Ahhh Maud Grimes. This is a character I really like and definitely a great addition to the show. Her first scenes had me howling with laughter. "A pillock's always a pillock". She could see right through Reg and ultimately had Maureen's best interests at heart. She goes on to be quite a dynamic personality. Absolute kudos to Elizabeth Bradley.
UGH I wouldn't walk across the street to see that pig act in anything else. I can't stand the character and the actor is no better. Although I do admit some of his put downs to Maud in later years were brilliant. I can't really understand a lot of what he says anyway, thank Heaven.
Absolutely! It was so poignant, it should've had a slowly sweeping in 1 shot on Emily, as she delivered her speech & as she exited in disgust, Reg should've been left sheepishly speechless; so I'll pretend that's what I saw ;-).
Emily Bishop says to Kevin that if she buys Vera's car she'll never go on the motorways but then later says to Percy that she might go and visit Hilda Ogden in Derbyshire well, she'll have to go on the M67 to do that, probably.
Ahh Corrie has vindicated itself! I was about ready to desist from watching any more episodes From 1960 to 1993 i thought the best was over but.. Maureen & Reggie are like Bucks Fizz to the show! Ive never laughed so much for ages Denise Osborne is also a brill addition, an Elsie antedote Still liking Doug, they should have developed his character more I actually like little Angie & think they should have exaggerated her part, more outrageous fashions on her & being more quirky Still liking Reet, Brilliant Bett my heroine, Mave & Dekka, Jack & Vee, Curly Wurly, dear old Percy The staples.. Thanks EHS 🇬🇧👧
Mavis saying Emily should name her new car, and everyone thinking it's stupid... when Mavis was learning to drive a few years ago, I distinctly remember Emily telling her she used to have a car as a young woman, and that she named it. I can't recall the name, but she definitely named it
Not sure how much more I can watch now that we have to endure the mind-numbing saga of Reg and Maureen. Maybe I can just fast-forward over their parts.
Dressed in black Vera the Judge and executioner all in one; trying to get compo for "the baby". When everybody knows that the only person who would actually benefit would be our Terry! Off with their heads eh Vera?
So sick of hearing about 'our Terry' and how crap Jack is, despite that he's the one keeping 'our little Tommy' and his aggressive, complaining wife. Jack and Vera were excellent, but Vera became unbearable in this story line.
Hardly Reg's fault that the supermarket got robbed. What was he going to do had he been there? Andy the 'have a go hero' is really milking that belt in the chops
I always felt Denise Osborne was a great addition to Corrie, even though she turned out a bit odd. Certainly she was a flirt, but she seemed to have a bizarre "I want you / no I don't, go away" attitude towards men in general. Perhaps she was just commitmentphobic. Actually, she seemed to be a replacement Elsie Tanner.
Oh Vera you are such a hateful, spiteful cruel woman. I don't understand the love for her as she has became a horrible character. To be honest she has pretty much been horrible since the beginning but she has gotten so much worse.
I can't get over the fact she suggested to Emily that she should fake mental illness to get off the traffic offences. Definitely one of her low moments.
Plus it's astonishing that Jack at least didn't realize that any money they received in compensation would go to Terry who would obviously keep it for himself. Of course Vera would never admit this.
April 1976 is really the start of the consistent episodes as that's the point at which cable channel Granada Plus started showing their repeats in the 90s - specifically Elsie Tanner's return. Anything before that is much harder sadly.
Yep ProfessionalGun66 put together pretty much all of 1976-88 and then I carried on with 89-2000, start here.. th-cam.com/video/aIreL5h29is/w-d-xo.htmlsi=NCG52aZUZgx5L5iB
Reg or Derek? In the Pomposity Stakes who would be the winner of the Cringeworthy Cup? They do have similar form. Both are big-headed; both have a sing-song method of speech and a rather Shakespearean turn of phrase; both have unhappy past marriages to domineering women; and both have a tendency to high dudgeon. But I think the clincher would be down to boldness. Reg was crass and brash and about as subtle as a court jester, whereas Derek had a timid, Mavis-like nervousness beneath all the bluster, and often felt ashamed of himself. Shame and embarrassment didn't seem to exist for Reg. So would that make Reg the winner? Perhaps - by a head. A big head.
