Coronation Street: Discussion Thread

[Efulton]

I have no doubts that Sue Devaney (Debbie) will do the best work of her career with this dementia story and the viewers and the Webster family will be taken on an emotional roller coaster.  But with the soon to be loss of Sue Cleaver and the recent exit of Helen Worth Debbie/Sue is the last person that they should be writing out.  

Edited April 25 by Efulton

[DRW50]

You are not wrong. I love watching Devaney but I won't watch this. I won't watch the Nigel story on EE either. Nigel was one of my favorite characters. I just can't take these stories anymore.

This (which stars Sue and Maureen Lipman, among others) comes highly recommended by me, whatever that is worth. 

If you do watch and enjoy it make sure to watch to the very end.

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Edited April 25 by DRW50

[Efulton]

Sally and Tim’s discussion about fostering made my week.  My god I love Sally.

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[DRW50]

Thanks for taking the time to screencap.

The Fiz mention is amusing, as she was a terrible foster child. IIRC, she accused Roy of abusing her. 

[DRW50]

https://www.itv.com/news/2025-04-26/philip-lowrie-one-of-corries-original-stars-dies-aged-88-publicist-says

Lowrie's first run as Dennis is some of Corrie's best. Handsome, charismatic, deeply funny, bouncing all over the screen, sparking with everyone. His relationship with his mother Elsie was great to watch, so often a joy, with some dramatic undercurrents. Dennis was what soap characters should be as he felt "real" without ever feeling too real.

When I first began watching classic Corrie, in the late '00s, Dennis was among the first who drew me in. 

Let's just pretend he never came back.

 

[I Am A Swede]

It's always a little sad when a piece of soap history dies. But 88 is a respectable age.

[Soaplovers]

I remember his character during his return in the early 10s... and didn't his character end up distantly related to Julie Carp and Eileen G?

Speaking of which, it's so typical of this show to bring back a formerly cheerful positive character like Julie and saddle her with a very grim story.. just to usher out Eileen.   Whatever happened to just coming back for a visit and having an ok existence?

[AMCOLTLLover]

Im so das that we won’t get a happy ending for Daisy and Daniel

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[detroitpiston]

I haven’t watched since Daisy’s last episode. Part of me feels like its a good place to end it because outside of The Platt’s, Tracy, Todd, and Carla and Swain I haven’t really enjoyed the show. Too many depressing stories and irksome characters, I especially hate what they’re doing to Debbie.

I do think its funny they spent all this time investing into that awful new family and apparently they’ve already been canned, feedback must have been horrid.

[DRW50]

They were always meant to be short-term, I think - at least Mick and Lou. 

Edited May 16 by DRW50