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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,202
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    gboy wrote: »
    I remember when Emmerdale introduced the 'Soapstars' family about 10 years ago - each member of that family had a different accent.

    Oh god we're going back now, I remember them!

    Also, where is Anita HO meant to be from?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,387
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    John Partridge (Christian in EE) is apparently from Salford! Wonder how long he's lived down south? Any other EE actors born in the north?
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    valkayvalkay Posts: 15,726
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    Peter Barlow has an East Midlands accent.This is difficult for most actors so they usually put on a northern accent.
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    syedluversyedluver Posts: 1,055
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    cantelpit wrote: »
    Janices accent sounds a bit like Jane Horrocks who's from Rawtenstall - that exaggerated burr in those Tesco ads "Sorreeetud" :rolleyes:

    Chris' accent seems to slip around, not sure whether he's trying for a local accent? I think Sally Webster plays it as though she's trying to be "posh" - fits in with the character!

    I live in Rawtenstall :D
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    Rob3rt_1Rob3rt_1 Posts: 7
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    Anybody correct me if i'm wrong, but is it just me or does Simon Barlow in Corrie have an Yorkshire accent?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,387
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    It sounds like a Lanca-sheer accent to me.
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    IndegIndeg Posts: 1,557
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    valkay wrote: »
    Peter Barlow has an East Midlands accent.This is difficult for most actors so they usually put on a northern accent.
    Chris Gascoyne is from Nottingham, so that fits - but Peter was supposed to have been raised in Scotland!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 12,982
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    Rob3rt_1 wrote: »
    Anybody correct me if i'm wrong, but is it just me or does Simon Barlow in Corrie have an Yorkshire accent?

    Curly Simon (Alex Bain) is from Blackburn.
    Indeg wrote: »
    Chris Gascoyne is from Nottingham, so that fits - but Peter was supposed to have been raised in Scotland!

    Chris Gascoyne is from Loughborough, actually. :)
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    Indeg wrote: »
    Chris Gascoyne is from Nottingham, so that fits - but Peter was supposed to have been raised in Scotland!

    Chris Gascoyne is from Loughborough, actually. :)[/QUOTE]

    Chris Gascoyne is from Huthwaite in Nottinghamshire, his parents used to have a fruit and veg shop there, some of his relatives still live there and he is often spotted in the area when he visits them :)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Gascoyne
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    SuperAPJSuperAPJ Posts: 10,402
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    I was a little surprised to hear that Angela Wynter, who played Yolande in Eastenders, is actually British. The actress who plays Grace, Mercy's grandma, has a British accent too. The name Ellen Thomas is a bit of a giveaway though!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 12,982
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    Chris Gascoyne is from Loughborough, actually. :)

    Chris Gascoyne is from Huthwaite in Nottinghamshire, his parents used to have a fruit and veg shop there, some of his relatives still live there and he is often spotted in the area when he visits them :)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Gascoyne[/quote]

    In my defence, that's been changed since I last read it! not that I can prove it, of course! :o
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