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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:
WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 17:16

SabreIsMyFave · 02/09/2026 15:45

Agree! Luke is quite easy on the eye too.

Very much agree!

He's very good looking.

Quite an underrated actor IMO.

I liked him in Mr Selfridge too, although I was blown away by Jeremy Piven with that beautifully curated beard and stunning smile.

Katherine Kelly (no relation to Craig Kelly) was in Mr Selfridge aswell, playing a very different character to Becky.

She was totally posh, playing Lady Mae.

I loved that series. The theme tune was really good too!

Flowertrees · 02/09/2026 17:23

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 17:07

So was I.

Although, I must admit her amazingly shiny hair looks so much nicer now she's grown it a bit longer.

Edited

I was actually thinking I wish she’d stop dying it jet black, and now it’s longer I thought it looked like a cheap shiny polyester dress up wig 🤣😮

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 17:29

justthecat · 02/09/2026 09:24

Yes I like this new Luke character he’s got Tony rattled

And quite rightly too!

Not a moment too soon in my opinion.

It was exquisitely satisfying to watch how Luke just blithely refused to get angry when Tony tried to get aggressive.

Tony has definitely met his match!

I have absolutely no recollection of how this storyline turns out.

Goodness knows what I was doing in 2009, but I obviously wasn't watching Corrie 🤔

SabreIsMyFave · 02/09/2026 17:30

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 17:07

So was I.

Although, I must admit her amazingly shiny hair looks so much nicer now she's grown it a bit longer.

Edited

Yes, I like Michelle's hair a bit longer too. Kym Marsh is very pretty IMO, but I didn't like the short inverted bob on her.

OP posts:
WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 17:32

Flowertrees · 02/09/2026 17:23

I was actually thinking I wish she’d stop dying it jet black, and now it’s longer I thought it looked like a cheap shiny polyester dress up wig 🤣😮

Do you think it's dyed?

Could it not be her natural colour?

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 17:33

SabreIsMyFave · 02/09/2026 17:30

Yes, I like Michelle's hair a bit longer too. Kym Marsh is very pretty IMO, but I didn't like the short inverted bob on her.

Neither did I.

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 17:42

Can anyone please tell me what Michelle's line to Liz was after Becky tried to apologise to her across the street from the Rovers?

Something about Becky 'looking like a whippet in a wedding dress'.

Can anyone remember?

Katherine Kelly was (and maybe still is) really very thin.

I'd love to know what waist measurement her jeans were!

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 17:51

JewelleryCat · 02/09/2026 09:48

@WheresThatCatGoneNow I knew I recognised the voice! He voices Rich House Poor House

Does he?

I didn't know that!

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 17:54

Flowertrees · 31/08/2026 20:12

Can’t believe Carla knows that Tony is a murderer but has just buggered off without telling anyone, esp police! Maria could well be in danger for all she knows

Are you Northern, Flowertrees?

I loved how you worded your post!

Flowertrees · 02/09/2026 17:57

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 17:32

Do you think it's dyed?

Could it not be her natural colour?

I don’t think caucasian people generally have jet black hair do they, more often v dark brown. I would bet it’s dyed

Flowertrees · 02/09/2026 17:57

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 17:54

Are you Northern, Flowertrees?

I loved how you worded your post!

I am!

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 18:06

Flowertrees · 02/09/2026 17:57

I am!

Thought so!

So am I.

You just wouldn't get anybody from down South saying 'buggered off', would you?

It's so nice to hear another Northern voice on MN, when it usually feels like everyone is Southern.

Lancashire or Yorkshire?

I'm Lancashire, and proud of it!

thenightsky · 02/09/2026 18:08

I always say 'buggered off' to mean left with no word or explanation. I'm from West Yorkshire.

JewelleryCat · 02/09/2026 18:11

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 17:51

Does he?

I didn't know that!

Yeah, he voices it 🙂

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 18:24

Flowertrees · 02/09/2026 17:57

I don’t think caucasian people generally have jet black hair do they, more often v dark brown. I would bet it’s dyed

I don't know TBH, but maybe if there was someone naturally dark way back in the family the hair could still turn out black.

