Bet Gilroy Leaves The Street 1995 5/5

As Bet struggles to raise funds to buy the pub it's looking like the end of her days behind the iconic bar at the Rovers Return.

[@thatslifethatswhatpeoplesa7434]

Corrie was brilliant back in the day. Stopped watching soaps when they made them into daily episodes .. as so many commented on here, it should be quality over quantity

[@paulacatcatballou3907]

Bless you Julie Goodyear I thought you were Amazing as Bet Lynch you always made me smile,,,,, it's not worth watching nowadays.

[@anthonypoole6417]

Here here

[@tansleypotts9486]

Same here what rubbish stories

[@scrabbler2717]

Very strong character ! Julie Goodyear should be proud of her self xx

[@anthonypoole6417]

She should be, and hopefully is.

[@trevorthompson7604]

This show lost its heart when bet left it never recovered

[@anthonypoole6417]

True

[@marklola12]

true along with the ratings, they dropped just about 10 million when she left lol

[@shanefolan]

@@marklola12 no they didn't- ratings dropped naturally with all soaps since the 90s because of internet and cable tv and it was never over her or any other big character because no soap is a 1 man show and nobody is bigger than the soap. That's not how it works-if it did then soaps would never evolve or progress and they'd all have being cancelled years ago.

[@MichaelJirochVisualArtist]

Oh, I’m so old school, the show was over for me when Ena, Minnie, Albert, Len, and Annie left the show.

[@trevorthompson7604]

@@MichaelJirochVisualArtist hi Michael like yourself I lost interest when all the great characters started to go it lost its soul and it's reality I grew up with those people I love them Elsie Ena Alf Len Mike Mavis Derek for me the 70s and 80s were coronation Street at its best great characters great story lines unlike today's rubbish

[@wackyraces01]

There's no other like our Bet missed so much 😢😢

[@cellis3045]

I loved Bet's dramatic emotional acting and stiff upper lip attitude...GREAT miss these days of Corrie I hardly watch it now..

[@huwwilson650]

Annie Walker was a great teacher....

[@davidgriffiths4624]

The writing is brilliant in this episode. Well better than Corrie today. I’m really surprised

[@MatgoStyles]

The writer Stephen Mallatratt was a renowned playwright who adapted The Woman In Black for the West End. He sadly passed away of leukaemia in 2004.

[@xiPopCat]

If this was todays Corrie she would have set fire to the pub on the way out and held everyone hostage in there

[@MrMriches]

The heart of Corrie died the day she left! She really was Coronation Street in my opinion. Bet & Raquel my favourite character's in show. 💙

[@paigeleigh2554]

Absolutely!

[@ericfreeman273]

I haven't watched it since she left

[@TheVote2010]

Corrie gold. I miss these days.

[@jacksonirving4594]

Thanks for putting these on...

[@simonleaf2765]

Great acting from Julie Goodyear - like the legendary Pat Phoenix.

[@chrisrowl5001]

Those set of era keys she left on the table at the end,I worked at era locks in willenhall around that time so there might be a chance I’ve made them 👍🏼

[@antpoo71]

Wow, on the Corrie tour they said they keep ALL props from over the 60+ years. So they'll be archived. So your work is still part of the Corrie story. Is that part of the Black Country living museum. I vaguely remember it being mentioned some yrs ago

[@christophersargeant6291]

Loved bet absolute legend no bet no rovers

[@VAABoy081]

Thank you for these uploads! I know it's make believe but watching these back, it's a little bit devastating to watch Bet's demise on the Street. For 25 years she built herself a life and a home in the Rovers Return even after all the crap life dealt her. It's a hellish thought to have that such hard work culminated in one almighty slap in the face. At least she smiled as she left. I doubt I'd have that courage!

[@jameskeeth4037]

An iconic character. Corrie has so little now. It’s past was built on strong female characters c

[@kayjay12341]

100% it was all about the strong female characters

[@ppppmmmm7809]

I miss the old street, it’s all doom and gloom on the street now

[@anthonypoole6417]

Very true. We have EE if we want that. The eternally dismal BBC bleak rubbish

[@LisaMarie-xp4ym]

Gloom sells!!

[@devils58reds59]

Miss jack & Vera they were great

[@paigeleigh2554]

I absolutely loved Bet Lynch. In my opinion, Bet was the real Coronation Street.

[@mistofoles]

Good attention to detail,,, even though the bus passes by in the background for just a second, it adds so much realism to the scene.

[@rexel666]

Bet was a legend.

