Coronation Street - January 1980

[@professionalgun6674]

Bill Podmore, producer since 1976, continued in the role for another year. His most noteworthy casting decision of 1980 was the axing of Madge Hindle's character Renee Roberts, Corner Shop proprietress and wife of Alf Roberts. Podmore was dissatisfied with Renee and Alf's "humdrum" marriage and so, in order to keep Alf, Renee was given a memorable death in a dramatic car crash in a country lane. As the quintessential English grocer, Alf would remain at the shop until 1993, with Deirdre Langton as his new assistant. Violet Carson made her final appearance as Ena Sharples in April. Carson had struggled with ill health for some time and throughout the late 1970s Ena was regularly written out, with Carson returning to the role when she was able. In Episode 1983, Ena made a low-key departure from Weatherfield - deciding she'd had quite enough of Albert Tatlock's hospitality while the builders worked on her flat, she swapped the smoky skies of Weatherfield for the sea air at her usual retreat, Lytham St Annes. She was expected to make a comeback but Carson's health worsened later in the year and she never returned to filming. The Community Centre flat, freshly rebuilt in brick on the Grape Street set, would lie empty for a year. Two actors joined the programme as short-term regulars. Arnold Swain was the owner of a pet shop who romanced Emily Bishop, marrying her in September only for Emily to then find out that he was already married. Actor George Waring wasn't aware that his character was a bigamist when he was cast. The other was Martin Cheveski, Elsie Tanner's grandson who stayed with his gran for the latter six months of the year while working as Len Fairclough's new apprentice at the yard. The character of Martin was invented purely for the storyline, contradicting earlier episodes which clearly establish the Cheveskis as having only one son, Paul. In addition to these, Suzy Paterson made three further appearances as Susan Barlow as did Sue Nicholls as Audrey Potter, who prepared to become a grandmother for the first time. Nicky Tilsley, son of Gail and Brian, was born on New Year's Eve but did not appear until 1981. In the realm of locations, Dawson's Cafe was bought over by Jim Sedgewick, who turned it into a trucker's cafe and hired Elsie Tanner as manageress. Like Joe Dawson before him, Sedgewick only appeared a few times and served mostly as the unseen landlord of Jim's Cafe. Coronation Street reached two milestones in 1980. In June, to celebrate the 2000th episode, a cast party was specially convened on the Grape Street set which was covered by the TV Times special Coronation Street 2000. Priced 60p, it featured on the cover Ena Sharples, Elsie Tanner, Ken Barlow and Albert Tatlock watching Tracy Langton struggling to blow the candles out on the 2000th commemorative cake. This was supposedly one of the last times that Violet Carson donned her costume in the character of Ena Sharples. The other milestone, the 20th anniversary on 9th December, went unmarked. (Corriepidia)

[@btinternet.co.]

Did you notice the orb coming from behind Hilda and stan at 1:42:10

[@davidjones6470]

@@btinternet.co. bloody hell well spotted!!!

[@jasbegs1258]

Thanks for all this info.

[@KuchiKopi179]

@@btinternet.co. looked like lighting, reflection or dust.

[@williamf4544]

The ghost of Mrs Hardman who died in the staircase of No 13 - sure as eggs is eggs

[@colinjennings3661]

Hilda and Stan are quite brilliant. Superb acting

[@paulfrost8895]

They sure had some comedy moments ' and Eddie Yeats too.

[@MultiKs22]

Len and Rita are brilliant as well especially Len he makes his scenes so real. that what happens in the real world for some men who live alone they shave themselves at the kitchen sink from time to time. and they usually have their ablutions there as well.

[@royzview6254]

Superb acting????? What the hell wre you watching? the "acting" is awful !

[@lindarowe8550]

Hilda's singing is out of this world

[@paulfrost8895]

So high pitched ' surprised she don 't shatter the glasses.

