Coronation Street - August 1988

[@Rachel-ub3nw]

Why does Ivy think she has a right to know everything, I really can't stand that woman. Wish someone would get her told.

[@bsaunders5271]

Same here

[@mattburke3457]

U read my mind. Exactly what I thought when Malcolm opened the door and she came right in. On top of that, she always throws mud in Audrey's direction when she can, so obviously keeping her in the dark was better for everyone, except nosey Ivy

[@theculturedthug6609]

Inr wtf has anything got to do with her.

[@christinefougere]

Same here, I found myself saying mind you own business to the tv, lol

[@katy4779]

Alec and Bet pairing... what a stroke of genius.

[@SuzyQ334]

They're a good double-act but I think they're 3rd in line to Hilda and Stan and Jack and Vera. Especially Hilda and Stan.

[@KuchiKopi179]

Yea, Jack and Vera got better with age, but Hilda and Stan were the unbeatable pair.

[@jstewart3517]

Worst comb

[@SuzyQ334]

SPOILER ALERT: Shirley and Curly are so cute together. Fast-forward a year or two and shame on the scriptwriters for the moronic Racquel, who broke Curly's heart and who was so shallow she made Audrey Roberts look like a brain surgeon. Ha ha. Loving these old eps.

[@cicerodiello1]

Curly was broken hearted over Shirley. Remember when he played loud music and stopped paying his rent? Alf kicked him out and Vera brought him home like poor little lost puppy dog. They certainly did make a mess out of Curly’s storylines. I don’t understand the appeal of Raquel at all. I know she had and still has a following but is not my cup of tea.

[@christinefougere]

Raquel waa the sweetest kindest character on that show.

[@christinefougere]

Alec and Bet...brilliant

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

I remember the old days when they wrote to you with your interview date and time and asked them to ring them to say if you were going or not.

[@alexanderjones9572]

Well-Gail has a short memory. Has she forgotten everything about Ian Latimer-who she DID have an affair with? Unlike Audrey, who actually is innocent?

[@H3len50]

The actor Shane Rimmer was Canadian and this was his second time in the street. Apart from playing Malcolm Reid he also played GI Joe Donelli in 1967 and 1970. He was a busy chap as he killed Elsie Tanner's husband in 67 and terrorised poor Irma Barlow in 1970, ending in suicide. I watched the episodes last year and some fabulous acting indeed by all concerned.

[@ysgol3]

LOL then terrorised Minnie and Stan Ogden, and then shot himself.

[@mattburke3457]

Wow I haven't seen any before 76, guess I gotta go back farther if I can find them. Thanks

[@H3len50]

@@mattburke3457 Well worth seeking out. They are black and white (think there was a strike on at the time) but very watchable.

[@theculturedthug6609]

@@H3len50 Would have a link to them at all???

[@H3len50]

@@theculturedthug6609, on my lunch just now, will try and find it for you when I finish work.

[@HelloImNik]

Jack and Vera are very much like George & Mildred, pretend to despise each other, but love each other really

[@cicerodiello1]

Emily. What a classic. My spare room is still there Mr Sugden…..

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

That's a very Manhattan type of accent Malcolm has...for a Canadian!

[@amyishere67]

That’s no kind of Manhattan accent at all

[@ivandickson6063]

it's def a NYC accent tho

[@AriAdu]

1950s NY

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

@@amyishere67 ok,so two people here are saying NY so Manhattan is hardly miles away from my estimation was it? It was a rough guess so cool yer nipples

[@clairexxx7473]

I’m so glad someone else thought the same as me…I’m Scottish n I sound more Canadian than Malcolm does!😂😂 xxx

[@ddrose06]

And Emily makes, yet, another rod for her own back. Then, spends the next few years, moaning about it.

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

I stayed at the Elgin on the queens promenade many years ago which I found great!

[@Able363]

Mike in his little dressing gown 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrLookitspam]

Is it just me or the lamp shades are always wonky. Makes me crazy!

[@francesgillotti1378]

What lampshades ?

[@chris7921]

Please don’t criticise, that was my first acting part!

[@hollandwawasan1221]

​@@chris7921😅😂

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

Its never too late to make new friends!

[@watersidep]

Thelma Barlow really developed and almost became Mavis Riley! Some great character scenes over the years!

