Coronation Street - September 1990

[@lawrencejhutchinson]

This was a month when the comedy writing and acting were first class!

[@PippaHead]

Deirdre’s ‘boyfriend’ Dave is so unreasonable and gets in a huff really quickly ALL THE TIME!

[@EveHenleySpread]

@PippaHead and ironically she ended up marrying him in real life

[@Chillmax]

I remember 80's & 90's fashion pretty well, but I'd forgotten about these early 90's horrendous patterns, there's some eye-popping ones this month, Des & his wife in the pub watching Nigel Ridley, all 3 corkers ;-)

[@spartybrearly7221]

Alec: “What’s up with Mother Hubbard?” 😆

[@forrestcollective9184]

Audrey really is a piece of work. Jim wasn't interested, so she runs to hubby with a story she knows will make him react how he did. So childish, and shows her true colours. She never grows out of it to.

[@somegeorgedownthehall9392]

Thanks so much for uploading all of these! Watching them again is a real tonic and superbly entertaining. So many laugh out loud moments. My personal favourite on this months episodes is 2:35:54 between Mike and Ken. Mike jibbing him about small print on his clever clogs newspaper and Ken firing back with “that’s because I don’t need space for my finger” . Classic !

[@spartybrearly7221]

Lynne Perrie and Geoff Hinsliff apparently didn’t like each other offset, but the chemistry between them onscreen was brilliant. Two superb actors!

[@noeljr.7724]

I watched an interview with Charles Lawson (Jim McDonald) and he said Lynee Perrie and Liz Dawn didn't get along with each other also but yet Vera and Ivy are great friends on screen.

[@kimmitasha1812]

Thankyou again for these great Coro episodes xx

[@ginagina9720]

Bet as been nothing but nice to Tina in the past but now Tina is treating bet like dirt on her shoe ! I don’t blame bet telling Tina to “get out”!

[@ThatMattOne]

Alf Roberts' rants are absolutely hilarious. Am crying laughing

[@spartybrearly7221]

Alf might have been a miser with money but he didn’t back down from anybody.

[@hlnr4817]

Bett was a class act!

[@Lushgirl81]

Brilliant character. I loved her and Alec together.

[@GinaRussell-c2c]

Yes 👍 and she didn’t beat around the bush she said it as it was!

[@sciencgrl]

Thank you for these! Also Good for MacDonald being upstanding against Audrey’s advances. We need more strong men in the world who don’t fold to temptation.

[@boogerf3679]

Audrey would be someone's temptation? I mean really .

[@Guitargirrrl]

At least Audrey didn't go with the fried perm look like Deirdre and Liz! Pretty hair, nice figure, fun loving personality. OK, so she's also a greedy shrew. I still like her. lol

[@londonlady227]

@@kevinfowkes2327 yes, I know a few, they're from Stoke

[@soniaclarkstewart]

Audrey thought she still had “it.”

[@deborahwatson2730]

I’ve heard enough about that goddam budgie to last me a lifetime…

[@PendleWitch01]

2:49:48 OMG! Ken's face when Mike Picked Dreary Up! lol

[@4evernate28]

That was a fantastic shot. I love when the directors do dramatic shit like that. :D

[@amyishere67]

Every time you refer to her as Dreary it cracks me up 😆

[@spartybrearly7221]

Does Nigel Ridley have the authority to order tenants to hire and fire? Tina was pushing her luck.

[@Jackles22]

Tina’s outburst is hilarious hahaha

[@memoir4you]

Jim's ruckuss with Alf over the tv set is hilarious.😅

[@christinefougere]

Is there anyone more smarmy than that Ken Barlow, UGH

[@soniaclarkstewart]

Audrey Roberts

[@mariahwilson6505]

Mike baldwin

[@julielewis5051]

No

[@memoir4you]

Both Ken And Mike have turned pretty bad , very predatory. And age is catching up with them defo !

[@Doc-149]

Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) hasn’t aged a day (facially) since she starred in Rentaghost in 1976 - when I was only 6yrs old. I’m now 54, and she’s remained in her mid 60’s throughout the remainder of her acting career. Rumour has it she’s still in her mid 60’s despite now being 80yrs of age. 😮

[@0flan]

Rovers has 3 Elizabeth's behind the bar?

[@maxinenickolls1065]

I love the comedy between Derek mavis and Rita lol

[@ginagina9720]

Aww Mavis got Harry back!

[@marjoriejohnston3038]

So creepy, ken stalking Deirdre .