[@anthonypoole6417]

It might be in 60th year, but not at the quality it was. Limping along for years. This was probably the start of the decline.

[@murphy9039]

I agree, since 2000 I lost interest in Corrie. The producer at the time turned it into a Northern 'EastEnders' and destroyed the show by focusing on issue driven instead of character driven storylines. In 2004, the soap changed direction again by turning it into a terrible carry on film with OTT 'comedy' storylines. Nowadays, it's back to issue driven storylines which are badly acted and a complete waste of airtime,there always seems to be a serial killer or someone having an affair on the street! Corrie was once my favourite soap but now I think it's time to put it out of its misery and cancel it once and for all which should have happened bout 20 years ago, it would have went out on a high if it finish back then IMO.

[@dan292009]

Amazing actress

[@wearecity]

Just noticed the keys have ERA written on them. Perhaps a coincidence, but I'd hope deliberately done, to signify the end of an era for such an iconic tv character.

[@handsoffmycactus2958]

wearecity well most keys like those are made by Era, but possibly

[@gerryogilvie9294]

Absolutely brilliant acting from Julie. Even the slight squint in her eye of pain as Vicky left the room. Iconic scene. As opposed to Steve's over acting when he says 'I bought this drink'

[@antpoo71]

I agree. Julie gave her all. Simon's usual am- dram. I don't mind him so much now but back then so irritating.

[@trevorthompson7604]

Bets final scene gets me every time I loved dons character as well miss bet so much

[@skyhighwhite]

I miss Bet,Corrie was the best 80s/90s

[@deniscahalane1224]

Corrie lost its comedy, and great characters, it's a shadow of its formal self.

[@claddaghclare22]

absolutely agree. Not watched Corrie for Years.

[@SPM0717]

It's got loads of comedy still. You obviously don't watch it.

[@tracygrant7931]

​@@SPM0717 the comedy died early 2010's. There was definitely still great comedy before that though; characters like Fred Elliot, Graeme Proctor, Roy and Hayley Cropper, the iconic Blanche, Becky and Steve McDonald, David and Kylie (in early years), and nosey Norris lol, to name a few. For me the show truly died early 2010's, however it started going downhill late 1990s, apart from the odd iconic storyline (Richard Hillman saga, evil David, tram crash, etc.) that one would tune in for now and again but not watch it consistently, because of so many wooden characters and storylines, as well as talentless actors (primarily because producers started to cast too many young actors, as opposed to in the olden days). Anyway this is my opinion; the golden era will always be 1960-mid 1980s, silver era from mid 1980s to late 1990s, bronze/silver era from late 1990s to early 2010s, and after that, it doesn't even fall under the radar.

[@Uksoapfan]

Back when Corrie was Corrie. No Phelan wreaking havoc, no bratty teens and bratty kids, no false hysteria. A Phelan free zone back then.

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Back when the show had heart and down to earth humour. It's an embarrassing joke now.

[@ManUtdMrs]

I loved Phelan. I also loved classic Corrie. You are allowed to love both you know ;)

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

I can't see how you can love both. The old Street had substance and good writing... the new one is crap.

[@ManUtdMrs]

Messylin Opinions are like arse holes, we all have them.

[@grahamd4764]

@@ManUtdMrs As long as we dont all talk like one.

[@alfiemoon2516]

RIP to that cat who's know longer with us.

[@glamdolly30]

Bless its furry paws - it was the most famous feline in the world for a time thanks to Corrie's opening credits! I believe a ginger Tom is currently doing the honours!

[@handsoffmycactus2958]

What? Julie isn't dead you fool

[@1lordthorpe]

Always thought that cat was Minnie Caldwell's Bobby.

[@mettainacan7813]

@@handsoffmycactus2958 but the cat is

[@maggieb369]

The last scene with the cabbie...so authentic and true

[@phillipwilloughby5013]

The Kabin looked like a newsagents back then. Today it looks so empty in comparison.

[@dishybear]

Platinum days of Corrie.🥰

[@DanBmthUK]

Reg Holdsworth was the best character and had the best lines by far.

[@jacksonirving4594]

Knowledge is power Mr Watts..

[@geraldineangelamurray3001]

Reg was hilarious

[@tansleypotts9486]

Classic corrie on itv 3 I watch it every day don't watch the recent episodes rubbish stories

[@curiositypiqued6573]

ITV 3 great channel

[@mistofoles]

A lot of supermarket scenes in this show were filmed at a real Supermarket ( specifically, the old Morrisons in Eccles precinct, when it was closed to customers ).

