Coronation Street - April 1998

[@stewartmarlow]

Nick Tinsley, I've seen Trees that are less wooden..

[@bpoleary1]

I would have loved if there was a scene featuring Jon Lindsay's wife witnessing his arrest, and seeing her devastated, especially after all the things she said to Deirdre. That really was a missed opportunity.

[@SuzyQ334]

Hopefully, she gets hers at her "husband's" court case. No spoilers please if that doesn't happen. I'm not re-watching. I missed all episodes from the 1990s so am seeing them fresh.But I'll be really disappointed if we don't get to see that man tried and convicted.

[@lynnem3300]

Technically she was a victim too, but it's difficult to feel sorry for her.

[@HelloImNik]

@@SuzyQ334 spoilers, this was broadcast 26 years ago 😂

[@carasmith549]

@@lynnem3300 Well, I certainly don't. She enabled him. Surely, knowing he'd had a full-blown affair with Deirdre would have been enough to make the wife distrust him and think twice about staying with him. But no, he was still Mr. Wonderful in her deluded eyes. Even if Deirdre had been a femme fatale - albeit with flying-saucer glasses and a croaky voice - who had lured and ensnared poor gullible Jon (who for some strange reason couldn't resist her) you'd think the wife would at least start wondering what kind of weak, easily led fool she had married - but no, she was still too starry-eyed about him herself. I wonder if he'd married her in his pilot's uniform?

[@Leonie-h2e]

It's probably on the cutting room floor

[@Dukes-nt1er]

Hello EVE.....................MORE 90s Weatherfield joy.............Thanks again.....

[@joycebursey2183]

Thanks once again.

[@tazzie2shoos]

Without Bet, Alec Gilroy is an unpleasant, sneaky weasel of a man. He needed Bet to keep him in order.

[@simonshreeve5580]

Thank you for uploading the episodes of Coronation street dated April1998 EveHenley Spread.

[@carolynfastories7074]

i started watching Corrie in 1997 as a kid, it is a joy watching all these Corrie episodes back -- and there are so much of the details that went over my head which are seeming so much vivid watching it all back now as an adult! At the time I didnt truly appreciate how neglectful Zoe was to little Shannon and how much Ashley let her take advantage of him! All these years later little Shannon passing is still heatbreaking...Ashley was warned so many times by everyone that Zoe was using him, and she wasn't coping with Shannon but because he cared he overlooked all the warning signs. He tried to be firm with Zoe trying to get her to act more responsibly but sadly it was all too late x

[@Cackle77]

Classic line from diedre as she was released and saw Linsey!

[@marilyngreen6811]

Zoe is a terrible mother, she would not have a roof over her head if it were not for Ashley.

[@simonshreeve5580]

@marilyngreen6811 Exactly!

[@mfitzy100]

Who the fcuk would leave Zoe tattersall in charge of a till full of money?? Ffs 🤦‍♂️

[@eatmywords]

and who would you suspect if the till was short? maud, who's been working there for a few years? or the drug dependent ignorant child who couldn't care about anyone but herself? but yeah, the stupidity is strong in ashley, no less because of his need to replace 'ts' with 'ks'. he should shack up with deirdre. through their combined idiocy, the would eventually harmonise into a perfect state of mental lethargy, whereupon there would come a time when they will evaporate into another dimension where stupidity is considered the highest form of intelligence.

[@SuzyQ334]

Or a baby.

[@ddrose06]

I wouldn't trust that little bitch with yesterday's paper.

[@Lushgirl81]

Imagine turning up to find your long lost dad and he turns out to be Les Battersby! The disappointment.

[@NadeenaMorgan]

😢😢😢 poor handsome young man, pity his dad might be Les

[@ss-md3vj]

Well Greg turned out to be even worse.

[@carasmith549]

5:24:56 - Good grief, how thick is Ashley? It's as if he's been brainwashed by that surly little brat Zoe. He was never that soft and gullible when with Maxine or Kelly (the childminder). The first time money goes missing from the till is when Zoe 'helps' out in the shop, and he immediately thinks it's Maud's fault?!

[@ddrose06]

Deidre's cell-mate was in the 1985 movie "Letter to Brezhnev." Good film.