[@cn4936]

Simon Cowell would have signed her right up 🤩

[@kylie-mareebaldwin4672]

Not one for soaps but this one has me hooked. Yes they really were the good old days. Life before mobile phones.

[@samanthabarry5817]

Back in the day when coronation street was more watchable😊👍

[@francesgillotti1378]

Just wait till you get to 1999 then it’s awful 😢

[@theculturedthug6609]

@@francesgillotti1378 Yeah that's when it got crap and in to the modern era... Rubbish.

[@paulfrost8895]

@@theculturedthug6609 From the 90s on was in decline.

[@SavāgeBückeṭ]

(I was born in 1995) I started KZbin corrie at 1989 with Eve Henley Spread. I got to December 1996 and got abit bored so I decided to start at January 1980 here. It's like watching a different show. I'm so grateful for these 🎉

[@DavidRenwick-t1e]

1976 would be a good year to start watching. 1976 - 1984 are widely considered to be the best years of Coronation Street.

[@SavāgeBückeṭ]

@user-kx3fq1zo6f hehe since writing this comment I did go back to 76 all the way through, I'm currently in 2004 now but I agree 76 to 84 were the best. Sharon G "oh hey its Rita with the meals on wheels" Rita "oh naw it's more like a treat on feet" 😂

[@chicagogyrl4846]

@@SavāgeBückeṭ I watched the 1964 one when Stan and Hilda bought there house. Then 1970 on is good for the Ogden’s, and the one where the girls go to Spain.

[@SavāgeBückeṭ]

@chicagogyrl4846 yes, they bought it for just under £600 if I'm remembering correctly 😩 It was brilliant seeing them in holiday. Mavis in Spain is everything

[@Kevinasp]

It was a different world that's why. If somebody who died in January 1980 came back I think they'd get a shock at the world

[@geoffjoffy]

Back when Coronation Street was worth watching. Thanks.

[@vickialner2820]

Thank you so much for these I have troubles sleeping and these episodes have kept me entertained well done there fab Corrie mad this house xx

[@stormhawk3319]

Ken Barlow lecturing his daughter on how she lives her life despite the fact he packed her and his son up to Scotland to be brought up by relatives whilst he lived the carefree bachelor life. Utter self righteous tool.

[@annawhiteley3128]

If I had a husband like that- no Christmas present, won't fix the heater when it's cold- I'd be a bitch too.

[@bibakroll8999]

Me too. Although I wouldn’t give him house-room in the first place. He’s a pig.

[@malimbep4298]

I was 9 when this was broadcasted. My favourite characters were Hilda and Elsie.

[@gracegomez1060]

Some old scrubber!!! He couldn't say that today! Loving these episodes. I'm binge watching them, that term didn't exist back in 1980 when I was 15!

[@michellefalleur960]

That's because no one could binge watch anything, unless it was on VHS tapes !

[@kylie-mareebaldwin4672]

Hilda is my favourite.

[@4oclocktimefortea794]

I love Hilda, Stan, Eddie Yates and Fred Gee. I was 9 when this was originally broadcast and it is funny how differently you see the characters as an adult especially Hilda who is lovely. Hilda and Eddie have the same laugh!

[@paulfrost8895]

These old characters were fab ' not many left now xept for Ken and 1 or 2 others.

[@vinnyhowe3230]

Aaa aa as wella aawaa waaa the bike a aaaa@@paulfrost8895 w a aaaa a a at w a

[@theculturedthug6609]

I love Hildas singing.

[@julieannu]

Ha ha, yes Eddie and Hilda’s laughs 😂😂😂

[@elterrifico9522]

I wish I had a dollar for every time the boom mic drops into the shot. Love it!

[@ddrose06]

I've been watching, most of my life. I thought the very same thing, just the other night. Cheers!

[@bibakroll8999]

It used to be said that it made so many appearances it should be listed in the credits!

[@uszatku9417]

😂

[@LeFouGallois]

I was thinking the same thing. Should be a drinking game. Every time the boom mike drops into shot, take a shot ! lol !

