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CLASSIC CORRIE THREAD. Now in March 2008.

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SabreIsMyFave · 04/03/2026 19:53

Wow soooo much has happened since the last thread was started - almost a year ago... We were in June 2006, and now we're in March 2008.

Keith was still in the street then, (who was dating Audrey,) and had just been booted out of his house by Charlie Stubbs. Now Charlie is dead after being killed by TracyLuv who is in prison now, and is never seen!

Les Battersby left in 2007 after going to work as a roadie with a band.

Ronnie was in it (Steve's girlfriend at the time) and was trying to set Steve up for a hit and run she had done. And Lloyd had just joined. Streetcars.

Mike Baldwin had just died. (Early 2006.)

Leanne Battersby and Mike's son Danny Baldwin were still together (after he left his wife Frankie for Leanne.). And in late 2006 Danny's son Jamie Baldwin (who was dating barmaid Violet Wilson) started having an affair with Danny's ex - wife Frankie... (His stepmum!) Obviously Violet finished with him.

Now Jamie has just left the street with Violet, (after they made it up,) with a baby she has had with Sean Tully. (Sean and Violet were platonic friends.) Sean is distraught that they have left, and he doesn't know where they've gone.

Janice and Cilla were at each others throats, but now Cilla has gone - to live in Las Vegas, leaving poor Chesney with Kirk and Fiz.

Amber had just arrived back then - Dev's daughter, and now she's part of the furniture!

Ashley was fighting for the right to keep Joshua after his bio dad Matt said he wants him. They had a court order for Matt to have access, but Matt has hardly been seen since!

Poor old Fred Elliot has died! (October 2006.) He was just about to marry Shelley's mum Bev too. Ashley's butcher shop is starting to have problems. (Financially.) Bev and Shelley are no longer on the street.

And now we have Tina McIntrye who only came into Corrie a few weeks ago, and is with David Platt, and currently pregnant by him!

The Mortons joined not long ago, and have the kebab shop, and new owners of the bookies have surfaced. Father and son. (Harry and Dan.) Both currently sort of dating Kelly Crabtree and her long legs! But Dan is starting to have eyes for Leanne.

Jason and Sarah got married in late 2007, but it didn't last long, after Jason saw Sarah as spoilt and selfish, and uncaring (after her brother David ran his car into the canal and she only cared about her wedding.) David was offered a job with his uncle Stephen (In Milan,) and Sarah tricked Stephen into thinking David was a drug addict, and she had the job instead! (David had had some drugs a little while back that Bethany had accidently eaten, so Stephen believed Sarah.) Jason and Sarah have now split and Sarah is now living in Milan with uncle Stephen, and she's taken Bethany with her!

Vera Duckworth died very suddenly just a few weeks ago, leaving Jack devastated. His grandson Paul - and Molly and Tyrone have been consoling him. Although Paul did just steal £3000 off Jack via a betting slip that Jack had lost and Paul found. So he takes after his father - Terry!

Big Jim McDonald came back after trying to stop Elizabeth (his ex wife Liz) from marrying Vernon. The slightly-annoying-and-ever-so-bonkers-but-still-nice-and-stable musician she has been dating for a while (on and off!) They were dating for a while, then Liz had an affair with Derek - Newton and Ridley delivery man! That was quite short lived and Vernon forgave her and Liz and Vernon got married in December 2007.

Rosie Webster has had a fling with her teacher, John Stape - who was dating Fiz! That caused a big furore, as Kevin hit John, and then went to jail for 2 weeks for it.

Roy Cropper just got back from Mozambique where he has been visiting his wife Hayley who is a volunteer out there.

Maria is pregnant by Liam Connor, and Liam's sister in law Carla is jealous and has tried to come between them. Liam got hurt on a recent trip to the Lake District with Maria, and called out Carla's name when he was drifting in and out oof conciousness! Despite this Maria still agreed to marry Liam!

Oh, and Leanne is getting bored running her restaurant! And Chesney is starting to really struggle at home with no mother or father there.

Probably much more that I have missed out.

Wonder where we'll all be at when this thread ends?! Grin

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thenightsky · 04/03/2026 20:16

I'm here! Thanks for the new thread.

SabreIsMyFave · 04/03/2026 20:32

thenightsky · 04/03/2026 20:16

I'm here! Thanks for the new thread.

Lizard Hello GIF

Hello! Smile Lovely to see you!

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thenightsky · 04/03/2026 20:37

So I was saying on the previous thread that Gail's lovely supportiveness of Tina will come back to bite her on the arse and today Tina mentioned that Gail was manipulating her. So it begins.

SabreIsMyFave · 04/03/2026 20:39

Yes indeed @thenightsky !

