Coronation Street - February 1984

[@katy4779]

We are being well and truly spoiled... thankyou so much.

[@blipblip88]

As a teenager in the states, I was an anomaly for liking this series. I was so fortunate to be able to pick up Canada's CBC TV. The series, during the mid 70's thru the 1980s was pure gold-a perfect mix of humor and drama.

[@vincenthowe]

Oo

[@sandyduncan2927]

We were spoilt it was that good

[@jasonbarron3047]

It’s absolutely crap now mate nothing like it used to be back in the good old days. Hope this finds you well my friend xj

[@distantrambler]

Good for you, I like people who are individuals.

[@theculturedthug6609]

​@@jasonbarron3047soaps basically replicate the times and era we are in, so corrie today is rubbish. I was only about one when this was originally broadcasted so all new to me and I love it.

[@junesymonds8340]

Thank you for all your hard work. Great to see these golden oldies. You're a Star.

[@ysgol3]

The car raffle plot is a comic masterpiece. The 'obvious' answer - Fred should 'buy' some tickets himself - appeared to have been missed by the writers. Then Jack suddenly suggested it, then there was that hilarious final twist, which also established Percy Sugden as a Coronation Street legend. Thanks so much for these!

[@gilliangrant8764]

I found Terry Duckworth so loveable back then. Such a pity they reversed the roles of him and Jack and turned Terry into the devil incarnate. Terry and Tracy Barlow's personality transplants were the biggest mistakes of 90s Corrie imo.

[@christinefougere]

I completly agree, Terry was a sweet boy back then. It used to make me angry the way they talked about him in later years, he wasn't all bad

[@Stephen_Reid]

@@christinefougere yeah

[@frazzleface753]

I dunno, he's quite boring in this mode. The evil Terry storylines to come are some of the best of the 80s and 90s, and they draw out some excellent drama from the Duckworth household, instead of non-stop slapstick comedy.

[@standamoza]

​@@frazzleface753absolutely have to agree with you there. Huge storylines pure open heart wrenching storylines. The acting portrayed by all of the Duckworth's, was absolutely brilliant.

[@scottranger8909]

You been a busy little bee!!! You been a godsend to me. I been off work close to 4 months and I been watching these and itz been keeping me occupied and I thank you

[@alexanderjones9572]

“All for one, and one for all-but that doesn’t mean all for flippin’ Fredface.” 😂😂

[@frazzleface753]

The great thing about that writing is how they have Bet knowing exactly how to talk to Fred, right on his level. When she speaks to him all she's missing is the huffing, puffing and random sniffs.

[@bsaunders5271]

Maggie is a monster!!

[@WillVenusASMR]

Is it just me who thinks the character of Maggie is such a selfish cow? All Mike wants to do is see his baby. Not like he’s got some weird interest in a non-relation. “I want, I want.” We don’t all get what we want in life.

[@bsaunders5271]

She treats him unforgiveably

[@scottanthony6269]

Some people are just hard faced Maggie is hard boiled horrible person

[@londonlady227]

Well she really went with him to get money for a second shop, she was an opportunist. Mike said no and that was it. She got the money from the man she married.

[@fionasteele3642]

I so agree with you ( Will VenusUK ) 🇬🇧 I would advise Mike to get a court ordered D&A test for the baby and him .. then fight for visitation . Maggie is being selfish . So many men abandon responsibility , Mike wants to be in his Sons life . Mark his son ,is his flesh and blood . I watch this in the USA 🇺🇸. I think Maggie is spiteful … yes a selfish cow …

[@lordwalker71]

Her argument that Mike coming into his sons life now would disrupt things too much is ridiculous considering he isn’t even a year old and it would make no difference to suddenly have Mike in his life.

[@jonathancheetham7683]

Sod off Maggie. She’s no right to not let Mike have contact with his son. Mike should have took her to the family court and they’d have granted him some access. What a horrible woman.

[@jujuoliver6959]

Bernard Youens really aged in the last few years and looked so much older than his 69 years when he died in 1984 bless him. His ill health really took its toll. He is so stooped in these episodes. Great character and he played it so well considering he had his stroke years earlier and struggled through.