[@David-h4z2s]

Liverpool actress Maggie Clarke 🎉

[@staceygrove5976]

Goodness Me, was that it, then? I'd read for years about the iconic 'Free The Weatherfield One' campaign, and had assumed Deirdrie's imprisonment was a long-running saga, not a seventeen day 'blink and you'll miss it' affair!

[@adamrj7286]

love this Deirdre in prison storyline thanks for uploading these

[@eatmywords]

she wouldn't have lasted a day in prison acting like that.

[@lynnem3300]

Seems she is as irritating inside as outside.

[@carasmith549]

That Miss Veetch is an absolute beetch, isn't she? Poor Deirdre, but her own attitude and behaviour was a complete disaster in the circumstances. A lesson in How To Make Yourself Look Like a Lily-Livered Target in Three Easy Steps: cry a lot, snap at everybody and say the word "innocent" fifty times a day. She'd obviously never seen The Shawshank Redemption: How To Deal With Wrongful Imprisonment With Dignity.

[@londonlady227]

They were trying to help though.....

[@simonshreeve5580]

@carasmith 549 I may seem old-fashioned, but prison warders are not really employed to be friends with the inmates. As far as I can see Miss Veetch was only really telling Deirdre a fact. If she is going to be in prison for some time she will have to get used to the food. Still Miss Veetch is calling her Deidre and not Barlow. That is something!

[@lynnem3300]

Giving Dreary a symbolic slap on the face to finally shut up her moaning was a gift to us all.

[@eivissalyn655]

No she knows that it's better for prisoners to accept it rather than fight it.

[@NadeenaMorgan]

Deidre never asks who paid the lawyers and her bail ?

[@tazzie2shoos]

That was a lovely bit of acting between Judy and Gary Mallett on discovering their pregnancy, very realistic and touching.

[@915madness]

Jacks face after that sneaky drag on that ciggies next to the phone 😂😂😂😂

[@londonlady227]

Margi Clarke....Letter to Breshnev. A classic film and an entertaining actress to watch. Mother of Tyrone....setting that up for the future.

[@mirandawinstead2465]

When Shannon died i actually cried like a baby👶😫

[@eatmywords]

we can at least be thankful ashley will no longer say 'likkle'.

[@SuzyQ334]

@@eatmywords ha ha -but I bet he continues to say "Maxime". 😃

[@londonlady227]

That baby didn't stand a chance. The Malletts should've fought harder.

[@angelapay3718]

@@londonlady227 according to “Dr Tattersall” there was nowt wrong with her.

[@howiseeit5129]

All these years later it still affects me when I watch it

[@bonbon0416]

3:28:50 Such a sweet moment between Judy and Gary when they learn they are having a baby.

[@NadeenaMorgan]

But is it his? Or her boss's?

[@David-h4z2s]

Boring scene won't be loving the kids when there Gobby 15 year olds ☹️😫

[@katy4779]

Poor Mike busting a gut for Deirdre but can see Alma's point of view too... sad for them both. God Ken is such a negative bore! John Stape 5:19:40

[@eatmywords]

negative?! didn't he just go through a good share of weatherfield's middle-aged women for £50 a pop? how negative is that?

[@SuzyQ334]

I totally see Alma's point of view. I actually really liked Deirdre but most women would have dumped Lindsay the minute they found out a) he'd lied about being a working pilot and b) continued to lie about choosing to work as a tie salesman instead of all the other non-flying jobs that would be offered to airline pilots retired on medical grounds. Deirdre is definitely "guilty" of gross stupidity if nothing else.

[@londonlady227]

Ken Barlow didn't do a thing, as usual. He's about as much use as a fart in a lift.

[@simonshreeve5580]

@@londonlady227 Ken Barlow has a philosophy. Better to do nothing than the wrong thing.

[@jaclynholland-strauss7054]

Since Dierdre has been cleared, why wouldn't that travel agency take her back? Apparently, she was great at her job.

[@londonlady227]

People would have memory of her being in jail and that stuff sticks. Especially if she has access to money. Cleared or not, she was gullible enough to make bad decisions and usually many don't want to employ that type of character.

