Coronation Street - September 1989

[@jonathancheetham7683]

I love how stylish Rita is from day to day. Likewise, though tacky, I like the effort Bet goes to each day. As do Audrey and Alma. So different to how people look day to day now.

[@KuchiKopi179]

Emily is just the best, need more people like Emily in my life.

[@bsaunders5271]

10:44 Ken's 'evil' face 🤣 he's such a self righteous prat, no integrity himself, yet he expects Dierdre to fall in line behind him.

[@Quelquefleur]

Can,t stand the character. He was sanctimonious.

[@colinjennings3661]

A cnut of the first order in his casual grey jacket

[@Over_Sky]

I'm surprised he didn't become a politician.

[@David-h4z2s]

He thinks his Clarke Kent of Weatherfield

[@raidenwolfe6495]

ew i can't stand him or his wife 🤢 and her and her hair just gets worse and worse

[@rockysablue]

Whats mad is i actually remember watching yhese when i was 19

[@elterrifico9522]

These old episodes are so much better than today’s trash

[@CJ2727]

Well said, the sooner modern day Corrie finishes the better now

[@deborahwatson2730]

@elterrifico @CJ2727 …how right you both are…how sick I am of all the politically correct nonsense on Corrie these days.

[@criddyla696]

@@deborahwatson2730you are so right, no one is allowed to think now and everyone is constantly offended. Glad for these old treasures

[@theeternalgus9119]

​@@criddyla696Kevin's moustache is offensive

[@stinameaner]

​@@deborahwatson2730has nothing to do with political correctness. The writing is just crap and there are too many characters but no character development

[@Jackles22]

Phyllis and Percy awwww ❤️

[@MultiKs22]

vera is in a league of her own awwww.

[@shaneclarke1514]

These uploads really are great... thank you so much - have spent hours watching them and still lots more to get through!

[@EveHenleySpread]

You’re very welcome! 🥴

[@nicolemelnyk152]

Poor don.always getting slapped around by ivy

[@David-h4z2s]

Ivy does my head in a lot

[@David-h4z2s]

Fantastic era this unlike today's Woke horror bland TV loving watching this Corrie era thanks for putting this on KZbin hope it does not get taken down

[@tynedaly595]

It was a bit creepy when Martin, lying next to Gail in a meadow, told her she looked about 6 rather than 16, and she was flattered!

[@bsaunders5271]

Gail's always looked about 46.

[@irenemorley75]

@@bsaunders5271 Here we go again.🙄

[@CherylCoolCat]

@@irenemorley75 gurl you DEFO give off SINGLE WHITE FEMALE vibes. ‼‼

[@cicerodiello1]

I love Vera. She’s fearless and unafraid of confrontation. I see negative comments about how common she is. They miss the point. She’s a working class Northern woman who grew up tough. I don’t even think Bet Lynch would call Emily cock. I love Emily in these too. She’s the flip side of the coin. Refinement and manners.

[@kimmitasha1812]

Thankyou so much for these episodes xx

[@matthewa.morgan6214]

Lynne Pierre was fab !

[@MultiKs22]

Maurice jones was fab bloke he should have stayed longer in the street as building tycoon,

[@joycebursey2183]

Thank you for the upload’s.

[@normasouthwood3182]

Ken was a disgrace, running Dreary down to Tracey.

[@MINATOREband]

He was actually completely selfish the entire time

[@R31922]

He's a smug Git.

[@startracker5895]

Don’t call her dreary! Deirdre was great!

[@normasouthwood3182]

@@startracker5895 Sorry!😏

[@hollandwawasan1221]

Gail ughhh cant you not shout at everyone! Especially Martin, he has the patience of a saint

[@lnrbiking7370]

Jesus Gail is so mean to poor Nicky!!!! Constantly putting him down and telling him to shut up!!! It’s disturbing 😳

[@nicolemclean9028]

Hes a spoilt brat needs telling off

[@buffalochick6050]

Thanxx for taking time to upload classics

[@murphy9039]

Thanks for uploading these classic Corrie episodes, particularly the episode of the factory and community centre demolition, it was sign of things to come for the soap in terms of look and feel.

[@warrenbut1455]

Think I prefer sorry nation st

[@CJ2727]

Great days these, before I was even born as well. Coronation Street now is utter tosh, it needs binning

[@paulettejadowski4170]

Corrie is good social history the struggles of the working classes from the 60s until the 80s wonderful script and characters.