Why on Earth did they cut the line of Jack's after Phyllis asks him for poison? He said something like booze is a slow poison because we're in no rush us drinkers.
Why doesn’t Neil contribute to the bills? And why can’t Doug cough up to Vera and give her money! But did you see the look 👀 on Neil’s face when he sees Denise with a new man Neil is definitely jealous!!!!!
I don’t really like the look Neil gives angie when he in a bad mood, I also think angie should have took that money off Neil and to top it all she takes him out for a pint what a fool to herself
No one with any sense would worry about Tommy's financial future.His Blackpool grandparents seem very well off. They have no children and he is their only grandchild. Bingo. Des especially would not be agonising over him.
You're kidding, right? There are too many examples of her deplorable character to list. So let's just go with a few: 1. Trying to bully the witnesses to lie about Lisa's accident, thereby destroying an innocent man's life and that of his family .... just so Vera can get $$$ for Tommy (whose overall interests would be much better served by living with Lisa's parents). 2. Perpetually stealing from others without regard or accountability and bullying them in the process - stealing Emily's car and the mess with the police; stealing babysitting services from Sally. 3. Publicly screaming at anyone who disagrees with her and hurling false and vicious accusations with impunity.
Even though Vera is being particularly spiteful to Des, I do think she's got a point...if Des hadn't visited Lisa in Blackpool and bought her and the baby back to Coronation street, she would have still been alive. And it's bang out of order for Des to be larking around with his mates just outside Vera's house. I'd have belted him too. Mind you, I'd have belted him the minute he moved in. I've always hated him.
Same could be said for Vera had she not driven Lisa out of her home with her mithering & into Des’ she would not have been crossing the road in the 1st place.
By that reasoning you'd have to trace the blame game right back to any number of random events.... if Lisa had never met Terry... if Terry hadn't committed GBH and been imprisoned.... if Vera hadn't treated Lisa so odiously that she'd sought comfort elsewhere.... You see how problematic it is to make your argument?
I'm trying hard to enjoy these old Corries.... but it is hard.... Percy Sugden is just not a real character, and the same goes for Vera Duckworth... they just don't exist, the writers are pathetic... Still... it is better than Crossroads... ;)
@@theresapierce3934 I don't have a TV so have seen nothing of todays version of corrie, I am only watching this old stuff because I'm a housebound crippled old man who remembers these old ones... but I am still shocked as to how out of touch corrie was back then... but I do like your comment :)
If I may say, I think that you're wrong on two fronts & the characters you single out as 'not real' seem an odd choice, as you could've picked anyone but heigh-ho. The fact is that they most definitely are real & did/ do exist, I've known many extraordinary characters like this, I might even be one myself, so larger than life people are out there without question. Secondly, some viewers oft ask for more reality, or less panto, it's then very easy to point out that were the TV screen full of 'real people' no one would watch! Your 'pathetic' writers barb would be more well aimed at modern shows, at least the writers of this period weren't ramming identity politics & the like down the viewers throats, now that's definitely NOT entertainment.
Ahhh Maud Grimes. This is a character I really like and definitely a great addition to the show. Her first scenes had me howling with laughter. "A pillock's always a pillock". She could see right through Reg and ultimately had Maureen's best interests at heart. She goes on to be quite a dynamic personality. Absolute kudos to Elizabeth Bradley.
Maud and Reg.. double act or what?! Wonderful casting and acting!!
I wish Bet wouldn't keep leaving. I love her being in every episode!
me too.the queen of the street.
@@paullynton-green6570 yea, after Annie Walker left, Bet certainly was the queen of the street.
Agree.
This is Corrie at it's very best.Great realistic storyline's and acting
How I miss these days 😢
When Corrie was worth watching
Jack: 'You great toasted bun!' (Sitting on a bus in Birmingham and laughing out loud!🤣🤣🤣🤣)
Angie reminds me of Paddington Bear, with that hat and her little case. Lol
Except i'd rather watch Paddington Bear throw up a marmalade sandwich than endure Angie.
