Coronation Street - February 1985

[@roybarnes-thewildlifeman1855]

All credit to the scriptwriters; Hilda Ogden is singularly the greatest character ever to hit the screen or stage. Just the epitome of brilliance. And Jean Alexander…. Other actors - anywhere or anytime - could only aspire to her brilliance.

[@jasonbarron3047]

I have said the same since I first heard her speak in her normal voice out of character Jean alexander was the best thing that ever happened to coronation Street a truly remarkable actress

[@glorysengo6289]

ALL CREDIT TO THE SCRPTWRITERS; HILDA OGDEN IS SINGULARLY THE GREATEST CHARACTER EVER TO HIT THE SCREEN 📺 GLORY SENGO.

[@distantrambler]

Agree stunning actor

[@glorysengo6289]

ALL CREDIT TO SCRIPTWRITERS HILDA OGDEN IS SINGULARY THE GREATEST CHARACTER EVER TO HIT THE SCREEN OR STAGE JUST THE EPITOME OF BRILLIANCE AND JEAN ALEXANDER OTHER ACTORS ANYWHERE OR ANYTIME COULD ONLY ASPIRE TO HER BRILLIANCE GLORY SENGO XXX 😘😘😘

[@johnlarkin-i3z]

Dame Jean Alexander, it should have been ...

[@nicolataylor6011]

Hilda ..shes got a heart of gold ..hated the factory lot for what they did to Henry.. Miserable Claytons arrive in the Tanner house..glad they didn't last long

[@GinaRussell-c2c]

I love how Hilda spoke her mind she Just said it as it was! And she never beat around the bush, I think she played a great character one of the best RIP jean Alexander you were a star ⭐️

[@ginagina9720]

Jean Alexandra played a great character as hilda i love ❤️ the old ones of coronation street i remember watching these episodes with my mum as a teenager I have many fond memories

[@SueGarden]

Mike warning hilda man Norman play Cupid for Terry

[@SueGarden]

Look at those two clowns curly is worried 😮😮 Kevin don't know 1:45:11

[@gilliangrant8764]

What a rotten lot to take against Henry like that. Ida Clough is a gruesome witch! She could have just dumped that letter and said nothing, but no, she had to be seen as the high and mighty and lord it over him.

[@professionalgun6674]

Totally agree a right rotten bunch and I'm glad told everyone about themselves right to their faces. Frustrating though that he never mentioned that about his ill mother...maybe even that wouldn't have changed them.

[@youtubehatesus2651]

@@professionalgun6674 been watching 1977 to about 1988 in a loop for two years (every night). youtube deleted them all, but then you appeared, so thank you. Love these .... I'm on about loop 8 now (ha ha)

[@youtubehatesus2651]

@@professionalgun6674 the storyline is about Hilda's often unknown to others heart of gold and it worked for me

[@alexanderjones9572]

Well-Ivy and Shirley did their best for him, but the others overruled them.

[@youtubehatesus2651]

@@alexanderjones9572 neverending drama on the street +_+ keeps me on the edge of my seat

[@ellenaakre6560]

Hilda Ogden is really a wonderful lady, with a 💖 of gold!🥰

[@CouncilOfWolves]

The actresses who played Ida Clough and Ivy Tilsley both had small parts in the 1979 film Yanks starring Richard Gere and Vanessa Redgrave.

[@DFina-mp3se]

These are the greatest months for the street-all well written & acted…thank you so much for sharing!! Much appreciated!!! 😃😃😃

[@RichelleBremner]

Gosh a young Jane Hazlegrove …aka Bernie Winter here with Percy and Deidre but as a totally different character. These are great memories all these old episodes 🥰😊I started watching Coronation Street when I was about 8 and I’m 50 now. Thanks for the memories from here in New Zealand 🇳🇿 ❤

[@stormhawk3319]

Hilda was the greatest. None better. The only one who stood up for Henry in that whole street. Even “socialist” Ken Barlow didn’t even bat an eye.

[@eatmywords]

i think you'll find the champagne socialists flooding itv at the time had more to do with that very biased storyline.

[@stormhawk3319]

@@eatmywords I bet they did, but I always saw Corrie as a Tory propaganda soap. Never brought up any of Thatcher’s policies that was destroying the North, including Manchester.

[@eatmywords]

@@stormhawk3319 1984-5 was a very transitional period for tv, if not the country. the miners strike was a deeply rooted, and felt, period, that cut across class lines. i don't know if many people remember the broadcasting strikes, and the public sector strikes that followed the miners' strikes. about this time peter madelson joined world in action as a producer. i just felt this storyline was very puerile, and wholly emotive that failed to balance any aspect of the upheaval these strikes were the consequence of, and the consequences they in themselves brought about.

