HILDA OGDEN RETURNS! (ITV Telethon 1990)

In 1990 as part of the ITV Telethon, Jean Alexander returned to "Coronation Street" all in the name of charity! *DISCLAIMER* I do not own anything in this video and have uploaded it for entertainment purposes only! If you would like it removed, please contact me and I will do so!

[@stevenclark7733]

What a touching poignant graveside chat between Hilda and Stan. Brought a little tear to my eye.

[@Psalm11950]

When Coronation street was worth watching. Stan and Hilda were two of the street's greatest characters in the history of the soap.

[@perniesweemmer51]

Samuel rabbit...here here!!!! 👍 💥

[@ChopinClassics]

@MultiFan The scene in which Hilda spoke to Stan's grave is better acted and written than anything in Coronation Street nowadays - and this was only for a telethon special, as well.

[@Ross.Cavendish]

Stan & Hilda may have been the Street's favourite couple, but Ena Sharples and Elsie Tanner were fabulous characters.

[@gilgameshofuruk4060]

Hilda's feud with Elsie was Lancashire's answer to Bette and Joan.

[@jameskeeth4037]

Jean Alexander was a superb actress. She made the most iconic soap character of all time. X

[@donnn-ow4rj]

She hated what coronation had become. I also remember she played hilda again in another special with Betty

[@ThomasClark-xt3xy]

Real classic Coronation Street. R.I.P Hilda & Stan. I'll remember you forevermore. ❤

[@margaritadikanti9062]

The heartfelt graveside scene was truly nice♥

[@waysidetavern]

Spot on Margarita!

[@GayorgVonTrapp]

“Has he gone sinile?” A line delivered perfectly by Alec Gilroy.

[@showboy767]

brought a tear to my eye just love Hilda and her love for Stan always makes me cry so touching

[@waysidetavern]

..and brought a big lump to my throat showboy767. Seeing "Hilda" again, was like seeing a much-loved and much missed family friend.

[@Aerojet01]

Thank you for the upload. What a treat. Jean Alexander was a very fine actress and talented performer. When she played Hilda, you could relate to her as your own Nan, Aunty or Mum. The scene where she's sat at the table and looking at Stan's belongings after he past away is one of the best acting I've ever seen during my time watching soaps. The street has never been the same since her departure. R.I.P Ms Jean Alexander.

[@jdb7752]

HERE HERE VERY WELL SAID

[@popazz1]

Alec Gilroy, absolutely one of the best characters in't Street. He and Bet were brilliant together. Those two plus Stan and Hilda, Jack and Vera, Ken and Dreary, sorry, Deidre, in fact most of the married couples throughout the history of the Street are what has kept it going these past 6 decades.Oh and not forgetting Steve and Tracey.

[@raycroal]

len fairclough and elsie tanner

[@jdb7752]

STILL MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE ACTRESS JEAN ALEXANDER PLAYED HILDA PERFECTLY

[@michael-lt2lf]

I love this. England as it once was!

[@parksyist]

I miss the 1920s generation. Wonderful people

[@murphy9039]

@@parksyist also those born in the 1910s, very humble honest people.

[@parksyist]

Yeah my granny was from the 20s era very lovely lady 😀

[@murphy9039]

@@parksyist 💖

[@TheScientist43]

"If you were doing a moonlight flit, the street would be heaving" 😂

[@cliveeardley7355]

An absolutely wonderful tribute to a real lady in every sense of the word. Take care.

[@myalfie]

The golden age of soap opera,the 1970s early 1980s coronation street was absolutely brilliant the actors and actresses were unrivalled the class of acting and story lines will not be seen again jean Alexander and Doris speed a different class.

[@teleaddict23]

It was weird to see Jean walk into the pub at the end as her normal self. How different she was in real life. It goes to show what a great actress she was.