[@michaelroberts7374]

You've all got me staring through the screen like a lumatic❤ thank you!!

[@ginagina9720]

The cafe becomes Jim’s cafe, i love ❤️ the old ones of coronation street it takes me back because i remember my mum watching the old ones in the 70s and 80s

[@shellypriest5320]

Thank you for posting!! KZbin keeps taking these down faster tan I can watch them so I really appreciate it!!

[@paulmiles9102]

i hate it when you tube does this all the time shelly maybe copright issues but there is stacks of stuff on you tube i mean they dont remove the other stuff why coronation street

[@paulfrost8895]

My sister was born this month ' on the 30th ' the final episode on this link ' think they were still behind schedule due to the ITV strike just a few months before.

[@francesgillotti1378]

I’m ver grateful to watch any episode as it’s a treat . I moved to Connecticut and I got bitten by a tick and I got Lyme and Babesious so my life has been hell for 11 years including bladder cancer , back surgery chronic fatigue syndrome etc on and on never ending so I spent many years in bed watching coronation street on my iPad . Coronation street has given me great comfort over the 11 years as I have ADHD and I can rewatch all the episodes as my my memory is bad 😻😘🥰

[@thomasprice21552]

00:04 2 January 1980 23:10 7 January 1980 47:27 9 January 1980 1:08:45 14 January 1980 1:31:13 16 January 1980 1:53:46 21 January 1980 2:16:44 23 January 1980 2:39:38 28 January 1980 3:02:34 30 January 1980

[@cherylreznor181]

Thankyou

[@davidjones6470]

Another excellent upload 👍 bloody brilliant thank in you!

[@HerFatherDidntLikeMe]

Thank you again for the hard work and dedication involved in sharing this vintage television 📺 gem

[@paulwalker1793]

This is when coronation Street was pure class.

[@janethammond5925]

I often thought that Alf Roberts and Betty Turpin would have made a nice couple...very similar temperaments. Also Bert Tilsley and Mavis were gentle souls.

[@scottranger8909]

Loving Gary Numan playing in the background in the cafe

[@shivkptheorganist3809]

Ooooooh thank you soooo much for sharing this! As another KZbin user has rightly said, KZbin is taking these golden episodes down too fast! I hate to be a pain, but do you have the episodes from 1982? Honestly I would be very grateful thank you very much for these too!

[@theculturedthug6609]

Eddie Yates and the boys were the best.

[@paulinecorreia5538]

Stan is alway’s happy 😊😊,when he’s eating @ drinking. 😂❤❤❤❤

[@karl.weaver]

Cheers for Sharing!

[@mikehudson8884]

I love the scenes with Elsie in. The show went down hill when she left......

[@tracygrant7931]

SPOILER ALERT FOR THOSE NEWBIES Yeah she left the same year Stan died, so that's two iconic characters gone in the same year. Alongside that, Hilda was really never the same once Stan died so in a way, her legendary incandescent presence left as well. I reckon 1984 was the end of golden corrie, but mid 1990s was when it really started going downhill, and 2000s it just became another show altogether, and not in a good way. This is my opinion thouggh, and may not be the prevalent sentiment.

[@markwilks1896]

How has Bill Roache got away with such bad acting for over 60 years 🙄

[@theresapierce3934]

I reckon he must have had dirt on someone, he really was and is a boring character. He could have easily been written out and nobody would have missed him.

[@honeysuckle4537]

COS HIS GOT LOVELY HAIR LOLXXX

[@glamdolly30]

Vintage Corrie is a fantastic historic record of life in Britain. It reveals some shocking truths about marriage for women and domestic abuse in the 'seventies and 'eighties.

[@ironknobsteelworks4063]

Wasn`t great for the men either. The women gave as good as they got. Len slapping Rita draws gasps of shock but a women slapping a man draws laughter.

[@Charizarzar]

@@ironknobsteelworks4063 I'm sure it was better for the men though...