[@catherinemonaghan1326]

At 44 min ken in jeans urghhh....he's a stalker . Bet is unreal so funny brilliant

[@noeljr.7724]

Tina had a complete personality transplant for her final days. She was always a bit wild but seemed to be a good person and up for fun. She became very nasty all of a sudden. Also, I can't understand why the Gilroys are suddenly fearful of Nigel Ridley. They have recently triumphed over him and they have the full support of his uncle.

[@shylinh5939]

Maybe the actor wanted a quick exit, because such a sudden change in a character who had become quite established with a recognisable personality, isn't feasible.

[@David-h4z2s]

She was a hobby bore fest🥱

[@angelapay3718]

Funny how everyone has a go at Percy when in reality we would all want our country full of Percys & not Les Battersbys Thank christ that tina one has gone.

[@ddrose06]

The Wilton's , the well-read, well-dpoken daftys, seem to be living on the deck of a wave tossed ship, that throws them from one humiliation/obsession to another.

[@amyishere67]

Jim McDonald knocking into Audrey’s dining room table lol😅

[@cicerodiello1]

Deirdre can finally wear high heels in her scenes with Dave.

[@paullynton-green6570]

Yeah she couldn't up against Mickley Rooney as lda calls him.

[@tynedaly595]

Ivy claims she didn't know Bet had a son, but in an earlier episode from the 80s', Annie Walker told her that she had a son who was killed after Bet became upset in the bar.

[@bsaunders5271]

Yes, Ivy definitely knew

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

She was likely sozzled and forgot 😂

[@londonlady227]

She was probably too sozzled to remember.

[@leoparkes7536]

Alec knew too - it came up in conversation during Bet’s pregnancy storyline in 1988.

[@hollandwawasan1221]

Well, Ivy *was* always wallowing in her own predicaments 😅

[@H3len50]

I have zero sympathy for Ken, what the hell did he expect! He pushed her to that decision by constantly being there.

[@4evernate28]

As much as I love him, moving back to the street was a huge mistake. What in the hell was he thinking?

[@SuzyQ334]

Ken's turning into a stalker - horrible, horrible character.

[@paullynton-green6570]

I never liked Ken but we all balls up.desperate people do desperate things.

[@bibakroll8999]

@@paullynton-green6570 Ken's acting like an incel.

[@londonlady227]

Well as much as I think he's a right drip, Ken was in that street a long time before Deirdre and in No 1....he had every right to back there but not to verbally pursue her. Just to be there for TraceyLuv.

[@GinaRussell-c2c]

It’s horrible 😮how Tina was speaking to bet and Alec 😮😮and Audrey made me laugh 😆 😅how she was flirting with Jim, I love ❤️ the old ones of Corrie thanks 🙏 for these

[@David-h4z2s]

This Coronation Street at its best👍🍺👍 great writing, fantastic acting, good solid realistic Storylines Unlike the crap Coronation Street has become over the last decade🥱😩😫

[@hollandwawasan1221]

And i thought we were having chicken tonight 😂

[@HelloImNik]

That time Ken turned into a stalker

[@londonlady227]

Eerily ironic that Ivy is sneering at Vera going to the medium considering Vera claimed she saw Ivy at her old house after Ivy died. Vera said she saw Ivy standing at the top of the stairs.

[@KuchiKopi179]

Then Jack dances with the ghost of Vera when he passes 😢

[@leslieelizabeth219]

Deirdre looks so much nicer with her hair up.

[@Guitargirrrl]

That hideous perm did her no favors. And that's aside from the ridiculously large glasses!

[@bibakroll8999]

@@Guitargirrrl Apparently she wore those glasses to separate the character from the actor. She didn't wear them in "real life". Other famous people have done the same.

[@jerryhead5379]

Or bald

[@londonlady227]

@@jerryhead5379 Well she did wear a wig for awhile during her Rashid days due to her having chemo.

[@journeybymoonlight3216]

Percy is acting mental spying on Mavis and Derek.

[@spartybrearly7221]

Liz went from dowdy, bland ex-Squaddie’s wife to a joke.

[@briangatt2956]

I'm a couple of years younger than what Alec Gilroy was in 1990 and a few years older than Audrey i think i'm doing pretty good.

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

You look quite rough in your profile photo 😜

[@londonlady227]

People looked older back then, that's what I always think.

[@TheMeeja]

1:49:55 Curly predicting the future. He's about 40-50 years out, but the thinking was there....

[@homeless_greg_games]

Mrs Featherstone lost her bird 😂

[@NadeenaMorgan]

😂😂😂

[@spartybrearly7221]

‘Dee’ (as Dave the builder refers to her) seems to ignore the fact that Ken Barlow’s lived in Coronation Street longer than anyone.

