To not understand Tracey Barlow's story on Coronation Street

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I haven't watched it regularly in years but when I did, Tracey was a convicted and vicious murderer who got out of prison on a technicality. Everyone knew she had cold bloodedly and calculatingly killed her boyfriend for her own means.

I have caught the odd episode over the years when staying with my mum, and she seems to have just picked up her life where she let off, part of the street again, back in the bosom of her family, full custody of her young daughter. Now she's apparently married to Steve and running a local business.

Surely in real life she'd have been run out of Weatherfield, had the Mac Donald's put up every obstacle possible to prevent her seeing Amy, and been shunned by her family.

Why is thís vile woman not living under an assumed name somewhere, with a series of drug pushing boyfriends, crap jobs and a couple of fur kids taken into care?

Even in the crazy world of soaps her story is ridiculous.

At least in classic corrie it's slightly more realistic ,both Steve and Andy have had girlfriends they met away from the street Bet,s current Beau is a trucker etc ,not like the same old merry go round that's Peter,Carla ,Nick and Leanne .

I stopped watching soaps years ago. They became too daft to laugh at.
Skint? Can't pay your rent? Just go to the pub and buy everyone a drink.
Operating machinery for your job? Just go to the pub at dinner and have a few pints. Even better if your boss is there?
Want breakfast? Why not bypass your kitchen and go to the cafe, then over a full English, moan about being skint.
Need somewhere to live? Simply move to the street / square / village and not only will you immediately be housed, but you will be given a job too, all on the same day.
Got a gripe with a family member / neighbour / friend? Simply do them in and go about your daily life, no one will ever suspect, and if they do, you can simply do them in too.
Got a new boyfriend / girlfriend / mate in need? Just move them into your already overcrowded home where the walls are made of elastic.
Want to do something wonderful for your son? Simply sign your house over to him while you move yourself into the garage. Make sure his grandma joins in the game by signing her business over to him too.
Much needed night out at the pub? Don't bother with a babysitter, just make the kids vanish into thin air while you have a much needed night out with the neighbours, whose kids have also vanished into thin air.
In a coma? No problem, you will wake up feeling refreshed in your own private room with the obligatory tube up your conk and a bandage round your head, ready to have a full blown conversation as soon as you open your eyes.
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Ha ha this thread. I avidly watched Corrie for years but haven't seen a single episode in about 5 years.
Soaps in general are the only place you can on the bones of your arse, homeless with no hope one month and then running your own business, wearing designer clothes and buying a nice house within a couple of months..... if only!

Just the same as when they take it into their heads to move abroad to say, America.
No sorting stuff out, no selling furniture, property etc.
Just up and go with nothing more than a holdall.
Or....
Someone will always manage to get past airport security and literally chase you onto the aircraft while shouting ' I love you, don't go' and no one bats an eyelid.
Want to visit someone in prison? Don't bother with a V.O. simply turn up and walk into visits with a bag of goodies.
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And every time somebody moves away even if it's only a short drive away such as Bury you never see them again ,like your sister wouldn't attend your wedding because they have moved ten miles up the road

And they can drop everything and go on holiday at a moment’s notice.

I gave up on Coronation Street about five years ago.There were too many murders and all the funny people, with the exception of Steve MacDonald, were written out or had died off. It's definitely not the show it used to be.

I watched a few Classic Corries and I thought Sally was just the same.

She was insisting that Kevin invited Brian and Gail round so she could talk to them about Kevin buying in to the garage. She was determined he wasn't going to be just a mechanic forever. I felt happy for her that she had 'made it' as she was supposed to be from,the wrong side of the tracks.

Every time there's a wedding / funeral / christening or any other celebration.
Everyone in the street, square or village is in attendance.
Never any family or friends, just the neighbours.
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And local can afford t eat out midweek in the Bistro!

I watched Corrie from day 1 until about 5 years ago, I even had a bit part many years ago but it was going the same way as the others, they seem to want to outdo each other on being ridiculous.