Certainly notAm I the only one who has never seen one episode of Corrie?![]()

Certainly notAm I the only one who has never seen one episode of Corrie?![]()
The soap myth that everyone works locally and spends every lunchtime and evening in the local pub is an anachronism. The best soap was Brookside, where sometimes, the characters would sit in front of the telly to watch a soap.I grew up on a street like Coronation St in the 60's , North Manchester area , most kept themselves to themselves , only the kids mingled , good memories though ,
Us also...........we used to watch it regularly then it became just another far fetched soap. I cannot remember the last soap I watched............so long ago.I haven't watched one since the early 1980s![]()
I grew up on a street like Coronation St in the 60's , North Manchester area , most kept themselves to themselves , only the kids mingled , good memories though ,[/QUOTE
I was a child of the 50s and brought up on the Wirral. My parents very much kept "themselves to themselves". Aged 21 and married we moved to Warrington and lived in a small street......cobbled.......2 rows of terraced houses. I recall that one day a neighbour just opened our front door and walked in. I was gobsmacked. I remember saying to her "hey, this is not Coronation Street you know). I had no idea that that was the norm'.
I always thought the best soap was.......The soap myth that everyone works locally and spends every lunchtime and evening in the local pub is an anachronism. The best soap was Brookside, where sometimes, the characters would sit in front of the telly to watch a soap.
Just how old do you think we are!Anyone remember Mr Swinley and Miss Nugent? Oooh er!
I think vestiges of this still persist. Within my Catholic community I would have got looked at somewhat askance if I had not employed a firm of Catholic undertakers to deal with the Aged P's mortal remains when he died last year; but as my Big Sis made the arrangements via her Church in Wales parish? Her circus, her monkeys, as it were. Am sure God doesn't care about our idiot sectarianism.[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]There's references to things that disappeared during my childhood e.g. 'laying out' - the practise of preparing corpses for funerals which used to be done by members of the community, one for Catholics and one for non Catholics.
Am I the only one who has never seen one episode of Corrie?![]()
I agree, Stan & Hilda were often played as comic relief. They also got to show great affection between the two characters, they were a real joy to watch.I remember years ago Corry was consistently the funniest thing on telly, I also remember an episode when Stan & Hilda Ogden, are waiting outside a TV shop to open to buy a telly that was in the sale. When asked by a passer by if they were trying to get a bargain, Hilda said 'us hasn't made us minds up yet has us chuck?'
I don't know why I still remember that line after over 40 years, but back then it used to be a good show.