[@adrinathegreat3095]

Unlike most of them that just seemed to play an exaggerated version of their real selves, or were they adopting the popular character and trying to make them come true. Very strange and disturbing, especially when they claim to be typecast yet adopt the onscreen character off screen. Jean never pretended to be Hilda off screen, to her it was an act, and a very well paid job, the same as Eileen Derbyshire " Emily Bishop" It was a role they played, they didn't go on endless chat shows pretending to be their alter ego

[@steffanhoffmann8937]

Spot on

[@steffanhoffmann8937]

@@adrinathegreat3095 emily stalwart

[@steffanhoffmann8937]

Also ms BARLOW GREAT character actress

[@michaelleacy]

@@steffanhoffmann8937 Yes the great character actors were Stan, Hilda, Mavis, Derek, Annie Walker and a few others. Later attempts to recreate Stan and Hilda were Jack and Vera and then Les and Cilla - but each time less subtly

[@cmdfarsight]

What a nice scene at the grave. That's how my mum is at my dad's grave. Always says she will be his forever even though the vows said death us do part.

[@mrtoptenatten]

Jean Alexander..... Legend

[@TF80s]

When I came across this I was expecting them to be a really badly written/acted scenes but they were the opposite..great to see.

[@pinky-ud1rt]

God how i miss the old actors on cornation street the best of all jean was the most entertaining actor EVER it was good that she came back bless her rip jean xxx

[@matthewirwin141]

She is a genuinely great actress

[@London1064]

Corrie when it was at its best with quality Actors like the lovely lady.

[@candygirl1947]

wow, i had no idea she had ever returned....so nice to see this....thank you so much

[@GeorgeLyall]

It was a special filming as part of an ITV Telethon for charity.

[@dsd310580]

Helen Howlett She returned for a VHS episode 1998, too. Betty goes to visit her and they reminisce. It’s called Women Of Coronation Street.

[@loradean1682]

This little snippet of film really lets you see the depth that Jean Alexander went to for her character of Hilda. Hilda's voice was higher and resembled breaking glass, her stride was more like a scurrying mouse and the way she held her face (never could figure out how and what she altered to achieve that). When she comes into the Rover's as Jean, she's striding in confidently, has a pleasantly lower voice, and looks so different. No wonder viewers rarely recognized her on the street.

[@ysgol3]

Lora - Very perceptive analysis if I may say so. I think she sort of tensed her mouth as Hilda, thereby lengthening it and always appearing ready to bark something out. And it was always done so cleverly and subtly, and she NEVER 'barked' in an over the top was like for example the ghastly Vera Duckworth. Just brilliant.

[@imparts119]

Though still recognisable enough. I live in Southport (as did Jean Alexander) and she would often be seen about town in the mornings. I once heard a story of someone fainting in the street and coming round to see "Hilda Ogden" tending to them. Probably didn't do much to help them regain their faculties 😂

[@gilgameshofuruk4060]

@@ysgol3 I remember Jean Alexander once saying that she decided that when Hilda talked her jaw would go up and down like it was in a spring.

[@ysgol3]

@@gilgameshofuruk4060 LOL, lovely, I hadn't heard that!

[@StringersLogic]

Thank you. Hadn't seen this. Brought a tear

[@Catharguy]

When she came back they should have kept her there, what a real class act she was.

[@kuchikopi4631]

Jean Alexander herself said she never wanted to come back, leave in the peak of her Coronation Street career. She mentioned the show she starred in and the show it became were 2 different species.

[@GusMcGuire]

Only 5 minutes long and had more characterisation than you see in any TV soap these days. Hilda was perhaps a bit of a stereotype but was a much more well-rounded character and likeable than any of the one-dimensional, cookie cutter characters of today.

[@gilgameshofuruk4060]

It was women like Hilda who created the stereotype. At one time everyone knew a Hilda, an Elsie or an Ena.

[@hmq9052]

​@@gilgameshofuruk4060Only up north.

[@matgo7716]

The gravestone used in this scene was a part of the Granada Studios Tour in the 90s. It used to be located just around the corner from the street set.

