I was 10 years old in '87. Came down on Christmas Morning to find a portable TV set under the tree that my grandparents had bought me, the first I'd ever owned. I remember this being one of the first shows I watched. Oh, the memories.....
I was 28, but I've never seen this episode. It was big in new Zealand and it still runs- I think? We were years behind but they ran many episodes in a week to catch up.
@@masterknife8423 Coro has that Dickensian something (well it did anyway) that other soaps don't. Fun fact: Episode 1 of Coro was broadcast on a date closer to Victorian times than to our own day.
I come here often watching the oldies cuz I think social media is not healthy for my mind. I think summat is wrong with me when I am recommended watching tireless stupid clips via Facebook. When I watch this is reminds me of happiness. I guess RU-vid does have some uses.
In the mid 90s I lost my passport while abroad. British Airways kindly agreed to fly me back to the UK (no airline would do that these days sadly). When I arrived the Immigration wanted to be sure I was British. They asked me a series of fast questions. One of the questions I distinctly remember was "Who is Bet Lynch?" - of course any Brit could answer that easily back then and a non Brit would not have a clue - very clever question I thought. They let me enter with no passport.
Ironically,it was this show's Richard Hillman which influenced all the other soaps to get a friendly neighbourhood killer (except,maybe,Brookie which had already dipped its finger in that and other violent pies)🎩
Corrie felt threatened by Eastenders in the ratings and by ditto and Brookie re the popularity with younger viewers,so they started doing similar plots and never looked back (unfortunately)🎩
Hilda increasingly looked like a character left behind from another era of the show after Stan died (the show steadily shed older characters from the 1st 29 years thruout the 80s,replacing them with younger ones)🎩
It's always funny watching old episodes featuring Audrey when Alf was also in it and seeing how different she was then. She was mainly a comedy character then who came across as annoying to a lot of people with her "cut above the rest" attitude and being mainly interest in spending lavishly and enjoying herself. Although these personality traits can still pop up slightly every so often, ever since she's been widowed she's been a far more serious character in the show involved in a lot of high drama stories, and is often the voice of reason in situations and is someone people can turn to for advice as she shows a more caring, sympathetic side in the last 20 years or so. Back when she was married to Alf, Audrey would have been the last person people would have turned to for advice, as they probably would have gotten silly responses back.
Actually - there was a special mini episode held during ITV Telefon in 1990 - in which Hilda made an appearance. She said that Dr. Lauter had proposed but she has turned in down as there would only ever be one man for her.
It actually pulled in 28.5 million. Highest ever for Corrie. Eastenders beat it in 1986 though with 31.5 million withvthe Den n Angie..i'm dying..divorce paper episode.
@@johnwaterson6191 no I looked it up. Corrie's highest is 26.65 million for this episode, EastEnders has 30.15 million and Emmerdale has an all time high of 18.67 million in January 1994
Corrie used to be quite funny, then it became like a dose depression and I stopped watching. I occasionally watch these old episodes for a bit of a snigger and to remember a different world.
@@huwwilson651 times have changed now. Teenagers are more rebellious...some are rude and too bratty. A lot more bad stuff happens in reality now. I know not necessarily all at the same time but logistically do happen a lot. Just give it time. It will improve. It's just been through covid like other soaps
I think corrie has been burnt by some of its Xmas episodes in the last 20 years hence why they have moved away from the community episodes like this which is a shame
Its quite funny watching this and knowing what was in store for the husbands of Ivy and Rita (being quite normal in intertwining scenes) - didn't they *both* go stark raving bonkers?
