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Coronation Street - No Returns For Betty's Funeral!!!

KingCorrieKingCorrie Posts: 308
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An article in the Daily Star has said that there are no plans to return any old characters for Betty's funeral! I know the Star is normally not a valid source of info but it would be shocking if they did not return any characters - especially when Julie Goodyear was practically beating down their door a couple of months ago!!:eek::eek::mad::mad:
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    MarkjukMarkjuk Posts: 30,436
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    KingCorrie wrote: »
    An article in the Daily Star has said that there are no plans to return any old characters for Betty's funeral! I know the Star is normally not a valid source of info but it would be shocking if they did not return any characters - especially when Julie Goodyear was practically beating down their door a couple of months ago!!:eek::eek::mad::mad:

    I know VERY DISAPPOINTING!!!!!

    Instead we are going to see current characters like Kylie, Stella, Karl, Owen, Izzy, Katy and Tommy Duckworth attending a funeral of someone they hardly knew.......Utterly Pathetic.

    If this is true it is going to be a complete washout and a disgraceful exit for one of Corries longest serving characters.

    If EE brought back at least one character for Pat's funeral with a cameo by a long since departed Simon Wicks there is no reason why Corrie cannot.
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    dee123dee123 Posts: 46,279
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    I pretty sure it was The Star, like 2 months before it happened said that said in Hollyoaks Silas would accidentally kill his own daughter on Halloween and most people on the HO boards having a laugh at them, or straight up thinking it was bull.
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    garyessexgaryessex Posts: 9,083
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    Perhaps they want to make it about Betty rather than Curly or Julie Goodyer?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 246
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    As the OP said, the Star isnt a vaild source of information. So, there could be a possibility that there could be some returnees. It would be stupid not to bring back some old characters for Betty's funeral. I would like to see Bet, Alec, Shelley, Liz and her son Gorden Clegg return for her funeral.
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    MarkjukMarkjuk Posts: 30,436
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    djjwilliams93 wrote: »
    As the OP said, the Star isnt a vaild source of information. So, there could be a possibility that there could be some returnees. It would be stupid not to bring back some old characters for Betty's funeral. I would like to see Bet, Alec, Shelley, Liz and her son Gorden Clegg return for her funeral.

    Maybe so but I still have a nasty feeling knowing Phil Collinson that this is likely to be true.

    Phil Collinson would rather have us see a number of relatively new characters who knew Betty for five minutes or hardly at all on screen grieving on screen for her.

    If he in his "infinate wisdom" or lack off doesn't bring anyone notable back for her funeral then he would have ruined what could of been a classic moment in Corrie history.
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    MarkjukMarkjuk Posts: 30,436
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    garyessex wrote: »
    Perhaps they want to make it about Betty rather than Curly or Julie Goodyer?

    If they bring Bet Lynch (and others) back an episode or two before the funeral episode then the hype of any returning character back on screen would not impact upon the funeral episode.
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    vaslav37vaslav37 Posts: 69,591
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    I think bringing back Julie Goodyear as Bet would overshadow Betty's Funeral and this is an episode in honour of Betty.
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    garyessexgaryessex Posts: 9,083
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    Markjuk wrote: »
    If they bring Bet Lynch (and others) back an episode or two before the funeral episode then the hype of any returning character back on screen would not impact upon the funeral episode.

    I disagree. All returns overshadow the event
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    DaZ_yUv_XDaZ_yUv_X Posts: 1,684
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    on the part of where it says 'no returns', it says 'the newspaper suggests', but mentions nothing of phil collinson actually dismissing the idea of bringing characters back.

    i think that's odd considering he's been quoted on other things, but then not to quote him on that. makes me think it could just be the newspaper speculating that it won't happen, or trying to keep it surprise maybe.