[@itallia666]

I knew the actress Gaynor Faye who plays Judy Mallett had a famous author mother & ive been racking my brains out trying to remember who the author was It was Fay Weldon! Authoress of many books but most famously as the writer of The Life & Loves of a She Devil Which was made into a tv series In the mid 1980s It was a brilliant story & it was sheer relief for me to have eventually remembered Gaynor Fayes real life mum Thanks EHS 🇬🇧👧

[@allthingsjana7870]

Yeah , sadly she passed away last year I think.

[@croccus0311]

I think her mum was Kay Mellor, who has written many popular TV dramas. 🎭

[@itallia666]

@@croccus0311 I actually found out Gaynors mum was the novelist & writer Faye Weldon who wrote the fabulous Life & Loves of a She Devil Thanks though for replying Peace 🇬🇧👧

[@sassy-cat]

Definitely Kay mellor and she wrote the syndicate,fat friends and many others which Gaynor starred in

[@flumpaustin1994]

No it wasn't. Her mother was Kay Mellor.

[@ginagina9720]

Awwwww RIP baby Shannon I’ve been crying watching this episode…..and that kiss Deirdre gave Mike in the pub wow 😮 no wonder alma is kicking off with Mike and also Mike got a slap 👋 off alma for putting the £10k up for Deirdre’s defence and in a way i don’t blame alma slapping Mike because after all he did go behind Alma’s back to pay for it but I still think Mike as a soft spot for Deirdre…thank you for the episodes EVE

[@chrismacdonald7955]

Gail's acting skills...Whispering voice, Blink, blink, blink blink blink, blink...repeat.

[@David-h4z2s]

Steve's bonce is going strange so it is surprised Jim doesn't pull him up on it😂🍺🍻🥃

[@emmaclarke2885]

59:18 That's not seriously meant to be Bruce Jones and Carolyn Pickles surely?! Looks nothing like either of them! 🙂

[@angelapay3718]

Shannon didn’t stand a chance with Zoe did she? Poor little mite 😞💔 Ashley conveniently forgets how Zoe smoked continually around a coughing baby how she was left to cry for long periods sorry zero sympathy here an alert mother would have spotted the 🚩’s Betty clocked there was a problem 2 seconds after being with Shannon in the shop. Shannon died needlessly through neglect. 4:29:37 have i missed an episode in which Zoe woke up to herself & was actually a mother to Shannon? Because what she is saying makes no sense. Judy is nuts telling Zoe about the pregnancy

[@netibiza1]

Not many people would recognise meningitis!

[@Deborah4Antiques]

Gail acts like she owns everyones lives, and she will rule them.

[@allthingsjana7870]

Alma is getting on my nerves this month lol

[@brandenyates3027]

Slapping Emily bishop is like slapping a child you just don’t do it she was so remorseful and sincere to Zoe

[@David-h4z2s]

A vile evil creature the Zoey character council estate druggie monster 👹 girl👹

[@mirandawinstead6540]

After Jim's accident is the police officer who talks to Steve John stape or did i imagine it 🤣

[@brandenyates3027]

It’s John stape and if you remember in a past KZbin video of Corrie marton was in the canteen at the hospital and the nurse with blonde hair was Beth who married Kirk xxx

[@randnsmom]

This whole month, some poor person has always been trying to start their car everytime there's an outdoor scene. 😂😂

[@AntoniusReginaldus]

I wondered what was going on with that too, but then I realized it must be somebody at the garage, if not Kevin himself.

[@StellaBastienne]

Ken self righteous pratt

[@itallia666]

