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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 · 28/07/2026 16:35

SabreIsMyFave · 28/07/2026 11:41

To all the posters who - like me - were annoyed at the series link dropping off (and only having the ability to record one Classic Corrie at a time,) it's back! On my Freesat box anyway.

I just checked 'planned recordings,' and the series link is back on and I didn't have to reset anything. It's just reset itself.

So have a look at your planned recordings, Classic Corrie should be back on series link ... Smile

Yes!! They're back!

FlibbertyGibbitt · 28/07/2026 19:08

The cowboy who was employed for Amy’s party …. Was he the geezer went off to marry to France or wherever she went ? Same character ?

SabreIsMyFave · 28/07/2026 19:33

FlibbertyGibbitt · 28/07/2026 19:08

The cowboy who was employed for Amy’s party …. Was he the geezer went off to marry to France or wherever she went ? Same character ?

Yes, I realised it today actually! Jesse Chadwick, the childrens entertainer in Classic Corrie right now (who is in it for just 3 episodes in December 2008,) - is the same Jesse/same character who comes back in 2024, and whisks Gail off her feet, marries her, and moves to France with her.

When he came back after 15-ish years, (in 2024,) and he and Gail got married, and they moved to France, I couldn't recall Jesse at all from the past, even though he had been in 50-ish episodes back in 2008-2009!

He was only in it for a few weeks/maybe 2 months in 2024, and less than 20 episodes, and he and Gail fell in love and got married in that time! (And left for France of course!)

But yes, it's the same Jesse! Smile

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FlibbertyGibbitt · 28/07/2026 19:36

Sorry meant to say Gail !! 🤣🤣

SabreIsMyFave · 28/07/2026 19:48

FlibbertyGibbitt · 28/07/2026 19:36

Sorry meant to say Gail !! 🤣🤣

I suspected as much! Grin

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SabreIsMyFave · 28/07/2026 19:54

Another unlikeable character has come into it now too. Eileen's dad. Seems to be a bit of a knob LOL.

Why can't people come into it/long lost relatives etc, who are actually pleasant and nice?

I also find it inexplicable that Eileen hasn't met her sister Julie yet. Despite Julie being in the street for 8 months so far, and working in the factreh for 4 months, they have still not crossed paths!

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SabreIsMyFave · 28/07/2026 19:55

So Maria knows Tony had Liam killed now! Why did Tony have that belt when he locked himself and Maria in the house?

Was he going to kill her?! 😱

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thenightsky · 28/07/2026 19:58

I don't think he actually admitted he'd had Liam killed, but just implied he (Tony) wasn't to be messed about with - warning Maria off I guess. The million quid was quite clever as it just made Maria look even more unhinged when she started blabbing about it.

Flowertrees · 28/07/2026 20:47

SabreIsMyFave · 28/07/2026 19:54

Another unlikeable character has come into it now too. Eileen's dad. Seems to be a bit of a knob LOL.

Why can't people come into it/long lost relatives etc, who are actually pleasant and nice?

I also find it inexplicable that Eileen hasn't met her sister Julie yet. Despite Julie being in the street for 8 months so far, and working in the factreh for 4 months, they have still not crossed paths!

From memory, they don’t know they’re related do they? So their paths might have crossed but they don’t think anything of it?

Doy · 28/07/2026 21:31

@SabreIsMyFaveand @thenightsky same happened, all sorted, thank you for your support 😊

Doy · 28/07/2026 21:35

NewGirlInTown · 28/07/2026 04:35

Does anyone know how long we have to endure the Windasses??
What a rotten addition to cast and storylines. I’m getting so sick of the violence and awful characters.
Also, surely at some point someone will tell Maria to get lost?
She’s turned into a frenzied detective, pouncing on anyone she meets and interrogating them…

Maria, previously written as a ditzy hairdresser, has had a personality / brain transplant and is now a super bright detective … I saw parallels with Audrey and Richard Hillman, it was believable with Audrey though as it was written so well. And she had Archie on her side. Poor Maria has no one. Yet. I don’t remember this story first time around.

Doy · 28/07/2026 21:36

SabreIsMyFave · 28/07/2026 19:54

Another unlikeable character has come into it now too. Eileen's dad. Seems to be a bit of a knob LOL.

Why can't people come into it/long lost relatives etc, who are actually pleasant and nice?

I also find it inexplicable that Eileen hasn't met her sister Julie yet. Despite Julie being in the street for 8 months so far, and working in the factreh for 4 months, they have still not crossed paths!