[@BlytheWorld1972]

she was epic .. one hell of an actress

[@nikashby6363]

Is

[@BlytheWorld1972]

@@nikashby6363 she is not acting at the moment dear so shut your dirty mouth .

[@BlytheWorld1972]

@@nikashby6363 listen lady dont take that fucking tone with me you are nowt but a clapped out chorus girl

[@donnamitchell6694]

This is very god video from when my mum and nana used to watch it these next six week I am filming a Christmas thing when people here voices in there head it is going to be so fun in filming and more x

[@trevorthompson7604]

It was coming to am end here all good characters were going when bet went it was never the same

[@booth2710]

"... I feel nowt. Ecept it''s over and done with ..." Just like this show was from this point on ..

[@oldyellerschannel4676]

The last thing Rita said to Mavis, before Mavis went to The Rover's, was that she did have the money, that she had spoken to the accountant, and HE told her it was a good investment. Rita was very excited about the prospect, and Mavis blabbed. So what happened? The accountant is suddenly wrong? He made a mistake? Rita was very excited about it at her second meeting with Bet also. Rita could have bought the Pub, under the promise by Bet, that Rita have a say in the way the Pub is run, and being a business woman who manages money well, has savings and earns profits, Rita's input might just have made The Rover's profitable. They could have used the profits to reinvest in the Pub, and make it so that it is worth more down the road than what it cost to buy it in the first place. There is Rita's return on investment, and she risks nothing, because if it turns out that the Pub fails financially, in the long run, Rita can still sell it for more than she paid. She did a lot more than let Bet down, she betrayed her.

[@oblongscone]

You do realise it isn't real, don't you?

[@bpoleary1]

​@@oblongsconeEveryone knows this is not real. That doesn't mean we can't discuss it realistically when its whole purpose is realistic fiction, at least back then it was.

[@richy69ify]

Quantity over quality trying to compete with Dead Enders. and that's why Julie had to leave, it was burning her out. She made Coronation ST, they should have stuck with the old formula. .

[@marklola12]

downhill after she left, also the ratings dropped 10 million

[@elizabethedwards5688]

Isn,t it funny that Vicky taught Bet was ungrateful! Bet really was one to be missed from bar maid to landlady.

[@stevebbuk]

They did the dirty on Julie Goodyear..and spoilt the show for good.

[@glamdolly30]

I don't know - talk is she became far too big for her boots, diva-ish and spiteful, and Corrie cast and crew were only too glad to see the back of her. The character of Bet Lynch became tougher and more brusque as the years went on - and I suspect this was the scriptwriters reflecting the actress who played her. Bet was a fantastic character given the most amazing situations and scripts. She was a gift of a role for any actress, and yes, Julie Goodyear was superb in the role and made it her own. But don't forget, she did not write the lines she spoke, the dialogue was pure gold and she was incredibly lucky to land the role of a lifetime. It was moving to see her say goodbye to the Rovers - and to Coronation Street - as we had seen her rival actress Pat Phoenix do, exiting in similar style in a black cab after some chat with the cab driver, 11 years earlier. Elsie Tanner was a far bigger and better character than Bet in my view and she elicited more respect and affection from the public. Poor Pat only had another two years to live after she left Corrie, she died far too young of lung cancer at 62. Julie is still going strong at 75 despite being a chain smoker too. I think it's a shame she returned to Corrie after this for an ill-fated, short time - apparently her diva ways had got out of control by this time and the hard work and long hours involved in starring on the soap didn't suit her. They say she often failed to learn her lines. She should have made this episode her final goodbye and never returned. But the fame and kudos of appearing in the show is a big draw for an actress who enjoys the limelight. I reckon if Pat Phoenix had lived she'd have ended up going back to the famous Cobbles too - more glamorous and feisty than ever! Oh how I wish that could have happened. Great to see this episode - brilliant script as always. many thanks.

[@PikaChewn]

glamdolly20 i was kind of hoping jean Alexander and Julie would have came back for Betty’s funeral for maybe a one off appearance

[@PikaChewn]

glamdolly20 Also yes I agree her 2002 return was terrible, for me it was the way they had written her character to be this bitter woman when the bet we all knew and loved was the direct opposite which kind of reflected more in her 2003 Blackpool comeback

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Elsie was nothing compared to Bet. Bet WAS the Street.

[@kevinlongman007]

stevebbuk She chose to leave the show.