I wondered what the clown hat was all about. Especially inside.
🤣🤣🤣Right !
😂 I am not the only one then
Thanks for uploading.
A well written script with excellent acting.
A classic
Ty
Reg is such a great character!!! So likeable! If he ever returned, I'd start watching it!
Well that’s going to be hard to do as the guy who plays reg is dead in real life
He isn’t you know! Ken Morley is still very much alive.. 79 next month.
@@EveHenleySpread - Yeah I was gonna say the same thing! 😆😆
His career is dead tho. Got chucked off big brother for being sexist!
UGH I wouldn't walk across the street to see that pig act in anything else. I can't stand the character and the actor is no better. Although I do admit some of his put downs to Maud in later years were brilliant. I can't really understand a lot of what he says anyway, thank Heaven.
1:11:33 love this little scene, stolen once again by the brilliance of Eileen Derbyshire as Emily! Fantastic stuff!
Absolutely! It was so poignant, it should've had a slowly sweeping in 1 shot on Emily, as she delivered her speech & as she exited in disgust, Reg should've been left sheepishly speechless; so I'll pretend that's what I saw ;-).
Her characterisation was seriously underrated. A very excellent character and actress. ❤
Vera's new hair style makes her look completely different 😊. It really suits her.
A pound an hour for child minding??? And Vera's complaining??? 🤨
She expects something for nothing at every opportunity.
Thankyou for sharing ❤
Jaysus! Percy smiling and flirting!! I’m not able!! It’s not moral!! 😳🤣
Reg is a scream - one of the best characters ever and with Maud Grimes...
Emily Bishop says to Kevin that if she buys Vera's car she'll never go on the motorways but then later says to Percy that she might go and visit Hilda Ogden in Derbyshire well, she'll have to go on the M67 to do that, probably.
Vera is a shameless so and so
Bloody he'll I know some guys hadpony tails but Andy Mcdonald realy looks like a 5 year old girl with that xx
Ahh Corrie has vindicated itself!
I was about ready to desist from watching any more episodes
From 1960 to 1993 i thought the best was over but..
Maureen & Reggie are like
Bucks Fizz to the show! Ive never laughed so much for ages
Denise Osborne is also a brill addition, an Elsie antedote
Still liking Doug, they should have developed his character more
I actually like little Angie & think they should have exaggerated her part, more outrageous fashions on her & being more quirky
Still liking Reet, Brilliant Bett my heroine, Mave & Dekka, Jack & Vee, Curly Wurly, dear old Percy
The staples..
Thanks EHS
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Mavis saying Emily should name her new car, and everyone thinking it's stupid... when Mavis was learning to drive a few years ago, I distinctly remember Emily telling her she used to have a car as a young woman, and that she named it. I can't recall the name, but she definitely named it
Famous last words, "I could murder a cup of TEA!"
Shame Vera didn’t receive medical treatment for her behavioural problems.
She’s obnoxious.
Jim Mcdonald trying to calm down armed robbers by shouting more aggressively than them!! Ridiculous.
He is such a pillock.
He obviously trained with US police!
@@bibakroll8999 are you from the US?
@@MissMarie1377 No, I'm English but live in Canada at the moment.
some youth crooks at 15, 16 17 can be very violent
tall and well built weighting 11, 12 13 14 stone in the 90s and these
Days
Corrie was the best with Hilda and Stan..they were the best..do like BET AND ALEC
I've never fully recovered from the street losing Eddie, Stan and Hilda.
@@bsaunders5271 same
Not sure how much more I can watch now that we have to endure the mind-numbing saga of Reg and Maureen. Maybe I can just fast-forward over their parts.
Why? They’re hilarious
I don't get all the comments loving Reg! Can't stand him.
Dressed in black Vera the Judge and executioner all in one; trying to get compo for "the baby". When everybody knows that the only person who would actually benefit would be our Terry! Off with their heads eh Vera?