[@jdooris83]

First time seeing this and it’s typical and brilliant Corrie when a legend returns. Shame they haven’t mentioned her passing on the show like they have with Betty & Deirdre

[@donnn-ow4rj]

Rita mentiond she was now passed gone a few weeks ago in that special episode..but no details or anything. I agree it should had been brought up properly.

[@thesniperabel8278]

What episode was that

[@donnn-ow4rj]

@@thesniperabel8278 it was a special ten thousand episode or something like that 6 weeks ago. When they all went on the coach to Blackpool to scatter Rita's late husband ashes hilda was actually mentored twice and even had her voice in a voice over with other departed characters ⁰

[@sashineb.2114]

What a lovely scene. Thank you so much for posting this. If only the show today were 1/10th as good as it was back then.

[@mikeymc3094]

My poor mam was widowed at 34 an died when she was 82 an never married again. She used to say “how could I ever bring a man in here with u lot” she ad 9 kids all under the age of 16 when me dad died

[@jdb7752]

THATS BEAUTIFUL X

[@Plutootjes]

GREAT to see this! Thank you.

[@jacksonirving4594]

Brilliant. Rest in peace lass x

[@unclejoe7958]

Appreciate the upload.

[@dominewimbury2039]

Can't believe she's been gone for three years now. RIP Jean

[@alex-xz2dm]

jc

[@mistofoles]

Blimey, 80p taxi fare ! They won't even start the engine for less than a fiver nowadays !

[@ianp7661]

I thought this immediately! 80 bloody pee!

[@donnn-ow4rj]

@@ianp7661 this was actually 1990..I'm sure it would had been more then that tho!!! Where did she move to?? The bloody next t street for 80p lol

[@mikeymc3094]

She was only comin round from Inkerman Street

[@donnn-ow4rj]

@@mikeymc3094 ah that solved mystery lol ithought she came from her new home in the country lol

[@haydenharris3059]

Proper Corrie and a wonderful performance from Hilda.

[@colinjennings3661]

Jean Alexander was a superb actress

[@cliveeardley7355]

A fantastic tribute.

[@carolineg1872]

Corrie went down hill after Hilda left. She's irreplaceable.

[@stevedavis6879]

Totally agree. She even said that herself, how the standards had dropped a few years after leaving. I'm here in 2024 😂. Enjoy your day

[@markjolley3768]

When corrie was brilliant! Unlike now absolutely dross

[@annoldham3018]

Alec one liners. Priceless.

[@adrinathegreat3095]

Jean was a great actress, unlike many of the soaps stars, she actually spoke and acted differently in real life. A true actress, in real life she said how she would hate to have to live near someone like Hilda Ogden. Jean enjoyed the finer things in life, expensive gowns, jewellery, bespoke furniture, fine dining, art and first class cruises aboard luxury yachts. The complete opposite life to Hilda, playing the downtrodden Hilda gave her a luxurious lifestyle. She never married, had children or even a boyfriend and died a Virgin

[@jdb7752]

I NEVER KNEW ANY OF THIS HOW DO YOU KNOW IT ALL?

[@gilgameshofuruk4060]

@@jdb7752 There was a lot if press coverage when she died. She had stated in interviews that she'd never been interested in romance. And as hard as they tried, the press never found any hint of any.

[@ysgol3]

LOVELY - I've just noticed though that Stan's age is wrong on his gravestone - in one of his last final storylines he found out he was 3 years older than he thought, and was therefore about to be entitled to his old age pension - making him 65 not 62 when he died.

[@animals349]

Touching graveside scene x

[@lesgeorge9166]

She looks younger here than when she was in it full time

[@dawnfinch8232]

Thankyou so much

[@brettsmith1946]

thank you very much

[@jdooris83]

A shame Hilda didn’t do regular pop backs now and then

[@bostonblackie9503]

The gravesite scene I had see before but never knew she had returned. Will always remember one of Hilda's lines, "They've done it to us again Chuck!" I laughed forever after that one. Poor Hilda no matter how hard she tried it never came out right. She deserved the send off they gave her!

