1449 4th December 1974

(This belongs to ITV) - - -
best, Auntie Corrie -- [e-mail]
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p.s. I am looking for these episodes:
2000 - May 31 (I only have a partial - 3 min over-written 9:40 - 12:40)
2001 - Jan 22 (I only have the first half)
2001 - June 8 (I only have a partial - missing 3 min at end)
2002 - Oct 18 (often it is actually a mislabeled 20th Oct)
2003 - March 28 (I only have a partial - missing 3 min at end)
2004 - May 28 mine is a damaged mix of two episodes
Also looking for these pre-April 1976 episodes..
- from Granada Plus rebroadcasts (Please check your old video tapes!)
0986 - 6th July 1970 -- Transmitted on Saturday, 9th November, 1996.
1232 - 6th November 1972 -- Transmitted on Saturday, 8th February, 1997.
1313 - 15th August 1973 -- Transmitted on Saturday, 12th October, 1996.
1473 - 3rd March 1975 -- Transmitted on Saturday, 7th June, 1997.
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[@elspethcoogan1499]

Hilda: “Belt up you Welsh rabbit!”. Hilarious!

[@sashineb.2114]

The famous sideboard episode. Thank you for posting this. I've only ever seen the brief clip about the fight between Bet and Hilda, so I'm grateful for the entire episode.

[@stevencassidy6982]

The Bet/Hilda spat always reminds me of "Buggernation Street" as does Albert Tatlock "shut your gob and let us sup in peace"

[@xr6lad]

Steven Cassidy 'if you don't get off that side board I'll cut off your meat and two veg'

[@corriearcade60]

It was in bigger nation street

[@TheSpinDoctor]

“Watch [he] doesn’t whip it inside the moment me back’s turned” - not the first time she’s said that!

[@williamf4544]

Its a lovely sideboard with a nice mirror and shelf bit that goes on top - dont remember seeing it in Hilda"s but then again a nice bit like that would go in the front room - we only saw Hilda"s front room when the Hardmans lived there them having came from a big house they used their front room - the only other front room we saw i think was Elsie Tanners when it was getting turned into a bedroom for Marrion she had a china cabinet with dishes in it - Minnie Caldwells front room would have been an Aladins cave of lovely old nic-nacs but alas we never got to see it

[@theculturedthug6609]

Great days for Corrie.

[@roderickscott7429]

Rays spaniel eared hairstyle how was that ever considered fashionable !!!

[@williamf4544]

We all had it back then - and patten leather platform shoes

[@alberttatlock5237]

Look at all the women attracted to Ray, Unfortunately high fashion like that really dates something, the rest of the male cast hair styles wouldn't look at of place now, but back then they were portraying ordinary uninterested In fashion northern types. Jerry here would have been late 20s, Ernest late 30s, yet both seemed more middle aged, Ernest could have past for 60

[@scorpioguy3234]

@@alberttatlock5237 lol ‘IF’ the girls are after Ray Langton its because you can see his ‘soldier’ through those pants.... it’s hard not to notice it every time he would be in a scene.... lol he sure was a cocky bastard 🤣

[@lindabiggs3905]

Rays hair was like pop stars then, David Cassidy, David Essex etc

[@martinistakis1825]

Stop slagging off Neville Buswell. He was bloomin' lovely. Lol!

[@alexanderjones9572]

“ ‘Er in Bradley Street” must be a bit like Ray’s version of ‘er in Inkerman Street.

[@darganx]

Now it makes sense why Ma Hopkins was asking Minnie about the name Preston.. sneaky! She's got hold of Gordon's birth certificate, probably when clearing out Maggie Clegg's sideboard - now she knows Betty's the real mother!

[@pauljefferson2107]

Granny Hopkins is a wicked woman who doesn't care whom she hurts or what trouble she cares ...☹️ Sadly, there are many such nosey and interfering busybodies in real life ...

[@louiseowusu246]

How cute are those kids?! And aren't Betty, Emily and Ernest lovely to them?

[@jujuoliver6959]

The spanish man talking to Bet and then meeting Mavis at the station is a very much younger Malcolm Hebden who in later years played Norris Cole.

[@carolineg1872]

7:51 Norris Cole!!! 😂

[@paullynton-green6570]

Terrible Spanish accent.

[@ericmaine]

I knew a million Minnie Caldwells that we’re friends of my grandmother

[@williamf4544]

Aww little Vernon will be about 50 now

[@corriearcade60]

What u mean

[@williamf4544]

@@corriearcade60 That kid The Bishops were looking after

[@corriearcade60]

william f k

[@shaunwakefield9793]

Pedro , Mavis Spanish fella went on to play a much different part that being Norris.

[@awgroom]

Already wishing we had seen much more of Granny Hopkins

[@williamf4544]

The kiss of death - doing the dirty on Betty Turpin - its no wonder that Welsh family didnt last long

[@carolineg1872]

I dont think they were popular with the viewers tbh.

[@carolineg1872]

Just remembered, she had Gordon with another man before she married Cyril and pretended he wasn't hers.