[@stormhawk3319]

@@eatmywords like I said, a Tory propaganda soap. William Roache was a Tory monarchist who obviously had a lot of influence on the show simply because he was it’s last original actor.

[@cicerodiello1]

Very well depicted in Billy Elliot. This could have been a great storyline in mid 80s Coronation Street.

[@LeFouGallois]

I have just realized that there are two actors in these episodes who later became Paramedics in Casualty years later. Jane Hazlegrove and Ian Bleasdale.

[@alexanderjones9572]

Sue Clayton ( Andrea’s sister) is played by Jane Hazlegrove-who’s on it now as Bernie Winter ( Gemma’s mum).

[@croccus0311]

The guy that visits The Recorder for advertising is Dave Dutton who played Oswald in the brilliant 80s/90s Granada comedy "Watching." Apparently he played 9 different characters in Coronation Street through the years 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@anjkovo2138]

Poor Henry 😢😢

[@jakehaymes4438]

There's more reality and heartfelt concern in the Henry story than anything that has appeared in this programme since 1995.

[@lindarowe8550]

I wish I had somebody like hilda to fight my corner

[@glorysengo6289]

I WISH I HAD SOMEBODY LIKE HILDA TO FIGHT MY CORNER GLORY SENGO XXX 😘

[@beebeelicious]

Hilda is my Fantasy Family Nan 💓

[@AlanFleming7499]

I liked Henry would have been nice to see him get a longer stint. I also love the name of the actor playing him Finetime Fontayne got to be the best name of any actor ever to appear in the show! He reappeared nearly 30 years later playing another character though by that time I had long since stopped watching. He was only about 34 when he appeared here (hard to believe I know!) and is still going strong now his real name is Ian Crossley but Finetime Fontayne does sound a lot better!

[@paulmajor8865]

Eastenders debuted in February 1985 so there was 6 British soap operas Coronation Street, Emmerdale Farm, Brookside, Crossroads, Eastenders and Take the High Road

[@cathy3613]

Loved EE still watch but getting dull! I am know binging on old Coronation Street

[@acesigma06]

Then 6 months later, the ill fated “Albion Market”

[@paullynton-green6570]

Apart from corrie the rest are rubbish

[@AlanFleming7499]

There's also a Welsh language one called Pobol y Cwm which has been going since 1974!

[@paulmajor8865]

@@AlanFleming7499 yeah

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

I used to have one of those jumpsuits many years ago!

[@niamhosullivan1291]

Iv still got mine!

[@janine91164]

@@niamhosullivan1291 I had one too! It was yellow and I proudly wore it with red shoes, a belt, and enough hairspray to keep Super drug in business!

[@rthompson7282]

Me too, what a palaver going to the loo!

[@paullynton-green6570]

​@@janine91164lol😂

[@reginaseelaIam]

@@rthompson7282 yeah, the cold u felt, one jumpsuit was one enuff

[@alexanderjones9572]

Deirdre “I thought there might be summat in it to give Ken some ideas.” Rita “There’s magazines that specialise in that. Only we don’t stock ‘em.” And Mavis didn’t say anything!

[@elterrifico9522]

Oh, Riter...(blush)

[@lorraineydays57]

And then she followed up with DIY magazines, I nearly spat out my tea.😂😂

[@bernadetteaspinall6710]

😅

[@alexanderjones9572]

1.16.31 Don’t lump Ivy and Shirley ( the only two who stuck up for Henry) in with you lot, Vera...

[@clarea1801]

I've only been to Manchester once but I wonder if that beautiful building that was the library is still open to the public

[@WillVenusASMR]

Did anyone see the slight continuity mishap at 6:42 when the suitcase Bet has changed Colour 😁⭐️✨

[@Alan-ss3xp]

Well spotted. Brown to grey. I worked for Nikki Clapp years ago, she did the continuity on Out of Africa. I’ve always had a fascination for it since used to drive the wife mad I’d say “ did you notice that?”

[@WillVenusASMR]

@@Alan-ss3xp Interesting! Thanks for sharing! 👍

[@bsaunders5271]

😮

[@sheilaoneil18]

Did Ken mean to say hitting a hammer with a nail? Jean Alexander...wow...just THE BEST!! The days when Coronation Street was up there with Literature! The scenes between Hilda and Henry, especially the whole library scene...genius! No wonder Coronation Street appealed to so many from all walks of life. Beautiful stuff! I haven't watched it for years since it became drivel. Thanks for these screenings!

