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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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FeltCarrot · 06/01/2026 16:58

Those Morton girls have the most badly dyed hair. Did David practice on them? 😂

Middlemarch123 · 06/01/2026 16:58

FeltCarrot · 06/01/2026 16:58

Those Morton girls have the most badly dyed hair. Did David practice on them? 😂

They do, like weird tabby cats.🐱

thenightsky · 06/01/2026 17:57

I'm struggling to remember why Violet and Jamie broke up in the first place.

CorporaINobbyNobbs · 06/01/2026 18:12

thenightsky · 06/01/2026 17:57

I'm struggling to remember why Violet and Jamie broke up in the first place.

cos he left her for Frankie!

thenightsky · 06/01/2026 18:39

CorporaINobbyNobbs · 06/01/2026 18:12

cos he left her for Frankie!

OMG, yes! Thank you. I was mis-remembering that he'd cheated with Leanne.

CorporaINobbyNobbs · 06/01/2026 19:34

No I think he was with Leanne first but then she cheated with Bradley Walsh, then he was with Violet and then Frankie!

TennisWithDeborah · 06/01/2026 20:52

thecatdidit · 06/01/2026 13:49

I just want the Morton family to leave, it's funny how some characters just aren't accepted.

I feel sorry for the young actors who were probably really excited to be cast in a show that was still very popular, alongside an actor who’d been a success on Brookside.

The writing was so poor, though. The Kayley actor went on to do well, at least. Not sure about the others.

Reminds me of Sonia (factory worker) and also Harry Flagg. Nothing much more could be done with them, but there was nothing amiss with their acting.

SabreIsMyFave · 06/01/2026 21:14

thecatdidit · 06/01/2026 13:48

It's horrible seeing Rosie flirting with him and I can remember something of the story line. I didn't remember that Rosie had a fling with him before things went drastically awry ( I don't want to spoil it if people can't reacall/haven't watched before)

I agree. Rosie is a silly, flighty, child, who is acting like a sexy, alluring vixen of a woman, and it's cringeworthy. 😬 Why on earth would a man in his 30s (which I think John must be) be interested in her? (Apart from the obvious!) They have zero in common, and he doesn't even seem to like her. He just looks irritiated by her.

Clurr kissing Kevin was painful to watch. At least she and Kevin are back together though...

Things are turning nasty with Violet and Sean.

I didn't know til today, but Jenny Platt who plays Violet is married to the actor who plays Jamie (in real life...) Rupert Hill...

I also dislike the Morton family. I agree the hair on the girls/women looks shite. I was saying this to DH today. I don't remember the way they have their hair dyed being a thing in 2007. In fact, I don't remember it at all.

It must be getting close to Christmas there now. Would have matched our 2025 Christmas (possibly) if they hadn't cancelled it for 2 weeks. Hmm

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Middlemarch123 · 06/01/2026 21:34

I’m really pleased it’s back on, does Norris marry Rita’s friend, I can’t remember? Clur’s kids have a lot of toys! It’s like Toys R Us round their house!

SabreIsMyFave · 07/01/2026 09:50

When I said...

'Clurr kissing Kevin was painful to watch. At least she and Kevin are back together though...'

I meant she and ASHLEY! (Sorry!) Blush

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SabreIsMyFave · 07/01/2026 10:00

Middlemarch123 · 06/01/2026 21:34

I’m really pleased it’s back on, does Norris marry Rita’s friend, I can’t remember? Clur’s kids have a lot of toys! It’s like Toys R Us round their house!

I can't remember if Norris marries Rita's friend Doreen. I think it's funny how Rita is clearly jealous. Trying to put Norris off her, trying to put her off Norris. Doesn't want Norris, but doesn't want anyone else having him. Or maybe it's just that she doesn't want him to be with Doreen. They're meant to be friends (old friends,) but they don't seem to like each other much. 😆

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Middlemarch123 · 07/01/2026 10:16

Rita’s great, but she’s always needed to be centre of attention, so yes, I think she wants things to stay as they are.

SabreIsMyFave · 07/01/2026 11:12

Middlemarch123 · 07/01/2026 10:16

Rita’s great, but she’s always needed to be centre of attention, so yes, I think she wants things to stay as they are.

Oh defo. She thinks of Norris as an annoying little brother, and doesn't 'fancy' him IYSWIM, and doesn't want to marry him. But she is horrified at the thought of him wanting to be in a relationship with a frenemy who she gets on with sometimes, but dislikes sometimes too. (And even worse, him getting married to her!!!) At this point, I reckon Rita would marry Norris herself rather than have him marry Doreen! 😂

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SabreIsMyFave · 09/01/2026 20:46

So Maria is pregnant (by Liam Connor) right now in Classic Corrie.