[@fluxington]

@@Charizarzar I'm sure it was better for the women though...

[@ZowieBBowie]

‘Men’ hit harder that’s why.

[@peterraimondi9569]

My Sweet and our Brian....

[@bsaunders5271]

"Y'know what I mean?"

[@Si_of_Earth]

Annie Walker. Greatest Corrie character. In the top 5 tv characters of all time.

[@ZowieBBowie]

Seeing some of these episodes in the recent years after Ray Langton left just leaves an emptiness. His presence so sorely missed , Len on his own , Deirdre trying to plod along . It’s akin to losing a close family member- which happened to me at the same time. For all Ray’s faults he was still someone whose heart was in the right place.

[@paulmiles9102]

great job on the uploads do wish you tube would stop takeing things off all the time though

[@paulinecorreia5538]

I really enjoy 😂😂❤❤the juke box 📦. It’s been missed 4 so 😊😊🎉very long!!

[@denisesiddon7241]

Much better characters back then

[@jessspeers5232]

I am enjoying the classic episodes 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤

[@spartybrearly7221]

One of the rare occasions where Rita is seen smoking.

[@Kiinell]

Rita becoming the wife from Hell with all her demands. She literally had a poxy job in a newsagent and as soon as that ring was on her finger she became Joan friggin Collins.

[@niamhosullivan1291]

Strikingly good looking woman

[@skapunkno1]

Yeah she totally deserved that smack🤦‍♀

[@paullynton-green6570]

Never liked Rita.

[@skapunkno1]

@@bethshields4903 I thought the emoji would be enough to show my sarcasm... oh well.

[@skapunkno1]

@@bethshields4903 Absolutely accepted and greatly appreciated, most people wouldn't bother answering back so thanks for that, dont feel bad you're a good person.

[@williamf4544]

Emily was pure horrified when he said she was going to be selling bacon butties

[@angelapay3718]

As for the fryer…… i thought she would faint🤣

[@josephbland3904]

Emily was a self righteous jumped up snooty old bint…Certainly not what that place needed. All she wanted to do was serve half a dozen old duffers a cream bun & a brew everyday…

[@Wildzippy]

Len was a nasty piece of work, snarling at Mavis to work a 13 hour shift with no lunch, then heads off to the Rovers at teatime for a ton of ale. While shes making him a load of cash!

[@algie-t2w]

I love the fact that one of Hilda's ducks on her Mural is diving head first into the sea.

[@rabbit64sj91]

"Why is it the world invariably changes, and for the worse?" says Annie Walker........how right you are, almost 41 years on! 😥 She wouldn't care much for the world of 2020, that's quite certain! 😉

[@glamdolly30]

Though some things have definitely improved in 2021. Back then, domestic violence against women was accepted as an inevitable fact of life, listen to the dialogue in these episodes. Shocking!

[@williamf4544]

Mobile phone addiction - shop attendants clearly pissed of when you dont use the self serve tills and a plaige of wooly hatted vegetarians who find getting on a bus a struggle and spend 10 minutes conversing with the bus driver trying to figure out where they are going - and dont even get me started on those who que up for ages for a cup of frigging coffee

[@damiencrowley2506]

@@williamf4544 your so right! I'm a bus driver and get exactly what you've just mentioned. It's ridiculous.

[@Lytton333]

It's nothing but a degenerate deracinated bearpit with frothy coffee

[@deenagold7136]

@@glamdolly30 we didn't take everything 'literally' back in those days - you have all become so analytical and formal and cold about everything. We weren't scared of our own words back then - we we're just simple folks before correctness and cocaine culture set in over the 30 years of managing decline post Thatcher!! You all want sweepin' in to the skip these days.

[@Vortigan07]

It's hilarious how you see things when you're looking in the rearview. I was only 11 when this went out and was vaguely aware of it. Now, looking back, I quite fancy the 46 year old Barbara Knox 😂

[@jakehaymes4438]

Yeah me too. And Elsie!! I'm 50 now.