[@youtubehatesus2651]

the only thing worse than having Ivy as a mother-in-law would be to be married to Gail +_+

[@whatonearth9809]

Why can’t Kevin cook his own dinner 😂😂

[@MINATOREband]

Because he’s always washing his hands

[@warrenbut1455]

Because he’s thick

[@noeljr.7724]

I really dislike his character. Constantly shouting into womens faces and trying to be a dominant male. He needs a good kick up the @ss.

[@irenemorley75]

Why can't sally fix a car 🙄

[@patflood146]

all of them 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

Don is right, they are just as bad as each other. Ivy for thinking who Gail sees is any of her business let alone how she's reacted. And Gail for using the children as pawns to blackmail Ivy.

[@emilybbbbb49]

Ivy is worst way worst than Gail

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

@@emilybbbbb49 disagree. They both have their blinkered, single minded and victim mentality ways. Very much alike in many ways.

[@pandacutlets83]

And Wendy has just come back as a social worker in current episodes...her and Ken deserved one another

[@dominewimbury2039]

Ken was a right pig here!

[@derekreay7975]

Glad I found these, I never appreciated how good jack and Vera were, also, I despise Derek Wilton looking back didn’t realise how much of a bully he was with Mavis

[@francesgillotti1378]

Awe they are great fun I love them.

[@bsaunders5271]

They both drive me absolutely nuts

[@francesgillotti1378]

I love Dereck and Mavis together they are perfect for each other . Derick is so selfish and Mavis looks after him hahaha 🤣

[@irenemorley75]

@@bsaunders5271 🙄🙄🙄

[@HelloImNik]

he was an insufferable twat

[@normasouthwood3182]

Thanx a lot for all these! I have been binge watching you and proffesional gun that I have done no cleaning have written no Christmad card, am not even wearing one of my glittery Christmas jumpers! All your fault! l

[@EveHenleySpread]

@Norma Southwood! Don’t worry the day’s young! You’re very welcome! 😉

[@normasouthwood3182]

@@EveHenleySpread thank you...I just managed to set my Christmas table, but my Xmas jumpers are still in the wardrobe! Fortunately I live alone and will spend tomorrow on another Corrie binge! One exception, 10am Christmas Day BBC1. Eucharist from Blackburn Cathedral. My friend will be in the Congregation, her daughter a Council dignatary! She must be so proud! I will be looking for her but after that, Corrie all the way!

[@HelloImNik]

"I'm surprised Ivy hasn't been around already waving her crucififx at me" best line 😂

[@zanducktv2398]

Love how Corrie creates hilarity just from random ordinary happenings like Derek sitting on a wasp 🐝 then Tina wants all the details before Percy intervenes as only Percy can lol 😂

[@zanducktv2398]

Derek scrapping with his rival wearing joke monster hands in the Kabin 🤣

[@paulinecorreia5538]

I alway’s noticed that Vera is really hilarious 🤣. She seems 2 be the ring 💍 leader every time.

[@youtubehatesus2651]

she's a hoot. No filters. Let 'er rip. (and has a heart of gold)

[@jstewart3517]

Vera is nothing but a loud mouth crass back street fisherman wife lol

[@emilybbbbb49]

Vera makes me sick ..no clicks with that character at all and ever

[@ThatMattOne]

Love Vera. Always have, always will. A true nutjob of a character. Her, Jack, Percy, Bet, Ivy, Alf, Mavis, Derek. These were real characters. Not like today's rubbish. Such a shame they're all gone, most of them. God bless.

[@ara8253]

Vera, big mouth with negative results.

[@Sawrattan]

David really looks like Gail and Martin's son.

[@startracker5895]

I know right? Especially Martins son! They look exactly alike.

[@irenemorley75]

@@startracker5895 How do you make that one out🙄

[@startracker5895]

@@irenemorley75 well look at their faces and see for yourself! 🙄😒

[@HelloImNik]

they did a pretty good job of the older kids - if you look at tracey and Nick now

[@CherylCoolCat]

@@irenemorley75 try being nice for once…who knows you might actually enjoy it.

[@marieince3239]

Sally is aproper madam everything is me me me daft mare driving that car

[@stinameaner]

Looking back on these shows me she was always an annoying character but just got worse as she got older. until she married Tim

[@madwatermelon1316]

Ivy was bang out of order hitting Martin in front of everyone in the pub. What has he ever done to her or anyone else? I know she's lost a son but her actions aren't justified.

[@evertondod]

dining in the pub every lunch and tea time must hit the budget

[@kerrymetcalfe2737]

Nikki advertising alcohol on his jacket 🙈😂😂😂 shame we have the fun police these days lol

[@timmytrimble4069]

Yes it is a bit weird that a kid has advertising logos of hard liquor on his childrens clothes.