[@Stephen_Reid]

Maggie was so annoying trying to keep Mike out of Mark's life

[@cs2709]

Maggie always reminded me of a frozen pea

[@annmc8392]

@@cs2709 😄

[@londonlady227]

A Terrahawk

[@lucyjane103]

I never thought Maggie was attractive..there was no sexual attraction from Mike. Her hair accentuates her triangle head, and look. I think the producers could have put some effort into her look. But maybe she was not meant to stay on the program….

[@fluxington]

She played the same frosty character as a travel rep in The Other One, with Richard Briers and Michael Gambon.

[@nicolataylor6011]

Poor Bernard Youens.. he could hardly walk or lift his neck up in some of these scenes.. I alway had a soft spot for the big fat lazy lump! As Hilda called him

[@alexanderjones9572]

You sounded just like Hilda there!

[@Uksoapfan]

Yes, he was never the same after his stroke in 1975, and his speech was slurred, but they never bought it into the plot, hence why the character Stan's speech change was never addressed onscreen. 1964-1975 Stan was a totally different character to the 1976-1984 Stan where he was a shadow of his former self.

[@bsaunders5271]

I thought that too, bless him

[@bsaunders5271]

It must have been awful for the actors who played Hilda and Eddie, who shared so many of his scenes, to see his health decline day after day, for so long.

[@Uksoapfan]

@@bsaunders5271 I think Bernard was adamant to carry on playing the role. His stroke in 1975 was quite mild but it affected his speech and when he returned it was clear he was struggling with his lines, as said they never bought it into the fictional narrative. I read a Corrie book once and it said the stroke left the actor and character with slurred speech. Also he put on weight quite quickly again afterwards and his health deteriorated.

[@randnsmom]

The most hilarious staff meeting ever! Fred: It's my sex. Bet: What sex are ya, Fred? She sure knows how to yank his chain. 😂

[@bsaunders5271]

I miss Len, Eddie and Elsie 😔

[@Uksoapfan]

1984 was not the best year for the show as so many greats were leaving, from Elsie, Albert, Stan, Fred and Billy on top of Len, Bert, Annie and Eddie the year before. 1985 seemed more evened out.

[@professionalgun6674]

You're not alone.

[@bsaunders5271]

@@Uksoapfan the only one on the list I will be pleased to see the back of is Fred!

[@Uksoapfan]

@@bsaunders5271 Fred was very unpopular, and the actor who played him was just as bad if not worse, he apparently used to burp and blow off all the time on set.

[@H3len50]

Me too. x

[@Uksoapfan]

Nice to see Fred Gee and Kevin Webster interact here at 1:03:37. Older character meets newer younger character who is still around today.

[@denisesiddon7241]

Love Stan and Hilda

[@robclark4507]

I agree shame it was coming too a end

[@alexanderjones9572]

Kevin “I never get colds, me.” He didn’t even suffer that many ill effects after being locked in a freezer in 2021!

[@stormhawk3319]

Fred was one of the all time great comical characters in Corrie. Unlike Jack he was unintentional with it.

[@jonathancheetham7683]

Tbh I wish the episodes had ended with Maggie’s flower shop blowing up and so Mile ending up with his son.

[@williamf4544]

Fred is right - Vera does remind you a bit of Old Mother Riley - and Harpo Marks - Liz Dawn was great as Vera her facial expressions were so funny

[@greggildersleeve3484]

Vera as Harpo! Now I can't unsee it.

[@michellefalleur960]

Liz Dawn was a brilliant actress, she was soft and the total opposite in real life

[@algie-t2w]

The Soul has gone out of Corrie. Too many old favourites have disappeared.