[@alexanderjones9572]

Hilda should go to the factory and say why Henry couldn’t join the strike.

[@youtubehatesus2651]

Hilda operates in mysterious ways +_+

[@bsaunders5271]

Yes, and it is maddening that she doesn't.

[@londonlady227]

After Stan died, the magic of Corrie was diminished even though Hilda carried the torch by herself......they tried to start the Vera/Jack, Emily/Percy double act...but nothing compared. Even when they brought Kevin into number 13, it wasn't the same, then Sally arrived......downhill from there. After Jean Alexander left that was the end tbh. It ended up being the Bet Lynch show.

[@whatonearth9809]

Wow those factory workers and the trade unions were incredibly harsh. Poor bloke.

[@beebeelicious]

People got beaten up and allsorts around here during the various strikes for crossing a picket line!

[@Guitargirrrl]

Bet, oh Bet. Rovers Warrior Queen!

[@4evernate28]

2:30:00 How the hell did Hilda forget all Henry talked about was railways?

[@cherylreid-panasiewicz6485]

Phyllis and Percy are comedy gold 🤣

[@jennydickson4424]

The only good thing about every great character leaving is I can go back to 1960 and watch them all again. And I will be when Hilda leaves.

[@bsaunders5271]

same here.

[@paullynton-green6570]

Me too

[@bsaunders5271]

There can't be many people Emily Bishop DOESN'T consider herself superior to. She is SO snooty and stuck up, and seems to think she is in a class above pretty much everyone, except maybe Ken, Deirdre and Alf. Who died and made HER Lady of the Manor? Dierdre is almost as bad, scoffing at The Duckworths, Hilda etc. She's hardly in a position to look down on anyone, in the social scheme of things, is she....

[@williamf4544]

I loved Mrs Bishop - she has been a role model for me all my life - when in doubt i just think what would Mrs Bishop do - you should try it

[@bsaunders5271]

​@@williamf4544HA! no ta chuck

[@paullynton-green6570]

Well said. I'm sick of the deirdre fan club constantly singing her praises.

[@williamf4544]

Lets all pretend Andrea Clayton is a right stunner - i know its not gonna be easy

[@paullynton-green6570]

Lol😂

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

If only Henry stayed with Hilda he wouldn't have spiraled into a life of crime culminating in being Peter Barlow's cellmate about 20 years later 😂

[@annmc8392]

😄🤣

[@bsaunders5271]

😮

[@elterrifico9522]

Baldwin’s carousing in the 80’s would get him arrested in 2021. 🤣

[@andrewclaflin2061]

Thank God for the 80's then

[@bsaunders5271]

He was worse in the 70s.

[@dr.phibes7359]

2:15:30... If Ken pulls them pants up any higher.... He'll be singing like Hilda!

[@tinaquinn9042]

😂😂😂

[@MultiKs22]

dr phibes the are so tight umm.

[@paullynton-green6570]

Lol.

[@joshirley2308]

Nut crushers 😂😂😂😂

[@madwatermelon1316]

Often, people in the comments section say how evil and poisonous Ivy is but Vera is worse. She's clearly a bully and has been unfaithful to her husband on more than one occasion. She only gets away with it because of her bubbly personality.

[@pedanticradiator1491]

Vera was the biggest hypocrite in the street as soon as someone pointed out her behaviour was the same as someone else's she would go quiet

[@greggildersleeve3484]

My understanding is that Ivy's "poison" personality came later. Here she seems genuinely contrite, telling Hilda she will go to confession and asking for Hilda's forgiveness.

[@paullynton-green6570]

Horrible goby cow

[@sherylbarker9465]

Henry didn't have a choice, he had to work to at least try and save his Mum who was ill

[@paullynton-green6570]

That won't make any difference to the factory trash

[@connielincoln8681]

They were playing a song we used as a title for a program in New Zealand country calendar at the dance night

[@michaelgregory8322]

The storyline about the factory girls going against that guy henry because he abandoned his strike team. The man was in debt, give the man a break

[@bsaunders5271]

They were pretty militant.

[@paullynton-green6570]

Can't stand lda.l was hoping mike would sack her😊

[@alexanderjones9572]

2.07.14 Bet does her best Peggy Mitchell. “Gerrout a’ my pub!”

[@chrissywales6575]

About a decade before Peggy Mitchell, maybe Barbara Windsor based Peggy on Bet Lynch.

