alan hit women. Mind you, Betty was still there too.
This is basically my childhood when I lived with my grandparents. I remember when Corrie was on, on Mondays and Wednesdays then they started showing it on Fridays too. Never missed an episode in our house. I was born in "81.
Coronation street was worth watching back then before it became the boring and depressing pile of crap it is today. Great storylines and brilliant characters like Jack and Vera. Alan Bradley. Bet and Alec Gilroy. Alf Roberts and the rest..
Percy squaring up to Alan reminds me of Frank offering Grant a fight in Eastenders, neither would of stood a chance but both old school blokes who wouldn’t back down from anyone
Totally disagree, while I think grant would of won, Frank was built solid and could throw punch while percy was well to old and frail. Look at 60 year old Frank punched Dan sullivan in mouth who flew back into wall, OK he would of lost that to younger man but Frank at same age as Mitchells or Dan and that would of been a scrap
Ahh, that theme tune. Always makes me think of my old border collie, she would howl like crazy to it, she didn't do it for any other music, but how she loved this. I miss that pooch.
Little did we know at the time, that Audrey Roberts was actually his (Alan Bradley aka Mark Eden) real-life wife. Lived to grand old age of 90 plus years, until 2021. Eden had a real presence on-screen, much to do with his build and his no-nonsense approach I suspect that made him an ideal candidate for many roles on British TV. Alongside Corrie some of his other credits included Agatha Christie's Poirot and Heartbeat. I never really knew just how old he had been or that he had sadly died in recent years. Thoughts and prayers to his friends and family including his long-term wife actress Sue Nicholls. RIP Mark Eden.
The Geoff Metcalfe of his day was Alan Bradley... Which is why I will never understand all the viewer backlash over the Geoff stuff in recent months! I can understand why Alan is touchy in this scene though, as he IS being wrongly accused of doing away with Rita, who has fled to Blackpool, and without his knowledge.
He was much closer to Pat Phelan than Geoff. As Alan Bradley was the reigning hardman of the street at the time succeeded by Jim Macdonald where as Geoff isn't.
Rita fled he was making her life hell and had tried to kill her but yes this time was innocent but everyone knew what he was like brilliant evil character.
Coronation Street was great back in those days. Some gripping storylines. I never missed it as a kid. Couldn’t watch it now though. It’s turned into a load of far fetched rubbish.
'Belt'. That must be a Northern phrase. I have lived in the South for 25 plus years and never heard it used down here. I remember a belt being a leather waist band that parents would hit their children with when they were misbehaving. I had it a few times.
I do remember this, classic Corrie at it's best, Pretty sure this was earlier than December 1989. Did Alan get hit by a Tram around September of this year of 1989?
@@PaulKinnear I was talking in terms of the dramatic cohesiveness, rather than issuing a sterile platitude about shallow adherence to the mundanity of a scribbler's effort.
Fair play to Percy and co for standing up to Alan.However , i don't think Alan would have had much trouble taking care of Percy, Alf, Don Brennan and jack. Big Jim Mcdonald! Now that would have been some fight Bradley v Mcdonald , so it would be !
yeep mark played that character alan bradley brilliantly all unraveled from having that business with false documents to tram ending. Turnea normal mildmannered man to an evil criminal!
Alan Bradley was a real nasty piece of work, who you would really want to stand up to, whereas Richard Hillman and Pat Phelan both just seemed like a bad nightmare out of a horror story.
You're right about that, but my wife and I still watch it. The Pat Phelan story was rather good, but nothing since. The storylines today are over the top.
@@alexanderjones9572 He would have easily took them 3 they likely kept Jim out of it so they didn't have to have them come to blows and decide a winner.
I thought the tram scene was from March 1989, if so then the 1st Dec can't be right for this episode. I have seen a few tram scene uploads on youtube and seem to have the March 89 date on them, unless the scene was actually filmed in March and only broadcast in Dec? I can't imagine any episode taking that long to air on TV. Maybe someone has confused the March date with the episode when Rita is beaten.
by this time in coronation street history - it had gone totally down hill - and the only way that they could maintain a sizeable audience to compete with the equally banal Eastenders - was/is to have an increasingly large nuclear disaster or some such thing - every fecking week..