[@brianvandervord9692]

Fred Gee wasn't a favourite character when I watched Corry back in the day. Maybe I was too young but watching him now he's hilarious. Especially his comic quartet with the 2 Bets and Mrs Walker. Thanks Fred Feast a comic timing genius. Rest in peace ❤

[@shaneobrien2257]

100% agree. Fred has loads of bad points, that’s what makes him an interesting/comic character. Who wants a goody 2 shoes? Long live Fred. 👏

[@madwatermelon1316]

That was really horrible advice Bet gave to Mike. He should've taken Maggie to court and fought to see his little boy. Mike did nothing wrong. A good judge would've torn her to pieces.

[@kellyscourfield77]

Missing Annie walker behind the bar: This is feeling very flat compared to the previous years. Missing a few of the great characters. Especially my favourite Eddie.

[@bethshields4903]

Yes Eddie was very much missed.

[@standamoza]

For sure, totally agree with you there. Annie was such a great character especially with aBet scenes the pomp in her thought and expressions were priceless. I guess with her retiring they are working on and waiting to get Billy back, to turn the rovers upside down. Geoffrey Hughes wnted out as he felt his character should never have been married off. I so miss him and even Marion and especially Elsie. Going through a period of loss for sure with different departures on or off screen. We do get involved in the characters we like of love. Thanks again for all the great drama and laughs especially.

[@TheGlassman63]

Absolutely ridiculous at this late stage that Granada were still trying to sell the viewers the notion that Stan could actually do a window round, when it was perfectly obvious Bernard could hardly walk let alone push a barrow about the streets. Its one thing trying to suspend reality, but another trying to persuade the viewer of an impossibility.

[@deborahwatson2730]

Stretching credibility is commonplace in ‘soaps’ even today, just as ridiculous is Annie Walkers absence being explained away by visits to her daughter ‘Joanie’ and perpetual confinements to her bedroom with migraines when Doris Speed had actually left the series already.

[@actualbennett2245]

She hadn't. The production team were waiting to see if she could return.@@deborahwatson2730

[@vanessasimmons1175]

It’s compelling watching these old episodes. I’m still up at 1am!

[@paulweston6049]

21:35 I cannot stop laughing...Fred's face...Hahahahahahah

[@lordwalker71]

Mrs Walker should have gotten rid of Fred a long time ago.

[@adrianconnew5309]

Gee was a scumbag & Feast was the same

[@corriearcade60]

If they get blocked can u make new account and put them here, I am very grateful for theses thank you!

[@londonlady227]

Breaking into the Yard is hardly impossible. They can just jump over the top.😊

[@dominewimbury2039]

Terry used to be nice?!

[@normasouthwood3182]

He certainly was nice in the beginning. The writers ruined him.

[@sunnyshine2215]

Fred Gee is an unpleasant character!

[@pedanticradiator1491]

Very

[@bsaunders5271]

Here's Bill Webster....the beginning of the end

[@katy4779]

Maggie's got a brick for a heart and ice in her veins.

[@388Caroline]

Did Mike ever see his son?

[@robertprees603]

@@388Caroline Yes nine years later i think.

[@sherylbarker9465]

.​@388Caroline yes years later his son slept with Mike's wife

[@elterrifico9522]

Fred, the dashing connoisseur of discount pies. 🤣

[@londonlady227]

I can't believe Stan doing that to Hilda, she really didnt deserve that. He was quite an abusive character in his backstory, to his kids and Hilda. Hitting her and the kids was implied, that why the kids don't visit. I know she loved him and Stan most likely loved her but she deserved so much more but knew her lot in life. Every tea drop was champagne to her.

[@actualbennett2245]

The back story was rewritten as the characters were developed. Stan was one of the most lovable characters in the Street.

[@scratchy1704]

​@@actualbennett2245 Bone idol he was.Poor hilda

[@Chillmax]

Maggie's behaviour is absolutely disgraceful, her son will likely never forgive her for keeping his father away.

[@cs2709]

Fred g was superb

[@KuchiKopi179]

Always surprising that the Rover had 3 behind the bar staff. Not as if they are making full home cooked pub grub, just reheating pies and serving already made hotpot and soups.

[@actualbennett2245]

Same with two staff at the Kabin. Still, it made for some fun.