[@dementednun1175]

Bet handled vera like a pro

[@alexanderjones9572]

2.47.37 How small a gap is there between the Kabin and the cafe? When Jack walked into the Kabin, it was as if he’d just that second left the cafe!

[@williamf4544]

Their entrances were in a little lane at side of Rosamund Street - the main window was on R.Street

[@bsaunders5271]

It's bang opposite.

[@beulah3484]

did anyone else notice one of the draymen went on to play a policeman ( Phil) in heartbeat..

[@Alan-ss3xp]

Watched a Classic Corrie this week on Itv3. Fred refers to the lad in his shop as Morris when the lads name is Boris. Anyone else spot it?

[@thesnowman9474]

PC Phil Bellamy from Heartbeat, shifting barrels at 1:33:00

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

It takes one to know one Percy is selfish and is only happy unless he's making someone else miserable!

[@greggildersleeve3484]

I think Percy is just so full of himself that he doesn't realize the effect he has on others.

[@alexanderjones9572]

Curly “That’s a very sexist comment, Terry. I think you’re a male chauvinist pig on the quiet.” Terry “There’s no ‘on the quiet’ about it! I’m proud of it.” 😂😂😂

[@youtubehatesus2651]

men are wonderful +_+

[@zeddeka]

Fun to see Hilda so hesitant to go into the library - perhaps the writers did it intentionally. In real life, Jean Alexander had been a librarian before she was an actress and in later years took part in a campaign to save local libraries.

[@janethammond5925]

Corrie's scriptwriters brought in too many new characters, and too quickly in my opinion. . It wasn't necessary, and unfortunately most of them didn't quite gel. The exceptions being Percy, Curly and the purple haired lady forever chasing Percy! The colourless Claytons on the other hand.....

[@jonathancheetham7683]

Phil from Heartbeat as the younger delivery guy haha

[@alexanderjones9572]

Trying to imagine Annie, when she took charge, doing the same as Bet!

[@KuchiKopi179]

Yea, luckily Annie had her Jack ;)

[@bernadetteaspinall6710]

God what a disco… it’s so bright 😮..

[@kellyscourfield77]

Vera’s an opinionated loud mouth. Funny to think she was one of my favourite characters later on.

[@beebeelicious]

She definitely mellowed, so did Jack. My favourite couple eventually.

[@kellyscourfield77]

@ mine too 😊loved them both

[@johnlarkin3821]

Dame Jean Alexander!

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

Years ago we had the joy of knowledge that came out every week!

[@bernadetteaspinall6710]

God bless Hilda.. you could see her face change as Percy started to speak at 1 .42 like first time hearing those words then she gives him a rollicking … fine acting 🎭

[@007beck9]

2:06:31 best part love it

[@KuchiKopi179]

One of the worst family to enter the street, especially their girls 😮‍💨

[@alexanderjones9572]

Mike actually did Henry a favour by sacking him. It wouldn’t normally be a favour-but as Mike explained, I can see how it was in this case.

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

Yes by accident Mike did Henry a favour by sacking him as he can claim unemployment benefits!

[@bsaunders5271]

@@joannesaltfleet2071 Mike told him that he did that on purpose, for that very reason.

[@ChristineNicholson-bk9jq]

Love Mike ❤

[@susi-emily]

Loved Deirdre winding up the antiques dealer by implying they had flogged a load of Meissen figurines to a junk shop for practically nothing.

[@Leonie-h2e]

Love seeing Tiddles the ginger cat

[@rbr2023]

Go on Hilda telling Percy to get out!😂

[@anjkovo2138]

Ooh Bet your my kind of Karate Gal ❤❤

[@ChristineNicholson-bk9jq]

Hilda’s walk 😂

[@alexanderjones9572]

2.46.41 Did Wilf just say you could hardly notice Deirdre had specs on? Is someone as visually challenged as that a man Bet really wants behind the bar??🤣🤣

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

You can't miss drearys glasses!

[@greggildersleeve3484]

Wilf was flirting.

[@lynnem3300]

I. Cannot. Stand. Ken.

[@bsaunders5271]

Me. Neither.

[@helenagreenwood2305]

I. Agree.

[@paullynton-green6570]

Put me top of the list

[@SueGarden]

Bet drink comedy lines Dolly Parton 😅 2:07 SU garden

[@beebeelicious]

Hilda is my Hero 😍

[@olgagarcia5710]

Tight pants Ken wearing a tie while putting up wallpaper 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@bsaunders5271]

With his middle age paunch testing the strength of his belt

[@jonathancheetham7683]

Not sure what boring Andrea’s appeal is …

[@chicagogyrl4846]

That’s what Mavis gets for telling big mouth Rita all of her business!! 😂🤣

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

That reporter was Jack Osborne in hollyoaks!