[@MrBngwatson]

well done Bet!!

[@jetnight88]

Keys say era on it and it definitely was the end of a era. Love bet and miss her

[@boutrosboutrosghaliboutros3148]

Did you know that pubs started off as seedy backstreet dens where people would sneek into to get intoxicated.

[@valeriegordon3000]

And so how have they changed? ;)

[@JudgeHill]

I forgot that ITV used to put the little graphic in the upper right-hand corner to indicate the adverts were about to start. It’s funny how it’s THAT that’s made me nostalgic.

[@Uksoapfan]

I think Neighbours and H&A started this trend for younger characters in British soaps and extra weekly episodes. I know Crossroads did in the 1960s but apparently they were told to scale back the weekly eps.

[@shanefolan]

Not really no, in Eastenders and Brookside[both before Aussie soaps] they heavily featured young characters since the early 80s. Brookside paved the way for the new era and Eastenders took its lead, that's where the ratings and publicity were so Corrie ultimately joined that style in 1997. It was Brookside that ultimately set the tone for all soaps with its gritty style as we have today. Ironic that Brookside ultimately was the 1 that failed in the end.

[@JayJay-nc7pr]

I’d argue that the Plane Crash storyline of 1993 in Emmerdale completely reset the soap genre in this country, by the 1990s Coronation Street & Emmerdale we’re both lagging behind, Brookside & EastEnders, the former two has been on the air since 1960 & 1972 respectively and they had an audience that had grown with them, where as the latter two soaps, plus the Australian soaps were gaining younger viewers, Crossroads had been axed a few years earlier, Emmerdale was going the same way, and Coronation Street at the time feared it wouldn’t make it to the 2000s. The plane crash in Emmerdale placed all the soaps on a even keel, big storylines were in, character driven storylines were pushed to the back burner.

[@christopherdrennan5819]

I heard that Bet is coming back in Corrie. lets hope that she makes up with Rita, then she might buy the pub with her.

[@bostonblackie9503]

Bet came back 7 years later and it only lasted a few weeks. Total disaster! see " You Can't Fire Me I'm A Celebrity...Julie Goodyear.

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Why didn't Bet ask Rita and Vicky BOTH to come in with her?

[@redrebel4540]

Beverly callard before all the surgery!

[@gregmcfarnon1140]

Remember when they sacked Lynne Perrie for having lip fillers. These days the whole cast look like they've just walked out of a Harley Street clinic. Awful.

[@martinbeckett3367]

Brilliant corrie at its best

[@mikeblade3095]

Pure class

[@danfirewolfthorpe4550]

Vicki went behind the bar to speak to Bet, But came back in the front door XD

[@JayJay-nc7pr]

Let’s be honest, Bet was the shows leading lady during the 70s, 80s & early 90s, and she was great! It’s a rather fitting exit, after all the years being a good friend to all her peers and being a mother to Vickie, she was let down by them all one by one, yet she still had a smile on her face, and decided there and then to make a new life for herself, glad she forgave Vickie though later on though

[@josephlandrut4154]

If you follow coronation street you learn many things, which gives friendly advice within a relationship.

[@matthewfirth9911]

The street should have condemned Vicky and she should have left not Bet, who should have rented out a house with a friend. BTW, The McDonalds owning the Rovers would have been better than the Duckworth's.

[@markgenner7290]

Bet Leaves Weatherfield

[@glamdolly30]

It was all over for Corrie once Bet left, she was the last of the Corrie greats. Brilliantly written and acted scene between Bet and her spoiled brat stepdaughter Vicky. She thought she was doing Bet a huge favour by renting out a house to her - she wasn't even giving it to her rent-free! Bet did the right thing, how patronising, and after all Bet had done for her. Why was creepy Don Brennan brought in to do Bet's final scene with her? He was never a popular character and did not deserve that honour - in fact, Corrie producers eventually turned him into a stalker who kidnapped Alma Sedgewick and drove into the canal with her! The actress who played his wife Ivy did not get on with him - she had adored lovely Peter Dudley (Bert Tilsley) who died tragically young of a heart attack, they were great pals. The second Mr Tilsley was not half as nice - on and off screen - and that's why the bosses made the character a baddie then wrote him out. Corrie actors were difficult at their peril, as they didn't tend to last long on the show if they were unpopular behind the scenes! Great episode - thanks for uploading!

[@satansgenitalia]

About Don: I think that was the point. She left quietly, on her own terms, with only some background guy with dodgy intentions seeing her off.