When it was well worth watching not the rubbish they put out today, and may I say damm fine acting back in the 60s/70s and early1908s it started going down hill years ago a shadow of its former self.
I know that Alan Bradley was a nasty piece of work and also a bully but for once he did nothing wrong he was just stood at the bar having a drink and minding his own business until Percy started having a pop at him. Percy was in the wrong for jumping to conclusions
This one scene is better than the last 25 years of Corrie combined
Wa-hay !!! Couldn't have spoken a truer word.
Maybe not that long but the last ten maybe. 🇬🇧
You said it pal
Totally agree
Agreed. That eye contact between Audrey and Alan at the end, wordless and better than anything I’ve seen on coronation street in years!
Gosh Corrie was amazing back then, forget how good it was. Good old Percy, Don Brennan, Jack, Alfie and Audrey and Betty! Those were the days. Alan Bradley was still the best villain in Corrie history Rest in Peace Mark Eden
Second best. I think Richard Hillman is generally accepted as the best villain
Good old Percy taking his glasses off ready for a bit of action, different generation of men them days.
The greatest villain in soap history and this was one of his best scenes, him being ganged up on by Don Brennan, Percy Sugden, Alf Roberts and Jack Duckworth. The street had had enough of him. Mark Eden what a brilliant actor.
Brilliant actor
Bravest one was Audrey. She waits until Percy, Don, Alf and Jack are all outside-and chooses that moment to confront Alan, risking a smack in the mouth herself, as Alan hit women. Mind you, Betty was still there too.
@@alexanderjones9572 Audrey is married to Alan in real life.
Who was that bald headed builder , he was good too
Rita, your a Fraud islle Alan Bradley
Percy has guts
This is basically my childhood when I lived with my grandparents. I remember when Corrie was on, on Mondays and Wednesdays then they started showing it on Fridays too.
Never missed an episode in our house. I was born in "81.
Wow 40 years on and a short scene like that can captivate you.
Well done Percy! A bit foolhardy but well done lol
Alan Bradley is one of the great bad guy performances in TV history.
classic corrie here, I was rooting for Alf to scud him as he had a real soft spot for Rita.
Yup i think Alf proposed a couple of times
Agreed. Alf was actually a bit of a dark horse when it came to the ladies
Coronation street was worth watching back then before it became the boring and depressing pile of crap it is today. Great storylines and brilliant characters like Jack and Vera. Alan Bradley. Bet and Alec Gilroy. Alf Roberts and the rest..
You're right, it's absolutely crap now, we don't watch the modern corrie anymore
Thanks for your comment, Alan Bradley is my favourite all time baddie.
I love the bad guy characters! 👍
My all time best storyline of Coronation Street and by far the best baddie ever.
One of the best story lines in the history of Coronation Street.....Alan Bradley great character
Bizarre scene in many ways.. why would Sally come in carrying on like that looking for Jack?! Doesn't make sense
When I was little I used to think the rooftop in the closing credits looked like a feather 😄
I thought was a xmas tree lol
Love Jack's 'Oh come on Percy' trying desperately to stop him from approaching Bradley!
Mark Eden 1928-2021
Percy squaring up to Alan reminds me of Frank offering Grant a fight in Eastenders, neither would of stood a chance but both old school blokes who wouldn’t back down from anyone
Totally disagree, while I think grant would of won, Frank was built solid and could throw punch while percy was well to old and frail. Look at 60 year old Frank punched Dan sullivan in mouth who flew back into wall, OK he would of lost that to younger man but Frank at same age as Mitchells or Dan and that would of been a scrap
Classic Coronation Street here with Mark Eden as Alan Bradley .R I P 🙏🥺🌹💔 And the late Bill Waddington as War Veteran Percy Sudgen ❤️
Been looking for this for a while - thanks
Thanks, Glad you have it. My all time favourite scene from Corrie, and my all time favourite villain. Great acting from the talented Mark Eden.
RIP Mark Eden 1928-2021
Ahh, that theme tune. Always makes me think of my old border collie, she would howl like crazy to it, she didn't do it for any other music, but how she loved this. I miss that pooch.
