What was your favourite line this week? Be brave and post a comment (go on...who's going to know it's you?!?)
My favourite was Bett to Shelley:
"It's not a crime - not like that cardie!"
(and might I add that it was a hideous cardie...)
Well, clap clap clap to Gail for finally cottoning on. It's only taken her how many months? And what a nice touch with the heart-beat in the background as she realised (shock, horror) that even her own beloved son hates her so much that he would send her birthday cards signed as her dead serial-killer husband!! "Where", she'll ask herself, "did it all go so terribly wrong? Where? Where..."
And as for Rita coming out of the closet - what a debacle! Poor old No-Nookie-Norris, all he wants is someone to share a shortbread now and then. Fancy the cheek of that hussy Helen suggesting a weekend in London (mind you, you could tell from the cut of her cardie that she was only after one thing)!
Yes, I confess I didn't see Tuesday night's Coro because I was at class again...but I promise I will watch the video tonight! I've heard it was high drama!!
Keep an ear out tonight for your favourite lines, too - tomorrow you can post them up!
Have just found another great Coro Street blog:
http://shinymedia.headshift.com/corrieblog/
It has lots of bells and whistles, but beware of spoilers!
They also have some regular features like Fab Photo Friday and On this Day in Coron
ation Street History. Is anyone keen for something like that at Kia Ora Coro? Maybe we could profile a character or actor once a week? Or how about 'Saying of the Week'? We could all keep our ears peeled for the week's classic lines!
Something else that I found at the Coro blog above were the results of a Pantene poll done in the Manchester Evening News about the worst haircuts in soap history. Bet Lynch's luscious locks topped the poll and Gail's grotty, dried out bowel cut came in second (where is the justice?) You can check out the original article at:
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1004/1004673_hairraising_truth_about_coronation_street.html
Well, I've only got myself to blame for missing Norris slipping over the other night. I felt quite sorry for him when he asked Rita to help him get to the toilet, but my 
sympathy waned when we found out he'd only sprained his ankle! What a fusspot!
And now Vera's lost her job, but she's already driving Jack mad so it won't be lon
g before he convinves Roy to take her back!
The highlight for me, though, was when Gail threw a tanty at Audrey for interrupting her drug-induced sleep - ahh, Coro at its best. Of course I live in hope that Gail will take one too many pills but we all know that won't happen.
Yes, I confess that I've lost the motivation for my Coro blog because I'm in one of those Coro slumps. I haven't watched the last three episodes. And I don't even care. *sigh* There's a virtual chocolate fish for whoever can pep me up.
On the plus side, I'm really enjoying The Apprentice at 7.30 on Tuesdays...oh the shame.
I know you've been eagerly waiting for the Bill Roache update! Well, good news readers, he is now officially Dr William Roache. He's pictured here in his gown alongside the University of Chester's Vice Chancellor, Tim "it's made my day" Whelan.
**BREAKING NEWS**
Tina O'Brien (aka Sarah Platt) is leaving the Street! But not for another nine months so, we'll still have her on screen in NZ for another year. She's said that they'll be writing her a dramatic exit - I wish they could do it without giving raisin-head-Gail having another nervous breakdown but anything involving Sarah and David always involves Gail having a breakdown. I can just see it now - Sarah will be dragged off to her death by some Richard Hillman-look-alike and Gail will sit there at the kitchen table with a cup of tea and she'll be saying to Audrey "oh maaam, what am I going to do? What am I going to do?". Bor-ing!
Anyway, Tina's been on Coro for seven and a half years. There was previously another girl, Lyndsey King, playing Sarah, but they brought Tina in when they started the 'teenage girl has baby' storyline (as I recall, Lyndsey's acting wasn't quite up to the challenge).
Does anyone have any good ideas that we could send to the ITV people for getting rid of Sarah?...
Did everyone see Coro last night? Does anyone else think there's got to be more to the Rosie car crash story than meets the eye? Or is it really just to show that Sally is mellowing towards Criag? I was half expecting a doctor to come in and say 'we
ll, Rosie, you're pregnant...'!
And what about poor Blanche - dumped like the dregs of a day-old pint! She should never have given him the boot in the first place. Anyway, I think Rita and Archie make a much better couple!
Speaking of couples, when is Audrey going to dump Keith? They're just so unsuited! She's such a wannabe starlet and he's oh-so drab!
As for Tracey...well...let's just wait and see...
And for those of you who do know who's sending neurotic Gail those damn cards (please, please make this storyline stop), check out Ken's agony aunt column on the ITV site (I promise it's worth a look!):
http://www.itv.com/page.asp?partid=7247
**BREAKING NEWS**
In another case of life imitating art (see the post entitled 'Scandal'), this Friday Bill Roache (aka Ken) is being awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Chester for his “uniquely sustained contribution” to television! Bill has said: “I am thrilled as my father was a doctor so I can finally be called Dr Roache which would have made him very proud.” Hmm...well maybe he's not getting the award for his Ken-Barlow-esque book smarts, but rather for his 'street' smarts (ha ha ha).
Below is a link to a BBC news article from 2000 about Bill that includes some interes
ting facts about him and Ken Barlow (did you know Bill spent five years in the army before beginning an acting career?):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1092698.stm
Even more interesting is this article (did you know Bill's actually 75 years old?!):
http://www.cherwell.org/features/bill_roache_a_bit_more_mr_nice_guy
Did anyone else catch last night's An Audience With Coronation Street? I knew an audience with Robbie Williams would involve singing, but I hadn't realised an audience with Coro would too! It wasn't until half way through that I realised the point of the show was to highlight the hidden singing talents of Coro's cast members. Unfortunately, in some cases it would have been better to keep them hidde
n.
My two favourites, though, were Wendi Peters (aka Cilla) looking very glam in shiny red and Richard Fleeshman (aka moody, broody Craig) who sang two songs, one with Andrew Whyment (aka Fizz's little 'Kirky'). It turns out that Richard actually won the UK's Soap Star Superstar - what a shame we missed that one in NZ...not!