[@flumpaustin1994]

Oh 😮

[@hollandwawasan1221]

Since the 60s when he was a mere sprout

[@helenm2169]

2:16:00 i love it mike moaning that he wants flowers... wel buy them mike

[@chrismacdonald7955]

When will this budgie saga be over ? Zzzzzzzz.....

[@undisclosedidentity9893]

Mavis: The Budgie Napper

[@hollandwawasan1221]

😅😂🎉

[@elizabethmelnychuk6034]

Audrey coming on to Jim! Yuck!

[@spartybrearly7221]

Dave only took up smoking when he started bonking Deidre.

[@hollandwawasan1221]

😂😂😂

[@spartybrearly7221]

Mike’s corner-cutting, almost Del Boy approach to business doesn’t chime with Ralph’s.

[@luvmifro]

33:48 Van Morrison from the Poetic Champions Compose 1987 “Allow Me” ? playing in the background . …. I absolutely love you Mr Morrison

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

I must know Deirdre better than Ken because her go to drink was always half a lager not a G&T.

[@HelloImNik]

Betty always seemed to pick up bugs and had to have many days off a month

[@hollandwawasan1221]

Anybody would get tired and bored working at her job 😅

[@H3len50]

Tina was a right cow to Bet, she really showed her true colours. The budgie storyline with Mavis and Derek is a bore........Zzzzz......yawn! In fact boring some's them up pretty well.

[@MichaelJirochVisualArtist]

So, in a matter of about 2 years, Bet has Alexis Carringtons wardrobe from Dynasty. Where did she get the money?

[@DaveyC95]

@MichaelJirochVisualArtist Somehow, I don't think the budget stretched to Nolan Miller designer clothing...

[@MrJohnkb]

Anyone who willfully steals another's pet needs a long hard look in the mirror, in my book

[@emmaclarke2885]

1:30:34 Did Audrey want a fling with Jim? Or was she just joking, like she said she was?

[@hollandwawasan1221]

Words fail me 😂

[@hollandwawasan1221]

Buy a blooming budgie for your wife, Derek! 😂

[@spartybrearly7221]

Vera: “Listen, I’ve got a message for you!” 😂

[@spartybrearly7221]

Alec should have hired Sally as the new barmaid

[@jujuoliver6959]

I literally could punch Ken Barlow. His arrogance and pushiness is beyond belief. Didn't realise what a complete horror and how deluded he was the first time round watching this. He is acting like a stalker.

[@David-h4z2s]

Deirdre's boyfriends voice sounds similar to UK northern Actor Gary Cooper

[@richardmulcahy9919]

G Plus Repeat was September 2002

[@NadeenaMorgan]

Stephen Mallatratt is a very good script/story writer

[@NadeenaMorgan]

Dye it red and pretend it's a Robin 😂😂😂

[@spartybrearly7221]

Amelia Bullmore looks good in pink 😍🔥

[@briangatt2956]

And still looks good today

[@sheilaoneil18]

Oh dear I CAN'T STAND Audraaaaah! I CAN'T STAND her!!🤣🤣🤣 Now Rita, I love!! Mavis too! As for Dreary, don't get me started. And oooh!! good old Jim!!!

[@markstevens9660]

I know it’s only a story line but if the ‘tv repair man’ scenario happened in real life ( as I’m sure it does!) …the Audrey character has a lot to answer for … and all the lives it affects …🤷🏼‍♂️😳

[@christinefougere]

Vera towers over Ivy and the rest of them at the bar, she must have been really tall. I'm 5 ft so I envy tall women, LOL

[@bibakroll8999]

Don't forget how short Lynne Perrie was!

[@cicerodiello1]

I think Vera is taller than all the men. , Ivy is considerably shorter which makes Vera look taller. It certainly was an era for short men. Anne Kirkbride was quite tall also. I had to giggle when she was in scene filmed from across the street. She wore flat shoes and Johnny Briggs was still struggling to match her. I don’t know the heights of Liz Dawn and Lynne Perrie but it looks like 5’10” for Liz Dawn. Lynne Perrie was closer to Five feet perhaps? Not sure.

[@chrissywales6575]

Your taller than me 😂

[@heather1882]

Surely Jim would have had a payout from the army ??? Obviously not

[@maxinenickolls1065]

Maybe that's how they brought their house

[@heather1882]

Jim is like a 16 year old boy that’s never grown up ….. fast forward his bits ., and his wife’s constant screaming

[@leehambleton9919]

Can't stand Jim big baby and a bully

[@paullynton-green6570]

Turns out jim was right not to trust liz as she'd already slept with his so called best mate.

[@David-h4z2s]

Liz was a saucey minx

[@christinefougere]

Oh it's Bet's son Martin they are talking about. He was killed in a car crash i think.