I remember many years ago i decided to do some work with the womens prison service & the Open University non academic courses which were free of charge & designed to combat bad educational experiences. I was working as a Psychologist With mental health services & this idea to involve women with bad experiences during school & Their reluctance to take GCE exams etc. Anyway, as the Open University told me that some prisons took advantage of working through their educational packs & thus the person gaining a certificate Went a long way in gaining self confidence & persuit of further education when leaving prison. It ended with me leading some groups of women prisoners in the education packs I expected hardened criminals & resentment among these women ( this was a very long time ago & i hadnt had much experience in this area) I was gobsmacked by the amazing interest & intelligence in these women! Many were in Prison because they found themselves trying to cope alone ( their men folk abandoning them) with children & turning to crime to try & feed & clothe their kids! & for me it was a case of There for the grace of God..etc These women were just like us Strong & determined to do their time & get their kids back I enjoyed being with them & watched with pride as they worked their way through many of the packs that the Open University had provided. Once they got their completion certificates, they carried on with more educational courses I was so pleased when a few of my ladies went on to do GCSE's & completed them with flying colours! I kept in touch with a couple of the women who once released went on to take more educational exams which increased their chances in better jobs which they did! Its so easy to condem those with a criminal past until you meet people in prison, you would find those who were just unfortunate to get caught & hadnt done anyone any harm. All they wanted was to give their families a better standard of living. Deirdre in this instance was unfortunate, being convicted when she was innocent but her attitude of holier than thou was wrong. Sometimes we have to make the best of a bad job & try to get along with others. Being aloof & being better than Others only makes a rod for your own back. I also found prison officers & guards really helpful & they got along very well with the inmates Ok there are some who are vinegary & sour but they are few. Thanks EHS 🇬🇧👧

[@scouseaussie1638]

Boring story

[@allthingsjana7870]

Jeremy Beadle 😂😂😂😂 Miss the 90s

[@joannenash1247]

Omg when vera slaps Jack's back lmao 😂 best bit of this episode

[@simonshreeve5580]

Coronation Street April 15th 1998 from 3:00:07 to 3:22:33 This is to give other watcher a precise guide to the dates in April 1998 the period of time shown.

[@CherylCoolCat]

I cannot bear Gail’s saccharine voice. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@carasmith549]

Jack under hypnosis! "Duckworth? Who be he?" Yes, he's now Lusty Jack Johnson from Weatherfield, so why does he have a West Country accent like Robert Newton's Long John Silver?

[@michaelroberts7374]

2:10:37 my favourite Les Battersby scene!!

[@mirandawinstead6540]

Mikes wife is very Diana like there's 2 people in our marriage not 3! 😁

[@londonlady227]

Diana had been gone 8 months already by now. Strange to see it never was mentioned in any soaps at the time as nowadays anything major is mentioned, especially in Eastenders if it's anything Royal.

[@maisiehargreaves3210]

Is it me or was Deirdre’s cell mate Tyrone’s mum ?

[@EveHenleySpread]

Spot on!

[@emmaclarke2885]

2:14:35 Mary Docherty exposes Jon Lindsay

[@SuzyQ334]

Anyone on this channel remember the excellent British TV series Bad Girls (set in a women's prison)? Mary was one of the "Julies". And if you don't remember it, they had prison guards far nastier than Deirdre's tormentor. It's definitely worth a look if you can find it.

[@parati1309]

Deidre's cellmate is cool. I love her. Deidre is cruising for a bruising. Deserved.

[@PamelaTurnbull-s2k]

Daft Deidre, how so many feel sorry for her is beyond my comprehension.

[@paulettejadowski4170]

Always love d Margi Clark,always came across as good for a laugh.Rip

[@briangatt2956]

How does Jack Duckworth's doctor know he's not diabetic without blood tests?

[@londonlady227]

Urine tests can determine the same thing initially but usually checking a patient's feet give a lot of clues. Circulatory issues.

[@staceygrove5976]

3:07:33 The scriptwriters stole that joke from an episode of 'Only Fools And Horses' when Del visits his GP for a checkup.

[@londonlady227]

6:09:53 It reminds me of lying down, doesn't it you Barbara?

[@staceygrove5976]

32:48 Benny Lewis, eh? Remember him? 1972, I think.

[@JanePilkington]

I'd be afraid to look for long lost parents. They gave you away a reason

[@frqnkkirk8552]

Edward Longshanks through Les Batisbys son Greg from the balcony of his Castle in the movie Braveheart

[@dickterpene8697]

BrianGatt mentioned this already. stop hoovering up comments and then spitting them back out of your self.

[@dementednun1175]

Nick is studying health n fitness..... so why is there a criminal being brought in for show and tell

[@carasmith549]

According to the script it's part of the "humanities module" of his college course, but does seem a bit daft. I suppose it's just a convenient way of introducing some drama and danger into Nick and Leanne's marriage, to see if they weather their first storm.