Little did we know at the time, that Audrey Roberts was actually his (Alan Bradley aka Mark Eden) real-life wife.
Lived to grand old age of 90 plus years, until 2021.
Eden had a real presence on-screen, much to do with his build and his no-nonsense approach I suspect that made him an ideal candidate for many roles on British TV.
Alongside Corrie some of his other credits included Agatha Christie's Poirot and Heartbeat.
I never really knew just how old he had been or that he had sadly died in recent years.
Thoughts and prayers to his friends and family including his long-term wife actress Sue Nicholls.
RIP Mark Eden.
COME ON AUDREY THATS NO WAY TO TALK TO YOUR REAL LIFE HUSBAND
The Geoff Metcalfe of his day was Alan Bradley... Which is why I will never understand all the viewer backlash over the Geoff stuff in recent months!
I can understand why Alan is touchy in this scene though, as he IS being wrongly accused of doing away with Rita, who has fled to Blackpool, and without his knowledge.
Stan Ogden was even a bit of a hardman back in the day and sometimes abused Hilda, as seen in January 1966.
He was much closer to Pat Phelan than Geoff. As Alan Bradley was the reigning hardman of the street at the time succeeded by Jim Macdonald where as Geoff isn't.
Alan was actually tough though whereas Geoff was one of the weakest blokes ever on the show, even chesney would probably have battered him
Rita fled he was making her life hell and had tried to kill her but yes this time was innocent but everyone knew what he was like brilliant evil character.
This aired on my 2 birthday lol
Proper Corrie. It'll never be the same
Coronation street villain Alan Bradley mark Eden sadly passed away peacefully on new year day 2021 RIP
1:14 Go on Alf, get in there... 😂
Nice one Don sticking up for Percy
Funny thing about the line from Audrey to Alan -- they'd end up marryin each other in real life four years later.
Yes, in real life he's a really nice guy
Ken and Mike would've belted him.
Coronation Street was great back in those days. Some gripping storylines. I never missed it as a kid. Couldn’t watch it now though. It’s turned into a load of far fetched rubbish.
To think, there was just one more month left of the eighties at this point. :(
'Belt'. That must be a Northern phrase. I have lived in the South for 25 plus years and never heard it used down here. I remember a belt being a leather waist band that parents would hit their children with when they were misbehaving. I had it a few times.
Yeah we say it a lot: “belt”, “bump”, “clip” etc
Love old pervey he just doesn't care he had more guts than any one
I do remember this, classic Corrie at it's best, Pretty sure this was earlier than December 1989. Did Alan get hit by a Tram around September of this year of 1989?
Definitely 1st December 1989, episode 2999, Alan got hit by the tram on the 8th December 1989 a few days later.
@@MR2898ci You are correct after some research, This was when Corrie was at it's best, not the same anymore
It had not long gone up to 3 days per week at this point
Percy would have bust his jaw.
By the way, Mark Eden was absolutely brilliant as Alan Bradley, one of the all time top soap baddies
Seemed to be much better quality production in those days
Very powerful clip, though I never understood why Sally grabbed Jack when she ran in.
Thank you for your comment, ☺ Sally should have grabbed Alan Bradley instead.
Maybe what was scripted
@@PaulKinnear I was talking in terms of the dramatic cohesiveness, rather than issuing a sterile platitude about shallow adherence to the mundanity of a scribbler's effort.
I think it was because Jack was a father figure to Sally at the time and Rita like a mother.
@@wizzgamer I don't think he was a father figure to her was he?? Absolutely right about Rita .
rip mark eden🙏🏻
When corrie had actors in it
Loved old percent he had more guts than any body
Sally grabbing Jack is weird
Percy always reminded me of a younger version of Albert Tatlock.
Quite funny that Audrey has a pop at Alan considering they're married in real life!
Never knew that! I was just wondering if Mark Eden ( Alan) was still alive-guess he must be!!
@@alexanderjones9572 He is
He is 90 in real life now i believe
@@alexanderjones9572 He died about 18 months ago. His autobiography is a fantastic read
I think that was when I first opened my first advent calendar and I was 4.
Ironically the late Mark Eden who played Alan Bradley was married to Sue Nicholls who plays Audrey Roberts.
