Corrie - Peter Barlow and the AA Meeting

[@julz3tt3]

This era was golden and the acting and characters were brilliantly funny. Blanche is pure comedy gold rest her soul. Anne and Maggie were gems

[@dorrian033]

This episode is billions times better than coronation street of 2020/2021

[@metalbearuk]

And trillions times better than the 2023/24 version!

[@CABS16CS]

2024 now and it just does not compare.

[@coronationstreetlover4673]

yep and better then 2024 aka now

[@kaysmith8992]

Late 2010s were already shite but 2020s took it to another level. They underuse all the classic legacy characters and give us new randoms nobody cares about (oh no who kidnapped Lauren...). No disrespect to the new actors they're all fine, but the writing is terrible now. I mean look at Peter and Tracy leaving Corrie - two classics who were meant to keep the Barlows relevant.

[@chrishaddow5644]

@@kaysmith8992 the best modern story line was geoff abusive husband

[@donnyannessa654]

"Careful, she'll be coming on to you next. They're like a pair of swingers" - Immortal Blanche quote

[@MarkFromSalfordUK]

haha so funny this episode

[@josiewebber8039]

Oh for the days when we watched Corrie to laugh, not be educated 😂

[@sarahhart7404]

😂😂😂 That line made me laugh so much lol

[@JamesKirk14144]

That was my favourite line they're like a pair of swingers

[@chaysejordan1544]

Goes to support Peter at an AA meeting and Deride says "I need a drink" lol

[@alexanderjones9572]

Deirdre "It isn't exactly the bar of the Rovers Return, is it?" Blanche "Just as well. This lot'd be foaming at the mouth!" 😂😂😂

[@natalievitale1371]

😅😅🤣🤣🤣

[@TyMarshall007]

Man I miss both Deirdre and Blanche

[@jasondrury8301]

Me Too this clip,is pure comedy

[@TheFIFAChannel]

"No, but it made her hit her boyfriend with a blunt instrument". Couldn't stop laughing at that line hahaha

[@joestewart-paul7181]

The FIFA Channel Genius line. Lol.

[@orlansmith6230]

"They say...that alcohol loosens the tongue. Well you must've took ten to the dozen with that drink inside ya. Or did you get tanked up...." MOTHER! What? Don't be so rude! Well I think it needs telling!

[@jeremysmith54565]

@@orlansmith6230 ... and what am I doing, chewing corn for gummy parrots? I simply cant!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@uniquecrafts34]

That was classic Corrie at its best,the combination of Blanche, Deirdre and Ken and then when Peter Chirps in "no wonder I drink " absolutely brilliant 😂😂😂

[@keithmccrossan4354]

Twiowow🤣😃😃😃😃🤣🤣

[@benjamindixey]

"You want to get out more. Wait till you try bingo you'll hyperventilate!" Made my day Blanche.

[@keeleyorange1709]

This has to be one of the best scenes ever been in Corrie. Blanche is brilliant with one liners no one like her in it now.

[@David-h4z2s]

She was no non pc

[@sirdanielwatlingsmbe5625]

RIP Anne kirkbride and Maggie Jones. They were so funny😭😭😭😭

[@andywood5699]

I miss them so much!

[@jaseanthony70]

Absolutely wonderful women. A real loss to English television

[@Dion_Mustard]

so tragic...Anne was apparently the loveliest lady you could meet on set xxx

[@lorenzobianchini4415]

Absolutely hilarious...I have had enough..I need a drink!!

[@kevinmcdonnell7618]

Well said!!

[@Alwpiano]

My jaw hit the floor when Blanche asked "have you finished" 🤯 😂

[@meganwilliams7434]

Fun fact at 9:00 Peter put his head in his hands because the actual actor Chris Gascoyne was about to laugh.😂🤧

[@aisey100]

Absolute genius. If there's a better 10 minutes of TV ever made i'll like to know about it.

[@matthewsomethingteen]

why does deidre say "hi, ken"

[@TheFIFAChannel]

Matthew Steel because she's pissed of that ken recently had an affair with an "actress", according to blanche

[@orlansmith6230]

Is there a reason why Ken had an affair with an actress

[@alfred5413]

He was tired of Chicken Kiev for tea!

