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CLASSIC CORRIE THREAD. Now in June 2006.

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SabreIsMyFave · 26/03/2025 13:51

Well here we are, a new thread a full year (almost) after the last one. Almost 2 years have passed (in Classic Corrie) since the start of the last thread (we were at September 2004, and it's now June 2006.)

So we have Keith still in it, about to be booted out of his house, after trying to get one over on Charlie Stubbs, who bought the house Keith is living in and gave him notice to move out. (And Keith and Audrey are finished now.)

Steve's girlfriend Ronnie appears to trying to set Steve up for the hit and run that she did in a Streetcars taxi.

Lloyd - Steve's new Streetcars partner has been dating Kelly Crabtree, who has recently been set up for a theft she didn't do by street newcomer Becky. In a drunken stupor, Kelly slept with Steve!

Janice is back (much to Cilla's disgust!)

Leanne and Danny have just got engaged. (Though Danny clearly is still in love with his ex wife Frankie...) Frankie has gone off to Spain leaving Nathan (her new fella) moping around without her. Les adopting Chesney has recently been approved.

Dev's 'long lost' daughter Amber has just moved in with him in his flat. And Dev is making the house he bought for him and Sunita, nice, in the hope that she will return soon with the baby twins (Asha and Aadi.)

Poor Ashley is fighting in court to keep his own son, after the 'bio father' (Matt) turned up trying to make a claim on him FOUR years after his birth, and after FOUR years of having nothing to do with him, (he wants him now because his new wife can't have children!) Ashley's wife Claire is quite heavily pregnant.

Sean has just recently met his dad, who was very cold and had a very unwelcoming wife when he went to see him. His dad came to Coronation Street shortly after to see Sean, but bottled out very quickly and drove off before Sean could see him. Sean prays he comes back.

We still have Blanche in it, being her nosey intrusive self, and also the equally nosey and intrusive Norris. Rita got caught in Norris's wardrobe recently after he had brought a woman home who he'd met in a lonely hearts club. That only lasted 5 minutes though after Norris decided he is better off alone!

Not much going on with the Barlows at the moment, apart from Tracey using everyone she can to look after Amy so she doesn't have to! And Gail is resuming normality as much as possible, after discovering that her son David was the one sending greetings cards signed 'Richard Hillman' for the past few months. David's punishment is to work at Audrey's salon. (Must be how he started working with hair!'

Sarah and Jason are due to be married, and Sarah is super excited about it. Jason, not so much. Sally and Kevin finally accepted the relationship with their daughter Rosie and her boyfriend Craig (the goth.) After many MANY months of resistance, and Rosie becoming a goth too. Rosie and Craig have recently de-gothed themselves though!

Oh, and we recently lost long-standing character Mike Baldwin who died of a massive heart attack. (April 2006.) Sad

I'm sure I've missed bits out, but I think these are the main bits for now. Grin

Let's see where it's all at when this thread finishes!

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SabreIsMyFave · 30/05/2025 21:00

UrsulasHerbBag · 30/05/2025 17:24

She went full dog in a manger over Archie shuttleworth when he came back and made a fuss of Rita too.

Yeah she did! I think she probably prevented Archie and Rita from making a go of things actually. She really is quite toxic Audrey - (well, she was back in the day!)

No wonder Rita is being so harsh with her. That - and the fact that Len was doing the dirty of her when he died. I think he was on the way to his fancy woman when he died in a car accient. (And Rita found it hard to grieve because she was so upset - and angry with him.) So what's happened with Audrey and Fred is triggering for her.

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TennisWithDeborah · 31/05/2025 13:53

I think that Audrey is used to being the belle of the ball. Tall, stylish, confident, elegant, great hair. Popular with the opposite sex, seldom struggling for company.

I don’t think she has ever been romantically attracted to Fred or Archie but she couldn’t stomach Bev/Rita getting their attention and having less time for her. Very poor behaviour. Sue Nicholls was brilliant in that storyline.

CherryogDog · 03/06/2025 09:21

Has Bev got any rights over the pub? I don't remember her buying a share.

I think Danny and Liam are funny together.

x2boys · 03/06/2025 09:25

CherryogDog · 03/06/2025 09:21

Has Bev got any rights over the pub? I don't remember her buying a share.

I think Danny and Liam are funny together.

I was wondering that
I think because she's acting as if she's Freds,widow she assumes she will inherit the pub ,but obviously he died before they could get married and who knows if he's changed his will?

JewelleryCat · 03/06/2025 10:40

Bev is annoying me. I know her and Fred were going to get married but it feels a bit like a performance and not taking into account Ashley’s feelings either. Admittedly I’ve not been married or lost anyone so close to getting married so maybe I can’t put myself in her shoes but I can with Ashley’s

CherryogDog · 03/06/2025 14:12

I've never liked Bev, and she's annoying me too.

thecatdidit · 03/06/2025 14:27

She's annoying me as well. Saying she's a widow, no you're not.