[@karlperriment7763]

Such great actors

[@steffanhoffmann8937]

QUEEN of corrie. Hilda

[@John-wz7yu]

Proper coronation street characters unlike the boring miserable bugger s in today s show, It would be wonderful too see episodes with Stan and Hilda again ,,

[@philbogart7702]

Loved the humour in Corry

[@h0rsefuneral]

Lovely touch and beautiful words Jean says at Bernards grave

[@bodieofci5418]

Jean Alexander was a special lady. RIP

[@johnrider5701]

Stan and Hilda are the greatest soap characters ever no one in the modern version can come close.

[@SUPER_WOLFMOON]

I miss Hilda!!!!!!!!!

[@formicapple2]

Jean Alexandra was a great actress. R.I.P Jean.

[@bpoleary1]

She's the very actress who played the classic characters from the 60s and 70s who was nothing at all like the character she was playing. The actresses who played Elsie Tanner, Annie Walker and Ena Sharples all had some similarities to the characters they were playing, but Jean Alexander was completely different to Hilda Ogden in both mannerisms and personality and was still so convincing. That is testament to her incredible talent.

[@gilgameshofuruk4060]

Violet Carson, Ena, could be very intimidating in real life, but in the 1940s was a much loved children's presenter known as Auntie Violet.

[@kathleencorson-lh3pz]

Hilda's back. But it's only a flying visit though. And a short visit to Stan's grave and see Sally and Kevin in the house Hilda left for them.

[@sovietonion72]

She reminds me of my grandmother only not as harsh accent but then again you could relate to anyone in Coronation street as someone you know or knew.

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

@ Soviet Onion 72: Exactly, mate. The characters were so realistic in those days. Len Fairclough, for instance, reminded me of my own father.

[@nathanlee5182]

Fabulous Jean was quite different to Hilda. I wish she had done a few more cameos before she died the street is absolutely rubbish nowadays with no quality in it !

[@tjwilliams7566]

To think that was 30 years ago, wow.

[@juliewormall975]

Her best line was when Stan asked what her lipstick was"" woman Stanley woman " fabulous

[@chrispaw1]

Miss this comedy in Corrie...

[@seanrm]

Hilda was one of a kind. The very best kind.

[@andrewcharley1893]

Absolute gem👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@christopherchristos7275]

Take me back to 80s and 90s England, please .

[@dominewimbury9120]

aww that was lovely. Didn't even know it existed

[@rixsist7048]

I’m not even a corrie fan or watcher apart from the big storylines in the media but this was great (I dunno why it appeared on my feed but it was good) 😊

[@davewarren5195]

Wonderful Jean Alexander’ Chuck’

[@robertomoi2044]

People are thick. She never returned to the show ever. This was done for itv telethon ( no longer ) in 1990. Similar to the comic relief shows today. Hence the phone numbers. It was done so people could make a donation to charity.

[@Velasca]

What a woman. One of the best the show has ever had. Charlie Lawson (Jim McDonald) said on Twitter that she was rude to his wife. I'd love to know what all that was about

[@deborahcrossley525]

Absolutely superb actress .

[@AngelaDibble-qc2ot]

So endearing. I liked Corry back then in the good old days.

[@chrishaps6846]

So pleased Hilda got kind of a happy ending .