[@carasmith549]

Even more daft, regarding those scenes, is when the talk from Darren the Murderer is over, one of the first things daffy Nick Tilsley says is "he should be in prison!" Err... he is. (For now).

[@londonlady227]

How a human body can suffer while incarcerated.

[@simonshreeve5580]

Not only is he a criminal, he is a murderer.

[@johnwalters4792]

Deep Purple 😁

[@lynnem3300]

How could any parent expose their baby to all that cigarette smoke? I'm talking about the ACTUAL, REAL LIFE parents of the child playing the role of Shannon/Katie.

[@mathewdunne5771]

seriously - has Judy Mallett ever had a good idea?

[@bowler8]

5:20:17...the cop talking to steve mcdonald is the future John Snape

[@briangatt2956]

i just recognised Les's son as Phillip who got winged out of the castle window by Edward Longshanks in Fakeheart i mean Braveheart.

[@jacquelinegoddard9076]

good observation

[@David-h4z2s]

Remember that bit in the film 🎥

[@02bher1]

I found it sweet the way Mike stayed by Diedre's side no matter what. Alma was a bitter jealous woman. It's only when you get into trouble that you see who your real friends are.

[@londonlady227]

One drama after another with Deirdre....honestly she should've been happy to be out. After everything Ken did really...

[@netibiza1]

She is so self important!

[@noeljr.7724]

I don't think Veitch was intentionally evil to the inmates but rather a person who was worn down by their work. She had heard it all before and probably on a daily basis.

[@emilyyoung8956]

The conjuring 2 is my favourite movie from the collection of movies under the conjuring title. 👻👻👻👻👻👻👻

[@dickterpene8697]

Get lost

[@mfitzy100]

John stape at 5.20!!!!!

[@SuzyQ334]

Playing a cop. I think by the time he appeared as John Snape, Corrie had already lost the plot. 😄

[@simonshreeve5580]

That woman who used to be that strict warder in Bad Girls is spinning a bit of a yarn.

[@staceygrove5976]

She tried to be strict, but the inmates didn't take her very seriously, or at least that's my recollection. Didn't they kidnap her once, or something?

[@rolandkarwiese4973]

Jack and Vera are the best

[@staceygrove5976]

Re Jack Duckworth's session with the hypnotherapist, I'd give the scriptwriters 9/10 for effort, 5/10 for content.

[@ddrose06]

Pity Gail didn't tell Nick that she was shagging his father's cousin, Ian, and if he'd agreed to let her go with him to Australia, as she had begged him to. Brian would be alive, and she'd be living in Australia . And Nick wouldn't have laid eyes on her since he was 8 years old.

[@ddrose06]

The only Corrie character that i disliked more than that Zoe, was Vera's mum. Well, Les Battersby is tied with Vera's mum. If I lived on the street, with him as a neighbor, I would limit my communication, with him, to either taking the piss or giving him a swift kick in the bollocks.

[@staceygrove5976]

1:18:07 Arsene Wenger to the right, facing the camera...

[@David-h4z2s]

No wonder Gary's Bonce Is going weird putting up with Judy and sour doom face Zoey😫😖☹️🙈

[@pandacutlets83]

Flippin' 'eck, it was quiet while the Mallets weren't on..lol

[@StellaBastienne]

Emily should pressed charges assault against Zoe, because she grieving no excuses for her bad bevihour

[@roybarnes-thewildlifeman1855]

The vindictive prison officer is so unlikely…..

[@SuzyQ334]

There's a brilliant 1990s British TV series set in a women's prison called Bad Girls. Once you get into it, it is compulsive viewing. Deirdre's saviour Mary was in it. Anyway, some of the prison officers were far more diabolical than Deirdre's.

[@qatiemunro]

And Jack's hypnotist is a prison officer in Bad Girls, and she's far worse than Veitch!

[@briangatt2956]

She keeps calling herself Warden but Warden's an American term for Governor.

