Coronation Street - August 1981

[@mickeyh1961]

What a little piece of heaven , takes me back to a much simpler happier time , loved the characters and story lines

[@liamoification]

Eee the good old days when the doctor used to call at your house. Skip 40 years later and you can’t even get a telephone appointment with one!

[@nicolataylor6011]

About time they got back to work..disgraceful

[@angelapay3718]

@@nicolataylor6011 the cull continues……not content with knocking the old folk off with midazolam all those cancers going undetected will wipe tens of thousands out but hey gotta make room for the dinghy divers eh?

[@cicerodiello1]

Dial a script

[@KuchiKopi179]

Perhaps if they didn't make becoming a doctor so expensive on top of being a trial through hell and back more students would study medicine. Also the pitiful salary doesn't help. Unless of course you are ready to travel all around the UK to do locum, or study more to become a consultant.

[@dementednun1175]

Most of the receptionists are very rude I find in doctors, and if you move to a new location very difficult to get accepted by a doctor

[@glamdolly30]

"Shut yer gob Vera - it's a danger to low flying aircraft!" Another killer line from our Elsie!

[@katy4779]

Poor Emily was always taken for granted. Looking after Tracy for holidays, babysitting, putting folk up like Blanche, now Albert.

[@shanemanchester]

Emily’s a great character. Been through lots of dramatic storylines. 😀👍

[@alexanderjones9572]

Taster for Percy ( see above).

[@KuchiKopi179]

Kindest person on the street, I know plenty of people like her.

[@jstewart3517]

Emily enjoyed being center gossiper

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Deidre snaps her fingers, and Nanny Emily jumps! She’s just like a trained seal! 😂🤣

[@glamdolly30]

1981 has arrived with bells on - HURRAH! How unbelievably exciting (I did a double take when I saw them listed just now!) Off to fetch a cuppa and enjoy these superb feature length episodes - the perfect holiday entertainment for this raging insomniac! Bless you and THANK YOU so very much, for this festive feast of vintage Corrie! Wishing you a very merry Christmas and wonderful times to come in 2021, you certainly deserve them for your many kindnesses throughout the year. Big hug. XXX

[@MrIrrepressible]

Burt is a legend, the way he spoke to brian. What a good dad he is

[@cn4936]

Absolutely. Most parents today side with their spoiled kids. They want to be 'liked' by their kids. Burt took him down a peg and quite rightly so. My ex in-laws were bloody vile. Gail had great in laws. :)

[@joannesears7019]

I LIVE for Coronation Street. Thank you so very much for uploading these episodes of heaven ..

[@cherylreznor181]

What even today's corrie?

[@cherylreid-panasiewicz6485]

You can see how in August 1981 that the seeds for the Ken/Mike/Deirdre triangle were planted. You have Ken and Deirdre living with Uncle Albert, who will not give them any space as newlyweds, you have Ken and Mike starting to dislike one another as well as Mike being flirty with Deirdre and her being all too aware of his feelings. It is great stuff.

[@susi-emily]

I don't think you can blame Uncle Albert, it's his house after all. I think Ken and Deirdre have got a cheek thinking they can treat his house as theirs and shove him in one room.

[@aaronmoss4275]

Never could stand Gail. Without question my least favorite character.

[@02bher1]

Wished that I have had a father in law like Burt.

[@jaapseiye2246]

thanks again for taking the time to upload these.

[@theresapierce3934]

Well said, Mike, Ken needs telling.

[@shylinh5939]

Yes, it was great the way Mike cut through Ken's hypocritical BS and showed him for what he is.

[@cherylreid-panasiewicz6485]

Watching these episodes makes me prefer Mike to Ken.

[@queendeirdre7436]

Elsie's Celtic knot earrings ❤ Love them 😊

[@lorraineydays57]

It was well known in the eighties that you could contract Shingles from someone with Chickenpox, and there was me thinking Ken was well read. " Old wives tale " indeed!

[@clareshaughnessy2745]

You go Hilda!! Don’t let that poor old rabbit get used by Eddie. I totally agree with every word

[@jonathancheetham7683]

It’d have been nice if Len & Rita had been able to adopt John.

[@bernadetteaspinall6710]

I really hope Bert’s (Peter Dudley) actual family know how well thought of he was.. see so many comments about how well liked he was.❤

[@DIETRICHCICCONE]

Bert was such a nice guy...though God knows what he was on when he said yes to Ivy 🙄

[@annmc8392]

Have to agree with Mike, it's a bit late to play Daddy Ken.

[@jonathancheetham7683]

I really like Len

[@algie-t2w]

Vera is a Gorgon. As Oscar Wilde writes: "She's a monster without being a myth".

[@colinjennings3661]

Moxey from Auf wiedersehen pet Brian's mate at the garage.

[@SuzyQ334]

Colin Jennings - Well spotted. I loved Auf Wiedershen and Moxey was a great character.