[@RyanJohnson-ox3py]

Hilda legend of corrie. one of my all-time favorites

[@glamdolly30]

Jean Alexander - what a fine actress, her superb performances in Coronation Street over all those years will live on. God bless her for coming back to do this for charity. I loved seeing her as herself at the end - she's such a classy lady. Anyone else notice that the word Granddad is spelled incorrectly on Stan's gravestone as Grandad, with only two 'd's??? Also, Hilda is 'telling' Stan about Dr Lowther but he did in fact meet him when he and Mrs Lowther visited to see Hilda once, and Stan and Dr Lowther chatted about the war! Dr Lowther was far too posh and pompous to have proposed to little Hilda, that just wasn't credible! Great sketch tho - thanks for uploading! X

[@pmc40]

you can use either, both in dictionary and if you use Granddad it should be spelt as Grand-Dad

[@francofan100]

Dr Lowther was emotionally cut up in the 1987 episodes and remember that Hilda was nearly murdered alongside his wife. Things like that can make people reach out for companionship in odd ways. Also Hilda probably became a bit pompous herself after moving to Derbyshire.

[@Evathon23]

Great clip!

[@stephend]

What a terrific actress, how did I not see her last scene 28 years ago.........

[@MrDannyDetail]

Actually her last scenes were in 1999 on an exclusive to video special called 'The women of Coronation Street" in which she came to visit Betty Love and they had a natter about their memories of the many women who had been in Corrie over the years (illustrated with loads of old clips).

[@historex54tamiya]

When it was entertainment not virtue signalling. Born 1972 and never been to the North until I met my wife at the age of 17 as I grew up in Kent. Now happily married to a lass from Warrington for 31 years. It always reminds me of my childhood watching this with the cobbles when I visit the in-laws, although not many left, but the back streets are still the same!

[@paigeleigh2554]

The one and only, Hilda. X

[@elizabethdyer8937]

Brilliant actress

[@LukeTPZ]

1:19 Grimsby a *small* British port? Granted, by 1990 it was a damn sight smaller than it once was...which was only the biggest fishing port in the world!!

[@jaydunstan1618]

We loved the ITV Telethon. They must bring it back and have it fronted by Nigel Farrage.

[@bsaunders5271]

A very sad day when Jean Alexander left.

[@davidjames9457]

brilliant

[@mikeh5431]

Superb

[@Heaven-dy9lj]

An Alec special, ''a Grimsby - a small port'' lol!

[@ysgol3]

'Has he gone senile ?'

[@gmanderson2009]

Classic and timeless comedy

[@dianegoymer7601]

Current Corrie is not the same anymore!

[@Donegalwildatlantic]

Almost got to me almost love beyond death ❤

[@DavidWilliams-so6sc]

A shame she never properly returned to Coronation Street. On the other hand, seeing how other iconic characters fare when they return, like Bet Lynch or Dirty Den in EastEnders, she probably made the right choice.

[@simonshreeve5580]

If Hilda still in Coronation Street from 2002 onwards she would be disgusted at what goes on.

[@euronick61]

The only time that Hilda Ogden and Liz McDonald appear on screen together

[@anothercomment]

Along with the latest Tracey Barlow.

[@seansmith445]

I remember the actress who played Liz McDonald also played another character in Corrie in the 80's for a short while. I'm not sure if she was on screen with Hilda Ogden.

[@philsmith3261]

80p for a taxi, good old Hilda must have come from far far far far far away! Living the highlife obviously. 80 pence a week's wage in the old streets of Weatherfield back then....

[@gailcollins2397]

Wasn’t that lovely ❤️

[@Canerican.]

Can you buy these episodes now? I really loved the show when Bet was on it but I don’t remember Hilda! ❤️ from Canada!

[@markgenner1747]

Coronation Street From UK 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@stevedavis6879]

Who is here in june 2024? , if so , tell me your favourite coorie actor/ actress .. any era . I will start with eddie yates

[@GeorgeLyall]

I always liked Stan and Hilda, but also Jack & Vera Duckworth. Loved Elsie Tanner and Annie Walker! It used to be a completely different show full of humour and strong characters!

[@MusicManiacJim]

Roy Barraclough (Alec Gilroy) & Ken Morley (Reg Holdsworth) - always made me laugh. Great facial expressions and delivery of their lines. Top quality back in those days - unlike today!

[@blairsinclair4076]

Hilda Ogden and Les Battersby two of the finest