It's getting close to Christmas there... Decorations are going up.

John Stape and Rosie Webster have got close to being caught 'at it' several times now!

Doreen (Rita's frenemy) has had a proposal off 3 men - all Angela's widowers.... including Norris! LOL I wonder why? Me and DH were wondering today, if there is some parallel universe thing going on? Are they all seeing Kate Moss or something? 😆 Or is it just that they're all looking or a carer? 😬 I mean she's not awful looking, but why are they all after her?

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whomoon · 10/01/2026 12:11

I’m a bit behind on episodes but have just watched the one where Jodie leaves for London. She’s saying to Jerry she’s nearly 30 and needs to live her own life, but the next episode after Jerry is trying to get hold of her, Darryl says ‘she’s a 32 year old woman’…
Corrie writers really didn’t care much about Jodie’s character did they if they couldn’t get the basics right, they’d obviously realised the family weren’t amounting to much so this must be the beginning of them all leaving

x2boys · 10/01/2026 12:16

whomoon · 10/01/2026 12:11

I’m a bit behind on episodes but have just watched the one where Jodie leaves for London. She’s saying to Jerry she’s nearly 30 and needs to live her own life, but the next episode after Jerry is trying to get hold of her, Darryl says ‘she’s a 32 year old woman’…
Corrie writers really didn’t care much about Jodie’s character did they if they couldn’t get the basics right, they’d obviously realised the family weren’t amounting to much so this must be the beginning of them all leaving

Yes i noticed that ,there is also a massive age gap between Jody and her siblings, Darrell and Mel are 18 ,Kayleigh is 13 and Finlay is supposed to be 6 or 7 but a big 6 or 7 year old 🤔

thenightsky · 13/01/2026 17:38

Big Jim is back, so he is! Grin

eggandonion · 13/01/2026 17:44

I keep missing it at the stupid time. I will rearrange life for Jim so I will.

thecatdidit · 13/01/2026 20:26

Aye, I saw Jim leaving the big hoose so I did.
I knew he wouldn't be able to stay away from Elizabeth.

thecatdidit · 13/01/2026 20:28

Liam's car is totally recognisable, especially parked almost over the driveway.
That house belongs to Michelle's ex (Sunny?) the one who turned out to be a boyfriend of Sean's.

SabreIsMyFave · 14/01/2026 10:05

@thecatdidit

Liam's car is totally recognisable, especially parked almost over the driveway. That house belongs to Michelle's ex (Sunny?) the one who turned out to be a boyfriend of Sean's.

I thought this was daft too. Tony would have recognised Liam's car. It was right in front of his drive virtually! Liam didn't even make the effort to park down the road a bit, or behind some bushes or trees! 😆

Also, is that actually Sunny's house? I didn't realise.

And yes, Big Jim is back. Minus the moustache! He won't stay away from Liz - so he won't. He's always been obsessed with her. Poor Vernon. Will he be able to compete with their history (and their chemistry?)

I also agree with @whomoon and @x2boys the whole Morton storyline is a bit rubbish... And yes they have flagged up at least 2, if not 3 different ages for Jodie. And yes, there are big age gaps between her and her siblings. I remember when they all came into it, I thought that Jodie was Jerry's wife, and the mother of the twins and Kayleigh... I thought they were teenagers and she was about 38-40.

The little boy (Finlay) wasn't in it at first... And yes Finlay does look old/big for 6 or 7. I thought he was about 9 or 10! I don't know where their God-awful mother is, but I hope they all leave soon, and never come back. I really haven't warmed to any of them.

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x2boys · 14/01/2026 12:58

Yes big Jim is back so he is
Catch yerself on Elizabeth
I didnt really understand Rosie,s point about the Essay mark ,even if john does change it to an A ,hes not an examiner .

thecatdidit · 14/01/2026 13:27

x2boys · 14/01/2026 12:58

Yes big Jim is back so he is
Catch yerself on Elizabeth
I didnt really understand Rosie,s point about the Essay mark ,even if john does change it to an A ,hes not an examiner .

I agree and said much the same to my DH, it will make no difference to her a level exam results.

thenightsky · 14/01/2026 14:03

thecatdidit · 14/01/2026 13:27

I agree and said much the same to my DH, it will make no difference to her a level exam results.

That was my immediate thought too. Rosie is just setting herself up to be disappointed with exam results.

Middlemarch123 · 14/01/2026 20:01

Catch yerself on our Elizabeth, so it is. Glad Jim’s back. Rosie’s bonkers, but not as bonkers as Doreen, the floozy, with her drooling fan club of crumbly men at her feet.

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