[@orlansmith6230]

London Lifter 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kevinlongman007]

Blanche is hilarious as always. Love the bit when she says there like a pair of swingers! Still can't believe we will never see Deidre again😢 This was probably Blanche's greatest scene.

[@Coalnotdole]

Funniest part for me is when Deidre says “Hi Ken” 😂😂😂 I burst out laughing every time

[@chriswing7431]

Yeah, her face is genuis :)

[@78nichola]

Agree!!

[@neilwilkinson5294]

Comedy gold 😂😂😂

[@bronwynlangley2041]

I laughed all through this. I remember watching this episode and thinking how my grandparents were so much like them. RIP Anne and Maggie. We will never forget you both.

[@julz3tt3]

They made Coronation Street ❤❤

[@isobelmayes5274]

Don't think there was a better 10 mins of Corrie than this pure gold ..I loved it and miss the fabulous Blanche and Deidre so talented and funny ...WONDERFUL !!!

[@numannut8539]

Never beat this, it is genius, so well written and acted. 😂😂😂😂

[@MegaStig25]

When Dierdre gets the Manchester Tart In the face, or Madam Blanche telling fortunes (Kreskin do your stuff)

[@cjames8457]

"Anything's got to be better than Loose Women!"

[@paulinegenner2588]

Coronation Street And Loose Women The Best ITV ☺

[@evanslater4551]

So true

[@markgenner1747]

Like Father And Son.

[@AdamA-qc6nc]

Well she's not wrong

[@inshreds66]

Comedy gold! Yes, no other soap can beat it. The funniest bit is when they all say "Hi Ken"...... including Deirdre..!

[@DIETRICHCICCONE]

"Anything's got to be better than Loose Women" 😂😂😂 Never a truer word spoken Blanche ♥️ 4:52 #gummyParrots 😂😂😂

[@Jayke1981]

Blanche always had the best lines - RIP Maggie Jones!

[@Stelpots]

I love the "Hi, Ken" bit too haha

[@orlansmith6230]

I know right and I'm sure most of us miss her dearly

[@moist.teabag]

really do miss her

[@andrethomas7075]

James Donnelly her execution of the lines were done brilliantly

[@kaysmith8992]

Blanche's finest moment but can we appreciate Dierdre saying 'hi Ken' at the meeting 😂

[@RecMan2010]

This always cracks me up - Coronation Street's just not the same without Blanche. I love the look on her face at the end when she's in the chair lift!

[@teresadelaney1361]

Genius!! 😂

[@vladimirnoskov3130]

Evelyn is the new Blanche

[@darraghgregory1269]

@@vladimirnoskov3130 yep but not as good

[@MrsSmudger1]

The best Corrie scene ever....Gotta love Blanche

[@lyndseyleahy8469]

I still watch this clip every once in a while it's hilarious 😂

[@natalievitale1371]

I revisit these too I can't not its tv gold 🤣🤣

[@tinaquinn9042]

Same

[@David-h4z2s]

AA meeting are depressing ☹️ places A lot of bull crap talkers At AA meetings

[@alexanderjones9572]

Woman in AA " I'm not totally comfortable with you being here." Blanche " Well, I'm not totally comfortable with your halitosis." 😂😂😂

[@ecentral7512]

😂😂😂😂

[@MrsEmilyKate]

"Well, it didn't make Tracey hit the bottle." "No, but it made her hit her boyfriend with a blunt instrument." "My sister's inside for murder!" wonderfully written!

[@stephengreen8646]

lmao

[@aoifekennedy9004]

😂😂😂

[@anonymouspeacefulperson6199]

Ohh 😲 thanks for owning up Emily Tracey. I got accused of that by Katy Perry! Hope everyone is well now?

[@kaysmith8992]

The woman's gasp just after that is the icing on the cake 😂

[@nirvanafan500]

It’s gold 😂😂

[@dawnhilton6560]

Simply can not stop laughing.. Ooh how I miss the old corrie days.