[@paulinecorreia5538]

Stan’s really hilarious 😅😅😂😂 when he’s drunk. 🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@bsaunders5271]

Baby voiced Gail is morphing into WHINY Baby voiced Gail.

[@daniellerobinson6771]

Gail was at least slightly likeable here. By the end of the 90s she was driving me mad lol

[@paulfrost8895]

@@daniellerobinson6771 Gail of the late 70s was hot.

[@brendang8177]

Its a real pity....she was lovely and writers decided to create Gail the wail.ĺ

[@josephbland3904]

Noooo! Way!… Old Ferret Face was a 100% hound…

[@julielewis5051]

​@@josephbland3904what a spiteful thing to say

[@johndoyle2429]

The great day's of Cornation Street , Now In fairness the actors/actress are good today , But it not as good as was in the 60's ,70's , 80's and 90's. At moment it lost its magic.

[@paulfrost8895]

Stopped watching in around 1985 ' but I have intermittantly followed it over the years.

[@markdavies5933]

​@@paulfrost8895 yes same here I loved the early 80s but sadly after 83 84 they lost a lot of good characters Annie Walker Elsie Tanner Len Fairclough Stan Ogdon Albert Tatlock to name a few as you say after 85 it was never the same not for me anyway.

[@neighbourhoodwitch18]

Blimey, Ida Clough’s hair is the same colour in 2021! 😉

[@alexanderjones9572]

The woman who owns the place Rita’s staying can’t make much money, if she only lets people with theatrical background stay there!

[@neighbourhoodwitch18]

1:45:09 Pete Beale (would be in Eastenders in 5 years) as I live and breathe! 😁

[@hotmikado]

Alwight Tweacle?

[@ptf2941]

Ope my writin is readabl,thnk he went onto early episodes of th bill on itv too

[@angelapay3718]

Jim thinking Vera was a tom lol Spotted Jim MacDonald’s future headache knocking about with Eddie.

[@dementednun1175]

Ritas land lady was ok if you ask me she just seamed lonley than nosy

[@nfld7097]

Eddie's girlfriend, Lorna, is also Gwen Loveday, who will reappear in the Street 20 years from now.

[@kylie-mareebaldwin4672]

True friends don't judge you by the state or quality of your home.

[@H3len50]

If I was Ria I would have ran away years ago. Some cracking acting by her.

[@glamdolly30]

Lord, so would I! How that fat, warty little toad Len Fairclouh was supposed to have pulled all the Street's most glamorous women (Elsie, Bet and Rita), I shall never know. The Corrie casting directors were definitely men!

[@williamf4544]

Thats what women wanted back then bacause thats what their fathers and grandfathers were like - big jessies didnt come into fashion till years later

[@H3len50]

@@williamf4544 , What a sad state of affairs. Having survived a very violent relationship, seeing this fills me with sadness as so many women felt they had to "put up with it" and say nothing.

[@williamf4544]

@@H3len50 Yes i agree - being serious its not what they wanted more what they were led to expect - it had lasting affects down the next generations putting some people off marraige all together (like me) - things started to change for the better in the sixties for most though no doubt not for all

[@H3len50]

@@williamf4544 , I don't disagree with you there I knew many women trapped like this. Thank goodness it did not put me off marriage. It is very sad that women and men had to just live like that. "Put up and shut up".

[@spartybrearly7221]

Baldwin does have a heart 😂

[@damiencrowley2506]

I think he had a soft spot for Hilda.

[@LeFouGallois]

1:24:01 - Pete Beale from the early days of Eastenders sat in the Cafe ! ;)

[@cherylreznor181]

Iv always been jealous of how she gets her hair like that!

[@HelloImNik]

Between 73 and 80 Stan ogden really aged

[@paulfrost8895]

The final episode on this link coincides with my sister 's birthday ' 42 years tommorow.

