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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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Emmylou22 · 02/09/2026 20:38

I think being brought up on the Fast Show has influenced this - unlucky Alf "oh... bugger" 😂

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 21:11

Oh, and I've just remembered another use for the word.

Victoria Wood used it on Parkinson when she was asked to sing Let's Do It at the piano.

She said that she would probably 'bugger it up'.

Meaning that she would maybe make a mess of singing the song.

Not that she ever did, of course!

Why was she always so self deprecating?

Such a brilliantly talented person!

She really didn't like herself very much, did she?

TwilightAb · 02/09/2026 21:15

I'm Midlands and hear a lot of people ( as well as myself) use that phrase a lot so don't think its an entirely northern phrase.

x2boys · 02/09/2026 21:58

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

Do you like chips with gravy though?

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 23:49

x2boys · 02/09/2026 21:58

Do you like chips with gravy though?

Oh yes!

Do you?

My local chippy does the most amazing onion gravy! 😋

Not just awful gravy made from a packet mix.

They actually make it from scratch with the stock from cooking the beef they make their pies with, and lots of vegetables, spices and herbs.

Proper gravy!

x2boys · 03/09/2026 00:52

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 23:49

Oh yes!

Do you?

My local chippy does the most amazing onion gravy! 😋

Not just awful gravy made from a packet mix.

They actually make it from scratch with the stock from cooking the beef they make their pies with, and lots of vegetables, spices and herbs.

Proper gravy!

Edited

I hope you are having on a Buttie?
I like scraps too but not many places do them all washed down with a can of vimto 😋

x2boys · 03/09/2026 00:53

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 23:49

Oh yes!

Do you?

My local chippy does the most amazing onion gravy! 😋

Not just awful gravy made from a packet mix.

They actually make it from scratch with the stock from cooking the beef they make their pies with, and lots of vegetables, spices and herbs.

Proper gravy!

Edited

Im.a northern girl born and bred what do you think ?😂

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 03/09/2026 01:13

x2boys · 03/09/2026 00:53

Im.a northern girl born and bred what do you think ?😂

My local chip shop (about 800 yards from my home) is fabulous.

Their battered cod is so good.

It's £8:00 for fish and chips these days, but it's worth it from this shop!

I can remember when fish and chips cost £1.50!

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 03/09/2026 01:17

Remember when Cilla and Yana worked at Wong's chippy?

Doy · 03/09/2026 05:45

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 17:16

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!

Was he in Mr Selfridge?

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 03/09/2026 06:13

Doy · 03/09/2026 05:45

Was he in Mr Selfridge?

I'm thinking probably not!

I think I've got him mixed up with someone else who looks quite similar.

His name escapes me for the moment.

Apologies for any confusion.

Doy · 03/09/2026 06:14

😂 I flippin loved Mr selfridge. There was a really funny thread on here about it at the time

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 03/09/2026 06:19

Doy · 03/09/2026 06:14

😂 I flippin loved Mr selfridge. There was a really funny thread on here about it at the time

Ooh, was there?

Any chance of a link to it? Or maybe what the thread was titled?

Doy · 03/09/2026 06:23

It’s making me want to watch it again!! I bet it hasn’t aged well

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 03/09/2026 06:34

Thankyou.

I'm guessing it's still watchable - it wasn't on all that long ago.

x2boys · 03/09/2026 07:32

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 03/09/2026 01:13

My local chip shop (about 800 yards from my home) is fabulous.

Their battered cod is so good.

It's £8:00 for fish and chips these days, but it's worth it from this shop!

I can remember when fish and chips cost £1.50!

Yes its not cheap anymore!

thecatdidit · 03/09/2026 16:10

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 02/09/2026 18:33

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.

Edited

I'm from down south, Kent. Born and bred as is my mum. We both use the phrase buggered off, my mum rarely swears and we don't really consider this swearing.
In my neck of the woods it's commonly heard, especially in the older generations.

Middlemarch123 · 04/09/2026 17:11

I missed a couple of months episodes, but just about caught up.
Casanova Ken in his kimono with her from The Colbys, and poor Drearie waiting at home with Moussaka in the oven.

SabreIsMyFave · 04/09/2026 17:42

x2boys · 03/09/2026 07:32

Yes its not cheap anymore!

Yep, 2 mini fish, a small bag of chips, and a large curry sauce cost DH and I £16 the other week. I was like 😱

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WheresThatCatGoneNow · 04/09/2026 18:55

SabreIsMyFave · 04/09/2026 17:42

Yep, 2 mini fish, a small bag of chips, and a large curry sauce cost DH and I £16 the other week. I was like 😱

😲😱☹️
That's awful!

A chippy tea should be a cheap meal.

Ooh! I could just do with steak pudding chips and gravy!

What's a mini fish ?

How big, or small is it?

SabreIsMyFave · 04/09/2026 20:50

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 04/09/2026 18:55

😲😱☹️
That's awful!

A chippy tea should be a cheap meal.

Ooh! I could just do with steak pudding chips and gravy!

What's a mini fish ?

How big, or small is it?

Edited

I think the mini fish is about 40% of the size of the normal fish. This picture kind of illustrates it. Small bag of chips has around 80 chips I guess...

And yes, a chippy meal should be an affordable meal. Like most working class things that I grew up with, it's become unaffordable. (Like going to the pub, UK holidays, football matches, concerts, and even smoking.... Though it's probably not a bad thing that people can't afford to smoke! 😬)

CLASSIC CORRIE THREAD.  Now in March 2008.
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justthecat · 04/09/2026 20:51

Hopefully bigger than a fish finger 😂

x2boys · 04/09/2026 20:52

SabreIsMyFave · 04/09/2026 20:50

I think the mini fish is about 40% of the size of the normal fish. This picture kind of illustrates it. Small bag of chips has around 80 chips I guess...

And yes, a chippy meal should be an affordable meal. Like most working class things that I grew up with, it's become unaffordable. (Like going to the pub, UK holidays, football matches, concerts, and even smoking.... Though it's probably not a bad thing that people can't afford to smoke! 😬)

Those chips look barely cooked 😂

x2boys · 04/09/2026 20:55

WheresThatCatGoneNow · 04/09/2026 18:55

😲😱☹️
That's awful!

A chippy tea should be a cheap meal.

Ooh! I could just do with steak pudding chips and gravy!

What's a mini fish ?

How big, or small is it?

Edited

My go to is fish chips curry sauce and mushy peas
Or a chip barm and gravey 😋