So sick of hearing about 'our Terry' and how crap Jack is, despite that he's the one keeping 'our little Tommy' and his aggressive, complaining wife. Jack and Vera were excellent, but Vera became unbearable in this story line.
Percy Sugden's friend Olive reminds me of Nursie from Blackadder.
Hardly Reg's fault that the supermarket got robbed. What was he going to do had he been there? Andy the 'have a go hero' is really milking that belt in the chops
It was sad to see so many major Coronation Street characters become bit-part players
I have seen more of Jim's Tash Andy's weird little Pony 🐴 tail than Bet and Betty this month and dull Des
Vera truly was a horrible person.
She was vile. She would have suited being with Ken Barlow.
Reg and Maureen and the water bed!😂😂😂😂😂
Funny to hear Rita saying ''Don't tell me we have to get jabs and vaccinations''.
I always felt Denise Osborne was a great addition to Corrie, even though she turned out a bit odd. Certainly she was a flirt, but she seemed to have a bizarre "I want you / no I don't, go away" attitude towards men in general. Perhaps she was just commitmentphobic. Actually, she seemed to be a replacement Elsie Tanner.
I agree, I think they tried to force her into the Elsie Tanner mould. Unfortunately, Pat Phoenix broke that particular mould in 1960.
She's creepy
I bet Neil misses Denise’s “Wanking Claw”
The writers didn’t seem to know what to do with her. She does have some similarities to Elsie Tanner but Pat Phoenix was irreplaceable.
She's no Elsie Tanner and never could be
Lol as strict as pub owners are they wouldn’t want “our Terry,” a felon living or working there.
3:45:02 that look Vera gives! 😆
🤣🤣🤣
When the cat's away, "Bet" the mice will play, Steve and Vicky!
The whole Maud and Maureen saga was belabored.
Oh Vera you are such a hateful, spiteful cruel woman. I don't understand the love for her as she has became a horrible character. To be honest she has pretty much been horrible since the beginning but she has gotten so much worse.
She always had a spiteful gob on her. Even in the earliest factory days, she could be a proper bully.
I can't get over the fact she suggested to Emily that she should fake mental illness to get off the traffic offences. Definitely one of her low moments.
l do agree in some ways but l think her bark is worse than her bite.that son of hers is a dispicable creature.hate the way he treats ladies.
@@bsaunders5271 she only really shut up after the 2007 accident, but she was no-where near as entertaining
There's no way that Reg's waterbed is going to be about 3 inches above Rita's ceiling its going to be at least 18 inches.
The Duckworths, always wanting more and more, waiting for more money...Terry in the end only thought about himself..he turned into a slimy git..
hated him.
Plus it's astonishing that Jack at least didn't realize that any money they received in compensation would go to Terry who would obviously keep it for himself.
Of course Vera would never admit this.
And boozing away any money they do get.
@@lynnem3300And smoking.
Ha ha Derek. when an employee you wanted rid of is going,you give them a good reference.
Fantastic when you can walk into a pub and shout your order
2:30:52 I don't think Maud was too impressed by Reg's little party trick there.
They added Denise than kinda stopped using her for a bit
Maud makes me giggle 🤭
I wouldn't get rid of the car, it would be invaluable if you have a small child, it wouldn make you feel less isolated.
Because Vera is incapable of ....
1. seeing one day ahead and
2. making a single good decision.
I want to go back to March 1976 but the episodes are sporadic, can someone point me in the right direction.
April 1976 is really the start of the consistent episodes as that's the point at which cable channel Granada Plus started showing their repeats in the 90s - specifically Elsie Tanner's return. Anything before that is much harder sadly.
@@EveHenleySpread only a few episodes as most have been removed. I will check April 1976.
