Last time I ever bothered watching Corrie. Was when Ena Sharples, Albert Tatlock, Stan and Hilda Ogden, Eddie Yates, Mrs Walker etc were in it. The Golden years of Corrie for me.
Watch them while you can. Other fans have taken the time to post these wonderful episodes in three hour blocks only to be taken off by You Tube. I can't understand why when so many people like myself enjoy them so much more than the ones today.
@@professionalgun6674 It was and is much appreciated. Takes me back to a happier time. What we watched and listened to in our youth. It's a very good tonic.
@@professionalgun6674 wanted to say a personal Thankyou for these amazing uploads!! I’m currently off work going through a bought of depression. I was born in 92 so obviously never seen the glory years and watching these episodes are the highlight of my days right now
Bet was such a naughty minx - utterly shameless how she manipulated poor Alf and Renee and wouldn't move out. Of course the newlyweds didn't want that bottle- blonde cuckoo sharing their cramped nest, as Bet well knew! They were a middle aged childless couple, who found themselves with a very annoying, deluded 'teenage daughter' in the shape of Bet Lynch - very unfair! I did enjoy the way Bet mercilessly teased and flirted with cuddly teddy bear Alf though. And even better, when he got his revenge by pretending he fancied her. He scared her to death. Priceless!
The character Mavis Riley turned 40 in April 1978, but in reality the actress who played her, Thelma Barlow, turned 49 on 19th June that year. Thelma is 4 years older than Barbara Knox (Rita Fairclough/Tanner), who turned 90 on 30th September 2023. Rita is still in Coronation Street and Barbara has played her for over 50 years, making her the second longest-serving soap actor in the world after William Roache, who has played Ken Barlow since Corrie's first ever episode in December 1960. At time of writing (October 2023), I'm thrilled to say Thelma Barlow is still with us, aged 94, living in beautiful Dorset.
Thank you so much for posting these videos! I'm reliving my childhood! Coronation Street aired in Australia, not sure how far behind we were, and ran for many years then they suddenly stopped. A few years later it continued running - can't remember how kong - then was axed again. With the introduction of streaming services, we can see it inline now. I'm 56 and these episodes are sooo long ago but am loving seeing them again. I went to Granada in 1990 and had a tour of the Street and a pint in the Rovers. 🇦🇺📺🎭✨️👏👍🍻
@@francesgillotti1378 A lot of people looked older back then - trying to look young was frowned upon and people gossiped about you calling you things like mutton dressed as lamb or a cheap floosy of course its gone to the other extreme now with old ladies like Amanda Holden and Carol Vorderman wearing skirts up to their hedgehogs and flashing their big boobies pretending theyre real
@@francesgillotti1378 Thelma Barlow, who plays Mavis was born in June 1929, so when this was filmed she was almost 49 years old, having her playing a 40 year old was stretching credibility slightly, lol 😂
I know Thelma Barlow was 49 in the episode, but have to admit people looked so much older back then. Nowadays the average 50 year old looks 40-45, probably because of the environment they grew up in, better food and health and skincare being shoved down everyone's throat.
England used to be a major manufacturer and many of the jobs were brutally hard and work environments noxious. Such caused premature ageing and early death. My family were employed by British Steel and the environment often so foul that washing could not be hung out to dry. My grandfather died age 32 and my uncle not much older. His job was to wheel a wheelbarrow containing 4 cwt. (204 kg.) of iron ore which alone he had to manually tip. His wage in the 1960s was around £20. per week out of which he purchased his work wear. There was no safety clothing or safety anything! Food was then actually more natural, good, and wholesome. (If interested read 'Bygone Stanton,' by Danny Corns and Andrew Knighton).
@@sanderslongdrive Wow, fascinating, real history, thanks for sharing. Dying in your 30s due to hard manual labour literally wearing out your body before its time is brutal, but it happened a lot. No welfare state back then. If men didn't work, their families didn't eat. And a visit to the doctor was beyond most pockets, so only if a child was desperately ill was medical attention even considered. It's a cliche I know, but people don't know they're born today.