[@michaelroberts7374]

O-o-only when he's l-lighting a fire!❤

[@dominewimbury2039]

What a lovely lad John is

[@MsArrowroot]

Agreed. So much better than gobby Sharon and Jenny.

[@algie-t2w]

In our practice the GPs will only make a house call if the patient (or is it 'customer') is in the end stage of a terminal illness. High time GP contracts were re-written to serve the interests of patients and not the interests of GPs on an average salary of £90,000 paid for by us.

[@soniaclarkstewart]

Yes, you do have a predisposition to shingles if you had chicken pox!

[@amyishere67]

Rita’s sudden maternal itch is quite the boring story line

[@gilliangrant8764]

I agree and so unlikely it's actually hard to stomach! She wasn't very maternal when Ken Barlow had to go and see her about the Bates kid not doing well at school, she was hard faced and ultra common.

[@HelloImNik]

she wasn't very maternal when she slapped chesney which caused a whole court case in the early 2000s

[@sheenamcguire123]

Hated the character John couldn’t act

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

54:11 Uncle Albert was really rude to Mrs Walker, even if it was none of her business. 3:22:42 Emily's face at the thought she is stuck with uncle Albert for a few weeks. Uncle Albert: "woollen underpants and I know it's August but I'm freezing" 😂😂Response to video only.

[@mariemurray3638]

Changed days when fostered 13year old John is left on his own while Len and Rita work, and she’s even considering letting him go to the reggae ‘do’ ! And do Jack and Vera ever mention Are Turry, or has he already left home?

[@londonlady227]

Ken was so condecening and stiff with Tracey.

[@RichardGodber-p1s]

He was in general .. stuck up

[@ameenyousaf2839]

Little nick is adorable

[@angelapay3718]

Shame Mr Fox didn’t give R Brian a straightner he’s been begging for it. Jack calling Mavis a little cracker & Bert’s response😂 I think Stan is absolutely adorable❤

[@olgagarcia5710]

That old woman that keeps calling for Brian acts like a dog in heat.

[@susi-emily]

Needs to put a bra on too.

[@ddrose06]

With friends like Vera, who needs enemas?

[@analogueandy8x10]

Wait a minute... how can Susan Barlow be 18 in 1981, when she and twin brother Peter were born in 1965??

[@rabbit64sj91]

You're absolutely right! Corrie decided to increase the age of the twins by 1977/78 time, which was poor continuity for the show. They were born in April 1965, so would really have been sixteen years old in 1981. It annoys me really, as the producers assume we forget theses things, but quite clearly we don't! 😉

[@SuzyQ334]

​@@rabbit64sj91 If you've been binge-watching the eps from the past few years this is a well-known continuity glitch and I agree it is annoying. But compared to the rubbish the current Corrie writers and producers are dishing out, it's a minor one. And as for the actress who plays Susan, she looks about 25 IMHO.

[@ellenjohnson3346]

@@rabbit64sj91 lol was not just the age they got wrong, every actress that played susan was crap. Not one of them cld act for tuppence, it was cringe worthy to watch.

[@TheMeeja]

And the huge change from a strong Scottish accent to English when Susan came back to live in the street just a few years later...

[@analogueandy8x10]

@@TheMeeja same with Peter!

[@analogueandy8x10]

At 1:32:20 Ivy called Vera, Elsie.

[@WNP2013]

Isn’t it odd they didn’t notice & left it in?!

[@bibakroll8999]

I was just trying to imagine Ivy with a cell phone. Imagine!

[@MichaelCotton-c3r]

Barlow was boring At least Baldwin had a get up and go attitude

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Freddie and Eunice both have jobs, so why can’t they rent a flat??! 🤣😂

[@Paulzor923]

I thought it had already been Jack and Vera's 24th wedding anniversary just before they split up and vera was staying at Ivy's?

[@theresapierce3934]

So when all those men in the cafe were grabbing at you, flirting and making suggestions, Gail, that was ok.

[@bsaunders5271]

Exactly

[@timmytrimble4069]

Gail made clear it was not ok and would never have spent any time with any of them, or showed the slightest interest.

[@MissMarie1377]

Just what I was thinking Theresa. Gail is ridiculous

[@londonlady227]

Hardly the same, Gail never went out to lunch with any of them.

[@williamf4544]

Thats how things were back then it went with a job like that - no one thought anything about it - it was just seen as a lit of a laugh - a bit of fun - I girl at work used to pinch my ass all the time - it was annoying but you couldnt say anything and be seen as woos - and there was a guy used to go around grabbing the other lads between the legs all the time - everyone thought it was hilarious - different times

[@clarkpatient7950]

God this was a dreary month. Relentless Gail & Brian, Ivy and Rita's foster kid.

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Why doesn’t Brian send another mechanic to see about the hot pants car??!

