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?!

Peter really is awful. Getting it on with some woman while Leanne was bringing up his child.

But at least you can easily find employment
Im always amazed how many trained machinists just happen to live on the street
I used to have a friend that was a machinist
She worked from home the company she worked provided the machine and materials
Its quite a skilled job

Deirdre would bung them in the microwave! (Like I do)

Gail does like Tina, though.

And it's good, because Tina won't put up with any of David's self-absorbed nonsense!

She's more than a match for him, I think.

Becky is getting on my nerves now.

Yes she annoyed me today with the over the top Drinking
I can see why liz might not be thrilled about her and Steves relationship
When you consider her involement with Amy .

Yep Becky was so annoying today

Agree that Becky was a bit ridiculous today. I don't know why she did this - got totally pissed up on her wedding day - before the wedding! I mean, who does that?

Mind you, Becky has had a bit of a shit life so far, with not much love and care, and lots of rejection, so maybe this was some bizarre path of self destruction that she went down. If I was Steve, I would be having second thoughts about marrying her now though LOL!

Joe McIntyre is getting on my nerves too. So self pitying, and whiny, and bursting out into fits of aggression and temper. The first time this happened I would have bailed on the relationship if I had been Gail. He has shown her who he is at least 4 times now. Snappy, aggressive, arsey, self-involved, and full of self pity. Why on earth has she not kicked him to the kerb already? She's not that hard up for company surely?!

And Tina is a miserable sour faced mare. Why does David even like her? (Apart from the obvious - she's pretty.) Takes more than a pretty face to keep a relationship going though. She's so stroppy all the time. I couldn't be doing with anyone like this.

If Gail posted in relationships on MN about Joe, everyone would say he was abusive, a cock lodger and to LTB !

That’s true. David does have a point about Gail and her choice of men and what she lets them get away with.

Yes the apple doesnt fall far from the tree
Joe and Tina are as misreable and whiny as each other .

I reckon the wedding would have gone ahead without a problem if Becky had just stuck to champagne.

It was only when Blanche presented her with that lethal bottle of cider that I thought, "Oh dear, this will not end well."

I liked the registrar! He had some cracking lines that actually made me laugh 😂

I noticed that on current Corrie last night, the episode was directed by Reece Dinsdale (Joe McIntyre).

I noticed that too! He has directed quite a few over the years. Strange that he's still involved in it.

I believe he directs some current Emmerdale episodes too. At least, I’ve seen his name on a few episodes

I find it baffling watching classic Corrie that Gail chooses to marry Joe after all the massive flaming red flags (and given her history with husbands, you'd think she'd be a bit more careful). And that Leanne marries Peter after even just this latest incident with the woman on the yacht.

@Emmylou22 i know it’s hard to avoid spoilers at something that’s what 20 years old?? But please do try to keep in the classic corrie timeline as we are watching it

Sat 🥰🥰

Who does Gail love?

Its already superior to todays, and i'm 2 mins in!

Michelle was so spiteful then

Were Michelle and Steve married and divorced by then?

Not much is happening but its good tv

Aww I remember hayley and beckys friendship - hayley was a good un wasnt she

No, they weren’t married and divorced at this time

I don't think Steve and Michelle ever got around to a wedding.

Ah thanks both