[@MINATOREband]

Surely it’s a racing jacket ?

[@timmytrimble4069]

@@MINATOREband They even advertised drink with driving in the olden days hahaha

[@rol1517]

They levelled that factory building good n proper . Hello Gail's house

[@francofan100]

Before Gail’s house that seemed to be a new building every couple of years

[@nicolemclean9028]

And sallys house & yasmeeens house

[@MrLookitspam]

Ivy is such a piece of work. If she were my mother in law she would have been found in Baldwin fashions rubble.

[@David-h4z2s]

Gail reminds me of Fraggle Rock🌫️⛰️🌊

[@maureencurry4276]

Great acting

[@kathrynmartinson5544]

I am surprised at everyone using cups and saucers.....most people I recall used mugs and certainly no saucers. There again we Yorkshire lot are a bit odd!!!!

[@barbaracockerill6367]

Percy sticking is nose in again

[@kimmitasha1812]

2:00.12 .. watching the demolition of the factory .. you can visualise Audrey’s salon and the 3 houses x

[@David-h4z2s]

Them bland modern houses

[@PendleWitch01]

What has vera got against Emily? Vera can be VERY nasty!

[@chrissywales6575]

Vera was a vile bully.

[@irenemorley75]

@@chrissywales6575 It's in her script🙄

[@CherylCoolCat]

@@irenemorley75 heyyyyy naaaaasty gurl 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻

[@R31922]

Shut up Kevin you get on my wick.

[@Over_Sky]

2:17:47 “This is Weatherfield you know, not Monoco grand pricks”. 🤭

[@zanducktv2398]

Monoco Grand Pricks! 🤣

[@richardmulcahy9919]

G Plus Repeat was January/February 2002

[@ritanolan9492]

Is Sally’s voice irritating or what?

[@normasouthwood3182]

Tracey's is much much worse.

[@elterrifico9522]

Worst Tracey ever

[@David-h4z2s]

Mavis voice is so high pitch

[@AriAdu]

Yeah Sally and Tracy are the worst. Thank goodness for fast forwarding

[@CJ2727]

@@AriAduno need

[@normasouthwood3182]

The guy at Brown's Lingerie...I'm sure that he played one of the bent cops in that brilliant Northern pub comedy, "Early Doors."

[@gc7820]

It’s him alright

[@sheilaoneil18]

The original, the really good actors, stand out and show the newcomers up. Poor old Johnny Briggs seemed doomed to have to work intimately with the also rans. I just love Rita and also Sally and Kevin. Alf's great and Percy and Phyllis, Gail and Martin... Mavis and Emily. Bet and Alec...brilliant!! Then there's Jack and Vera and Curly...love them...the old timers.

[@ryanwilliams1800]

I think this is the point where Ivy turns evil. She never accepts Martin and sets out to make their life together as hard as possible. Before this i know she could be difficult at times but from now on she gets much worse.

[@matthewirwin141]

Wendy and Ken 🤮🤮

[@noeljr.7724]

I watched an interview with Charles Lawson who plays Jim McDonald and he said in real life Liz Dawn (Vera) and Lynne Perrie (Ivy) couldn't stand each other. I don't know if I believe it because they play off each other so well. Who knows?

[@EveHenleySpread]

I’ve actually recently read Lynne Perrie’s tell all book that she published upon her sacking from The Street. She actually goes into all that - they did have a massive falling out towards the end, something to do with a cabaret event they were both doing together when Liz didn’t perform brilliantly. Lynne was the seasoned cabaret performer you see, that’s how she started out. Before that they were good mates, so Lynne said anyway.

[@barbaracockerill6367]

If percy is not in the cafe he's in the pub has he got nowhere to live

[@MultiKs22]

mavis calling alma silly she is fine one to talk look at her husband Derek fighting in the cabin like a kid out of national school who has nicked his money.

[@helenm2169]

2:59:08 VERY BAD PERM SCENE LOL

[@02bher1]

And how long was Bert dead when she picked up with Don eh Ida?

[@warrenbut1455]

And they call us acholics in Scotland asking for booze in a hospital what a joke

[@kathystahl4690]

Ivy ur Brian was LIVING with a girl an not married

[@1975ukandbored]

Vera was great

[@theresapierce3934]

Martin should have reported, poison Ivy to the police and had her charged with assault. It would have been good to see her put in her place.

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

I'd have stuck the nut in her. Woman or not 😂

[@rbr2023]

Where did Shirley go? I know she dumped Curly, but I don’t remember her leaving altogether

[@EveHenleySpread]

She was abducted by aliens 👽

[@hollandwawasan1221]

Oh Deidre for pete's sake quit that damn council job already!