[@davidarmitage289]

IKR? They were so much better

[@EuropopTop]

This is such a fantastic scene. Beautifully written and acted ! I love it when Deirdre announces she needed a drink I cracked up😂 it is a shame we dont see more of this type of story on the Street instead of endless pregnancies, prison visits and hospital stays. Rip Anne and Maggie

[@shannonx7759]

Icons them two - I was always crying with laughter

[@Eastopatra]

Cinematic masterpiece. So many parts. The loose women. The slow descent on the stair lift. “I don’t normally have nut in my breakfast”

[@rodkirkbride2230]

You bet! Class!!!

[@MegaStig25]

That smirk lol

[@paulwild3676]

Blanche was pure comedy gold. “ Me homophobic.I’d crawl over hot coals before I’d miss Paul O’Grady.”

[@peteowen5860]

Blanches reaction when she realises theres a meeting about to go down hahaha 2:30 gold!

[@class43matty]

Maggie Jones is a national treasure...Its so sad that she died the same year in october.. Her one liners is comedy gold!

[@alastairwright9080]

She Died In December But Died In Corrie In May 2010

[@class43matty]

@@alastairwright9080 Ah yes thought it was october at first..Doh.

[@David-h4z2s]

She played Greengrasses sister in law in Heartbeat a Great Actress ❤ RIP 💖🌠

[@HollyLou223]

“I don’t normally like a nut at breakfast” gold from the opening line

[@youtalkgood]

This is a masterpiece in comedy writing! "Oh hi Melanie"

[@no1wasgeorgiebest]

'she lived on a tugboat' blanche was a genius.

[@meganwilliams7434]

@Suppertimepuss2 Is there any wonder why I drink?

[@Goodmans93]

Sigh it was a barge

[@jaket5991]

Blanche: 'You want to get out more, wait until you try bingo you'll hyperventilate' lol

[@MrPachenko]

Comedic gold if coronation st was like this now I would definitely watch it Blanche is a legend

[@manicmondayx4644]

Bloody brilliant, this never gets old. One of the best Corrie scenes ever x

[@MrsLevinson175]

Best Corrie scene. RIP Anne Kirkbride

[@cabahab2996]

Blanche so blunt and honest but hilarious... X x x x

[@danielblair9535]

This is just like, 6 straight minutes of Blanche attacking people verbally 😂😂😂

[@sean.furlong1989]

It's what Blanche did best. 😅😂

[@David-h4z2s]

She was a warrior

[@petea1998]

"Wait till you try bingo - you'll hyperventilate." "Careful - she'll be coming on to you next." "And I'm not comfortable with your halitosis." These three quotes just made my day! I nearly hyperventilated with laughter watching this! X'D

[@lucindawinehouse2002]

Peter Andrew 😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹

[@orlansmith6230]

I liked Blanche's one liners

[@yatesy117]

"Hi....Ken" 😄😄This era of Coronation Street was great

[@googlecastemail1331]

“My sisters inside for murder” 😂 everyone’s face

[@matte4562]

Chewing corn for gummy parrots 😂😂

[@Beatles.lassie]

Random BlackDude It's great isn't it! 😂😂😂

[@orlansmith6230]

R.I.P Maggie(Blanche) and Anne(Deirdre)

[@Luluxxxx]

I never missed an episode at this time. Blanche was always great entertainment, hilarious 😂

[@karengreenwood2590]

Brilliant! Blanche and her acerbic wit are sorely missed 😄

[@river-phoenixlunapavier2641]

This was and still is one of my favourite episodes ever of Coronation Street! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jaycobbina9529]

November 2020 and still hilarious !!! Miss you both so much ladies .

[@davidarmitage289]

And 2022!

[@David-h4z2s]

So Do I 2024 Great Actresses RIP 🌠🌠

[@fluffycheep]

For years I thought Coronation Street was a serious adults programme and now I realise that it is a dark comedy.. And its a very good dark comedy.

[@kevinlongman007]

Fluffy Corrie has always had a comical element to it, more so than any other British soap.

[@orlansmith6230]

This show is entertaining

[@philbecker4676]

Deirdre's "Hi... Ken" gets me every time.