[@hollandwawasan1221]

Which one is Thelma Barlow?

[@CherylReznor162xx]

​@@hollandwawasan1221mavis

[@babadoo1000]

Love the nightclub scene with Mike stringing the girls along 😂

[@paulinecorreia5538]

Mavis seems 2 be angry all the time.😮😮😮😊😊😊 2:17:52

[@sunnyshine2215]

I still remember the Curley and Lucy scenes from when I watched as a kid, thought they were very funny but touching. Shirley was awful, it’s a shame she didn’t make an effort with her sister as much as Curley did.

[@francofan100]

Songs in the nightclub scene: Eighth Wonder (aka a young Patsy Kensit) - Cross My Heart Hazell Dean - Maybe We Should Call It A Day Kim Wilde - You Came Deacon Blue - Chocolate Girl

[@ironknobsteelworks4063]

never understood giving the shopkeeper a list to pick up later. you are in the shop so you might as well just get your goods.

[@chrissywales6575]

Back then, people would drop in their order for pickup or delivery later. It's the equivalent of those who today order online.

[@Theroadlesstaken]

​@@chrissywales6575- You've said pretty much what I was going to. I remember my Mum doing the same thing back in the 80's when I was little. Most small groceries weren't self service. Even if you were in the shop yourself the grocer would get the goods for you. Something which was highlighted in a past episode when Alf refurbished his shop & people initially were surprised that they had to get the items themselves.

[@Alan-ss3xp]

It looks posh.

[@Quelquefleur]

Rover is gorgeous!

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

Years ago I lived in lodgings and they had a very spoilt Alsatian that lived there called Boss!

[@theculturedthug6609]

OK...

[@elizabethmelnychuk6034]

Curley dancing while serving up the beans!❤

[@StellaBastienne]

Shirley mum was aunt Susu in Desmond's and she was in Eastenders to the late Mona Hammond

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

Years ago when I worked in catering the line manager bought his wife a cat for her birthday and it was a female ginger tabby called Daisy!

[@keepingitrealreadyornot5374]

Lol

[@clairemelia4950]

Audrey's a trollop

[@charmainesecretjewels7454]

Audrey is a selfish wife. She is going to be the death of Alf. 😡

[@paullynton-green6570]

Never liked audrey.two timing gold digger.should have got rid of her and kept renee

[@TraceyMella]

Renee died in a car accident.

[@ryanwilliams1800]

How does poor old Mavis think she can succeed at a job interview when the woman can't even run a bath without having a nervous breakdown?

[@tinaquinn9042]

Mavis is very cheeky

[@theresapierce3934]

Ivy is such a nosey cow. Audrey's life is sweet FA to do with her.

[@connielincoln8681]

Ty professional gun all the way from NZ luv it

[@kellyscourfield77]

Loved these episodes Blackpool trip and Gloria and Rocky’s night out

[@SueGarden]

Uh no Terry back watch it the goodies boys are back poor Shirley aww SU garden

[@SueGarden]

Funny worzel gummidge doll ha😅😅😅😅😅 Norman buy the doll 😅😅😅😅 3:11:48 SU garden

[@lanny1076]

"He has the voice of an angel...or summit thats bin dead along time" 😂

[@paulinecook9157]

Audrey was never for Alf she did what she did.alf was a good man

[@nicolemclean9028]

Alf was a rich man before he met gold digger tart audrey

[@helenwebb8881]

Anyone remember the 1969 coach trip and crash? Great tv viewing.

[@SueGarden]

The look of Tracy 😮 2:53:50

[@cathy3613]

Holy cow Shirley mom was in the Eastenders. Gran to Bianca. Alan mom

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

Percy is right there's no such thing as an informal interview!

[@theculturedthug6609]

I can't believe Alan Bradley died in Blackpool as well. R. I. P Alan Bradley.

[@SuperLisalis]

Can anyone remember miserable Ms Riley ever being happy!!! Poor Mavis

[@joycebursey2183]

Thank you!

[@chrissywales6575]

At the end, when Percy turns up at Mavis's flat, her and Emily should have discussed menopause symptoms to get rid of him.

[@CherylReznor162xx]

😂

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

As Betty: Awwwwwwwwwwwww, you gotta feel sorry for Percy lovey, awwwww.