[@hrtdinasaurette3020]

Whenever I get frustrated, with the anti-common sense of 2023, I find myself coming back to the 70s. Where we all grafted or went without. Where you was posh if you had a new car, colour telly, fitted carpet or central heating. I know I’m guilty of nostalgia. But, I’m the sort of old fool that values community more than inanimate objects. Silly old woman but easily pleased.

[@tinaquinn9042]

Was Mrs clayton Ashley's wife's mother?

[@shaneobrien2257]

“By ‘eck/by the ‘eck” count ….27.

[@MultiKs22]

that guard at the library building with the thick moustache is quite hot who was addressing Hilda about her enquires to where Henry might be,

[@chicagogyrl4846]

So Mavis spills to the reporter. Figures! 😂🤣

[@SueGarden]

Shirley and curly she was first lady oh

[@lucyjane103]

Vera and Ivy, I have to turn down my volume Ivy has an unattractive square mouth when she is required to laugh or cry. Hard to tell if shes happy or extremely sad.....hahaha

[@adamgregory5274]

🤣

[@Amy-ps6hf]

Can't stand Vera!

[@williamf4544]

@@Amy-ps6hf Thats what them factory workers are like

[@clairebunt5887]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@DIETRICHCICCONE]

Phyllis ❤❤❤

[@adamgregory5274]

Who played Florrie? I bet she was one of the leading lights of the local AmDram society

[@SueGarden]

Aww Shirley and curly this was a long time for the Dr and ruby hmmm SU garden

[@MissMarie1377]

Why is Percy SO awful to Phyllis?? I don’t like it. It’s hurting my heart to watch it

[@greggildersleeve3484]

I think he's just not attracted to her and finds her advances awkward. He makes several unflattering comments about her size and age.

[@clairemelia4950]

Bernie, Gemma's mam

[@mattburke3457]

How did BogFace Barlow and Deidre not get another appraisal after he low-balled her so much from the get go? Only 2/3 thru this but ..I don't seeing them getting it back

[@jstewart3517]

Sure uncle Albert is related to ken ( ken is such a pantie waist.but its okay for loud mouth Vera to cheat the time clock n steal from work,ivy is in same boat. Unions arent they great for the company

[@white1943]

How dare Andrea talk to Mr Sugden like that. Vile!

[@Deborah4Antiques]

"Emily Bishop is wasted as a widow" what a stupid thing to say!!!

[@greggildersleeve3484]

That's Percy: the soul of tact.

[@pizzapiepop]

39:37

[@jonathancheetham7683]

Dave is Josh from Casualty haha

[@tresfeles2784]

Am I the only one who can't understand 75% of what some of these characters say? Especially Vera and Percy. 😒

[@greggildersleeve3484]

I sometimes have trouble understanding certain characters (such as Irma Barlow), but I thought it was because I'm a yank and am still getting used to the northern accent and slang. If I watch a scene twice, I can usually pick up more.

[@shaneobrien2257]

@@greggildersleeve3484Do many Americans watch Coronation St? Just curious….

[@greggildersleeve3484]

@@shaneobrien2257 I don't know, Shane. I only started watching the show in January. I was curious because it was mentioned on the resumes of actors I was familiar with. Judging by the comments on KZbin, there are at least a few of us.

[@shaneobrien2257]

@@greggildersleeve3484 I see. Cheers, buddy 👍

[@lucywilliamsx1002]

Ken reading that newspaper article about uncle Albert during the war makes me emotional everytime I hear it 😢

[@SueGarden]

Its funny curly say Mrs and Mrs now called first name expect Percy hmm SU to

[@TheGlassman63]

Bet struggling to find a man to do bar work. In `real-life` back then in 1985 all she would have to do is advertise for one in the job centre and she would have 200 applicants the next day. Seemed only in mythical Weathefield that it was a struggle to fill jobs.

[@alexanderjones9572]

Wonder if Gloria’s dyslexic?

[@Deborah4Antiques]

Gloria was about the prettiest Bar Maid the Rovers ever had. Gloria was a bit smart mouthed at the beginning, she got kinder as time went on.

[@Tomj2023]

jackie corkhill

[@connielincoln8681]

Haven't seen Tracey for a while

[@_Meng_Lan]

She'll come back downstairs from doing her homework and having a kidney removed lol

[@muk8804]

*Tracey-luv