[@alexanderjones9572]

Peter " Oh, you wouldn't like it, Blanche. It's just a load of peop,e sat 'round in a circle talking about their problems, that's all." Did Peter even KNOW Blanche?! 😂

[@Darren-wi2kt]

Wish more scenes were like this today!!

[@davidwhite1003]

If only !!

[@alexanderjones9572]

Alcoholics Anonymous becomes Barlow family therapy!!😂😂

[@vc23]

This is my "go to" clip when I need to laugh. I remember it at the time and I still love it now

[@principalskinner4633]

Everything about this is gold. I remember watching this episode at the time about mid to late 09. Without doubt Corries greatest ever scene.

[@thepretendraver312]

Corrie - Peter Barlow and the AA Meeting Haha classic Blanche! Fancy having Lee Oakes as Ross there too! Rip Blanche and Deidre, best of the Barlows!

[@MrInsomniac19]

Outside of comedies this is probably one of the funniest scenes in UK TV history

[@tomspence8506]

Blanche - "Ken recently had an affair with an actress, oh it wasn't Nicole Kidman or Glenda Jackson, she lived on a tugboat" Ken - "It was a barge" Peter - "Is it any wonder why I drink" SO FUNNY!

[@TyMarshall007]

when Blanche said "Ken recently had an affair with an actress," I was like Blanche shut up

[@tomspence8506]

​@@TyMarshall007 so was I Ty Marshall ! Although I disliked Blanche as I thought she could say some really horrible and nasty things sometimes I actually thought some of her one liners were really funny. A similar character called Evelyn Plummer (played by Maureen Lipman) is in the show at the moment, but to a certain extent I miss Blanche as her actress Maggie Jones died unfortunately in December 2009 at the age of 75.

[@TyMarshall007]

@@tomspence8506 I really miss Blanche and Deirdre

[@tomspence8506]

@@TyMarshall007 so do I Ty Marshall ! Anne Kirkbride who played Deirdre sadly died in 2015 of breast cancer. I was in shock, especially because she didn't publicly reveal her diagnosis, but I understand why she didn't reveal it, as she obviously wanted to maintain her privacy. I feel their deaths (both Maggie and Anne's) has left a void which can never be replaced ot filled.

[@nlasuz1400]

From the second deirdre says I don't normally like a nut at breakfast, you know you're in for a goody 😂😂😂

[@DarylReeceJames]

Remember this being aired! Was laughing all the way through watching it.

[@Murtini2023]

"Hi Melanie". "Oh, hi Melanie".

[@uniquecrafts34]

That was hilarious, also "hi Ken" classic

[@ianbristow307]

Really miss Blanche and Deirdre.This scene had my laughing to tears.

[@davidarmitage289]

Ditto for me !

[@TyMarshall007]

I miss both of them

[@fluffycheep]

Is this innuendo taken to a new level? Deidre: "I'm not usually fond of a nut at breakfast, but this is lovely".

[@stephenlewis8364]

Fluffy lol

[@orlansmith6230]

Laugh out loud(Lol)

[@billydeeuk]

I love a nut at breakfast

[@gioiarossetti6505]

I was in stiches throughout!

[@XxMaD4SoApSxX]

Good old Maggie Jones! This is the best Corrie scene ever! :p

[@vc23]

I can watch this over and over and I still laugh as much as I did the first time I seen it

[@Joecarer]

Classic episode on TV, great scenes. Love it.

[@levieenrose7646]

The writing here is pure comedy genius with such great characters. Classic corrie that sadly isn't the same anymore. What was once a gritty, funny realistic Northern soap with great characters and first class plots/writing has become a dull, unrealistic bore of a soap with unforgettable characters and storylines.

[@amyjohnston5806]

Agreed. Used to be my favourite until it went woke and ridiculous

[@AlbieGray]

This is one of the most hilarious scenes of all! Blanche had a MOUTH on her! LOL, couldn't stop laughing!

[@janetmaxwell222]

This is quality writing....brilliantly written so the acting flowed.

