I love these classic episodes so much. The actors were so down to earth and the storylines were great. All the characters had their distinctive traits. One of my favourite episodes is 'The Car in The Lake', it's excellent comedy. I like the character of Fred. Despite his often awful personality he's never boring and the storylines he features in are some of the best. I haven't watched Coronation Street since the 90s. When a lot of the original characters left the show lost some of its magic and was never the same. My all time favourites are Elsie, Stan and Hilda, Eddie, Bet, Mike and Annie Walker. Thank you ProfessionalGun 66 for uploading these episodes, I have tried before to get them on DVDs but only certain episodes are available.
I remembered the car in the lake from when it first aired, but in my head the car was an Austin Princess. Perhaps Fred had a Princess later in the show and I'm confusing the cars.
That is so true. I loved the storylines. I've seen a few comments saying that Fred was a horrible character but I liked him and he was always in a good storyline and was a great character. The banter between Fred and Bet was hilarious 😂
@@staceygrove5976 those scenes were recorded in November 1983 that's when the late pat Phoenix rip left the screen for good . she left in 1983 not 84 . her final scenes were showing on the 4th of January 1984 .
I can remember the car in the lake episode as if it was yesterday. Fond memories sitting with my Mam & Dad rolling with laughter as the car headed into the water! Now watching these classic episodes with 50 year old eyes & enjoying the fantastic acting talent, great scripts & the nostalgia but also appreciating the social history, a glimpse back to my childhood- fashion, cultural references, etc. Really appreciate the time & effort that it takes to upload these videos .. many thanks
I had a Rover P6 myself… mine was better than Mrs Walker’s though.. the 3500s, was a fantastic car - same colour too, Lunar Grey.. I wish I still had it. I love seeing that car in these old episodes.. even if it did end up in the lake! 😂
I love watching these gems It’s my mother’s favourite show for donkeys year’s who has passed away three years ago and that’s why I love them,, Thank you to whom put these on god bless you,, Got to love RU-vid really do
Bet WAS Coronation Street back then...mind the writers gave her some brilliant lines, but she delivered them perfectly, and her character stands the test of time, nearly thirty years later and I've cried laughing at the whole car in the lake storyline...it definitely wouldn't have been the same without her and Hilda, my other favourite person ❤
Thanks for all your time and effort. I've really been enjoying all these episodes, especially all the comic escapades. "Perry Fairclough" made me laugh.
Bloody Fred - it was infuriating to see such a mediocrity succeeding in ripping off an honest and skilled trader like Brian Tilsley...Brian reminds me of my Dad - he was often ripped off as a young mechanic.
When Mavis said SHE’D swap places with Bet, and Bet went “Done!” Imagine if Mavis actually had swapped places with Bet-how would she have coped in Bet’s place? “I don’t really know...”
I am just loving watching all these uploads. Thank you so much, and so many episodes as well. You have made this lockdown bearable for this middle aged insomniac xxx
Awww that makes me sad, for all his big mouth and aggression I still like Len. To have a death off screen is such a cruel and half arsed end for him. I know there was other supposed reasons at the time but he was fully exonerated. I think after all those years he deserved better.
@@H3len50 None of the cast attended Adamsons funeral. I know he was cleared of the assault charges, but it does make you wonder if the cast knew something.
@@theresapierce3934 , I think that might have had something to do with his selling stories to the press and also his own story. Even though he was fully exonerated it cost him dearly in legal costs and he needed the money.
I recall Peter Adamson's Sunday People interview in May 1994 where he revealed none of the Coronation Street cast had ever made contact with him since his dismissal, he wrote to Julie Goodyear twice but she never replied. Johnny Briggs and Jean Alexander did pay tribute to him upon learning of his death though.
Late ‘83/ Early ‘84 saw a changing of the guard in The Street. We bid farewell to old school favourites Bert Tilsley, Len Fairclough, Elsie Tanner and the Grumpy Old Men, Uncle Albert and Stan Ogden and in came geeky Curly, whiny Kevin, the deeply annoying Percy and the odious Terry Duckworth.
that's when the street started to decline . mind you Percy was a good actor the late Bill Waddington RIP. he knew how to act .incidentally he appeared in it in 1976 when Alf married Renee Bradshaw the owner of the corner shop.
What the hell is with Deirdre telling poor Hilda she can't refund her for the tinned food she bought for Archie' funeral tea, because its perishable???