[@juliewebb1335]

I don't fancy those barm rolls at Alf Roberts shop with ungloved hands on them.

[@flumpaustin1994]

What if the gloves are dirty?

[@croccus0311]

Exactly, gloves can be as dirty as unwashed hands if they are not a new pair of gloves. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@suswik3682]

What is a barm roll? Just a white roll?

[@lucywilliamsx1002]

Bloody hell Brian and Kevin are a perfect partnership the way they both acted like stroppy little kids when ivy and Bill tried to move on with their lives

[@queendeirdre7436]

My heart is breaking for Mike 💔. He deserves to see his son 😊

[@jennydickson4424]

They lost far too many greats in 84. Elsie, Bert Stan and Annie. All went downhill soon after.

[@shirleywikaira6079]

I'm so on top of the world with a funny bone all through the episodes 😂.... thank you indeed. British soapy and my favorite actress Hilda ....funny bunny....lol 😂😆☺️

[@thesniperabel8278]

God not even a year after mrs walker left the rovers went to crap

[@greggildersleeve3484]

Fred is not a likable character, but I do like it that he gets one up on Percy.

[@michaelgregory8322]

Kevin Webster's voice, my god shut up or your sacked

[@flumpaustin1994]

You're* sacked!

[@queendeirdre7436]

I just love Hilda. With a different husband she could have been someone ❤

[@angelapay3718]

Didn’t take Rita long to be a Casty Nunt again did it? If i was Mavis every time Rita got nasty i’d ask how Len was.

[@andrewwatson1206]

It was a big mistake sacking Peter Adamson who played Len Fairclough as he was found innocent of the swimming pool incident and poor Rita would never have got with Alan Bradley . Len and Rita would have been married 44 years by now

[@phillipgreer4875]

Peter Adamson was found innocent by a jury in the way Jeremy Thorpe was found not guilty for conspiracy to murder but was guilty as hell. Adamson was sacked, I seem to recall not for the court case, but for the "Len lets rip" series of articles in a tabloid spilling the beans on what went on behind the scenes on the show. Which was in breach of his contract.

[@andrewwatson1206]

The family who accused Peter Adamson destroyed his whole 22 years with the programme in 1983 by rights he should have carried on playing Len Fairclough until the actor's own death in 2002 . Poor Rita would never have met the dreadful Alan Bradley. Len and Rita were a great popular couple and could have had so many years together

[@theresapierce3934]

@@andrewwatson1206 neither would we have had to put up with, big head and mouthed, Jennie.

[@andrewwatson1206]

@@theresapierce3934 Len and Rita were a lovely couple and had alot of chemistry they married in 1977 but in December 1983 everything was ruined when Len was killed in a motorway accident . Then 3 years later the dreadful Alan

[@andrewwatson1206]

Luckily she never married Alan

[@ChristineNicholson-bk9jq]

Kevin DID sneeze in Brian’s tea!!?? 😂

[@scratchy1704]

Women should not have the right to deny dads from seeing their kids.A solicitor wouldn't send a letter saying stay away from your own child because he has every right to see him.Rita can be so rude.

[@frazzleface753]

My, how things have changed. All this fuss over Baldwin seeing his kid as if the world would explode if there was a chance of eye contact between them. These days kids have two or three Dads as a matter of course! 🤣

[@actualbennett2245]

Never heard of Fathers 4 Justice?

[@fionasteele3642]

I love Bet , she makes me laugh with her snappy remarks . I do miss Eddie, Len , and Elsie .

[@josephzahn68]

I miss Elsie so much!

[@mattburke3457]

Bill,"we could call it quits if uh, first rent on here" wtf 2 lock replacements is a months rent 🤯

[@jennydickson4424]

How did Kevin know Mrs masons phone number when his dad was only there to change the locks.

[@lorraineydays57]

The sign behind the bar " Please Do Not Hang Around The Bar after you have been served " is dark humour indeed re ( the accompanying pic ).😮 26:05

[@R31922]

Bet's brilliant one liners ❤

[@memoir4you]

I dint see why the Oggies are turning their noses up at £200 , considering they recently got £1500 from selling Archie's chip shop lol 😅 and £6.20p for 10 pints lol !