[@roderickscott7429]

august 31rst the one missing i make it. , and on 2 hours.20, Not good to give chocs to dogs.

[@SueGarden]

Norman got a worzel doll Terry is back 😮

[@jstewart3517]

Al should have throwin Audrey out with her fancy man she's not worth it ( ha ha Alf hot the last laugh )

[@David-h4z2s]

Alec's mate Gus looks like. A mafia hitman with the crazy eyes 😳👀

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

I enjoyed the Blackpool dungeons at the tower and the witch of Pendle!

[@CherylReznor162xx]

How much did it cost ?

[@ciaranohara92]

''You be better of leaving your mouth in San Francisco pal''😂😂

[@hifispock]

2:20:33 Mavis feeding the dog a CHOCOLATE digestive!!

[@Deborah4Antiques]

Malcom has an interesting accent, not quite Canadian, more New Yorker.

[@DIETRICHCICCONE]

50:37 One of Phyllis's finest acid drops 😂😂😂

[@dirkdeboer7061]

I love Mavis; i want to hold her, hug her, kiss her and console her.... but it's only Coronation Street.....

[@4evernate28]

I swear, I’d have dipped if my wife got a dog and made me take care of it. I get that Bet and Alec are supposed to be the comic reliefs during this point, but did they have to make Bet so unlikeable in the process?

[@bibakroll8999]

Dipped?

[@amyishere67]

I’d keep the dog and get rid of the husband

[@markstevens9660]

Why does Nicky shout all his lines….🤷🏼‍♂️😏

[@chris7921]

Anyone else noticed how big the ceilings are in Corrie? In each house and the pub? All have boarders around the top. The problem is that the houses would have to be much higher for ceilings like that in real life, obviously I know they have to be high as it’s all filmed on sets but it’s just a bit noticeable

[@itallia666]

I think Audrey should kick spoilt big baby Alf into touch! Shes given him every chance to change his small shopman attitude! She should leave the mean moany grocer & go off with Malcolm to Canada & let him spend his wealth in having a good time & enjoying life at the latter years of their lives! You cant take it with you when you depart this world!. As long as you dont spend what you havent got, can pay ones bills Put food on the table, then why not spoil oneself? Enjoying our autumn years after a life time of working & saving or investments is reward, a tonic & Freedom of mind & body as well as having some adventures & meeting like minded people. Those who can but wont because Their bank balance is paramount above everything Then when they die, their family will divvy up their lifetimes accumulated wealth & spend it all Having the good times the miserable miser denied themselves! Audrey..! Leave meany old Alf let him wallow in his own misery, cuddling his bank book Fly off to Canada & open up your world & be with someone who knows how to enjoy life while they still can! Cheers 🇬🇧👧

[@helenwebb8881]

Mike Baldwin dancing 😅

[@jamesbergin8021]

How much stocktaking dose Alf doit only a cornor shop.

[@SueGarden]

Norman doing dance🕺

[@elizabethmelnychuk6034]

Arnold looks like Phill Donahue!

[@ara8253]

Go on Horseface, go to Canada and gives us a rest.

[@Bessie66]

When did they swap the stairs to the opposite side 😂

[@Kay_Watermelon]

Alf has truly been insufferable!

[@SueGarden]

They giggle in 1988 classic I don't know

[@Kay_Watermelon]

Is... is that really a Canadian accent?

[@sisugirl64]

As a Canadian, I say no.

[@veroniquendambo3242]

It is but from whereabout precisely?

[@claireJones-z5p]

When did the cabin get a makeover

[@tinaquinn9042]

Bet with her arm around jack 😂😂

[@EveHenleySpread]

How cringeworthy was Malcolm's 'Canadian' accent? Or is it just me? Really grating on me!

[@robyneastlake5740]

he is actually a Canadian lol

[@glamdolly30]

Shane Rimmer was Canadian! It was not his first appearance in the show either. He murdered Elsie's American GI husband Steve by shoving him down a flight of stairs.

[@coletteproulx7688]

His accent is American - not at all Canadian. At least I hope that's not what we sound like. LOL . I've known Brits that have been here the best part of their adult lives and they still have a British accent. Nitpicking me..

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

Perhaps it was a put on!

