The Road to Corrie (BBC4)

Granada Plus! Yes, that was the channel. I used to bunk off work to watch the old Corries.

I'd sign a petition to start the whole series again, the old ones were the best.
 
Have to add I too thought this was brilliant and one of the best pieces of drama ive seen for a while.. well done to all involved!

Im not a big corrie fan or watcher even but I was really moved by huge parts of this. I even had episode 1 cued on 'You tube' and then ran it concurrently as the actual audio on BBC 4 started, then watched it all!

Brilliant!
 
The first episode has been shown umpteen times over the years. And it was MANY years before they finally showed the SECOND episode! That's when Minnie was first seen. (She was in the orginal cast picture and I always wondered why cos she wasn't in the first episode!)
 
I tuned in by accident at around 9.40 and loved every minute of this drama. I grew up with Corrie, had no choice mum ruled the telly, and I've never watched it in adulthood, but this was class, superb gripping. Perhaps I should take a peek at the modern day show? But then again maybe not I gave up soaps a few years ago!

Roll on the repeat, I say so that I can see it from the start.
 
I watched it last night, and all I can say is awesome. I've not enjoyed anything on telly so much for years. Wouldn't it be great if they re-made all the first 13 episodes commissioned with these great actors as a tribute? just a thought...
 
On paper, I just couldn't see this working. Never rated Jessie Wallace as an actor, love Lynda Baron but couldn't see her as Violet Carson and Celia Imrie?

So last night, I'm flicking through the channels and found it was about to start, thought I'd watch 5 minutes. Absolutely brilliant, a stellar cast, I thought it was outstanding. And kept doing that 'I'm sure she used to be in it...' thing. I could watch it over easily.

I think it did show though, why I no longer bother watching it, it was the ordinariness that appealed - the same kitchen table we had, Elsie wearing the same blouse from M&S that my Mum wore, the same turns of phrase, the characters that were familiar because they're real. I've not watched Corrie for about 10 years now because it'd lost all of this and far more.


ETA: Just realised that Tony Warren was played by the actor who is Byron in 'Diary of a Call girl' didn't recognise him at all but loved him in both.
 
I love the old episodes. Years and years ago, UK Gold used to show them didn't they? I'm sure they started right from the beginning. They could devote a whole channel to re-runs of Corrie for me.
 
Contained a few boo boos:

Phone rang with American ring tone.
Don't think the 600 type phones shown were around till a few years later.
Police siren in background -- they still had bells in 1960.
I think the expression 'enjoy' didn't arrive from the US until the 90's

Perhaps some other old git could confirm above points ?
 
Agree, she was fantastic, and I always rated her as a bit wooden. Just goes to show give someone the right part with a good script and they will act their socks off.
 
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