Oh look! Derek's made a fool out of Mavis. He makes a fool out of her several times, before she marries the collosal flaming Burke. After they're married, he makes a fool out of her, every fortnight, like clockwork.
I was annoyed when Mavis finally married dreary Derek, he was such a get to her over the years, he really didn't deserve her. I'm not surprised they killed him off, even the writers got bored of him!
I’m just advising people to Use an external hardrive or a usb. Because I guarantee you that this will be taken down in months to come. Because a few years ago someone managed to have every single Corrie episode from 1960-2019 so I would advise that if you ever want to return to watching these old Corrie episodes and big storylines that you use an external hardrive or a usb.
Yes that would be great. Problem is we would have to infiltrate the Granada vaults to do so, with the exception of a handful each year that were released on DVD. Only episodes from the 5th April 1976 onwards that were screed by the satellite tv channel Granada Plus are generally available. This carried on until Granada Plus ended with the 9th Feb 1994 the final show they screened.
Someone in Canada or Australia may be able to help - the early 1970s episodes were the most widely exported of all - certain channels bought bulk episodes.
@@ddrose06 I can understand why derdrie went for him - some people like a partner that needs taming - almost like a challenge - and to be fair no one filled a shirt or pair of jeans quite like him back then on the street
@@williamf4544 I'll take your word for it. To me, he had nothing going for him. I mean to say, he wasn't even that much of a drinking partner, when he was with his "mates," at the pub. You never see him making merry, laughing and getting others laughing. He always seemed to be on his guard, and for the life of me, I can't see why Len took some much buck, from Ray.
Imagine in 1978 you couldn't make noise in a resedential neighbourhood. Boy have times changed, every single car now has boom boxes blaring and motorcycles have mufflers that sound like gunshots going off all night, lol. There is so much noise in resendial neighbourhoods now people are flocking to the bush.
A trial in search of a crime. The whole premise was contrived and, yes, laughable.The lawyer for the crown behaved as if he were prosecuting a capital murder. Way over the top.
Bet looks great playing a well behaved demure girl, toned down makeup, hair band, pearls, tiny earrings, buttons done up to the neck and not a flash of leopard print.
Wow, good catch! Corrie was always recycling actors like that. Earlier this year Alf and Renee visited a jewellers to buy her engagement ring, and were served by none other than Peter Dudley - who came back in 1979 as Bert Tilsley. The horrid councillor who wanted Ena evicted from her home this year also returned as a different character - Emily's bigamous husband Arnold Swain.
Derrick's Beryl unfortunately didn't retain leading roles after this, shame. You can often see her as an extra in the background, or perhaps as a non speaking actor. If I recall rightly she was in AbFab, where Patsy & Edina attack her in the street, in a road rage incident, very funny, but stupidly cut by the BBC in later transmissions due to similar stories in the news.
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He's a very strange shape I agree, hard to see how he got the role when Len was supposed to be such a hit with women. He's a warty little toad! And why are his shirts always unbuttoned to the waist? SHUDDER!
Umm, a lot of ducks and swans have died due to starvation because people stopped feeding them bread (they thought like you btw). Yes, while bread isn't chocked full of nutrition, at least it will make sure the poor birds aren't starving to death. New guidelines says to feed them only as much as they can eat, this ensures the uneaten bread doesn't rot and cause algae to grow everywhere, also stops rats I suppose.
@@kuchikopi4631 Thank you for that bit of common sense. As someone who worked in bird rescue, I know it is perfectly ok to give ducks, geese, swans, etc. bread. For one thing, they enjoy it. Try feeding bread to a grebe, or a heron and you'll find they won't eat it because they don't like it. Ducks and swans love bread. Incidentally, the only reason word went around that bread is bad for water birds is because of biased research that was bought and paid for by a company who produces food for ducks and swans!