[@alexanderjones9572]

3.21. Emily gets a taster for having a certain flat capped, moustached ex-army chef living with her in the 90s.

[@ameenyousaf2839]

Lol is it me or does ginger and Brian look a like?? Like brothers even talk similar...

[@distantrambler]

Jack you have to love him

[@standamoza]

Elsie" shut ya mouth Vera, its a danger to low flying aircraft" I love the humour, which is so missed along with the fantastic acting.

[@a1joiner5]

Gail was a professional moaner! Could never understand what any of her men saw in her.

[@thertraumatic]

1:44:07 It was only a few months ago Bert had to give Brian a lecture about apprecating his wife and family (and Brian seemed to understand!) and now he ALREADY has to give him another lecture, Brian is such a waste of space.

[@londonlady227]

Corfew?

[@dominewimbury2039]

Go on Bert!

[@staceygrove5976]

1:07:00 According to 'Corripedia' Susan was born in 1965, making her 16 in 1981, so what's going on here?

[@williamf4544]

She has been brought up in Gasgow so obviously she would have some fake id made to get into the clubs and pubs before she was legally allowed

[@teenabrunk83]

Yes I can remember I am an American here that was so until the 1980s ! All this progress and red tape has caused more confusion and chaos. If it's not broken leave it alone!

[@brianvandervord9692]

Len. " What's for Tea? " Rita " I think I'll open a tin of Salmon "...Really?

[@rossleonardsayer2006]

I remember Len and Rita fairclough living at number 9 snd they had a foster a boy john spencer with a rabbit called george - do not know whom played John Spencer what became of him.

[@MissMarie1377]

ALL of this is YOUR fault Gail. Quit whining about being broke and Brian having to work to pay for the overpriced box you POUTED and INSISTED you had to have. Now that all the things people warned you about are happening m, you don’t get to whine and pout and blame everyone else

[@londonlady227]

Your partner flirting or whatever isn't anyone's fault. Stop blaming the victims.

[@queendeirdre7436]

Way to go Mike! Putting old tight knickers in his place 😮

[@MyMargo111]

And things are much worse now.

[@lorrainemackin3749]

Ivy Tilsley changes the colour of Her hair more times than Johnny Rotten

[@jstewart3517]

Ivy acts like Nicky is her child way to overbearing , Brian was play away

[@kelleybunny]

jeez.. glenda..is a bit obvious 😳

[@tracygrant7931]

In what way lol

[@kelleybunny]

@@tracygrant7931 those google eyes for one :)

[@Deborah4Antiques]

I'd forgotten what a grouchy sod Len was.

[@IntimateCabaret]

The alluring Mrs Fox

[@TeriHargraveartist]

We now know you can get chickenpox from shingles but not the other way round!

[@emmaclarke2885]

So did Brian sleep with Glenda Fox? Or was it just flirting?

[@bsaunders5271]

Don't know, but she comes across as a right dirty, sad old perv

[@ironknobsteelworks4063]

Yes if he had any sense.

[@bibakroll8999]

@@ironknobsteelworks4063 Maybe with a bag over her head.

[@memoir4you]

Urgh she loves herself

[@londonlady227]

Flirting was bad enough....

[@queendeirdre7436]

The noise of those machines probably caused some hearing problems for those girls 😮

[@williamf4544]

Poor Len and Rita they were worried sick - Rita should have made a pie out of George that would have taught the lad a short sharp lesson

[@Able363]

Intelligent Ken cannot pronounce Corfu correctly 😂😂

[@sephirothff7ps164]

its moxy from auf

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Bert could of had a job but he turned it down! He had no right to sulk and complain!

[@beebeelicious]

Jack ❤❤❤

[@nicolettaleonida411]

John foster parents Raita and Len fostering

[@maxb28]

3:21:37 I know he’s a miserable so and so but I actually like Albert, Tatlock, he had some great comedic lines!

[@edward6960]

Wow, one forgets how awful the union situation was at the time. "Wrong type of union card.." what complete and utter bollocks. She had many faults, but thank God for Mrs T for putting an end to some of those appalling practices!

[@chicagogyrl4846]

I skip all of the Len, Rita, and kid scenes, Ivy and boring Bert, Elsie’s grandson and tart, plus anything Deidre, Ron, Albert, and their nanny Emily.

[@aluminiospalmagrantribulex3436]

kuolla rakkaudesta sulffock ice music

[@siobhanboland8713]

😊

[@chicagogyrl4846]

They have Ivy’s height as 4’10!! 😂🤣

[@juleerowley9706]

I can't watch those kids at Rita's and lens house...omg....dreadful tv

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Ha! He never thought about her husband! 🤣😂

[@chicagogyrl4846]

I would have loved to see the film “Lynne Perrie’s Alternative Workout” It was released in 1995 and marketed as soft porn! 😂🤣