[@londonlady227]

Wasn't he killed on duty in N Ireland or was he on leave?

[@KuchiKopi179]

And then how Alec's daughter ends up, creepy. Warning from beyond the grave.

[@christinefougere]

@@londonlady227 n April 1975, Bet receives news that her 19-year-old son Martin (who she gave up for adoption when he was a baby) had died in a car crash in Northern Ireland, where he had been serving as a soldier.

[@sueferris3685]

OMG Ken! Deirdre is the love of your life? If Wendy hadn't dumped you, you'd still be with her. This is Ken at his worst and lowest. Audrey as well. Poor Alf is still clueless about his selfish nympho wife. And then there's the "religious" Ivy. Going to mediums. Pathetic!

[@stinameaner]

It was Ken that left Wendy actually!

[@AnxiousHank]

1:53:02- I’m as dry as toast 😂

[@londonlady227]

Th'oover, by gum.

[@spartybrearly7221]

Medium: “He says the wallpaper in the new house is awful. He says your interior decoration skills are ****. He wants pale yellow in the living room and a lilacy pastel for the downstairs lav. Can I leave that with you?”

[@frazzleface753]

22:00 Mrs Ploppy! I just knew that voice was familiar. Linda Polan (1939-2009).

[@HelloImNik]

Alf isn't looking all that well in these

[@shaneclarke1514]

This Dave character is far too pushy

[@paullynton-green6570]

I feel l might have seen phil jennings in corrie before.a y ldeas folks?

[@croccus0311]

I think the same actor played an earlier crook boyfriend, (different character) of Bet's when she was much younger 🤔

[@hollandwawasan1221]

Mavis the budgie snatcher 😅

[@LeftWinger9]

01:35:05 the copper out of early doors 😂😂

[@NadeenaMorgan]

Barmaids can pay the mortgage, utilities, and put food on the table with their wages? Or, plus tips? Im not being sarcastic, i really dont know

[@AnxiousHank]

Uh oh. Tracey is in trouble. 44:49 "There's no business, like show business!" 2:31:43

[@NadeenaMorgan]

I like deidre's new hair style

[@shanezveganess5969]

Ken - the king of gaslighting

[@undisclosedidentity9893]

8:30 Good lord lol

[@katy4779]

... and budgiegate goes ooon. Arrrrrrrrrrrgh!

[@EveHenleySpread]

Yep I guess the writers thought this kind of storyline amusing.. when in reality it was anything but! Cringeworthy doesn’t even cover it!

[@NadeenaMorgan]

Refugee budgie 😅 we gave him asylum 😂

[@gc7820]

Dreary dierdre going on a shoplifting rampage at Alfs shop

[@nicolemclean9028]

Since when did dreary own the street? Dictating who can & cant live in the street😮

[@ciaranohara92]

Randy Irishman

[@H3len50]

It was almost nearly a carry on movie there...hahahah

[@francesgillotti1378]

He is not a randy Irishman Audrey is the randy one

[@londonlady227]

Well let's be honest, being married to Alf must've been about exciting as a wet weekend in Whitby. At least Jim didn't take her up on it.

[@77hwjeushs81]

He was nt in the wrong ,she was

[@jaffaxl]

That cats dead

[@christinefougere]

Those birds are called parakeets in Canada and the US that's what was confusing, they keep calling it a budgie which is just a species of parakeet

[@howiseeit5129]

Budgerigars are the name of these birds

[@christinefougere]

@@howiseeit5129 Well they're called budgies in Canada.

[@helenwebb8881]

Budgerigars are native to Australia

[@spartybrearly7221]

Get your haircut first Dave, then sling ya hook...preferably in the River Irewell.

[@evertondod]

Budgie lives matter

[@richardmulcahy9919]

Liz Mcdonald was the best barmaid at the Rovers Return

[@LeviJamesRE]

Nope she's not fit to even lick Bet Lynch's boots

[@perniesweemmer51]

How dare Tracy be so rude to Emily on her way out the door to school and not be pulled up for her bad behaviour immediately...my feet wouldn't have touched the ground for a week...A snot klap would have been administered way faster than I had the chance to perfect the rude, petulant face and attitude that would have been deserving!😏😂😏🏝🐠

[@LeviJamesRE]

Yes well unfortunately for you we don't allow attacking poor defenceless children with violence anymore. Now shut it! Anyway all smacking them does is show violent bullying behavior gets results when it doesn't. Just like your condoning now.

[@flumpaustin1994]

Shut up

[@hollandwawasan1221]

The beginning of the end imo

[@LeftWinger9]

54:42 I'm only 35 but I'd have been in there with Audrey she looks superb 😍😁😅 Mavis and Derek are so annoying and boring