Yep ProfessionalGun66 put together pretty much all of 1976-88 and then I carried on with 89-2000, start here.. th-cam.com/video/aIreL5h29is/w-d-xo.htmlsi=NCG52aZUZgx5L5iB
I forgot about Maud
Reg or Derek? In the Pomposity Stakes who would be the winner of the Cringeworthy Cup? They do have similar form. Both are big-headed; both have a sing-song method of speech and a rather Shakespearean turn of phrase; both have unhappy past marriages to domineering women; and both have a tendency to high dudgeon. But I think the clincher would be down to boldness. Reg was crass and brash and about as subtle as a court jester, whereas Derek had a timid, Mavis-like nervousness beneath all the bluster, and often felt ashamed of himself. Shame and embarrassment didn't seem to exist for Reg. So would that make Reg the winner? Perhaps - by a head. A big head.
aahahaha hard to pick that one but yes Reg wins the most cringeworthy
Derek is my least favourite of the two, definitely. At least Reg is a laugh sometimes
lol.
Reg is funny Derek carries on like an old woman.
Des Barnes - apparently recently embroiled in some middle East arms deal corruption thing - totally bizarre
whats that all about?
????
3:14:50 😂😂😂 Vera at her finest, God love her ❤
What is Neil's accent supposed to be?
It keeps changing.
Angie has such an old fashioned face, Victorian.
Silly move from 8 Stone Andy trying to take on hard core violent armed Robbers thought It Jim would had a go being ex army Hardman
Yes and people still shopping while there's a robbery going on weird
Is there anyone more boring than Angie? Oh yes, Angie's boyfriend!
totally agree. She was so one dimensional. Her boyfriend is ridiculously pointless in every scene.
Looks wise she reminds me of Bobby from Home and Away.
Yes! Whenever I see them I want to scream "WE DON'T CARE!!!!"
Denise very like a Elsie Tanner, I wonder was that intentional?
Vera's tone of voice grates on my nerves. There's nothing feminine about her. To think she's going to be on Coro for years to come
Derrick the whistleblower!
Angie and Neil Easter egg scene = the most boring thing on tv ever.
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Reg pretending to be Norman lol , Mrs grimmes isn't stupid
Stunning Kathy Kirby singing 'Secret Love' from 2:29:12
A quid an hour for child minding!? It's 1993 not 1893.
Why on Earth did they cut the line of Jack's after Phyllis asks him for poison? He said something like booze is a slow poison because we're in no rush us drinkers.
I have a feeling they cut down Jim beating down Danny in the yard. It looks like it was supposed to be longer
Why doesn’t Neil contribute to the bills? And why can’t Doug cough up to Vera and give her money! But did you see the look 👀 on Neil’s face when he sees Denise with a new man Neil is definitely jealous!!!!!
Why do you want Doug to give that vile piece of crap money? She refused what she was entitled to for Tommy in benefits.
I don’t really like the look Neil gives angie when he in a bad mood, I also think angie should have took that money off Neil and to top it all she takes him out for a pint what a fool to herself
Get rid of angie
I really dislike Jim McDonald, he’s rude and obnoxious! Mike is horrible too, they make a good pair!
Jim was great imo. One of the best written and well rounded characters in Corrie history. Although, they ruined him on his previous return
@@terrortower666Yes - excellent character development... of course NOT including all the later bizarre bullshit they have him do.
great car (reg's) at 8:00
1993. The year Curly Watts had roadkill on his head
Why should Andy have to worry about somebody else's child
Proper stereotype is Andy.
He absolutely shouldn’t. He should run screaming from her, as far and fast as he can
Les collapsing 😂
Betts hairdo😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
1:07:00 Howling! 🤣
4:53:20 to 4:57:04 … had to chuckle ❤ x
Who would have won in a fistfight: Reg or Derek?
More like a slapping contest! 😜
No one with any sense would worry about Tommy's financial future.His Blackpool grandparents seem very well off. They have no children and he is their only grandchild. Bingo. Des especially would not be agonising over him.
The point was Tommy staying with the Duck eggs.not being sent to Blackpool.
Vera refused the benefits that she was entitled to. It's her fault that they have no money.
Yes vera refused the benefits
But would have been happy for the witnesses to perjure themselves and send an innocent man to jail 😢
Why is Ivy wearing Les Battersby's jacket?
Thankfully Les Battersby hadn’t been dreamt up at that point - I wish it had stayed that way!!