[@olgagarcia5710]

Hellooo Martin & Gail are adults who btw are single.

[@PendleWitch01]

What was the age difference between Martin & Gail?

[@samba3968]

10 years

[@KimzoeClarke]

Kevin has two legs and two arms can get his own dinner

[@emmaclarke2885]

2:06:43 Great line from Gail

[@zanducktv2398]

What a missed opportunity to do the what’s the name of that famous racing driver, Nicky (shouting) Lauda gag! Would’ve been funnier if the cream cake Jenny got splatted with had been a big messy one, like the one Gail chucked at Deirdre! 😂

[@jstewart3517]

Ivy belongs locked up

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

1:40:03 Vintage Roses. That's more like it! 🕺🏻

[@dementednun1175]

Vera never like Emily I think it's funny how Emily was able to stand up to Vera and wasn't affaird of her, being a good Christian women I wonder if Emily allowed herself to acutely hate Vera. Or just thought she was a lost cause.

[@EveHenleySpread]

I remember how she liked calling her ‘Emily Twin-set’ in the factory days! I think Vera’s character just wouldn’t be tolerated in this woke world we’re now living, her brash gobbiness would make her basically the Devil Incarnate nowadays! I can imagine an outpouring of “get her off screen” tweets if it had been today lol!

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

@@EveHenleySpread what does it mean? The "Emily twin set" thing. Do you know?

[@EveHenleySpread]

She’s basically having a go at Emily for being old fashioned as “twinset and pearls” was a fashion from the 40s. This explains it better….. “The pairing of a lightweight cardigan over a lightweight crewneck pullover, was known as a "twinset". More often the two garments would be in a plain matching colour although this woman, to be less formal and more individual, wears a striped pullover and knots her pearls. . The fashion came to Britain from the USA. The pastime of handknitting was at its zenith at its most popular and large numbers of Twinset knitting patterns were sold. The phrase "Twinset and pearls" came to define women who never abandoned this style as "smart casual" wear.

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

@@EveHenleySpread ah okay cheers. I thought it was something to do with bed sheets (I don't know!) I could have googled it, but I think the art of conversation should be preserved a little while longer. Cheers 👍🏻

[@LadyOfShaIott]

@@EveHenleySpreadVera would be basically unemployable these days. Baldwin was a saint to put up with her. Her behaviour would not be tolerated in the world of Human Resources today.

[@TheGlassman63]

The lovey dovey scenes between Gail & Martin had me reaching for the sick bucket when i watched it originally back in 89, it feels even worse watching this pair now a second time. To make matters worse, i know that once Martin marries Gail, Sean Wilson starts to 'overact' his scenes until his role on the show becomes simply unrealistic.

[@EveHenleySpread]

Sean Wilson is a terrible actor, much like Michael Le Vell

[@pogmothoinriiii]

@@EveHenleySpread they’re both decent, they’re not terrible, there has been far worse actors in the shows time, like dev, craig, etc

[@EveHenleySpread]

@EmeraldCrossing01 I respectfully disagree, they’re both as wooden as my floorboards!

[@startracker5895]

They changed Martins personality when he got with Gail as well. They mentally aged him by 20 years and he started acting middle aged over night! 🤦🙄

[@David-h4z2s]

Ivy saying Gail is half Martins age Gail looks about 30 Martin Looks About 25 26

[@hollandwawasan1221]

I agree. He actually to me looks about the same age as Gail. Maybe a year or two less. But because Gail has been married and two children it sort of puts her in the more mature category by default

[@stinameaner]

In the story he is supposed to be 10 years younger then Gail

[@stinameaner]

​@@hollandwawasan1221@user-kl4bh4lq6r there are 10 years between the characters whether that's true in real life I'm not so sure

[@gc7820]

I thought Gail was nearly 40 and Martin was about 21. He was a decent looking lad with a bit of personality, I don’t know why he was ever bothering with selfish whinging neurotic fish face Gail.

[@leeorr9071]

These was the best Corrie days on the street and now it’s finshed big time too woke

[@In_the_cronx2024]

2:17:45 Classic Vera 😂 "Monocco Grand Pricks" 😂

[@hollandwawasan1221]

Tracey is right as a teen when she says that her mum is neurotic. She is now too.

[@stinameaner]

Dierdre is dead now, bout in soap and real life. R.I.P

[@ddrose06]

That's rich. Mavis tells Rita that she couldn't describe Derek as a violent type, "compared to other men." Compared to other men, Derek is a flaming girl. Compared to most girls, Derek is a girl, come to that.