[@cathy3613]

Lived in Ottawa Canada and they talk French and English pretty close to American

[@cise748]

Where did the dog come from? And when did the Kabin get a face lift?

[@Susan.1958]

This guy as been in corrie years ago he was with Hilda Ogdens daughter who he beat up and murdered Elsies husband then he shot himself👎👎👎👎👎

[@hollandwawasan1221]

😮

[@paulinecorreia5538]

I hope Rover gets found again.😢😢😢😮😮😮❤❤❤❤ 2:02:15

[@DaveyC95]

Bet is playing a blinder with Alec...He could give, Ebenezer Scrooge a run for his money... But she wears the trousers in that relationship...He goes a bit too far, and Bet pulls him right back into place...Her name should still be over the door as the licensee...Alec doesn't really care about any of the customers, Bet does, that's the difference Yes, it's just a TV programme but, I've known a couple of bar owners, and it's the landlady that makes the decisions. I've worked for them going through college. Firm, but fair Good acting from, Julie Goodyear and Roy Barraclough

[@LeftWinger9]

What was Audrey doing with that block of offal Alf

[@paulinecorreia5538]

I’m real.y glad 😀 😊 Rovers back.🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ 2:16:58

[@SueGarden]

Lucy was in a part in children ward

[@hollandwawasan1221]

I like curly & Shirley. I don't like percy and phylis

[@SueGarden]

Look at bet Dolly Parton 😅😅😅😅😅😅 2:35:59

[@hollandwawasan1221]

German sausage dog vs german shepherd 😅

[@markstevens9660]

Child actors….😏🤔👎

[@LeftWinger9]

1:34:44 2 stone? 8 more like

[@AnxiousHank]

2:13:17 😂

[@Susan.1958]

Fling her out alf she only uses you for the money👎👎👎

[@SueGarden]

Viva van Don😅

[@kathystahl4690]

Seems most these actors have no upper lip Ginny is the most annoying voice let alone a plank at act8ng

[@Quelquefleur]

Cant stand Alf. He is so petty.

[@itallia666]

Lol! Yes i agree about Alf but hes supposed to be very jelous of Audrey! He does appear childish & petty but thats men for you! The majority of them, however macho they want to seem, they are little boys deep down! Alf makes me want to give him a good slap & a talking to but despite his success hes small time & no risk taker plus hes on the mean side & begrudges every penny spent! He should never have married Audrey, although i reckon shes good for him & if only hed relax & enjoy himself he wouldnt have had his mini heart attack! Most men have a jelous streak but if they are confident & sure of themselves its just a minor fault & quite complimentary to their female better half! Men like Alf are small minded & their bank balance is their comfort blanket & they should stay single, trouble with Alf is he would have married a paper bag he was so desparate! Audrey is like an exotic Bird of Paradise & bares no malice & i think she genuinely loves Alf & Treats him like he is her Lord & master but hes so insecure & Old fashioned he doesnt appreciate her. Shes his arm candy, boosts his self image & his sense of worth So many men are like this, he thinks he owns her & doesn't want to spend his wealth on having a good life & enjoying his autumn years. Thankfully Audrey knows how to get round him, cajoling him & counteracting his petulant spoilt pettiness with cuddles & sweet talk. Anyway its a show & not real but is a study of stereotypes & there are real Alfs & Audreys & Ivys & Veras. The scriptwriters of these Corrie episodes were cĺever enough to study the psychology Of stereotypes so that the characters relate to our own lives...! Still its a credit to the show that makes us angry, sad, furious, happy, ready to split our sides laughing Id still like to knock the spoilt pouty roue off Alfs face Give him a kick up the backside & Make Audrey give him a good talking to ! The money hes made over the years must be considerable & i hate meanness, not rashness Or frivolity, meanness of money is meanness of spirit Alf is very typical of many chaps Audrey is a tonic & gives a good idea how to manage blokes like him by stroking his ego etc. Regards 🇬🇧👧

[@soniaclarkstewart]

Alf was used to having Rene as more of an equal partner in the business. Audrey was the floozie who managed to finally luck out and hook a man who was actually single. She ran ring’s around him and got security. She still bought everything she wanted but he finally got her in the end when he cancelled his life insurance.

[@Susan.1958]

Margarine Audrey spreadable men and money 💰

[@joycebursey2183]

Thank you!