[@rabbit64sj91]

Happy 42nd birthday to your sister. 🎂

[@GinaRussell-c2c]

I think Eddie Yates girlfriend Laura later became Jim McDonald’s girlfriend and she worked in the factory, I’m sure it’s her thanks 🙏 for the upload I love ❤️ the older ones of Corrie

[@jstewart3517]

80's was the begining of the end

[@Sarah-z1f6c]

Eddie calling Fred Gee ‘fat Fred’ 😂

[@rupert-j8f]

proper old school corrie with strong female characters and real life drama not the glammed up nonsence corrie has turned into now.

[@zeddeka]

I think the days of soap operas in general are pretty much over. The whole premise they were based on, claustrophobic little streets where nobody ever went anywhere, are pretty much gone.

[@Sarah-z1f6c]

And Len proving Elsie right for turning him down

[@ladygrinningsoul992]

Len was a truly nasty character

[@jasonbarron3047]

He was a paedo in real life

[@katy4779]

Eddie's girl, the future girlfriend of Jim MacDonald... spendaholic Gwen.

[@jimbanda]

Gails hair (wig) dangling into the Beans on Toast. 😅

[@gilliangrant8764]

Does anyone know why number 9 doesn't have a back kitchen like all the rest of the houses on the street? Their sink and cooker is basically in the living room, I've always wondered about that

[@DavidRenwick-t1e]

There does appear to be a room behind but I don't know what it is.

[@DaveyC95]

There are some bad wigs in these episodes Poison Ivy, Vera and Rita

[@danielpaul257]

Anyone know what song is playing at 2:24:23 when Fred and Stan are chatting in the cafe?

[@dominewimbury2039]

Sounds like The Nolans but can't tell the song. Yet!

[@robtaylor7469]

Hi..,Yes it's - Grace Kennedy : "Fandango Dancin' " kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZrOlJWYlJqif5I

[@eat_a_dick_trudeau]

It sounds so familiar, but I can't place it. Did you ever find it?

[@rm-pk3gl]

Its called _"Fandango Dancin'"_ and its by Grace Kennedy

[@ddrose06]

Awwww, poor Rita. If I was her, I'd bugger off to Blackpool and get a job in a laundrette. And, I'd take everything I brought to the marriage, with me. A suitcase.

[@dommidavros2211]

What I don't get is how this was only 41 years ago yet everyone sat around that table in the pub at the beginning are just conversing about wishy washy pointless crap terrified about what their wives will say like a group of mates who have no idea they'll ALL be dead 40 years later!! 🙄 It annoys the Hell out of me that ANY cast members are dead, let alone that many!!

[@paulfrost8895]

Agree its sad ' still time takes it toll on everyone in the end ' espc like Ken 's (William Roach) statement at 3.19;56 how the government have no money for improvement of community resources ' but have it for killing people and wars eg ' a very true statement.

[@cherylreznor181]

Thats the way life goes sometimes unfortunately

[@spartybrearly7221]

Pete Beale got bored selling paahhhhhhhhhhhdddddddsssssss of tomahhhhhhhtttt-oooesssss in Walford and fancied some good quality Weatherfield food.

[@annmc8392]

Does anyone else get fed up with Bert, ya know what I mean😄 Ken is 😪

[@theculturedthug6609]

I applaud anyone to watch buggernation Street it's absolutely hilarious...

[@divinemagicwithourownspani2865]

I had such a crush on Mike Baldwin

[@chicagogyrl4846]

The Tinsley’s didn’t do anything to their flat! It still looks exactly the same as when they bought it!!

[@HelloImNik]

Pete Beale groping Gail in the cafe was unexpected!

[@Si_of_Earth]

Rita was quite the fox 🥰

[@jahno7154]

What's happened to Deirdre's voice ! it changed over the years alarmingly

[@bsaunders5271]

Heavy smoking.

[@francesgillotti1378]

Her hair style is so unappealing and the huge glasses I can’t look at her haha 😂

[@paulfrost8895]

I think ' mainly down to years of heavy smoking is what made her hoarse.