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

In a previous episode where Bradley had attacked Rita (even knowing it was fiction) it really upset to see her lying on the sofa unable to fend him off. I, just wonder if Rita can give evidence at trial, knowing if Bradley goes away to prison Jenny will suffer?

[@spartybrearly7221]

Diane Louise Jordan (former Blue Peter presenter) as a student.

[@elainedoe1981]

So Ivy needs to behave like a "Rational Human Being", As opposed to Gail behaving like a Fool with her Toy Boy?🤗

[@madwatermelon1316]

I'm not exactly a fan of Gail but Ivy is wrong getting involved in something that is none of her business. If Martin was a known criminal, pedophile, druggie, or something bad like that it would be different. But all it boils down to is jealousy because her daughter in law is moving on with her life and Ivy can't bear to witness it.

[@garnetj69]

​@@madwatermelon1316 i couldn't agree more.

[@zanducktv2398]

What does hawky duck (?) mean?

[@RudeBoy1000]

From a northern kids rhyme “ hawky duck hawky duck. Broke his leg and he can’t get up 😂

[@jonathancheetham7683]

1:07:56 this is such an iconic camp reaction! Haha

[@colleenvozella4401]

It's not looking good for Ken, he's acting like a bloody child. And that loud music in the Cafe is doing my head in...😅😂

[@marieince1479]

Gail is a right battleaxe couldn't stand her

[@marieince1479]

Sally is a pain always has been never watched since 1990

[@irenemorley75]

Martine wishes Gail was six 🙄🤮

[@scottpeacock5492]

The developer don't hang about do they?? The factory workers just clear out the factory 1:54:21

[@jegesmedve2276]

Ivy is (pick one) 1. Harridan, 2. Virago.

[@In_the_cronx2024]

So tired of Kevin and Sally shouting 😴 I fastforward through all their scenes 😂

[@jonathancheetham7683]

2:26:13 Blue Peter - Diane Louise Jordan!!

[@Deborah4Antiques]

Derek has some nice suits.

[@NayanapNap]

just about all of them have had plastic surgery on their noes

[@smartieplum]

The whole Gail/Martin thing gives me the absolute ick🤢

[@emmaclarke2885]

I thought Kevin's birthday was in November?

[@randnsmom]

September 3rd, 1965.

[@marieince3239]

Gail turned into ivy in later years

[@raidenwolfe6495]

change the flaming record already deidre!! i can't stand ken at all but why the hell is she treating him like he's the one that cheated on her...

[@David-h4z2s]

Gail reminds me fragile

[@marieince3239]

Gail going with martin 6 months after his death bloody disgusting

[@baileygoodall9683]

17:51

[@actualbennett2245]

UGH! The Feminist dogma and rampant misandry! Sick show by this time, and it seemed to be filtering in vaguely yuppie elements too.

[@veneker9949]

Even in the Street's glory period, which had passed by 1989 with the departure years previously of Annie Walker, the Ogdens, Elsie Tanner and Eddie Yeats, there was a sizeable dollop of misandry. I was actually just about to quote the phrase casually used in the programme 'Men, they're all the same' when Sally said it. Certainly, Corrie was a series placed in a matriarchal setting from the beginning but the endless negative comments about men do get tiresome. If you were being generous you'd say it was lazy thinking on the part of the writers (is dismissing a gender or any other group in society a sign of intelligent writing?) but more likely it was just hacks determined to put the boot into men for whatever reason. It would have been equally fatuous and regarded today as outrageously sexist if there had been constant criticism of women in the Street over the decades, however very little is said about this aspect of the series. Other posters have mentioned the pointlessness of the banger racing 'plot' and it seems to have been set up purely to show what a great driver Sally was. You could have put your last quid on Sally passing her driving test first time, to show that rotten Kevin who was best and boss, albeit Kev really should have sought assistance for his irksome shoutiness. The Street could only have improved by excising the man-bashing, given the sturdy characters in the earlier years and the otherwise superior dialogue. It was easily possible to feature strong females in Corrie without the desperately unsubtle digs at men but nonetheless Granada maintained a high standard twice a week for a number of years (more weekly episodes was a mistake as the quality was diluted), a feat which must be unique on British TV.

[@piledriverpotter9847]

That's when Des and Steph Barnes came in. Maurice was Steph's father and he gave them one of the new houses.

[@kyms9390]

What a devil mike baldwin character is, makes the women feel like thier jobs are safe & pulls that stunt & takes off, nasty.

[@davidwheatley593]

Kevin was so irritating and Martins’s and Gail’s romance was a joke as well.