This was transmitted in 1993, the same year Les Dawson died. God love him, he was a TV giant every bit as wonderful as Coronation Street! Thanks for sharing.
My goodness that took me back to my childhood. Sitting in the dimly lit sitting room with mum and my grandma watching Corrie. I'm not one for talking about the "good old days" because they weren't all that good, but memories like this bring back the bits that were. I've never been a great fan of Les Dawson, apart from Ada and Cissie, but he presented this well.
Violet Carson seems to have been a rather formidable character too, judging from the excellent docudrama 'The Road to Coronation Street', but probably nothing like as abrasive as her Ena Sharples character could be, though there was kindness there too. What was truly amazing was how powerfully well written, cast and acted the characters of 'Corrie' were, straight out of the box on December 9th, 1960.
This reminds me of when I was a bairn, I spent a lot of time with my mums aunties and half cousins, and the men worked in the mines. They each had 8 surviving children and were poor, but by gum, the ladies were tough. I remember one day in the play park, one of my aunties came up to it with the wet floor rag, her oldest son was 15 and had done something wrong, boy did she let him have it with the rag, she hit him so many times as he walked home with her. He never did it again. They had to be tough and control the bairns, and it worked. Every one of them adored her when they grew up, as did their grandchildren
Thank you again, hiliarius Annie & Ena (bit hammy?-No!) Ihave looked for a map on the net but can't find one I'm sure they used to publish one in the T.V. Times occasionally. I live in Australia now, I love it ,but we are Coronation Street deprived but have recently started getting Corrie free to air 5 days a week but about 8 yrs old, I love it.
That's the answer to the world's problems - get them round the table over a bottle of Benedictine! "Ena.." "What?" "Ena." I think Annie had thought Ena had burped!
If you live in England you would understand every word I live in England and it's the way they speak down there I'm from the nothing of England and they speck different and London and that's what you called good acting. which you don't see no more.they have taken out the Manchester lingo if you couldn't understand that good help you if you go to scottland
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This was transmitted in 1993, the same year Les Dawson died. God love him, he was a TV giant every bit as wonderful as Coronation Street! Thanks for sharing.
My goodness that took me back to my childhood. Sitting in the dimly lit sitting room with mum and my grandma watching Corrie. I'm not one for talking about the "good old days" because they weren't all that good, but memories like this bring back the bits that were.
I've never been a great fan of Les Dawson, apart from Ada and Cissie, but he presented this well.
Annie & Ena on the benedictine - how funny. What a great voice Vi Carson had too.
Don't you just love this?! It's also great to see Captain Mainwaring put in his place by Violet Carson. I love her!
Violet Carson seems to have been a rather formidable character too, judging from the excellent docudrama 'The Road to Coronation Street', but probably nothing like as abrasive as her Ena Sharples character could be, though there was kindness there too. What was truly amazing was how powerfully well written, cast and acted the characters of 'Corrie' were, straight out of the box on December 9th, 1960.
The Gald Tidings Mission Hall was actually where the Kabin stands today.
What a cool little documentary!
This reminds me of when I was a bairn, I spent a lot of time with my mums aunties and half cousins, and the men worked in the mines. They each had 8 surviving children and were poor, but by gum, the ladies were tough. I remember one day in the play park, one of my aunties came up to it with the wet floor rag, her oldest son was 15 and had done something wrong, boy did she let him have it with the rag, she hit him so many times as he walked home with her. He never did it again. They had to be tough and control the bairns, and it worked. Every one of them adored her when they grew up, as did their grandchildren
Sublime !
Loved Ena
Les Dawson looked like Violet Carson- although slightly more feminine.
Thank you again, hiliarius Annie & Ena (bit hammy?-No!) Ihave looked for a map on the net but can't find one I'm sure they used to publish one in the T.V. Times occasionally.
I live in Australia now, I love it ,but we are Coronation Street deprived but have recently started getting Corrie free to air 5 days a week but about 8 yrs old,
I love it.
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That's the answer to the world's problems - get them round the table over a bottle of Benedictine! "Ena.." "What?" "Ena." I think Annie had thought Ena had burped!
Good to see Arthur Lowe aka Captain Mainwaring...this must have been before Dad's Army.
6 years before to be precise
well that showed Capt Mainwareing didn't it?
Love it !!! Ena and Anne lol
1:05 and close your mouth! You look exactly like him!
LOWES FOREVER
If you live in England you would understand every word I live in England and it's the way they speak down there I'm from the nothing of England and they speck different and London and that's what you called good acting. which you don't see no more.they have taken out the Manchester lingo if you couldn't understand that good help you if you go to scottland
Can’t understand what she is saying! 🤣😂