[@valeriegordon3000]

Obviously in at least one episode he and Bet got together for some mutual solace.

[@kevinlongman007]

glamdolly20 yes i felt it was strange that her final scene was with Don. I think it should have been Mike Baldwin who was the last person to speak to her in the pub.

[@booth2710]

I totally agree. It took a nose dive from this point on. And never recovered.

[@ManUtdMrs]

Didn't Peter Dudley get written out due to being charged with gross indecency in the men's loos in Manchester?

[@curtwall7089]

Would be good if she was written back into corrie but this time with a new husband and puts things behind her and patched things up with rita and back behind the bar

[@Summer21.]

curt wall It would be good to see them patch things up again. 😊😃

[@MegaJake1971]

Didn't they patch it up when she returned in 2002?

[@kevinlongman007]

@@MegaJake1971 No.

[@shanefolan]

@@kevinlongman007 yea they brought her back in 2002 and made her hard faced and bitter and it was a general insult to the character's legacy. Having said that though, she was redeemed in 2003 to be more like her old self in her comeback.

[@lesgeorge9166]

Peggy Mitchell thinks she can clear a pub! Bet gilroy “ hold my beer” brilliant 😂

[@christophersargeant6291]

Iconic

[@dillonryan2540]

This episode was on itv3 on Tuesday the 2nd of June which is this week

[@bpoleary1]

This is one episode I can't believe is not on the Network 90s DVD boxset.

[@ChrisDrennan-ot7cl]

It’s on the 50th anniversary DVD collection

[@sineadmargaretlooby9015]

come back bet

[@RoughRider757]

Coronation Street wasn't shown in the States as often as East Enders. All these years later I'm just now discovering Coronation Street. It's actually really good. Just wish there were more people of color on that show like East Enders has. Must say the Brits do drama naturally.

[@007beck9]

Us brits give you the real thing In soap. American soaps give us fantasy.

[@deborahjohnstone7930]

Take me back please !

[@softshallow7435]

It depends when you were young and watched it, I’ve watched different clips in here from 70’s 80’s 90’s even 2000’s, every time afew say this was when coronation was brilliant, then it went downhill. I thing every storyline comes around again and again through the decades, alright these days they comeback after a year and other soaps follow the same storylines as same writers write for other soaps too.

[@trevorthompson7604]

Good luck bet

[@LoganLavery]

Ken's hairdo....does he think he's in a boy band or what?!?!

[@Diamondelle84]

Call it a late midlife crisis

[@handsoffmycactus2958]

What? It's a terrible old man's hair cut

[@stevencassidy6982]

Property speculation? How very eighties.

[@TheVote2010]

Steven Cassidy this is 1995

[@excelents]

Is that "On the street where you live" playing in the Supermarket ?

[@jubileebaby9787]

Go on Bet, pure northern grit on show there..

[@jessicahainesmusic]

Wow. The way she delivers the sexual harassment lines like it's a Monty Python sketch. Probably how the scene was directed. No wonder it's taken nearly 25 years for women to come forward about such things when the media gaslighted them into believing it was trivial.

[@mattylamb9194]

To be fair, what he was doing was pretty trivial. A letch sure, but he was hardly dangerous

[@mattylamb9194]

Of course, she complained to an even bigger letch than the one who was trying to peer up her skirt

[@curiositypiqued6573]

Corona street lost its two best characters in the space of a year (Bet and Raquel)

[@cmillward1119]

Underneath it all Bet was so angry because she felt betrayed by the people she helped and done for over the years and the reward she only gained from it was losing the place that was her name and pride which is an absolute humilation.

[@tellydav]

Do you by any chance have the Carlsberg "Probably the best large hair in the world" ad that came on right after this episode?

[@neilrobinson1815]

a sad tribute

[@givemethevalium]

Remember watching this...nowhere near as iconic as should have been. Seeing it again, I hate the cabbie cutaway as Julie Goodyear does her last line. Also Don Brennan is given weird prominence given him and Bet weren't really ever in many scenes together

[@kaysmith8992]

That Vicky was a bit dim if she couldn't understand why her 'offer' offended Bet

[@carolinewatson2251]

Apparently Jack got her the boot second time round.

[@martinistakis1825]

I wish they had given her a nicer exit like Elsie Tanner.

[@SF-wz5tz]

Did your one Vicky go out the back door of the Rovers, just to walk round the pub, and come back in the front door? 🤔😂

[@donnn-ow4rj]

Has vicky ever been mentioned? She is one of Steve's many ex wives????

