CLASSIC CORRIE THREAD. Now in March 2008.

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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?!

I loved the conversation Janice had outside the hospital with the patient in his dressing gown.

Two absolutely unapologetic smokers together.

It was really good to watch that scene. Maybe a new love interest for Janice?

I quite fancied that hospital patient myself!

And what about Liz and Lloyd?

There's definitely something brewing there!

Also, finally, I really loved Becky's pep-talk to Hayley on Christmas Day, to remind her how much Roy loves her.

Becky is such a lovely character.
Yes, a bit wayward, but her heart is definitely in the right place.

I watched a lovely episode on YouTube yesterday, from 1973.
There was a bowling match between the men and the women, the forfeit for the losing team was to put on a drag show.
Bet and Betty were fab as Laurel and Hardy, and Rita played Danny La Rue.

Wasent there something similar with Jack years later?

Have to agree that Auntie Pam is an irksome character. I really can't see the point of her at all! I hope she leaves soon!

I also think that Molly has overreacted massively by ending things with Tyrone. She's acted like he cheated on her. I would have said 'well f*ck you then!' if I had been Tyrone. He has tried so hard to make amends and she's just being so horrible to him.

I also wonder if that guy who was smoking with Janice outside the hospital will be a new love interest for her.

I think Leanne and Carla will be leaving soon, (for a while,) seeing as how both of the actresses are very pregnant!

And Liz and Lloyd! Steve will go off on one when he finds out! To be fair, if I had been Lloyd, I would have chosen Liz over the annoying, screechy, shallow, blonde he was with!

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I was definitely watching at the time but I don’t remember Jed or Poppy. I don’t remember Wiki spending Christmas with Emily either.

I recall Pam because a tv reviewer said she looked like a blonde Cherie Blair and then I couldn’t unsee it. I also remember her love interest.

Why wasn't Carla remotely bothered about Tony deserting her for what must have been the whole of Christmas Day? 🤔

And, what's going to happen to Jed's cat now, I wonder? 🙀

Did Tony deliver Jed to the new flat in Wigan, or did he bump him off? 🤔

That Christmas Day episode was rather confusing in parts, I thought!

Anyone agree?

I think he bumped Jed off as we saw him washing the back of the van out and sneaking into Emily's house to get Jed's belongings. If he'd rehoused him, he'd have told Emily he was picking the belongings up as he was rehousing him and given her the address. But washing the back of the van out was the major clue.

Yes, I wondered about him mopping about the back of the van.

And, WHY, didn't Jed realise that Tony asking him him to meet outside the back of the pub was going to be dangerous?

"Meet me outside in an hour in the pitch dark ginnel.
It will give me time to set up a trap, where I can knock you unconscious and take you hostage."

And then do a Reservoir Dogs scene in the factreh!

Come on!
Jed was far too savvy to fall for that.
Are we supposed to just suspend belief?

Classic Corrie is getting to the point that I might stop watching.

The storylines are starting to become a bit ridiculous now.

Anyone agree?

Yes, we are definitely at the point of no return story-wise.

@WheresThatCatGoneNow , I agree with you. I've been saying to my DH that I'm tempted to stop watching now, l. But then I wonder, will Tony Gordon get his comeuppance? When will Steve leave Michelle. I think I'll wait til these two storylines play out and then stop (probably be hooked in by something else 😂)
I share the dislike of aunty Pam and a cat in my username.

That was very funny with Steve and Lloyd

DOH! I meant I dislike aunty Pam and I share that dislike.
I love the various cat user names @JewelleryCat @justthecat @PlattyCat @WheresThatCatGoneNow (but my quoted post might be suggesting otherwise)

Yes it was and Liz's reactions 😂

When Lloyd referred to Liz as 'a bit of tail'. Not heard that description for years!

Liz really turned into a dreadful old slapper in later life imo. I rather liked her at the beginning when she was coping with a houseful of men. They kept her grounded and her clothes managed to cover her bits.

Tbf it did did grate when during their argument Tyrone said to Molly "a cracker like that would never be interested in me"
Way to make a woman feel like the consolation prize

I like liz she is who she is
She got pregnant at 17 with twins
That cant have been easy with jim who was away alot
To me shes just reliving the youth she never had she might be a bit tarty but some men clearly like that

Wow, lots of cats. Don't forget me - Sabre!

Yeah that was a bit thoughtless of Tyrone!

Never heard of this - ever!

I also thought the scene with Lloyd and Steve was funny, and so were Liz's reactions. 😆

I do remember all this from early 2009, and actually seem to remember Steve calling Lloyd an OAPaedophile ... Because he was going with an 'old woman.' Liz isn't old obviously, but I'm sure this is what he said. I didn't hear it this time, so I wonder if they cut that line?

Michelle waking up next to Steve with perfectly styled hair and a full face of heavy make up! 😂

Nice reference to Shane ward on today’s ep, he’ll be in the programme in the not too distant future!

Molly Croquette ??? 🤣

I think it was Cosette like in Les Miserables