Fred Gee was such a blustering, aggressive man, when he wasn't toadying to Mrs. Walker or any possible conquest he had his eye on. He seems to come across as a deeply unpleasant embarrassment of a man, and his boastfulness, greasiness and sweatiness would surely turn most women's stomachs. Yet there were times I could feel sorry for him. His ambitions always exceeded his abilities and he had quite a pathetic existence. Also his doomed marriage to Eunice made everything worse for him. A real no-hoper.
It's interesting how they came to that role. As the actor who played Stan Ogden got more unwell in real life and couldn't handle all the scenes, Vera and Jack were slowly moved to replace Hilda and Stan as the comedy married couple.
Suzy was certainly an unpleasant character. But a bit of an uncomfortable ending when Suzy's husband left and they all turned and looked at Suzy, like she'd brought on the stalking and domestic violence on herself. All too common of social attitudes back then - almost like stalking and domestic violence were justified in some cases. Pretty unpleasant today and indicative of how widespread domestic violence was in that generation.
#VinceStClair #CaroleMonroe 1:48:02 The legendary Vince St Clair 😅 2:07:30 The lovely Carole Monroe ⚡ 2:10:26 Vince rumbled 2:28:41 A tempting bait 2:59:18 💥💥💥
So May 11th is Len Fairclough final appearance,he’s just talked about until the end of the year,sad decline,but the snowball which saw the end of a lot of characters in a short space of time
When Betty, Bet and Fred walked back to the car, I thought it might be in the water but the writers took the scene to a whole new comedic level. Hilarious. 2:07:16 She, keeps reminding me slightly of Alma from yonder cafe. 2:08:33 Carol Monroe, almost beats to death, Vincent St Claire. 😂😂
Was the Terry Goodwin actor taking some magical elixir of youth, because when he returned as Sean Skinner, over a decade later, he hadn't seemed to age a day.
I was glad to get to this episode after watching the Terry/Suzi one. Elsie came through for Suzi in the end. Shame it took for her to have see the result of Suzi's bruises after being attacked by Terry. Bet and Betty stuck in car and still insulting the idiot thrt is Fred was classic. The one liners are the best. Greet aftkng and script writing. Edit: I was on a roll with my opinion and omitted to day thank you for your time to uploaded these episodes of Corrie. The older ones are the best. Thanks for your hard work.
That cold hearted greedy woman, she could have at least passed over a double helping of fish and chips to Stan (feud or not), he's like a big hungry baby!
It truly is getting more and more difficult deciphering Albert and Stans lines. Quite a sad end to two essential ingredients. Aye well Ken play the white man and realise she left you that hatchet job so you could contact her for a ride. That weed of a Londoner didn't hit baw heed hard enough for she remained in coronation Street. "GENTS OUTFITTIN'!??" 😂
Yes by 1983 Albert is looking very frail and it hard to understand what he's saying. The actor's final appearance was in January 1984 and as his health deteriorated he never returned and died at the end of March. Same with Stan it is obvious his health is failing by now he can't walk hardly, he's overweight and his speech is hard to understand. Perhaps it might have been kinder to have killed the characters off the year before but the actors wanted to stay. The actor died late August 1984 and his final appearance was in early March but filmed January/February.
They really pushed the boat out, haha, with this somewhat special bank holiday episode, lots of action all together like this was still rare at this time, so the Suzie & Car storylines would've been quite a big event. I checked to see if both episodes were broadcast as a double special on Bank Holiday Monday, but they weren't, they were as usual Monday and then Wednesday, so when they're talking about it being Bank Holiday in episode 2, it is in fact Wednesday.
Even though 1983 was 6 yrs before I was born never laughed so much with the car in lake and Bet getting dumped in cow dung it killed me so much. Also tune playing at 51:00 We are Detective by Thomson Twins
I remember the Carol Monro incident almost word for word, but have no recollection of the Crabtree fish n chip fiasco! Poor Hilda, I have to find the next video A.S.A.P. to see if she gets it. (Something tells me that she doesn't.)😐
I'd love to see the episodes when Sally Webster had an affair with a slimey car salesman. His name escapes me, and I don't remember the year. Thanx for all the uploads.
25.39 = Bet says "I suppose it could be worse...could be in Florida..." Ha, Ha, Ha! Those of us whose live in the Southern part of the USA know Florida very well. It is well known for much stranger things than the tight spot the employees of Mrs. Walker find themselves in. East Tennessee Loves the early shows of C.Street!
Susie had the chance to get away when she had to pass the front door to go upstairs and then again on the way down 🤷♀️ like you would trust an abusive nutcase 🤷♀️
Did Jack say “Weatherfield cabs” before he said he’d ‘get’ Vince St Clare? What would an American entertainer be doing in a Manchester cab office? Clue? 😂😂