[@shanefolan]

@@donnn-ow4rj She returned in the late 90s in Brighton I recall for a stint.

[@stephenmcconnell1000]

Fuck knows how many takes it took for her to climb into the taxi without knocking that Taj Mahal wig off.

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

I wonder which scrubber will inherit that wig after Julie passes onto the great cobbled street in the sky!

[@glamdolly30]

LOL! Bet's wig got bigger and bigger over the years - Elsie Tanner was the same, by the time she left the show, she could hardly get her bonce through the Rovers' double doors!

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Oi you scrubber, are you on Facebook?

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Where can I find you outside of the youtube warm loving faaaaaamily?

[@davidwinson2319]

I have got to be honest I hated Corrie I’m no soap fan but my mum said that Julie was great in Corrie. when I look again I know what my mum means now.

[@sallyannekloar1470]

It's not always dom on glum on coronation street throw to 2020 its happiness too

[@dillonryan2540]

This is one of bets funny scenes of coronation Street when she was in it

[@josephlandrut4154]

People employed for coronation street are quality employees.

[@ChrisTCAP]

Not been reading the Guardian have you?? ;) Reg

[@davidjanson9900]

comm 42 the game was up by now

[@kevinlongman007]

Ha ha Reg was brilliant.

[@thewatcheronthewall85]

Man I miss the 90s, England is a mess today, Labour destroyed us....

[@david1731048]

Yeah, because the Tories did so much good for the north in the 80s & 90s....

[@football-od3ez]

I miss this landlady

[@IntimateCabaret]

I quit watching for good not long after this

[@thecritic2746]

Were Vicky and Rita right not to give Bet the money or not? Let’s see what everyone thinks...

[@tricia4479]

What happened to Reggie's hair.... 😂

[@mattylamb9194]

Ha ha - a lovely toupee

[@artemiszeus9735]

I wish they had given her a happier exit.

[@shanefolan]

I think people here are being quite deluded over the old style of Corrie pre 1997 before Brian Park transformed it.Yea it was a different style but it had being highly criticized by fans and critics and ratings were suffering because it was too detached from reality and modern living ,outdated and lacked the gritty and more fast paced dramatic style of Brookside and Eastenders. Yes Corrie of yesteryear was a lot more innocent and lighthearted but noway in hell would or could it have survived in that format, The ratings would have went into terminal decline. You really can't please people. Had they kept in this style and being cancelled people here would say it should have changed to be more modern etc. Also it is becoming cliche for every soap clip 2 years or older on youtube gets a comment about how it was better back then and had lost its way.

[@CharlieFlemingOriginal]

I agree, I remember the time this happened quite clearly. Brian Park did what he had to do to save the show, but before he came along maybe Julie Goodyear thought it was best to jump ship. Maybe she was right, although her career ended, at least she left on her terms. Corrine was in hard times in those days... If she hadn't have left, maybe Brian Park would have killed the character off.

[@shanefolan9175]

@@CharlieFlemingOriginal I don't think she'd have being forced out with Brian Park though. Afterall he kept all the vintage characters and just got rid of dead wood. She was never deadwood and quite prominent and in fairness he didn't fire any prominent characters who'd being there for decades with the cast cull. I am thinking that soaps have a handful of characters that no new producer is allowed to touch. So in EastEnders Sharon, Stacey, Ian and Phil would be on the safe list and before that Peggy, Dot and Pauline and Grant would always have been safe from the chop unless they did something very bad. In Corrie I'd say back then Ken, Deirdre, Mavis, Emily, Rita, Betty would be on the do not touch list. In Emmerdale you'd have Cain Dingle, Eric Pollard, Zac Dingle and maybe a few more of the Dingles like Chas and Charity that no producer is allowed to axe. But having said that there were some shocking axings over the years such as Kathy from Emmerdale or Ronnie from Eastenders;I would have thought they were immune from the axe. The producer who killed off Ronnie though was axed himself soon after for the mess he made.

[@rayoflight6505]

24:38 his face 😂

[@felisityfoxx7224]

Julie Goodyear played a good part for a number of years, and she played it well. She then became a parody of herself in later years. The most recent return was bloody awful.

[@craigyboy7843]

I totally agree. The return was a bit cringe worthy

[@007beck9]

@@craigyboy7843 that's the 2002 return she was awful in. She was better in the 2003 return in Blackpool with liz Mcdonald, Fred, Steve and Karen.

[@Itsclarkew7]

Where do they do the pub food?