[@corriearcade60]

I never liked Vera Hopkins such strong welsh accent in northern area what was the reason they left

[@earthalydelights]

Gawd, Langton. Every 70s fashion faux pas possible. Double denim, Cuban heels and a Prince Valiant hairdo What does he look like? Oh I know. Summat might have lurked outside a tart's boudoir, waiting for his commission.

[@markstevens9660]

OMFG ... check out young Norris ... aka ‘Pedro’ ... and those tight pants 😳

[@corriearcade60]

He was Carlos

[@alexanderjones9572]

And years later, didn’t the actor of another famous Spaniard-Andrew ‘I know nothing-I am from Barcelona’ Sachs play Norris’s brother?

[@dominewimbury2039]

This must have been one of the posthumous episodes of Jerry. Cos the actor died suddenly a couple of weeks before

[@scorpioguy3234]

Domine Wimbury 29 October 1975 was his last appearance

[@dominewimbury2039]

Phillip LeJeune oh yes! Thanks for the correction

[@paulmajor8865]

He died almost year after this episode

[@clairmarie3130]

Was there a shortage of Spanish actors in 1974 that they had to hire an Englishman to do such bad acting???

[@markruddle5136]

Franco was still in charge in 1974 and wouldn't let any travel. However, he personally recommended Norris Cole to play the part.

[@kevinoldham8421]

Mayveeees!

[@bernadetteaspinall6710]

Loving the double act of Albert and Len

[@murihiku]

Betty takes an obnoxiously long time to get poor Albert his drink! 5:24 to 6:15!

[@jstewart3517]

Bet is the sterotype of a barmaid crass, pushy, nasty type great acting

[@paullynton-green6570]

The hopkins family were superb. I wish they had stayed and become legends.granny was hilarious.

[@roderickscott7429]

Alberts xmas wisecrack was funny

[@jstewart3517]

Shame on Beth for saying who ever pays 1st so Stan put the $$ in 1st

[@alliemaria532]

Didn't like the Welsh family never fitting in

[@darganx]

Richard Davies was the history teacher in Please Sir!

[@staceygrove5976]

But Tricia was quite likeable - wish she'd stayed in the show for a few more years (she left in mid-1976, probably a Bill Podmore decision).

[@michealbrett1983]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤l love you coronation street 1 fan micheál Brett

[@Sarah77637]

Did Maggie clegg and Betty both have sons called Gordon?

[@SkyeandsSummer]

No Betty had Gordon when she was single and Maggie raised him up as her Son

[@shonamccallum6539]

@@SkyeandsSummer thank you

[@notonyournelly5475]

So Norris used to have a Spanish accent. I suppose his English became better over time. I suppose that's how he knew Mavis and later Derek

[@petermasefield8403]

He's playing Carlos here, he didn't make his first appearance as Norris 'til '94.

[@forgottenpalace4472]

Jerry and his man bag.

[@darganx]

A man ahead of his time..

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Why in the world do they have a screaming kid in the background??!

[@89awcock]

I didn't know Kathy Staff was in Coronation Street and that Welsh actor who was in please sir when were they in it for

[@williamf4544]

not that long i think - i saw the one who plays the mother in an old Margaret Rutherford film a while back - cant remember what it was called tho

[@kevinoldham8421]

About 12 months. Trivia was in it for about 3 years. Whilst doing the children's sing along show called a handful of songs 🎵 🎶 😄

[@alexanderjones9572]

Did I miss something? When did Len and Rita split-and why?

[@thelaughingbasset]

It was before they got together.

[@DasTubemeister]

@@thelaughingbasset They got engaged earlier in the year, then split up. Not sure why, because no episode available.They eventually married in 77.

[@thelaughingbasset]

@@DasTubemeister ahhh. Thank you very much. X

[@gusjackson3658]

Ray’s lack of a haircut makes me hate the 70’s.

[@mohammaddavoudian7897]

14> 43 Jerry says... Let us discuss this in a sensible matter, instead of a sensible manner.

[@paulmajor8865]

Pity Jerry died so young he would of been in his late 70s now

[@paulmajor8865]

He would of fitted in the next few years if the actor didn’t have a fatal heart attack

[@corriearcade60]

He’d be in now hopefully

[@gusjackson3658]

Ray!s hairstyle is a timeless offense.

[@mathewdunne5771]

did Ray Langton ever have a good idea?

[@moaningpheromones]

23:16 Mavis so cute in her blue coat and boots. Such a sweetheart - aw

[@operatorjeffdeathstar7759]

Buggernation...

[@mrtoptenatten]

Corry...when it had belivable story lines...no IC3's or homosexuals

[@darganx]

no IC3s.. except for the kids at the start of the show. Voting Reform are we?

[@amandajstar]

@@darganx I don't know what IC3s are but your comment seems prejudiced.

[@darganx]

@@amandajstar If you don't know the basis of the OP then why make conclusions about me, ask @mrtoptenatten

[@richardloring7545]

Lot of Racism in 74...Thank fuck Corrie never sunk low....

[@darganx]

They had been pretty progressive in that regard throughout their history tbh..

[@amandajstar]

Wash your mouth.

[@richardloring7545]

@@amandajstar With Hilda n Ena Nik noks water. .mmm...or Albert Tatlocks man fat