[@simonshreeve5580]

@roybarnes-thewildlifeman1855 Well it is plain to see you had never watched Prisoner: Cell Block H past episode 287. There was a prison officer called Joan Ferguson known as the Freak. J. F. was as vindictive as they come and a rotten bully. Joan Ferguson was an older version of Tracey Barlow. Very often deliberately saying thing to try and provoke inmates and officers alike. IN Episode 309 Joan Ferguson provoked Joyce Barry into hItting her, and Joyce Barry is usually as tame as Emily Bishop or Ken Barlow!

[@johnwalters4792]

​@@simonshreeve5580Wonderful Prisoner and also Within these walls.

[@David-h4z2s]

Steve looks the doctor now with his bonce now😮

[@davidfos84]

Jesus, Ken is in need of some clinical assistance.

[@NadeenaMorgan]

All parents and baby minders should know CPR and first aid

[@David-h4z2s]

Why is John being taken into a woman's prison?

[@EveHenleySpread]

He transitioned after arrest! ;-)

[@David-h4z2s]

😂🎉

[@CherylCoolCat]

Pretty sure Amanda Barrie AKA Alma has had an eye lift IRL. 👀

[@andrewroywake5891]

Love jackie dobbs...deardre be lucky girl...xxx

[@annmc8392]

Creepy Ken😝

[@DementedNun121]

What annoyed me was Tracy was no where to be seen while her mom was locked up ... granted her acting chops where limited, but she still should of popped up same with Blanche the story line could of been extended.

[@simonshreeve5580]

At 4:37:12 I am amazed Deidre didn't say "Don't you start. I got enough of this form Ken." That would have given Alma an idea as to why Deidre moved out of Ken's house.

[@emily0xx]

Alma over Deidre any day idc

[@simonshreeve5580]

Coronation Street April 17th 1998 from 3:22:34 to 3:44:19

[@catherinefitzpatrick5579]

It's sad judy dies leaving her tiwns

[@AntoniusReginaldus]

"Gear box"!

[@dickterpene8697]

Transmission

[@simonshreeve5580]

What has happened in this episode just shows you there can be jealous wives as well as jealous husbands the way Alma has been carrying on.

[@David-h4z2s]

Rita better send Deirdre some packets of Strawberry 🍓 Bonn's and Pack's of baccy🚬 From the Kabin For Deirdre to use as currency💸💰 in the clink👮🏢🤑

[@simonshreeve5580]

Coronation Street April 24th 1998 4:52:45 to 5:15:48

[@lynnem3300]

Asley's anger towards Fred Elliot was actually projection of his own guilt for failing to take care of Shannon. He was just as responsible for Shannon's death as Zoe was. You can't witness child neglect and do nothing.

[@carolynfastories7074]

poor Ashley though was too passive with Zoe because he cared and wanted to help her, so sadly he chose to overlook what everyone was trying to warn him about-- that Zoe was using him and she wasn't ready to be a mother. He should have put his foot down with her sooner but tragically it was all too little too late x

[@HelloImNik]

she had meningitis - no one was to blame

[@elijaprice]

1:12:50 = Me every Monday morning.

[@MariaBlack-yq1gx]

I must be the only one but I could not stand Hayley.

[@David-h4z2s]

Old Harold Lad😫

[@CherryO-Aus6]

Haha love it love 😅

[@AntoniusReginaldus]

Gay-yul is often a nagging bhitc, but I have noticed that when there's a funeral, she is very compassionate and treats people she doesn't like carefully.

[@frqnkkirk8552]

Jim McDonald hit Rock Bottom in the Rovers Return asking Des Barns for the price of a pint of beer

[@Teener9791]

Ashley not wanting Zoe to except Judy's help when she reached out for help makes him partially at fault in my book. If she had been allowed some bits of time to rest or relax she may have been a better mom and on the other hand Judy may have caught Shannon's sickness in time. I really liked Ashley but that tarnished him for me.

[@nicolemclean9028]

Mike outside the jail sayin to derdrie i told u i'd get u out didnt i, but he didnt get her out, lindsey ex wife evidence got her out!!!!

[@maisiehargreaves3210]

His solicitor I think that’s what he meant

[@amandabotterill1000]

Halts gone to buy a new fanny 😅😅😅😅

[@HelloImNik]

you ok hun?