[@RichardGodber-p1s]

Ken is such a patronising fake .. every time he meets people it’s “hello peasants ! Aren’t you all quaint in your funny northern ways ? .. carry on ! “ 🤮🤮🤮

[@antoinettehowes6964]

And what did Corrie have against florists - Maggie! Tracy! Both so nasty!! The current Mary broke that chain 😁

[@johnlarkin3821]

Maggie is not a looker, is she?

[@chicagogyrl4846]

All Mike needs to do is see a solicitor! It’s not hard. 😂🤣

[@theveryfirst]

I remember 4 digit telephone numbers! Ha ha.

[@carlacusanelli8206]

I just realized that Kevin Webster!!!

[@distantrambler]

Bet ... As good as they cone and witty too. Love her. Tv now pales into comparison with this.

[@stephenpeeples5792]

I would love to have that mini

[@williamf4544]

Oh grrrr that annoys me so much - someone serving food has the tray of food in their hand s and stops tp talk to their co wokers - bla bla bla - bla bla bla - food getting cold

[@simplywonderful1]

6:29 😂 pure comedy

[@ramthianthomson601]

Xxx!. Thanks

[@ginagina9720]

I’m not keen on that Fred gee he seems like a bully, what a birthday present 🎁 for hilda a T-bone 🥩 steaks lol 😂 i love ❤️ the old ones of Corrie I remember watching these as a teenager

[@bernadetteaspinall6710]

So funny the meeting at bar..Betty, Bet and Hilda….❤,.. about Fredface😅

[@SueGarden]

Percy play good news oh he does the butler for Norman 😅😅😅

[@MrIrrepressible]

Mike gave up on his son too easily.

[@francofan100]

They’ll be double dipping the same woman by 2001

[@jonathancheetham7683]

Bill Webster was a bit of a rough DILF

[@simplywonderful1]

Speak for yourself 🤣 each to their own

[@laurajones8526]

have never seen the one where Rita finds out about Lens death and affair also when Bet lived with Mike any chance?

[@pedanticradiator1491]

December 1983 was when Rita finds out about Lens affair and I think it was possibly 1975 when Bet was Mike's live in "housekeeper"

[@laurajones8526]

@@pedanticradiator1491 are these available anywhere

[@antoinettehowes6964]

Lots of men must have very few paternal rights in the 1980s before DNA testing was available. If Mike had taken the legal route, Maggie would have denied he was Mark's father and a blood test could only result in possible or impossible but not proof of paternity.

[@connielincoln8681]

Wow mark was born this year

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Why in blazes does Fred think that he runs the pub, and can make decisions such as changing the food without Mrs. Walker’s permission??! 😂🤣

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Why doesn’t Betty open up her mouth when Fred said he’s in charge??!

[@francesgillotti1378]

Hahaha 🤣 my caps says urethra for Rita

[@chicagogyrl4846]

This pub must not be open late at night since Bette comes in early in the morning!!

[@queendeirdre7436]

British licensing laws are something to behold 😅😅😅

[@ChristineNicholson-bk9jq]

Mavis is a total pain!

[@jstewart3517]

Sure fred G isnt brians daddy

[@SueGarden]

The goodies boys 😅😅😅

[@SueGarden]

Is the first story about kids dogs what next the funky gibbon 😅😅😅

[@joemalone9380]

deirdre is so bright and cheerful .

[@BernadetteSwemmer-jz7yl]

Love Gails' hair that length...

[@annmc8392]

Stan looks so pleased with himself over the card he brought Hilda 😊20p 🤔because she is worth it.😊 If I was watching this for the first time I would be worried that Fred would snap and kill the bet and betty 😮😄

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Why do all these ladies not know how to drive??! 😂🤣

[@berni9977]

Stan ogden died in 1984 in real life............

[@bazgent]

Fred and persie! 😂😂😂😂😂😂