[@hannaha5111]

Woman: "There seems to be a lot of residual anger flying around if you ask me." Blanche: "We didn't." Blanche: "No, but it made her hit her boyfriend with a blunt instrument!" Blanche: "Careful, she'll be coming on to you next!" Blanche: "I'm not totally comfortable with your halitosis!" ahahahahaha The best 10 minutes of corrie I have ever watched!

[@Paradeboy]

One of the funniest Corrie scenes ever done Blanche stole the scenes feel Evelyn will be the new Blanche x

[@kmo6708]

This has to be one of corrodes BEST 10 mins. Blanche was a great character always coming out with great one liners. For a character to never be in middle of a big storyline but still be so good is great.

[@LaurenMillsOx]

Blanche on that Lift thing near end. almost HYPERVENTILATED watching it :L:

[@nathanio103]

Lauren Mills Blanche on the Stairlift is amazing 😂

[@roxanneellis9125]

Funny Deirdre saying I need a drink in a AA meeting 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@amywonderland9297]

This never gets old 🤣🤣🤣

[@lyndseyleahy8469]

Their like a pair of swingers aww I miss Blanche she was great

[@Dblue862]

RIP Anne and Maggie.

[@nicksimpson4058]

Blanche was hilarious. Christ Almighty I was howling. Maggie Jones is an absolute legend

[@abbieroseholden4174]

I wish Corrie was still like this

[@David-h4z2s]

So do I

[@Taporeee]

It's unfair how underrated Corrie's best comedy is. Superbly written and performed.

[@ysgol3]

Tapor - Yes, dead right. The trouble is, there's so little quality comedy in it nowadays - having said that, Sally Yasmeen Abi and Gail drunk in the Rovers last week were hilarious, as was the famous 'Platts in Tassels' scene last year.

[@ryanward8122]

Hi ken 😂😂😂 this monologue has so many unseen jokes its unreal geniuses everyone involved

[@weetedwubywamb]

Genius. Pure genius.

[@LeanneDempsey-on2mp]

Blanche pure gold. There won’t be another like her. It’s just so crap to watch now. I love classic Corrie

[@Craig702]

This lot will be foaming at the mouth 😂 Blanche was brilliant!

[@declanwalton2783]

“no but it made her hit her boyfriend with a blunt instrument” DEAD💀😂💀😂💀

[@stylefreakful]

This was something else they all bounce of each other. It’s a shame Tracy was not there 🎉

[@benjaminclasper9355]

I think Blanche, Deirdre and Ken were some of the main coronation street characters that have kept the soap going on for so long even now and that have kept the programme surviving for so long and they’re some of the main ingredients to the show which gave the originality and classic charm to it and they gave the show a certain euphoria I think with keeping viewers excited and it was “on the edge of seat” type of drama I think and for keeping people entertained too.

[@potter3439]

Wait 'till Ya Try bingo, You'll hyperventilate. LOL!!!

[@connorbingham6473]

Everyone’s faces say it all lol . Blanches quotes and statements are so hilarious and classic

[@julz3tt3]

3:39 😂😂😂😂 her face says it all. "Have you finished?" 😂😂

[@Luluxxxx]

“You want to get out more” 😂😂😂😂 She’s right ! 5:21

[@wiggywaggo9647]

Absolute gold! If only the writers had the ability or license to produce such brilliance now. More entertainment in this 10 minute clip than the last 10 years worth of episodes i expect. Blanche was dynamite, and the rest play their parts well.

[@joestewart-paul7181]

Just as well. This lot will be foaming at the mouth. Genius.

[@christinemacleod6771]

Corrie mixes realism and humour fucking excellent show.

[@Jenjenilou]

Hahahaha absolute genius. "She'll be coming on to you next. They're like a pair of swingers" lol.

[@stevenwilcox8631]

You don't get humourous storylines like this anymore in any of the soaps.

[@judistench2167]

‘ANYTHING’s better than “Loose Women”!!!’ Indeed 😂😂😂😂😂

[@alexandraorourke9885]

Priceless, I luv classic corrie and watch it every day. Brilliant and a good laugh as well