This week the update’s been making a list and checking it twice. And as all of its friends are both naughty and nice, Christmas shopping next weekend will be spent mainly in Selfridges lingerie department. I’m giving posh pants to them all. Anyway, without any further ado, here we go with this week’s Coronation Street update.Cast your mind back to last week with Roy in the canal, floundering with only his shopping bag to keep him afloat, as evil Tony Gordon runs away. But ha... Read Full Story
It's been a long time since I laughed out loud at a Corrie promo photo. I've been trying to keep my stomach from heaving with all the recent Molly-Kev-Bed pictures and so this one comes as welcome light relief. It's Graeme Proctor dragged up as Liz McDonald in a 'Vicars and Liz' party that Teresa throws in the Rovers and we'll see it on screen next week. Fabulous. Read Full Story
Crikey, someone's getting organised for Corrie's 50th anniversary celebrations next year. It says here that Jimmi Harkishin, who plays Dev, has already bought his party shoes to celebrate Corrie's golden anniversary in 2010.Jimmi picked up these brogues at NPS Shoes in Wollaston after a tour of the factory while collecting his specially-designed footwear which he'll wear for Corrie's 50th next year.While Jimmi was on the factory tour, he promised to send signed photographs to anyone who aske... Read Full Story
Written by Jayne Hollinson (7:30) and Jonathan Harvey (8:30), directed by Ian BevittSally is distracted from her hated towards Stape momentarily and has focused her attentions on Tony being a murderer and the books at the garage. Kevin has figured out a way to hide his and Molly's motel expenses as "sundry expenses." Kevin wants to sort the books before Sally gets her hands on them, but he's too late. Sally's seen the mess of the books and calls Kevin when he and Molly are at the motel and... Read Full Story
If you think Dev's new squeeze, Bernie the golf-pro looked familiar on Coronation Street last night, that's because she's been in Corrie before.Bernie's played by actress Jennifer Hennessey who's played Policewoman DC Kay on the cobbles before. As DC Kay she investigated Natalie Horrocks' allegation that Sally Webster had deliberately left taps running in Natalie's bathroom, damaging the hall and stairs. And in 1999 she helped investigate Greg Kelly's attack on Sally Webster and Nick Tilsley.... Read Full Story
A few thoughts before we start on this week's Corrie - I am always late. I'll be late to my own funeral, me. I have some scrawled notes so in no particular order:- I liked Michelle crying saying that she'd have to look after the family, because it's true. I really felt for her. She's lost both brothers as well as a husband, and no one seems to care about the poor woman.- Sean does not look good in orange. It shows up his tan too much.- I am sick to death of Samia Smith's baby bump issues so I... Read Full Story
News in today is that ITV has successfully prevented the registration of the Coronation Street fictional brewers, Newton & Ridley, as a trademark by another company.In April 2007, Newton & Ridley Beer Company Ltd of Sunderland applied for registration of Newton & Ridley as their trademark but ITV opposed this, saying that consumers would assume the beer producer has been licensed by Coronation Street. In May the Newton & Ridley Beer Company Ltd was ordered to change its name f... Read Full Story
I've been blogging about Coronation Street since 2005 and in all that time, Inside Soap magazine has proved to be the best soaps mag you can buy. It's got interviews, spoilers, pictures, the works. And now, we've been lucky enough to have an exclusive interview with Mr Inside Soap himself - the editor, Steven Murphy!Steven reveals Inside Soap's plans to celebrate Corrie's 50th and teases us with a spoiler for the New Year. But does he reveal which Corrie actress once did the splits in his ho... Read Full Story
As a Corrie fan, it's awful to sit down to watch another ITV spin-off DVD, knowing in your heart that it's probably best not to get your hopes up. After watching the disappointing Out of Africa DVD earlier this year, I figured it'd be best just to take what comes on this Romanian Holiday and accept that, like past spin-off DVDs, it probably won't be so great. I'm therefore happy to report that this one's not half bad.Written by Simon Crowther and Chris Fewtrell, directed by Ian Bevitt, the Ro... Read Full Story
Best Brother in the World award: Gold, Silver and Bronze stars: Kirkeh. Unquestioning loyalty to Maria.Prison stripes are the new black award: Did you notice that Maria, Michelle and Audrey were all wearing black and white/gray stripes of varying widths on Friday? Even the baby had gray and white stripes on at one point.If it's good enough for one former teacher, it's good enough for another award: Stape is now a fixture behind the counter at Roy's Rolls. The apron suits him better than it di... Read Full Story