These are not full episodes are they?
Correct
1:15:15 Des telling Sally and especially Kevin they don't know Vera? Sorry Des-come-lately but check your facts.
Are Maureen and Roy Cropper siblings??
Why doesn't reg unplug his phone !
kevin kennedy could not act to save his life
Your all being very harsh on Vera
She has some brilliant comic moments, but people cross her at their peril. She can be as mean as a rattle snake.
Only because she deserves it.
Vera is fine example of HARSH EXSTREMELY LOUD VOICE
You're kidding, right?
There are too many examples of her deplorable character to list. So let's just go with a few:
1. Trying to bully the witnesses to lie about Lisa's accident, thereby destroying an innocent man's life and that of his family .... just so Vera can get $$$ for Tommy (whose overall interests would be much better served by living with Lisa's parents).
2. Perpetually stealing from others without regard or accountability and bullying them in the process - stealing Emily's car and the mess with the police; stealing babysitting services from Sally.
3. Publicly screaming at anyone who disagrees with her and hurling false and vicious accusations with impunity.
Vera was a vile bully.
Ken Barlow has a Mike Baldwin obcession and vice versa. They both need counselling 😂
A bit cruel to cast Andy and Steve as twins - only Steve was good looking!
He kept doing that moody face though, thinking he looked like James Dean. To me he just looked like a 12 year old sulky brat.
yeah but andy was the nicer more genuine guy.
Their both planks l8ke their daffy parents do no l8je the McDonald's = thug family the Batterbees replace them
Andy is goodlooking. There are several different looks....
Hint......short hair on men is always best
Their both planker Steve is ugly inside out
To bad Ken goes for 2nd
Oh dear I can't stand Vera!!She brings all her troubles on herself because she's so selfish!!
Ken Barlow..shut you beak..know all.
2:05:22
Get rid of jim what is the matter with him
Maureen is so annoying can't stand her character
Even though Vera is being particularly spiteful to Des, I do think she's got a point...if Des hadn't visited Lisa in Blackpool and bought her and the baby back to Coronation street, she would have still been alive. And it's bang out of order for Des to be larking around with his mates just outside Vera's house. I'd have belted him too. Mind you, I'd have belted him the minute he moved in. I've always hated him.
They were walking down a public street and hardly "larking around".
Same could be said for Vera had she not driven Lisa out of her home with her mithering & into Des’ she would not have been crossing the road in the 1st place.
They make up eventually and get on well.
By that reasoning you'd have to trace the blame game right back to any number of random events.... if Lisa had never met Terry... if Terry hadn't committed GBH and been imprisoned.... if Vera hadn't treated Lisa so odiously that she'd sought comfort elsewhere.... You see how problematic it is to make your argument?
@@lynnem3300totally agree.
I'm trying hard to enjoy these old Corries.... but it is hard....
Percy Sugden is just not a real character, and the same goes for Vera Duckworth... they just don't exist, the writers are pathetic...
Still... it is better than Crossroads... ;)
I love these old episodes, more true to life than today's sensational, over the top tripe.
@@theresapierce3934 I don't have a TV so have seen nothing of todays version of corrie, I am only watching this old stuff because I'm a housebound crippled old man who remembers these old ones... but I am still shocked as to how out of touch corrie was back then... but I do like your comment :)
Thank you for sharing your great videos once again! I’m enjoying these every time I watch them!
@@theresapierce3934 100% agree with you, Corrie got destroyed in the 2000s and never recovered.
If I may say, I think that you're wrong on two fronts & the characters you single out as 'not real' seem an odd choice, as you could've picked anyone but heigh-ho. The fact is that they most definitely are real & did/ do exist, I've known many extraordinary characters like this, I might even be one myself, so larger than life people are out there without question. Secondly, some viewers oft ask for more reality, or less panto, it's then very easy to point out that were the TV screen full of 'real people' no one would watch! Your 'pathetic' writers barb would be more well aimed at modern shows, at least the writers of this period weren't ramming identity politics & the like down the viewers throats, now that's definitely NOT entertainment.