[@jahno7154]

@@francesgillotti1378 And she never had trouble pulling the guys

[@louiseowusu246]

There's an interesting KZbin clip called The Horsification of Deidre Barlow's voice...it shows how it changes over the years

[@stevenwilliams8545]

Great cast, great actors and actresses back then, absolute pile of garbage now in 2022.

[@jaynehinds3339]

Peter Beale from eastenders in cafe 😂 I just close clicked

[@sarahlouisewould]

Watching in 2020 Don't mention the common market for gods sake!

[@professionalgun6674]

It's 2021 Sarah, although I did have to think about it for a second.

[@tinarocca1652]

Memory does serve me right. Len was all after getting Rita to stay. He went from wooing her, practically begging her not to leave and go persue her singing carrer. It's Len that became a typical couch potatoe around the house and frankly he became an arshole

[@jakehaymes4438]

Arsehole?

[@adrianconnew5309]

He was always a piece of crap

[@bibakroll8999]

He was always an arsehole!

[@sherylbarker9465]

I can't believe Rita asking Mavis to go and get her cabaret clothes Could you imagine if Len walked in and found Mavis there Poor thing would have a heart attack

[@excelents]

01:24:01 Pete Beale from EastEnders sat in the centre.

[@paulfrost8895]

The future Pete Beale ' Eastenders wasn 't yet thought of in 1979.

[@staceygrove5976]

Who plays the cafe owner? At first I thought it was Garfield Morgan (Chief Inspector Haskins in 'The Sweeney'), but it's not, is it?

[@roderickscott7429]

Michael O,Hagan

[@staceygrove5976]

@@roderickscott7429 Thank you.

[@roderickscott7429]

@@staceygrove5976 i didn,t know either , i had to wiki him.

[@michaelmuldowney8]

2:07:35 Wait, the pound box of chocolates was more expensive than two half pound boxes ? Was this a thinly veiled critique of Thatcherism ??

[@liamoification]

Len Fairclough really was a nasty piece of work!

[@paulfrost8895]

No just a selfish pig!

[@paullynton-green6570]

And so was Rita the nag.

[@kleverkloggs]

"I'm suicidal - and he says I'm nowty !"

[@kleverkloggs]

"Large weedkiller is it ? For a large weed."

[@thertraumatic]

I love Elsie but she's such a pick-me for making dinner for Len and comforting him after he admitted to hitting Rita.

[@H3len50]

Oh my goodness the chinless wonder is an annoying wee twerp ;-).

[@josephbland3904]

Yep Old Ferret Face was an annoying squeaky voiced irritating dweeb…

[@francesgillotti1378]

And. Ken. You cant peel a spud 🥔! 😐

[@jstewart3517]

When Elsies grandson ,Suzie, Gail rotton acting

[@Sarah-z1f6c]

Stans fave line: what are we having for us tea our Hilda?

[@beneire6955]

1:08:45 everything was so run down back then At least that’s something that has improved

[@munhl]

1:48:23 Pete Beale.

[@chicagogyrl4846]

“My head’s th-th-throbbing!” Why doesn’t she quit??! Why is she working anyway??! 😂🤣

[@NeilsidneejmasIreland]

Mavis says she's allways run off her feet serving one customer and chatting constantly

[@jackiwheeler6963]

Is the actress playing Gail the same actress since the start?

[@GinaRussell-c2c]

Yes Helen worth she came into corrie in the 1970s

[@jackiwheeler6963]

@GinaRussell-c2c thanks!!

[@gilliangrant8764]

Lorna later became Gwen who went out with Jim McDonald!

[@glamdolly30]

Really? Who is Lorna? I love Corrie's habit of recycling actors!

[@gilliangrant8764]

@@glamdolly30 Eddie Yates' girlfriend

[@glamdolly30]

@@gilliangrant8764 Good catch!

[@ptf2941]

Thought it was her but uncertain