JenniferBooth · 03/06/2025 16:01

"You look like a settee thats dressed as a parrot" 😂

CherryogDog · 03/06/2025 16:33

@JenniferBooth that was like a line out of Blanche's guide to scathing remarks 😅

x2boys · 03/06/2025 18:27

JenniferBooth · 03/06/2025 16:01

"You look like a settee thats dressed as a parrot" 😂

That was a cracking line 🤣

x2boys · 03/06/2025 18:31

So will Ashley not give Bev anything then ?
I'm.not saying she should have the rovers, but she's right ten minutes more and she would have been fred ,s wife ,I think Fred would have wanted Ashley to see she waa allright for money at least.

CorporaINobbyNobbs · 03/06/2025 18:38

x2boys · 03/06/2025 18:31

So will Ashley not give Bev anything then ?
I'm.not saying she should have the rovers, but she's right ten minutes more and she would have been fred ,s wife ,I think Fred would have wanted Ashley to see she waa allright for money at least.

Yeah I can’t decide either what I think. As you say 10 more minutes and she’d have inherited everything (or would she if the will left it to Ashley?) I think Ashley should give her something but if she keeps carrying on like she is she’s not doing herself any favours.

Mrsplants · 03/06/2025 19:26

Not commented in a while but just to say why does Rita ALWAYS have to stick her nose in?

also I am struggling so much with the Jamie/Frankie storyline

x2boys · 03/06/2025 19:32

Mrsplants · 03/06/2025 19:26

Not commented in a while but just to say why does Rita ALWAYS have to stick her nose in?

also I am struggling so much with the Jamie/Frankie storyline

I thought Rita behaved very childish towards Audrey it's none of her business
And yes Jamie and Frankie is awful the have lived together as mother and son for 20 years to suddenly develop sexual feelings seems implausible, and unsavoury.

JenniferBooth · 03/06/2025 20:01

x2boys · 03/06/2025 18:31

So will Ashley not give Bev anything then ?
I'm.not saying she should have the rovers, but she's right ten minutes more and she would have been fred ,s wife ,I think Fred would have wanted Ashley to see she waa allright for money at least.

Did Fred collapse at the altar then? Ive missed a few eps Last i saw of him was when he took the keys of the car and drove back to Audreys

CorporaINobbyNobbs · 03/06/2025 20:06

No he went to Audrey’s to see was she okay as not coming to wedding - they had a heart to heart where he said he loved Bev and was marrying her and then had a stroke in Audrey’s hallway on the way out!

that’s why everyone is annoyed with Audrey because they think they were having an affair as he died at her house.

JenniferBooth · 03/06/2025 20:13

CorporaINobbyNobbs · 03/06/2025 20:06

No he went to Audrey’s to see was she okay as not coming to wedding - they had a heart to heart where he said he loved Bev and was marrying her and then had a stroke in Audrey’s hallway on the way out!

that’s why everyone is annoyed with Audrey because they think they were having an affair as he died at her house.

Ah i see Thanks for the update

x2boys · 03/06/2025 20:54

I did like Kens remarks about Bev going for the Miss Haversham look ( or similar ) very droll.

Mrsplants · 03/06/2025 21:45

@x2boysi thought I read that Frankie started looking after Jamie when he was a teenager? It’s still obviously weird

x2boys · 03/06/2025 21:52

Mrsplants · 03/06/2025 21:45

@x2boysi thought I read that Frankie started looking after Jamie when he was a teenager? It’s still obviously weird

I might be wrong but I thought she was a teenager?
Warren her son was about six years younger than jamie
I thought frankie was about 17 when she started dating Danny and jamie wss 5 or 6 she got pregnant with Warren quite quickly and married Danny and becsuse carol was a mess ( becsuse of Danny's actions) they brought up both boys?

CorporaINobbyNobbs · 03/06/2025 22:17

Yeah Frankie was a teenage babysitter (for Jamie!) when she got together with Danny. I think she’s only supposed to be mid 30s now and Jamie is early 20s.

x2boys · 03/06/2025 22:21

CorporaINobbyNobbs · 03/06/2025 22:17

Yeah Frankie was a teenage babysitter (for Jamie!) when she got together with Danny. I think she’s only supposed to be mid 30s now and Jamie is early 20s.

I think there's about 12 years or so between them but even so jamie would still have been very young when the 17 year old frankie was babysitting him and I assume she got pregnant with Warren very quickly so she s still done a lot of parenting for both of them

CorporaINobbyNobbs · 03/06/2025 22:43

Definitely. It’s very odd.

x2boys · 03/06/2025 22:48

CorporaINobbyNobbs · 03/06/2025 22:43

Definitely. It’s very odd.

Yeah even aside fron the fact the relatively small age gap she's his brothers actual mum it's weird and a would fuck with anyone's head.

FlibbertyGibbitt · 04/06/2025 10:15

I’d just like to say how small Fred’s coffin was. RIP Fred ☹️

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