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Who Should Play Fat Brenda In Coronation Street

dobbybeardobbybear Posts: 18,133
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Following on from the thread of who should pay fat Elvis in EE who should play fat Brenda in CS?

I think Jo Brand would be a brilliant addition to Street Cars!! Imagine the banter between her and Eileen, great possibility for fun lines

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    davadsdavads Posts: 8,643
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    Fat Brenda's casting would be a gimmicky, stunt-casting, jump-the-shark moment for Corrie. It must never happen.
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    eaststreetlovereaststreetlover Posts: 608
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    I don't think she should be cast. Some characters should be a mention-only, but if they did I'd also think Jo Brand.
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    Lucy LouLucy Lou Posts: 8,574
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    No she should never be cast. The imagination creates a far more interesting character than reality.
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    ForGodsSakeForGodsSake Posts: 16,235
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    I'd say Debbie Chazen would be an excellent fat Brenda.

    Used to love her in tittybangbang and the "she's got a knife" sketches :D

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F0onMC2oI8 :D:D
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    dobbybeardobbybear Posts: 18,133
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    Lucy Lou wrote: »
    No she should never be cast. The imagination creates a far more interesting character than reality.

    I agree about the imagination and character but just wondered who people would like to see in the role if it ever happened:)
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    Lucy LouLucy Lou Posts: 8,574
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    dobbybear wrote: »
    I agree about the imagination and character but just wondered who people would like to see in the role if it ever happened:)

    If it ever happened then I agree with you about Jo Brand :)
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    CorstemmeeCorstemmee Posts: 976
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    Me! :D
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    Janet PlankJanet Plank Posts: 10,252
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    Perhaps 'Fat Brenda' is really a skinny lady, and she is just called that for fun.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
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    The legend that is Sharon D. Clarke :D
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    Jean_DanielsJean_Daniels Posts: 5,031
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    dawn french although i doubt if this wiuld ever happen
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    LynchpinLynchpin Posts: 905
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    Perhaps 'Fat Brenda' is really a skinny lady, and she is just called that for fun.

    In my mind, I also think "fat" Brenda is really skinny. Much along the lines of "curly" Watts, who had poker straight hair.

    She should never be cast though.
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    bdpoopbdpoop Posts: 777
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    I think this is an excellent idea. Jo Brand would be brilliant. Don't see why Fat Brenda could not be brought to life. Its Corrie for goodness sake not Downton Abbey. The show could do with a boost as the story lines seem to have been written by 8 year olds lately and dim ones at that.
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    Shane ParrishShane Parrish Posts: 2,598
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    Pauline Quirke
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    curvybabescurvybabes Posts: 13,223
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    Cheryl Fergison (Hev) she is also desperate to get back into a soap.
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    davadsdavads Posts: 8,643
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    bdpoop wrote: »
    I think this is an excellent idea. Jo Brand would be brilliant. Don't see why Fat Brenda could not be brought to life. Its Corrie for goodness sake not Downton Abbey. The show could do with a boost as the story lines seem to have been written by 8 year olds lately and dim ones at that.

    But it's the very fact that she's never seen that's the central joke, and what enables the writers to come up with all of Brenda's wacky behaviour and pastimes that Steve and Lloyd refer to. It really would be pointless introducing her now, especially after so long (and as said above, no casting would match up to how any viewer pictured her).
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    DanslinkDanslink Posts: 8,365
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    Lorraine Bruce
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    ScrabblerScrabbler Posts: 51,304
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    I'd say Debbie Chazen would be an excellent fat Brenda.

    Used to love her in tittybangbang and the "she's got a knife" sketches :D

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F0onMC2oI8 :D:D

    She has lost a hell of a lot of weight, I saw her in Holby last year and was shocked at how different she looked.

    Lorraine Bruce would be perfect in Corrie.
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    lotty27lotty27 Posts: 17,858
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    I don't think she'll ever be cast ..

    but if she was I think Kathy Burke or Jo Brand! I can see either of them giving the bosses and drivers hell! :cool:
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    BadRomanceBadRomance Posts: 8,727
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    Twiggy
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    desperate housedesperate house Posts: 3,176
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    dawn french although i doubt if this wiuld ever happen

    No, please NOT Dawn French, terrible actress only plays herself "ooh look at me I'm an overweight actress, and I am sooo funny". No your not funny Dawn, you have never been funny with your overacting pantomime dame act. You quite ruined Jam and Jerusalem and that was rubbish to begin with.
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    m-riverm-river Posts: 743
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    lotty27 wrote: »
    I don't think she'll ever be cast ..

    but if she was I think Kathy Burke or Jo Brand! I can see either of them giving the bosses and drivers hell! :cool:

    Yes Kathy, Jo or Dawn would be absolute classic
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