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Flowertrees · 04/03/2026 20:41

Thanks for the excellent summary!

SabreIsMyFave · 04/03/2026 20:43

Flowertrees · 04/03/2026 20:41

Thanks for the excellent summary!

You're welcome. Smile (Sorry it was a bit long!)

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JewelleryCat · 04/03/2026 20:43

Thanks for the new thread. 2008 already? I wonder if ITV3 will decide to put older Corrie on like from the ‘60s or something because these are classic but not classic at the same time

thenightsky · 04/03/2026 20:48

Classic is rapidly catching up with up to date Corrie. So much so, I'm starting to get confused if I watch both too close together. Especially long term characters like Carla, Fizz and Steve.

SabreIsMyFave · 04/03/2026 20:53

JewelleryCat · 04/03/2026 20:43

Thanks for the new thread. 2008 already? I wonder if ITV3 will decide to put older Corrie on like from the ‘60s or something because these are classic but not classic at the same time

Oooooh I wish they would start over. Even if they (re) started at 1970 that would do!

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SabreIsMyFave · 04/03/2026 20:55

thenightsky · 04/03/2026 20:48

Classic is rapidly catching up with up to date Corrie. So much so, I'm starting to get confused if I watch both too close together. Especially long term characters like Carla, Fizz and Steve.

Yes me too! I sometimes have to think hard for a few seconds, if a certain storyline is in Classic or Current Corrie! 😆

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justthecat · 04/03/2026 21:26

Inviting myself over 😊 can’t wait for David to kick off, I’m sure I vaguely remember the storyline

thecatdidit · 04/03/2026 22:21

Thank you, most excellent precis @SabreIsMyFave !
You only forgot: Emily is still boring

SabreIsMyFave · 04/03/2026 22:36

thecatdidit · 04/03/2026 22:21

Thank you, most excellent precis @SabreIsMyFave !
You only forgot: Emily is still boring

😆 And Norris is still a bit nosey!

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SabreIsMyFave · 04/03/2026 22:36

justthecat · 04/03/2026 21:26

Inviting myself over 😊 can’t wait for David to kick off, I’m sure I vaguely remember the storyline

Hello... 👋Smile

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Middlemarch123 · 04/03/2026 23:15

Thanks for the new thread @SabreIsMyFave , you’re a star. I’m a few episodes behind, Maria and Alex still doing my head in x

x2boys · 05/03/2026 07:34

Thanks for the new thread @SabreIsMyFave

eggandonion · 05/03/2026 09:04

I loved the really old episodes and would happily start again! Rewind to Hilda.
Its starting to get too dramatic!

whomoon · 05/03/2026 12:05

Marking my place!
I’m finding the storylines a little dull atm, I can’t put my finger on why.

eggandonion · 05/03/2026 12:20

Im wondering if so many characters are in classic and current now? A couple of years ago there was Big Jim so there was and people like Mike and Alma and Norris and the exciting Martin Platt!So there was more variation between the old and new series.

justthecat · 06/03/2026 17:46

That fall did the wonders for Gail, she looks like a new woman 😂

thecatdidit · 06/03/2026 22:56

Yes agreed, her hair miraculously didn't move or expose her face 👀

HurdyGurdy19 · 09/03/2026 08:04

Wow - when you sum it all up like that, there's been a lot of goings on, and coming and going!

I don't remember Tina being pregnant at all, but I did remember Gail's tumble down the stairs.

It will have hit David doubly hard that Gail helped/supported Tina to have a termination, given how devastated he was when he found out Gail had been en route to terminate her pregnancy when she was carrying him, and only didn't go through with it because Martin caught up with her and stopped her.

Can't stand Michelle and the way she's just sidelined Ryan in favour of Alex. Absolutely awful for Ryan.

CorporaINobbyNobbs · 09/03/2026 09:46

I’ve just stopped watching Classic having been watching it since Hilda was still in it as it’s too recent now and I feel like I just watched all these storylines 5 minutes ago!

CorporaINobbyNobbs · 09/03/2026 09:47

And I hated the Alex and Ryan storyline the first time round!

SabreIsMyFave · 09/03/2026 16:30

Yeah, I don't like the Alex/Ryan storyline either, and also didn't like it at the time.

As people have said on here recently, this was the start of the decline in Corrie I think.

Gail doing what she did with Tina was appalling IMO. If I had a daughter, and she fell pregnant, I would be furious, if the mother of the father of the baby (who my daughter had only been with for a couple of months,) went and took her for an abortion, and paid for it! Without my knowledge/behind my back. And I am pretty sure my DH would be very angry too!

And as @HurdyGurdy19 said, it's terrible for David because he knows his own mother (Gail) wanted to abort him.

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