I mean, look at Jason and Todd Grimshaw.

They're both very dark, aren't they?

Or is it different for men as opposed to women? 🤔

Flowertrees · 02/09/2026 18:26

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 18:06

Thought so!

So am I.

You just wouldn't get anybody from down South saying 'buggered off', would you?

It's so nice to hear another Northern voice on MN, when it usually feels like everyone is Southern.

Lancashire or Yorkshire?

I'm Lancashire, and proud of it!

Edited

Lancs too!

Flowertrees · 02/09/2026 18:26

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 18:24

I don't know TBH, but maybe if there was someone naturally dark way back in the family the hair could still turn out black.

I mean, look at Jason and Todd Grimshaw.

They're both very dark, aren't they?

Or is it different for men as opposed to women? 🤔

Edited

Can’t remember Todd’s hair but Jason’s dad is black isn’t he so that accounts for that

Flowertrees · 02/09/2026 18:28

Flowertrees · 02/09/2026 18:26

Can’t remember Todd’s hair but Jason’s dad is black isn’t he so that accounts for that

Of course I do realise Jason and his dad are fictional 🤣 but I thought the actor was mixed race?

Flowertrees · 02/09/2026 18:30

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 18:24

I don't know TBH, but maybe if there was someone naturally dark way back in the family the hair could still turn out black.

I mean, look at Jason and Todd Grimshaw.

They're both very dark, aren't they?

Or is it different for men as opposed to women? 🤔

Edited

It’s an interesting point though, I do think as men often have short hair it’s harder to tell if it’s dark brown or jet black, and on longer hair (a lot of women) it’s easier to see? Michelle’s is definitely jet black isn’t it.
anyway I’ll stop taking up the thread going on about hair colour now!

JenniferBooth · 02/09/2026 18:32

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 18:24

I don't know TBH, but maybe if there was someone naturally dark way back in the family the hair could still turn out black.

I mean, look at Jason and Todd Grimshaw.

They're both very dark, aren't they?

Or is it different for men as opposed to women? 🤔

Edited

Im half Italian and i had jet black hair when i was born which lightened to dark brown as i got older

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 18:33

thenightsky · 02/09/2026 18:08

I always say 'buggered off' to mean left with no word or explanation. I'm from West Yorkshire.

It's just such a Northern thing to say, isn't it?

Can you imagine anyone from down South saying it?

They'd probably be worried about offending someone because they imagine it wouldn't be politically correct.

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 18:41

Flowertrees · 02/09/2026 18:26

Can’t remember Todd’s hair but Jason’s dad is black isn’t he so that accounts for that

Todd has much the same hair as Jason.

Eileen obviously had a quite specific 'type' back in the day!

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 18:49

JenniferBooth · 02/09/2026 18:32

Im half Italian and i had jet black hair when i was born which lightened to dark brown as i got older

That's very interesting.

Thankyou for your message.

I've always been fascinated by how hair colour can sometimes change as people get older.

I don't mean going grey as they become elderly.

I mean how it can change from childhood into adulthood.

My niece was born with ash blonde hair, but it darkened by the time she was aged three to brown with nice honey-coloured sort of highlights.

Emmylou22 · 02/09/2026 19:44

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 18:06

Thought so!

So am I.

You just wouldn't get anybody from down South saying 'buggered off', would you?

It's so nice to hear another Northern voice on MN, when it usually feels like everyone is Southern.

Lancashire or Yorkshire?

I'm Lancashire, and proud of it!

Edited

I'm a Southerner and I say this regularly 😂

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 20:22

Emmylou22 · 02/09/2026 19:44

I'm a Southerner and I say this regularly 😂

That's quite surprising!

The word bugger, and it's derivatives are just so very Northern.

We don't tend to use the word to describe the original sexual meaning very much.

It's more a way of just describing the disappearance of someone without any explanation of where they might have gone.

But, also, it can be used to describe someone who is physically exhausted.

Being 'absolutely buggered ' just means being tired and knackered!

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