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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

OP posts:
PistachioTiramisu · 02/08/2026 09:42

x2boys · 01/08/2026 13:29

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😂

Oh yes - time flies!!

JenniferBooth · 02/08/2026 18:20

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…

Eddie Windass trolling Joe in person by giving him that tool belt for Christmas!

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/08/2026 19:33

I'm just loving Becky's (Katherine Kelly) humour.

She has such a nice laconic touch when she delivers her lines.

I wish I could be like Becky,!

x2boys · 02/08/2026 20:33

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/08/2026 19:33

I'm just loving Becky's (Katherine Kelly) humour.

She has such a nice laconic touch when she delivers her lines.

I wish I could be like Becky,!

Yeah i love Becky shes very funny
And i love her scenes with Roy and Hayley she clearly thinks the world of them..

x2boys · 02/08/2026 20:40

x2boys · 02/08/2026 20:33

Yeah i love Becky shes very funny
And i love her scenes with Roy and Hayley she clearly thinks the world of them..

Alao Roy and Hayley think the world of Becky too clearly they are very different but they have a lovely relationship with each other

thenightsky · 02/08/2026 21:40

I remember Becky the first time around and loved her then. And love her now. I remember really wanting her and Steve to make it as a couple. they seemed perfect.

OnTheBoardwalk · 02/08/2026 22:32

I love Becky, Roy and Hayley

I wasn’t watching at the time Becky and Steve got together.

Screechy Michelle annoys me but Becky and Steve are being proper dicks to her at the moment, especially with how broken Becky was when Jason went running after Sarah

Flowertrees · 03/08/2026 09:06

OnTheBoardwalk · 02/08/2026 22:32

I love Becky, Roy and Hayley

I wasn’t watching at the time Becky and Steve got together.

Screechy Michelle annoys me but Becky and Steve are being proper dicks to her at the moment, especially with how broken Becky was when Jason went running after Sarah

Steve is being 100% awful. Becky I have mixed feelings about. She did go nuclear when Jason left her for Sarah and I like to think that she has a really moral side to her when it comes to relationships and cheating. She gives her all (and then some) in a relationship and would never cheat. However she is complicit in Steve’s cheating here but I think the main driver for her is that her whole life in care etc has meant she has been starved of love and affection and cannot turn it down when someone tells her they love her. So she’s completely fallen for Steve’s flannel even though she knows it’s wrong and does feel bad for Michelle. I can’t remember how she reacts when (I assume) Michelle finds out

thenightsky · 03/08/2026 10:12

By the way, speaking of Jason... has Sarah come back? I don't think I've noticed her around and Jason seems to be keen to get back with Becky.

JewelleryCat · 03/08/2026 10:49

Sarah hasn’t come back. Jason went to Milan because they were thinking of getting back together but Sarah decided to stay with her boyfriend so Jason came back

ForAmberPoster · 03/08/2026 11:21

probably an unpopular opinion but I find Becky too much and the actress often upstaging. I know she went onto other things but too OTT me, as are the Windass family.

Fransgran · 03/08/2026 12:12

I think Katherine Kelly is a very good actress. So is Suranne Jones. I'm not surprised both went on to bigger things after Corrie. When a genuinely talented actor joins the cast, it makes many of the others seem hopelessly wooden. I've often thought that many of the old timers hang on because they suspect they would struggle for parts if they left.

x2boys · 03/08/2026 12:46

Fransgran · 03/08/2026 12:12

I think Katherine Kelly is a very good actress. So is Suranne Jones. I'm not surprised both went on to bigger things after Corrie. When a genuinely talented actor joins the cast, it makes many of the others seem hopelessly wooden. I've often thought that many of the old timers hang on because they suspect they would struggle for parts if they left.

Oh definitley i cant see the likes of Suranne Jones , Katherine Kelly and Sarah Lancashire ever returning
They are all far to good for corrie now
They make the likes of Maria , Steve , kevin etc look like theu are acting in a bad amateur dramatics play.

Doy · 03/08/2026 14:00

Agree with above re good / bad actors. The ones who came in as child actors are particularly bad. I can’t think of anyone who came in that way who remained ok? I also think when the good ones come in they can elevate the crap ones’ performances. In recent years Maureen Lipman made Tyrone and even Fiz slightly less crap.

FlibbertyGibbitt · 03/08/2026 20:26

Today Liz managed to run some sort of fitness class wearing 4in heels !!! How on earth did she manage that in an hour or however long the class was ?

x2boys · 04/08/2026 07:52

FlibbertyGibbitt · 03/08/2026 20:26

Today Liz managed to run some sort of fitness class wearing 4in heels !!! How on earth did she manage that in an hour or however long the class was ?

More to the point when did she becone a fitness instructor and how does she fit it in with being a land lady ?

Flowertrees · 04/08/2026 07:57

x2boys · 04/08/2026 07:52

More to the point when did she becone a fitness instructor and how does she fit it in with being a land lady ?

She was just covering for the regular instructor but she did seem very practiced!

thenightsky · 04/08/2026 10:31

I can't see anything on her wiki page, but I'm sure I read at the time that Beverley Callard used to teach aerobics when she wasn't working on Corrie.

Flowertrees · 04/08/2026 11:20

thenightsky · 04/08/2026 10:31

I can't see anything on her wiki page, but I'm sure I read at the time that Beverley Callard used to teach aerobics when she wasn't working on Corrie.

Ah yes there was definitely something like that, did she do an exercise video as well maybe?

x2boys · 04/08/2026 14:37

Flowertrees · 04/08/2026 11:20

Ah yes there was definitely something like that, did she do an exercise video as well maybe?

Yes that rings a bell.

HurdyGurdy19 · 04/08/2026 14:52

Doy · 03/08/2026 14:00

Agree with above re good / bad actors. The ones who came in as child actors are particularly bad. I can’t think of anyone who came in that way who remained ok? I also think when the good ones come in they can elevate the crap ones’ performances. In recent years Maureen Lipman made Tyrone and even Fiz slightly less crap.

David was a child actor, and developed into a good adult actor.

I did wonder if this is around the time that Beverley Callard released her exercise DVD, and Liz was teaching some exercise classes, in an attempt to promote it.

Flowertrees · 04/08/2026 15:08

google is telling me she released her dvds on the 90’s which does look accurate as the images I can see if the dvds, definitely show her as quite a bit younger than she is in classic Corrie at the moment. Maybe she was trying to bring that part of her career back?!

HurdyGurdy19 · 04/08/2026 15:13

I did laugh out loud at Carla - I thought she looked just like Frank Spencer (for the oldies amongst us)
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CLASSIC CORRIE THREAD.  Now in March 2008.
x2boys · 04/08/2026 16:02

HurdyGurdy19 · 04/08/2026 15:13

I did laugh out loud at Carla - I thought she looked just like Frank Spencer (for the oldies amongst us)
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Ooh Betty!

JewelleryCat · 05/08/2026 17:11

Mollys Auntie Pam is really annoying me with her schemes

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