When Coro was great
0:55 that Percy takes off his glasses 👓 off that Alan is worst chatting!
Don ended up worse than Alan.
@Tom Higgins. Oh yes, I remember now, he tried to run over Mike Baldwin but he ended up crashing his car and was burned alive.
Fair play to Percy and co for standing up to Alan.However , i don't think Alan would have had much trouble taking care of Percy, Alf, Don Brennan and jack. Big Jim Mcdonald! Now that would have been some fight Bradley v Mcdonald , so it would be !
Corrie Is a shambles now
Alf ready to get stuck in too! Like in Get Carter, he’s a big man but he’s out of shape!
My mate Jacko looks a bit like Alf Roberts
yeep mark played that character alan bradley brilliantly all unraveled from having that business with false documents to tram ending. Turnea normal mildmannered man to an evil criminal!
34 years ago today
Alan Bradley was a real nasty piece of work, who you would really want to stand up to, whereas Richard Hillman and Pat Phelan both just seemed like a bad nightmare out of a horror story.
Episode 2999. Was there anything special for the following 3000th episode?
No, nothing special.
I loved coronation Street back then, it's gone too up market,ain't seen it for 20 years
You're right about that, but my wife and I still watch it. The Pat Phelan story was rather good, but nothing since. The storylines today are over the top.
1 V 1 Alan coulda demolished any of these guys.
I agree Percy and Alf yeah, but Jack and Don were fairly tough.
Jack and Don would give Alan a good fight, but I think he'd win in the end.
Shame Kevin, Martin and Mark weren't there!
@@alexanderjones9572 and Jim McDonald
@@alexanderjones9572 He would have easily took them 3 they likely kept Jim out of it so they didn't have to have them come to blows and decide a winner.
Yeah Alan was tough, he was probably the toughest in the show when he was on it and probably in top ten of all time even now
I thought the tram scene was from March 1989, if so then the 1st Dec can't be right for this episode. I have seen a few tram scene uploads on youtube and seem to have the March 89 date on them, unless the scene was actually filmed in March and only broadcast in Dec? I can't imagine any episode taking that long to air on TV. Maybe someone has confused the March date with the episode when Rita is beaten.
The tram crash happened episodes were between 6th - 10th December 2010.
@@MR2898ci I think you mean 1989! ;-)
@@EveHenleySpread As above its episode 2,999, and the year of the programme was 1989
TV gold
0:53!
by this time in coronation street history - it had gone totally down hill - and the only way that they could maintain a sizeable audience to compete with the equally banal Eastenders - was/is to have an increasingly large nuclear disaster or some such thing - every fecking week..
Bloody Sally came to Alan Bradley’s rescue
Alan would have beat all 4.
Didnt the actor who played alan Bradley get tons of hate mail bcos ppl thought bradley was real lol
When it was well worth watching not the rubbish they put out today, and may I say damm fine acting back in the 60s/70s and early1908s it started going down hill years ago a shadow of its former self.
Quite right, it's crap now ☹
Poor Alan ... Hung drawn and quartered by Percy and his evil henchmen , and all along Mr Fairclough was doing a pissed up Cabaret in Blackpool .
It's disgusting how Alan Bradley treated Rita Fairclough. Len would have killed Alan for everything he did
Rita did a runner because he was making her life hell.
Takes 4 them crap bags
Jack would of battered him!
like how he accused jack of being a coward and yet jack was straight round the bar ready for it to kick off haha
Urgh… I hated Don Brennan. 😆
At least he stood up for Percy
@@MR2898ci True.. He was so annoying though. Couldn’t stand his acting.
Ye always going hysterical at ivy
@@matthewa.morgan6214 Cause he secretly hated her, and to be fair… Who wouldn’t?
Audrey and Alan Bradley are married in real life.
RIP Mrs Fairclough.
Cool as f
I know that Alan Bradley was a nasty piece of work and also a bully but for once he did nothing wrong he was just stood at the bar having a drink and minding his own business until Percy started having a pop at him. Percy was in the wrong for jumping to conclusions
Remember, he was caught by Martin and Jenny trying to murder Rita, so he was number one suspect in Rita's disappearance.
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