    it could still happen, i reckon.
    but they'd need to return before the actual funeral ep so that their returns won't overshadow betty's farewell.
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    Jimmy ConnorsJimmy Connors Posts: 117,927
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    I wouldn't believe a thing that paper prints.
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    NELLIENASHNELLIENASH Posts: 932
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    If it was real life the people I think would make the effort would be Bet Lynch, Mavis, Raquel and Hilda. Chief mourners from the street who know her long term should be Ken & Deidre, Emily, Rita, Audrey,Gail and Kevin and Sally.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,328
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    I'm sure Cindy Beale will give Betty the send off she deserves.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1
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    Well given her son Gordon only lives in Wimbledon it's only 2.5 hours on the train from London to Manchester.... surely Bet would come back, unless she's away and comes back in a couple of weeks to visit the grave etc.... Is Hilda still "alive" in the soap? I know Dr Lowther left her his house? It will look odd if they don't have at least Gordon there.....in my opinion (and given Dennis Tanner is reportedly coming back I don't see why Gordon Clegg shouldn't make an appearance.). Wonder what the "surprise" is? Could she have been an SOE operative do you think in WW2? :D
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    callumfreemancallumfreeman Posts: 12,399
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    I wonder what happened to Betty's sister Maggie. And Gordon should return.
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    skp20040skp20040 Posts: 66,874
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    I think its rather odd that they wouldn't bring anyone back. It doesnt need to detract from Betty's character , they could do it over two epsiodes have a lot of people sitting in the pub with the older ones and returnees reminiscing about Betty with some flashback clips from old episodes and the younger ones listening and then the next epsiode being the funeral so that no one takes centre stage .
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 6,786
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    gillianp wrote: »
    It will look odd if they don't have at least Gordon there.....in my opinion (and given Dennis Tanner is reportedly coming back I don't see why Gordon Clegg shouldn't make an appearance.).
    :confused:
    You do know Dennis has been back almost a year :p
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,006
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    I think this could be the right decision, actually. The names that were touted (Hilda, Bet, Raquel) all have one thing in common: they are hugely iconic characters. Their returns would take centre stage over Betty's exit, and that would be wrong. A letter from Hilda or phone call from Bet would be nice.

    I do think that Gordon should come back though, and he's the type of character who could come back and do so without the huge media attention.
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    CPW4EVERCPW4EVER Posts: 2,308
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    Because they are unable to have a build up to Bettys death onscreen like they did with Jack and Vera or more recently like EE did with Pat, I think that they should pull out all of the stops for her funeral episode. Emmerdale managed to have excellent funeral episodes for both Seth Armstrong and Jack Sugden who both died offscreen. The episodes captured the spirit of the characters and mixed it in well with returning characters and mentions of past characters while sharing memories of the character. In regard to returns overshadowing the funeral, I don't see this happening with Bet. While her character is a Corrie icon, her last two returns were just her playing a caricature of herself (I've recently watched the episodes online and they were pretty painful but that may have had more to do with the writing at the time). I think the announcement of her return wouldn't garner the headlines like they did 10 years ago. Liz McDonald has yo-yoed in and out of the show for years so her return wouldn't be anything massive and Curly recently returned for that anniversary DVD spinoff thing so it wouldn't be any big news if he came back to the main show I think. I'm not even sure if he had any major connection to Betty anyway. The only character return that would probably be big news would be if Hilda Ogden came back to say goodbye to her friend. Jean Alexander has always said for years that she wouldn't come back but you never know. Plus she was quite close to Sally and Kevin so she could share a few scenes with them.
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    PyramidbreadPyramidbread Posts: 10,448
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    Remember Blanche's funeral? Tracy's return overshadowed it.
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    Dr K NoisewaterDr K Noisewater Posts: 11,597
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    vaslav37 wrote: »
    I think bringing back Julie Goodyear as Bet would overshadow Betty's Funeral and this is an episode in honour of Betty.

    I disagree. I think Bet and Gordon returning would make the episode. I dont want to sit and watch the funeral of Betty attended by the likes of Tommy Duckworth, Tina, Kylie and Sean etc.
    By bringing back the people closest to Betty it would highlight what a loss she is and refresh our memories of the scenes she shared with the former characters. I'd like to see Bet and Gordon back at the very least, hopefully others like Maggie, Mavis, Shelley, Rachquel and Natalie.
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    CPW4EVERCPW4EVER Posts: 2,308
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    Dr K Noisewater wrote: »
    I disagree. I think Bet and Gordon returning would make the episode. I dont want to sit and watch the funeral of Betty attended by the likes of Tommy Duckworth, Tina, Kylie and Sean etc.
    By bringing back the people closest to Betty it would highlight what a loss she is and refresh our memories of the scenes she shared with the former characters. I'd like to see Bet and Gordon back at the very least, hopefully others like Maggie, Mavis, Shelley, Rachquel and Natalie.

    Agreed. We'll definitely see Gordon back at least. It wouldn't make sense for her son not to be at the funeral.
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    Sunny BSunny B Posts: 7,359
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    I can't believe her funeral is not till April! Her last appearance was last May so this is 11 months later! Are they not going to explain where she's been for the past 11 months?!
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    barlowconnorbarlowconnor Posts: 38,120
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    Jimmy Connors wrote: »
    I wouldn't believe a thing that paper prints.

    Very True!
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    Sunny BSunny B Posts: 7,359
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    CPW4EVER wrote: »
    Agreed. We'll definitely see Gordon back at least. It wouldn't make sense for her son not to be at the funeral.

    Course he's there, he's the one who comes to the pub to tell everyone that Betty has died :( Will it be Gordon #1 or #2 though?
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    COTTONHEATCOTTONHEAT Posts: 12,104
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    Sunny B wrote: »
    Course he's there, he's the one who comes to the pub to tell everyone that Betty has died :( Will it be Gordon #1 or #2 though?

    It will be Bill Kenwright
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