Oh but Gail’s Dad is a delight! Where is he? Bring him back.

Doy · 28/07/2026 21:40

Also … Leanne actress is quite heavily pregnant I think. Forgot to check Carla’s bump, I was playing on my phone too engrossed in the storyline

SabreIsMyFave · 28/07/2026 22:55

Flowertrees · 28/07/2026 20:47

From memory, they don’t know they’re related do they? So their paths might have crossed but they don’t think anything of it?

Ah, I didn't realise that.

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SabreIsMyFave · 28/07/2026 22:55

Doy · 28/07/2026 21:36

Oh but Gail’s Dad is a delight! Where is he? Bring him back.

Oh you're right. I do like Gail's dad! Smile

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justthecat · 29/07/2026 00:32

Yes Leanne definitely pregnant and Carla had a very conveniently placed cushion today. Also the Claire character has gone awol

Doy · 29/07/2026 06:03

Oh I think I remember the clare actress being pregnant. Unlike Carla she didn’t have files to carry round the office to “hide” her bump. Or a tray of cocktails like Leanne did with her first. That was during her Danny Barlow affair storyline and she wore a lot of huge bathrobes rather than sexy lingerie in their hotel scenes. Best was when Hayley was pregnant, I suppose they couldn’t write that into the storyline 🤔😆 it was she and Roy abducted their foster child and she went to prison. They didn’t make any attempt to hide her bump really. In fact just wondering if she went off to have another baby just now while she was in Africa.

PistachioTiramisu · 29/07/2026 08:50

When do Eileen and Julie realise they are related? Is Eileen's father character the catalyst for that?

SabreIsMyFave · 30/07/2026 22:29

PistachioTiramisu · 29/07/2026 08:50

When do Eileen and Julie realise they are related? Is Eileen's father character the catalyst for that?

Ooooh, it might be. I have to say, Eileen and Julie look nothing like their father. (I think they both have the same father.) I have looked up the actor, and he is Portuguese/Indian. Like the casting with Simon - Peter's son, it's not very good!

A pp was right though that Julie and Eileen don't know they are related. Not for a while yet!

Christmas in Classic Corrie right now. Only a couple of days to Christmas day now.

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JewelleryCat · 30/07/2026 22:55

I’m not liking Peter, he seems a bit sleazy to me but I’m glad he poured that bottle of wine away

thenightsky · 31/07/2026 18:45

90 mins worth today! So I'm assuming that Tony didn't really drop Jed and his belongings off at a nice studio flat in Wigan.

SabreIsMyFave · 31/07/2026 21:48

thenightsky · 31/07/2026 18:45

90 mins worth today! So I'm assuming that Tony didn't really drop Jed and his belongings off at a nice studio flat in Wigan.

I have just watched today's... Christmas Eve and Day. Yes, I wonder if Tony killed Jed, or took him to Wigan for a new start. I don't believe Tony would trust Jed to keep his mouth shut.

Poor Gail, having her lovely Christmas meal ruined, firstly by the ghastly Windasses, then Joe and his temper.

What were Steve and Becky thinking getting it on in the cab office? You don't shit on your own doorstep!

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JewelleryCat · 31/07/2026 22:16

It’s always nice to see tinsel either in this or Classic Emmerdale which I also watch. I like tinsel lol

PistachioTiramisu · 01/08/2026 09:20

SabreIsMyFave · 31/07/2026 21:48

I have just watched today's... Christmas Eve and Day. Yes, I wonder if Tony killed Jed, or took him to Wigan for a new start. I don't believe Tony would trust Jed to keep his mouth shut.

Poor Gail, having her lovely Christmas meal ruined, firstly by the ghastly Windasses, then Joe and his temper.

What were Steve and Becky thinking getting it on in the cab office? You don't shit on your own doorstep!

That's two Christmases in a row which have been ruined chez Platt! Last year it was the Bill/Audrey/Maureen triangle and David with Ivy's diary!

x2boys · 01/08/2026 13:29

PistachioTiramisu · 01/08/2026 09:20

That's two Christmases in a row which have been ruined chez Platt! Last year it was the Bill/Audrey/Maureen triangle and David with Ivy's diary!

Wsent the Bill , Maureen Audrey Triangle two xmas,s ago🤔
And last year David lost his job with Uncle Steven becuase sarah planted drugs on him?
The actesses that play Leanne and Carla are looking very pregnant right now
The cushions and bags held in front of them are not helping to hide either bump😂

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